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Recently bit by the birding bugπŸ’™. NJ born and bred with a smattering of Maine, NY and FL. Outdoors as therapy and a break from the madness

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A beautiful Harris's Sparrow visiting NJ, must have made a wrong turn in OH. #birding #birdphotography

10.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Verdin: "You looking at me?" #birding #birdphotography

10.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ash throated flycatcher at Tres Rios Wetlands in Maricopa County AZ #birding #birdphotography

10.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's #birdoftheday theme is #sideprofiles. Sharing a three quarter profile of a spotted owl.

09.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You might be surprised. Lots of younger people. The common stereotype of old folks in dorky hats and binoculars is not what your peers are doing. Give it a shot, you might be surprised. It's outdoors, active & meditative. I just started this past June and it's changed my life for the better

09.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More AZ specialties from the weekend. Lawrence's goldfinch, black throated sparrow, cactus wren and rock wren. #birding #birdphotography

09.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More western specialties from the trip to Scottsdale. Vermillion Flycatcher, Western Flycatcher, Black throated blue warbler and Harris's Hawk. #birding #birdphotography. Fantastic birding in Phoenix can't imagine what Tucson is like.

08.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anna's, Costa and broad-billed hummingbirds seen in Maricopa county AZ this weekend. Beautiful birds! #birding #birdphotography

08.03.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A nesting colony of cave swallows under a bridge at Base & Meridian southwest of Phoenix. Another lifer. #birding #birdphotography

06.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ran into dozens of nesting Great Blue Herons. First time capturing a rookery. #birding #birdphotography

06.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Took advantage of a trip to Scottsdale to get some birding time. 81 species including Wilson's Warbler, cactus wren, Western Flycatcher and gilded flicker. Riparian and desert habitats are truly special #birding #birdphotography

06.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Digging through pics from the mass of 10k snow geese at a reservoir in Warren county NJ and I think I spot a Ross's goose with a smaller more triangular bill. #birding. I was maxed out on the zoom of my Nikon P1100

04.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Center frame, Bald eagle's nest, where two, very much alive Canada Geese are sitting and apparently sleeping.

Center frame, Bald eagle's nest, where two, very much alive Canada Geese are sitting and apparently sleeping.

Center frame close-up of two Canada Geese sitting/sleeping atop a Bald Eagle's nest.

Center frame close-up of two Canada Geese sitting/sleeping atop a Bald Eagle's nest.

Happy mid-week friends... you can find a lot of different things while out birding, but this is one I never expected to see. In fact, this might be one of the last things I expected to see sitting atop an Eagle's nest. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin πŸͺΆπŸ“·πŸ¦‰

04.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
New Jersey Audubon Society

NJ's World Series of birding registration is open. It's a great fundraiser for NJ Audubon. Last year's winner recorded 196 species! I am thinking of forming a team. give.njaudubon.org/site/SPageSe...

04.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic! My lifer Virginia rail was similar. I have had several lifers this year that were just not satisfying so always great to have it setup so wonderfully. Congrats

04.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats and great shot. Hoping to see one in AZ this weekend

04.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful capture David

03.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This made my day Steve! Thank you sir

03.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please don’t forget to vote today! Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina are kicking off the 2026 midterm cycle with their primary elections.

03.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 5997 πŸ” 2164 πŸ’¬ 130 πŸ“Œ 115
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This regime’s priorities are just completely ass backwards…

03.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

JFC (seems like an appropriate response)

03.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How is this even possible or acceptable? We have fallen apart as a serious country.

03.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Deleted my last post because I said barnacle instead of cackling. Early morning brain fog. So excited to finally see a cackling goose (2!) after many false ids and eBird reviewer corrections! #birding

03.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously, heck of a day.

01.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Woke up at 3:50 am to drive 2.5 hours to south jersey for sunrise to chase short eared owls, and then a day of #birding at Forsythe. Dipped on 4 of 5 targets but amazing time with four SEOs.

01.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday I was birding in south Jersey when we got notice of a pink footed goose in the northwest portion of the state. Off we went. Thankfully several birders found the needle in the "10k flock of snow goose haystack!" and got my 3rd ABA rarity alert of the year. Super fun. #birding

01.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying

27.02.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 9893 πŸ” 2801 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 128
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your bird captures you like best from February. Eastern screech owl, house finch, harlequin duck and red headed woodpecker.

27.02.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you new to birding?

26.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Was my lifer to boot

26.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0