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Global birdwatcher and professional wildlife biologist. Posting my bird photos (and occasionally non-bird photos), sharing birding travel stories, and other fun bird stuff. 🦜🦉🦩🪶 Follow on IG: @global.birder

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · Feb 3

Northern Saw-whet Owl. Richmond, British Columbia, #Canada.

This owl was sheltering under the bough of a Douglas-fir, but sitting out in the open. The occasional chickadee gave it a scolding, but with no effect.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #owls #Nikon

A small brown and white owl perched on a branch underneath the bough of an evergreen. The bird is looking forward, but not at the camera.

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 6h

Greater Yellowlegs. Victoria, British Columbia.

Their breeding habitat in the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska is remote, buggy, and difficult to access, making it one of the least-studied shorebirds on the continent.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 17h

To me they do look like Sanderling. The bill is straight, broad-based, and blunt-tipped, and the breast and underparts appear clean white. You could post this to the Facebook group “what’s this bird”. Just provide date and location per the group rules.

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 17h

Least sandpiper has yellowlegs. Size alone can be misleading, whether mixed with Westerns or alone. Check those legs!

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 17h

Relative to that Snowy, that other bird is Sanderling (plus a distinct molt pattern). This group however looks good for Western, but from the photo and angle it’s hard to rule out Semipalmated.

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 19h

Looks good for Sanderling.

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 1d

Northern Flicker. Victoria, British Columbia.

A makeshift perch that I placed next to a feeder has turned out to be quite good for photos. Yesterday, I captured the warm autumn light on this male red-shafted flicker.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 2d

Red-wattled Lapwing. Hambantota, Sri Lanka.

The lapwing is a ground-dweller that is incapable of perching and is highly alert to its surroundings, making it an effective alarm system for other wildlife.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 4d

Brewer’s Blackbird. Victoria, British Columbia.

Brewer's blackbirds are highly social and will nest in colonies of up to 100 birds. They will often mix with other species, such as red-winged blackbirds and brown-headed cowbirds.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 4d

That’s great. What’s the rarity?

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 4d

With just over 12 hours of birding logged today, the eBird Global Big Day with @birdgirl09.bsky.social was a huge success. We tallied 106 species, with three local rarities: Short-tailed Shearwater, Palm Warbler, and a Wilson’s Warbler.

Now we can’t wait until the next big day in May.

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 5d

I’m excited for the eBird Global Big Day on October 11, 2025. I’ll be out with @birdgirl09.bsky.social scouring the marine, forest, wetland, and agricultural lands to find as many species as we can.

Last year we got 99 species. Can we beat that this year?

#birds #birding #ebird #globalbigday

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you.

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 6d

Marbled Godwit. Victoria, British Columbia.

During breeding season they are exceptionally well-camouflaged on their prairie nests. During winter, on the coast, they also easily blend in with beach and estuarine grasses.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 7d

Mallard. Victoria, British Columbia.

Only female mallards make the classic "quack," while males have a softer, raspier call.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 8d

Regent Bowerbird. Lamington NP, Australia.

They are known to mix a muddy grey-blue or pea green saliva paint in their mouths, which they use to decorate their bowers. The bower consists of two walls of sticks, decorated with shells, seeds, leaves and berries.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 9d

Clark’s Nutcracker. Lake Louise, Alberta.

The Clark’s Nutcracker is a ‘keystone’ species, critical for the distribution of whitebark pine seeds. It can hide thousands of seeds each fall, which help with forest regeneration.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 10d

Great Blue Heron. Victoria, British Columbia.

These herons eat a wide variety of foods, from fishes to amphibians to reptiles to small mammals and even birds. Today’s breakfast…a sculpin.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 11d

Bald Eagle. Victoria, British Columbia.

Fish for dinner!

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 13d

Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon. Uda Walawe National Park, Sri Lanka.

These birds are also known as the "batagoya" in the Sinhala language and play a key role in seed dispersal through their diet of seeds and fruits.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 13d

Gray Gull. La Serena, Chile.

It unusually nests inland in the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. The parents make the long journey to the sea to get food and water for their chicks.

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#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Exactly. Humans have capability, but choose not to exercise it for the betterment of birds and other wildlife. Take cats for example. Undeniably the number one killer of birds, to the tune of a billion or more per year in North America. The “rights” of native or introduced birds means nothing.

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Except spiders are not insects. They are arachnids.

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 14d

So when an introduced species threatens native species with extinction, that’s ok? Humans were not “introduced”; they expanded their range on their own and intellectually capable of understanding how they affect other species and human populations. The two are not the same.

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