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Alrom
@alrom.bsky.social
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(he/him) BCN/NYC, mostly photos of birds in Central Park, or photos taken with my Yashica Mat124G.
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Good morning/buenos días! This Cooper's Hawk (Gavilán de Cooper) was trying and failing to catch a squirrel for breakfast - today at the Central Park Pool. Here's an epic portrait and a derpy one. #birds 🪶
An immature Cooper's Hawk standing on one leg on a branch, looking to its left in a dramatic pose Same Cooper's Hawk standing on one leg on a branch, this time making a very goofy face
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Good morning/buenos días! Here's a Carolina Wren hunting for bugs on the fallen tree leaves, seen at the Central Park Ramble / Aquí tenéis un cucarachero (o chochín) de Carolina cazando bichitos entre las hojas, visto hoy en Central Park #birds 🪶
A Carolina wren between fallen tree leafs. The wren is crouching a bit and looks very focused on something right in front of it.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Today at the Central Park Pool I saw this male green-winged teal trying to impress some of the teal ladies swimming nearby. It's the first time I see teals doing courtship! Look at this handsome guy! #birds 🪶
A male green-winged teal lifting his chest above the water, beak tilted down so it's resting on the chest. He's looking very handsome and he knows it. A male green-winged teal showing his black crest and looking great, right in front of a passing female teal.
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Good morning! Today's commute bird: A gadwall enjoying the Central Park Meer / visto de camino al trabajo: un pato friso disfrutando las aguas del Central Park Meer. #birds 🪶
A gadwall looking pretty content
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Today's commute bird, seen at the Central Park Pool: This great blue heron that's been hanging around for a few weeks already!/ Visto hoy de camino al trabajo en la Pool de Central Park: Esta garza azul que lleva un tiempo instalada por aquí #birds 🪶
A great blue heron standing on a semi-submerged trunk on a pond. Its neck is tucked close to its body and the feathers on its neck are all ruffled - it looks like it's a bit cold.
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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From this morning at the Central Park Pool: a very dramatic looking Northern Shoveler / De esta mañana en la Pool de Central Park: un pato cuchara con un look muy dramático #birds 🪶
A male Northern Shoveler on a dark background
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Good morning! Here's one of the good photos from yesterday's Song Sparrow Photoshoot at Central Park. Also, I saw another bald eagle flying over the park! 🪶 #birds
A song sparrow skillfully posing for the camera. It's facing the camera so it looks like a plump ball with twiggy legs. A bald eagle in flight seen from below.
October 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Ok, maybe I took too many photos of this song sparrow 😅🪶 #birds
A screenshot of my Google Photos gallery. It shows around 120 photos of the same song sparrow.
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Esta mañana en Central Park: Photobombing en serie de una cerceta americana, un ánade friso y un azulón / This morning in Central Park: Serial photobombing of a green-winged teal, a gadwall and a mallard. #birds 🪶
An out-of-focus green-winged teal is blocking a gadwall. Right behind the gadwall there's a blurry mallard.
October 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Google Photos thought that I would like to remember that time 2 years ago when I unsuccessfully tried to take photos of a ruby-crowned kinglet, so it autogenerated this slideshow of my failed shots 🥲🪶 #birds
October 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Also seen today at Central Park: a couple of red-tailed hawks also noticed all the migrating birds and were trying to grab some breakfast, but a raven put a stop to those shenanigans #birds 🪶
A raven approaching a red-tailed hawk that is already taking evasive maneuvers a raven spreading its wings, closing on the red-tailed hawk. The hawk is upside down, halfway through a barrel roll. The raven is still stretching its wings and climbing. The red-tailed hawk is transitioning into a dive. The two birds have disengaged. The raven is keeping an eye on the hawk
October 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Early this morning I got to see hundreds of birds arriving at Central Park on their migration to the South... It was an amazing show! Here's one of them, a Blue-Headed Vireo #birds 🪶
A blue headed vireo, perched on a branch. It's white and grey, with yellow highlights. Its head is blue-grey and it has white rings around its eyes making it look like it's wearing glasses.
