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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 12h

Another sighting of the pygmy blue butterfly, the smallest butterfly in North America. About half an inch in size. October 14 2026. Albuquerque NM. #wildlife #butterflies #nature

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 22h

Per Alan (via Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #JKLM bird species starting with these letters. The Alt Theme is #Grey, birds with Grey in its Plumage. A mallard for the main theme. October 13 2026. Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #nature #mallards #ducks

A close-up of a mallard in a pond. The wide yellow beak is at the bottom right corner with the iridescent head in the middle of the frame.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Per Helen ( via AB, @atlanticbirding.bsky.social ), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ShoreBirds. Alt is #UrbanBirds A pigeon among mallards for the Alt theme. Photo taken yesterday. Albuquerque NM. #ECK #birdphotography #birds #naturephotography #mallards #pigeons

Four mallards (three males and a female) are on or next to a raised retaining wall surrounding a pond covered with algae. A pigeon is also seen in the photo, behind the male mallard facing the water.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Per AB ( @atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #LookingDown Alt: #LookingUp A male goldfinch and a Carolina Wren looking up. The same finch and a Cooper's Hawk looking down. Jan-Feb 2026. Charlotte NC. #ECK #birdphotography #birds #nature #raptors #wrens #goldfinches

A male goldfinch perches on a deck railing, back toward the camera. The finch is looking down toward the wooded area in front of him.

A male goldfinch perches on a deck railing, facing the camera. The finch is looking up toward something that got his attention.

A Cooper's Hawk perches on top of a snow pile accumulated on top of a deck railing and looks down into the deck area toward something that got his/her attention.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Brown. The Alt theme is #Blue. A brown thrasher for the primary theme. March 20 2026. Charlotte NC. Possibly a repost. #ECK #photography #birdphotography #birds

A bird perches on the rim of a black bowl feeder filled with seeds against a backdrop of soft grey tone. The feeder is only partially visible and near the bottom left edge of the frame. The bird is facing the left with the beak near the right edge while the long brown tail ends ends at the right edge of the frame.

The belly of the bird is white with brown streaks while the back of the bird is brown. The wing feathers have whitish tips.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Per Alan, via Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight. The Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves. A mourning dove, a white-winged dove, and Canada #Geese for both themes. Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #PigeonSky #wildlife #birdphotography #doves

A mourning dove on dirt ground facing right. An out-of-focus white-crowned sparrow is in the background.

A white-winged dove perches on a branch against a backdrop of blue sky. Several other branches crisscross the frame. The dove is facing the camera with head turned slightly to its left.

Against a clear blue sky, five Canada Geese fly in formation from right to left, passing above and behind a tree line.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Per AB (@atlanticbirding.bsky.social), #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Waders. Alt. is #GardenBirds. I'm going with these two for the Alt theme: a house finch and a northern flicker both on a Hawthorn tree in our front yard. October 3 2026. Albuquerque NM. #ECK #birdphotography #birds #nature #wildlife

A house finch perched on a tree branch with hawthorn berry flesh in its beak. The finch is in the middle of the frame with head toward the left and tail closer to the right edge. Various tree branches with green leaves and red berries are in the frame as well. The background is a clear light blue sky.

A bird perches almost vertically on the trunk of a tree extending from the middle of the bottom edge to the top left corner. The back of the bird is beige-colored with black wing tips. The underparts are whitish with black spots. A black patch is on the upper breast. The underside of the tail is red. The backdrop is out-of-focus green leaves with occasional grey spots.

The head of the bird is near the top middle and the tail is near the middle of the bottom edge of the frame. The bird's head is turned slightly to its left giving the impression that something drew its attention.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #crooners, birds singing. The Alt theme is #Eating. Here's a housefinch feasting on hawthorn berries in our front yard. Photo taken on Saturday. Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #housefinches #birdphotography #nature #wildlife

A collage of four photos of a housefinch perched on a hawthorn tree branch full of red berries. The backdrop is soft, out-of-focus greenery and grey spots. In the first and second photos on the top, the bird is reaching out to a clump of berries behind it with head stretched. In the bottom two photos, the bird is facing the camera with berry flesh in its beak.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Per Alan via Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlueWater, birds surrounded by Blue Water. The Alt theme is #Perched, birds standing on anything except branches. I share this video of an anhinga taken in December 2025. Wilmington NC. A repost. #birds #photography #ECK #anhingas #wildlife

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot. Alt: #UnsungBirds any underrated bird that needs the spotlight! Main theme: A #NorthernFlicker Alt theme: A #MourningDove #birds #ECK #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #woodpeckers

A female northern flicker, head turned slightly to her left, perched on a branch with left leg ahead of the right against a backdrop of out-of-focus greenery. Her head is near the top left corner whereas the tail is near bottom right corner. The tree branch extends from the middle of the bottom edge to the top left corner.

The back of the bird is beige with dark wing tips. The tail is black at the bottom and transitioning to white with black stripes.

