Dan
@dlb1783.bsky.social
Birder, bird photographer, amatuer watercolor artist.
Purple Martins, Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary, Frederick County, Maryland, 5-20-2025.
June 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Purple Martins, Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary, Frederick County, Maryland, 5-20-2025.
Great Crested Flycatcher, Shannondale Springs WMA, Jefferson Co, West Virginia, 5-18-25.
June 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Great Crested Flycatcher, Shannondale Springs WMA, Jefferson Co, West Virginia, 5-18-25.
Yellow-billed Loon, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co, CA, 4-20-25. It looks like it's been in some oil? This bird has been hanging around Porto Bodega for quite some time.
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#oilonabird
#oilspill
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#portobodega
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May 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Yellow-billed Loon, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co, CA, 4-20-25. It looks like it's been in some oil? This bird has been hanging around Porto Bodega for quite some time.
#birds
#birdphotography
#loons
#yellowbilledloon
#bodegabay
#portobodega
#oilonabird
#oilspill
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#portobodega
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Anna's Hummingbird, Mather Regional Park, Sacramento Co, CA, 4-27-25.
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#photography
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April 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Anna's Hummingbird, Mather Regional Park, Sacramento Co, CA, 4-27-25.
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Red-winged Blackbird, Mather Regional Park, Sacramento Co, CA, 4-9-25.
April 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Red-winged Blackbird, Mather Regional Park, Sacramento Co, CA, 4-9-25.
A whole lot of people at the California state capital in Sacramento this morning!
April 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A whole lot of people at the California state capital in Sacramento this morning!
Great Frigatebird, Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-24-25
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March 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Great Frigatebird, Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-24-25
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Warbling White-eye, (Japanese White-eye), Kihei, Maui Co, Hawaii, 2-21-25.
#wanderingwhiteeye
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March 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Warbling White-eye, (Japanese White-eye), Kihei, Maui Co, Hawaii, 2-21-25.
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#kiheibirds
Sunset, Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-23-25
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March 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Sunset, Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-23-25
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What a bill! I'wii, Hosmer Grove campground, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-23-25.
March 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What a bill! I'wii, Hosmer Grove campground, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-23-25.
I'wii were fairly common at the Hosmer Grove campground, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-23-25. Shown feeding on mamane (Sophora chrysophylla).
March 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I'wii were fairly common at the Hosmer Grove campground, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-23-25. Shown feeding on mamane (Sophora chrysophylla).
In February I took a trip to Minnesota with the hopes of seeing a Boreal Owl, the last of the 19 owl species in North America. This was during an "owl irruption". Success!
#owls
#minnesotaowls
#borealowls
#birds
#birdphotography
#saxzimowls
#naturephotography
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#twoharborowls
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#twoharborowls
March 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In February I took a trip to Minnesota with the hopes of seeing a Boreal Owl, the last of the 19 owl species in North America. This was during an "owl irruption". Success!
#owls
#minnesotaowls
#borealowls
#birds
#birdphotography
#saxzimowls
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#twoharborowls
#owls
#minnesotaowls
#borealowls
#birds
#birdphotography
#saxzimowls
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#twoharborowls
Here's a few Great Gray Owl portraits from my trip to Minnesota in February.
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#minnesotaowls
#greatgrayowls
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#twoharborowls
March 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Here's a few Great Gray Owl portraits from my trip to Minnesota in February.
#owls
#minnesotaowls
#greatgrayowls
#birds
#birdphotography
#photography
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#twoharborowls
#owls
#minnesotaowls
#greatgrayowls
#birds
#birdphotography
#photography
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#twoharborowls
The Rosy-faced Lovebirds (introduced) were common and variable in color near our hotel on Maui last month. Still pretty to see! 2-2025.
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#parrots
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#rosyfacedlovebirds
March 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Rosy-faced Lovebirds (introduced) were common and variable in color near our hotel on Maui last month. Still pretty to see! 2-2025.
#birds
#parrots
#wildbirds
#introducedmauibirds
#lovebirds
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#mauibirds
#hawaiibirds
#rosyfacedlovebirds
#birds
#parrots
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#hawaiibirds
#rosyfacedlovebirds
Java Sparrow, Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-21-25. According to the "Birds of Hawaii" website, this species was introduced from Indonesia to Hawaii in the 1960s.
#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithology
#wildlifephotography
#birdsinflight
#BIF
#sparrows
#javasparrow
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#birdphotography
#ornithology
#wildlifephotography
#birdsinflight
#BIF
#sparrows
#javasparrow
March 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Java Sparrow, Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-21-25. According to the "Birds of Hawaii" website, this species was introduced from Indonesia to Hawaii in the 1960s.
#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithology
#wildlifephotography
#birdsinflight
#BIF
#sparrows
#javasparrow
#birds
#birdphotography
#ornithology
#wildlifephotography
#birdsinflight
#BIF
#sparrows
#javasparrow
Yellow-billed Loon, Porto-Bodega, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co, CA, 3-7-25,
March 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Yellow-billed Loon, Porto-Bodega, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co, CA, 3-7-25,
Common Myna, maybe the most common introduced bird on Maui! Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-24-25.
March 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Common Myna, maybe the most common introduced bird on Maui! Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii, 2-24-25.
Northern Hawk Owl, Aitkin County, Minnesota, 2-9-2025.
February 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Northern Hawk Owl, Aitkin County, Minnesota, 2-9-2025.
Great Gray Owl, Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, 2-7-25.
February 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Great Gray Owl, Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, 2-7-25.
Red-naped Sapsucker, Effie Yeaw, Nature Area, American River Parkway, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-29-2025
February 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Red-naped Sapsucker, Effie Yeaw, Nature Area, American River Parkway, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-29-2025
Quite an impressive rack on this Black-tailed Deer! Effie Yeaw, Nature Area, American River Parkway, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-29-2025
January 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Quite an impressive rack on this Black-tailed Deer! Effie Yeaw, Nature Area, American River Parkway, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-29-2025
A Ring-billed Gull with a nice meal, I guess? Sailor Bar, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-25-2025. Nikon Z50ii, Nikon 28-400mm.
January 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
A Ring-billed Gull with a nice meal, I guess? Sailor Bar, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-25-2025. Nikon Z50ii, Nikon 28-400mm.
Birds in my yard the other day, Anna's Hummingbird and Phainopepla, Rosemont area, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-21-2025, Nikon Z50ii, Nikon 28-400mm.
January 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Birds in my yard the other day, Anna's Hummingbird and Phainopepla, Rosemont area, Sacramento Co, CA, 1-21-2025, Nikon Z50ii, Nikon 28-400mm.
A male Belted Kingfisher, pausing for a shot in nice morning light. He wasn't close but the image held up well under a large crop job! American River Parkway, Sacramento Co, CA, 11-28-24.
January 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A male Belted Kingfisher, pausing for a shot in nice morning light. He wasn't close but the image held up well under a large crop job! American River Parkway, Sacramento Co, CA, 11-28-24.
This American Bittern was dining well on pollywogs and small fish this day along the American River! Nikon Z9, Nikon 180-600mm, 11-28-24, Sacramento Co, CA.
January 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This American Bittern was dining well on pollywogs and small fish this day along the American River! Nikon Z9, Nikon 180-600mm, 11-28-24, Sacramento Co, CA.