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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Thanks! The mockingbirds have very big personalities!

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Wonderful! I'm never that productive while flying! 😄✈️

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Mockingbird in the Crabapple Tree a few weeks ago. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Traveling from Pennsylvania to Arizona today to spend time with my brand new granddaughter. First flight of the day Harrisburg to Dallas.

Pennsylvania countryside as viewed shortly after takeoff from MDT/ Harrisburg International Airport.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Baltimore Oriole in the Crabapple Tree a few weeks ago. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It's Crabapple blossom time again! American Goldfinch Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

Vivid yellow American Goldfinch perched in a Crabapple Tree with bright pink blossoms.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I was delighted to be able to photograph this Vermilion Flycatcher during a recent visit to Arizona. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Robin feeding in the crabapple tree earlier this week. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

It's a Prairifire Crabapple. In the spring it's covered in gorgeous pink flowers and in the fall it has these little red apples.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed seeing them.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I couldn't have been more thrilled when they showed up this afternoon!

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I was beginning to think they'd never show up! I see them in the nearby woods but this is the first they came to my yard.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Nearly four years after planting this tree the Cedar Waxwings finally came to enjoy its fruit! Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

Cedar Waxwing eating a tiny red crabapple.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Down the Hatch Northern Mockingbird eating a whole Crabapple. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A couple of Robins showed up in my yard today! This one grabbed a quick snack in the Crabapple Tree. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Mr. Cardinal graced my yard with his presence today. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

Vivid red male Northern Cardinal perched in a Crabapple Tree in a child's winter day. There are still a few red crabapples hanging in the tree.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Yes I understand what you're saying. Hopefully you have the opportunity to visit someday.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Seems like a good day to revisit this old favorite. . . Winter Storm Fern has already dropped several inches of snow here in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Photographed with a Canon T6i and a Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L lens. #snow #storm #winter #birds #birdwatching

Grumpy looking Eastern Bluebird in the snow with the caption, "Stay in Pennsylvania for the winter," they said. "It will be fun they said."

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Thank you! It landed at just the right spot!

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Thanks! They're so cute and entertaining!

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It's been another beautiful snowy day here in Pennsylvania! Dark Eyed Junco photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

Dark Eyed Junco perched in the Crabapple Tree during a heavy snow shower. There are clusters of vivid red crabapples hanging from the branches surrounding the bird.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

So cute! We only get to see them here every couple of years.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

White Throated Sparrow eating berries for breakfast on a chilly winter morning. Photographed near Abingdon, Virginia, with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

White Throated Sparrow perched in a bush and holding a red berry in its beak.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I had the opportunity to do a little birdwatching in Southern Virginia this week while my husband worked on an electric generator at a nearby farm. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

A few photos from last week's snow storm. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon #snow

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The Nuthatch was a frequent visitor during Tuesday's snow and freezing rain. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon #snow #winter #weather #cold

A White Breasted Nuthatch hangs upside down in the Crabapple Tree on a snowy morning.

A White Breasted Nuthatch in the Crabapple Tree surrounded by the sparkle of freezing rain.

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Melody Mellinger @melodymellinger.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

A few House Finch and Junco photos from Tuesday's snow and freezing rain. Photographed with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens +1.4x III extender. #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #photography #teamcanon #snow #winter #weather #cold

House Finch perched on a branch and surrounded by ripe crabapples that perfectly match his rosy feathers.

Dark Eyed Junco perched in the Crabapple Tree with snowflakes falling around it.

House Finch clinging to a branch of the Crabapple Tree while the wind whips the falling snow around it.

Dark Eyed Junco perched in the Crabapple Tree with freezing rain beginning to coat everything.

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