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πŸ“ΈπŸ¦…πŸ¦œ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ living in πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Mostly pictures of Birds Actuary by Day, Birder by Twilight @resplendent_quetzSam on Instagram

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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
#BOTD
Reposting one of my favourite bird photos from Costa Rica
#photography
#birds

21.02.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Violet Sabrewing from a trip to Costa Rica back in 2025
#costarica #birds

08.01.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
#BOTD
North island Robin
#birds
#photography

18.02.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
TΔ«eke | Saddleback
#BirdOfTheDay #BOTD

05.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
Green-Crowned Hummingbird
#addBirder
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds

22.01.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
Baby California Quail

Any advice on Lightroom editing very welcome! Still learning

#birdoftheday
#BOTD

01.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
#BOTD
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#photography

26.01.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
California Quail baby struggling to follow mum and dad up the step!
Zealandia, Wellington
#BOTD #BirdOfTheDay
#birds

25.01.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
North Island Robin
Taken at Zealandia, Wellington
#BOTD
#birdoftheday
#birds

23.01.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
Green-Crowned Hummingbird
#addBirder
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds

22.01.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ

Follow for more!
#addBirder
#costarica
#birdoftheday

21.01.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Day! πŸ“Έ
Northern Jacana
#addBirder
#Bird
#Ornithology
#birdoftheday

20.01.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blacktip reef shark in Fiji

19.01.2026 08:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Couple of Ara flying over Costa Rica

#addbirder
#birds
#photography
#Canon

16.01.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Croc in Costa Rica
Needed the telephoto for this one, not sure if I’d want to be much closer

#costarica
#photography
#crocodile
#wildlife
#nature

15.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trogon! Cousin of the Quetzal
Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
#monteverde
#cloudforest
#costarica
#addBirder
#birds
#photographer
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15.01.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unsure on the specific type here but beautiful green hummingbird in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
#addBirder #hummingbird #costarica #birds #πŸ¦‰

14.01.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love the colours on this one!
Violet Crowned Woodnymph
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
πŸ“Έ #costarica #birds #hummingbird #photography #canon

13.01.2026 07:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Something I very much had on my Bingo card for 2026

12.01.2026 07:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lance-Tailed Manakin
Costa Rica 2025
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
πŸ“Έ #costarica #monteverde
#birds #bird

12.01.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A non-bird picture for a change. Took a while waiting for this person to line up perfectly over Okurukuru, Taranaki.
#taranaki #newzealand #photography

12.01.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whitehead | Pōpokotea
(Probably a male)
Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm

09.01.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Violet Sabrewing from a trip to Costa Rica back in 2025
#costarica #birds

08.01.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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California Quail
Zealandia | Wellington (bit of a pattern)
Canon R5 | 200-800mm

08.01.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TΕ«Δ«
Zealandia | Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm

07.01.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few pictures from Abel Tasman National park between Tonga Quarry and Torrent Bay.

06.01.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Red-Crowned Parakeet / Kākāriki
Shot at Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm

06.01.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fantail / PΔ«wakawaka Shot around Nelson Lakes, Marlborough Canon R5 | 200-800mm

Fantail / PΔ«wakawaka Shot around Nelson Lakes, Marlborough Canon R5 | 200-800mm

Fantail | PΔ«wakawaka
Shot around Nelson Lakes, Marlborough
Canon R5 | 200-800mm

06.01.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0