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Mike Dixon
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I shoot birds....and sometimes people 📷

All photos are mine except for the reposts

portfolio/contact: www.michaeldixonphotography.com

IG: www.instagram.com/mdphotos_socal/
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Mike Dixon @socal-miked.bsky.social · Mar 12
🌟 Launch Alert! 🌟

I'm happy to announce that my website is officially live!🎉🎉🎉

Feel free to explore the portfolio or visit the print shop, where you can order wall art, prints, digital downloads, and gifts/keepsakes.

Thank you for your support!
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www.michaeldixonphotography.com
Michael Dixon
amateur photographer based in southern california specializing in birds, landscapes and sports.
www.michaeldixonphotography.com
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the alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #faceoff - birds facing the camera.

'twas a foggy morning at sepulveda basin wildlife reserve and this white pelican was NOT amused #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #pelican #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography
white pelican - white bird with orange beak - looking directly at the camera
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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Male Great Curassow in the the rain this morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

#birds #nature
Close-up portrait of a black bird with a bright yellow beak and facial skin, facing the camera against a blurred green background.
December 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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From the archives for #WoodpeckerWednesday, a male Pileated Woodpecker. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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this sport freakin ROCKS

#cricket #batter #bowler #sports #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
cricket -- bowler at full stretch, batter ready and waiting cricket -- bowler with the siiiick game face cricket -- cover sweeper (?) throwing ball back cricket -- batter preparing to drive a ball
December 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles. The Alternative theme is #BlackBirds

I'm going to double dip with a side profile of a sky high fly by beefin blackbird battle. #EastCoastKin #FoxInSox

#birds #birdnerd #PhotographersOfBlueSky #birding #birdwatching #photograpy #nature #wildlife
six panels of a red-winged blackbird fly up to and attacking another red-winged blackbird
December 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #grounded

not birds who didn't do their chores, but rather birds on the ground....like these grackles foraging in a grassy field. #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #PhotographersOfBlueSky #nature #wildlife #photography
female (brown with black highlights) and male (black) grackles foraging in a grassy field
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay is all #AboutTheKids any bird chicks or juveniles

there were three juveniles in this great blue heron nest at bolsa chica ecological reserve in southern california last spring. #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography
a pair of juvenile great blue herons - great birds with brown and white accents - in a nest. one is preening, the other is looking to the left. a pair of juvenile great blue herons - great birds with brown and white accents - in a nest. one is prominent while you can only see the eye of the second behind it
December 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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Good morning

#BirdOfTheDay is all #AboutTheKids any bird chicks or juveniles, and the Alternative is #Gulls.

I've gone with Coots, Goslings, Black-headed Gull & Blue Tit youngsters.

My Replies/Reposts be come later

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #QuietMoments

napping mallards! these juveniles were surprisingly comfortable with me around but Mom was eyeballing me the whole time. I maintained a respectful distance. 😁 #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #mallard #photographersofbluesky
three juvenile mallards - brown birds with dark accents - the one in the foreground is sleeping while the two in the background are awake a group of juvenile mallards - brown birds with dark accents - some are sleeping while others are awake. female adult is visible in the background
December 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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Caught in the geometry 🌀⚫️⚪️

#BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
#stairsonsaturday #photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #classicmono #EastCoastKin
Looking down a spiral staircase with graphic shapes and patterns.
December 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Don't Tell Mom the Grinch's Dead
December 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegsAndNeck

black-necked stilts certainly fit the bill - their legs almost look longer when they're sitting down! #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #stilt #photography #nature #wildlife #photographersofbluesky
black-necked stilt - black bird with white front - sitting in a dry riverbed black-necked stilt - black bird with white front - walking in a river black-necked stilt - black bird with white front - sitting in a riverbed with chicks nearby
December 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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A Sherpa porter patiently waits for out of breath hikers to catch up! (Except me 🤥)

#scape #eastcoastkin #coloraday #BWFri #photography #nature #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&W #art #mountains #travel #nepal #hiking #stunday #friday #stormhour #photohour #bluesky #landscape #outdoors
A black and white photo of a Sherpa porter watching Nuptse rise in sharp, icy relief, its summit shedding spindrift that unravels into soft, wind torn threads across the mountainside.
December 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #QuietObservers single birds observing their surroundings.

red tail hawk ✅
great blue heron ✅
belted kingfisher ✅

all photographed at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve. #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #hawk #heron #kingfisher #photography
red tailed hawk - brown bird with white chest and accents - sitting in a tree (black and white image) wide angle shot of a great blue heron standing on a tree branch (black and white) wide angle shot of a kingfisher standing on a tree branch (image is in black and white)
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 17
Why use wings when you can just engage missile mode?
This downy woodpecker male was foraging among the spruce trees, and decide that for this short journey, wings were not needed!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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A male downy woodpecker flys like a missile towards us with his wings folded tight against his body. His black and white markings contrast with the small red patch on the back of his head.
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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A needed reprieve from days of nature’s watering! 📷🕊️ ….
The vista of trees has the morning light breaking through presenting the hope of a new day.
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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my #groups for #BirdofTheDay:

orinthologists call this a shitload of snow geese. #EastCoastKin
thousands of snow geese - white birds with black tipped wings - flocking at the sonny bono salton sea national wildlife reserve in southern california
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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#tongueouttuesday
🤘🤘🤘 #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #birdsofprey #hawk #PhotographersOfBluesky
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NaturesPantry birds interacting with berries, seeds, or flowers.

when I saw the flowering plant my birder sense started tingling. 10 minutes later, this happened... #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #hummingbird #panama #PhotographersOfBlueSky
rufous tailed hummingbird - green bird with dark accents - approaches a flowering plant in red frog beach, panama rufous tailed hummingbird - green bird with dark accents - feeds off a flowering plant in red frog beach, panama
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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charlie says "hey"

#dog #dogs #pets #beagle #PhotographersOfBlueSky
white dog with brown accents laying on a carpet and looking up
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Reposted by Mike Dixon
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With a soft hush the day begins 📷🕊️ …
Along the waterway all is calm and the remnants of Fall colours and dormancy are still showing.
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScratchersAndPruners (any bird Scratching or Pruning itself)

#Raptor edition! #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #hawk #birdsofprey #photographersofbluesky #nature #wildlife
a juvenile red-tailed hawk - brown bird with light accents - scratches its neck from the top of a palm tree. a juvenile red-tailed hawk - brown bird with light accents - scratches its neck from the top of a palm tree.
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeronsandEgrets with the alternative being #birdsandrocks any bird with a rock in the frame. Extra points for a double theme combo.

challenge. accepted. #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #PhotographersOfBlueSky
great blue heron - gray bird with dark accent - standing on a rock and looking up with mouth open great blue heron - gray bird with dark accent - standing on a rock and preening great blue heron - gray bird with dark accent - standing on a rock great blue heron - gray bird with dark accent - standing on a rock and looking back
December 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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late entry for today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme: #finches

this goldfinch decided breakfast was good enough to risk being near me #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #PhotographersOfBlueSky
goldfinch - yellow bird with black and white accents - standing on a dead flower goldfinch - yellow bird with black and white accents - standing on a dead flower
December 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM