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birdygesserit.bsky.social
E (outdoor edition)
@birdygesserit.bsky.social
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Making bird plans. @bennygesserit.bsky.social nature photography alt. DC metro area. Most photos taken on a Nikon d3500.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 13h
thank you! they're my favorite birds in the world by far. look at where he was in baltimore—an industrial/warehouse district on a super loud and busy road! why was he here?!
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 1d
glad I could help solve the mystery! 🦉🧑‍🍳
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Jul 23
A watchful Tree Swallow (male) rests atop a cattail (also known as bulrush).

(1 June 2025 / Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary / Lothian, Maryland, USA)
A tree swallow photographed from the side, with its head turned towards the photographer. The swallow sits atop a walking cane-shaped cattail flower. 🐦🪶
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 1d
thank you, thistle!! 💜
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 1d
Juvenile American Kestrel (male) looking every part the sleepy teenager who just rolled out of bed and is looking for something to eat. 🪶

(10 October 2025 / Federal St. & N. Highland Ave. / Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
photograph of a juvenile kestrel (side profile), still molting its baby plumage, perched on a bare branch. photograph of a juvenile kestrel (seen from the front), still molting its baby plumage, perched on a bare branch.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 1d
Barred owl grooming, taking a break from asking the age-old questions "Who cooks? Who cooks for you?" 🪶

(11 October 2025 / Sligo Creek Parkway / Takoma Park, Maryland, USA)
A photograph of a barred owl gnawing at something on its leg.
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Tom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · 1d
Turkey vulture this morning in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Alexandria, Virginia. 🪶
Vulture perched on a dead tree.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 17d
hell yeah
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 18d
A yellow-crowned night heron holding its wings out, a pose thought to be thermoregulation and/or to kill parasites on their wings. 🪶

(4 July 2025 / Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens / Washington, DC, USA)
A large bird stands in green grass. The bird is still and upright, with its wings curved in front of it in a downward swooping fashion. Its long beak is slightly open.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 18d
Cinnabar chanterelles like tiny flames.

(13 July 2025 / Rock Creek Park / Washington, DC, USA)
Bright orange, tiny mushrooms along a tree root, surrounded by forest floor leaf litter and green moss. 🍄 #mycology
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 18d
A few recent frogs. 🐸

(14 September 2025 / Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge / Cambridge, Maryland, USA)
A frog with just its head above water. A frog with just its head above water. A frog with just its head above water. A frog with just its head above water.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 20d
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 20d
Forster's terns with winter/non-breeding plumage. During the summer/breeding season, the top of their heads down to their eyes are jet black. 🪶

(14 September 2025 / Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge / Cambridge, Maryland, USA)
a photograph of birds sitting atop weathered wooden poles that are jutting up from still water. there are marshy reeds in the background. this is all reflected in the still water.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 20d
This broad-winged hawk swooped right in front of my car as I was slowly down a dirt road, landing about 10 feet away in a tree. I was thankful it was patient and brave as I grabbed my camera from the back seat. 🪶

(19 September 2025 / Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge / Rock Hill, Maryland, USA)
a photograph of a broad-winged hawk perched in a tree, taken from the hawk's right side. this hawk has black wings and a white spotted breast, and dark lines below its eyes, similar to an American kestrel. a photograph of a broad-winged hawk perched in a tree, taken from the hawk's right side. this hawk has black wings and a white spotted breast, and dark lines below its eyes, similar to an American kestrel.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 20d
Monarch butterfly on some late-season yellow crownbeard. 🦋

(19 September 2025 / Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge / Rock Hall, Maryland, USA)
a photograph showing a profile view a monarch butterfly resting on small yellow bud-like structures with scant yellow petals attached. the sky is light blue in the background.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · 20d
A common watersnake catching some rays. 🐍

(22 September 2025 / Marshy Point Nature Center / Middle Point, Maryland, USA)
a greyish-brown snack resting on some dried-out marsh reeds. there is muddy water below it.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Sep 2
A hummingbird clearwing moth on swamp milkweed. 🦋

From my first film-only nature outing! Taken on a Canon AE-1, 50mm f/1.8, 1/500, Fujifilm 400 color negative.

(5 August 2025 / Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens / Washington, DC, USA)
a chunky brown moth with black and clear wings on small pink blossoms
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Sep 2
A common buckeye in a bed of boneset.

(1 September 2025 / Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge / Woodbridge, Virginia, USA)
a brown, tan, and orange butterfly atop small white flowers
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Sep 2
A great spangled fritillary on field(?) thistle. 🦋

(1 September 2025 / Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge / Woodbridge, Virginia, USA)
a brownish-orange spotted butterfly perched on a fluffy purple thistle.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Jul 24
A sunny Western Honey Bee.

(11 July 2025 / McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area / Poolesville, Maryland, USA)
a photograph of a large sunflower bloom, with a honey bee gathering pollen from the center 🐝🌻
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Jul 24
A sunny Western Honey Bee.

(11 July 2025 / McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area / Poolesville, Maryland, USA)
a photograph of a large sunflower bloom, with a honey bee gathering pollen from the center 🐝🌻
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Jul 23
thank you! 💜
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Tom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · Jul 19
Leafhoppers I’ve photographed in Washington DC this summer. 🐞
Clockwise from top left: broad-headed sharpshooter, red-banded leafhopper, potato leafhopper, versute sharpshooter, citrus flatid planthopper, Japanese maple leafhopper, coppery leafhopper, yellow-striped leafhopper.
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Tom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · Jul 22
Washington DC wildlife:

Spined assassin bug this morning on Rodman Street. Definitely glad they’re tiny.
Assassin bug on leaf.
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E (outdoor edition) @birdygesserit.bsky.social · Jul 23
these lil guys were about 3/4" tall. they're super cute!
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