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Lori Batchelor🇨🇦
@lorichirp.bsky.social
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Hooked on bird photography (and some other subjects)! Canadian near Vancouver in British Columbia. I love re-posting pix by others on my timeline so please check my Media tab to view my photos/videos. Disabled with MS. Happily married!
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Lori Batchelor🇨🇦 @lorichirp.bsky.social · Mar 4
A grey day in the park yesterday was brightened when a passerby mentioned he had seen an owl a few hundred yards in the direction we were headed and we found it! #birds #photography #birdphotography #Raptors #owl 🦉

A Barred Owl (my first attempt at ALT Text)
A Barred Owl, a large, stocky owl with brown and white markings, round head, no ear tufts, and a medium-length tail, is perched on a branch in a forest.
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chuck4242.bsky.social
A detailed shot of a recent Red Tailed Hawk encounter.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A closeup of a Red Tailed Hawk
February 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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margasib.bsky.social
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, here's a Cooper's Hawk on the fence. It was hoping to catch one of the birds in the backyard, but they all flew away. Better luck next time!

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #wildlife
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Just back folks. I'm honestly going to try and see as many as I can of the
#BirdOfTheDay entries. Bear with me. I spent quite some time watching Black Headed Gulls today. Keeping my best shots for another day but I like the splash and reflection in this one. #red #birds #EastCoastKin
Black-headed gull in flight just inches above deep blue water, wings fully spread and glowing white in the sunlight. Its red bill is open as droplets splash behind it, suggesting it has just snatched prey from the surface. The bird’s reflection ripples below, slightly distorted by gentle waves, mirroring the motion and adding a sense of speed and precision.
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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jerrycannon27.bsky.social
Great Horned Owl #birds
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #Posted

Turkey vultures hanging out on some fence posts. These photos were taken at different times, but it's the same spot, which is very popular with the vultures.

#EastCoastKin #Birds #TurkeyVultures #Hiking #WestCoastKin
A very large turkey vulture is sitting on a wooden post alongside a hiking and horse trail in the green hills of San Luis Obispo. There are some green shrubs up against the broken wooden fence, and the hills in the distance are a bright green. Laguna Lake Open Space/Cerro San Luis Obispo, California Two turkey vultures are sitting on separate wooden posts of a barbed wire fence in the green hills of San Luis Obispo. Next to the fence is a dirt hiking and horse trail. One of the vultures has his wings spread upward. Laguna Lake Open Space/Cerro San Luis Obispo, California
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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mickeymcwilliams.bsky.social
good morning, y'all
#sunrise
#surfcitypier
#beach
#ocean
#nature
#photography
February 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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andreapeterson.bsky.social
A close-up of the center of an anemone-style dahlia called 'Sandia Brocade'

#Flowers #Dahlias #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Orange #Macro #Anthophile #Photography
A closeup of the center of an orange colored anemone-style dahlia called Sandia brocade.
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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sbgphotography.bsky.social
I kept an eye on this female Avispa as she built her nest. However, I didn't notice until I was editing the photos that she did all the master level construction with a missing right foot!

#macro #avispa #yellowjacket #wasp #nest
#sbgphotography #photography #nature
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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fraggenstein.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted a bird on a post or fence set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ Here's a Buzzard surveying the area on top of a telegraph pole ~ photo taken over The Vale of Glamorgan - South Wales 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #bluesky #EastCoastKin #birds #BirdOfPrey
A common buzzard is a large, sturdy bird of prey, often seen soaring high in wide circles or sitting hunched on telegraph poles and fence posts. It has a wingspan of over 1 meter, with broad, rounded wings that show light-coloured undersides and dark, finger-like tips. They are usually dark brown, with a pale "necklace".
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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davidst999.bsky.social
Alan @alan678.bsky.social has set the theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay as #posted, bird on a post or fence. So here are a Meadow Pipit, a Burrowing Owl, a Common Kestrel and a Red Grouse. More info in ALT. #Birds 🪶 🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon
Alan @alan678.bsky.social has set the theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay as #posted, bird on a post or fence. So here is a Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) taken in the Lammermuir Hills, East Lothian, Scotland. A Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) taken on Marco Island, South Florida. A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) with a vole on a fence post at Levenhall Links Nature Reserve, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. A Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) taken in the Lammermuir Hills, East Lothian, Scotland. Look at his feathery feet!
February 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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rockinbones.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #Red Birds 🪶
Red you say ? Here’s some Red .
Cardinal on Dogwood
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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sbgphotography.bsky.social
This young father wasn't concerned about my presence but he was about the Chimango Caracara in the sky, which hunt Burrowing Owls and their babies.

