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Lori Whibbs 🇨🇦
@lori2whibbs.bsky.social
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Birder, lover of nature trails and all they have to offer. All my own photos, except reposts of course. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature
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Heads up for a nice day! 💙 #birds #birdphotography #bluejays
A slim Blue Jay perched tall on an evergreen
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Love the look of this handsome male Northern Cardinal #birds #birdphotography #cardinals
Brilliant red male Northern Cardinal with long tail, black mask and throat, thick orange beak, perched in green cedar with reddish orange blurred background above it
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Hungry Hermit Thrush enjoying a blue berry #birds #birdphotography
Hermit Thrush on thin berry vine branch, large round blue berry in its open mouth. Additional blue berries hanging down from branches below.
November 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Northern Mockingbird blending in ~ I love the pale tone of this bird. So pretty! #birds #birdphotography #mockingbird
Profile of perky Northern Mockingbird blending in with its surroundings, perched on similar coloured branch in tangles with tail up, tail feathers separated
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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I was happy to spot this Eastern Screech Owl ~ the ultimate master of disguise! #birds #owls #birdphotography
Wood lot scene with large deciduous tree leaning to the left, red maple leaves in foreground.Closest of two branches amputated half way up the other. Knot in tree showing outline of a Screech Owl’s head. Close up of knot in tree showing top of gray morph Eastern Screech Owl’s head, eyes closed, pointed ears
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Big night in T.O. Go Jays Go! ⚾️🧢 #torontobluejays #wantitall
Saturday, November 1, 2025. Lake Ontario in foreground, blue sky with fluffy white clouds above Toronto skyline. CN Tower rising in middle of photo above adjacent downtown buildings. Rogers Centre in there somewhere.
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Why did the Fox Sparrow cross the road? To get to the Jays game of course! Go Toronto Blue Jays Go! #baseball #worldseries #torontobluejays #wantitall #birds #birdphotography
Upright Red Fox Sparrow in motion, crossing a gravel path
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Game 3 ~ Go Blue Jays Go! #WANTITALL 🇨🇦💙
Blue Jay
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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GO BLUE JAYS GO!! 💙 #WANTITALL🇨🇦
October 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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American Pipit posing #birds #birding #birdphotography
American Pipit standing on chunky mound of dirt with its head turned back over its right shoulder, thin bill, black eye with thin white eye ring, bare buff neck, brownish back, buff breast with vertical brown streaking on upper breast and down sides.
October 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Sweet little Brown Creeper creeping up a tree in the forest looking for a tasty bug to dine on. 🍃🍂 #birds #birding #birdphotography
Small Brown Creeper creeping up a rough barked tree with vertical grooves. Brown back, light belly, rounded head with thin curved pointed beak to neatly pick bugs out with. Forest scene with fallen trees and blurred green and red leaves in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Marsh Wren with a beak full of cattail #birds #birding #birdoftheday #beakful
Perky Marsh Wren with tail up and mouth full of cattail fluff perched on horizontal cattail with a few green reeds in the background
October 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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My first Hermit Thrush sighting this Fall 🍁🍂 #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdoftheday
Hermit Thrush on green grass surrounded in behind by a pile of slightly dried out red maple leaves, a few such leaves in front. Bird has a round head and full body look, brown back, characteristic reddish tail, creamy white throat with sharp brown spots which become smudgy spots further down onto the breast. Its dark round eye is surrounded by a very thin white eye-line.
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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In honour of our Toronto Blue Jays. Go Jays Go! #birds #baseball #birdoftheday
Back of Blue Jay, crested head turned to its right, perched on bare beige meadow twigs. Various shades of blue overall with distinct blue, white and black markings at end of folded wing tips. Blue tail with thin black barring and white tail tip.
October 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Great Blue Heron ~ recent resident at our local pond #birds #birding #birdphotography #herons
Close up profile photo of Great Blue Heron with mix of grey, blue and brown coloured body, S-shaped neck, long pointed bill, somewhat long, shaggy neck plumes. Photo backdrop is autumn coloured trees reflecting on water.
October 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Momma Ruby-throated Hummingbird on her nest. Seeing this was so special! #birds #birding #hummingbirds
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird with her iridescent green feathered body and whitish throat, bill and tail both pointed up, tucked into her nest made mostly of white spider silk dotted on the outside with a few bits of green lichen, set on a moss and lichen covered branch with blurred green leaves in the background.
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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One of these things is not like the others…
Can anyone help with an ID on these Swallowtail butterflies?
Three large yellow Swallowtail butterflies close together on ground adjacent to water. The middle butterfly has different markings than the other two.
September 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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I was thrilled to see this Whimbrel this week when it spent time on a cricket pitch in Hamilton, Ontario. Seems as though it was there for the worms that the sprinkler system brought up as a feast. #birds #birding #birdphotography
Whimbrel with long brown body, thick neck and small striped head with long bill standing on green cricket pitch grass, white line field marking showing faintly behind bird
September 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Big meal for this Double-crested Cormorant who stopped in at our local pond #birds #birdphotography
Close up of young Double-crested Cormorant with pale neck sticking out of water holding large goldfish-like fish in its beak
September 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Something different on the menu. Looks like this Great Crested Flycatcher enjoyed a tiny black berry feast #birds #birdphotography #flycatchers
Great Crested Flycatcher with a tiny black berry in its mouth, perched in a leafy green bush on an almost bare, red, spiky and intricate fan which holds the few remaining berries. Head up to the right, holding the berry in its short, straight beak, high yellow belly, light grey throat and chest showing
September 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Mute Swan in a dark pond 🦢 #birds #birdphotography
Sleek looking large bird with entirely white body, long straight neck, black skin around face leading to bright orange bill with its reflection showing in dark black water of pond with duckweed floating in foreground and background
September 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Fall molt time for this Northern Cardinal. A nice new set of head feathers coming soon for this guy! #birds #birding #birdphotography
Red male Northern Cardinal. Bare head due to Fall feather molt. Ear opening showing.
September 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Red-breasted Nuthatch foraging for seeds in its typical upside down manner. Sure would make me dizzy! #birds #birding #birdphotography
Red-breasted Nuthatch perched upside down by thin legs and tiny toes on a thin branch to left of a cluster of pine cones and framed above and to left by pine needles. Soft green background. Bird showing distinct small sharp bill, black crown, white eyebrow and black eyeline. Blue-gray back and rusty red breast.
September 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Lovely soft colouring in this Black-crowned Night Heron at our local pond. I think he blends in nicely with the blue berries in behind. #birds #birdphotography #herons
Immature Black-crowned Night Heron perched on branch in front of reeds and vegetation with blue berries. Head turned slightly to its left showing blue bill, reddish-orange eye, partially blue cap, grey-brown breast streaking and soft bluish hues of left wing
August 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Spotted Redshank!!
Cambridge, Ontario - Aug 11/25
This mega rare visitor doesn't normally make its way to North America so it sure made me and a lot of folks smile and say thanks to the astute birder for sharing his incredible find. #birds #shorebirds
Spotted Redshank shorebird at edge of water with wings fully upright showing white underwing colouring in contrast to its rusty brown body Spotted Redshank shorebird in water in the early evening with beautiful rusty brown plumage, lightly spotted back, reddish legs and long bill. Sprigs of green vegetation sprout out of the water around it.
August 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM