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John Locke

@jlocke4101

Amateur photographer and electronics hobbyist. With several bird feeders in the backyard, I love hanging out and photographing any and all that stop by. My wife and I live in Austin, TX. My Flickr page: https://flickr.com/photos/143035827@N05/albums

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Mourning Dove with a seed it found on the ground.
#birds

12.03.2026 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 86 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker on the bush.
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12.03.2026 00:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 106 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fox Squirrel having a peanut while sitting in the yard.
#squirrel

12.03.2026 00:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's so ignorant of the Constitution, he doesn't realize that he doesn't HAVE to sign anything for legislation to become law. So he's saying he'll automatically let everything Congress sends to him pass into law? Some threat. As the great statesman Bugs Bunny once said, "What a maroon".

10.03.2026 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I use a Nikon Z8 with a Nikkor 180-600mm lens. I was probably 5 yards away from this one. He didn't seem too alarmed.

07.03.2026 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I keep the squirrels (mostly) off the feeders by feeding them copious amounts of peanuts. I have a problem with the raccoons eating and dumping stuff at night.

07.03.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Saw one of our Green Anole lizards sunning on a downspout today.
#lizard

07.03.2026 04:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 397 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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White-winged Dove on the ground.
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07.03.2026 04:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 47 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker inspecting the fresh suet in the feeder.
#birds

07.03.2026 04:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 84 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good idea! I'll just drag everything behind the back fence and let the raccoons and opossums do their thing.

06.03.2026 15:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why are you reposting my photos without attribution? You did not take this photo.

06.03.2026 14:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fox Squirrel having a peanut.
#squirrel

06.03.2026 03:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carolina Chickadee sitting in the tree.
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06.03.2026 03:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 150 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Black-crested Titmouse paused while nibbling at his sunflower kernel.
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06.03.2026 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 65 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, a Turkey Vulture made a low pass over the house. Yesterday it was Black Vultures. Should I be worried?
#birds

06.03.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker cleaning up the suet feeder. Time to put in a new 'cake'.
#birds

06.03.2026 03:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 49 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mourning Dove foraging in the grass.
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06.03.2026 03:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 62 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A couple of Black Vultures were circling over the area for a while today.
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05.03.2026 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 49 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I was out back when a Black Vulture swooped low over the house.
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05.03.2026 02:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Close, but still missing the black 'bib' under the chin. Both of the birds you mentioned are native to the UK, but not Texas, where I live!

04.03.2026 23:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is a Marsh Tit (from Wikipedia)...

04.03.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fox Squirrel on the bird bath after getting a drink.
#squirrel

03.03.2026 05:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lesser Goldfinch couple busy on the finch feeder.
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03.03.2026 05:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 75 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carolina Wren hopping around on the ground.
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03.03.2026 05:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 100 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lesser Goldfinch with a sunflower kernel in his beak.
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03.03.2026 05:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carolina Chickadee looking around while eating a seed.
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03.03.2026 05:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 98 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

About the only birds that currently hang out on our feeders are the Lesser Goldfinch (we have a lot of those), and the House Finch. In the spring and summer, lots of birds hang out, but right now, the Cardinals, Titmouse, and Chickadee tend to grab and go.

03.03.2026 04:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The name "titmouse" originates from 14th-century Old English, combining tit (referring to anything small) and mase (a word for a small bird). The "mase" part later morphed into "mouse" due to 16th-century linguistic influence, despite having no relation to the rodent. (according to Google)

02.03.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Fox Squirrel has figured out how to carry more than one peanut.
#squirrel

02.03.2026 04:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Black-crested Titmouse pauses while eating a seed.
#birds

02.03.2026 04:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 71 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0