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Sandra Aamodt
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Novelty seeker, nature photographer, neuroscientist, dancer, sailor, science writer and editor. Photos my own.
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Another aurora shot from northern California for the #bright theme of #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #scape
Tree silhouette against a bright pink sky with green at the bottom and dark blue at the top. A few stars are visible at the top and some city lights at the bottom.
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Burrowing owl and baby at Hato La Aurora Nature Reserve in Colombia for #staredown #BirdOfTheDay
#birds
Small owls standing on sand staring at the camera. The parent is fully visible, while the baby peers out over the edge of some dry grass. Their eyes are green, and their bodies are brown with white spots on the back and head, and white with brown spots on the belly. There are some tufts of grass around the edges of the frame.
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Giving instructions loud and clear

European Bee-eaters in #Italy
#birdoftheday theme #beakopen

#birds

Miss these crazy fellows when they leave each year.
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Early morning Fox with catch #Hessen #Germany @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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It was great to finally see a Hoopoe for the first time, I caught this one flicking up cockroaches to swallow!

#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
A Hoopoe bird about to swallow a cockroach whole. The bird was foraging for them in the undergrowth. The picture was taken in Tenerife.
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Plain-colored tanager at Burbayar Nature Reserve in Panama for #shadesofgray #BirdOfTheDay
#birds
Gray bird with black mask and wings hanging on a branch full of yellow-green palm nuts with a bit of nut in its beak. The background is blurred long green leaves.
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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"In The Colours Of A Rainbow?"
Sibbald Pond West of Calgary 20251113T0130Z
Rarely does one capture such a variety of colours in the aurora, the Rayed Arc "Curtain", filled the Western horizon for an hour, there was no real activity in the East.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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I don’t generally chase rare species but if one lands right next to me, what’s a guy to do? A tara-iti (New Zealand fairy tern) at Omaha this morning. There are less than 40 individuals and only 9 breeding pairs left in the world. 🪶🇳🇿
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Another aurora shot from northern California for the #bright theme of #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #scape
Tree silhouette against a bright pink sky with green at the bottom and dark blue at the top. A few stars are visible at the top and some city lights at the bottom.
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Acorn woodpecker in my backyard in California for #Flyday
#birds
Woodpecker flying in profile with his wings raised. His body is white with a black tail and black on the back of the wings. His chest is black, extending to a patch around his white eye. The top of his head is red, and there is a cream-colored ring around the base of his black beak.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I will never get tired of trying to infinitely inch closer to hummingbirds

I have a few food spots around county where the birds simply ignore me and go about their business

I will watched this male over a period of 20 minutes as I repositioned my self closer and closer…

📷🌿🪶 Anna’s Hummingbird
Anna’s hummingbird in flight macro frontal portrait
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The aptly named Scarlet-rumped Tanager, a striking bird found in the lowland forests of Central America.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A black bird with a scarlet rump perched on a mossy branch against a soft green background. Photographed in Arenal, Costa Rica.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Harvest Mice

#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #harvestmouse #rodent #mouse #mammals
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I thought I would have to miss today's #BirdOfTheDay because I rarely take photos of ducks, but then I found this male torrent duck from Ucumarí Regional Park in Colombia for #DucksOutOfWater
#birds
Duck standing on a rock above the rushing water of a river. His head is white with black stripes across the eye and the crown. His back is striped lengthwise in dark and light brown, and his chest and belly in dark brown on white. There is a patch of moss on the rock below him.
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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A most handsome bird in action
Scissor Tailed Flycatcher
#birds
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Little blue heron hunting at Hato La Aurora Nature Reserve in Colombia
#BirdOfTheDay #birds
Blue-gray bird with purple neck and a long bill, in profile, walking in a muddy river as it keeps an eye out for food
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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First of Season Prairie Falcon! 🪶🌵☀️
Prairie Falcon with prey
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Naked-eye visible aurora north of San Francisco
Tree silhouette against a red sky with some green at the bottom
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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A pair of oriole blackbirds from Hato La Aurora Nature Reserve in Colombia for #Twosday and #BirdsOnTheGround
#BirdOfTheDay #birds
Two bright yellow birds stand on the ground in profile, reflected in a pond with little ripples. They have black backs, black patches around their black eyes, and black mustaches.
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Coruja-buraqueira/Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
#animal #animais #animals #fotografias #photo #birdwatching #photos #birding #fotos #Florianopolis #SantaCatarina #photography #floripa #bird #birds #Ave #aves #asavesqueeuencontro #patricianicoloso
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Day 10 counting down my favorite images of 2025... Still all birds so far 😁

#51 the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas TX, was loaded with diversity and many subjects to photograph in March. Including this beautiful Tricolored Heron.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Least, here is a bird I’ve only seen once, the Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) above Yaquina head along the Oregon coast. The Pacific birds are the brightest in coloration.
📷🪶🧡💛
This little guy was singing his heart out, at the top of a small hill overlooking the Oregon coast. He was relatively bold about not staying hidden.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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One of my #least photographed #birds is this wattled guan at Ucumarí Regional Park in Colombia, a bird I've only seen once. The guide was very excited to find it, and it was so far back in the trees that it took me half an hour of maneuvering to get a single decent photo.
#BirdOfTheDay
Large black bird with a light blue beak and thin red and yellow dewlap stands in profile on a moss-covered branch in dense foliage with a little sky peaking through
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Does this count @robcrank68.bsky.social?

#StandingOnThings #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #EastCoastKin
Common Kingfishers mating
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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A Toco Toucan evades a Great Kiskadee mid-flight in Brazil's Pantanal.
What many don't realize is that toucans are opportunistic raiders. They'll steal eggs and chicks from other birds' nests.
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM