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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

They are absolutely beautiful birds!

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

A blue-throated macaw coming right at me. This was pretty exciting! #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A blue-throated macaw comes flying towards the camera. The body of the bird is a bright golden yellow. The blue is bright and brilliant.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Yeah, they are! Now, I need to go find them in the wild. I feel like these are "cheating". 😁😆

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I really have fallen in love with macaws. I'm excited to take more pics next week with them. #birds #photography

A scarlet macaw comes swooping in. It has brilliant red, blue, and yellow feathers.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I went out the other day and found a yellow warbler dancing up in the canopy of a tree. They stayed still long enough for me to grab this shot #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A bright yellow warbler pauses briefly on a branch. They glance upwards towards a branch. The warbler is surrounded by lush green leaves.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Is it an Eastern Peewee or a Willow Flycatcher? This little guy was found up in the tree canopy, so my thought is peewee. I'm still new to bird identification though. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #birdidentification

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Sometimes, you just get yourself in the right place at the right time. This was one of those moments. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A scarlet macaw comes flying directly towards the viewer. The body and head are a bright red, while the wing tips range in different hues of blue. The background is green leaves.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Don't mind me, I'm just stalking this Great Blue Heron. 😁 #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

A female orchard oriole. This was a fun bird to see the other day. The struggle of correctly identifying her was part of the fun. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A yellow female orchard oriole hangs on to a branch as she has a mouth full of food. She was heading back to her nest nearby, so most likely feeding some very young orchard Orioles. The background is full of greens and some bright blue peeks through.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A fun find over the weekend was this orchard oriole.There was both a male and a female in one of the trees, along with a bunch of Baltimore Orioles. One of things I have enjoyed most about "birding" is stumbling across the unexpected. I love these moments. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

An orchard oriole looks down to the left from a branch. It's rusty orange coloring pops from the green background. The sun is shining down from above on the oriole.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Sometimes, you just need a picture of a goldfinch to brighten your day. Here it is. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A beautiful male goldfinch perched on a branch. The goldfinch is surrounded by late spring foliage. Flowers have given way to bright green leaves.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Thank you, Betsy! I really appreciate that. I try my best with the alt text, I never know if I'm getting right though 🙏❤️

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I found an immature little blue heron while strolling through Animal Kingdom over the past weekend. They stood there for a while, so I was able to snap plenty of shots. What a beautiful bird! #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

An immature little blue heron stands on a mound green leaves as it looks back towards the camera. It is in the shade, while the background is in the bright Florida sunshine. There are lily pads in the water behind the heron.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Scarlet macaw from the Winged Encounters show at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It's such a fantastic show, and i highly recommend any bird people to check it out. They're gorgeous! #Disney #animalkingdom #macaws #photography

A scarlet macaw with its wings spread wide open, shows off its beautiful red, yellow and blue feathers. It flys against a back drop of green trees and wooden posts.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A Green Heron. This was also taken at Animal Kingdom in Disney. Getting to that park early opens up plenty of chances to catch some Florida native birds in some pretty themed areas. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A green heron looks off to the right as it stands on top of a wooden post. The background is the reflection of greens from the trees above in the water.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I took a trip down to WDW, and all I got were these stupid bird pics 😁 Animal Kingdom FTW! #birds #photography

A great green macaw looks towards the camera as it takes flight. Their wings spread high towards the sky as they take off. The background is a lush green.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Finally! A cedar waxwing appeared while walking through the park the other day. It's such a cool looking bird. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A cedar waxwing looks over to the right as it sits on a branch. There are green leaves and a bright blue sky behind it.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Caught this female downy woodpecker hanging out the other day. Squeaky little things. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A female downy woodpecker looks off to the right as she sits upon a branch. The sky behind her has a pale blue tone to it.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

This golden crowned kinglet is ready to jump into the weekend. Just like me. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A golden crowned kinglet is ready to take flight as they look in the direction of the viewer. The kinglet is perched on a branch.

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Iveta's Aviary @ivetasaviary.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

A laughing kookaburra from my bird sketchbook 🪶 #birdart #nature #illustration #wildlifeart #kookaburra

A photo of a sketchbook placed on a cloth, surrounded by various object from the nature. The sketchbook is open on a page with an ink an watercolor illustration of a laughing kookaburra sitting on a branch.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

My continuing love for the white-throated sparrows that I see everywhere. They always take the best pictures. They always look like wise little birds to me. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A white-throated sparrow sits on a branch and looks out towards the right. The bright white under the beak stands out amongst the browns. There are signs of spring as small green leaves can be seen in the branches.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

They are beautiful. Mute swans have been fascinating to watch. I love watching them defend their territory.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This mute swan came in for a landing. They were in the process of scaring off another couple of mute swans who were eyeing up their spot on the lake. The turf war ended with the new couple swiftly leaving. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A mute swan lands in the lake water. The swans' wings are spread out as it slows down in the water.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I have it downloaded. I did not bring it out while I was walking around that morning. I need to make that more of a habit.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I do not. I think the others are right too. I ran the photo through Google lens and it is saying pine warbler as well.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Thank you! That's very helpful!

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

A new bird sighting for me over the weekend. I think this is possibly a palm warbler(?) I'm pretty new to birding, so I could definitely be wrong here. I just know this bird caught my eye, and I said, "oh wow, yellow" when I saw them.😁 #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A warbler sit on a branch. The coloring of the warbler is yellows mixed with some darker tones. The yellow of the warbler stands out against the pale blue sky.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I wanted to try some silhouette photography and captured this shot at sunset the other day. I really enjoyed how this turned out. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A Herring Gull flies over the coastline during sunset. The sky is full of bright orange and soft blues. The sun is out of frame. The gull is almost completely black and silhouetted against the sky.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A juvenile brown pelican taking a break on a stone wall. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A young brown pelican sits on a stone wall. Their one wing is extended out to the viewer's right. The ocean is in the background.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Took a pelagic boat tour out of Cape May, NJ. So many gulls, but also some Northern Gannets. I took plenty of photos while out there. More to come. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A Northern gannet with its wings spread out wide as it flies over the Atlantic ocean. The background is of the ocean.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

This seal was staring into my soul. Now, they can stare into your soul too.😁 #seal #wildlifephotography #photography

A harbor seal pokes their head out of the water and stares directly towards the camera.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

This weekend was one of those weekends where the weather is not favorable to doing photography. I still managed to catch some new birds though, including this Hermit Thrush. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

A Hermit thrush sits on a thick branch surrounded by rain-soaked branches. The background is grey from the overcast weather.

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Ed Hipps @ed-hipps.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

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