Allen's Hummingbird
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Hooded Oriole | www.moniquedao.com/birding

This #HoodedOriole looks so cool. I was lucky enough to have a pair come to my yard in the past - twice! 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Long-billed Curlew - the largest shorebird of North America. Famous for their long, curved bill - sometimes over 8 inches - used to probe for deep-burrowing prey like ghost shrimp, mud shrimp & mud crabs.

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I’m engraving 8 designs I’ve made onto wooden coasters to sell at the Mother’s Day Garden Walk hosted by the Off Track Gallery
#laserengraving #coastersets #folkart #floraldesigns #californiabirds

A woodpecker perched on a branch, highlighting its distinctive markings and the texture of the bark.

A woodpecker perched on cactus flowers, highlighting its distinctive markings and the texture of the bark.

Ladder-backed woodpecker

#ladderbackedwoodpecker #woodpecker #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #mojavedesert #antelopevalley #californiabirds #dailybird #birdsofbluesky #naturephotos

"Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Preeners&Scratchers, and bird preening/scratching itself, the Alt theme is #Finches, any of the Finch species." - @robcrank68.bsky.social

California Gulls
Acorn Woodpecker
Sandhill Crane
House Finch

#Birds!🦉 #Nature #Birding #NaturePhotography #CaliforniaBirds

"Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtMe, birds looking at you, the Alt Theme is #Pigeons, any Pigeon will do."
- @robcrank68.bsky.social

American Avocet
Great Egret
Eurasian Collard Dove
Rock Pigeon

#Birds!🦉 #Birding #CaliforniaBirds #CosumnesRiverPreserve #Pigeons #Avocet #March #Spring

Brandt's Cormorant looking sharp! They're usually not this good looking 😀. But one thing they are good at is diving, often over 200 feet (60 meters)

#birds #cormorants #wildlife #californiabirds #sandiego #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nikon

red shafted northern flicker, salton sea, california #birds #birding #californiabirds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Breeding Plumage!
the vibrant red throat pouch is a sign that it's breeding season for #pelicans!

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Townsend’s Warbler in cherry blossoms 🌸 moniquedao.com/birding

#TownsendsWarbler bringing Spring vibes 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Pelicans on rock in Monterey bay

Three Pelicans flying

Always like to see Pelicans whether stationary or in flight - in and around Monterey bay #birds #CaliforniaBirds

Shorebirds walking on beach near Carmel

Shorebirds walking on beach near Carmel with waves breaking over rocks in the background

Shorebirds near Carmel-by-the-sea (Winbrels?) #birds #CaliforniaBirds

Seagull picking up a crab

Seagull with a crab in its beak

Trip to Monterey provided opportunity to see the Seagull dinner line #birds #Monterey #CaliforniaBirds

A little break from the craziness and wanted to share the California Scrub Jays in my backyard. They're stealing peanuts from the squirrels.
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#californiabirds

Alan ( @alan678.bsky.social ) has chosen #BirdsAndBerries for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, with #BackLitBeauty, which is birds with the sunlight behind them, as the ALT theme.

European Starling
House Sparrow
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing

#Birds!🦉 #Birding #CaliforniaBirds #Feathers #Nature

Black-Throated Blue Warbler. www.moniquedao.com/birding

#BlackThroatedBlueWarbler!! A beautiful new year lifer for me! 🥰🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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a sweet anna’s hummingbird brought to you via fort mason #sanfranciso. happy new year to all! #birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky #californiabirds 🪶

Leucistic #CaliforniaTowhee | www.moniquedao.com/birding #birdguide #tourguide #natureguide #photographyworkshop #birdphotography #birding #birds #birder #birdwatching #californiabirds #letsgobirding

Leucistic #CaliforniaTowhee! Although Towhees are pretty common around here, I have never seen a leucistic one until yesterday! 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Willets, Long-billed Curlew and Whimbrel in flight-Chica Bolsa Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA

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And now, back to the birds. California Towhee. Lo be when they stay still. Peace! #birds #birding #peace #towhee #californiabirds #smile

Blue Grosbeak on a branch | www.moniquedao.com/birding

Feelin’ blue 💙 #BlueGrosbeak 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Long-term Calif. study finds surprising link between birds and wildfires New long-term research investigated 42 bird species in several national parks.

Good news: Wildfires of low to moderate severity can actually HELP the populations of some bird species, according to this new study, which spans decades.

#birds #wildfires #CaliforniaBirds #birdPopulations

Super rare and beautiful #Dickcissel in SoCal for the Fall 🥹🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

Super rare and beautiful #Dickcissel in SoCal for the Fall 🥹🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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A couple of northern flickers in our tree this morning, as recorded by @sarahannrector.bsky.social #california #birds #californiabirds

Cute little Bushtit on aloe | www.moniquedao.com/birding

Cute little #Bushtit on aloe 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Bewick's Wren Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology If you come across a noisy, hyperactive little bird with bold white eyebrows, flicking its long tail as it hops from branch to branch, you may have spotted a Bewick’s Wren. These master vocalists belt...

A young male Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) learns to sing from neighboring adult males while coming of age in his parents’ territory. His song develops with subtle differences—a note changed here, a syllable there.
#Wrens #BirdSongs #CaliforniaBirds #DiscoverBirds #Nature #Wildlife #California

Northern Pygmy-Owl Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology The Northern Pygmy-Owl may be tiny, but it’s a ferocious hunter with a taste for songbirds. These owls are mostly dark brown and white, with long tails, smoothly rounded heads, and piercing yellow eye...

When Northern Pygmy-Owls score more food than they can eat, they stash it away—tucking prey into tree cavities or even impaling it on thorns, a trick more often associated with shrikes.

#NorthernPygmyOwl #BirdBehavior #CaliforniaBirds #Owls #Nature #Wildlife #California

Dark-Eyed Junco | www.moniquedao.com/birding

The Forager #DarkEyedJunco 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Lawrence’s Goldfinch in Orange County. www.moniquedao.com/birding

🎶 Black and yellow, black and yellow 🎶 #LawrencesGoldfinch 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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