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Mary Gemignani

@marygemignani.bsky.social

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Data Professional. Photographer. I try to put birds and all of nature in a good light. 📷 All posts are copyright my own unless noted otherwise.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · Nov 13

Great Blue Heron.
#birds

A large blue and white bird with yellow eyes and yellow beak stands on a log in a pond. The background of the image is of water lilies in the pond.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks Graham!

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 6h

I also saw this beautiful Wild Turkey on Saturday as well.
#birds #WildTurkey

A Wild Turkey is foraging at a sports field. Big thick dark body feathers and blue and red skin on the head and neck. The bump on their nose is called a snood. The red skin flap under the chin is called a wattle.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 6h

Perhaps a little better image of one of the Great Blue Herons I saw on Saturday.
#birds #GreatBlueHeron

A large blue bird in flight. It's left side is shown as it flies across marsh waters. Great Blue Heron.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 6h

Another of the Great Blue Heron in flight.
#birds #GreatBlueHeron

A large blue bird in flight at a local marsh. It's facing the camera and it's wings are straight as a board.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Wow! Glamorous for certain!

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Beautiful set Rob, Love those long necks! Hope you're feeling better!

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Hey Kenneth, fyi, I rode Harleys when I was younger. My last bike was a Screaming Eagle Road Glide! Ride on!

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Rookeries are very cool places to observe them! I have only seen one active rookery here at a state park, but it was very fun to see.

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks Gwen, should have a few more views of this. BTW, I don't know if it's just me, but I usually see bird smiles all the time. I've seen some angry birds, but they almost always seem to be smiling to me.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Yep, fun to see the interaction!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

😂

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Wow!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks Glen!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks much Helen!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful Paul!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

Fabulous Janet, what an image. Must have been exhilarating to see one!

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Betsy!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Gwen!

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

It was on the camera SAN and it would probably need a recovery software to get it back and I have tried several of them in the past and don't want to install them. I'm quite technical as that's what I do for a living. Computer Science nerd here.

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Marina, I have seen the GBHEs launch so many times and this is the first time catching a view like that. Those big primary feathers look like round fans.

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

I know, this last week was mayhem with them. They are very excited to have an abundance of acorns. Must be a bumper crop. I have not seen so many look so hyped up and happy in a long time. Fun to see them this way.

Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

The squirrels here are having an acorn party in Wisconsin. I have been seeing squirrels everywhere frantically gathering and burying and eating acorns.
#mammals #EasternGraySquirrell

Eastern Gray Squirrel has an acorn in it's mouth and stops for a second to look at the photographer.

An Eastern Gray Squirrel is enjoying an acorn while sitting atop a large granite(?) rock.

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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

I have never seen a Great Blue Heron wingspread quite like this. So fun to catch a side view of a wingspread while the bird was launching into flight.
#birds #GreatBlueHeron

A large blue bird, a Great Blue Heron is launching into flight from a downed branch in the marsh waters. It is really spreading it's primary flight feathers as it takes off and is leaning into flight.

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