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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Great bird-related holiday fun. If you haven’t seen Robin Robin yet on Netflix, you should check it out. Very cute. I talked about it a lot last year on here. 🪶

a robin character dancing in the moonlight

a robin character standing triumphantly on a hill in the moonlight

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

About to feast, but calling his partner first. 🪶

american kestrel balding a lizard in its talons. los angeles,
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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

My sister lives on the Big Island in Hawaii. This 'Io just ate a chick from her yard. 🪶

an amazing 'io stands perched in a tree on a moss covered branch, about to make the move to catch a baby chicken.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

Just returned from The Biggest Week in Birding at the Black Swamp Observatory. It was my first time there, and it was amazing. Met some wonderful people and saw some beautiful birds, like this little owl. Definitely going back next year. 🪶

A small owl with ear tufts sits roosting on a branch, with one eye open. It's feathers look like bark.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

Excited to announce that the brilliant Dr. Luke L. Powell, PhD, will be one of our first-ever Ornithologists in Residence! Holding the stunning Yellow-bellied Wattle Eye in his hand, Dr. Powell has been instrumental in unveiling the hidden avian treasures of Equatorial Guinea. 🌍🔍🪶

A small bird with a golden/orange belly, dark back, and thick lime green ring around the eye, in the hand of ornithologist Luke L. Powell, PhD

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

The new iphone iOS will help ID birds for you. Just press the sparkly bird icon. 🪶

The new iphone OS has a button to ID birds.

a northern mockingbird being identified by Apple iOS

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 23/03/2024

Wait a minute, do fish eat ducks? I'm not sure what fish this is, but it was going after this american wigeon. Freshwater in southern California 🪶

A very big fish coming out of the water and biting an american wigeon

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Does anyone know any indigenous ornithologists, or birders, in the US or Canada? I'm looking to connect, for a project that I'm working on 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

Did not expect to see this Nēnē in a rainforest at 6,500 ft. Old growth section of Hakalau 🪶

close-up of the black and white striped neck, black and white head and short bill of a nēnē or hawaiian goose.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Gambel's Quail in Palm Springs, CA. This guy's going to get a name change. I hope it's as good as he looks. 🪶

a closeup of a gray bird with rusty and white streaked belly, a black face trimmed in white, and headgear that looks like it's from a Gatsby party.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Yep, getting sauced. Spring waxwings go hard 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Sharp-shinned Hawk in my favorite local patch. LA County 🪶

Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk perched atop a thick branch.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

A few more from when 9 vultures roosted in our yard. 6 Turkey and 3 Black 🪶

two turkey vultures roosting in a pine tree

a turkey vulture roosting in a pine tree

a turkey vulture flying with wings spread wide. it's snowing.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

A few years ago I was watching vultures kettling near our home. Later that day, snow started coming down. I saw big shadows out of the window. The vultures were circling our house. Then, one by one, they all landed in a big norway spruce in our backyard. 9 vultures roosted in our yard. It was epic🪶

a black vulture perched in a norway spruce while snow comes down

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Bluesky is open, post one art to promote yourself 🪶

American Kestrel on a wire with his tail fanned out. He's holding up a lizard that he just snagged

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

It's hard to believe that these little kōlea, aka Pacific Golden Plovers, migrate to Hawaii for the winter. This photo is from the big island. 🪶

a new pacific golden plover in non breeding plumage

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

These Great-tailed Grackles do some serious strutting when they walk. They are also super loud 🪶 Los Angeles

A great-tailed grackle standing up tall. black with dark iridescent colors. yellow eye and big bill.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 29/01/2024

The Tropical Kingbird, native to South America and coastal Mexico, is showing up more and more in the US. They are still rare here in LA, but we might need to redraw some range maps soon 🪶

A tropical kingbird sits on a wire. Yellow breast and under parts with a gray head and large bill.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

Scaly-breasted Munia in Los Angeles 🪶

Brown bird with a heavy black bill. The breast is a brown and white scaly pattern.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 27/01/2024

I love when Northern Shovelers coming roaring in with a small group. It's like a little squadron of fighter jets in formation 🪶

3 male and 1 female northern shoveler in flight. they look like they're in formation like a little squadron of fighter jets.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

Clearly a fake Osprey designed by a child 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

Sometimes, in a new place i'll listen to a Northern Mockingbird's song to learn which birds are in the area. They repeat each call 2 to 5 times, and keep running through their repertoire over and over 🪶 Los Angeles, CA

a northern mockingbird with tail cocked in the air. gray bird with black wings and yellow eye.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

It's mind boggling that we know so little about this raptor. Only five known nests in the world? That's hard to believe. I think it's time for birders to find some Black and White Hawk Eagles! 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

I think this Red-shouldered Hawk lives with its mate. Their calls to each other are very loud 🪶 Palos Verdes, CA

A closeup of a Red-shouldered hawk perched on a power line.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

Best fisherman on the LA River, crushing it. 🪶 Osprey. Los Angeles 🌿

An Osprey, talons extended in from of its face about to hit the water at speed, and catch a fish.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 21/01/2024

Drop something yellow from your gallery? 🪶 Wilson's Warbler from my first experience banding birds.

Bright yellow warbler with a black cap being held by a bird bander.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

A swamp I used to frequent in northern New Jersey. Usually 1 or 2 cormorants. This day— a gang hunting together in a pack, herding fish into a narrow area. Herons and egrets would fly ahead of the group to pick off fish. Then they'd fly to reposition themselves ahead of the cormorant group again.

A group of cormorants strategically hunt fish together. Half the group is above water and half below.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

Large thrush, deep orange breast, white undertail, grey back, dark wings with light edging, black head, broken white eye ring, yellow bill. It took moving to California from the east coast, in order to objectively see American Robins like this for the first time. 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

I've always wanted to learn how to dig into the plethora of birding data! This online course sounds amazing.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

This lady is not even an adult yet, and she'll still eat all the birds at your bird feeder. 🪶☠️

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

Was finally able to do some balcony birding while on the Big Island. Happened to be one of the nicest balconies ever.🪶 🌿 The best view of whale breaches I've had, with 7 breaches. There was also a youngster with the group. Common Mynah missile, Ruddy Turnstones, Ruddy Turnstone, Humpback Whale

Common Mynah with its wings tucked, coming straight at the camera.

Nine Ruddy Turnstones, on the volcanic rock at the ocean's edge.

A ruddy Turnstone flying low over the ocean near the volcanic rocks.

A humpback whale breaching from far away

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

Woah! This hummingbird testing setup is bonkers. I love it 😍 🪶

A setup with multiple projectors to research how hummingbirds fly and navigate

a hypnotic swirling green and dark green projection with a humming bird flying around in silhouette

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Yellow-billed Cardinal, which is actually a member of the tanager family. 🪶🌿 Big Island, HI

a black and white bird with a bright red head stands next to the trunk of a coffee tree.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

Saffron Finch on the Big Island. They give me mini western tanager vibes in the field. 🪶 Big Island, HI

a bright yellow saffron finch with a reddish face, perched in a horizontal twig.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 07/01/2024

The insanely cool endemic Hawaiian raptor, the 'io (Hawaiian Hawk). 🪶 Big Island, HI

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 06/01/2024

Found an African Silverbill roost. The sound attracted me—an absolute wall of calls. Arrived in groups of 5 to 25. Curious how many other species roost with them. Conservative count was 1,100 but wouldn't be surprised if it were 2x that. The soundtrack shorturl.at/horGO Big Island, HI 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

Here's an I'iwi (pronounced "EE-ee-vee"), one of Hawaii's most recognizable honeycreepers. This photo is from April, but we're here again visiting family. On the Big Island, I find myself using the compass app a lot, because it has a clear readout of elevation. I'iwi only live above 4,000 feet.

A scarlet red Hawaiian honeycreeper dives from a branch. It has a large decurved orange bill, black wings, and a yellow eye ring.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 03/01/2024

Here's a little follow up image for our discussion a couple weeks ago about Great Horned Owls eating feline friends that are left to roam outside. Look at those FEET. The feet of a generalist predator that will take down a long list of large prey. Hide yer cats, hide yer mice.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

Was loading up the van and this little Java Sparrow was watching. Snagged a quick pick (Sony rx10 iv) and sent it directly to my iPhone. Tried editing using the built in photo editor. Results were not great . I think there's a lot of compression that happens in the iPhone. 🪶 Big Island, Hawaii

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 01/01/2024

The only bad birders are the ones who are assholes. Being a new birder is one of the most exciting times. Ask any birder and I bet they'd love to go back to the excitement of everything being new. If you have any questions, fire away. We love passing on knowledge. 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

On our CBC the other day I started before sunrise and had 4 Great-Horned Owls. I watched 2 of them for a while as they called back and forth, joined each other, gave their small partner hoots, flew around some more. It was amazing. I had stumbled upon the perfect observation point. 🪶 1/3

a large great-horned owl with all its feathers puffed up roosting in a tree

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

"His ugliness was the stuff of legend. In an age of affordable beauty, there was something heraldic about his lack of it." Reading Neuromancer with a bunch of other Bluesky folks and posting to the #Neuromancer feed.

a special edition cover of Neuromancer by William Gibson

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

LOL i like your verse a lot better! 🎶 "Eight Turkey Vultures, in a leafless tree waiting for the morning sun to generate thermals. Sorry guys, we’re socked in by clouds ☁️ hashtag birds" 🎵 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

Doing the CBC right now in Southern California, featuring my favorite tree tunnel (opening is about 10-12ft high). A lot of activity this morning. Red shouldered hawk calling out over those trees, cooper's hawk behind me, and a very healthy looking coyote just crossed my path about 5 minutes back. 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

If you're lucky enough to find or photograph a banded bird (North American migrant), remember to report it to the USGS. Even if you can't read the band, the colors are helpful! reportband.gov 🪶

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

I was just telling someone yesterday about Hakalau Forest on Hawaii's big island--also a high altitude rain forest at 6,500ft. The most amazing forest I've walked through. The old growth portion is 🤯. I'iwi going nuts in there, and of course the bird with my favorite name, the ʻAkiapōlāʻau (photo) 🪶

The endangered ʻAkiapōlāʻau, a honeycreeper endemic to the big island of Hawaii.

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brett from BIRD CLUB @birdclub.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

I think I answered a riddle to cross this guy's bridge last year. 🪶

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