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Pat Bates

@batesbird.bsky.social

120 followers 75 following 120 posts

Environmentalist, biologist, accountant, lover of CA native plants, birds, reptiles, bugs. All-around trouble maker. Native Plants are for the Birds!!

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 1d

NO Kings Sherman Oaks CA #NOKINGS

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 14d

A painting of a bird beside the text "try that shit again and see what happens"

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 20d

This has to stop!!!!!!

Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 20d

Lesser Goldfinch eating Crepe Myrtle seeds...#birds

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 22d

This is fucking horrifying.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 22d

A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 22d

Mr. & Mrs. California Quail on a wet morning in SoCal. #birds #californiaquail #sfvaudubon #hansendam

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 24d

2 Female Belted Kingfishers #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 26d

Yes.

Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 26d

Red Rock Skimmer #dragonfly #dragonflies #chatsworthCA #nature #photography

Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 26d

Downy Woodpecker #birds #woodpecker #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · Sep 19

A painting of a bird beside the text "i'm getting the fuck out of here before anyone notices"

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 29d

You must like birds!!🦜

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 29d

Blue-eyed Darners make sexy time. #dragonfly #dragonflies #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve

Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · 29d

2 male Downy Woodpeckers #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve #woodpeckers

Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 17

Pretty Anna's Hummingbird on a super hot day in the San Fernando Valley! Interesting discovery - hummingbirds love to sit on little bouncy branches! My volunteer sunflower is a hummingbird jungle jim. #birds

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 17

Anyone ever wonder if there is a limit the military will take? Asking for a friend.

Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 13

Pete visits the water dish...

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 12

Allen's Hummingbird - Encino CA #bird #hummingbird

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 12

Y'all ever have a bad hair day? Female Belted Kingfisher. Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve. #birds #kingfisher #sepulvedabasin #sfvaudubon

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 11

Noisy Common Raven #birds #EncinoCA

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 11

Noisy Common Raven #birds #EncinoCA

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 6

Osprey from a different angle! #birds #osprey #sepulvedabasin

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looks like the girls have finally headed south - Hooded Oriole. God willing - the males return around St. Pat's day, girls about 3 weeks later. #birds #encinoCA

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Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 3

Juvenile Northern Mockingbird #birds #chatsworthcalifornia

Pat Bates @batesbird.bsky.social · Sep 3

Leucistic Pied-Billed Greebe. #SepulvedaBasin #Birds

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