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Mathias Kuhlmann
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SoCal based nature photographer. Into geography, all things nature, travel and sports.

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Sanderlings after the rainstorm yesterday 🪶
Single sanderling stands on the sand, gray clouds with a rainbow behind it. Group of sanderlings scurrying across the sand in front of a rainbow and cloudy gray storm clouds moving away from the beach.
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Wrentit out of the dense brush! 🪶
Wrentit hangs from a tiny branch as its feeds on the seed pods.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Back in the mid-2010's I would search the local tide pools for sea stars with no luck, going years without seeing any. Last couple of years I stumble across them on most visits to the tide pools.

Yesterday I got to see one as part of the food chain for the first time at my local spot! 🪶
Western Gull figuring how to swallow an orange sea star standing in the rocky inter-tidal zone.
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Haven’t been able to photograph birds recently due to this cutie occupying my free time as of late. 😅
Dog peers over back of couch cushion after a noisy delivery truck interrupted a nap.
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Rescued this energetic puppy this week!
Puppy stares into the camera while laying on the floor, head resting on rope toy
October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Royal Tern with its underside reflecting the Caribbean’s shallow blue water. 🪶
A royal tern flies across the Caribbean Sea. The shallow water nearshore has a pretty light blue which is reflected by the almost all white tern.
September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Last week saw my first ever American Flamingos! 🪶
A large pink shaded bird wades in the water. Long pink legs, pink colored body with various shades of pinks and white, its neck shaped sort of similar to the letter J, and a massive bill used for foraging in the shallow waters. Curacao - September 4, 2025
September 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Golden-cheeked Woodpecker in the afternoon rain that drenched us both 🪶
A woodpecker clasps onto a tree branch while its wet head turns to look back over its body. The bird has brilliant yellow and red feathers on its head, a light underside, and black back with dense white stripes, mostly hidden by bird's underside. Raindrops seen in background of imagery. Jalisco, Mexico
August 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow! 🪶
A Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow perched on a tree branch. The bird has a white underside, brownish-gray upperside, with stunning rusty colored feathers perking up on top of its head. Jaliso, MX
August 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Western Gull following the boat offshore of San Diego 🪶
A western gull flies above. Mostly white underneath with black on primary wing feathers. Flying against a bright gray sky.
August 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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South Island Robin 🪶
South Island Robin perched on a branch. Ashy-black bird with white belly and breast, with ashy feathering mixed throughout the white feathering. February 5, 2025 - Ulva Island
August 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Couple of Black-footed Albatross from San Diego pelagic tour yesterday :) 🪶
Black-footed Albatross glides above the surface of the ocean. Mostly dark brown bird with very small amounts of white on wing feathers and white around front of face near base of bill. Black-footed albatross banks its flight, its wingtip just above the surface of the water.
August 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Peregrine Falcon soars over the Grand Canyon 🪶
The vast canyon makes the soaring peregrine falcon look tiny against the background of desert rocks. Taken close to sunset, lots of shadows across the rocks.
August 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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California Condor from yesterday 🪶
Profile of California condor. Humongous black bird with bare pinkish-orange head, red iris eye, very large bill. The bird’s pink #11 tag being blacked by a small green plant. Part of the Southern California flock, this bird is named Lulutti and is 9 years old.
July 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Oh my god!!
Back of camera photo of California condor. Wing tag #11
July 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A Heermann’s Gull and a Western Gull. My favorites on the west coast.
Gray gull with black legs and a white head. Red bill with black tip. Western Gull stands on coastal rocks as waves crash behind it. Large white gull with dark gray back. Yellow bill with red spot near tip. pink legs
July 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Scripp's Murrelet viewed from land! 🪶
Small seabird floating on gray water. Black on top, white underneath.
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Easily my favorite shorebird.

July 14 - Trestles 🪶
Snowy Plover stands over wet sand from a receding wave. The birds were actively foraging, dipping their bills into the sand searching for small invertebrates.
July 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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White-headed Woodpeckers in the San Gabriel mountains. 🪶
Male white headed woodpecker clasped onto a pine. Mostly black body, white on wing, white head with red spot at back of head Female white-headed woodpecker on a pine branch. Mostly black body, white in wings, white head and throat.
July 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Pt Vicente and some Peregrine Falcons 🪶
Old, white lighthouse with very rusted top. A Peregrine Falcon perches on the right side of the railing running circular along the outside. An adult Peregrine Falcon glides with blue ocean behind it. Peregrine falcon soars with its bill open, yelling at a fox that had made its way near the falcon's young. A juvenile peregrine falcon glides with the ocean in the background.
June 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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My third visit with the very special and rare visitor to Los Angeles :) 🪶
Swallow-tailed Kite stuns as it soars across the sky.
June 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Lovely day to take the train to the ballgame.
Platform view of tracks and Big A of Angels stadium
June 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Western Gulls in La Jolla 🪶
A western gull adult and chick stand on the cliffs surrounding La Jolla cove
June 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Brandt's Cormorants 🪶
Two Brandt's Cormorants. One on right, bill open leans towards second cormorant's face. The second cormorant on left leans back and away avoiding the incoming bill. It's blue emerald looking eyes seemingly stare towards the camera.
June 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Great-tailed Grackle 🪶
Great-tailed Grackle lying flat on a branch and becoming nice and round.
June 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM