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Dave Askins
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independent journalist in Bloomington, Indiana publishing news reports on local government at bsquarebulletin.com
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Red-tailed hawks, a mother and fledgling in a nest. The fledgling has its wings spread. The sky is cloudless blue.
Red-tailed hawks, a mother and fledgling in a nest. The fledgling has its wings spread. The sky is cloudless blue.
May 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Miller-Showers Park, Bloomington, Indiana (Feb. 2, 2025)
Red-shouldered hawk taking flight from a lamppost light fixture in a public park. The sky background is blue. The hawk is flying from right to left.
February 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Miller-Showers Park, Bloomington, Indiana (Feb. 1, 2025)

This bird and a duck were going after the same morsel of pondweed when their bills collided. They giggled about it, then fell in love.

It is where the expression "meet coot" comes from.
American coot (chicken-like water bird, black with red eyes and white bill) swimming on the surface of a pond.
February 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Monroe county courthouse grounds, Bloomington, Indiana (Jan. 31, 2025)
Red-tailed hawk launching from a branch flying from right to left. Sky background is gray.
January 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana (Jan. 29, 2025)
Red-tailed hawk flying off the roof of a building against a cloudless blue sky. There is a fish-shaped weathervane in the background. The bird is flying from left to right.
January 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana. (Jan. 27, 2025)

"Lovebirds"
A pair of red-tailed hawks sitting on top of a building under a fish-shaped weathervane. Cloudless blue sky in the background. A pair of red-tailed hawks sitting on top of a building under a fish-shaped weathervane. Cloudless blue sky in the background.
January 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Lake Monroe, south of Bloomington, Indiana Jan. 25, 2025.
Great blue heron standing on frozen lake surface. Neck is stretched vertically. It is looking from left to right. Great blue heron standing on frozen lake surface. Neck is tucked down close to body. It is looking from left to right.
January 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Journo tradecraft tip: Always use an all-metal body Parker Jotter pen. BlueSky doesn't seem to want to indicate it clearly, but this is a music video, and you will need to enable sound to hear about the wonders of these pens, which I have immortalized in song.
January 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana. (Jan. 25, 2025)
Red-tailed hawk sitting on top of the Monroe County courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana. The sky is cloudless, blue. The bird is sitting under the fish-shaped weathervane.
January 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana. Jan. 17, 2025 around 4 p.m.
Red-tailed hawk sitting on top of a fish-shaped metal weather vane, against a clear blue sky. The hawk and the fish are boh pointing with their noses into the wind, to the right of the frame.
January 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana, Jan. 15, 2025. 6 F degrees.
Red-tailed hawk sitting on top of a building against a cloudless blue sky with the head of a metal fish from the weathervane poking into the frame from the top left corner.
January 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM