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Happy Superb Owl Sunday friends... From last spring, Mr. Eastern Screech Owl says hello! #birds #birdingOH #naturephotography #wildlife 🪶🦉
February 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Eastern Towhee giving great looks on a Friyay! afternoon. #FeatheredFridays #OakOpenings #BirdingOH #Birds
April 27, 2024 at 2:28 AM
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This is my favorite reflective shot--a Great Blue Heron, July 2024, taken at Woodlawn Arboretum and Cemetery. #birds #birdingOH #nature #photography #wildlife #EastcoastKin #BirdoftheDay #reflections
March 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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This is my favorite sparrow shot from early May, a lifer. Savannah Sparrow declaring his love to any passing female... #birds #birdingOH #naturephotography 🪶
November 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Found some Scarlet Tanagers willing to be photographed... so here you go... Sooooo Beautiful! #Birds #BirdingOH #SavePost #Nature
May 5, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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Common Loon and dinner... #Birds #birdingOH #Naturephotography 🪶
November 17, 2024 at 4:01 AM
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Happy #Stunday friends...continuing to edit through my photos from the past three months and these two Tundra Swan lovebirds are a highlight. They also fit the #Birdoftheday, #longnecks. #birding #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin
April 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Reposting to see if a cropped photo does better than original uncropped photo. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #day22
December 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Happy Thursday friends... #Yourchoice #BirdOfTheDay is an Acadian Flycatcher I photographed in mid-May--a #lifer for me. I love these little Tyrant Flycatchers. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #ECK 🦉📷🪶
July 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Happy New week friends, today's #EFG #BirdOfTheDay, theme covers my friend, the Gray Catbird who are still "Meowing" from the bushes and trees in my neighborhood. #Birds #BirdingOH #Naturephotography #wildlife 🪶📷🦉
Center frame, facing and looking viewer's right, a Gray Catbird taking a moment to digest a berry and make sure no danger is nearby.
September 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Happy Thursday friends... Day 14 of gratitude: I'm thankful so many of my friends from x have taken flight to join me here. Bluesky FTW!

#Birds #BirdingOH #AmericanWhitePelicans #MageeMarsh #SandhillCranes
November 14, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... coming in under wire, here is my #Parenthood #Birdoftheday photo of a Wood Duck mom and her brood. They are so fun to watch! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #ECK 📷🪶🦉
May 2, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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This juvenile Bald eagle welcomes you to #wingswideopen Wednesday for the #Birdoftheday theme. Thank you @robcrank68.bsky.social and @alan678.bsky.social for the continued support of amateur bird photography. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #ECK 🦉📷🪶
May 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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#Birds #BirdingOH #Sparrows #CannonballPrairieMetropark #Ex-postie
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Went on a "bird walk" yesterday evening with an area Naturalist group, searching for Sparrows. We were fortunate enough to find four different types, the Grasshopper, Savannah, Field and Song Sparrows. We heard but did not see a Vesper. Something to aspire for later.
Accd. to eBird.com, A small sparrow with a flat large head on a small body, short tail. Savannah Sparrow in flight, shortly after copulating w/mate. Savannah is one of the most numerous sparrows in USA. Short tail, small head with yellow (identifying) spot before the eyes. According to https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Field_Sparrow/ Field Sparrow is a small, warm-toned Sparrow with a pink bill. The males sing incessantly until they find a mate, then only once in a while According to https://www.allaboutbirds.org, the Song sparrow is a russet and gray colored sparrow with bold brown streaks down their chest.
June 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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Happy Thursday friends, and the #BlackandWhite theme for #BirdOfTheDay matches up pretty well with an immature Cooper's Hawk I captured a few weeks ago on a dark and cloudy day. #Birds #BirdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷🦉
Center frame, the bird is in flight, both wings spread out in soaring position, facing and flying toward viewer's left.
October 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Happy Saturday friends... This Philadelphia Vireo took the acting exercise "Be a leaf" to the next level. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsinAbstract #birds #birdingOH #Naturephotography #ECK🪶📷🦉
September 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Happy Tuesday Friends... anxiously await the arrival of #warblers to my area... in meantime, this is my favorite from last year during the #BiggestWeekinAmericanBirding a Blackburnian Warbler... a really cute-but busy bird. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #birdoftheday
Center right of frame, a male Blackburnian Warbler is perched facing forward, but looking right of viewer.
April 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Happy #FeatheredFriday Friends... today's #BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks features my friend, the Cattle Egret with a beak like dagger great for capturing frogs and fish, but short enough to grab grasshoppers and other insects with great agility. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK🪶📷🦉
Center right of frame, facing and looking viewer's left. Known for their short yellow beak, reddish crown body highlights.
October 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends...Enjoy this Red-headed Woodpecker taken earlier this month, and their #Multicolor feathers-red, white and black. #BirdOfTheDay #birdingOH #birds #ECK #Naturephotography #wildlife 🪶📷🦉
Center-framed, perched upon a dead, cut tree, a Red-headed woodpecker is facing and looking viewer's right.
July 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Happy Tuesday friends... a Tetradactyl or a Sandhill Crane? You decide. #BirdOfTheDay #Silhoutte #Birds #BirdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK🪶📷🦉
Center frame, a silhouette of Sandhill Crane flying overhead, looking and facing viewer's right.
September 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Happy Chilly Saturday friends... Been looking through loads of photos trying to find the best #stretched photo I have for #Birdoftheday and landed on this Merlin falcon. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #ECK
May 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Warbler migration is in progress and thankfully, this Blue-winged Warbler gave me some good looks this evening. #Birds #Warblers #BirdingOH #savePost #Migrationseason
April 29, 2024 at 1:10 AM
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Thistle on my mind.... Ruby-throated Hummingbird enjoying the Swamp Thistle in late summer, at an area state preserve. #Birds #BirdingOH #Nature #Photography #SwampThistle #IrwinPrairie
September 10, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... I attended a funeral this morning for a former client & friend. Her favorite bird was the Northern Cardinal & she'd often lament she didn't see them anymore. So, here's one for you, Marie! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM