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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸
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🕊️ Tour Guide, Content Creator & Mentor
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📷 Birding Tours & Workshops 👇🏻
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Leucistic #CaliforniaTowhee! Although Towhees are pretty common around here, I have never seen a leucistic one until yesterday! 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Leucistic #CaliforniaTowhee | www.moniquedao.com/birding #birdguide #tourguide #natureguide #photographyworkshop #birdphotography #birding #birds #birder #birdwatching #californiabirds #letsgobirding
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Feelin’ blue 💙 #BlueGrosbeak 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Blue Grosbeak on a branch | www.moniquedao.com/birding
October 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Super rare and beautiful #Dickcissel in SoCal for the Fall 🥹🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Super rare and beautiful #Dickcissel in SoCal for the Fall 🥹🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Cute little #Bushtit on aloe 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Cute little Bushtit on aloe | www.moniquedao.com/birding
October 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The Forager #DarkEyedJunco 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Dark-Eyed Junco | www.moniquedao.com/birding
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🎶 Black and yellow, black and yellow 🎶 #LawrencesGoldfinch 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Lawrence’s Goldfinch in Orange County. www.moniquedao.com/birding
September 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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All hail the tiny King. 👑 #RubyCrownedKinglet 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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All hail the tiny King. 👑 #RubyCrownedKinglet 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding
September 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Monday mood 🥱 #BarredOwl 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Barred Owl yawning. www.moniquedao.com/birding
September 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I've got the blues... 🎶🩵 #LazuliBunting 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Lazuli Bunting | www.moniquedao.com/birding
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Hello September! Here’s a Yellow-billed Magpie I got on a North CA trip last year. Fall vibes! 🍂🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Hello September! Here’s a Yellow-billed Magpie I got on a North CA trip last year. Fall vibes!
September 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Splashing through the pond… #Osprey 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Osprey fishing
August 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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White-tailed Kite vs Red-tailed Hawk 💥 moniquedao.com/birding

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White-tailed Kite & Red-tailed Hawk battling it out in the sky.
August 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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When you’re ready to go but he’s not… 🤭🪶🌿📷 #AmericanAvocet moniquedao.com/birding

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American Avocets mating. www.moniquedao.com/birding
August 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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When you try to catch pretty birds on pretty flowers but all you get are naked branches, ugly objects & flowers in the background. 😅🪶🌿📷 moniquedao.com/birding

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Birds with pretty flower backgrounds
August 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Caught a precious moment of the #VermilionFlycatcher feeding his wittle baby. 🥰🪶🌿📷

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Caught a precious moment of the Vermilion Flycatcher feeding his baby.
August 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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This beautiful #BlackburnianWarbler was a lifer for me this year! 🥰 Usually found in northeastern US, he made his way down to SoCal few months ago. 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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This beautiful #BlackburnianWarbler was a lifer for me this year! 🥰 Usually found in northeastern US, he made his way down to SoCal few months ago. 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding
August 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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A closeup of the ever so stunning #MandarinDuck 🦆🪶📷🌿

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Mandarin Duck
August 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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#BlackSkimmer flying at dusk. 🪶📷🌿

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August 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Rarely get to see Barn Owls much so seeing this beauty in Arizona was a special treat! 🥰🦉📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Barn Owl takes flight.
August 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Monique is a great photographer guys! We really got to know each other last year during my 300 OC bird year

And have continued to support each other birding and photography

She’s one of the few people in OC that does photography professionally and leads private tours!

Please follow! 🪶
August 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Monique is a new skeeter but a seasoned & phenomenal bird photographer. Do follow!
August 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Joining Bluesky, thanks to @dptbirder.bsky.social. 😅
August 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM