Lori Batchelor🇨🇦
@lorichirp.bsky.social
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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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 (my first attempt at ALT Text)
For #BlueSkyMonday and #MinimalMonday, a male Wood Duck on water coloured by reflections of the #blue sky, bare trees, and his striking plumage.
#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
For #BlueSkyMonday and #MinimalMonday, a male Wood Duck on water coloured by reflections of the #blue sky, bare trees, and his striking plumage.
#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
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Your art challenge cheat sheet for February 9-15 is here!
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#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
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#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Your art challenge cheat sheet for February 9-15 is here!
See comments for host list.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
See comments for host list.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
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Had a mini photoshoot with this little guy today. Did you know the Brown-headed Nuthatch exhibits cooperative breeding behavior? Young birds will stay with their parents an extra year to help raise the next brood of siblings instead of leaving to find their own mate and nest.
#birds
#birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Had a mini photoshoot with this little guy today. Did you know the Brown-headed Nuthatch exhibits cooperative breeding behavior? Young birds will stay with their parents an extra year to help raise the next brood of siblings instead of leaving to find their own mate and nest.
#birds
#birds
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted - birds on a post or fence. This is the Upland Sandpiper. Despite the sandpiper names, these are grassland birds that prefer tallgrass prairies and are frequently found on fence posts.
#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersUnited
#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersUnited
February 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted - birds on a post or fence. This is the Upland Sandpiper. Despite the sandpiper names, these are grassland birds that prefer tallgrass prairies and are frequently found on fence posts.
#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersUnited
#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersUnited
Since all waterfowl is welcome on #MallardMonday, here are a male Ring-necked Duck (back) and a female Gadwall (front). Gadwalls, and other dabbling ducks, like to stay close to diving ducks, like the Ring-necked, because food gets stirred up by a dive.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Since all waterfowl is welcome on #MallardMonday, here are a male Ring-necked Duck (back) and a female Gadwall (front). Gadwalls, and other dabbling ducks, like to stay close to diving ducks, like the Ring-necked, because food gets stirred up by a dive.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
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Female Eastern Bluebird. Did you know a female Eastern bluebird typically lays a clutch of 3 to 6 eggs? She lays one egg each morning until the clutch is complete.
#birds
#birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Female Eastern Bluebird. Did you know a female Eastern bluebird typically lays a clutch of 3 to 6 eggs? She lays one egg each morning until the clutch is complete.
#birds
#birds
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“If I know what love is, it is because of you.”
-Hermann Hesse
-Hermann Hesse
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“If I know what love is, it is because of you.”
-Hermann Hesse
-Hermann Hesse
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Red-bellied Woodpecker, did you know that when not in use, their tongue wraps around their skull, providing a shock-absorbing cushion for their brain?
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Red-bellied Woodpecker, did you know that when not in use, their tongue wraps around their skull, providing a shock-absorbing cushion for their brain?
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The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker arrived for his usual suet feed. Did you know that the sapwells created by sapsuckers are a vital early-season food source for other species, most notably Ruby-throated Hummingbirds when they arrive in the spring?
#birds
#birds
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker arrived for his usual suet feed. Did you know that the sapwells created by sapsuckers are a vital early-season food source for other species, most notably Ruby-throated Hummingbirds when they arrive in the spring?
#birds
#birds
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American Goldfinches. Did you know these birds have a distinctive, four-syllable flight call that sounds like they are saying "po-ta-to-chip"?
#birds
#birds
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
American Goldfinches. Did you know these birds have a distinctive, four-syllable flight call that sounds like they are saying "po-ta-to-chip"?
#birds
#birds
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And the singing has begun. Did you know that male Pine Warblers begin singing on their breeding territories in early February here, but the northern range does not begin until late March?
#birds
#birds
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
And the singing has begun. Did you know that male Pine Warblers begin singing on their breeding territories in early February here, but the northern range does not begin until late March?
#birds
#birds
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Misty Waning Gibbous Moon 59% illumination, Distance 401,497km. Galway, Ireland. #Moon #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #MoonShot #Luna #SkyAtNight #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Misty Waning Gibbous Moon 59% illumination, Distance 401,497km. Galway, Ireland. #Moon #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #MoonShot #Luna #SkyAtNight #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
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I was excited to see and photograph Cedar Waxwings today! I've only seen them once before - just a brief glimpse - so today was really special! This was at Botany Bay Plantation Preserve in South Carolina coast.
#birds #nature #photography #Sony
#birds #nature #photography #Sony
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I was excited to see and photograph Cedar Waxwings today! I've only seen them once before - just a brief glimpse - so today was really special! This was at Botany Bay Plantation Preserve in South Carolina coast.
#birds #nature #photography #Sony
#birds #nature #photography #Sony
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I heard that it's #SuperbOwl Sunday so here's a very judgy Spectacled Owl at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #owls #nature
#birds #owls #nature
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I heard that it's #SuperbOwl Sunday so here's a very judgy Spectacled Owl at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #owls #nature
#birds #owls #nature
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February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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My Photo-a-day 2026 photo - Day 39: Today's photo is of a Fox Squirrel at Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve on Edisto Island, South Carolina. I was so excited to finally get to see one! These guys are huge!!! And I love their markings!
#nature #photography
#nature #photography
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
My Photo-a-day 2026 photo - Day 39: Today's photo is of a Fox Squirrel at Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve on Edisto Island, South Carolina. I was so excited to finally get to see one! These guys are huge!!! And I love their markings!
#nature #photography
#nature #photography
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I caught this male Cardinal with his beak full of seeds today.
#BirdoftheDay alt theme of #Red
#Birds #nature #photography
#BirdoftheDay alt theme of #Red
#Birds #nature #photography
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I caught this male Cardinal with his beak full of seeds today.
#BirdoftheDay alt theme of #Red
#Birds #nature #photography
#BirdoftheDay alt theme of #Red
#Birds #nature #photography
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February 9, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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American brown pelican showing of its 7 foot wingspan at the Texas City Dike. ©RBooks2026. #birds #pelican #waterbird #texas
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
American brown pelican showing of its 7 foot wingspan at the Texas City Dike. ©RBooks2026. #birds #pelican #waterbird #texas
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A little late to the #BirdoftheDay party today, but the theme of #posted is timely, as I just captured this Prairie Falcon on a post in a farm field on Friday. When it took off, I discovered it was carrying rodent prey as well! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #WillametteValley #Oregon
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
A little late to the #BirdoftheDay party today, but the theme of #posted is timely, as I just captured this Prairie Falcon on a post in a farm field on Friday. When it took off, I discovered it was carrying rodent prey as well! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #WillametteValley #Oregon
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Well, a least the #EasternBluebird looks good doing it?
Nov 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Nov 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Well, a least the #EasternBluebird looks good doing it?
Nov 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Nov 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography