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Gwen 🌈🌺🐦📚
@gwen4braves.bsky.social
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Give me a book on the porch with birds chirping and I'm happy. Daughters, a granddaughter, husband and the dog. 🧢⚾️🐦
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Gwen 🌈🌺🐦📚 @gwen4braves.bsky.social · Oct 14
Sorting stuff into albums, I found my favorite Hummingbird video. It was in September 2022 not long before they migrated south. I did actually live outside that month. 🪶🌱 #birds #FlowerReport
gwen4braves.bsky.social
The House Finches decided to try the finch feeder and stayed a while. I wonder if they could be these two juveniles on the right from August. Then and now they seemed like siblings still hanging out together. 🪶
A tube finch feeder has two house finches seen from their back with the one on the left turning his head to show his profile. He is very floofy. Two young house finches are on top of a shepherd's hook. The one on the left is facing the camera and the one on the right is seen from the back and is looking down. They both have soft baby feathers.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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marinamueller935.bsky.social
Lovely, albeit brisk, beach walk today along the Lake Ontario shoreline at Darlington Provincial Park
Beach sand dotted with snow. Water on the right & tree line on the left
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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drmichellelarue.bsky.social
We captured 18 birds today and then we surveyed the colony for bird flu, which we thankfully saw no evidence of.

Cape Crozier remains magical!
🌍🧪🦑🦉
A bunch of emperor penguins right near the camera with text overlay that says “surveying for bird flu involved lots of… birds. Curious, adorable birds.”
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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crosbybaseball.bsky.social
Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin has WON NL Rookie of the Year. He received 21 of the 30 first place votes
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
More blending in. They were made for this environment!

(American Robin) #birds 🌿
The top half of a gray and orange bird is visible among many fallen brown and leaves.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
Polar bears are experts in relaxing. Nothing like a good kelp bed in the sunshine. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
A polar bear lies on his back in a deep bed of brown kelp next to the blue water of Hudson Bay. He stretches his right arm up over its head. A polar bear lies on his back in a deep bed of reddish kelp and smiles in the sunshine, showing off his canines. A polar bear stretches out on his back in a deep bed of brown kelp in the sunshine.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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saskajanet.bsky.social
Mesmerizing lake ice. Sound on for the full effect 🌿
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
It was windy late yesterday afternoon and the Northern Mockingbird found their favorite perch in a tall red cedar and was the highest bird around. It enjoyed the ride! Ttrying to follow it was a challenge. I stopped recording and the Mockingbird stayed for a long time. 🪶
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
This is just part of a Starling and Common Grackle flock that has been making the rounds through the pastures and tree tops for miles around lately. 🪶
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
Lifer! 🎉
It's freezing and windy but I went outside a while. Looking at the pics I found a sweet baby in the bird's favorite low crape myrtle bush! It looks like the immature Clay-colored Sparrow and is not supposed to be anywhere around here. It was with the sparrows, finches and cardinals group.🪶
An id image of a clay colored sparrow adult on a twig A small sparrow with a white belly and soft golden brown head is looking to the right on a twig in a leafless crape myrtle bush.
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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burrowingowl.bsky.social
Seriously? 🪶
Northern harrier flying by with a look of complete disdain.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
My friend Mr Cardinal and I were not happy with the cold front sweeping in today! I bundled up for 56° F with 10-15 mph winds and it was still shivery. I'm not sure where he found a fluffy down extra layer. We both called it a day around 4:00 pm. 🪶
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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banditelli.org
Sorry squirrel fans, best I got it mallard hybrids (I think) having fun in a water feature
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is standing on things except the Floor.
The gutters and drainpipes are always a good place to watch the world from.
1. Rock Pigeon 2.Two House Finches 3.Two House Finches 🪶
A blue and gray pigeon looks over the edge of a gutter. Two house finches watch the yard from the edge of a gutter. They have reddish heads and chests. Two house finches are in silhouette on a drainpioe under the roof on a rainy day.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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debmaluk.bsky.social
Feisty Blue Jays #birds
2 Blue Jays on a partially snow covered lawn. There are bits of green grass and yellow leaves on the lawn. One Jay is on the ground with a wing partially open and the second Jay is in flight with a peanut. A Blue Jay on a partially snow covered lawn looking up at a second Jay that is flying down
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
You could tell it was windy. Her perfect crest was ruffled! Cardinal 🪶
A peach colored cardinal is very round and her top crest is windblown. A peach colored cardinal is a round ball as she looks down into a feeder. The cardinal looks down while on top of a feeder.
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
The Fish Crows were silent as they landed in a distant cedar tree. What were those large birds? They were calling when they left and their identity was clear. 🪶 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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paulmwall.bsky.social
The #birdoftheday theme is Standing On Things so here you go #birds
Eastern bluebird perched atop a large gravestone marked simply “CROW.” The bird is small, with blue wings and a blue head and a red breast and white underparts, and faces right. The background is unfocused green grass.
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
Yesterday was a warm day ahead of colder ones. I watched these birds for hours while hearing constant chatter nearby. When I submitted an eBird list from Merlin there were 35 species! A Meadowlark and a Lincoln's Sparrow!
Cardinal, Downey Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, House Finch 🪶
A red cardinal looks to the left from the side of a feeder A black and white woodpecker is looking at a suet feeder A small brown stripey sparrow under a tree looks up toward a feeder A house finch with a reddish head and chest is on a shepherd's hook
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
Smile everybody! Why do you all have food hanging out of your mouth?! The Cardinal and House Finch buddies. 🪶
A cardinal and two house finches look up from a cage feeder with seeds in their mouths.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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mariannedenton.bsky.social
More globemallow & bees from last week 🧡💚
A green peridot sweat bee wrapped around the yellow pollen stamens of an orange globemallow. A green peridot sweat bee wrapped around the yellow pollen stamens of an orange globemallow. A green peridot sweat bee walking across the bud an orange globemallow. A small black bee walking along the petals of an orange globemallow.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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warondumb.bsky.social
Rumors had been stirring already. Doug Jones hints he will challenge Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/politics/202...
Alabama Democrat hints at 2026 rematch with Tommy Tuberville
The former senator took a swipe at Tuberville for his loyalty to Trump, saying he’s an example of new ultra-partisan Washington leaders.
www.al.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
gwen4braves.bsky.social
Breaking news! The White-throated Sparrow left the ground level to sit on a tree branch!
A white throated sparrow is perched on a tree branch with golden leaves.
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
One of my favorite housemates is the healthy population of Spotted Least Geckos (Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus) that patrol @casabentbill.bsky.social looking for delicious insects.

A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find.

This one was only about 23mm long.

#reptiles
Small tan and orange gecko with a long banded tail clinging to a textured turquoise wall.
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
Here’s Mr Eastern Towhee looking just as gorgeous

#birds 🌿
A black bird with orange sides stands on a branch, his long tail on display.
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM