soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 03/04/2026took me so long but I finally got some photos of a brown creeper :) #birds #birding 080 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026enjoying the return of all the swifts and swallows!! #birds #birding 082 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026just noticed I forgot to put alt text w/ species! in order, western flycatcher(Empidonax difficilis), tree swallow(Tachycineta bicolor), western kingbird(Tyrannus verticalis), and lawrence's goldfinch(Spinus lawrencei) 000 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026enjoying the early spring and all of the migrating birds🐦 #birds #birding 131 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 07/03/2026been super busy but I wanted to go watch some gulls before our winter residents leave🌥 i've also been knitting a western gull-themed sweater for the past month #birds #birding 080 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 13/02/2026and a bonus photo of a lifer burrowing owl :) we have a very small breeding population locally that conservation groups keep fenced off to protect 000 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 13/02/2026a small moment of respite during the rainy season🦆 #birds #birding 160 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 09/02/2026I would watch gulls all day if I had the time🌥 #birds #birding 050 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 06/02/2026lovely american bittern from yesterday! got to meet so many cool birders, and most important got to see so many cool gulls!!! #birds #birding 030 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026it's remarkable how similar they are to ruby-crowned kinglets, but the slight absence of solid white around the eyes makes them cuter🫶 000 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026the most adorable hutton's vireo I had the pleasure of photographing yesterday! hoping I get to see a lot more in spring☀️ #birds #birding 121 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 30/01/2026lifer #200, american dipper!! plus many hermit thrushes that posed so nicely today🫶 #birds #birding 041 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 23/01/2026birds from yesterday🌿 I revisit this spot every week and it never gets old #birds #birding 040 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 23/01/2026she was so stunning, i love their underwing patterns compared to the males :)!! 010 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 21/01/2026beautiful juvenile yellow-bellied sapsucker from this morning! we get a couple of these every winter in my county #birds #birding 041 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 17/01/2026very interesting! since the white-shield is only a visual variation with no clear way to separate them from red-shielded counterparts, I think I'll hold off on reporting this sighting as anything conclusive. thank you for the help! 121 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 17/01/2026for clarification: I worded this poorly, I'm asking whether this american coot is white-shielded or not! 000 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 16/01/2026fellow birders, some ID advice would be appreciated! found this american coot in California; we usually have red-shielded coots here, but this one appears to be white-shielded. just want to make sure my ID is correct before I submit since eBird flags it as pretty rare #birds #birding 6232 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 14/01/2026also photographed in much worse quality, my actual targets for today: chipping and clay-colored sparrows :)!! 000 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 14/01/2026hiked 8 miles last week (unsuccessfully) looking for a sharpie and lark sparrows, only to find them this morning by complete accident #birds #birding 120 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 10/01/2026finally got my lifer ferruginous hawk🎉 #birds #birding 130 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 05/01/2026I'm pretty sure both are american herring gulls, but I'm not the most knowledgeable about hybrids yet! 100 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 05/01/2026gull ID scares me but I'm being brave about it :') #birds #birding 100 0
soleil☀️ @heliaetus.bsky.social · 03/01/2026the weather was poor but the birds were extra active today🌥 #birds #birding 000 0
