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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

A phainopepla, the spookiest of birds. Love the hairdo. #phainopepla #birds

A small black bird with red eyes and fauxhawk, sitting on a leafy branch

Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I saw a family of mule deer while hiking at Cherry Canyon this morning. The mom stopped and stared directly at me for a long time, and I wondered why until the young one popped out right behind her. #deer #muledeer #mammals

A female deer with large ears is partially obscured by brush. She turns and looks directly toward the camera.

A young deer with large ears peeps from behind bushes.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

If your book or show about LA doesn’t have quinceañeras, smog alerts, deep hatred for the 405, people speaking Armenian, Farsi, and Korean, gangsta rap nostalgia, blue-collar entertainment workers, getting so used to brushfires you don’t even call your parents about them, just text… it’s not my LA.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween from this spotted towhee, my Halloween bird. They are orange and black, and they have have spooky red eyes. They like to hide in bushes, and they have a hoarse, raspy call. #spottedtowhee #birds #halloween #halloweenbirds

A small bird with red eyes, a black head and neck and orange, white, and black body.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Happy Friday from this very busy common yellowthroat. I had to skulk in the bushes to get this photo. 😆 #commonyellowthroat #birds

A tan and yellow bird with a striking black mask around the eyes

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Orange-crowned warbler. I have yet to see the orange crown. #orangecrownedwarbler #warbler #birds

A small bird with a grey head and yellow body

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Not far from CatCon, Parrot Con. This one is a lilac-crowned parrot. I saw the yellow-headed parrot and many red-crowned parrots too. They intermingle and even cross-breed sometimes. #birds #lilaccrownedparrot #pasadenaparrots #parrots

A green parrot with a light blue crown, perched on a branch

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Two herons at the Arboretum: black-crowned night heron and juvenile green heron. #blackcrownednightheron #greenheron #heron #birds

A large gray bird with a crown of black feathers and red eyes, perched near a lake

A small heron with a gray/green crown and mottled brown and white feathers on it’s chest and abdomen

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I went back to the parking garage to see the parrots again. There were only red-crowned parrots today, but it was fun to watch their antics. I’m not sure what these two were up to but it seems painful! #wildparrots #pasadenaparrots #lovebirds #birds

Two green parrots with red feathers on their heads, perched in a leafy green tree. One parrot is biting the other one.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

This morning I was at a parking garage in Old Pas when I heard the distinctive chatter of yellow-headed parrots. They were up high in a tree, almost at eye level. Later they were joined by a flock of red-crowned parrots. #yellowheadedparrot #parrots #birds

A young parrot with bright green feathers and a small crown of yellow feathers, perching on a bare branch.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A black-necked stilt at Bolsa Chica. Those legs look even longer reflected in the water. #blackneckedstilt #birds

A wading bird with black and white feathers and long red legs, standing in shallow water.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Today I saw a family of Cooper’s hawks. I spotted the juvenile in the tree first, and then Mama swooped in, chasing a squirrel. Later I saw another juvenile perched nearby. #coopershawk #juvenilehawk #birds

A juvenile hawk with mottled brown and white feathers

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Common yellowthroat with nesting materials. The leaf is almost as big as she is. #commonyellowthroat #nestingmaterials #birds

A small pale yellow and light brown bird carrying a huge leaf in her beak

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

A bouquet of Plummer’s mariposa lily and California buckwheat. I always look for these lilies in the summer. I think they were a little later this year because January was so dry. #plummersmariposalily #mariposalily #californiabuckwheat #wildflowers #mountainflowers #californianativeplants #flowers

A yellow and bloom alongside tiny white and pink flowers in golden morning sunshine

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Humboldt’s lily, my favorite California native plant, just astonishingly weird and beautiful #humboldtslily #lily #californianativeplants #wildflowers #flower #flowers

An orange flower with red spots and curved petals on a long green stalk

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Good morning from this little coyote checking out the native plant nursery at Ascot Hills #coyote #coyotelove #ascothillspark #mammals #urbanwildlife #californianativeplants

A young coyote stands next to a fence enclosure holding native California plants in pots

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I always swear I won’t take any more pictures of bulbuls but this guy struck the perfect pose and it was hard to resist. #redwhiskeredbulbul #bulbuls #birds

A bird with a black crest, a dot of red on his cheek, and white underparts, perched on a reed

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

A pair of cinnamon teals. The male looks kind of plain until you see the flash of blue on his wings. #cinnamonteal #teal #ducks #birds

A female cinnamon teal with mottled brown and white feathers looks away, while an orange-brown male teal with blue feathers on his wings vocalizes nearby.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Some of the native plants blooming this time last year in Altadena. Our plants have evolved to be resilient after fires. Lately I’ve seen small patches of green on the mountainside, a small sign of hope. #californianativeplants #earthday #altadena #eatonfire

A cluster of yellow flowers against green plants

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

For Earth Day, photos of Altadena before the fires. There were so many California quail at Cobb Estates. They run so fast on their tiny little legs. I always think about them and hope at least some made it to safety. #birds #earthday #altadena #californiaquail #eatonfire

A male and female quail standing on a large rock.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

For Earth Day, pictures from Altadena before the fire. It was pure magic in the spring. Last April, I was walking on the trail, and four young mule deer came around the corner, just a few feet away. #muledeer #deer #mammals #altadena #cobbestate #eatonfire #earthday

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A western tanager in a bottlebrush tree. I went looking for them today, and there they were. 💛 #westerntanager #birdsandblooms #birds

A small bird with a yellow body, black wings, and faint orange markings on its head, perched on a tree among bright red blooms.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

🦉A morning nap in the shade. I’m not very good at spotting owls, but people really love pointing them out. #greathornedowl #birds

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

A pair of cardinals in Gretna. They are common here, but special to me because we don’t have them in California. #northerncardinal #cardinal #cardinals #backyardbirds #birds

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Mother mallard and her large brood at City Park in New Orleans #mallard #mallards #ducks #ducklings #birds

A mother duck and 10 ducklings swimming in a green lagoon

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A yellow-crowned night heron at City Park in New Orleans. City Park has amazing birds. #yellowcrownednightheron #heron #herons #birds

A grey bird a yellow and black head, posing on a log near a lagoon.

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Not an owl. 😆 I always see vermilion flycatchers near water. They like to fly around in circles and land on sturdy branches. Bright red with a narrow black mask. #vermilionflycatcher #flycatcher #birds

A small red and black bird sitting on a branch

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Pasadena Parrot @pasadenaparrot.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A spotless spotted sandpiper at Whittier Narrows. (Their bellies are plain white in winter and spotted in summer.) They bob up and down as they forage in shallow waters along the water’s edge. #spottedsandpiper #birds

A brown and white wading bird standing in shallow water

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