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Can you see that birds are sentient beings?
Ging-Li Wang, Sonoma County, California, Olympus M43 user
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If I could choose,
reincarnation
as a wild raven.

Common Raven, Dec. 2025, #SantaRosa, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #photography #m43 #haiku
A raven flies under blue skies.
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Man-made pond
a cormorant is most comely
when dry.

Double-Crested Cormorant, Dec. 2025, #SonomaStateUniversity, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
An immature double-crested Cormorant poses on a log.
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Orange eyes,
meat-hook bill
one less vole in the field tonight.

White-Tailed Kite, Dec. 2025, #SantaRosa, #California.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A white-tailed kite looks out from a tiny tree in a field.
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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A cheerful song
the sparrow asks for little
in exchange.

Song Sparrow, Dec. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #photography #m43 #haiku
A song sparrow poses on a vertical stalk of fennel.
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Rustling leaves
like a restless breeze
branch to branch.

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee, Dec. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A chestnut-backed chickadee on a branch with brown leaves.
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Such colors
just behind our homes,
in a creek, or a ditch.

Mallard, Dec. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
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A male mallard stretches its wings in a small creek.
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Bask carefully
even near watchful crows;
I just saw two hawks.

Fox Squirrel, Dec. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#mammals #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A fox squirrel basks on a branch on a cold December morning.
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Seasonal warbler
warms like brandy
Thanksgiving.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Nov. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #m43 #sonomacounty #haiku
A yellow-rumped warbler pauses on the branch of an ornamental tree with red fruit.
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Back and forth
like the moon and earth
the dance of life.

Marbled Godwit, Nov. 2025, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #photography #haiku
A marbled godwit is a medium sized shorebirds with that is mostly brown with black speckles and a sword-like bill.
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Lucky fish
your spiny fins
bought you another day.

Snowy Egret, Nov. 2025 #BodegaBay, #California.
#birdphotography #photography #birds #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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If you could
fill the sky with seagulls,
would you?

Assorted gulls, Nov. 2025, #BodegaBay, #California.
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A giant flock of seagulls fills the air.
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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The smallest bird
with the biggest catch
fleeting victory.

Snowy Egret, Nov. 2025 #BodegaBay, #California
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A snowy egret catches a crab, but is pursued by larger egrets.
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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C'mon folks, let's give this photo tons of likes.
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A juvenile great horned owl stares down a squirrel brazenly approaching it on a fence rail while perching in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #staredown #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #nature #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #birding
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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The sound of surf
a tiny peep
led me to you.

Fox Sparrow, Nov. 2025, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A fox sparrow perched atop shrubbery.
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Always together
yet, worms must be caught
alone.

Marbled Godwits, Nov. 2025, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku #poetry
A marbled godwit catches a worm while its companions forage in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Earning thy name,
again and again
before the autumn storm.

Surf Scoter, Nov. 2025, #BodegaBay, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m45 #haiku
A surf scooter paddles over a breaking wave.
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Sparing legs
to hungry egrets -
a shore crab's life.

Snowy Egret, Nov. 2025, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A snowy egret feeds on the legs of a shore crab.
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Cattail head
a blackbird's pulpit
symbiosis.

Red-Winged Blackbird, Nov 2025, #SonomaStateUniversity, #RohnertPark, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A red-winged blackbird sings from atop a cattail head.
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Peek-a-boo!
Spiny live oak leaves
a junco feeds.

Dark-Eyed Junco, Nov. 2025, #SonomaStateUniversity, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A dark-eyed junco peers out from the foliage of a live oak.
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Tiny ripples
made by grebes
to be erased by a breeze.

Pied-Billed Grebes, Nov. 2025, #Petaluma, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
Two pied-billed grebes resting in a water treatment pond.
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Come and go with the seasons
but,
your world is shrinking.

Canada Geese, Nov. 2025, #Petaluma, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A trio of Canada geese fly into the sunset.
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Autumn rains,
the crayfish burrow out -
the egret knows.

Great Egret, Nov. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A great egret stands out among the cattails.
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Watching for
the sharp-eyed hawk
onwards!

California Quail, Oct. 2025, #SantaRosa, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A male California quail runs to the end of a fallen branch.
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Evergreen oak
when other leaves yellow and fall
the sparrow returns.

White-crowned sparrow, Oct. 2025, #SantaRosa, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A white-crowned Sparrow pauses while feeding in a live oak tree.
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The sound of
sparrows and dewdrops -
a precious gift.

Lark sparrow, Oct. 2025, #SantaRosa, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
A lark sparrow forages on the ground before dew is burned off by the sun.
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM