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Good news: Wildfires of low to moderate severity can actually HELP the populations of some bird species, according to this new study, which spans decades.

#birds #wildfires #CaliforniaBirds #birdPopulations

Long-term Calif. study finds surprising link between birds and wildfires

New long-term research investigated 42 bird species in several national parks.

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October 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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Super rare and beautiful #Dickcissel in SoCal for the Fall 🥹🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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Cute little #Bushtit on aloe 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Cute little Bushtit on aloe | www.moniquedao.com/birding

October 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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The Forager #DarkEyedJunco 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Dark-Eyed Junco | www.moniquedao.com/birding

September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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🎶 Black and yellow, black and yellow 🎶 #LawrencesGoldfinch 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Lawrence’s Goldfinch in Orange County. www.moniquedao.com/birding

September 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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All hail the tiny King. 👑 #RubyCrownedKinglet 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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September 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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I've got the blues... 🎶🩵 #LazuliBunting 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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Lazuli Bunting | www.moniquedao.com/birding

September 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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Hello September! Here’s a Yellow-billed Magpie I got on a North CA trip last year. Fall vibes! 🍂🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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September 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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Splashing through the pond… #Osprey 🪶📷🌿 moniquedao.com/birding

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August 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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White-tailed Kite vs Red-tailed Hawk 💥 moniquedao.com/birding

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White-tailed Kite & Red-tailed Hawk battling it out in the sky.

August 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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When you’re ready to go but he’s not… 🤭🪶🌿📷 #AmericanAvocet moniquedao.com/birding

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American Avocets mating. www.moniquedao.com/birding

August 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM Everybody can reply

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Monique | California Bird Photographer & Tour Guide 🇺🇸

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When you try to catch pretty birds on pretty flowers but all you get are naked branches, ugly objects & flowers in the background. 😅🪶🌿📷 moniquedao.com/birding

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August 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM Everybody can reply

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Dominique Manou

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Dark-Eyed Junco

Juncos, with other members of the sparrow family, practice an interesting foraging method called “riding.” They fly up to a seed cluster on the top of a grass stem & “ride” it to the ground where they pick off the seeds while standing on it.
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#birds
#ornithologist
#photography

A moment of excitement seeing this male fellow. A first for me.

#californiabirds

The Dark-eyed Junco is one of the most common birds in North America and can be found across the continent, from Alaska to Mexico, from California to New York. A recent estimate set the junco's total population at approximately 630 million individuals.

January 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM Everybody can reply

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Kenneth Wong

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“Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read, not by what others tell him.”
― Albert Einstein
#GreatBlueHeron #BirdsInFlight #Birds #BirdWatching #LakeChabot #WildlifePhotography #Photography #NatureLovers #CaliforniaBirds #Photography #CastroValley

December 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM Everybody can reply

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KLG

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🪶Black oystercatcher, Los Osos CA
#birds, #Californiabirds

March 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM Everybody can reply

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Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris

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Beautiful capture! The soft peach blossoms make the perfect backdrop for this vibrant warbler. 🌸🐦 #YellowRumpedWarbler #BirdPhotography #CaliforniaBirds

February 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM Everybody can reply

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