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Laurel Gale

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When I'm not writing #kidlit, I'm taking #wildlife photos. https://linktr.ee/laurelgale ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES comes out November 4! #birds #nature

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · May 6

Hi! I'm a children's author and wildlife photographer.

Follow me for lots of wildlife photos (taken by me!) and kidlit/writing posts.

#birds #nature #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #books #kidlit #WritingCommunity

Laurel Gale: Children's Author and Wildlife Photographer
The text is accompanied by five book covers and four wildlife photos.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 10h

It's a wonderful sight! I keep an eye on bushes and trees with berries so I can watch (and photograph) birds eating them. The birds are often easy to miss if you're not paying attention.

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 16h

A black necked stilt foraging in shallow water.

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#birds #nature #wildlife 📷

A photo of a slender back and white bird with long pink legs and a long black beak, standing in shallow blue water. The bird is looking down at the water, which shows a nearly perfect reflection of the bird.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 21h

An American robin with a berry.

Birds always look so happy when they're eating berries.

#birds #nature #wildlife

A photo of a bird perched in a tree with green leaves and small berries. The bird has a berry in its beak and looks quite happy about it.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 1d

I am already longing for spring, but at least I have lots of photos to tide me over until March.

Here's a cute gosling stopping by the river for a drink.

#birds #wildlife #nature

A photo of a fluffy yellow gosling on a rocky riverbank.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 4d

Why, yes, I am selling a 2026 Bird Calendar!

www.zazzle.com/collections/...

#birds #nature #wildlife #BNSM 📷

A calendar for the month of January, with a photograph of two bald eagles that appear to be yelling at each other.

A calendar for the month of August, with a photograph of a great blue heron flying over dark water.

A calendar for the month of September, with a red tailed hawk flying against a soft green background.

The calendar for the month of March, with a photograph of a rock wren.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 2d

I would love to see a California Condor in the wild.

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 2d

It does!

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a juvenile great horned owl from a couple of years ago.

An osprey had just swooped over the branching owls, and this owl got very excited and started spreading its wings.

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#birds #owls #wildlife #nature 📷

A photo of a juvenile great horned owl standing on a branch with its wings spread wide.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 2d

This turkey vulture found a good branch.

#birds #nature #wildlife

A photo of a turkey vulture on a branch. The branch curves at a 90 degree angle, creating a nice seat for the vulture.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 3d

The crest does kind of give that appearance!

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 3d

A common (but lovely) merganser.

#birds #nature #wildlife

A photo of a common merganser swimming on orange-tinted water. The common merganser is a gray duck with a rust-colored head.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 18d

Time to go!

#birds #wildlife

A photo of a belted kingfisher as it takes flight from its perch on a twig.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 4d

Why, yes, I am selling a 2026 Bird Calendar!

www.zazzle.com/collections/...

#birds #nature #wildlife #BNSM 📷

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 4d

A wild turkey poses for a portrait in front of some sunflowers.

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#birds #wildlife #nature 📷

A photo of a wild turkey, showing only the pink head and a little of the upper body, against a dark background with bright yellow flowers.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 5d

A female mallard showing off her pretty blue feathers.

#birds #nature #wildlife

A photo of a female mallard rising in the water and flapping her wings. Her feathers are mostly brown, but she has a patch of blue feathers framed by black and white feathers on her wing.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 6d

Same.

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 6d

It's like you read my mind. 💀

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 8d

ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES comes out in exactly one month!

I'd love to see this picture book in libraries, and I'd be delighted if you requested a copy for purchase at your library.

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#books #kidlit #picturebooks #BookSky #libraries

Absolutely Now Worries, available November 4.

With an emergency parachute in her pocket and zombie self-defense skills under her belt, Emma is prepared for any catastrophe . . . so why does she still feel afraid?

Written for kids with big imaginations and everyday jitters, here is a picture book that shows that with a pinch of courage, you can be ready for absolutely anything.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 13d

Out for a walk.

(turkey vulture)

#birds #nature #wildlife

A photo of a turkey vulture walking on the ground. The vulture has dark brown feathers and a bald head.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 10d

A juvenile turkey vulture

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#birds #nature #wildlife 📷

A photo of a vulture standing on a rock by the river. The vulture has brown feathers and a bald, gray face. The water is reflecting peach and yellow hues in the morning light.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! They are tricky birds, but occasionally they sit still long enough for me to get a photo with my long lens.

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 7d

A belted kingfisher with a tiny snack.

#birds #nature

A photo of a blue and white bird perched on a metal post and holding a tiny fish in its large beak.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 8d

They usually arrive here around April 1, so 179.