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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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billpaquin.bsky.social
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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georginadoodles.bsky.social
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 🪶
An expressive watercolour painting of a male cardinal bird
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
Bald Eagles can have a concerned expression when looking straight on.
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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luceelente.bsky.social
#sandhillcrane
#milford, #MI

#birds
#photography
#birdphotography
#BirdWatching
#birdsofbluesky
#nature
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
February 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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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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nickraschke.bsky.social
Had a good day with the camera yesterday. Osprey on the hunt.
February 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
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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burrowingowl.bsky.social
Lifer pie! My first snowy owl! 🪶
Snowy owl perched on a barbed wire fence.
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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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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fraggenstein.bsky.social
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
Photo taken at Arlingham Gloucestershire A female kestrel is a small, slender bird of prey, a little larger than the size of a pigeon or a Mourning Dove (10-13 inches long). She is primarily identified by a warm, brown appearance with patterned feathers, often seen hovering over roadsides or fields.
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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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.

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A Wilson’s phalarope makes its way through calm water, leaving a ripple of water in its wake. The bird is mostly brown with a pointy beak and black lines that extend from its eyes to the back of its head.
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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kortduce.bsky.social
A great blue heron walks on the ice as it attempts to fish in St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #walking #FlyDay
#bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #creek #creeks #riparian #herons #greatblueheron #greatblueherons
A great blue heron walks on the ice as it attempts to fish in St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical black and white photograph the heron fills the frame as it stands on the creek ice in a puddle of water. The water is rippling under its claws. The background is ice with snow on top of it. The heron is profiled with its left side facing the camera. Its neck is tucked in close to its body as it walks around the ice. Photo by Kort Duce
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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nycploverproject.bsky.social
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!
Single Piping Plover running on the sand amidst sea foam from a wave and a light blue backdrop of ocean water
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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"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
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"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
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"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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lmcurry.bsky.social
Portrait of a young Cooper Hawk

#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #canonphotography #birdart #wildlife #nature #birdportrait #birdofprey
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
Male Northern Cardinal atop a Giant Saguaro 🪶
Male NOCA singing on a Saguaro cactus
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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billpaquin.bsky.social
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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“A plover without habitat cannot exist. A plover doesn’t just go to another beach…” – @allieri.bsky.social, Executive Director, @nycploverproject.bsky.social

Read @jillmwebb.bsky.social @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/piping-plove...

#HabitatLoss #EndangeredSpeciesAct #PipingPlover #Shorebirds
Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration • The Revelator
Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.
therevelator.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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silentlyclicking.bsky.social
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
Tri-Colored Heron standing in a marsh in front of reeds.
January 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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jdublow.bsky.social
Osprey hunting in #solitude on this #TalonTuesday

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

Regimen fascisticum delenda est!
An osprey perched on a branch looking down at water
January 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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artbyemilytull.bsky.social
A hard look into the tree for today's #BirdOfTheDay #solitude
Song Thrush peering out
#birds #photography
A field background with a small cluster of bare trees with clear branches filling the photograph. In the middle perched on a branch is a song Thrush looking out.
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM