Dogofthedesert
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Dogofthedesert
@dogofthedesert.bsky.social
Retired archaeologist and museum curator who loves the planet he lives on, and worries about what is happening to it.
A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) in the Rio Grande Bosque, Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 21, 2026.

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January 22, 2026 at 1:33 AM
A black-throated sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) in lower Embudo Canyon, in the Sandia Mountains next to Albuquerque, on January 19, 2026.

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January 21, 2026 at 2:15 AM
A sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) flying low overhead in Corrales, New Mexico on January 20, 2026.

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January 20, 2026 at 10:42 PM
A curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) on a cholla in lower Embudo Canyon, in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque. Photo taken on January 19, 2026.

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January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in someone's front yard. At this time of the year, mule deer often drift down from the Sandia Mountains into adjacent neighborhoods, to browse on landscaping. Photo taken near the Embudo Trailhead on January 19, 2026.

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January 20, 2026 at 1:23 AM
A white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) stretching and yawning at the start of a busy day. Photo taken in lower Embudito Canyon, in the Sandia Mountains, on January 19, 2026.

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January 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) circling over Albuquerque's South Valley on January 16, 2026.

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January 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
A male vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) displays his stunning colors in Albuquerque's South Valley on January 16, 2025. Not a bird we usually see around here.

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January 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
A northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) pair at Tingley Beach in Albuquerque, N.M. Photo taken on January 15, 2026.

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January 16, 2026 at 2:03 AM
A juvenile black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) in the late afternoon sun. Photo taken at Tingley Beach in Albuquerque, N.M. on January 15, 2025.

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January 16, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This afternoon in the Rio Grande Bosque, I saw a swarm of winged insects emerging from the ground, milling about, and leaving one by one. They were termites ready to fly, mate, and establish new colonies. Photo taken in Albuquerque, N.M. on January 15, 2026.

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January 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'll also post this image of a white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), as it shows the undertail coverts that give its butt a mottled brown-and-white appearance. Photo taken on January 14, 2026.

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January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
A Canada goose (Branta canadensis) flying so low, its wingtip is grazing the water. Photo taken at Isleta Lakes, New Mexico on January 14, 2026.

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January 15, 2026 at 1:55 AM
A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) and riprap. Photo taken at Isleta Lakes, New Mexico on January 14, 2026.

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January 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
A white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) giving me the hairy eyeball. Photo taken at Isleta Lakes, New Mexico on January 14, 2025.

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January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The male ain't bad lookin', either. A male hooded merganser at Tingley Beach in Albuquerque, in the late afternoon of January 12, 2026.

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January 13, 2026 at 2:41 AM
A female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) at Tingley Beach in Albuquerque, late in the afternoon of January 12, 2025.

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January 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Clouds drifting into TWA Canyon on January 10, 2026. The name is unofficial but widely used. It marks the spot where TWA Flight 260 came to a tragic end 71 years ago. The upper end of the Sandia Tram is visible (barely) at the left end of the skyline.
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Molly the Cat supervising the prep work for the weekend family supper. Photo taken on January 11, 2026.

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January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Another great egret (Ardea alba), this one at the Alameda Open Space nature pond in Albuquerque. Photo taken on January 10, 2026.

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January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque. She's displaying the white chin patch that helps distinguish her from her "hoodie" cousins. Photo taken on January 10, 2025.

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January 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
A great egret (Ardea alba) steps through the grass at Isleta Lakes, New Mexico on January 9, 2026. Given the down at the end of its beak, it must have been preening before I arrived.

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January 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
A male red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) on a cold, gloomy morning. Photo taken in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 8, 2026.

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January 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
After my recent picture of an immature Cooper's hawk (Astur cooperii), I decided to dig up my favorite image of such birds. Note the band on its right leg. Photo taken in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 5, 2023, long before I joined Bluesky.

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January 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
On a cold winter night, there's nothing like curling up with a good book. Unless, of course, Molly the Cat gets jealous of all the attention you're giving the book. Photo taken on January 6, 2026.

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January 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM