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ornithaley
@ornithaley.bsky.social
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wildlife biologist and wildlife rehabber who loves birds (and bugs (and everything))

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ornithaley.bsky.social
YOU can make the world a better place (even in small ways)! #nature #water #virginia #earth
February 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
ornithaley.bsky.social
My favorite bird, the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)! #bird #birds #addBirder
February 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ornithaley.bsky.social
Shout out to the time I had this southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) loose in my house (temporary escapee wildlife rehab patient) during the height of the pandemic
February 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
ornithaley.bsky.social
Barred Owl (Strix varia) seen during the day in 2020. #owl #owls #bird #birds
black and white photograph of a barred owl sitting amongst trees
February 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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crystom.bsky.social
Pretty bird 🪶
Female cardinal on a snowy branch
February 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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antlersnacorns.bsky.social
A recent illustration of an i’iwi, or scarlet honeycreeper, from Hawaii

#gouache #illustration #birdart #scientificillustration #hawaii #honeycreeper #ornithology #artonbluesky
February 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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herbykirby.bsky.social
Purple Gallinule 🌾

Finally finished this piece! I did the lines like. A month ago lol. I had so much fun with the colors!! Reposts much appreciated. #birdart #art #bird #purplegallinule #gallinule #procreate #digitalart
February 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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thecraigmancometh.bsky.social
Sometimes a sparrow is just thinking about stuff.

#Birds #photography #usbird #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #BirdArt #sparrow #mildpersonification
A White-throated Sparrow perched on a piece of lumber, staring into the space before it, one foot twisted awkwardly on the flat wooden surface. The background is a blur whites and blues.
February 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
ornithaley.bsky.social
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) #bugs #insects #dragonfly #nature #wildlife
February 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
ornithaley.bsky.social
A vagrant Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) from the west coast seen in North Carolina in 2022! #bird #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #gulls
Heerman's gull, a medium-sized gray and white gull with a red bill, on the beach Heerman's gull, a medium-sized gray and white gull with a red bill, on the beach
February 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Delmarva Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus), a formally endangered species that was de-listed in 2015! #mammals #squirrel #photography
February 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) #butterfly #naturephotography #photography #insects #bug
February 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Feral pigeon at Lake Sevan, #Armenia #bird #birdphogography #birds #pigeon
a mostly white feral pigeon sitting on fresh snow bent over a mostly white feral pigeon sitting on fresh snow straight up
February 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Two dogs playing at Goshavank (Tavrush Province, Armenia) #armenia #dog #dogs
a tan dog and a husky-looking dog play in the snow
February 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) #chickadee #bird #birds
carolina chickadee on a cattail
February 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) #bird #birdphotography #hawk #birds
immature cooper's hawk immature cooper's hawk
February 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Northern Cardinal (cardinalis cardinalis) #bird #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #birds
a male northern cardinal sits on branches
February 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM