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Ivo Jacobs
@ivojacobs.bsky.social
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Cognitive zoologist investigating the evolution of animal cognition, particularly in response to fire (pyrocognition). Amateur wildlife photographer based in southern Sweden. More interested in rare behaviours than rare species.
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A late galah for headless bird Halloween
#photography #birds
A galah perched on a branch with wing outstretched and head missing (because it's preening)
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Walk like an Egyptian (gosling)
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Side view of a small Egyptian gosling with a foot up, walking over a street
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Swan in heaven
#photography #birds
Close-up of a mute swan preening itself, showing only its head with closed eyes rubbing against a sea of white feathers
October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Tufted duck is suspicious
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A male tufted duck, in black and white plumage, preens his back while floating on a lake, with the vibrant yellow eye halfway closed.
October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Crashing wave of Egyptian goslings
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Eight brown-and-white Egyptian goslings on a small wave in a river facing the observer
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Fight club - Egyptian geese edition got an update: now with anime backgrounds
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Two geese flying low over a lake - one flying to the side of the frame and the incoming goose flying in from the top of the frame, ready to attack with wings spread and bill open. The background reflections on the lake form streaks of light.
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Don't disturb the wild boarlet lakeside siesta
#mammals #photography
Two little wild boars, seen through thick foliage with a lake in the background, having a nap against a tree
September 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Tiny dinosaur in the form of a long-tailed tit early in the blueish morning
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A long-tailed tit perched on a leafy branch, seen from the side in blue morning light
September 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Celebratory galah! 🪶
A galah, in its typical pink and grey plumage, poses on a dead branch with wings spread and fluffy head crest raised.
September 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Befuddled Egyptian gosling
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Close-up of a small Egyptian gosling, in white-brown plumage, on the ground looking towards the viewer.
September 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The bread thief is ever watching from afar
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A carrion crow with a piece of bread in its beak on a grass field, being watched by another crow far away as a blurry, dark shape
September 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Egyptian gosling
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A fluffy, brown-white gosling stepping out of a river, with head turned sideways and one foot off the ground.
September 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Starlings are always unbelievable
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An adult common starling seen from behind, with its head turned sideways towards the camera, showing its iridescent spotty plumage while standing in a grass field.
September 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Great crested grebe parents with their four grebelets
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Two adult grebes on a lake, one preening in the foreground, the other surrounded by two swimming offspring and two on its back, on of which curiously looking at a sibling.
September 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Preening coot trying to distract me from its feet
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A Eurasian coot perched on a submerged stick on a lake while preening, its eye closed and bill under the wing.
September 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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New ballet coming soon: Coot Lake

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An Eurasian coot skipping over the surface of the lake captured at high frame rate, as if it's hovering over its reflection with a splash of water where it stepped.
August 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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The coot family is hungry
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A young Eurasian coot on a lake, surrounded by reeds, tilting its head to accept a food transfer from a parent.
August 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Young Eurasian coot
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A fluffy brown-grey coot juvenile seen from the side, with orange bill, against a green grassy background
August 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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One small step for crow, one giant leap for crowkind
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A carrion crow walks towards the camera with its head tilted, surrounded by green grass and small flowers
August 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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"Corvids are so sinister, mysterious, and ominous"
Meanwhile, corvids in real life:
#photography #birds
A carrion crow lying down in a meadow, surrounded by grass and small flowers.
August 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The trophy of a nuthatch
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A Eurasian nuthatch clinging upside down and vertically against a tree trunk in its typical pose, while holding a sprouted seed in its bill tip.
August 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Three black redstart fledglings waiting for the next food delivery
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Three little grey-brown birds with yellow bills looking around while perched on a mossy stone
July 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Portrait of a rainbow bee-eater
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Close-up of a rainbow bee-eater from the side, showing its vibrant colourful plumage, red iris, and decurved bill, against a brown-grey background.
July 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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A Torresian crow in the smoky aftermath of a bushfire.
NT, Australia
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Monochrome picture of several trees, with a crow perched in one, with thick smoke covering the grasses and termite mounds on the ground.
July 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Masterfully navigating through thick smoke and rising soot, a black kite forages for flying insects escaping the blaze.
NT, Australia
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A monochrome image showing the silhouette of a black kite - its tail turned diagonally compared to its horizontal wings - through thick smoke with soot particles flying around, and dark branches of a dead tree on the side.
July 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM