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Birder Virginia
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Bird enthusiast and photographer. Virginia, USA
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When you neglect to bring home dinner for everyone.

#birds #birdphotography #photography #terns #birdthings #birdsofvirginia #chesapeakebay
A royal tern appears to be chastising the other while both are perched on a pier. One bird has an open beak and seems to be *nagging* the other bird who has its head turned away as if its head all of this before.
June 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Not sure what he's having for lunch, but I think I'll pass.

#birds #pelican #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
A brown pelican on the water with an open bill. He's caught some strange sea creature and is tossing it into his open pouch.
June 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The little male pileated woodpecker is a wild one. Even his dad is questioning his choices. 🥸

#birds #woodpeckers #birdphotography #nature #backyardbirds
A young male pileated woodpecker peeks out of the nest hole with his red top prominent. His mouth is open wide, while his father looks on (rather horrified) at his demanding child. The young pileated woodpecker looks clownish with his bright red top and wide open mouth. His dad has his back to the camera in the lower right of the frame.
June 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Ruddy Turnstone
#birds #birdphotography #shorebirds #chesapeakebay
A small bird, the Ruddy Turnstone has a mottled brown and black back, with a white underbelly and orange legs. This bird is along the shoreline, gazing out at the Chesapeake Bay.
June 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Any #tern experts here? Is this a royal tern? They all look so similar to me.

#birds #shorebirds #virginia
A tern preens its feathers while standing on the beach. A tern in profile. The bird is mostly gray with a white neck and chest. It has an orange bill and black legs and tail.
June 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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He brought her some lunch.

#birds #blackskimmer #birdphotography #nature #waterbirds #ChesapeakeBay
A male black skimmer holds a small fish in his beak. His mate looks at it with anticipation.
June 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The little pileated woodpeckers are growing quickly. Male on top, female on bottom, eager to getting a meal from dad. 🥰

#birds #woodpeckers #pileatedwoodpeckers #photography #birdphotography #nature
Two young pileated woodpeckers peek out of their nest hole with beaks open. Their dad is perched outside the nest cavity preparing to feed them.
June 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Little guy in front may be missing a foot, but that won't stop him from jumping for joy because it's Fri-YAY!

#birds #photography #waterbirds #nature #blackskimmers
#birdphotography
A group of black skimmers nesting on a beach. Two prominent birds in the are stretching their wings toward the sky. One bird is missing his right foot, but it doesn't appear to affect him.
May 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Oystercatcher doing some yoga stretches while his wife sits on the nest. He'll be ready when the little ones arrive.

#birds #oystercatcher #shorebirds #birdphotography #photography #naturephotography #virginia
An oystercatcher bird sits on a pier with one leg up. He is gray with a white underbelly, black head and bright orange eyes and beak. A male oystercatcher limbers up by stretching his right leg out behind him.
May 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Got his sights set on an early evening meal. Yellow-crowned night heron.
#birds #heron #photography
A Yellow crowned night heron viewed from behind in the early evening. He's perched on a fallen log looking downward as if he may have spotted his dinner.
May 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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I spotted this Great Crested Flycatcher high up in a tree this evening. A rare sight and only the second time I was able to get a few photos. I think he caught me this time. 😉

#birds #photography #flycatcher #naturephotography 🪶
A small gray bird with a yellow chest perched on a bare tree branch. Great Crested Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher cocking his head and staring straight at the camera from a tree limb.
May 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Sneaky devils tried to convince me they had no little ones in their nest cavity. Caught them today. 😍
#birds #photography #woodpeckers #pileatedwoodpeckers #nature 🪶
A male pileated woodpecker delivers a meal to his two hungry youngsters. The adult bird is perched on the side of a dead tree and the heads of the two chicks are sticking out of the nest hole eager for their meal.
May 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Learning the ropes from mom. Yellow-crowned night herons, adult and juvenile.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #backyardbirds #herons
An adult and juvenile yellow-crowned night heron perched in a green, leafy tree. Mom is looking at the camera, while the youngster is a bit more camera-shy. The birds are mostly gray with black faces with a white blaze. Yellow feathers on top create the "yellow crown."
May 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Mourning dove looking quite fetching.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildbirds #doves
May 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Playing hide-n-seek with this bird for a couple of weeks now. I never got a good look, but it was too big for a finch and too small for a cardinal. Little bird obliged me today with a quick landing for a photo. Great Crested Flycatcher, a lifer for me!
#birds #birdphotography #flycatcher #nature
Great Crested Flycatcher, a small bird with brown wings, a yellow belly and a grey crest around his face.
May 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Yellow-rumped warbler sitting among the oak tree catkins.

#birds #springtime #photography #backyardbirds #naturephotography #birding
A yellow-rumped warbler sits on a small tree branch looking upward toward oak catkins. In spring, oak trees drops form brown lacy pollen structures known as "catkins." Yellow-rumped warblers are small songbirds. They have a white chest with bright yellow coloring on each side of their chest and on their rumps. They're sometimes called butter-butts as a result. Wings are black and white striped, with additional black mottling on their chests.
April 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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When the weekend's here, you gotta' look your best.

#birds #birdphotography #hawk #naturephotography #birding #redshoulderedhawk #backyardbirds
A red-shouldered hawk preens his white chest feathers while perches on some limbs of a dead tree. He stands out against a green background of trees in the distance.
April 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Two-steppin' into the weekend. 🦆🪶

#birds #birdphotography #babybirds #backyardbirds #photography #naturephotography
A mallard duckling high-steps through green grass while looking toward the camera.
April 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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"Spitballing" Eastern bluebird.

#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #birding
A bluebird sits on a single twig. He's just ejected something distasteful from his mouth, possibly a spider. There's a thin strand of spider silk stretching from his beak to the falling insect. This is a male Easter Bluebird. He has brilliant blue wings and an orange underbelly.
April 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The pileated woodpeckers have something very special coming our way.
#birds #backyardbirds #photography #birdphotography #naturephotography #woodpeckers
A male pileated woodpecker arrives back at the nest where his female mate has been waiting for him. The male is perched outside of the nest hole which is in a dead tree, while his gal pokes her head out wondering where he's been. They are large black birds with white stripes along their faces, and have a bright red crest on top of their heads.
April 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Two things can be simultaneously true. Common grackles can be among the most annoying of backyard birds. They're also amazingly beautiful.
#birds #photography #backyardbirds #birding #naturephotography
A common grackle drinks from a backyard water dish surrounded by foliage and a yellow flower. His body is sleek black with an iridescent blue head. His bright gold eyes are always surveying for danger.
April 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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She may not be all that unique at first glance, but she and I have become close friends.

A dislocated jaw and barely able to eat, we learned to trust one another if she was going to survive.

Meet my now-healed, happy and daily visitor, Duck-Duck. 🦆🪶#birds
A mallards hen with a healed lower jaw. For several months, she could barely eat or drink on her own. Duck-Duck, the mallard hen with a dislocated lower jaw. Yes, her tongue rehangs out of her mouth like a panting dog.
November 20, 2024 at 3:12 AM
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Good morning, Blue-birders! My first post as a birder in southeast Virginia. Excite to be here and to seeing everyone's work.
A photo of a mute swan who appeared for just a few weeks on my pond. #Birds #photography #nature
A mute swan preens his feathers while floating peacefully on the water.
November 19, 2024 at 11:57 AM