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Elie Axelroth

@elieaxelroth.bsky.social

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Writer, hiker, birder, photographer. Seeker of social justice and all things hopeful. I blog at www.elieaxelroth.com (where I love posting about birds) Author of THIN PLACES and CROSS BODY LEAD, available wherever print and ebooks are sold.

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Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography Here's a pair of oyster catchers #Pairs

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography Here's a black phoebe looking like it just got out of bed. #Borbs

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography Normally I wouldn't post this American bushtit but I like this photo with today's theme of #LightAndShadow

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #Silouette Here's a Black Kite in Mongolia for today's #Raptors

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds Here's a Nuttalls' woodpecker for today's #RedHeads

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography I don't usually saturate the colors on a bird photo, thinking it best to let nature speak for itself. But I liked the reflection in the water from his bill. Ruddy duck #ODG

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Birding #BirdPhotography Black phoebe in a late summer drainage creek.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography Here's a cormorant in #Silhouette

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography Years ago on a trip to the Galapagos, saw these frigatebirds #MamasandPapas

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdingPhotography #AngryBirds I tried to shoo away this scrub-jay from the bird feeders. He wasn't intimidated.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #birdPhotography This little Northern Wheatear in #Mongolia with more than a #Mouthful

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#Birding #BirdPhotography I love these birds! Raucous, self-assured, comical. #Terns This one, I believe, is a royal tern.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #ABCD We were visiting a nomadic family herding reindeer when this Black-headed gull landed on the fence post. Lake Kovsgol, #Mongolia #TravelPhotography #NaturePhotography

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotographs Whooper Swan and Ruddy Shelduck #BirdBuddies in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia #Mongolia #Travel #Nature #NatureTravel

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Mongolia: Lost Land of Nomads and Genghis Khan elieaxelroth.com/mongolia-los... #Travel #TravelPhotography #Mongolia #Nature #Nomads #GenghisKhan #Cashmere #DesertLife

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Mongolia: Lost Land of Nomads and Genghis Khan

On a recent trip to Mongolia, I wondered what it means to contemplate the loss of the traditional nomadic life.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#BookSky #WhatImReading #Reading @katiekitamura.bsky.social Just finished "The Audition" by Katie Kitamura. Stunning, haunting, long, drawn-out sentiences that ask us to consider the nature of truth in relationships and the roles we play. Stays with you. I also loved Kitamura's "Intimacies."

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #Pigeons in Ulaanbaatar.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#Birding #Birdphotography #Mongolia #Travel #NaturePhotography #Nature #Travelphotography #PeregrineFalcon Young Mongolian falconer with her peregrine falcon.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography Long-billed curlew #InFlight Majestic with their ridiculously long beak.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#Birding #BirdPhotography Brown pelican showing off his breeding colors.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography Northern Cardinal in southern Arizona. More than just a #RedHeads

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography Here's an Anna's hummingbird resting on her #FlowerPower

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#Travel #Travelphotogrpahy #Nature #Naturephotography #Mongolia Horses above our ger camp in Terelj-Gorkhi NP.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsCloseUp Here's a peacock at Castelo de Sao Jorge in Portugal.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#KingfisherQuest #BirdoftheDay #Birdphotography Laughing Kookaburra (in the kingfisher family) in New Zealand.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birdphotography California thrasher. They tend to stay hidden, but I've also seen them singing on rooftops. #Woodland

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography California Towhee on a fence railing showing off his buffy butt. #RecentGardenBirds

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birdphotography Cassin's Kingbird on #ThinPerches

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #ColorfulCharacters A Red-winged Blackbird showing off. (Is that fair? Accusing him of showing off?)

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#Travelphotography #Meditation #Mongolia Aryabal Meditation Temple in Terelj-Gorkhi National Park

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography Nothing exotic today. Here's an American Bushtit for #BirdInaBush

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Archery in #Mongolia #Travel #Travelphotography One of the national sports of Mongolia, including horse racing and wrestlling.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography Anna's Hummingbird showing off its #Irridescence

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#Birding #Photography #Landscape #Seascape Beautiful day for birding along the coast. Must be lots of food out there.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography Red-billed Chough near Terelj-Gorkhi National Park in #Mongolia #Travelphotography #StrikeAPose

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#Travel #Travelphotography #Mongolia #GobiDesert Flaming Cliffs in the Gobi Desert

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #Travel #Mongolia Horned Lark in the Gobi Desert #UnusualPlaces

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography Palm Warbler on South Bass Island, checked and tagged and ready to be released. #Warblers

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Yaks enjoying a dip in Lake Khövsgöl, Mongolia. #Travel #Travelphotography #Mongolia

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #Travel #Mongolia A Eurasian Tree Sparrow. #AtOneWithNature

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

##BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #NoBranchWood Bird on wood that's not a branch. Eurasian Magpie near Lake Khövsgöl, Mongolia.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#Birding #Birdphotography #Travel #Mongolia Ruddy Shelduck showing all its colors on Lake Khövsgöl, Mongolia.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#Travelphotography #Travel #Mongolia Rounding up the horses in Mongolia.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#Booksky Starfield Library in Seoul. Library and open art space. The lighting is phenomenal with a fun vibe. #Travel #Korea #Travelphotography

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #Mongolia #DownyFeathers Northern Wheatear in Terelj-Gorkhi NP, Mongolia.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #Busted Birds looking directly at the camera. Juvenile Great Horned Owl.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #Borb A juvenile Cliff Swallow blown off course, landed in my driveway. Rehabilitated by #PacificWildlifeCare. Just needed a little TLC.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #RedorDead Why not both?

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#Travel #Travelphotography #Mongolia #GobiDesert Waiting for the camels to come in.

Elie Axelroth @elieaxelroth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #Birdphotography #FabulousWaders Caught this Black-tailed gull's antics with Seoul in the background. Makes me smile.