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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 3h

For #BirdOfTheDay theme #Black&White from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social , a robin preening its feathers after a downpour. #birds #birdphotography

A bird with ruffled feathers viewed from behind twists its head to the left to preen its lifted left wing as it perches on a bare branch in front of a blurred background of dark and light spots.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think my #BestOfTheMonth is the green heron I posted for #BirdOfTheDay yesterday... I'm including an extra shot or two so there is something new here. #birds #birdphotography #herons #Oregon #Portland

A bird with slaty green back, and top of head rusty striped throat, and yellow eyes, beak, and feet, creeps down a muddy log headfirst, with one foot raised. Olive green water is in the background.

A bird with slaty green tail, back, and crest, rusty neck, and yellow eye, bill, and feet, perches on top of a muddy log, with olive green water behind.

A bird with slaty green tail, back, and top of head, rusty neck, and yellow eye, bill, and feet begins to creep downward from the top of a muddy log, with olive green water behind.

A bird with slaty crest, rusty neck, and white and rust-striped chest, perches at the bottom of a muddy log. Its head is turned to the right, and it sits on one yellow foot while the other is extended downward gripping the log with toes spread. Olive green water is behind.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And here is Warrior Rock lighthouse, plus some creatures I saw near/on it - a Pacific tree frog (probably), a sea lion swimming in the Columbia, and a turkey vulture. #Oregon #Portland #SauvieIsland

Closeup of lighthouse, which is pretty small, perhaps 30 feet high. A dove flying in front of water that reflects an orange sunset is painted on the bottom half of the lighthouse, wile a smaller bird is painted on the upper half. Trees edge the left side of the picture, while water and a distant shore can be seen in a sliver to the right.

Tiny brown frog with dark stripes and coppery eye sits on curved, worn concrete, with black beyond.

Tan sea lion swims from right to left, only head and bit of back visible. It has long whiskers, slightly open mouth, and a tiny ear visible on the side of its head.

Brownish blac vulture with red head stares down from mossy limb as the waning sun catches its right side and eye in the light. Green cottowood leaves fill the background.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sights from the Warrior Rock lighthouse hike, on Sauvie Island. #Oregon #Portland

Wide, tan-colored sandy river beach stretches into the distance, with green cottonwood trees bordering it on the left, just a bit of water in the distance on the right, and blue sky dotted with clouds beyond.

The muddy edge of the Columbia river, bordered by grassland, yellow flowers, and cottonwood trees, with blue sky dotted with clouds in the distance. A tiny human figure in black walks among the grass.

Closeup taken from above of a group of yellow, daisy-like sneezeweed flowers with poiny green leaves

Sandy cove with a few dapples of sun leads into a rocky outcrop with a white and aqua colored lighthouse on it. Two old log pilings stand in the water to the left, while trees edge the cove to the right. A small human figure in a lime green shirt walks toward the lighthouse.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For #BirdOfTheDay theme #Seabirds, another one of the Caspian terns from Fort Stevens. #birds#birdphotography #OregonCoast

A pair of birds with white bodies, black tops of heads and tails, and bright orange-red beaks stand with gray sand in the backgroud.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sauvie island sights - Mt. Saint Helens, sunflowers, ash woodland.

Mt. Saint Helens in background, with green trees, lake, and fallen tree with egrets perched in the dead branches.

A path curves into the distance among contorted ash trees.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pied-billed grebes for #BirdOfTheDay theme #TheDivers... though they also have a bit of the alt theme #BirdStare to them!

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/09/2026

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871.⠀ ⠀ One of several hummingbird / orchid paintings by Martin Johnson Heade. www.tumblr.com/publicdomain...

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This fledgling black-chinned hummingbird is small, #Scruffy, but still mighty! For the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme. #birds #hummingbirds #birdphotography #birding #pnw

A tiny bird with tan wings and patchy white and grey chest sits on a fence wire facing directly at the camera with beak pointed up, in front of a green background.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A little bit more from the #OregonCoast last week - Deadman's cove, one of the many jellyfish that was washed up in the cove, the wreck of the Peter Iredale, and brown pelicans. #oregon

View looking out of a narrow cove toward the ocean, with rocky forested outcrops on either side.

Clear jellyfish with pink innards on sand.

Skeletal metal bars in a triangular shape jut upward from a sandy beach, with surf behind, and blue sky.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For #BirdOfTheDay theme #ODG (owl, duck, or goose) here's a common merganser seen at Oxbow park this spring. #birds #birding #birdphotography #pnw #oregon #portland

Bird with rusty red head, long hooked orange beak, and grey and white body swims among rushing water.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here's a white-crowned sparrow perched among unripe Oregon grape berries. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsWithBerries. At Cooper Mountain nature preserve. #birds #pnw #oregon

A tan and grey bird with a black stripe sweeping back from its eye looks back toward the viewer as it perches among glossy green foliage tinted with new growth that's orange, and berries that are also green with orange and pink tints.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This great blue heron looks positively unhinged, as if it might be considering the odds of spearing the photographer. Dinosaurs live! For #BirdOfTheDay theme #AngryBirds. #birds #birdphotography #pnw #pdx #oregon

Head shot of great blue heron staring intently at the photographer as if a human could be its next meal. Its giant yellow eyes are both visible.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Here's a juvenile or female black-chinned hummingbird shaking off some water droplets, for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #BirdsInAbstract.

A tan and white hummingbird shakes off water droplets so quickly that the bird is a blur, yet the water droplets are crisp. The bird is sitting on a tomato cage, with garden greenery in the backgroud.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wapato on Sauvie island. The tubers are a bit like potatoes, I hear. #nativeplants #pnw #oregon

A mass of plants with arrowhead-shaped green leaves grow from a wetland. A spire of whitel flowers stands in the center.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Egrets and a heron feast dinosaurlike among the lakes of Sauvie Island a few weeks ago, with yellow sneezeweed flowers in the foreground. #pwn #Portland #herons #birds #birdphotography #nature

Numerous white egrets and one blue heron fish in a mirrorlike lake, with rounded green trees behind, and a meadow of yellow daisy-like flowers in the foreground.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My #birdoftheday and #BestOfTheMonth is this little black-chinned hummingbird enjoying a sprinkler bath on a hot day in Eastern Washington. #pnw #backyardbirds #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #hummingbirds

A tan and green humming bird spreads its wings and luxuriates in a sprinkler while perching on a fence.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany. The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2 📷️ me

A small square mosaic glass inlay displayed against a dark background, showing an ibis, a long-legged bird with a curved beak walking on a thin red ground line. The inlay is light green with a slightly porous, pitted surface and slightly chipped edges.

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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Backyard dragonfly. Appears to be an eight-spotted skimmer. #insects #pnw #dragonflies

A dragonfly with clear wings with brown and white spots and a brown and yellow body perches on a stick.

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