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Carol Beasley

@beasleycl.bsky.social
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Retired from health care quality organization. Conservation volunteer, native plant enthusiast, birdwatcher, childless cat lady (and Democrat, of course). All bird photos my own unless otherwise indicated.

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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It’s not my imagination… I’m right in the demographic sweet spot for exploitation by Dem spam PACs. So disappointing that @marcelias.bsky.social team (who I support) was on the wrong side of this report seeing the light of day.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Well worth a watch. @jamellebouie.net brings his calm nonsense-busting approach to bear on a group of professional opinion-havers who seem to have successfully warped their own relationship to reality.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Double vision of a double-crested cormorant. #WingsWideOpen #BirdOfTheDay #Birds
A cormorant stands on a small post in the water sideways to the viewer with wings extended. The calm water reflects the image of the bird.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I’ve posted about the chickadee pair that adopted the nest box in my urban garden. Two chicks have now been born and here’s papa with a takeout food delivery. #ScrollBack #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A male black-capped chickadee clinging to the opening in the nest box, holding a small green caterpillar in his beak for the babies inside.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A grey catbird taking advantage of a parking lot puddle to take an enthusiastic bath. #WaterDroplets #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A grey bird splashing in a puddle with its face in the water, both wings pointing up and its tail wet and ragged.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A brilliant scarlet tanager among the oak blossoms, a favorite tree for migrating birds. #FeathersInFoliage #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #ParkerRiverNWR
View from underneath of a bright red bird with black wings and tail.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A female hooded merganser (and her reflection) looking subtly beautiful. #FeatheredFemmes #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Floating on the water, a small duck in shades of brown with upswept crown feathers, an amber eye, and a subtle pale eye line.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I’ve posted this fellow before but that gaze…unforgettable! #LockedOn #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A great horned owl looking down from a tree limb with a direct gaze in its yellow eyes.
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(no offence to Imagine Dragons, who suck) @countryjim.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I discovered recently that the Dylan Live '66 Bootleg Series album doesn't have the "Judas!" shout at the start of Like A Rolling Stone on streaming services (or, at least, on YouTube Music), when it's there on the CD.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
For today’s prompt, a borbing goldfinch, looking a bit judgy. #EFGH #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A bright yellow bird with black wings and a black cap is perched in a maple tree looking directly into the camera.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Pigeon guillemot #InMotion— bathing and fluffing its wings. Monterey Harbor 4/2026 #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A small seabird, mostly black with white patches on its wings has lifted itself most of the way out of the water and spread its wings.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Going with the alt today—an iridescent Brewer’s blackbird. Love that bright yellow eye. #Black #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A glossy black bird perched on a twig with green vegetation in the background.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Three American robin nestlings showing glimpses of fluffy, #Dappled plumage in the dappled light of an early May morning. Cambridge MA. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Three robin babies in a nest of dried grasses among tree branches. The one on the left shows its beak and a little bit of its head; the one in the middle shows its whole head; and only the beak is showing of the bird on the right.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Double vision 👀👀 but still #RockSolid, two black-bellied whistling ducks share a small stony perch. The one behind seems a bit camera-shy. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
One duck stands right behind the other with its head hidden. Beak of bird in front is bright red, feet are pink, breast and shoulders are chestnut brown and underbelly is black.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A royal tern hovers over the fish pier in Venice FL with wings #Stretched and tail fanned hoping to get lucky. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Seabird with long orange bill, and black cap and wing tips, hovers in mid-air against a clear blue sky.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Sweet moment between parent and chick swallow-tail gulls. (Tail feathers of the other parent visible on lower right.) Galapagos 2023. #Parenthood #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Gull with red legs & feet, black head and red eye ring stands on a volcanic rock next to its grey fuzzy chick. The tail feathers of the other parent are visible on the lower right.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
There were some fun sightings this month but I’m choosing this image of three fledgling acorn woodpeckers. Elkhorn Slough Reserve, CA. #BestOfTheMonth #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Three young acorn woodpeckers perched side by side on a branch.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This wood thrush exemplifies #BeautyInBrown. The large eye marks it as a forager on the forest floor where there is little light. Tricky to spot but so rewarding to see. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A small bird with spotted brown and cream breast and deep russet head, back, and wings.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This year is my first attempt to attract nesting chickadees to my very urban garden. This little guy is making a #WellTimed visit to see if the nest is ready yet. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A black capped chickadee clinging to the opening in a nesting box.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
When birds with #LongNecks (like this great egret) get an itch, it takes effort and good balance to reach and scratch it. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A tall white wading bird stands on one leg in shallow water and uses its other foot to scratch its long neck.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I’m no sparrow expert but I know they’re plentiful and often hard to distinguish in their habitats—except this white-throated sparrow who kindly posed for a photo. #CamoOrContrast #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A small mostly brown bird with black and white stripes on head, yellow patch in front of eye, and white patch under beak.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Not the sweetest song to be sure, but in northern latitudes a welcome sign of springtime. #TheSongFactor #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Red winged blackbird perched on a fence post, displaying its red shoulder patch and beak open, singing.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Going with the alt today and this jewel-like lesser violetear. Costa Rica 2025. 🇨🇷 #Green #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Hummingbird sitting on a branch showing shiny green, turquoise and blue plumage with a vivid purple patch behind its eye.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This small-eared grebe has caught a tiny flat fish for breakfast. Monterey Harbor, California. #ComeEatWithMe #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A small brown water bird with bright red eyes carries a tiny fish in its beak.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
“Where the heck did I put my keys…?” Western bluebird. #ABCD #CaptionThis #BirdOfTheDay #Birds
