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Bird Explorers
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Two progressive, global field-naturalists photographing as many species as we can find (40,000+ so far), while promoting biodiversity, animal and human rights causes 🇺🇦 #resist. -Migrating from Twitter-
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Bird Explorers @birdexplorers.bsky.social · Nov 18
Bird Explorers is migrating over to Blue Sky. You can find much of our work here on iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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With this beautiful cartoon by Mark Parisi I would like to say goodbye for today 😊

Enjoy your weekend - see you soon 🤗 🥰 👋

📸 Mark Parisi @offthemarkparisi.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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After 50 years of trying, finally got a good photo of a Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix). Proof of how even a common bird can vex you for decades 😂🤣

#Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #Poland #Biodiversity #LaswMalacanowie #birdphotography
April 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Water Rails (Rallus aquaticus) showing up nicely in the Bagno Sałowanie in Eastern Poland. Thankfully they are quite vocal or one would never know they were there.

#Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #Poland #Biodiversity #BagnoSałowanie #birdphotography
April 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Woj and I went out for an Easter nature walk and found a very cooperative and photogenic young bull moose browsing on all the new spring growth on the bushes not too far from the homestead. It was happily growing and allowed us to take some nice photos. Happy Easter Long Weekend to everyone!!
April 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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heardislandgov.bsky.social
Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!
April 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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24hoursukraine.bsky.social
🇺🇦🇸🇪 Swedish Parliament voted in favor of sending the 18th military aid package to Ukraine.
February 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Time for all free people of the world to stand with Europe and Ukraine. The current US Government has gone completely off the rails of democracy and should be ignored and reviled both in and outside the USA. #ukraine #SlavaUkraini #standwithukraine #supportukraine
February 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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The beautiful White-headed Fruit-dove endemic to Makira in the Solomon Islands. #Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2022 #WildlifePhotography #Biodiversity #makira #fruitdove #solomonislands #birdphotography
February 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Perfect cartoon by David Cohen!!
January 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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“Make good trouble.”

~ John Lewis
Stained glass art of Bishop Budde
January 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Hello from Fiji. To the USA folks we follow on TikTok, just a note to let you know that your accounts & videos are still all up and fully functional even if you can't access TikTok right now.
@iamjustally.bsky.social @chasingoz.bsky.social @northomahacatlady.bsky.social @snapbacknow.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Last bird photographed in 2024, a handsome, male Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) in the Asokaram Mangrove Swamp on the Gulf of Siam photographed on New Year's Eve afternoon.

#Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WildlifePhotography #Thailand #Biodiversity
December 31, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Always good seeing old favourites, like this incredible male Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) in Virginia.

#Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WildlifePhotography #Biodiversity #virginia #bluegrosbeak
December 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Michael Leunig has died age 79. By turns over his long career, he was a poet, a prophet and a provocateur.
The closest thing Australian cartooning had to a prophet: the sometimes celebrated, sometimes controversial Michael Leunig
Michael Leunig has died age 79. By turns over his long career, he was a poet, a prophet and a provocateur.
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December 20, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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During the Great Southern Bioblitz, we spent some time photographing on the inner reef off of Suva and found a mother Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) feeding her ternlet.

#Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WildlifePhotography #Fiji #Biodiversity
@gsbioblitz.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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The shiny, iridescent Metallic Pigeon was another great find in Fiji during the Great Southern BioBlitz. It's a great ocean voyager and island hopper ranging from the Philippines to Samoa.

#Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WildlifePhotography #Fiji #Biodiversity @gsbioblitz.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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The very stately Cocoi Heron gets its name from the Tupi language describing how it walks. Other Tupi derived animal names include Jaguar, Tapir, Capybara, Anhinga and Piranha.

#Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024
#WildlifePhotography #naturephotography #herons #Colombia #Sonso
December 15, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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We're monitoring the devastating effects of #Cyclone #Chido in the SW Indian Ocean and bringing daily update videos on our Bird Explorers TikTok Channel for anyone interested and would like to follow. It has devastated Mayotte and caused damage in Agaléga Group (Mauritius), Madagascar and Comoros.
December 14, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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The bright and bold colours of Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) actually serve as excellent camouflage in the dense forests of #Colombia and Ecuador.

#Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024
#WildlifePhotography #naturephotography #toucans #araucanalodge
December 14, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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One of the most iconic of all bird species, the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) seen lekking in the early morning is truly an amazing site to behold. This is at the Avistamiento de Aves Doña Dora in #Colombia.

#Biodiversity #Wildlife #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WildlifePhotography
December 13, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Here's a very fluffy juvenile Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) a cool Colombian bird. By day, it perches motionless, blending perfectly with the foliage; at night, its haunting calls echo as it hunts insects. A true ghost of the forest.

#potoo #Wildlife #birds #Colombia #BirdsSeenIn2024
December 12, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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The Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta) is common at Colombia's Laguna de Sonso. Known as the Buitre de ciénaga (Marsh Vulture) it sports a long 'horn' and has piercing velociraptor-like calls.

#HornedScreamer #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WildlifePhotography #Colombia
December 11, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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A cool Fijian endemic found during the GS Bioblitz was the Duetting Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris), one of the world's largest honeyeaters and definitely one of the loudest.

#Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2024
#WildlifePhotography #Fiji @gsbioblitz.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Had fun on Duolingo in 2024 maintaining my 11-year streak and doing 15 different languages from Japanese to Norwegian 💪💙💙
December 10, 2024 at 2:29 PM