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The Old Kid
@the-old-kid.bsky.social
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Just an old kid with an old camera.

Mostly wildlife photography, sometimes other photography. rare political shitposting.

Feel free to correct any of my animal IDs. I do not claim to be a Zoologist.

NSFW 🔞 friendly but I dont post any myself.
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The Old Kid @the-old-kid.bsky.social · Sep 12
A great blue heron prepares to take off with a freshly caught bluegill.

#GreatBlueHeron #Herons #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶
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White-throated sparrow

#white-throatedSparrow #Sparrow #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #🪶
December 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles

Im going with a turkey vulture again.

#TurkeyVulture #vulture #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #largebirds #carrionbirds #🪶
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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White-crowned sparrow

#White-crownedSparrow #Sparrow #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #🪶
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #grounded

Here are some turkey vultures

#TurkeyVultures #vultures #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #largebirds #carrionbirds #🪶
December 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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A few snow geese with some Buffleheads

#snowGeese #Geese #Buffleheads #ducks #waterfowl #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #🪶
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #AboutTheKids.

Here are a few juvenile trumpeter swans with their parents. In the water and in flight.

#TrumpeterSwans #swans #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #Waterfowl #hugebirds #🪶
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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White-Crowned sparrows

#White-CrownedSparrows #Sparrows #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #birdsinflight #BirdsInFight #🪶
December 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #quietMoments

Here is a sleepy mute swan from last winter.

#muteswan #swan #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #waterfowl #largebirds #🪶
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Shaking it out.

#TrumpeterSwan #swan #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #waterfowl #hugebirds #🪶
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegsAndNecks

Here a few longboi egrets.

#GreatEgret #egrets #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶
December 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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White-crowned sparrow

#White-crownedSparrow #sparrow #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #🪶
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Red-throated loon very far from home in Southern Illinois a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately this is as close as I was able to get.

#Red-ThroatedLoon #loons #waterfowl #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #🪶
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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@alan678.bsky.social has chosen #QuietObservers as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

This little guy sat peacefully on this log for over an hour while I was photographing a nearby heron.

#ring-neckedDuck #ducks #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #waterfowl #🪶
December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Coopers hawk

#CoopersHawk #hawk #raptors #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #birdsofprey #🪶
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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@robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #groups as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

Here are groups of #CacklingGeese , #TrumpeterSwans , #White-frontedGeese, and #mallards.

#wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #birdsinflight #geese #swans #ducks #waterfowl #🪶
December 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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So grumpy.

#Greatblueheron #heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶
December 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Time for another round of #SpotTheHeron

#greatblueheron #heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #AnimalCamouflage
#🪶
December 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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2 things i will never understand about bluesky's users.

People who follow me then never like a single post.

And people who go through my page, like 15 posts in a row, then don't follow me.

Just. Why?
December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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White-crowned sparrows having a disagreement.

#white-crownedSparrows #Sparrows #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #birdsinflight #BirdsInFight #🪶
December 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Scratchers&Pruners

Here are some from my collection #GreatEgret #CacklingGoose #Greatblueheron and #NorthernCardinal

#wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #🪶
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Great blue heron balancing on a thin submerged branch

#Greatblueheron #heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeronsAndEgrets

Here is a great blue heron mid-strike.

#greatblueheron #heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #reflections #🪶
December 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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A flock of Buffleheads

#Bufflehead #ducks #DivingDucks #DivingBirds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #birdsinflight #waterfowl #🪶
December 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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#PelicansAreWeird
December 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOnOneLeg

This counts right?

#Mallard #ducks #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #waterfowl #🪶
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM