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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder

@wiscobirder.bsky.social

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Educator | Bird Nerd | Co-founder BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin | Author of Birds of the Great Lakes | Co-host of the Bird Joy Podcast 🫶🏾

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you ☺️

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you!!!!

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Tim Van Deelen @trvandeelen.bsky.social · 1d

Eager to have a look at this one.

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Publication Day!!!! 🥹 timberpress.com/titles/dexte... 🪶

Birds of the Great Lakes

From the co-founder of Wisconsin's BIPOC Birding Club comes a fun and accessible guide to birding throughout the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes region is teemi...

timberpress.com

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theexhaustedcat.bsky.social @theexhaustedcat.bsky.social · 1d

@wiscobirder.bsky.social I got my book! And while my dog might be giving it a side eye (he's sleepy and grouchy), I am not! It looks great!

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 16h

Yay!!!! It’s so cool seeing them in people’s hands. 😊

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Sam Austin @samva.bsky.social · 1d

aw heck yeah @wiscobirder.bsky.social bird book drop

Birds of the Great Lakes by Dexter Patterson x2

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

Saweet!!!! Double up 💚💚

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s GO!!! 🫶🏾

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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 1d

Happy book birthday to this delightful little field guide by @wiscobirder.bsky.social! Picked up my preorder this evening😊
#birds #birding #BirdJoy

Photo of a book and iced mocha on a wood table. The book has a green cover with birds and birding icon art on it. The title of the book is Birds of the Great Lakes. Author is Dexter Patterson.

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

Appreciate the support 😊

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s go!!!!

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Jonathan Shipley @shipleywriter.bsky.social · 1d

From one of the most inspiring upbeat people in Wisconsin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GeQ...

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

So glad to see them whooping the Yankees lol

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

Yep! All options at link in post. 😊

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Publication Day!!!! 🥹 timberpress.com/titles/dexte... 🪶

Birds of the Great Lakes

From the co-founder of Wisconsin's BIPOC Birding Club comes a fun and accessible guide to birding throughout the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes region is teemi...

timberpress.com

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 2d

I like that!

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 2d

Two down. One more to go. This Milwaukee Brewers team is special. GO CREW!!!! ⚾️

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 2d

Just a couple of Nelson’s Sparrows being ridiculously cute 😍 Fall migration never disappoints! 📷👐🏾🫶🏾🪶

A Nelson’s Sparrow perched upright among tall green and brown grass stems, lit by soft golden morning light. The bird’s buffy face, streaked breast, and small bill are clearly visible as it stands alert amid the autumn vegetation.

A Nelson’s Sparrow seen from behind at the edge of a muddy shoreline. The bird’s warm brown and olive back shows bold streaking as it holds a small insect in its bill, with water rippling beside it.

A Nelson’s Sparrow partially hidden among dense green and brown marsh vegetation. The bird peeks through stems and seed heads, its pale chest and subtle face markings catching the sunlight.

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 3d

Magical place

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 3d

It sure is! It brings me so much joy to bring people together via our feathered friends.

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 3d

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A man wearing a sun hat and blue shirt shows a young girl and several others a turtle inside a shaded outdoor education area.

Three birders observe cranes from a paved path; one woman walks ahead with binoculars, another stands nearby, and an older woman in a light blue sweater sits on a motorized scooter looking toward the field.

A group of people stand attentively outdoors under bright sunlight, watching birds in the distance. The man in the foreground wears a blue hat and shirt with “American Birdwatchers” on the sleeve, arms crossed, binoculars hanging from his neck.

Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 3d

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Two large gray and white cranes with red wattled faces stand among tall grasses near a pond under bright sunlight.

A tall gray crane with a red head and neck bends down to forage in bright green grass.

A Sarus Crane stands tall near a painted mural of wetlands behind a mesh fence, its long legs and red neck visible in the sunlight.

A young gray crane with pale feathers and a light-colored head bends down to forage in grassy wetland vegetation.

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 3d

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A striking black crane with a golden spiked crown of feathers, pink cheeks, and a white face stands alert in grassy habitat.

A graceful gray crane with white head and neck feathers and red eyes preens its plumage near a pond.

A white and gray crane with a red crown and black neck gazes curiously toward the camera, framed by green vegetation.

A Siberian crane with bright white plumage, red face, and long pink legs stands alert in tall grass, sunlight highlighting its features against a natural backdrop.

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 3d

🧵It was a beautiful day for our annual BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin visit to the International Crane Foundation. This is seriously one of my favorite events of the year. Special thanks to everyone who joined us. Birding is for everyone, even YOU! 🫶🏾🪶

A diverse group of about fifteen smiling people stand together outdoors in bright sunlight, wearing casual clothes and binoculars, in front of a sculpture of a large crane. The background includes trees, blue sky, and a nature center building.

A tall white crane with a red crown and black facial markings stands in shallow water with ripples, sunlight reflecting off its feathers.

A young girl with braided hair and a lime-green butterfly shirt smiles while holding a large speckled model crane egg inside an educational exhibit area.

Several people with binoculars chat and explore an indoor-outdoor viewing area of the nature center, with one participant using a mobility scooter in the center foreground.

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 4d

Oh yeah I love this! Perfect