National Wildlife Refuges exist to protect wildlife and the habitats animals depend on.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is part of an important wildlife corridor in South Texas, supporting species including endangered ocelots, northern aplomado falcons and piping plovers.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is part of an important wildlife corridor in South Texas, supporting species including endangered ocelots, northern aplomado falcons and piping plovers.
Tell Congress to strengthen protections for federally protected public lands
Hundreds😠👉 of acres of refuge land are involved in a proposed land exchange with Elon Musks, SpaceX.
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Hundreds😠👉 of acres of refuge land are involved in a proposed land exchange with Elon Musks, SpaceX.
e1.awip.org.uk/emails/webvi...
October 1, 2026 at 8:37 AM
National Wildlife Refuges exist to protect wildlife and the habitats animals depend on.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is part of an important wildlife corridor in South Texas, supporting species including endangered ocelots, northern aplomado falcons and piping plovers.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is part of an important wildlife corridor in South Texas, supporting species including endangered ocelots, northern aplomado falcons and piping plovers.
It’s been sooo many years and I still see folks drawing this specific photo thinking/saying it’s a peregrine when it’s an aplomado falcon LOL
Tbf this image used to show up among the first results when searching for images of PEFAs on Google, but the markings should be an indicator it’s not one
Tbf this image used to show up among the first results when searching for images of PEFAs on Google, but the markings should be an indicator it’s not one
September 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
It’s been sooo many years and I still see folks drawing this specific photo thinking/saying it’s a peregrine when it’s an aplomado falcon LOL
Tbf this image used to show up among the first results when searching for images of PEFAs on Google, but the markings should be an indicator it’s not one
Tbf this image used to show up among the first results when searching for images of PEFAs on Google, but the markings should be an indicator it’s not one
That means the transfer could move forward while the larger lawsuit continues. Transferring these protected public lands to SpaceX will further fragment critical wildlife habitat and threaten species including ocelots, shorebirds, and northern aplomado falcons.
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al v. NESVIK et al, 1:2026cv02053 - Document 35 (D.D.C. 2026)
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al v. NESVIK et al, 1:2026cv02053 - Document 35 (D.D.C. 2026) case opinion from the District of Columbia U.S. Federal District Court
law.justia.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
That means the transfer could move forward while the larger lawsuit continues. Transferring these protected public lands to SpaceX will further fragment critical wildlife habitat and threaten species including ocelots, shorebirds, and northern aplomado falcons.
#BirdOfTheDay Theme is
#Elegant
Aplomado Falcon preening
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#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#birdwatching
#ECK
#Elegant
Aplomado Falcon preening
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#birdwatching
#ECK
September 19, 2026 at 6:09 AM
#BirdOfTheDay Theme is
#Elegant
Aplomado Falcon preening
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#birdwatching
#ECK
#Elegant
Aplomado Falcon preening
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#birdwatching
#ECK
Who is your favorite?
Which bird wins this year's crown?
Join our poll and defend your favorite!
I am really surprised at our top contenders, find out who they are and cast your vote:
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Which bird wins this year's crown?
Join our poll and defend your favorite!
I am really surprised at our top contenders, find out who they are and cast your vote:
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September 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Who is your favorite?
Which bird wins this year's crown?
Join our poll and defend your favorite!
I am really surprised at our top contenders, find out who they are and cast your vote:
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Which bird wins this year's crown?
Join our poll and defend your favorite!
I am really surprised at our top contenders, find out who they are and cast your vote:
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Aplomado Falcon is unlocked! Next up: Loon!
Aplomado Falcons:
They form duos specifically to commit speed crimes together.
Think: Bonnie & Clyde but feathered.
(Actual fact: they literally tag‑team prey at high velocity like tiny aerial criminals.)
We're 97% of the way to unlocking this falcon pin!
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#sciart #art 🪶
They form duos specifically to commit speed crimes together.
Think: Bonnie & Clyde but feathered.
(Actual fact: they literally tag‑team prey at high velocity like tiny aerial criminals.)
We're 97% of the way to unlocking this falcon pin!
tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
#sciart #art 🪶
September 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Aplomado Falcon is unlocked! Next up: Loon!
🎉 We did it!! Aplomado falcon is unlocked! 🎉
September 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
🎉 We did it!! Aplomado falcon is unlocked! 🎉
Aplomado Falcon (Peruvian)-While birding the coast (years ago) I came upon this falcon. Posted the picture on my old blog. The internet still links to it!
#Mendocino
#MendocinoCoast
#Mendocino
#MendocinoCoast
September 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Aplomado Falcon (Peruvian)-While birding the coast (years ago) I came upon this falcon. Posted the picture on my old blog. The internet still links to it!
#Mendocino
#MendocinoCoast
#Mendocino
#MendocinoCoast
We are so close to the aplomado falcon!!
September 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
We are so close to the aplomado falcon!!
Aplomado Falcons:
They form duos specifically to commit speed crimes together.
Think: Bonnie & Clyde but feathered.
(Actual fact: they literally tag‑team prey at high velocity like tiny aerial criminals.)
We're 97% of the way to unlocking this falcon pin!
tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
#sciart #art 🪶
They form duos specifically to commit speed crimes together.
Think: Bonnie & Clyde but feathered.
(Actual fact: they literally tag‑team prey at high velocity like tiny aerial criminals.)
We're 97% of the way to unlocking this falcon pin!
tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
#sciart #art 🪶
September 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Aplomado Falcons:
They form duos specifically to commit speed crimes together.
Think: Bonnie & Clyde but feathered.
(Actual fact: they literally tag‑team prey at high velocity like tiny aerial criminals.)
We're 97% of the way to unlocking this falcon pin!
tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
#sciart #art 🪶
They form duos specifically to commit speed crimes together.
Think: Bonnie & Clyde but feathered.
(Actual fact: they literally tag‑team prey at high velocity like tiny aerial criminals.)
We're 97% of the way to unlocking this falcon pin!
tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
#sciart #art 🪶
Hahaa I would love to know that story, I can picture it! I've never seen a wild Aplomado, would love to. They're my favorite falcons!
September 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Hahaa I would love to know that story, I can picture it! I've never seen a wild Aplomado, would love to. They're my favorite falcons!
WIP: A commissioned aplomado falcon, built on a modified secretary bird base! This is really a fun project, I always learn a lot about interesting anatomic details when modeling or reshaping animal bases 😁
September 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
WIP: A commissioned aplomado falcon, built on a modified secretary bird base! This is really a fun project, I always learn a lot about interesting anatomic details when modeling or reshaping animal bases 😁
Eeee! Aplomado falcon! I’ll never forget the nearly 30 mins it took us to get directions from the Statler and Waldorf of birders
September 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Eeee! Aplomado falcon! I’ll never forget the nearly 30 mins it took us to get directions from the Statler and Waldorf of birders
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! Aplomado falcons are my favorite falcons, I'm so glad we could finally sneak it in this year :)
September 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! Aplomado falcons are my favorite falcons, I'm so glad we could finally sneak it in this year :)
ladies and germs we simply MUST unlock the aplomado!!!!! (also the gray parrot, but I know that one will hit soon)
this is my third year ordering and I can confirm these are high-quality pins that WILL start conversations. and no complaints from me on shipping, etc. you won't be left pinless.
this is my third year ordering and I can confirm these are high-quality pins that WILL start conversations. and no complaints from me on shipping, etc. you won't be left pinless.
IT'S HERE! 📣 "Rainforest Radiance" is LIVE
19 brand-new bird designs have just landed!
🎁 Special early-bird freebie for the first 48 hours
❤️ Returning-backers get bonuses
🦅 Every pledge helps support our wildlife rescue & rehabilitation work
Come meet the new flock! 👇
tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
19 brand-new bird designs have just landed!