A small bird with bright blue head and chest and russet collar peeks under its wing as if looking for something.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Too far away to be a good photo but my first sighting of a cinnamon teal. Beautiful bird! Elkhorn Slough Reserve, California. #DucksOutOfWater #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Deep reddish duck with light stripes in wings and tail standing in shallow water. Neck bent to groom breast plumage.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Another from recent trip to Point Reyes—close-up of a male California Quail. #HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Face of a bird with a short black beak, black face and throat, white brow, and white  bib stripe. Neck is mix of blue and black feathers and breast is slate blue.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A white-crowned sparrow perched on a native lupine plant. Point Reyes, California. #LeafAndLight #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Small brown bird with black cap, white eyebrow, and yellow beak.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A pair of Clark’s grebes on a calm morning in Monterey Harbor California. #reflections #twosday #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Two slender birds paddling on calm water. They have black caps, orange beaks, white necks and breasts, and brown backs.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A lucky spot—great horned owl—in Point Reyes CA. Large as they are, they blend perfectly with their surroundings. #JKLMNOP #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A large owl with feather tufts that look like ears, and bright yellow eyes, perches on a branch and blends with the surroundings.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Brown pelicans are not exactly #woodland birds but can nest in trees as this one demonstrates. Their dinosaur lineage is apparent when you see their #juveniles like this little fellow. Galapagos 2023. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A large brown pelican sits on a nest made of sticks and grass, shading a white chick with a long neck.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A red-bellied woodpecker disappears into its nest cavity leaving us only its hindquarters to appreciate. #birdbutts #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A bird is climbing into its nesting hole showing only its back and tail which are patterned in stripes and spots of black and white.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This spotted towhee on a #ManmadePerch would have qualified for yesterday’s #Blackheads if I hadn’t been too busy taking the picture. Point Reyes California. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Bird with red eyes, black head, wings, back, and tail, russet sides, and white belly. Beak open and singing.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
As one of your constituents, thank you for this stand. Regardless of immediate effect we need to know who is standing on the side of law and morality—and who is not. There will be an “after” and criminals and their accessories must face justice.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
As a subscriber I encourage others to do the same, if only to defray his psychotherapy bills. Thanks for what you do, Aaron.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Research scientist holds a whiskered screech owl during a volunteer stint in the Chiricahua mountains in southern Arizona. Amazing to capture, band, and collect data on several species of tiny forest owls and survey their habitat. 2022 #RareEncounters #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Person holds a tiny owl with mottled grey feathers and yellow eyes.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Couldn’t resist this masked cardinal from the archives. Related to tanagers more than cardinals, but undeniably striking in #Black&Red. Trinidad & Tobago 2024. 🇹🇹 #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Small bird with crimson head and bib, black mask and shoulders, and white belly, perched on a small twig.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
An early spring cardinal with just enough black to qualify for #Black&Red. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A bright red male cardinal with black mask perched on a branch with yellow buds.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
On a recent trip to the gulf coast of Florida we were treated to many sightings of birds in their glorious breeding #Feathers like this great egret who might also qualify as a #BirdInABush. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A large white bird with long neck and long white plumes of feathers on its back hanging down around it like a skirt.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
One of the smallest—a female white-crested coquette. I love that the tip of her tongue sticks out as she approaches the flower. Costa Rica 🇨🇷 #SmallBirdsInFlight #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A tiny hummingbird with white chest and rufous belly hovers in the air near a dark pink flower.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Song sparrow looking damp and disheveled in drizzly #Weather. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A sparrow with mostly brown plumage and stripes on head perches on a bare branch with lichens on it.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Wood storks are the only true stork native to the Americas. This one soars over the mangroves in coastal Costa Rica. 🇨🇷 #LargeBirdsInFlight #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A very large bird with long beak, black head, white body, and wings that are white on the front edge with black flight feathers on the back edge, soaring with wings extended.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
*Reality warning* A red-tailed hawk makes a full meal of a freshly caught rabbit. #Snacks #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A large brown and white hawk with a beak full of meat from the a rabbit it has just caught and is guarding on the ground.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Red-bellied woodpeckers are found across a wide swath of the US. This quizzical one was peeking out of its nest in Florida but I often see and hear them in New England, my home turf. #BestOfTheMonth #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A small bird with a bright red cap peers out of a round hole in a tree trunk.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
A pair of piping guan having a raucous territorial dispute at dawn. Endemic to Trinidad and critically endangered. We were lucky to see them. Apologies for the poor focus. #RuffledFeathers #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Two large black birds having a battle in midair with wings and feet extended.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
A feisty great blue heron chick chomps on its parent’s neck. Kids these days, y’know?! #AdultsWithChicks #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Adult great blue heron and chick on their nest. The baby is grabbing onto the parent’s neck.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This Lesson’s motmot peeks from the foliage to display its vivid #blue facial feathers. Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Tropical bird peeking from behind large leaves. Shows lighter and darker blue feathers on its head.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This great blue heron has brought back a large tasty fish for its two chicks. #Eating #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Adult bird is offering a fish to its chicks who are grabbing the fish with their beaks.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Two #Speckled purple sandpipers, and at least from this angle they both appear to be standing on #OneLeg. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Two plump grey and black speckled sandpipers standing on large granite rocks.
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Carol Beasley @beasleycl.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
On the vernal equinox, a song sparrow greets the Spring. #OpenBeak #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
A pale bird with stripes on throat and sides and a dark spot on breast. Singing, beak open, perched on an evergreen bough.
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