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Mark Robertson

@markrobbie

Aviangelist. English teacher. Apprentice to Jesus. Other stuff. They will also know us by our mirth.

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"And yours?β€”the longest in the biz!"
"What can I say."
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12.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Shayne!

12.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Elegance, thy name is STILT πŸͺΆ

12.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Yellowlegs preening in a stormwash, a stilt foraging in his general direction

Yellowlegs preening in a stormwash, a stilt foraging in his general direction

yellow-legged dude was hanging out with a squad of stiltsβ€”total leg party πŸͺΆ

12.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

BRILLIANT

11.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'd contend that they have the prettiest, most haunting trill in all the chaparral #birds

11.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™

11.03.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've not been so lucky though such a big of our local wigeons:)

11.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Eurasian wigeon on lawn

Eurasian wigeon on lawn

Portrait of Eurasian wigeon in flight

Portrait of Eurasian wigeon in flight

FOY Eurasian Wigeon!

Lovely bird! The closest I’ve been able to observe this species! πŸ₯°

πŸ“·πŸŒΏπŸͺΆ

11.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, so elegant. Lovely snaps, too. Charge up....and GO

11.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! I love it so much. Brava!

11.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have finished painting the semipalmated plover, following on the photo by @markrobbie.bsky.social !

I wish I had used a white-white #watercolor paper, but I just grabbed what was handy, and Saunders-Waterford was stretched already.

11.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Up close and personal with a little gray-brown and peach bird, looking a bit like a mini chewbacca

Up close and personal with a little gray-brown and peach bird, looking a bit like a mini chewbacca

Wrentit: The Soul of the Scrubland πŸͺΆ

11.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Peak adorability

10.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL. so trueβ€”clucking out their glory for all to see/hear

10.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A red bean blackbird on a sawgrass stem, his red epaulette showing quite clearly

A red bean blackbird on a sawgrass stem, his red epaulette showing quite clearly

A belgian grenadier, also with bright red epaulettes, making a funny face

A belgian grenadier, also with bright red epaulettes, making a funny face

Who wore it best? πŸͺΆ

10.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Lol. πŸŒ•πŸŒ•

10.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What a setup!

09.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Hooded oriole getting up close ans personal with India Coral Tree blooms

Hooded oriole getting up close ans personal with India Coral Tree blooms

The Orangemen are returned #rejoice #birds

09.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Adorable

09.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

YES. The blue bloods of duckland

09.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, kindly, June. NRWS are probably my favorite birds and I've begun to know how to read their movements :)

09.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The picture didn't turn out, but you may also like to see this guy in what I believe is the "Ruddy-up" phase

08.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That is an unimpeachable opinion :)

08.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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O for a tithe of that confidence πŸͺΆ

07.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Ruddy duck with big blie beak floating in a reservoir, curling sawgrass around him

Ruddy duck with big blie beak floating in a reservoir, curling sawgrass around him

That blue beak energy 😍πŸͺΆ

07.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hooded Mergansers @ Doheny Beach | 7 March 2026 #birds

07.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Merganser showing off his white underside and bright red-orange feet as he cuts across the water and the heck away from me

Merganser showing off his white underside and bright red-orange feet as he cuts across the water and the heck away from me

Two mergansers this time, a floating and a'paddling

Two mergansers this time, a floating and a'paddling

Get a load of these nutbar rocket ducks πŸͺΆ

07.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha, love it. I was just chasing them around this AM, too. They are so shifty.

07.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

07.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0