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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A northern flicker busy searching for food in Colorado Springs. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It was another nice "birds and brews" hike today in Colorado Springs. The pygmy nuthatches were busy collecting resourses for winter. #birds, #photography, #nature, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sometimes it's nice to photograph something other than wildlife. #photography, #eclipse, #moon

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We did our monthy "birds and brews" birding hike today and found 53 diifferent species of birds around Manitou Lake. This is the first Wilson's snipe I've seen in Colorado. #birds, #photography, #nature, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Red-winged blackbirds in the backyard this morning. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I had a visitor while enjoying my morning coffee. The robin wasn't amused. #birds, #photography, #nature, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I kept hearing a bullock's oriole during a nature walk today but couldn't spot one. After settling in at home for the evening I spotted this guy in my backyard. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

So aggressive!! Canada goose claiming his territory. Along the Arkansas River. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The scaled quail is a new life bird for me. These found a home in Pueblo Colorado. #birds, #photography, #nature, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I'm headed to Pueblo Colorado for the weekend. Here is a female red-winged blackbird enjoying the morning sunshine.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Funny, I put a photo of a norther flicker up earlier by mistake. This is the harry woodpecker I meant to post. Same profile, different bird. #birds, #nature, #photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A northern flicker showing some of his orange plumage. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Avocets coming in for a landing at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge. #birding, #birds, #nature, #photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Today was a much better day in Monte Vista Colorado. Yesterday was wind and snow, today calm and sunshine. It was nice to see huge numbers of Sandhill Cranes. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorao

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

First day of the Monte Vista Crane festival in Colorado. #birds, #photography, #nature, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

A Townsend's Solitair making squeaky door sounds. #birds, #nature, #photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

An amorous pair of Northern Flickers photographed against a clear Colorado Sky. #birds, #nature, #photography, # colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

A Spotted Towhee perched quietly in Red Rock Open Space, Colorado Springs. #birds, #nature, #photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Not many birds sighted during a short hike this morning but I did manage to photograph a couple of them. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The American Dipper is North America's only truly aquatic songbird. These images were taken along Chalk Creek during our stay at the Mount Princeton Hot Springs resort. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

White Crown and Song Sparrows hanging out together. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The monthy Birds and Brews walk through Fountain Creek Regional Park, Colorado Springs. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

One last birding hike in Aiken Canyon Preserve just south of Colorado Springs. #birds, #nature, #photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

A very cute pygmy nuthatch in Fox Run Regional Park, Colorado Springs. #birds, #nature, #photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This pygmy nuthatch is working hard to find pine nuts in the forest. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

A Downy Woodpecker drilling for a meal in Black Forest Colorado. #birds, #nature, #photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

A pigmy nuthatch moving through the trees in Black Forest Regional Park, Colorado. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

This little mountain chickadee does not look happy with my lens in his face. Just let me eat in peace. #birds, #nature, #phtography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The white-breasted nuthatch searching for food in Black Forest Colorado. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Section 16 is a 4 mile loop in Black Forest Colorado . The Steller's Jay shows his vivid colors in the sunlight. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The monthly "birds and brews" in Colorado Springs. #birds, #photography, #nature, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

A little black-capped chicadee waiting in line for a bird feeder. #birds, #nature, #phototgraphy, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

A gorgeous Steller's Jay at State Forest State Park Colorado. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

A red-tailed hawk soaring over State Forest State Park, Colorado. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Mountain Chicadees at Snow Mountain Ranch Colorado. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Good morning Bluesky - Granby Colorado. #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) enjoying my backyard flowers. #nature, #insects, #butterflies

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Lots of Magpies hanging around Black Forest Colorado. #birds, #nature, #photography

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I thought someone was kidding me when they said a woman was walking her emu on trails through Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. 😂 #birds, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

It's nice to see some hummingbirds still foraging the flowers this late in the season. #birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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