A mourning dove faces the right while perched on a tree branch that extends across the photo frame from left to right. The branch and the tail of the dove are partially hidden by out-of-focus greenery.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Per AB (@atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BlueSkies Alt. is #BadWeather Pigeons on a wire for the main theme. (My second contribution for today's BOTD). October 3 2026. Albuquerque NM. #ECK #birdphotography #birds #naturephotography #nature #pigeons

Several pigeons perched on an electrical cable spanning the photo frame horizontally.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Saw this butterfly at the Albuquerque Biopark on Sunday. A fiery skipper butterfly? #nature #wildlife #butterflies #ECK

A skipper butterfly, wings spread out, perches on the tip of an out-of-focus plant branch. It is in the middle of the photo frame with head toward the top edge and tail toward the middle of the bottom edge.

The butterfly is seen from above. The wings are black on the outside and yellow toward the body. The antennae, also yellow in color, have club-like tips.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Per AB (@atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BlueSkies Alt. is #BadWeather; any bird in inclement conditions A starling, two grackles, and a red-winged blackbird. March 2026. Charlotte NC. A repost. #ECK #birdphotography #birds #naturephotography #nature

Four birds of three different species perch on a thick branch that runs from the middle of the left edge of the frame to the bottom right corner. Several sub-branches and branches from other trees crisscross the frame against a backdrop of blue sky.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Took this photo yesterday. It captures a Painted Lady and a bee on a butterfly bush. Albuquerque NM. #butterflies #bees #plants #pollinators

A butterfly and a honey bee feeding from the flowers of a butterfly bush.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#nature #wildlife #photography #porcupines While on a walk last Sunday, saw this porcupine up in a tree. Good thing he/she was up in the trees! Albuquerque NM.

A porcupine sits on a thick tree branch, facing left. Another thick branch runs from the top left to center right edge above and slightly front of the porcupine. Some smaller branches with green leaves block the complete view of the porcupine.

A porcupine with back toward the camera sits on a thick tree branch. Larges cover the backdrop of the frame with light blue sky visible through the gaps in the leaves. Thin branches crisscross in the bottom half of the foreground.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying. The Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue in its plumage. This Woodhouse's Scrub Jay fits the Alt theme. September 27 2026. Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #jays

A bird with a blue head and white belly perches on a branch facing the camera with head turned to its right. The backdrop is a light blue sky.

A bird perches on a branch that extends vertically from the bottom middle of the frame to about the center of the frame. Two side branches extend from this branch to the left and right edges. The bird is oriented with the tail toward the bottom left and head near the center of the top edge. The head is turned toward the camera. The backdrop is out-of-focus light blue sky.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was fortunate to see this Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly, North America's smallest butterfly, this afternoon. I believe the plant is a prairie coneflower. October 3 2026. Albuquerque NM. #butterflies #nature #ECK #wildlife #flowers

A tiny butterfly sits on top of a prairie coneflower. 1/2

A tiny butterfly sits on top of a prairie coneflower. 2/2

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social) says Alan's theme is #Black&Red. The Alt theme is #LongBeak, birds with long beaks. This hummingbird mother feeding her baby fits the Alt theme. I had posted a video similar to this a few weeks ago. Albuquerque NM. August 2026. #birds #ECK #birdphotography

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Per Helen (@helenbennett.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaksCelebrating. Alt: #YellowElements. A mallard that fits both themes. August 2026. Rio Grande Nature Reserve State Park, Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #nature #mallards #wildlife #birdphotography

A large bird with a wide yellow beak caught in the middle of a stride to the left on a dirt ground.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#birds #housefinches #nature #trees #haws House finches are loving the berries on our hawthorn trees. Here's one.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Per AB (@atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White; Alt is #Vivid; any bird with bright colors Going for the alt theme with this male Northern Flicker. Taken in our front yard. 9/27/26. Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #nature #wildlife #northernflickers #woodpeckers

A bird perches on a tree branch running from near lower left corner to just below the top right corner of the frame. The tail is pointing down while the head is raised high. Another branch runs diagonally in front of the bird partially hiding its belly. The belly of the bird is beige with black spots. The back has black bars. The throat is white while a red moustachial stripe runs from the base of the beak. The background is light blue sky.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social) , today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. I'll go with this Lewis's Woodpecker, one of the largest American #woodpeckers. Photo taken on 9/27/26. A lifer for me. It's the same bird on two different trees. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #nature #wildlife

A pink-bellied bird with a black rump, red face and a gray collar perches on a branch of a tree near where the branch separates into two smaller branches. One foot is on a smaller branch while the other foot is on the main branch. The background is light blue sky. The bird is in the middle of the frame and looking to the left.

A pink-bellied bird with a black rump, red face and black beak perches on a branch. The background is light blue sky. The bird is in the middle of the frame with back toward the camera and looking to the right. The photo is taken looking up from the ground.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Per Rob (covering for Alan), today's #BirdOfTheDay is #EFG, birds beginning with any of those letters (1st name). The Alt theme is #Paridae. A Green-tailed Towhee (Albuquerque, NM) and an Eastern Towhee (Charlotte, NC). #birds #ECK #birdphotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature

A bird with a red crown and white above the eyes and on the throat is captured mid-stride, heading right across dirt-covered ground from left to right.

A scruffy-looking black-headed bird with red eyes, white belly and rufous sides perches on a tree branch. The head is turned to its left. The background is covered with many other branches and some out-of-focus trees against a bluish-gray sky.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Per Helen (@helenbennett.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds. Alt: #AwkwardAvian. A common grackle for both themes. Charlotte NC. March 2026. #birds #nature #wildlife #ECK #birdphotography

A large black bird on a deck railing looks skyward, its iridescent back to the camera and its round yellow eyes in sharp focus. It runs diagonally from head at upper left to tail at lower right, against a soft grey background.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Came home this morning from a birding walk to find a pair of Northern Flickers in our front yard. Here's one of them. #birds #nature #wildlife #woodpeckers #NorthernFlickers

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Per AB (@atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast Alt. is #Airborne; any bird in flight. A pigeon and a scrubjay. Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pigeons #scrubjays

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Per Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. The Alt theme is #Green, photos with Green in the backgrounds not on the birds. A twofer with a pair of juvenile starlings. #birds #Photography #ECK #birdphotography #nature #wildlife

Two birds with one with back toward the camera and the other facing the camera perch on a deck railing against a backdrop of out of focus greenery.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Per Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borbs, birds looking plump. The Alt theme is #Brown, birds with Brown in their plumage. An Eastern Bluebird from March 2026 and what looks like a House Finch from two weeks ago. #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #bluebirds #finches

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Per Helen (@helenbennett.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TheDivers, photos of any diving bird. Alt theme: #BirdStare. My second contribution today: Canada Geese. Photo from about ten days ago. Albuquerque NM. #Birds #Photography #ECK #Wildlife #nature #ducks #towhees

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Per Helen (@helenbennett.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TheDivers, photos of any diving bird. Alt theme: #BirdStare. Mottled ducks (or mallards?) and a spotted towhee to cover both themes. Albuquerque NM. #Birds #Photography #ECK #Wildlife #nature #ducks #towhees

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Per AB (@atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Raptors; any bird of prey Alt. is #Corvids; any member of the crow family. Three Cooper's Hawks for the main theme. Photos taken in July. Albquerque NM. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #hawks

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Per Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. The Alt theme is #Gull, any Gull will do. A Summer Tanager. Photos taken two weeks ago. Albuquerque NM. #birds #naturephotography #ECK #nature #wildlife #tanagers

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Per Alan, the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LightAndShadow, any bird capture that has both. The alt is #FallBirds, any Autumn/ Fall bird captures. A white-breasted nuthatch for the main theme. Photo taken yesterday. Albuquerque NM. #birds #photography #ECK #nature #wildlife

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Per @helenbennett.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird "Garry believed in the squeaky wheel getting the grease. He hadn't yet understood that squeaky wheels also get thrown out." #birds #ECK #grackles #nature #wildlife

A bird, black in color with yellow eyes, is perched on a branch against a backdrop of grey sky. The beak is wide open and pointing slightly up making the bird look angry.

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Indeed, I find them to be the birds with the most attitude. Here's a video confirming it! 😀

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Per AB (@atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Elegant; any elegant looking bird Alt. is #Scruffy; A house finch, a northern mockingbird, and a northern cardinal for the primary theme. From May 2026. Charlotte NC. #birds #ECK #birdohotography #nature #wildlife

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Per Rob, Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae, and of the species. The Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove will do. A mountain chickadee and a white-winged dove. Albuquerque NM. Photos from two weeks ago. #birds #photography #ECK #nature #wildlife #chickadees #doves

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Per Alan, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. A mottled duck pair for the theme. #birds #ECK #ducks #nature #wildlife

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Per AB ( @atlanticbirding.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Silhoutte; any bird in silhouette Alt. is #Finches; any bird from the finch family A flock of boat-tailed grackles from December 2025. Southport NC. #birds #ECK #grackles #nature #wildlife

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Per Alan, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds, any bird with an angry face. The alt is #MyBestSide, bird capture in profile. Probably a two-fer! A Cooper's Hawk. Cropped from a photo I took yesterday. #birds #ECK #raptors #CoopersHawks #nature #wildlife

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Per Alan, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ABCD, any bird name beginning with any of these letters. Alt is #RSTU, any bird beginning with any of these letters. A roadrunner for the Alt theme. Took this photo two days ago. Albuquerque NM. #birds #ECK #roadrunners

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Per @helenbennett.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme challenge is #BirdBuddies Alt. #BirdsInGreen Any shade of green on a birds plumage A common grackle and a starling juvenile for the main theme. Charlotte NC. #Birds #ECK #grackles #starlings

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A roadrunner self-preening. My wife took this video during our morning walk today. Albuquerque NM. #birds #roadrunners #nature #wildlife

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Curiosititis @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Per @atlanticbirding.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Herons&Egrets; any Heron or Egret shot Alt. is #Borbs; any bird that looks round, chubby, spherical etc. A spotted towhee for the Alt theme. #birds #ECK #towhees

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