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Seen this afternoon in Central Park: a bald eagle!!! This eagle flew right above me while I was biking back home through Central Park, and then perched on a tree by the East Drive a bit below the 79th St traverse. I don't usually do any birding on my way home but I had to stop for this! 🪶 #birds
A bald eagle perched on a tree. The feathers on its head are white, and you can also see some white tail feathers. It's looking to the left and a bit backwards
October 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Seen on Wednesday at Central Park too: a very friendly black and white warbler! / Para los pajareros europeos, este colega es un chipe trepador/black and white warbler. Pertenece a la familia Parulidae pero se comporta como un trepador subiendo y bajando por troncos y ramas. 🪶 #birds
Black and white warbler perched on a vertical trunk. It's looking upwards and looks very smart A black and white warbler perched sideways on a vertical trunk. It's looking to the right with its body pointed towards the camera, so it looks like a blob with a pointy beak
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Good morning! Seen yesterday at Central Park: a preening black-throated blue warbler / visto ayer: una reinita azulada acicalándose! #birds 🪶
September 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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No he tenido mucha suerte fotografiando pájaros en Central Park esta mañana, pero sí que he podido retratar a este mapache 🦝 / I didn't have much luck taking bird photos in Central Park this morning but I did get to take a portrait of this cute raccoon 🦝
A very cute raccoon on a tree, looking straight to the camera. It has round ears and looks kind of fluffy
September 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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This morning in Central Park a black-and-white warbler tried to steal my bike! ☹️ #birds 🪶
A black-and-white warbler perched at the edge of a bicycle handle grip. It's trying to figure out how to ride away with the bike but guess what, your legs are too short buddy.
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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I've had my Tamron 150-500 f6.7 for almost 3 years, but only just a couple of weeks ago I thought of shooting at f7.1 instead of fully open... and unsurprisingly my bird photos are now sharper 😑 🪶 #birds
A female yellowthroat perched on a vertical twig. It's on profile, looking to the left. It's mostly a grayish color but the throat has a yellow tone. Close-up of the yellowthroat's face. You can see all the detail in its tiny feathers!
September 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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This morning I missed the Golden-winged Warbler that was hanging out somewhere at the Loch in Central Park, so this Northern Waterthrush took pity on me and nicely posed for a photo. Thank you waterthrush, have a great trip South! #birds 🪶
A Northern Waterthrush staring at the camera, perched on a branch that dips into water. The bird is part in the shade but the sun is lighting up its face. The water is covered in very green duckweed.
August 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Good morning, the yellowthroats showed up in numbers today at the Central Park Pool! Here's one I managed to get on camera even as it was hiding in the reeds. Also seen: some USGS people on a boat taking samples I guess? #usgs #birds 🪶
A yellowthroat perched right behind a reed, in between lots of leaves. The yellowthroat is in fall colors: the throat and bottom is yellow and the back is olive. Two people on an inflatable boat in the middle of the Central Park Pool. They're wearing yellow safety vests and one of them has a bright orange USGS hat
August 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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This morning I saw one of the tiniest birds on the East Coast, a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher! But it was too far to get a good photo, so instead here's the Great Blue Heron I also saw this morning. The heron was too big and too close but at least I got a good portrait #birds 🪶
A head and part of the neck portrait photo of a juvenile great blue heron. The heron is in profile, looking to the right.
August 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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This morning I saw three different species of warblers: a northern watertrush (chipe/reinita charquera), a black and white warbler (chipe trepador) and a redstart (candelita norteña). Even if the redstart photo is kind of bad I think this marks the official start of fall migration! #birds 🪶
a northern waterthrush on a mudflat. a black and white warbler hanging upside down on a big branch An american redstart on a branch. It's either a female or a juvenile. The branch blocks the redstart's face.
August 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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This is the second black and white warbler/chipe trepador I've seen in Central Park this week! #birds 🪶
A black and white warbler perched on a branch, above a pond.
August 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Good morning! Today's commute bird: a very yellow goldfinch / jilguero americano that apparently has been hanging out around the new pool by the Harlem Meer in Central Park 🪶 #birds
A goldfinch posing on top of a flower
July 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Today at Central Park this wild mallard duckling CHARGED at me without notice. I managed to get out of the way at the last second... I was very lucky to come out of the encounter unscathed 🙏. Please take wildlife seriously! #birds 🪶
A very cute duckling charging towards the camera
July 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM