Coral Sheldon-Hess
@caffeinatedcoral.bsky.social
Bird fan, coffee fan, web developer, librarian, data thude.
Sorry but #CovidIsNotOver so #MaskUp
Sorry but #CovidIsNotOver so #MaskUp
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Well, I have been looking for you for months and now you show up, out of the blue? I appreciate it, plz consider sticking around awhile. Woodland, CA 🪶
October 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Well, I have been looking for you for months and now you show up, out of the blue? I appreciate it, plz consider sticking around awhile. Woodland, CA 🪶
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Here are a couple of Wood Ducks I saw on Cottonwood Lake today. I've seen the females before, but this is the first time I've seen the male - wow! That's the most beautiful duck I've ever seen. #birds #photography #woodduck #hellyerpark 🪶
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Here are a couple of Wood Ducks I saw on Cottonwood Lake today. I've seen the females before, but this is the first time I've seen the male - wow! That's the most beautiful duck I've ever seen. #birds #photography #woodduck #hellyerpark 🪶
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BIRD TIME 🪶
• Lark sparrow. probably my favorite sparrow, the facial markings are so cool
• yellow warbler. common bird, me getting a clean photo of one is highly uncommon
• acorn woodpecker. highly social doofuses
• Bewick’s wren. tiny but bold and loud
(all photographed this month in Pasadena)
• Lark sparrow. probably my favorite sparrow, the facial markings are so cool
• yellow warbler. common bird, me getting a clean photo of one is highly uncommon
• acorn woodpecker. highly social doofuses
• Bewick’s wren. tiny but bold and loud
(all photographed this month in Pasadena)
September 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BIRD TIME 🪶
• Lark sparrow. probably my favorite sparrow, the facial markings are so cool
• yellow warbler. common bird, me getting a clean photo of one is highly uncommon
• acorn woodpecker. highly social doofuses
• Bewick’s wren. tiny but bold and loud
(all photographed this month in Pasadena)
• Lark sparrow. probably my favorite sparrow, the facial markings are so cool
• yellow warbler. common bird, me getting a clean photo of one is highly uncommon
• acorn woodpecker. highly social doofuses
• Bewick’s wren. tiny but bold and loud
(all photographed this month in Pasadena)
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This is not the greatest photo, but one I was so pleased to get. A pair of quail came down mid-morning to a waterhole on a mostly dried up creek near Portal, AZ. I had only heard Montezuma Quail and had fleeting glimpses of them flying before this encounter. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is not the greatest photo, but one I was so pleased to get. A pair of quail came down mid-morning to a waterhole on a mostly dried up creek near Portal, AZ. I had only heard Montezuma Quail and had fleeting glimpses of them flying before this encounter. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife
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Gracklepalooza continues with no signs of slowing!
This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
September 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Gracklepalooza continues with no signs of slowing!
This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
This male Common Grackle was heading over to the tree nearer the creek. It always amazes me how birds fly among tree branches so easily!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
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Bean and El continue to enjoy their time at 63rd Street Beach! 🤍🫘🚊
🎥: Dori Levine (August 5, 2025)
🎥: Dori Levine (August 5, 2025)
August 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Bean and El continue to enjoy their time at 63rd Street Beach! 🤍🫘🚊
🎥: Dori Levine (August 5, 2025)
🎥: Dori Levine (August 5, 2025)
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Can I have you attention please…
I found an adorable frog just chilling in a flower.
I found an adorable frog just chilling in a flower.
July 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Can I have you attention please…
I found an adorable frog just chilling in a flower.
I found an adorable frog just chilling in a flower.
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Last night at Moth Night, we saw a lot more than moths. The highlight was happening upon this beaver absolutely chowing down on some wood, corn on the cob style. You’re gonna want to put your sound on for this one.
July 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Last night at Moth Night, we saw a lot more than moths. The highlight was happening upon this beaver absolutely chowing down on some wood, corn on the cob style. You’re gonna want to put your sound on for this one.
July 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Crows harassing a Great Horned Owl in our backyard.😱
I don’t think I have seen this behaviour before. 🤔
I am sure the owl would win any fight with the crows. 🦉
#birds #greathornedowl #vancouverisland
I don’t think I have seen this behaviour before. 🤔
I am sure the owl would win any fight with the crows. 🦉
#birds #greathornedowl #vancouverisland
July 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Crows harassing a Great Horned Owl in our backyard.😱
I don’t think I have seen this behaviour before. 🤔
I am sure the owl would win any fight with the crows. 🦉
#birds #greathornedowl #vancouverisland
I don’t think I have seen this behaviour before. 🤔
I am sure the owl would win any fight with the crows. 🦉
#birds #greathornedowl #vancouverisland
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Coyotes are very friendly. They'll hang out with badgers, ravens, bears, raccoons...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
Are Coyotes Bad—or Just Misunderstood?
After losing her childhood dog to a pack of coyotes, Radiolab’s Lulu Miller sets out to learn more about their true nature.
www.atlasobscura.com
June 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Coyotes are very friendly. They'll hang out with badgers, ravens, bears, raccoons...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
"That this welcoming of another species, this befriending of another species, this is actually classic coyote behavior."
Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
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But I just learned there's a Blöödchëëp subreddit?! I'm so happy
www.reddit.com/r/bloodcheep/
www.reddit.com/r/bloodcheep/
bloodcheep
post pics of your friendly (or not) blöödchëëp (cardinal that is molting) and rejoice in the rëdnëss (or not)
www.reddit.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
But I just learned there's a Blöödchëëp subreddit?! I'm so happy
www.reddit.com/r/bloodcheep/
www.reddit.com/r/bloodcheep/
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We decided to update an old video on V60 papers, so did way too much testing and found some interesting stuff so now I have new opinions on the subject: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY5F...
V60 Papers: Our Excessive Testing Was Worth It!
YouTube video by James Hoffmann
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We decided to update an old video on V60 papers, so did way too much testing and found some interesting stuff so now I have new opinions on the subject: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY5F...
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Show me your forward facing birds!!
Masked flowerpiercer staring demonically into your soul
📷🌿🪶
Masked flowerpiercer staring demonically into your soul
📷🌿🪶
June 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Show me your forward facing birds!!
Masked flowerpiercer staring demonically into your soul
📷🌿🪶
Masked flowerpiercer staring demonically into your soul
📷🌿🪶
Sound on if you want to hear her wings! (Ruby-throated hummingbird.) 🪶
June 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Sound on if you want to hear her wings! (Ruby-throated hummingbird.) 🪶
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Bald eagles kind of fuck me up because I’m old enough and young enough that there was a real chance I might never see a wild one. But we Decided To Try (tm) and now there are 2 flying around my house.
Anyway we should probably Decide To Try (harder) on a lot of things rn
Anyway we should probably Decide To Try (harder) on a lot of things rn
June 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bald eagles kind of fuck me up because I’m old enough and young enough that there was a real chance I might never see a wild one. But we Decided To Try (tm) and now there are 2 flying around my house.
Anyway we should probably Decide To Try (harder) on a lot of things rn
Anyway we should probably Decide To Try (harder) on a lot of things rn
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peregrines at pt vicente in palos verdes california
this is a well known and documented family of 5 - they don't seem to mind the human presence
#birds #birding #birdnerd #falcon #peregrine #raptor #birdsofprey #nature #wildlife #photography #canon #r7 #shotwithcanon
this is a well known and documented family of 5 - they don't seem to mind the human presence
#birds #birding #birdnerd #falcon #peregrine #raptor #birdsofprey #nature #wildlife #photography #canon #r7 #shotwithcanon
June 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
peregrines at pt vicente in palos verdes california
this is a well known and documented family of 5 - they don't seem to mind the human presence
#birds #birding #birdnerd #falcon #peregrine #raptor #birdsofprey #nature #wildlife #photography #canon #r7 #shotwithcanon
this is a well known and documented family of 5 - they don't seem to mind the human presence
#birds #birding #birdnerd #falcon #peregrine #raptor #birdsofprey #nature #wildlife #photography #canon #r7 #shotwithcanon
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11 turkeys came for lunch today (bonus rabbit in the shade)
🪶🦃🐰
🪶🦃🐰
June 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
11 turkeys came for lunch today (bonus rabbit in the shade)
🪶🦃🐰
🪶🦃🐰
A longer video of the three baby bluebirds, plus the larger guy who scared them off.
My favorite part is when they look at each other and appear to make a decision together 🪶
My favorite part is when they look at each other and appear to make a decision together 🪶
June 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
A longer video of the three baby bluebirds, plus the larger guy who scared them off.
My favorite part is when they look at each other and appear to make a decision together 🪶
My favorite part is when they look at each other and appear to make a decision together 🪶
The user icon that shows up in my email when the Virginia Vital Records Department emails me? A cardinal. I think that’s nice.
June 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The user icon that shows up in my email when the Virginia Vital Records Department emails me? A cardinal. I think that’s nice.