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Mike Saccone
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Conservation advocate and amateur bird photographer. Ohioan by birth, Coloradan by choice, living near the nation’s capital.

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An American robin enjoying holly berries on a rainy afternoon at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 4000, f6.3, 1/800s) 🪶

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February 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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American kestrel ladies are just as handsome as their male counterparts. This one put on an aerial show over the fields and pastures of Wye Island

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm 🪶

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February 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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A Northern mockingbird fresh from slaking its thirst with some snow

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1400, f8, 1/1000s) 🪶

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February 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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A white-throated sparrow contemplating its next stop for foraging

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 2800, f7.1, 1/500s) 🪶

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February 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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A Carolina chickadee pausing briefly on the trunk of a young tree

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 6400, f8, 1/800s) 🪶

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February 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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A dark-eyed junco showing off its contrasting plumage

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1800, f7.1, 1/400s) 🪶

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February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1250, f8, 1/1250s) 🪶

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February 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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The humble song sparrow

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 250, f9, 1/1250s) 🪶

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February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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A dark-eyed junco in full-on borb mode

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600m (ISO 1100, f8, 1/1000s) 🪶

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February 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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The unique chattering of the Eastern towhee is one of the delights of hiking in the backcountry. Often foraging in small groups, these large sparrows often lurk in the brush and undergrowth.

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1250, f9, 1/2500s) 🪶

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February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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A big leap for a small bird

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February 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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This young Cooper's hawk was quietly watching a mixed flock foraging the fields of the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area on a frigid and windy winter day.

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1250, f9, 1/4000s) 🪶

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February 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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The red-breasted nuthatches have surged this year with many more showing up in the DC Metro Area than I have seen. This individual was one of two foraging around the Patuxent Research Refuge on a exceptionally cold afternoon.

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1250, f8, 1/1250s) 🪶
February 1, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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The hermit thrush, normally a denizen of the undergrowth, dropped by the backyard on a frigid morning

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 2500, f7.1, 1/500s) 🪶

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January 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Keeping your feeders full when it's extremely cold is important, but so is having fresh water available. I set out a cake pan full of water and a flock of 30+ American robins quickly availed themselves of it.

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 3200, f6.3, 1/500s) 🪶

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January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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A yellow-bellied sapsucker warming itself just after sunrise on the trunk of tulip poplar tree

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 280, f7.1, 1/800s) 🪶

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January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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A house finch glowing amid the snow

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 3600, f6.3, 1/640s) 🪶

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January 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Fun fact: If you add up all of the angles in a tufted titmouse's crest, you get infinite cool.

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 800, f8, 1/2500s) 🪶

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January 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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A white-throated sparrow fluffed up to endure the snow, cold, and sleet

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 3600, f6.3, 1/500s) 🪶

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January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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An inquisitive and chatty Carolina wren at Wheaton Regional Park

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm 🪶

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January 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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An Eastern towhee chattering away during a recent foray out of the undergrowth

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 3200, f7.1, 1/640s) 🪶

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January 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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An American herring gull off the coast of Delaware

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1800, f6, 1/2000s) 🪶

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January 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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A backyard ruby-crowned kinglet that has been hanging around my suet feeder

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 2500, f6.3, 1/500s) 🪶

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January 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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When a winter wrens wants to remain hidden, its camouflage is unmatched. This tiny bird, however, boasts quite the dynamic range and volume when it wants to be found.

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 6400, f6.3, 1/800s) 🪶

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January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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An American herring gull diving in front of a container ship traveling southeast out of the Delaware Bay

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 3600, f6.3, 1/2500s) 🪶

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January 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM