Ipnops
orlops.bsky.social
Ipnops
@orlops.bsky.social
Retired Ichthyologist. Friend of Bill. I spend my time mostly photographing birds but also other critters. Sharing some favorites here.

They all bring me joy - hope they bring you joy as well.

All images are mine and copyrighted.
Hello my wonderful bird friends! Todays #BirdOfTheDay theme is Pairs Of The Same Birds, aka a #DailyDouble on #TwosDay. Here are two baby Herring Gulls from a pier on San Francisco bay.

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#WestCoastPhotography
#birds
#birding
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#naturephotography
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Hello my wonderful bird friends. Here is an elegant Turkey Vulture soaring overhead.

#BirdOfTheDay
#Flying
#WestCoastPhotography
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#naturephotography
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hello my bird friends. For #SideEye #BirdOfTheDay, here's a Brandt's Cormorant from San Francisco Bay.

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#cormorants
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October 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hello my wonderful bird friends - here is a Song Sparrow deciding what to sing next. Taken in San Rafael, CA.

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October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hello my wonderful bird friends - here is a Red tailed Hawk at the top of a telephone pole, looking fierce!

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#naturephotography
October 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For the #BirdoftheDay theme today; #longnecks, here's a Great Egret doing its best sidewinder pose. Taken at Bodega Bay, CA.#birds

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#naturephotography
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hello my dear bird friends! Here is a Black-crowned Night Heron flying over the marsh in Palo Alto, CA

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#naturephotography
September 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hello my wonderful bird-loving friends! Here is a Willet, taken at Monterey CA

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#naturephotography
September 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hello my friends,
Here is a Northern Spotted Owl looking very thoughtful.

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#naturephotography
August 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Greetings my friends,
Here is a White-crowned Sparrow singing his heart out.

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#birding
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#naturephotography
August 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Hello my dear friends,

Here is a Greater Scaup female from Sausalito CA

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#birding
#birdphotography
#photography
#naturephotography
August 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Black-footed Albatross, offshore from Half-moon Bay in California.
#albatross #birds #birdphotography
#nature #naturephotography
June 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Looks like I missed the official Albatross day, so here's a Black-browed Albatross, taken crossing the Drake Passage in 2016.

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#nature #naturephotography
June 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Greetings my friends! Here is a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird from Costa Rica. Beautiful!

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#birding
#birdphotography
#photography
#naturephotography
December 7, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Greetings bird lovers here's a Brown Pelican from Jenner, CA.

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#birding
#birdphotography
#photography
#naturephotography
November 23, 2024 at 12:53 AM
November 17, 2024 at 3:59 AM
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 PM
I also take photos of other flying critters, like this Blue-eyed Darner.
November 15, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Costa Rica hummingbird
November 13, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Steller's Jay, Donner Lake, California
November 13, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Common Merganser, Lake Tahoe California
November 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Birds give me joy.

Long-billed Curlew, Bodega Bay California
November 12, 2024 at 4:28 PM