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SnugglePossum
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He/Him. A lot of bird stuff. Birdability Captain. Birdfy Ambassador. Neurodivergent. Ally. All photos are my own unless mentioned.
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Proper stick placement is obviously very important. "You can help by staying out of the way".

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October 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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I was close enough to Destin that my love for Gulls drew me to the coast to check out the gorgeous Gray Gull. This bird is usually only found on the Pacific Coast of South America and breeds in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Very cool vagrant.
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Gray Gull in flight with the emerald waters out of focus in the background. Gray Gull in flight to the right of a Laughing Gull. Both are facing the camera and appear to be coming in for a landing. Emerald waters behind. Gray Gull in flight, emerald waters behind. The bird's molt is very noticeable on its flight feathers. Gray Gull standing on the white sand of the beach with its wings in the air showing molt on the flight feathers.
October 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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It's herrrrreeee. Those 🐦 💩 shots you've been stashing in a folder? That twig perfectly in focus with the majestic barely identifiable raptor behind? Only had your flip phone from 2001? No problem! Head over to www.birdability.org/birdability-... for more info and to enter for free! #Birds
A graphic for Birdability's Offbeat Photo and Feeder Video Contest. The image on the left is a Tree Swallow scratching itself and on the right a very out of focus Snowy Owl. Text of The Offbeat Photo and Video contest is on! Birdability Week 2025, you belong here, October 20th-26th, and Enter now through September fifteenth.
August 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Birdability's Offbeat Photo and Feeder Video Contest is about to start. We're not looking for the "best", we want to be entertained. This contest will be free entry, and it's all about the story behind the shot. More information will be coming soon.

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An image with two birds: a Tree Swallow scratching itself and a Double-crested Cormorant taking a poop. Text of "Offbeat Photo and video contest returns". Get ready too submit your photos and videos starting August 1st. Birdability Week 2025 and the Nuthatch logo is at the top.
July 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Nbd, just a Kelp Gull in Wisconsin that has a chick with an American Herring Gull. The usual kind of stuff.

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June 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Atlantic (and a bonus Tufted) Puffin!

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Two Atlantic Puffin are in flight just over the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. One Puffin has its wings down, the other up. An Atlantic Puffin in flight over the blurred surface of the Atlantic Ocean. It is facing to the right of the image. An Atlantic Puffin in flight with its wings down. Blue sky is the entire background. A Tufted Puffin is flanked by an Atlantic Puffin on its left and right. The birds are all floating in the choppy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
June 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Puffin mission accomplished. The second day came with 🌞 but also with pretty massive swells. A Tufted Puffin made an appearance as well. Not a bird I was expecting in the Atlantic.

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June 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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I did this on the cheap. I relied on friends I've made in the birding world, my vehicle, and only stayed 3 nights in a hotel. (Other than bird shows). Some states I spent over a month, others only a day. Now for what's next🤷‍♂️
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May 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Snowy Egret display

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A Snowy Egret perched surrounded by green foliage has its plumes extended. It is looking up with the back of its head touching the top of its body. The red lores and near red feet that Snowy Egrets get during breeding plumage are both in the image.
May 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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One of the most beautiful displays in nature (imo) Great Egret.

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May 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Co-leading accessible outings at The Biggest Week in American Birding because birding is for every body!

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A large, rectangular room with three large windows looking out to bird feeders. A trip leader is pointing towards the window. Several other people are standing and sitting. Art work of birds likely to be seen adorn the upper edge of the wall.
May 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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I'm in NJ for The World Series of Birding and had to stop in at the Ocean City Welcome Center to watch the herons and egrets show off. Phone camera, I think I may have got some footage with my big camera also.

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May 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Why you looking so guilty??
May 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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'Tis the season. From Birdfy 2 Duo.

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May 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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This nationwide event celebrates accessibility and the joy of birding by ear. Whether you're an experienced birder or brand new to birding, this is a wonderful opportunity to get outside, connect with others, and enjoy the magic of migration.

www.birdability.org/blind-birder-birdathon

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A graphic of a forest with shaded gray and black birds flying over trees with mountains in the background. Text: Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon Sunday, May 18th. Two hours between 12:01am-11:59pm. Participate anywhere. A graphic of a White-breasted Nuthatch is in the top right upside-down and looking at text that says: Birdability, Vision: Birding truly is for everybody and every body regardless of disability or other health concerns. Mission: To share the joys of birding with people who have disabilities, and to ensure birding is accessible for everybody.
May 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Female Common Eider

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A female Common Eider floating on the surface of slightly choppy water. She is quartered away and looking to the left. A cloudy, gray day with only water as the foreground and background.
March 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Usually the big camera stays behind when it's foggy... but for Harlequin Ducks? Exceptions can be made.

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Four Harlequin Ducks, one female and three males, swim to the left in a line. The males are in full breeding plumage. Other than the ducks, only water appears in the photograph.
March 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Common Mergansers discussing flight plans for migration.

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Nine Common Mergansers swimming to the right. Three females and six males. The water is nearly calm with just a slight chop. Other than the birds, only water is in the photograph.
March 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Mallard taking a break.

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A hen Mallard in shallow water at rest. Her reflection appears in the calm water under her.
March 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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And I didn't think the perfect cake existed.

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A birthday cake with many pictures of gulls and other birds on skewers sticking out of the cake. White frosting. A computer monitor as the backdrop.
February 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Bonus Snowy Owl this afternoon. I only had my phone🤷‍♂️

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February 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Female and male Chestnut-collared Longspurs.

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Female Chestnut-collared Longspur perched on a rusty barbed wire fence. She is facing the camera but her head turned to the left. Male Chestnut-collared Longspur in flight. Wings are mostly up and its feet are dangling below.
January 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Something about seeing a duck, posting a duck. These Common Eiders were way out, but the flock includes immature males, adult males, and females.

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A flock of Common Eiders flying from right to left just above the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
January 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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What an experience. The last time I saw a Snowy Owl, I was a child. Happy for the long lens to give this wonderful bird a lot of space.

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January 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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A nice little Coastal Mississippi rarity flock. 2x Western Tanager, 2x Baltimore Oriole, and 1x Summer Tanager hanging out together. We also currently have Scissor-tailed Flycatchers and Western Kingbirds. Unfortunately the gulls have not arrived... yet.

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A Western Tanager looking right perched on a small twig with dense green foliage behind. A female type Summer Tanager perched on a bare branch with its bill reaching for a dark berry. Several other berries are on the same branch. Two female type Baltimore Orioles are perched high in a tree. The bird on the left is looking right and about a foot lower than the bird on the right which is facing the camera. The tree has skinny greenish leaves and a gray sky behind.
January 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM