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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · 2d

Ptarmigan at Kiero Crater caldera! 🪶

Ptmargian standing on lava rocks looking to the side with a rain drop on it's beak and green moss in the background. It's feathery legs are clearly visible.

JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · 2d

Went to a caldera and found a few ptarmigan in the pouring rain 🐔 I like that they have pants.

#RockPtarmigan #ptarmigan #iceland #nordicbirds #keriocrater

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · 2d

This is Gary the Gannet.
Gary is not good at nesting.
Gary nests on slopes where eggs roll out.
Gary crushes his eggs.
Don't be like Gary.

#northerngannet #birdsofinstagram #mainecoast #gannet #mainebirds

2 Northern Gannets at a nesting grounds off the coast of Maine near Newfoundland.

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · 3d

An aptly named #Razorbill nests in the Gulf of Maine. 🕊

Photographed this summer during #breeding season these sharp beaks were a sight to behold! They could rack up several fish on a single dive to feed their chicks on the chilly #coastal waters off #Cutler, #Maine 🪶

A head shot of a Razorbill bird found off the coast of Maine. It has sharp striped beak agape, and a white stripe leading to it's eye on an otherwise all black head.

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Aug 19

From the visionary artist behind #ABZÛ, #ThePathless, and #Journey comes a new adventure:

Sword of the Sea - OUT NOW 🌊

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Jun 23

It’s peak 🐧 #puffin breeding season. In a week or two their fledglings (aka pufflings) will hatch. Puffins will only fly once a year in order to build nests and fish for their young.

#birdsofmaine #seabirds #newenglandcoast #birdsofamerica #northamericanbirds

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Jun 4

We're excited to reveal that Sword of the Sea will officially launch on August 19th this year!

Get ready to ride the waves on PlayStation 5, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

Wishlist links below!

#SwordoftheSea

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Mar 29

It’s snowing today but soon enough it will be White Egrets in the air instead 🕊️

Close up of a White egret in motion preparing for a landing by the estuary.

White egret soaring through the blue sky of summer.

JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Mar 26

Palm Warbler from last year as we wait for Spring 🐥🪶

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Mar 15

Mooninites, unite!

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Feb 25

Well deserved 👏

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Jan 6

Endured some cold fingers and toes to snap this Eastern Screech-Owl starting its red morph in a tree nest hole. Portland, Maine 🦉🌲

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Dec 25

know how you feel. mom was in a similar situation this year. sending you both positive vibes ✌️🙇‍♂️

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Dec 16

Very nice! Oriole?

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Nov 3

🐥 If you were greeted by the morning frost on the ground today, enjoy this summer memory of a #Goldfinch snacking on some sunchoke seeds 🪶🦉🐦 #ornithology #birds #bird

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · May 19

🪶 Dark Eyed #Junco for a dark day in #NewEngland

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · May 16

Caught this #raccoon who’s been patrolling the neighborhood for weeks 🦝

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · May 13

🪵🕳️🐖 Getting down in the meadows with a #whistlepig #woodchuck #groundhog

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · May 10

Enjoying the “cheep cheep” calls of the #tuftedtitmouse 🪶🐥

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · May 9

It’s that 1st shower after road rash that gets ya!

JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · May 9

#Turkey in the straw 🦃

Caught some toms doing the can-can and some disinterested hens at #gilslandfarm 🪶🪶🪶

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Apr 22

🪶 #Nuthatches mock you trying to photograph them with their clownish hah, hah, hah sounding call 🥜🐣

#whitebreastednuthatch #TreeBark

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Jan 29

Missing those summer vibes. Female Goldfinch 🪶

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Jan 24

Doing another first here and sharing a mink I spotted way up the Maine coast a couple years back. This little guy was on a mission and I wasn’t set up for a run and gun adventure.

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JohnG13 🦆 @johngilbert.io · Jan 21

My first bird in the snow shot. Nothing special just excited because I’ve been chasing one of these for a while.

Adult Female American Robin.

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