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Laura G.
@hawklady.bsky.social
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Wildlife and nature photographer, NYC. No AI. All photos by me.
https://www.gogginphotography.com/
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Borbs I give you this roly-poly male Lesser Scaup who is all belly. 🪶
A male Lesser Scaup pulls his white belly up from the water and flaps his little black wings.
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Meet my favorite sparrow, the White-Throated Sparrow. Not only are they pretty little things, they have a wonderful whistling song. I know it's winter when these guys show up.🪶
A White-Throated Sparrow looks back over its shoulder at the camera as it stands on a branch.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Three in One: a White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, and Great Egret share a moment in a dark pond. 🪶
A White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, and Great Egret hanging out together in a dark pond.
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Look at these lovelies who were found foraging in the leaf litter on Staten Island. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. 🪶🦃
A wild turkey looks at the camera, its red wattle and light head stand out against a dark background. A female wild turkey shows us her profile.
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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What's up? 🪶
#Raptors
A young Red-Tailed Hawk perches on the wing of a stone angel statue.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is "Mr & Mrs" so here we have Mr Red-Tailed Hawk sneaking up behind the Mrs as she perches in a tree. 🪶
#Raptors
Mr Red-Tailed Hawk sneaks up behind the Mrs as she perches in a tree.
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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#Wisdom is back!
The world’s oldest known living banded bird, Mōlī (Laysan albatross) queen, has returned to Kuailhelani (Midway Atoll). #Birds
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Saw my first Common Eider today at Coney Island. 🪶
A female Common Eider duck turns her head to look back at the camera. She is all-over brown with a light streak over her eye.
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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The Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct in October 2025.

At #AEWAMOP9, delegates paid tribute to it, with this rare taxidermied specimen on view.

Read personal reflections and testimonies from those who searched for, studied, and cared deeply about it: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/reme...
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
large 20-foot tall concrete lined sewer tunnel. in the distance three people stand with head lamps on their hard hats, looking toward the camera as they stand in ankle-deep water.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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I feel we could use a Bluebird of Happiness today. 💙🪶
A Bluebird perches on a stone pyramid.
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme "Close Up" - an Andean Condor I met last year. The bright sun made her ruby-red eyes glow like hot coals. 🪶
An Andean Condor seen close up, her head looking towards the camera and her red eye shining brightly.
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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The cover of next week's New Yorker, "Mayor Mamdani," by Edel Rodriguez.
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Feels pretty good in NYC tonight. 🎉💙
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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For #BirdOfTheDay I offer up this pigeon. This image is left over from my short-lived campaign to nominate this as our national bird. 😆🪶
A gray feral pigeon perches with a backwards American flag in the background.
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Ok, this is cute. MTA celebrates Halloween at the Essex/Delancey station. 🎃
#nyc
The reader board for the train at the Essex Delancey station shows the M train as a pumpkin and little ghosts flying across the screen.
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I know. #Jamaica will soon be out of the headlines, replaced by another disaster/crisis. Meanwhile, I am sharing in this post THREE websites/orgs that are urgently seeking donations, after #HurricaneMelissa (the strongest Atlantic storm EVER to make landfall).
"Mi cry eye water"
The morning after, and survivor's guilt
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October 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Our island compared to the size of the approaching #HurricaneMelissa
Please keep us in your thoughts!
Landfall expected later today.
A huge hurricane, a big white circle with a dark centre, approaching a map of Jamaica.
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Portrait of a Bald Eagle. 🪶
#Raptors
An adult bald eagle looks up and to the right. Its head is white, its beak is yellow, and its eye is yellowish amber.
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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As an antidote to the grim news we keep seeing, I suggest participating and following the bird of the day posts from @alan678.bsky.social and @robcrank68.bsky.social

See beautiful birds from around the world, learn something new, meet some great people and restore a little hope ❤️❤️

#BirdOfTheDay
alan678.bsky.social Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · Oct 23
Good morning. Time for #BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #thinking So that’s any capture of a bird deep in thought. The alternative is #cute I’ve tried to go for a combination with a European Robin. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A European robin perched on a thin branch, its orange-red breast glowing warmly in the sunlight. The bird’s fluffed white belly and brownish wings contrast softly with the blurred green background of spring foliage, giving the scene a gentle, peaceful feel.
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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For #TalonTuesday, here is a photo of our local resident male Red-Tailed hawk. I call him Charlie after Charlie "Bird" Parker who lived in the neighborhood. 🪶
#Raptors
An adult male red-tailed hawk soars across a blue sky. His underside is mostly white with a brown head, belly band, and markings on his wings. He has a rusty tail and bright yellow eyes, indicating he is young.
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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We are now able to experience Whooping Cranes in ways that were unimaginable only a few decades ago. It's probably been hundreds of years since flocks, numbering in the dozens of individuals, danced together in the warm autumn light. #Birds #conservation #SK
October 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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This is my new favorite subway ad. The bald eagle barfing up the stars and stripes really defines the current moment.
#nyc
October 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay is "kestrel" so here is one from my archives: two youngsters getting ready to take their first flight. 🪶
Two kestrels getting ready to fledge from their cavity.
October 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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My favorite warbler: the Northern Parula. They're cute little rainbow birds who are usually pretty accommodating for the camera. 🪶
A Northern Parula perches on a small branch. It has a gray-blue head and wings, a yellow belly, and a hint of red on its chest.
October 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM