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"What lures bird-watchers to Lake Apopka is the same thing that brings hunters there. But one group shoots pictures, while the other shoots ducks."

Read Stephen Hudak @tampabaytimes.bsky.social: www.tampabay.com/news/environ...

#BirdWatching #BirdSpotting #DuckHunters #FloridaBirding
There’s a clash between duck hunters and bird-watchers at Florida’s 4th-largest lake
Birders and hunters are often philosophically at odds.
www.tampabay.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, some times it hits you in the head with a 100 mph fastball (baseball analogy). Can't tell you how much #birding and #nature help you get through the tough times, slows you down and focuses the mind. #gratitude
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Continuing with the American birds theme, one bird I really like to paint is the cardinal. This is the 3rd cardinal painting I've done and my favourite of the three.

#watercolours #birdart 🪶
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Bald Eagles can have a concerned expression when looking straight on.
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
For #TravelThursday, we offer up "A TEXAN’S GUIDE TO BIRDING" from @texashighways.bsky.social.

Texas is one of the best places in the world for #BirdWatching. Its diverse landscapes house a vast number of species.
texashighways.com/travel/a-tex...

#BirdSpotting #TexasBirding #BirdingDestinations
A Texan's Guide to Birding
The go-to companion for curious newcomers and longtime birders alike
texashighways.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Had a good day with the camera yesterday. Osprey on the hunt.
February 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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A Bald Eagle couple hanging out at the Great Blue Heron rookery. The Great Blue Herons should be arriving back at the nests in about a month.
February 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Lifer pie! My first snowy owl! 🪶
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Up to about 50 years ago, arctic #SnowGeese wintered mainly on salt marshes along the coast as far south as North Carolina. Now, you can see them in New Jersey thru April.

Read Karl Anderson of Gloucester County Nature Club in NJ.com: www.nj.com/gloucester-c...

#BirdWatching #BirdSpotting
This bird travels thousands of miles to winter in N.J. | Gloucester County Nature Club
Snow geese are one of the most impressive sights in a New Jersey winter landscape, and a reminder of the abundant bird life seen by the earliest settlers.
www.nj.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #openwings birds with wings out - set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ Here's a female Kestrel struggling to hold on to her perch in strong winds along the River Severn, Gloucestershire 🪶🦉 #ukbirding #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin #naturetherapy #BirdsOfPrey
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
With most Hawaiian honeycreeper species lost to habitat destruction, nonnative predators, & disease, the rest face an invasive mosquito-borne disease thanks to climate change. Rita Beamish explores the fight to save them in @parkstraveler.bsky.social: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/01/are-...
Are Birds In Paradise Doomed? Altitude And Time Running Out
Time is running out for rare honeycreeper bird species at Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii. Will a novel approach to save them work?
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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Some good news before we head into the weekend:

Fish & Wildlife announced today that Wilson’s phalaropes — migratory shorebirds that rely on saline lakes in the American West — will advance to the next stage of review to determine whether they warrant protection under the #ESA.

bit.ly/3NB8sHw
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Snow ❄️ is coming to NYC & much of the nation … but so are the plovers! In less than two months, the first Piping Plovers will appear on our NYC beaches.

While we love the ❄️, many of us are already busy planning & getting ready for the VIPs’ arrivals!
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"If you care about birds, you probably already know that they’re in trouble. The threats they face, just at the federal level, are staggering." Read @abcbirds.bsky.social's "Keeping an Eagle Eye on #BirdConservation Policy": abcbirds.org/news/bird-co...

#EndangeredSpeciesAct #ChirpUpForTheBIrds
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
"Deforestation, largely fueled by illegal cattle ranching, has already wiped out millions of acres..Selva Maya & the Moskitia are the most significant forests...the most threatened, shrinking by 25% in only 15 years." Read rachelreports.bsky.social in @audubon.org: www.audubon.org/magazine/hug...
Huge Numbers of Migrating Birds Rely on These Five Central American Forests—but They're Disappearing Fast
A new study underscores the importance of conservation for the region’s “Five Great Forests,” which support nearly half of some beloved species’ global populations.
www.audubon.org
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
"If you’re reading this, then you probably want more birds outside your window. @cornellbirds.bsky.social wants this for you too!" Read more about Cornell's Garden for Birds program from @amygrisak.bsky.social in birdsandblooms.bsky.social: www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/attr...

#BackyardBirding
Join the Garden for Birds Project to Boost Backyard Habitat
Grow native plants for the birds! Learn about Cornell’s new Garden for Birds program and how to participate.
www.birdsandblooms.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Male Northern Cardinal atop a Giant Saguaro 🪶
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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I love these 2 pics of a local graylag goose hanging with the canadas that is evidently an escapee and not countable. My camera is not the best so when I get a clear, detailed shot I need to celebrate them! #birding #birdphotography
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Good afternoon, BlueSky! One of the benefits of living in the bayou city is that we have numerous places like this that are always filled with birds. This picture was taken about a mile from my house in a residential neighborhood.

#Canon R5 EF 100-400 II w 1.4TC

#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
January 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Osprey hunting in #solitude on this #TalonTuesday

#BirdOfTheDay #bird #wildlife #nature #photography #osprey

Regimen fascisticum delenda est!
January 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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A hard look into the tree for today's #BirdOfTheDay #solitude
Song Thrush peering out
#birds #photography
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM