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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 2h

A busy time in the yard today as there were lots of birds flying around. Here are some of them with more coming later! Id in captions. 04 Oct. 2026. Yarmouth Maine

Female Northern Cardinal leaving the winter berry bush.

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A male American Goldfinch on the new White Spruce tree we planted this Spring. 30 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As the storm is winding down, I was hoping some shore birds would show up by the bridge. This morning, a lone Laughing Gull was the only bird foraging at low tide. 29 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth, ME. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted) was in the front yard this morning during a light rain. They are my favorite woodpecker as I love the pattern that they have and many times, they are on the ground as they love ants! #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some birds in the yard yesterday on a wet, wet day! We were lucky as the high winds stayed south of us. 27 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For the last 2 days, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has been working on a small tree. It has been hard to get good pictures due to the branches around the tree but did get these pictures, once I found a vantage point. Look for the wood chip! 9/26/2026. Yarmouth ME #Birds #OM-1 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Two "new" fall birds showed up in the yard this windy, cloudy morning. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a White-throated Sparrow. The White-throated Sparrow was enjoying the winter berries. 26 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I have a solar-power fountain in one of my bird baths. Yesterday, an immature male Common Yellowthroat landed on the top of the fountain and as it moved around the bird bath, it took a little bath. Later if flew off to a shrub and dried off. Yarmouth ME #Birds #OM #OM-1.2 #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

On this overcast day with light rain, a Brown Thrasher showed up in the yard. A new bird for this year! It usually shows up for a couple of days in the Spring, but this year I didn't see it. 20 Seo. 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A new yard bird for me along with photos. Blue-headed Vireo. Not the best pictures but I will take them! 19 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotgraphy

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Two of the many immature birds (both of these are males) that are in the yard right now on a daily basis. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is around year round but the Common Yellowthroat is a Spring to Fall resident.

Male immature Common Yellowthroat. Although its mouth is opened, I didn't hear it singing.

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It is a Thrush time of the year! There are always lots of Bluebirds each and every day. But a Veery showed up on the 9th and yesterday (18th) a Swainson's Thrush was in the yard! Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.22 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There are a lot of Winter Berries (Ilex verticillata) this year and they must be ripe as the birds are going after them. Today it was a Cedar Waxwing and a Gray Catbird. 17 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #Birds #OM.1-2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird morning! I counted 5 different female hummers at one time. Usually, I have 1-3. They probably moved in over the night, and they were really busy using the feeder and the flowers in the garden. 16 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Got a new lens last week for my OM-1.2. It is the 150-400 F4.5 with built-in teleconverter of 1.4x. A step up from my 100-400mm F5.0-6.3. Taking lots of pictures. Here are some from this morning. 14 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is the first time I have a picture of a Veery in my yard! I have seen one here once in 10 years and Merlin sound id has picked up one a couple of times. It was here during a light rain. 13 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth, ME. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

During a light rain this morning, I sat under the umbrella on the deck and got some pictures of birds in the rain. The most active bird was a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 13 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird checking out the rain?

Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the feeder.

Immature Red-bellied Woodpecker checking out the suet feeder

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A Pine Warbler and a female American Redstart were in the yard yesterday and today. I think I have seen more female American Redstarts lately than in the years past. Same bird? 12 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A couple of Mallards by the bridge this morning during a light rain. I would like you to believe that I took the picture as the feathers in the background showed up, but as you know, I am not that good! #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

As the Joe Pye Weed flowers mature, fewer pollinators are visiting the plant, but the American Goldfinches like the seeds! Free bird food. 02 Sep. 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I seldom get Pileated Woodpeckers at the feeder but this morning a male and female visited the feeder for a short time. 01 Sep 2026. Yarmouth, Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I chased this female American Redstart all over the yard this morning. Got lots of fuzzy pictures but got one decent photo. 29 Aug 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Rob Crank has said: "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, so any bird captures you admire the most out of your August 2026 collection". An Osprey bringing home food for the family. 24 August 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Warblers are starting to show up more frequently in the yard, mostly immature ones. Aug 28&29, 2026. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The smallest bird in the yard and the largest! Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird and a young male American Wild Turkey. 28 Aug. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

Young male American Wild Turkey with a small beard. At full size, the beard may almost touch the ground

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yesterday I got a picture of a Double-crested Cormorant going away with a crab. As it got out of the water, the crab was able to get out of the mouth, and the last picture (out of focus) shows the crab right before it hit the water. 27 Aug 2026. Yarmouth ME. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A Yellow Warbler was in an apple tree and then flew over to the Northern Larch Tree. In the apple tree there were lots of branches. On the Larch tree it was mostly hidden behind branches but did come out and posed for the camera. 23 Aug 2026 Yarmouth ME #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotgraphy

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

An Osprey bringing home food for the family. 22 August 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #Bird #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Wood Warblers are starting to move around. I guess it is time for them to start going south. I followed this Black-and-white Warbler around the yard until it finally posed in an open spot for me. 21 August 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly (Speyeria cybele) on purple phlox flowers. 21 Aug. 2026 Yarmouth Maine #WildlifePhotography #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) in a non-breeding or transitional winter plumage. Two of them were in mud flats as the tide was going out and were living up to their name, lots of laughs! 20 Aug. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Three Pileated Woodpeckers were in the yard yesterday afternoon making a lot of noise. Of course, there were in trees, but I was able to get some pictures of two females (?), one with a bad hair day or trying out a mohawk look? 18 Aug 26 Yarmouth ME #Birds #Om-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotgraphy

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe) feeding on Phlox blossoms. 15 Aug. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #WildlifePhotography #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A young Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) showed up in yard late afternoon of the 11th of Aug. 2026. #WildlifePhotography #Animals #OM.1-2 #OM #Olympus

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Monarch Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed. 07 Aug. 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #WildlifePhotography #Om-1.2 #OM #Olympus

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A ligated furrow bee (Halictus ligatus), foraging on a goldenrod plant (Solidago). 09 Aug. 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #MacroPhotography #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A hoverfly, likely the Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus) on a Dandelion Flower. 05 Aug. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine. #MacroPhotography #OM-1.2. #OM #Olympus

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A Gray Fox showed up in the yard during the middle of a very warm day. 08 Aug. 2026. Yarmouth, Maine #WildlifePhotography #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Some yard birds. Lots of young birds and the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been very active. August 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It has been a while since I posted as my thumb decided to get in the way of my car door! But I got these the other day as a Great Blue Heron was catching fish as the tide was going out. Amazing how quickly they can eat them. 6 Aug 26 Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Snowy Egret shaking it feathers or doing a dance? You decide! 27 June 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotograpy

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I was surprised when I saw a Yellow-crowned Night Heron by the causeway as they are not very common in Maine. This is the first one I have seen in the marsh. And I am hoping that the crab that it is eating is a Green Crab. 20 June 2026. Yarmouth ME. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

At high tide and in the middle of a very bright sunny day, a Great Egret was feeding along the edge of the marsh. It got a lot of very small fish in a short amount of time. How I wish the lighting was better! 16 June 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

At the marsh today, a Great Egret was way too far away, but I took a picture anyway! Also, a female Common Eider had an itch, and some young ones were close by. 15 June 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

Female Common Eider with an itch and a young one close by

A Great Egret way too far away for a good picture!

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

There is almost always a Snowy Egret in the marsh as the tide comes in or goes out. A couple of pictures this morning. 09 June 2026. Yarmouth Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A Great Blue Heron having a breafast treat as the tide was going out this morning. 24 May 2026. Yarmouth, ME. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Some of the Wood Warblers in the area right now. The Dark-eye Junco and the White-throated Sparrows have moved on. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A walk around the island after a rain, I took these pictures of some the birds I saw. 15 May 2026. Yarmouth Maine #Bird #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

On a short walk this morning in the rain, I took these photos. ID in captions. 15 May 2025. Yarmouth, Maine. #Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WildlifePhotography

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John Briggs @jbriggs-me.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Finally! Some good pictures of the Ovenbird including one that has it singing. I have been trying for a long time to get some and today was the day. A good day 14 May 2026. Yarmouth ME. #Birds #0M-1.2 #OM #Olympus #WidlifePhotography.

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