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Linda Hawkins
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Watercolor artist, who loves to
travel and take photos. No DMs🚫
Californian 💙

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#birdoftheday
#staredown
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Red-tailed hawk watching me on the 4th tee. So unusual to see a hawk on the ground without a 'catch' and up close without flying off (flew off later, didn't appear injured).
Photo at ground level of the side of a red-tail hawk, with its head turned to the camera. Hawk is standing in green grass. Background is water with reeds.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow
#Bright
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

'Monument to the Immigrant', shines bright against the blue skies in New Orleans.
Photo of the side view of a large, white marble statue, against a bright blue sky. A few carved figures can be seen with their backs to the left of a female in a gown, almost floating off to the right.
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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#birdoftheday
#post
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography
Photo of black birds (cormorants) on grayish posts
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#birdoftheday
#ducksoutofwater
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography
Photo of three ducks walking away from camera on green grass. One is all black, another is dark gray with a black head, and the one in the foreground is light peachy beige with a very light brown head.
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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#ColorADay
#RedWed
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#watercolor
#watercolorandink

A bit of red popping out. Having fun with zen doodle art.
Watercolor and ink painting - red tulips not yet in full bloom (painted), amongst thick leaves done in black ink using wavy lines. Background, a solid, sage green watercolor.
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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#birdoftheday
#paddling
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Goose paddling with pride
Photo of a white goose sitting on the water with its neck outstretched...strong reflection in green/blue water.
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

The Wire
Photo looking up at three telephone wires with a black bird sitting on the bottom wire.
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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#ColorADay
#OrangeSun
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography
Photo of a light orange Hibicus Flower in full bloom, with a couple green leaves to the left of blossoms. Flower has a red center.
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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#birdoftheday
#StandingOnThings
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Osprey on a fishing boat cable....it has the right idea!
Photo looking up at an Osprey, sitting on a thick cable.
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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#ColorADay
#GreenSat
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Lot of green on shore and in reflection
photo of green palm fronds draping into the lake, with a strong reflection of same
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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#ColorADay
#BWFri
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

The Canal Street Line - streetcar in New Orleans
BW photo of a streetcar in New Orleans. Tracks seen in foreground. Connector and wires above. Buildings and a few palm trees in background.
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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#birdoftheday
#fighting
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

I posted the attacking bird photo a couple months ago, but fits today's theme. Kestrel repeatedly swooped at red tailed hawk. Also posting defensive posture hawk took during it all.
Photo of kestrel swooping down on a red tailed hawk hawk, which is perched on rooftop. Photo of red-tailed hawk with its head tucked in, in defensive mode.
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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#birdoftheday
#fluffy (alternative topic)
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

I snapped this California Towhee as it was cleaning itself...it had just fluffed its feathers.
Photo of a smallish brown bird with fluffed out feathers. It is sitting on the top of a dark brown wicker chair. In the background, sitting higher than the bird, are two red trumpet flowers against a brown wooden fence. There is a pointy green succulent plant right behind the bird.
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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#ColorADay
#RedWed
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#photography

San Francisco, Chinatown
Photo taken at dusk of brightly lit red lanterns which are strung, crisscrossing down the street.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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#birdoftheday
#CloseUps
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Brown Pelican
Close up photo of the side of a brown pelican. Top of head very white and back of head and neck, brown. Large, long beak mottled grey and off white. A bit of light grey body feathers in foreground.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#birdoftheday
#rock
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Well, it is a bird (seagull) on a rock...but more of a rock than bird 😊
Photo of a couple vertical pointy rocks, with a single seagull perched on the tallest of them.
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforShadows
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Fun shadow from a bike rack
Photo of a bike rack on a sidewalk-a pole with a circle of metal with a cut out of a bicycle in a circle inside the circle...all casting a shadow, showing in the foreground of sidewalk
November 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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#birdoftheday
#Pigeon
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography
Photo of a pigeon facing out of a cubby hole in a rock structure.
November 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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birdoftheday
#underrated
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

A Heermann's Gull could be underrated as it hangs on the beach with the larger population of more popular gulls.
Photo of brown gull on the sandy beach (back feathers white tipped). It is a Heermann's Gull with a strong, orange beak.
November 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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#birdoftheday
#Hiding
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

She did a good job of hiding her nest and young, but we spotted them in the cliff face across the river.
Photo of a large nest made of tree branches/twigs, sitting in a hole in the rocky side of a cliff. In the nest is a large black bird (raven) which can be seen from behind feeding her young...only visible sign of young is a wide open beak exposing a pink inside, waiting for food.
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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#birdoftheday
#Gull
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Here's your common, begging, Western Gull
Photo of western seagull, standing on wooden railing, facing the camera. From head to mid body-white feathers, rest of body-gray feathers. Pink, skinny legs and webbed feet.
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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#birdoftheday
#TwosDay
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Whispering sweet nothings, or going in for a kiss? 😊
Photo of two pigeons on wooden deck. One pigeon leaning into the other with its beak on the side of its face.
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforRock
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

I love how the sun hits the side of this rock...it really lights it up. Dinosaur Caves Park, Pismo Beach, CA
Photo from a cliff looking down at the green ocean shoreline to see a very large, light beige rock lit up by the sun. There is a nice reflection of the rock. A smaller, dark brown is in the foreground, with a bit of water swirling around it.
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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#birdoftheday
#Heron
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Great Blue Heron striking a pose
Photo of profile of Great Blue Heron standing on a post. Photo taken near dusk, but enough light for there to be a reflection of the post in the ocean water.
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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#birdoftheday
#Egret
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Grace on the beach
Photo of a Great Egret standing on the wet beach. Enough water to pickup a slight reflection. The bird's neck is twisted in such a way that the photo is the profile of the face and the neck looks like an 's'.
October 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM