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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 15h

A #CaspianTern that is either coming or going, depending on how one interprets the image.

Okay, in practice it is only going because a CATE does not come into water like this. I guess the philosophical debate must wait another day!

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 22h

A borealis #RedTailedHawk soaring over a prairie.

Aug 2025 in Illinois (Fitchie Creek FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 1d

A juvenile #EasternPhoebe. Adults have an all black bill, but juveniles can have some reddish-orange present. In this location I observed some adults diligently catching food earlier in the year, so perhaps this is one of their offspring!

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 2d

These #EasternKingbird had it with each other! Seemingly a friendly-ish spat as they flew in and out together on good terms.

Aug 2025 in Iowa #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 3d

An adorable juvenile #EasternBluebird perched above me.

Aug 2025 in Iowa #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 4d

The #AmericanWhitePelican was a nemesis bird for me. Sure, I had seen plenty of them -- they are big, white, and hard to miss! But I had no photos of them! My long nightmare finally ended along the Mississippii

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 5d

HONK! #CanadaGoose flying around.

Sept 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 6d

Even more #CaspianTern in flight -- ever graceful and their large size makes spotting them quite easy!

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 7d

A few #CaspianTern shots from summer. Simply glorious birds!

July 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 7d

An #Osprey that is about to acquaint itself with a tasty fish.

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 8d

A stoic #GreatBlueHeron. Given the looser looking feathers and rusty-brown tinct, I would assume this is a juvenile in first basic plumage based on the description in Birds of the World.

Aug 2025 in Illinois (Fitchie Creek FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 9d

A female #MagnoliaWarbler jumping into flight.

Sept 2025 in Illinois (Coral Woods FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 10d

A couple of #GreatEgret flying around Lock 14 on the Mississippi.

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 11d

This #MagnoliaWarbler wishes you a happy #TongueOutTuesday!

July 2025 in Illinois (Coral Woods FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 12d

A few photos of the majestic #Osprey flying overhead.

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 13d

The #TurkeyVulture has...quite the wingspan!

Sept 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 14d

Given how the #GreatEgrets chase each other off, it would seem my little lakes capacity is 1 GREG.

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 14d

A somewhat surprising feeder visitor -- this female #RedWingedBlackbird. I see them more in spring than in fall, so perhaps it is fueling up for a migration.

August 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 15d

One of my neighborhood #Osprey surveying the lake.

August 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 16d

An #AmericanRobin that appears to be somewhere in its molting cycle. Still not looking too bad!

August 2025 in Illinois (Fitchie Creek FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 17d

A #EurasianKestrel deftly maneuvering in the city.

July 2025 in Madrid #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 18d

A European four-fer: #CommonWoodPigeon, #GreatTit, #EuropeanRobin, and #EurasianBlackbird all observed at Parque del Buen Retiro.

July 2025 in Madrid #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 19d

In the states, we have European Starlings that often glimmer in the sun. In Madrid, I saw a #SpotlessStarling which...really does look a EUST without any spots. Sometimes the names are pretty good!

July 2025 in Madrid #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 20d

A fun Sunday two-fer: a juvenile and adult male #EurasianBlackbird.

July 2025 in Madrid #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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Andrew Kaizer @andrewkaizer.com · 21d

A juvenile #WhiteWagtail meandering on a path.

July 2025 in Madrid #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

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