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Cat Zoroark
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Amateur birdwatcher and wildlife photographer in the Las Vegas Valley. All photos shared on this feed were personally taken by me without the use of AI.

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Black-throated Blue Warbler in Primm, #Nevada

#BirdPhotography #birds #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
A first-year female Black-throated Blue Warbler, which is actually green, photographed in profile
September 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Horned Grebe at Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in #Nevada

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Horned Grebe in profile in the water
August 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Great Kiskadee at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge near Alamo, #Texas

#birds #BirdsOfBluesky #nature #wildlife #birdphotography
A Great Kiskadee, a vibrant yellow and brown flycatcher with a black and white face, sitting on a limb.
April 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Canvasback at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, #Nevada

#birds #ducks #BirdsOfBluesky #wildlife #nature #naturephotography
A male Canvasback duck floating in the water. His brown head is in stark contrast to his canvas-like white back.
January 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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House Finch at Floyd Lamb Park in Las Vegas, #Nevada

#birds #BirdsOfBlueSky #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
A male House Finch perched on a limb and facing left. His red head and chest indicate he's had a healthy diet.
January 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park near Blue Diamond, #Nevada

#birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #photography #wildlife
A woodpecker perched on a branch and looking to the left. It has a red cap, indicating it's a male.
January 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Wilson's Snipe at Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in #Nevada

#birds #BirdsOfBluesky #birdphotography #wildlife #nature
A Wilson's Snipe feeding along the shore of a pond. Its long beak is used to probe for small critters hiding in the sand.
November 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Willow Flycatcher in July at Fort Saybrook Monument Park in Old Saybrook, #Connecticut

#birds #birdphotography #BirdsOfBluesky #wildlife #nature
A Willow Flycatcher on a reed with its beak held open from heat exhaustion. Like other empids, identification of these birds is often tricky and is best confirmed by song.
November 20, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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A rare inland sighting! Pacific Loon at Sunset Park in #LasVegas, #Nevada

#birds #birdphotography #BirdsOfBluesky #wildlife #nature
A Pacific Loon floating in the water in its non-breeding plumage
November 1, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Marsh Wren at Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in #Nevada

#birds #BirdsOfBluesky #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birding
A Marsh Wren chattering in the reeds with its tail held up
October 21, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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Black Phoebe at Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in #Nevada

#birds #BirdsofBluesky #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlife
A Black Phoebe bird with its beak held open and calling, perched on a branch
October 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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Molting juvenile Verdin at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in #Nevada

#birds #BirdsofBluesky #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #nature
A juvenile Verdin, a species of Penduline-Tit; a bird with a gray body and molting into its yellow head, with a sharp beak
September 25, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Bushtit at San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine, #California

#birds #BirdsOfBluesky #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
A Bushtit sits on a limb with a flower beginning to blossom. It has a gray body, a brown head, and a piercing white eye.
September 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Peregrine Falcon at Cornerstone Park in Henderson, #Nevada

#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #BirdsOfBluesky #falcon
A Peregrine Falcon—a large raptor with a black markings on its face, a yellow ring around its eye, and sharp talons—soaring through the air
June 2, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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Western Bluebird at Corn Creek, north of Las Vegas, Nevada

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A Western Bluebird, a type of thrush with a blue back and head, brown chest, white belly, and a small beak. Seen perched on a branch.
December 12, 2023 at 3:45 PM
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Eurasian Collared-Dove at Veterans' Memorial Park in Boulder City, Nevada

#birds #photography #nature #wildlife
A Eurasian Collared-Dove; a dove with brown wings, a collar around its neck, red eyes, pink legs, and black wingtips sits on the ground in profile.
December 11, 2023 at 3:21 PM
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Rare bird: Glaucous Gull at Lake Mead in Nevada

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A Glaucous Gull sitting on a shoreline, a beige-colored immature bird with pink legs, and a pink bill with a black tip.
December 10, 2023 at 3:56 AM
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Rare bird: Greater Pewee in Bunkerville, Nevada

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A greenish flycatcher (Greater Pewee) with a large beak with an orange underside, with brown on the wings and a grayish cap, perched in a tree limb
December 4, 2023 at 7:27 PM
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel at Hilltop Campground near Mount Charleston, Nevada

#mammals #wildlife #nature #photography
A Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel looking into the camera while sitting atop a rock. It has long whiskers and a brown patch atop its head.
November 16, 2023 at 7:38 PM
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Cooper's Hawk at 33 Hole Overlook at Lake Mead, in Nevada

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A medium-sized raptor, a Cooper's Hawk, preparing to dive down to capture its prey. It's looking down with its piercing red eye and its yellow talons are open.
November 13, 2023 at 3:48 PM
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A rarity at Lake Mead on the Nevada side: a Yellow-footed Gull!

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An adult Yellow-footed Gull surrounded by Ring-billed and California Gulls. It has a dark gray back, yellow legs, and a bulbous yellow bill.
November 13, 2023 at 3:10 AM
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Another rarity! Varied Thrush at Corn Creek, north of Las Vegas, Nevada

eBird checklist: ebird.org/checklist/S1...

#birds #wildlife #nature #photography
A thrush with a prominent black back and orange belly, and a black ring around its neck and an orange line above its eye. It is searching for insects in the grass.
November 12, 2023 at 3:33 AM
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A rare find! A Groove-billed Ani (a type of cuckoo) at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in Nevada

eBird checklist: ebird.org/checklist/S1...

#birds #photography #nature #wildlife
A Groove-billed Ani perched in the brush. It is a black cuckoo with a large bill similar to that of an Atlantic Puffin, and a large tail like a Great-tailed Grackle.
November 4, 2023 at 10:20 PM
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Mallard duckling at Cornerstone Park in Henderson, Nevada

#birds #photography #wildlife #nature #duck
A juvenile Mallard duckling standing on a rocking shore, photographed in profile. Nearly all of its feathers are yellow or brown.
October 31, 2023 at 3:06 PM
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Turkey Vulture at Veterans' Memorial Park in Boulder City, Nevada

#birds #photography #nature #wildlife
A Turkey Vulture seen on the ground in a park. Its feathers are jet black, its legs are pink, and its face is bare of any feathers.
October 30, 2023 at 2:45 PM