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The Reluctant Birder
@gracie76.bsky.social
Food photographer by day, amateur birder by night. ANTIFASCIST all day long. 🖤
Grateful for these gorgeous little #birds during these tumultuous times.
March 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Not gonna lie, male Northern Cardinals are my jam but this sweet little female perched on the bench had my heart. #birds
March 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Phoenix peeps! Join me at the @indivisible.org protest against Musk at the Tesla dealership in Tempe tomorrow morning (2/22) from 7:30-12:00pm.

Photo of this gorgeous Canada Goose for attention. #birds #phoenix
February 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Not really a fan of either team but holy hell, Kendrick killed the half time show! His performance and the symbolism was powerful and poignant. “This revolution about to be televised. You picked the right time, but the wrong guuuyyy.” #birds
February 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I’ve decided to skip the Super Bowl for the first time in 30 years. What better way to spend my time than photographing our newest feathered celebrity? This very handsome Mandarin Duck has been at a pond in AZ for the last couple of weeks. Fun little guy to photograph. #birds
February 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Love this quirky portrait of the resident Great Blue Heron from my local pond. #birds
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
And we also get many essentials from Mexico, including my favorite little bird. 🇲🇽 #birds
February 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
We get many essential goods from Canada, including these beauties. #birds
February 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Tiny but mighty. This little Anna’s Hummingbird is the boss of my backyard. F around with him and you’ll find out. But I love him nonetheless. #birds
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Loving this handsome Northern Cardinal. Photographed at my favorite place, Boyce Thompson Arboretum. #birds #arizona
January 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Black-necked Stilt’s have the cutest little faces and I’ll fight anyone who thinks otherwise. #birds
January 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The speediest of speedy Cormorants. I don’t usually love photographing these #birds but this m-effer was so damn fast I couldn’t keep up. Impressive.
January 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Sometimes the more exciting #birds are a little shy so I’ve got to rely on my consistent friends like this very handsome Northern Shoveler. Photographed at a local pond in #arizona
January 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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January 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Snowy Egret coming in hot. #birds
January 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I know this is a bird account and I should keep it as such - but holy hell, I’m so distraught at our future. I choose to honor the late, great Martin Luther King Jr. and disregard the upcoming clown of an administration. #birds
January 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
It’s been nearly two years since I’ve seen an American Robin in metro Phoenix. This little chonk was photographed a long time back in the Tonto National Forest. #birds #arizona
January 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
These Great Egrets are gorgeous and super territorial. Always fun to watch them beef with each other. #birds
January 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Thinking of the coming days, I so relate to this Great Egret. Such a treat to photograph these majestic #birds.
January 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Love our local Greater Roadrunners and especially love their eye markings. Meep meep. #birds #arizona
January 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
American White Pelican coming in hot. Always a treat to photograph these big #birds in AZ.
January 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Cedar Waxwings are fairly rare around these parts so it was a treat to capture these striking birds in Phoenix a couple of years ago. #birds #birdphotography #arizona
January 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Always a sucker for a gorgeous Northern Flicker. My son says the markings look like folk art and I agree. These #birds are so rad.
January 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is a garbage photo of the coolest bird I’ve had the privilege of seeing. Terrible lens, terrible image - but badass Lesson’s Motmot #birds #costarica
January 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
One of these is things is not like the other. #birds #pelicans #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
January 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM