cactus wren on a blooming joshua tree
Exciting sight to see a Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) feeding on the early spring blooms of a Joshua Tree! 🪶
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography
Western flycatcher perched on electrical line
Western flycatcher description from Merlin
#birding has slowed a bit in #LosAngeles, but noticed a newcomer to the neighborhood today when a pair of Western Flycatchers (Empidonax difficilis) perched across from the local church. Not usually in this area, so an exciting find! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography
love this time of year, got my favorite xmas song in my head for days now. do you know it? it goes "deck the half with boughs of AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" and continues for four straight weeks. what's that called?
i can still scroll for hours on end without repetitive stress injuries. we all have our talents.
House sparrows perches on a fence
Some of the neighborhood House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) at sunset. 🪶
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
something else i just remembered about this day: HONK HONK HONK HONK
Canada goose lays on a manhole with graffiti. Eyes opened.
Canada goose lays on a manhole with graffiti. Eyes closed.
Was going through some old photos and found an interesting pair of a Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) sleeping. This shows their eyespots which help protect from predators, cool little example of their adaptations! also HONK HONK HONK 🪶
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
lol amazing! thanks for the insight
brown widow occupies web on a parking meter.
As if parking in #LosAngeles wasn't hard enough, this meter was guarded by a Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)! Obvs I decided I didn't need to park here that badly and let her live her best meter maid life. 🕷️⌛👮♀️
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
grilled eggplant, tomato, mozzarella, basil, w/ hummus and balsamic is like THE sandwich. nothing BEETS that. lol get it sems?
perched hummingbird with green back and mottled tan head
Little one perched right in front of me on a walk. Not 100% on the ID of a juvenile Anna's Hummingbird, maybe Allen's? A fun moment regardless! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
It definitely felt like it was on the hunt with it coming so low. There's also a dumpster nearby that I think they get rats from, but I'm sure they'll grab an errant chihuahua if one's available!
Cooper's Hawk perched among leaves
Caught this Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) swooping low over the local dog park! 🪶
#birding #streetphotography
the world lost a luminary today and they will be missed. may you rest well @andreagibson.bsky.social. thank you for all the beauty you've given the world.
#poetry #andreagibson
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The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇
Great egret flies away
Tried to sneak up to this Great Egret (Ardea alba) at the #LARiver in #LosAngeles but scared them off. Likely a good thing they are wary of strange humans skulking towards them 😂 - Still, it led to this pic of them on the wing, which is a victory! 🪶
#naturephotography #birding #photography
gaslight your enemies
Walking through the LA's Historic Park, I saw a Cooper's Hawk pass low overhead and stopped to watch as it banked hard into a copse. In a flash of yellow it chased an American Goldfinch of its perch and pinned it against a nearby trunk faster than I could gasp. A thrilling sight!
#birding 🪶
Scaly-breasted Munia perches in reeds in Southern California
The Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) isn't local to #LosAngeles, but feral populations have thrived since the 80s. Native to southern Asia, and likely introduced as pets, it's nice to see some in the wild! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
Green Heron builds nest among reeds
Green Heron perches among reeds and tall grass
Young Green Herons perch among reeds
Spring is truly magic in #EchoPark! Weeks ago a Green Heron (Butorides virescens) built their nest in view, and on a return visit I was rewarded by seeing the 3 nestlings enjoying a perch. Looking healthy and well cared for by their hard working parent! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography #birding
In prep of the #NoKings protest coming up on June 14th, want to recall what the "riots" in LA were: 10k peaceful marchers waving all flags. What rises to the top are the fires, but we are all one voice, peaceful and militant alike stand together for justice. Be heard!
youtu.be/7_e1loD4MV4
Ten thousand strong in #dtla #losangeles for the #stopICE protests.
#protest
omfg these were the feature that chrome had that made me the most jealous and now we finally have them! the literal best thing to ever happen to me in my entire life.
basking Western Fence Lizard
A brave Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) basks in the California sun showing the blue and green iridescence of their scales. Didn't mind me getting close enough for this close shot on a spring afternoon hike!
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
Daring Jumping Spider in grass front view
Daring Jumping Spider in grass top view
Sitting in the grass I found this friend crawling on my foot, after shaking them off and def not shrieking at all, I learned they were just living up to their name as a 'Daring Jumping Spider' (Phidippus audax)! They don't spin webs, but hide and hunt, very daring indeed! 🕷
#spiders #arachnids
Ash-throared Flycatcher along a branch with hillside houses in background
detail shot of Ash-throated Flycatcher.
A temporary resident for #LosAngeles, this Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) spends their spring breeding season along Elysian Park's Frogtown trail! Great morning walk for freeway and birding views! Lots of Vaux's Swifts (Chaetura vauxi) today too! 🪶
#birding #hiking
lovely shots! what's your photography setup for this?
👏 Pia!
Anna's Hummingbird at a feeder
Been trying to get a hummingbird shot for what feels like forever. Finally got one, let's just not talk about how many blurry shots it took! Beautiful Anna's at the Hummingbird Garden in Kenneth Hahn Park in LA 🪶
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
