Elie Axelroth
@elieaxelroth.bsky.social
Writer, blogger, hiker, casual birder. Seeker of social justice and all things hopeful. Check out my blog and fiction at: www.elieaxelroth.com
#Birdoftheday is a singing bird. #birdphotography #birding. Red-winged blackbird showing off his colors.
January 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM
#Birdoftheday is a singing bird. #birdphotography #birding. Red-winged blackbird showing off his colors.
#birdoftheday #birding #birdphotography How about birds stalking? #birdstalking If only we could all be so focused and calm!
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
#birdoftheday #birding #birdphotography How about birds stalking? #birdstalking If only we could all be so focused and calm!
#birdoftheday #twoofakind #birding #birdphotography. Always appreciate when male and female are together. Northern pintail ducks.
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#birdoftheday #twoofakind #birding #birdphotography. Always appreciate when male and female are together. Northern pintail ducks.
#Birdoftheday #longbeaks Here’s two long-billed curlews beak out and beak sheltered. Seems like a comical burden to carry around—not that they know it.
January 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
#Birdoftheday #longbeaks Here’s two long-billed curlews beak out and beak sheltered. Seems like a comical burden to carry around—not that they know it.
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Birds getting territorial. #birds #birdphotography #territorial I wouldn’t mess with a great #egret either.
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Birds getting territorial. #birds #birdphotography #territorial I wouldn’t mess with a great #egret either.
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Be Like a Birder: What Binoculars and Merlin Can Teach Us About Generosity elieaxelroth.com/be-like-a-bi...
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Be Like a Birder: What Binoculars and Merlin Can Teach Us About Generosity elieaxelroth.com/be-like-a-bi...
Bird of the day. I hardly ever saw Western bluebirds in my area until recently. Is that because they weren’t there? Or I wasn’t tuned into seeing them. Anyway, they’re sweet little birds, here facing the setting sun. #birds #birdphotography
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Bird of the day. I hardly ever saw Western bluebirds in my area until recently. Is that because they weren’t there? Or I wasn’t tuned into seeing them. Anyway, they’re sweet little birds, here facing the setting sun. #birds #birdphotography
Bird of the day. I love the flattop haircut on this Western grebe. #birding #birdphotography #westerngrebe
January 4, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Bird of the day. I love the flattop haircut on this Western grebe. #birding #birdphotography #westerngrebe
Bird photo of the day. White-crowned sparrow taking a bath in a street puddle. #birding #birdphotography #om1mark2 #splash #rain
January 2, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Bird photo of the day. White-crowned sparrow taking a bath in a street puddle. #birding #birdphotography #om1mark2 #splash #rain
Sometimes we get lucky. Here’s a photo of a raven I took in Yosemite with the mountains reflected in its eye. #birding #birdphotography #americanraven #raven
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Sometimes we get lucky. Here’s a photo of a raven I took in Yosemite with the mountains reflected in its eye. #birding #birdphotography #americanraven #raven
I just love how this #yellowrumpedwarbler is ready for anything. #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #OlympusOM1
December 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I just love how this #yellowrumpedwarbler is ready for anything. #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #OlympusOM1
December 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
When hope is fleeting, birds never fail to lift me up. Pipeline Road in Panama. This exquisite black-throated trogon. #birding #birdphotography #canopytower
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
When hope is fleeting, birds never fail to lift me up. Pipeline Road in Panama. This exquisite black-throated trogon. #birding #birdphotography #canopytower
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
By holding on to hope, we create space for change. We prepare for the future through our daily actions—through our refusal to give up, through our shared vision of a better world.
Holding on to Hope: Finding Strength in Uncertain Times elieaxelroth.com/holding-on-t...
Holding on to Hope: Finding Strength in Uncertain Times elieaxelroth.com/holding-on-t...
Holding on to Hope: Finding Strength in Uncertain Times
Inspired by Jane Goodall and Naomi Klein, we prepare for the future through our daily actions and through our refusal to give up hope.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
By holding on to hope, we create space for change. We prepare for the future through our daily actions—through our refusal to give up, through our shared vision of a better world.
Holding on to Hope: Finding Strength in Uncertain Times elieaxelroth.com/holding-on-t...
Holding on to Hope: Finding Strength in Uncertain Times elieaxelroth.com/holding-on-t...
There were hundreds of pelicans along the bluff but I loved seeing this pair. #birds #birdphotography #pelicans #brownpelicans
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
There were hundreds of pelicans along the bluff but I loved seeing this pair. #birds #birdphotography #pelicans #brownpelicans
Traveling Without a Suitcase: On Regret and the Virtues of Lightening Our Psychic Load #travellight #minimalism #lettinggo #regret #emotionalbaggage #Japantravel #MarieKondo
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Traveling Without a Suitcase: On Regret and the Virtues of Lightening Our Psychic Load
From minimalist travel in Japan to letting go of regret, how freeing yourself—physically and emotionally—leads to peace.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Traveling Without a Suitcase: On Regret and the Virtues of Lightening Our Psychic Load #travellight #minimalism #lettinggo #regret #emotionalbaggage #Japantravel #MarieKondo
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October 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If firing Kimmel concerns you. If you're worried about free speech, please sign this petition. I also cancelled my Hulu/Disney subscription. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If firing Kimmel concerns you. If you're worried about free speech, please sign this petition. I also cancelled my Hulu/Disney subscription. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
September 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I’ve found birders to be exceptionally helpful, generous, and certainly more knowledgeable than I am. Thank you for pointing out this rare little blue heron! #birds #birding #birdphotography
August 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’ve found birders to be exceptionally helpful, generous, and certainly more knowledgeable than I am. Thank you for pointing out this rare little blue heron! #birds #birding #birdphotography