#posted - a bird on a #post or #fence. #Burrowing #Owl #Chile #photography #Nature #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #sbgphotography
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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margasib.bsky.social
A gorgeous Altamira Oriole stops briefly in a bush on its way to the waterhole.

#OrangeSun #birding #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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gleng.bsky.social
Morning #bird

An American Bald Eagle on a utility pole, surveying the pond at Greenfield Park in Mesa AZ. I've shared this photo before, but it fits in perfectly with today's #birdofthrday theme of #posted so I couldn't resist.

#birdphotography #photography #birding #birds #wildlifephotography
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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cumberlandjc.bsky.social
Variable Hawk sitting on a fence post on Pebble Island in the #FalklandIslands. Fluffed up against the inevitable wind and unperturbed by our nearby vehicle, he is rather an impressive fellow.
270mm f7.1 1:4000s ISO800
#BirdOfTheDay #Posted #Birds #Raptors #EastCoastKin #StunDay #Wildlife #ArtYear
close up photo of a Variable Hawk, also known as a Red-backed Hawk, sitting on a fence post against a background of out of focus grassy slope sea and sky. So named as there are both light and dark forms which can also vary in colour but the adults do all have a white tail with a black pre-terminal bar. The only breeding Hawk in the Falklands this individual has a fluffed up white front slightly barred towards its flanks, grey head, rusty brown back and beautifully mottled grey wings. It talons at the end of its yellow toes and legs are formidable.
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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margasib.bsky.social
An Orange-crowned Warbler catches me trying to take its photo next to a blooming Purple Heart.

#stunday #FlowersOnSunday #photography #bloomscrolling #birds #FlowerReport
February 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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jancasavant.bsky.social
Looking across to the snow-covered landscape through a curtain of icicles after the snowstorm ended late yesterday afternoon (Westwood, MA - 2/7/26) ❄️🌲🥶

#SollitarySunday #landscape #winter #snow #icicles #StunDay #EastCoastKin #Massachusetts
View of a snow-covered hill and evergreen trees and shrubbery topped with white snow as seen through a row of white icicles hanging from the roof. The late afternoon sky is a mix of blue, gray clouds and pale yellow sunlight just before sunset in Massachusetts.
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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clinty1.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today set by @alan678.bsky.social
is #posted: a bird on a post or fence. Here's a Brown Pelican resting on a dock post. #Birds #Pelican #BrownPelican
Brown pelican squatting on a dock post. brown pelicans have long bills, yellow heads and primarily brown bodies
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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andreapeterson.bsky.social
Reflections from the Seattle Japanese Garden, May of 2025

#Stunday #Reflections #Wisteria #BlueSky #Scape #Flowers #Trees #Gardens #Photography #Seattle #PNW
The Seattle Japanese garden with green trees, pink wisteria, and a large pond with reflections of the trees and the blue sky with puffy white clouds in it.
February 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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burrowingowl.bsky.social
Good morning! 🪶
Two burrowing owlets peeking out from their cave.
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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knotweed-ireland.bsky.social
Bird of the day - (Posted) European Robin standing on a fence post in the sun... #BirdOfTheDay #Posted #Birds #Robin #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #Birding #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #PhotographyIsArt #BirdsSeenIn2026
European Robin standing on a fence post in the sun
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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yahiro-photograph.bsky.social
A close-up shot of a male Red-flanked Bluetail. Such a beautiful mix of blue and orange.
#birds
Close-up of a male Red-flanked Bluetail perched on a tree branch, showing its vivid blue and orange plumage against a softly blurred natural background.
February 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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andreapeterson.bsky.social
A Steller's jay visiting our garden and owning the fence post

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Posted #Corvids #Jays #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEponymous #FeatheredFriends #BackyardBirds #Edmonds
A black and blue Steller's jay standing on a rusty colored fence post with a light colored blurry background.
February 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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alxnelson.bsky.social
An eastern screech owl face peering out from the entrance of the birdhouse it was nesting in. #birds
February 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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jancasavant.bsky.social
Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday! This cute little #BurrowingOwl is rooting for The Pats! 🤍❤️💙

#birds #owls #BirdPhotography #Olympus #California #Superbowl #football #NewEnglandPatriots #GoPats #EastCoastKin
This Burrowing Owl is a small brown owl with white spots. The owl is sitting at the edge of a burrow surrounded by gray rocks and green grasses. Unlike other owls, they live underground in burrows they've made or have taken over from ground squirrels, etc. They're most active in the early morning or late evening, but are often out during the daytime. Seen in Northern California.
February 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM