#birding has slowed a bit in #LosAngeles, but noticed a newcomer to the neighborhood today when a pair of Western Flycatchers (Empidonax difficilis) perched across from the local church. Not usually in this area, so an exciting find! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography
#photography #naturephotography
December 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
#birding has slowed a bit in #LosAngeles, but noticed a newcomer to the neighborhood today when a pair of Western Flycatchers (Empidonax difficilis) perched across from the local church. Not usually in this area, so an exciting find! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography
#photography #naturephotography
Some of the neighborhood House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) at sunset. 🪶
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
September 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Some of the neighborhood House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) at sunset. 🪶
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
Was going through some old photos and found an interesting pair of a Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) sleeping. This shows their eyespots which help protect from predators, cool little example of their adaptations! also HONK HONK HONK 🪶
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
September 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Was going through some old photos and found an interesting pair of a Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) sleeping. This shows their eyespots which help protect from predators, cool little example of their adaptations! also HONK HONK HONK 🪶
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
As if parking in #LosAngeles wasn't hard enough, this meter was guarded by a Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)! Obvs I decided I didn't need to park here that badly and let her live her best meter maid life. 🕷️⌛👮♀️
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
August 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
As if parking in #LosAngeles wasn't hard enough, this meter was guarded by a Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)! Obvs I decided I didn't need to park here that badly and let her live her best meter maid life. 🕷️⌛👮♀️
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
Little one perched right in front of me on a walk. Not 100% on the ID of a juvenile Anna's Hummingbird, maybe Allen's? A fun moment regardless! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
August 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Little one perched right in front of me on a walk. Not 100% on the ID of a juvenile Anna's Hummingbird, maybe Allen's? A fun moment regardless! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
Caught this Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) swooping low over the local dog park! 🪶
#birding #streetphotography
#birding #streetphotography
July 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Caught this Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) swooping low over the local dog park! 🪶
#birding #streetphotography
#birding #streetphotography
Tried to sneak up to this Great Egret (Ardea alba) at the #LARiver in #LosAngeles but scared them off. Likely a good thing they are wary of strange humans skulking towards them 😂 - Still, it led to this pic of them on the wing, which is a victory! 🪶
#naturephotography #birding #photography
#naturephotography #birding #photography
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Tried to sneak up to this Great Egret (Ardea alba) at the #LARiver in #LosAngeles but scared them off. Likely a good thing they are wary of strange humans skulking towards them 😂 - Still, it led to this pic of them on the wing, which is a victory! 🪶
#naturephotography #birding #photography
#naturephotography #birding #photography
The Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) isn't local to #LosAngeles, but feral populations have thrived since the 80s. Native to southern Asia, and likely introduced as pets, it's nice to see some in the wild! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
June 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) isn't local to #LosAngeles, but feral populations have thrived since the 80s. Native to southern Asia, and likely introduced as pets, it's nice to see some in the wild! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
Spring is truly magic in #EchoPark! Weeks ago a Green Heron (Butorides virescens) built their nest in view, and on a return visit I was rewarded by seeing the 3 nestlings enjoying a perch. Looking healthy and well cared for by their hard working parent! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography #birding
#photography #naturephotography #birding
June 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Spring is truly magic in #EchoPark! Weeks ago a Green Heron (Butorides virescens) built their nest in view, and on a return visit I was rewarded by seeing the 3 nestlings enjoying a perch. Looking healthy and well cared for by their hard working parent! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography #birding
#photography #naturephotography #birding
June 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A brave Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) basks in the California sun showing the blue and green iridescence of their scales. Didn't mind me getting close enough for this close shot on a spring afternoon hike!
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
May 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A brave Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) basks in the California sun showing the blue and green iridescence of their scales. Didn't mind me getting close enough for this close shot on a spring afternoon hike!
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
Sitting in the grass I found this friend crawling on my foot, after shaking them off and def not shrieking at all, I learned they were just living up to their name as a 'Daring Jumping Spider' (Phidippus audax)! They don't spin webs, but hide and hunt, very daring indeed! 🕷
#spiders #arachnids
#spiders #arachnids
May 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Sitting in the grass I found this friend crawling on my foot, after shaking them off and def not shrieking at all, I learned they were just living up to their name as a 'Daring Jumping Spider' (Phidippus audax)! They don't spin webs, but hide and hunt, very daring indeed! 🕷
#spiders #arachnids
#spiders #arachnids
A temporary resident for #LosAngeles, this Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) spends their spring breeding season along Elysian Park's Frogtown trail! Great morning walk for freeway and birding views! Lots of Vaux's Swifts (Chaetura vauxi) today too! 🪶
#birding #hiking
#birding #hiking
May 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A temporary resident for #LosAngeles, this Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) spends their spring breeding season along Elysian Park's Frogtown trail! Great morning walk for freeway and birding views! Lots of Vaux's Swifts (Chaetura vauxi) today too! 🪶
#birding #hiking
#birding #hiking
Been trying to get a hummingbird shot for what feels like forever. Finally got one, let's just not talk about how many blurry shots it took! Beautiful Anna's at the Hummingbird Garden in Kenneth Hahn Park in LA 🪶
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
May 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Been trying to get a hummingbird shot for what feels like forever. Finally got one, let's just not talk about how many blurry shots it took! Beautiful Anna's at the Hummingbird Garden in Kenneth Hahn Park in LA 🪶
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
Wading birds out in full force at the #losangeles river today! Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, and Snowy Egret all wading together in the gently flowing waters of the distinctly urban nature scene. Such incredible survivalists! 🪶
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
February 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Wading birds out in full force at the #losangeles river today! Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, and Snowy Egret all wading together in the gently flowing waters of the distinctly urban nature scene. Such incredible survivalists! 🪶
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
The sounds of #protest echoed off the towering walls of the old theaters in #dtla. The chant "No Tr**p, No KKK, No Fascist USA" brought people to their windows to see US and many peoples' flags represented in the crowd. #losangeles came out again for #fiftyfiftyone's Not My President's Day.
#resist
#resist
February 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The sounds of #protest echoed off the towering walls of the old theaters in #dtla. The chant "No Tr**p, No KKK, No Fascist USA" brought people to their windows to see US and many peoples' flags represented in the crowd. #losangeles came out again for #fiftyfiftyone's Not My President's Day.
#resist
#resist
@cornellbirds.bsky.social do you have any suggestions for what to tell my employer when my Bird of the Day's nearest range is over 3000 miles away? it's going to be a very long lunch.
#birding #birdwatching
#birding #birdwatching
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@cornellbirds.bsky.social do you have any suggestions for what to tell my employer when my Bird of the Day's nearest range is over 3000 miles away? it's going to be a very long lunch.
#birding #birdwatching
#birding #birdwatching
I thought I had seen the full array of species in my #losangeles neighborhood, but this Say's Phoebe paid a visit to serve as a symbol of staying mindful and keeping watch for the simple, unexpected beauty life can offer in unexpected places. 🪶
#birding #birdwatching #photography #naturephotography
#birding #birdwatching #photography #naturephotography
February 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I thought I had seen the full array of species in my #losangeles neighborhood, but this Say's Phoebe paid a visit to serve as a symbol of staying mindful and keeping watch for the simple, unexpected beauty life can offer in unexpected places. 🪶
#birding #birdwatching #photography #naturephotography
#birding #birdwatching #photography #naturephotography
Found in #dtla, huge #streetart piece of a certain local plumber and ghost hunter. ✊
#losangeles #graffiti #luigi #streetphotography
#losangeles #graffiti #luigi #streetphotography
February 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Found in #dtla, huge #streetart piece of a certain local plumber and ghost hunter. ✊
#losangeles #graffiti #luigi #streetphotography
#losangeles #graffiti #luigi #streetphotography
Spent some Saturday sweat #volunteering at Fountain Community Garden in the heart of #Hollywood #LosAngeles digging the foundation for their new greenhouse! Felt so good to work hard for something meaningful!
February 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Spent some Saturday sweat #volunteering at Fountain Community Garden in the heart of #Hollywood #LosAngeles digging the foundation for their new greenhouse! Felt so good to work hard for something meaningful!
Staggering how long I looked for this Lesser Goldfinch before realizing they were right in front of me! Clearly need to work on the 'watching' part of #birdwatching 🦉
#birding #naturephotography
#birding #naturephotography
February 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Staggering how long I looked for this Lesser Goldfinch before realizing they were right in front of me! Clearly need to work on the 'watching' part of #birdwatching 🦉
#birding #naturephotography
#birding #naturephotography
Hundreds in front of #LosAngeles City Hall today for #50501Protest to peacefully assemble against this anti-democratic regime and their anti-immigrant/anti-american policies.
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#streetphotography #photography #protest
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#streetphotography #photography #protest
February 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hundreds in front of #LosAngeles City Hall today for #50501Protest to peacefully assemble against this anti-democratic regime and their anti-immigrant/anti-american policies.
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#streetphotography #photography #protest
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#streetphotography #photography #protest
Watched the #LAFD extinguish and cut open a smouldering vehicle in a shower of sparks, yet somehow the quiet strength of this image best captured the moment. The big fires are out of the news but they're still here. red and blue under a false yellow moon.
#photography #streetphotography #losangeles
#photography #streetphotography #losangeles
February 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Watched the #LAFD extinguish and cut open a smouldering vehicle in a shower of sparks, yet somehow the quiet strength of this image best captured the moment. The big fires are out of the news but they're still here. red and blue under a false yellow moon.
#photography #streetphotography #losangeles
#photography #streetphotography #losangeles
Morning was all aflutter with post-rain #birding excitement with the Yellow-rumped Warblers leading the chorus. Love meeting all my neighbors! 🪶
#birdwatching
#birdwatching
January 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Morning was all aflutter with post-rain #birding excitement with the Yellow-rumped Warblers leading the chorus. Love meeting all my neighbors! 🪶
#birdwatching
#birdwatching