🎁 Special early-bird freebie for the first 48 hours
❤️ Returning-backers get bonuses
🦅 Every pledge helps support our wildlife rescue & rehabilitation work
Come meet the new flock! 👇
tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
September 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
ladies and germs we simply MUST unlock the aplomado!!!!! (also the gray parrot, but I know that one will hit soon)
this is my third year ordering and I can confirm these are high-quality pins that WILL start conversations. and no complaints from me on shipping, etc. you won't be left pinless.
this is my third year ordering and I can confirm these are high-quality pins that WILL start conversations. and no complaints from me on shipping, etc. you won't be left pinless.
Aplomado Falcon
(Captive)
#BirdOfTheDay theme
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#BestOfTheMonth
#BirdPhotography
#Raptor
#Falcon
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
(Captive)
#BirdOfTheDay theme
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#BestOfTheMonth
#BirdPhotography
#Raptor
#Falcon
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
August 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Aplomado Falcon
(Captive)
#BirdOfTheDay theme
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#BestOfTheMonth
#BirdPhotography
#Raptor
#Falcon
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
(Captive)
#BirdOfTheDay theme
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#BestOfTheMonth
#BirdPhotography
#Raptor
#Falcon
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
#Flyday
#birds #birding
#birdphotography
#nature #naturelovers
#Brazil 🇧🇷
#falcon
"This hawk is one of the most beautiful birds I come across on my wanderings.
Falco femoralis/Aplomado Falcon"
Paulo H Silva 📸🍉
@paulohs69.bsky.social
#birds #birding
#birdphotography
#nature #naturelovers
#Brazil 🇧🇷
#falcon
"This hawk is one of the most beautiful birds I come across on my wanderings.
Falco femoralis/Aplomado Falcon"
Paulo H Silva 📸🍉
@paulohs69.bsky.social
August 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
#Flyday
#birds #birding
#birdphotography
#nature #naturelovers
#Brazil 🇧🇷
#falcon
"This hawk is one of the most beautiful birds I come across on my wanderings.
Falco femoralis/Aplomado Falcon"
Paulo H Silva 📸🍉
@paulohs69.bsky.social
#birds #birding
#birdphotography
#nature #naturelovers
#Brazil 🇧🇷
#falcon
"This hawk is one of the most beautiful birds I come across on my wanderings.
Falco femoralis/Aplomado Falcon"
Paulo H Silva 📸🍉
@paulohs69.bsky.social
August 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Yellow on the bird or in the scene
Aplomado Falcon with yellow eye ring - taken yesterday as there was a few birds on display at the park 😊
#Raptor
#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
#BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Yellow on the bird or in the scene
Aplomado Falcon with yellow eye ring - taken yesterday as there was a few birds on display at the park 😊
#Raptor
#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
August 26, 2026 at 5:44 AM
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Yellow on the bird or in the scene
Aplomado Falcon with yellow eye ring - taken yesterday as there was a few birds on display at the park 😊
#Raptor
#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
#BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Yellow on the bird or in the scene
Aplomado Falcon with yellow eye ring - taken yesterday as there was a few birds on display at the park 😊
#Raptor
#BirdPhotography
#Birds
#Nature
#ECK
Ohhhh, such incredible falcons (what I’d give to see one in the wild)! I did see the ed bird at World Ctr for Birds of Prey in Boise a few yrs ago, been hooked ever since. They’re doing captive breeding again after Hurricane Harvey wiped out so much habitat & many birds.
Rebuilding Recovery: Inside Our Revived Aplomado Falcon Captive Breeding Program | The Peregrine Fund
Nearly a decade after Hurricane Harvey dealt a major blow to Texas's wild Aplomado Falcon population, The Peregrine Fund is relaunching a captive breeding program in Boise to help it recover. Ten youn...
peregrinefund.org
August 15, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Ohhhh, such incredible falcons (what I’d give to see one in the wild)! I did see the ed bird at World Ctr for Birds of Prey in Boise a few yrs ago, been hooked ever since. They’re doing captive breeding again after Hurricane Harvey wiped out so much habitat & many birds.
There’s about half a dozen raptors at the Expo for the SE Arizona Birding Festival- this is a lovely Aplomado Falcon
August 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
There’s about half a dozen raptors at the Expo for the SE Arizona Birding Festival- this is a lovely Aplomado Falcon
