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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Nothing for ages. Then bird lands, clouds part, evening sun breaks through, one clean take-off, and just like that it’s gone again. Clouds roll back in, and it’s back to waiting ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #myna

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Crested Myna: I love the feathers at the end of the beak ... If birds had hairstyles, they would befinitely be the 50's Teddy Boys of the bird world ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #myna

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Grey-headed Kingfisher, came up empty, with water droplets still clinging to his feathers. No luck this time ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Siberian Stonechat: I watched this little guy for an hour darting and flitting all over the scrub, willing her to come closer so I could get a sharp shot ... not today ... maybe next time ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This Kingfisher dropped onto a perch right beside me, barely a metre off the ground and nowhere near water. Seeing one this close in dry scrub was a surprise. Hopefully, not a one-off visit ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I’m in a hide when I take these shots, but I always wonder, can the bird see me, the lens, or is it sensing something isn’t right? The look suggests I’m not as hidden as I think ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #birdoftheday #shortbeaks #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Long-tailed Shrike at Dusk: I usually see them hunting alone in this patch of scrub, though now and then two turn up together in the same tree. Seems like they just tolerate each other ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

First Light: A Greater Coucal perched above the scrub in the first light of morning ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I’d only read about about shrikes impaling prey on branches, but this was the first time I’d ever come across it myself. Walking my dog through the scrub, looking for signs of bird activity, I noticed this, what appears to be a desiccated frog or fish head, I guess left behind from shrike’s larder

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Black Drongos are masters of aerial acrobatics, launching from a perch to snatch insects mid-air before returning to the same branch. You often spot a Black Drongo by its aerial acrobatics first ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

#CaughtinMotion is the #BirdoftheDay theme for today I believe. This Sooty-headed Bulbul is feeding on spider egg sacs in the dead leaves, they discard the silk and eat the eggs inside ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Last shots of the new year's break 😒 back to the grind tomorrow. Sooty-headed Bulbuls raiding spider egg sacs hidden in dead leaves, they discard the silk and eat the eggs inside ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Crested Myna — a year-round resident in Hainan, commonly seen perching on oxen using them as moving lookout points or “taxis.” It forages around livestock, taking insects flushed by their movement … #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

White-headed Starling: A year-round Hainan resident with odd, electronic-sounding calls (think R2-D2). A familiar bird of the island’s countryside ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

White-headed Starling harassing a Eurasian Hoopoe. Usually mild behaviour, starlings can become surprisingly assertive when defending feeding areas or competing for perches and insect-rich ground #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Rural Coexistence: Black drongo and ox, a familiar interaction from the fields of the Hainan countryside ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Hainan Countryside at its Best: Black Drongos perched on a pair of very relaxed calves ... a perfect snapshot of typical rural life in Hainan Island ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds #🪶#photographersUnited

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Known as the “butcher bird,” the Long-tailed Shrike is a small but deadly predator. It hunts insects, lizards, and even other birds, it's known for impaling prey on thorns or barbed wire to store and tear it apart ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds 🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Schoolyard Bully: Competition for food turns physical. A Common Myna dominates a Crested Myna on the ground, Haikou, Hainan Island ... #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #Myna #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds 🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

A Crested Myna ... opting for ground transport this morning, Why fly when you can catch an ox? #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #Myna #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds 🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Eurasian Hoopoe .... Another winter visitor to Hainan, typically foraging on the ground for insects ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Sooty-headed bulbul; rarely still for long, constantly on the move, hopping between perches in open scrub and feeding on fruit and insects ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Winter Bird Season Has Arrived in Hainan ... A Sooty‑headed Bulbul on lookout duty, one of the first regulars of Hainan’s winter bird season ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Greater coucal. More often heard than seen. A rare moment in the open for a bird that prefers to stay unseen ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Been a long time since I have been able to get out with the camera ... Here's that moment when the crest comes up and the whole bird changes character. The Eurasian Hoopoe ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I spent an overnighter at the Yahu rice terraces in Wuzhishan Hainan. Unfortunately I was about a week late and they had drained the fields and started cutting the rice ... Still a very beautiful location ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

“Ganzhai” (赶海), the traditional practice of sea foraging in Hainan Island is hands-on, muddy, and wildly fun, perfect for families, foodies, or anyone looking for a little coastal adventure …

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Bei Gang Island is famous for “Ganzhai” (赶海), the traditional practice of sea foraging. When the tide recedes, locals and visitors head out onto the exposed seabed to hunt for razor clams, oysters, and crabs ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Chasing the dawn: Local fishermen set out from Bei Gang Island as the first light of sunrise paints the water gold—a daily rhythm unchanged for generations ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

This little island (on the left) Bei Gang Island, will be my home for the next 24 hours. A traditional fishing village here in Haikou, Hainan Island, it has only reecently been connected with the mainland via Haiwen Bridge ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

My first post in what feels like a very long time ... Mulan Bay, just outside Haikou, Hainan Island. Spent the night camping on a very beautiful beach ...

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Dragonflies are often used as bioindicators to assess the health of wetland ecosystems. Their presence signifies clean, unpolluted water, as their larvae are sensitive to water quality ... #MacroPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Dragonfly

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Yinggehai, is a working fishing village on the southwest coast of #Hainan, is where time seems to slow down. The rustic charm of its working boats and stunning coastal sunrises make it popular spot for photography. #BlueskyNature #BlueSkySunrise #BlueskyPhotography #NatureOnBluesky #ExploreBluesky

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Nothing like an early morning bath to start the day and unruffle those feathers! Duck in wetlands just outside #Haikou. #Birds #BirdLovers #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography #BirdLife #WildBirds

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

An elegant #ChineseHeron at Dongzhai Wetlands, #Haikou. It's a fascinating bird with distinct plumage that changes with the seasons, here it's transitioning from breeding to non-breeding season—nature's own camouflage! #BirdsOfChina #WetlandWildlife #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #Birds 🪶

An elegant Chinese Heron at Dongzhai Wetlands, Haikou. It is a fascinating bird with distinct plumage that changes with the seasons, here it is transitioning from breeding to non-breeding season—nature's own camouflage technique! #BirdsOfChina #WetlandWildlife #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #Birds

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

An egret and free-range ducks share a wetland pond near Haikou, stoically ignoring each other. Egrets often benefit as ducks stir up insects or small fish while splashing through the water. #BirdsOfChina #WetlandWildlife #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #birds🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Caught mid-hover, this kingfisher gave me just enough time to capture its pre-dive pose before making the splash .... #Kingfisher #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #MomentInNature #birds 🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Launch sequence activated: Spring-loaded and sky-bound! This little egret is about to turn that rock into a launchpad. #WildlifePhotography #Chinabird #NatureLovers #Egret #birds 🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Mallards' webbed feet provide powerful propulsion as they push against the water during takeoff, launching with a burst of energy and creating quite the splash! #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #Mallard #ChinaBirds #addBirder #birds 🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Fiercely territorial, Kingfishers live solitary lives outside the breeding season, aggressively defending their hunting spots and chasing off others of their kind. Small but fierce! #WildlifePhotography #Chinabirds #NatureLovers #Kingfisher #addBirder #birds 🪶

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

What’s your setup for wildlife photography? I just bought an old-style military tent with some camouflage, works well for scrubland—It's lightweight, roomy, low profile and blends in well. Share your tips—I'd love to learn what works for you. #WildlifePhotography #PhotographyGear #BirdPhotography

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I've been trying to photograph the #CommonMoorhen for a while. They’re residents here on Hainan Island, but in other parts of Asia, they migrate in winter. They can be found in wetlands, ponds and even urban parks. #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #NatureLovers #WetlandLife #AvianAdventures

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Protect All Wildlife @protectallwildlife.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

This charming video captured the moment a Coyote waited at the mouth of a culvert for a Badgeras they passed under a busy California highway. Coyotes and Badgers are known to hunt together. Story: bit.ly/2So1F3J 🎦 Credit: Fox 5. #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Nature #Fox #Badger

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Patrick Quinn @patrick-quinn.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Nothing like fresh seafood 🦐 An Egret with its catch at the Dongzhai Wetlands, home to mangrove forests, migratory birds and marine life, this sanctuary plays a crucial role in biodiversity preservation ... #WetlandConservation #EcoTourism #MangroveRestoration #BiodiversityMatters

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