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Mike Dixon

@socal-miked.bsky.social

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I shoot birds....and sometimes people 📷 All photos are mine (no AI!) except for the reposts portfolio/contact: www.michaeldixonphotography.com IG: www.instagram.com/mdphotos_socal/

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Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

what a great shot!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

thanks

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

thank you

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

thanks

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Green, any birds or backgrounds that have Green in them. The Alt theme is #Geese, and Goose/Geese will do. #doubledip - Egyptian Goose on grass. #EastCoastKin #birds #birding #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncanon

closeup of an egyptian goose

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks Alt: #YellowElements the colour yellow found on a bird. Black skimmer doing his thang! #EastCoastKin #birds #birding #birdnerd #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncanon

black skimmer flying over a lake

black skimmer approaching a lake surface to skim for food

black skimmer with beak submerged in lake

black skimmer removing beak from lake

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

thanks and I agree!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today’s alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Vivid; any bird with bright colors. the white-faced ibis' colors are certainly vivid, but they're not "bright", they're iridescent. Details in the alt! #EastCoastKin #birds #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncanon

white-faced ibis - it gets its iridescent plumage from light interacting with the feathers themselves. The feathers cause wave interference that changes based on viewing angle - that's why the colors shift as you move.

white-faced ibis - it gets its iridescent plumage from light interacting with the feathers themselves. The feathers cause wave interference that changes based on viewing angle - that's why the colors shift as you move.

white-faced ibis - it gets its iridescent plumage from light interacting with the feathers themselves. The feathers cause wave interference that changes based on viewing angle - that's why the colors shift as you move.

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

....when you find out Vader really IS your father.

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🙏

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

perfect 10!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFG, birds beginning with any of those letters (1st name). these are fresh out of post! Great egret landing Great egret with a side of mallard #EastCoastKin #birds #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncanon

great egret landing in a shallow river

great egret looking off to the distance while immature mallard duck flies by.

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I agree!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

thanks!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

thanks!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

late entry for #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background and alt: #AwkwardAvian - any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! snacking goldfinch. #EastCoastKin #birds #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSKy #shotoncanon

goldfinch hanging upside down to eat a drying flower

goldfinch hanging upside down to eat a drying flower

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

thanks!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

thanks!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds- any bird found at sea or the coast The alt. is #Airborne- any bird in flight. brown pelicans diving with a grace and precision that belies their often ponderous mannerisms. #birds #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #pelican #shotoncanon

brown pelican diving for a fish at bolsa chica ecological reserve in southern california

brown pelican diving for a fish in morro bay, california

brown pelican diving for a fish in dana point, california. a person riding a jet ski leaves a water spray in the background

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird "You're LATE!" roadside hawk #birds #birding #birdnerd #birdsky #birdsofprey #PhotographersOfBlueSky

roadside hawk perched on a sign that translates to "meeting point"

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. burrowing Owl northern pintail Duck buncha snow Geese #EastCoastKin #birds #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncannon

burrowing owl on a post in the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge

Northern pintail duck in flight at San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve

flocking snow geese at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

as another poster said, it's a brilliantly bad movie that refuses to take itself seriously

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Life's a bitch. And she's back in heat! - R. R. Piper

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

thanks!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay alt them is #BirdyLongLegs Any bird with legs that look way too long for its body! black-necked stilt legs look even longer when they sit. #EastCoastKin #birds #birding #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncanon

black-necked stilt and chicks

black-necked stilt and chicks

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm here for the quotes "sed-a-GIVE?????"

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

and we all agreed that Lambert was worthless

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Watched it for Old Skool Movie Night with the kids (14 and 17 at the time) a few years back. It held up surprisingly well - they both loved it.

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Stand By Me is still my all-time fave

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

thanks!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's kinda freaky when you're in the lineup and they do this - those are some big a-- birds!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

very underrated movie...I stumbled upon it by accident on vhs (that's how old I am)

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In 1984, Gary Hart lost the Democratic nomination and likely the White House because of an affair. It was a different era back then. People kinda sorta cared.

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD, any bird name beginning with any of these letters. Alt is #RSTU, any bird beginning with any of these letters. I'm #doubledip cheating with "R"ed-winged "B"lackbirds - flocking and fighting #EastCoastKin #birds #birdsky #birdnerd #PhotographersOfBlueSky

a large flock of red-winged blackbirds flying past a tree

two red-winged blackbirds engaged in aerial battle

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme challenge is #BirdBuddies Alt. #BirdsInGreen Any shade of green on a birds plumage #doubledip green headed northern shovelers and their pals: cinnamon teal, black-necked stilt and maybe one or two others. #birds #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncanon

a pair of northern shovelers (ducks) flying over a crowded lake filled with cinnamon teals, black-necked stilts and I think one or two other species.

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

thanks!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

me too - these birds have so much personality!

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Marina Mueller 🇨🇦 @marinamueller935.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Great Blue Heron 🪶 has captured a nice, light snack.

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

thank you!

Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #SittingOnWateer, any bird/duck/goose/swan sitting on water. How bout a brown pelican? #EastCoastKin #birds #birding #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #shotoncanon

brown pelican floating in a lagoon with head turned sideways

brown pelican floating in a lagoon

brown pelican floating in a lagoon and preening

brown pelican floating in a lagoon