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Nicole Ordoñez
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hi! i love books, birds + all animal kin, art, and making pictures with my camera
📖🪶🖼️📷

all photographs posted by me are my own, and i’ve got the RAWs to prove it 😉

long island, ny. always
Pinned
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.
Could smaller families 'rewild' the planet — and make humans happier?
Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
clay-colored sparrow! lifer for me today and I just love how the morning light compliments the soft pale, almost pink tones of the bird! 🌅

#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
fffffffff this man 😣😣😣😣
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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An American Kestrel perches while hunting in Central Park.
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Although classified as carnivores, wolves may sometimes follow an omnivorous diet. They can eat meat, eggs and even fruit!

This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
a prairie warbler with the cutest eye-liner look on!

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
October 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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October 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
eastern phoebe’s may be one of the cutest birds out there ! they just look like little dwarves to me! ❤️

#birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #birds
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
northern mockingbirds were very active this morning

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A Blackburnian Warbler shines like a flame in the dim conifer forest.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
September 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pine Warbler striking a pose!

#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography
September 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Savannah Sparrow. Such a cutie little bird 🌾

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
September 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
white-eyed vireo playing peek-a-boo!

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
September 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
blackburnian warbler female looking for some sun on this chilly morning by the river

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
August 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
black-and-white warbler taking a pit stop in NY as she migrates south for the winter! ⚫️⚪️

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
August 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
puffed up lil’ guy song sparrow 🎶

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
August 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Hurricane Erin brought crazy surf to the south shore of Long Island.

#landscapephotography #landscape #waves #sea
August 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
chipping sparrow hanging out

#birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #birding
August 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
real friendly fellow perched up in a tree, just posing for me! 🪶

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
August 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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In wetlands and backyards across the world, fireflies are vanishing—dimmed by habitat destruction, pesticides, climate change, and the spread of artificial light. As they're pushed to the edge of extinction, we risk losing not just the species—but the stories, memories, and magic they carry.
Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? | Atmos
Fireflies are disappearing in many parts of the world, writes Oliver Milman, author of The Insect Crisis.
atmos.earth
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Shiprock Steeds. #photography
August 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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yellow-crowned night heron out this morning lookin' for a snack! 🦀

📍on the Nissequogue River

#birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
August 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM