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NJ Birding

@billpaquin.bsky.social

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Recently bit by the birding bug💙. NJ born and bred with a smattering of Maine, NY and FL. Outdoors as therapy and a break from the madness

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 1d

Hoping they make it to norther NJ this winter. Haven't seen them yet.

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 1d

Bunch of gadwalls hanging out at Parsons Pond in north Jersey. #birding #birdphotography.

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 1d

New additions to the list of species photographed by the backyard feeder yesterday. Dark eyed junco, eastern towhee (male & female) and hairy woodpecker.

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 2d

American tree sparrow, sharp shinned hawk, dark eyed junco and hermit thrush all from North Jersey #birding #birdphotography. Got all excited the hermit was a gray cheaked and a lifer but alas nope.

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 2d

Your work is fantastic James!

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James Falletti @jamesfalletti.bsky.social · 2d

Check out my Booth on Sun. Oct. 19, 2025 at the Flat Rock Brook Annual Great #Fall #Festival on Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.

Flat Rock Brook #Nature Center
443 Van Nostrand Avenue
Englewood, NJ
@nature.org @bergencounty.bsky.social @billpaquin.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com

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Dee @mochamustelid.bsky.social · 3d

#Birdtober Day 17 is Specialized Diet. You can tell a lot about bird diets by looking at their beaks/bills.
#Photography #Birds

A White fronted bee eater with, a BEE. These birds are very acrobatic and are able to catch flying insects. If it's one with a stinger, they'll scrape the stinger against a branch to dislodge it.
San Diego Zoo

Lorikeets are small parrots that have specialized tongues to feed on plant nectar. Nectar cups in free flying lorikeet exhibits have been popular in zoos (not sure if it is as popular now)
Oregon Zoo (quite an old picture as OZ does not exhibit lorikeets anymore)

Common mergansers have slender bills with little itty bitty 'teeth' to grasp onto wriggly fish as they hunt for them.
Yellowstone National Park

Palm nut vultures are the oddball out. A lot of their diet is fruit (palm nuts, dates etc.) and are rarely found at a carcass like all other vultures. Their heads are also quite feathered compared to other vultures.
Zoo Boise

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 3d

I was envisioning a funeral for a damaged bike and you saying kind words about its faithfulness and dependability and how they will be missed.

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 3d

He's a regular ole Cicero that chap!

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 3d

What happened to the bike?

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 3d

Had the opportunity to bird LNWR in August. Awesome place. Would love to visit during migration. Great shot of one of my favorite warblers

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 3d

Northern Mockingbird with some attitude. He's ready to give someone a stern talking to. Real assistant principal vibes. #BirdOfTheDay #birding #character

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Emily Green @chanceofrain.bsky.social · 4d

#birds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised

Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...

www.theguardian.com

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 4d

#birdoftheday #birding a plethora of skinny legs great egret with a bunch of greater yellowlegs in the great Meadowlands of northern NJ.

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely love this shot! Congrats

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 4d

Not bad at all! Great shots given the surprise!

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 4d

Have had dozens of attempts to get a purple finch on camera this year and no luck, until yesterday where they were everywhere. One of the joys of being a new birder is experiencing the seasonal changes in species. Hope the joy doesn't fade in the future. #birding #birdphotography

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birdguy66.bsky.social @birdguy66.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s #birdinabush is hanging on for dear life. #BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#birding

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 5d

Gorgeous shot!

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 6d

A coopers hawk and crow were going at it this morning while I was photographing a Wilson's snipe. The crow finally gave up and the hawk could relax. Went back and forth between a soccer goal and tennis courts. #hawks #birding #birdphotography

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 6d

Green winged teal at Celery Farm in Northern NJ. #birding #birdphotigraphy

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 6d

White breasted nuthatch from the Celery Farm in Allendale NJ

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MissPlaced ❌ 👑 @missplaced.bsky.social · 6d

#birds 💔

Tibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 6d

Rest in Peace, for eternity.

"The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct. This is the first-ever recorded global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia."

— International Union for Conservation of Nature

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NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 6d

Early morning dog walk mixed with some patch birding. Colby showed his #birding skills helping me land a Wilson's snipe, Cooper's hawk, pectoral sandpiper and solitary sandpiper among many others #birdphotography

NJ Birding @billpaquin.bsky.social · 6d

Back from AL and "walked the dog" where folks have been seeing the Wilson's Snipe... and all four were still enjoying north Jersey hospitality. #lifer #birding #birdphotography