MC
@merrietriplett.bsky.social
I’m new here. I’m a writer and filmmaker. Shares Black film and TV news esp indie works. Also photographs and makes short videos around San Francisco.
A Nuttail #woodpecker at Polin Springs in #sanfrancisco contemplating the hole they've just made maybe. Seen this August #crissyfield #birds #nature #wildlife #crissyfield
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A Nuttail #woodpecker at Polin Springs in #sanfrancisco contemplating the hole they've just made maybe. Seen this August #crissyfield #birds #nature #wildlife #crissyfield
As a birding newbie, there's a lot of birds I have less photos of but here's a northern house #wren that kept showing up in my Merlin app before I finally saw it w my eyes.
Today's #bird of the day theme is least - the bird you’ve got the least captures of. #sanfrancisco #birding #wildlife #nature
Today's #bird of the day theme is least - the bird you’ve got the least captures of. #sanfrancisco #birding #wildlife #nature
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Fall #bird migration over. So, sharing shots of last western #tanagers. Think there's 1 or 2 that hang in garden @ #fortmason #sanfrancisco all year, locals now. The rest, I guess I'll see next year when they return. Hmm, wonder which new #birds I'll see this winter...? #birding #nature #wildlife
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Fall #bird migration over. So, sharing shots of last western #tanagers. Think there's 1 or 2 that hang in garden @ #fortmason #sanfrancisco all year, locals now. The rest, I guess I'll see next year when they return. Hmm, wonder which new #birds I'll see this winter...? #birding #nature #wildlife
Caught these wild red masked #parrots or #parakeets flying through #fortmason early October in #sanfrancisco. Notice, a few are without red mask on face. They're juveniles and won't get full coloring for another year or so apparently. Wild parrots fly all over city. #birds #birders
November 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Caught these wild red masked #parrots or #parakeets flying through #fortmason early October in #sanfrancisco. Notice, a few are without red mask on face. They're juveniles and won't get full coloring for another year or so apparently. Wild parrots fly all over city. #birds #birders
Here's a couple of white #pelicans flying over #fortmason in #sanfrancisco. The white #pelican is rare here but get them sometimes . They usually don't fly over this park since coast is nearby. But it was cloudy so they flew different path to get to shoreline. Lucky day. #birds #SuperSeabirdSunday
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Here's a couple of white #pelicans flying over #fortmason in #sanfrancisco. The white #pelican is rare here but get them sometimes . They usually don't fly over this park since coast is nearby. But it was cloudy so they flew different path to get to shoreline. Lucky day. #birds #SuperSeabirdSunday
Took this photo of large #cormorant group late summer in #sanfrancisco. #birds just chilling and drying feathers by #pier39 in the city. #photography #bayarea #nature
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#SuperSeabirdSunday
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Took this photo of large #cormorant group late summer in #sanfrancisco. #birds just chilling and drying feathers by #pier39 in the city. #photography #bayarea #nature
#SuperSeabirdSunday
#SuperSeabirdSunday
Saw full double #rainbow just now. By the time I grabbed my camera, the second rainbow was disappearing. But still got this. Beautiful #sanfrancisco rooftop view. #iphone #photography
October 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Saw full double #rainbow just now. By the time I grabbed my camera, the second rainbow was disappearing. But still got this. Beautiful #sanfrancisco rooftop view. #iphone #photography
October 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Went to see #FleetWeekSF in #sanfrancisco. Miss the #usnavy, #blueangels etc. But Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Patriots Jet Team, Ace Maker, Randy Howell & Cory Lovell, Jack Aces and United Airlines were great. Thanks! #CFSnowbirds #sfbayarea
October 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Went to see #FleetWeekSF in #sanfrancisco. Miss the #usnavy, #blueangels etc. But Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Patriots Jet Team, Ace Maker, Randy Howell & Cory Lovell, Jack Aces and United Airlines were great. Thanks! #CFSnowbirds #sfbayarea
Saw a Virginia's #warbler at #sanfrancisco #fortmason this wk. Love birding there. I think this #bird is rare for area. Was slow day. Sat to drink coffee under tree & guess who plunked down right over my head on a branch. Always keep my camera close @ munch time. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Saw a Virginia's #warbler at #sanfrancisco #fortmason this wk. Love birding there. I think this #bird is rare for area. Was slow day. Sat to drink coffee under tree & guess who plunked down right over my head on a branch. Always keep my camera close @ munch time. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature
Got this shot of fledling #mockingbird I believe. He was on top of a planter trellis in community garden where people #bird in city. Guess the folks were grocery shopping while he waited for them to come back. #birds #fortmason #sanfrancisco #birding
September 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Got this shot of fledling #mockingbird I believe. He was on top of a planter trellis in community garden where people #bird in city. Guess the folks were grocery shopping while he waited for them to come back. #birds #fortmason #sanfrancisco #birding
September 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Sharp shinned #hawk flying majestically above #fortmason in #sanfrancisco after chasing off much bigger #redtail hawk. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
September 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Sharp shinned #hawk flying majestically above #fortmason in #sanfrancisco after chasing off much bigger #redtail hawk. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#pelicans don't even look like real birds sometimes. Even up close look so bizarre compared to a sparrow. This bird is as as tall as I am if it stands, but so thin. I see them fishing in uncharacteristic places sometimes & like many, worry about their future. #seabirds #birds #birdphotography
September 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
#pelicans don't even look like real birds sometimes. Even up close look so bizarre compared to a sparrow. This bird is as as tall as I am if it stands, but so thin. I see them fishing in uncharacteristic places sometimes & like many, worry about their future. #seabirds #birds #birdphotography
More brown #pelican @ #crissyfield in #sanfrancisco. Good to get close enough to photography color. When flying they always look cool but can't get the color under eyes or around pouch. #seabirds #birds #birdphotography #bayarea #nature
September 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
More brown #pelican @ #crissyfield in #sanfrancisco. Good to get close enough to photography color. When flying they always look cool but can't get the color under eyes or around pouch. #seabirds #birds #birdphotography #bayarea #nature
Brown #pelicans in #sanfrancisco usually can't get that close unless in boat. They roost on mudflats, middle of water. So usually they're a few dozen ft away. But he right by me on bridge at #crissyfield #presidio, briefly, as he searched for fish. #seabirds #birds #birdphotography #bayarea #nature
September 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Brown #pelicans in #sanfrancisco usually can't get that close unless in boat. They roost on mudflats, middle of water. So usually they're a few dozen ft away. But he right by me on bridge at #crissyfield #presidio, briefly, as he searched for fish. #seabirds #birds #birdphotography #bayarea #nature
Still posting photos of #terns from a couple of weeks ago. Flock flying near #goldengatebridge in #sanfrancisco as double crested #cormorants watch. #birds #seabirds #birdphotography
September 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Still posting photos of #terns from a couple of weeks ago. Flock flying near #goldengatebridge in #sanfrancisco as double crested #cormorants watch. #birds #seabirds #birdphotography
Elegant #terns showed up en masse at #crissyfield in #sanfrancisco near the #presidio. Cloudy day for video but the sound is good. 150 terns taking turns talking. Think they were waiting for tide, fishing a little while resting on mudflats. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife
September 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Elegant #terns showed up en masse at #crissyfield in #sanfrancisco near the #presidio. Cloudy day for video but the sound is good. 150 terns taking turns talking. Think they were waiting for tide, fishing a little while resting on mudflats. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife
I don't speak #tern but I think it's saying "get me more food! Now! #crissyfield #sanfrancisco #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography #presidio #birdphotography
September 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I don't speak #tern but I think it's saying "get me more food! Now! #crissyfield #sanfrancisco #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography #presidio #birdphotography
I caught a few adult #birds feeding their babies, including this one. #crissyfield #sanfrancisco. #birdwatching #nature #photography #birdphotography
September 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I caught a few adult #birds feeding their babies, including this one. #crissyfield #sanfrancisco. #birdwatching #nature #photography #birdphotography
This weekend I watched a lot of elegant #terns, approx 150 at least at any given time at #crissyfield #sanfrancisco. #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography
September 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This weekend I watched a lot of elegant #terns, approx 150 at least at any given time at #crissyfield #sanfrancisco. #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography
Not sure what to make of this one. Camera shy #finch maybe? #birds #birding #birdwatching #sanfrancisco fort mason
September 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Not sure what to make of this one. Camera shy #finch maybe? #birds #birding #birdwatching #sanfrancisco fort mason
Photo of Hooded #oriole apparently feeding a juvenile #finch. I think 2 females. It was a hot day, very bright, couldn't see so took photos, saw this at home later. Confirmed with an #ebird checker that species feeding other species young happens sometimes. Cool. #birds #birdwatching #sanfrancisco
August 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Photo of Hooded #oriole apparently feeding a juvenile #finch. I think 2 females. It was a hot day, very bright, couldn't see so took photos, saw this at home later. Confirmed with an #ebird checker that species feeding other species young happens sometimes. Cool. #birds #birdwatching #sanfrancisco
I love watching #terns at #sanfrancisco marina. They are the hardest working #birds in the ocean. #seabirds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife
July 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I love watching #terns at #sanfrancisco marina. They are the hardest working #birds in the ocean. #seabirds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife