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Ben Acker
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Birds r great n so r u.
Happy Sunday, #birds!

We know borbs.

What about squorbs?
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Happy Tuesday, #birds! Here’s a cheeky Tufted Titmouse we got during the storm over the weekend.
January 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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How cool is that electric-blue throat patch on this Brandt’s Cormorant! Unreal.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Why do mated songbirds sing beautifully coordinated duets? My Ph.D. work showed that duets are cooperative signals that pairs use to defend their shared territory. This visual summary is based on Logue & Gammon 2004 Animal Behaviour 68: 521-531 and Logue 2005 Cognition, Brain, Behavior 9:497-510.
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Happy New Year, #birds!

This Coops still loves hanging out next to our window. I love the Pokémon sparkle in their eye.
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Good morning! Had a fun visit from that Coopers Hawk again, though not in as visible a spot. #birds
December 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Potato quality pic, but here’s a Coopers Hawk that was right outside my window gettin all flurfy. #birds
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Here’s a #BirdOfTheDay #SideView of a Palm Warbler. Y’all have a rad Tuesday! #birds 🪶
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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I don't often post about work, but we have this fascinating free public event next week on Saving Britain's wildlife at LSE.

Come along in person or join us online, www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...

Please help spread the word about this important topic.

#londonbirds #nature #wildlife #ukbirds
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Here’s Romeo, the Eurasian Eagle Owl currently hanging out at the Carolina Renfaire

#birds
October 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I’m not certain what type of horsefly this is, but its eyes are so rad.

#bugsky
September 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Found this Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) (I think?) on a quick trip to SC this week.

#bugsky
September 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
An Eastern Wood Pee-Wee hanging out after catching some bugs. #birds
September 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here’s our front porch Lantana for #FlowersOnFriday 🌱
August 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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okay here we go DRAW A BIRD CHALLENGE y'all! right now, with your own hands, no fukken "A.i." it's fine if it's bad! bad is good because you did it on your own and had fun and learned something and made something literally only you could have!

#DrawABird
August 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hey! Happy Friday yall! This Osprey landed on our back porch in Frisco, NC. I *think* it could be a juvenile that has been hunting from a duck blind nearby. #birds
August 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Here’s an American Crow buddy dropping by. #birds
June 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Happy Friday, #birds!!!

I got a new lifer in the Tufted Puffin!!! These were flying around Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast.
June 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
YAAAAAALLLLL We got a new feeder visitor!!! A red-headed woodpecker!!!! Apologies for the dirty window and zoomed-in phone potato quality.

#birds
June 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Today (May 16) is #EndangeredSpeciesDay ! There are a ton of endangered birds in the world whose populations have dwindled due to habitat loss and illegal pet trade.

I wanted to spread some awareness, so for every comment, I will talk about an endangered bird and share a donation link for them!
May 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Today was my last day at GitHub/npm.

I've been doing this for nearly 25 years, so I've accrued quite a bit of expertise. If you're looking for someone that is an experienced programmer with a passion for data in all forms (databases, apis, protocols, etc.) please reach out.
May 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you have a chance, make Bill Smith’s Honeysuckle Sorbet Recipe. It’s amazing, and any leftover syrup goes really well with seltzers.

www.ourstate.com/bill-smith-h...
May 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Picked 4 cups of honeysuckle to make Bill Smith’s honeysuckle sorbet this weekend.
May 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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This is the kind of footage you give away for free the first time and after that you charge for only half the amount of footage.

Just real baby bird hard drug stuff.

Always for free here on bluesky.

A solid addiction.

🪶 🐣
May 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I’ve been looking for this dude all over NC. With those buck ruffles I shoulda been looking at Renfaires.

#birds 🦉
April 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM