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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely ✨stunning✨ artwork of a beautiful bird 👏

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Birds of Rey @birdsofrey.bsky.social · 2d

Great Gray Owl 🍂 #birds

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 1d

Daily reminder that INCREDIBLE birds can be found EVERYWHERE! Even at your local parks 🪶

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 2d

Eared and Horned Grebes can be particularly challenging to tell apart especially in their non-breeding plumage. Here’s some tips on how to differentiate the two 🪶

Eared Grebe vs. Horned Grebe - Bird ID Made Easy

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 4d

Why the Carolina Parakeet mysteriously disappeared 🦜🪶

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Birds of Rey @birdsofrey.bsky.social · 12d

Great Gray Owl❤️

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 4d

Black-capped Chickadee during sunrise. Love the warm colors 🌅 🪶

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 5d

California Quail
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Growing up I lived on a street named “Quail” and there were actually California Quails that we saw regularly. This bird will always have a special place in my heart 🪶

A plump gray bird with scaly gray feathers in its breast and two feather tufts stands on a chain link fence.

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Owloween 🦉🎃🪶

A large Great Horned Owl (brown and gray small horizontal striping and two head tufts) sleeps on a sunlit branch.

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 8d

A lot of mystery surrounds the extinction of the Carolina Parakeet 🦜 The only native parrot species to ever live in the Southeastern US. In this video I talk about the full story of the extinct parrot and unravel some of the mystery surrounding it. 🪶

Extinct Files: The Mystery of the Carolina Parakeet’s Extinction

YouTube video by Bright-Eyed Birding Learn

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 9d

Sage Thrasher - Every bird looks extra beautiful in the Fall 🍁 This bird represents my 200th species in my current home county 🎉🪶

Beautiful streaky gray bird with a yellow eye perches amongst the fall leaves

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 20d

Fighting tyranny helps…BIRDS 🪶#birds

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · 21d

Do adults not dress up anymore with their kids for Halloween? 🎃 At a city trick or treating event and I’m the only adult out of like 300 families in costume 👻

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Sep 25

New bird species discovered?! 🚨 well… kind of. Let me explain.. 🪶 #birds

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Sep 25

New episode of Mythic Wilds (S1E3) is out now! About an outlaw wolf named Lobo and a man who becomes obsessed with taking him out. Lobo: King of Currumpaw inspired David Attenborough himself to fall in love with nature. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Lobo: The Wolf King of Currumpaw

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Sep 24

If you struggle with chickadee identification out West, check out this ID guide distinguishing Black-capped Chickadees from Mountain Chickadees! 🪶 #birds

Black-capped Chickadee vs. Mountain Chickadee - Bird ID Made Easy

YouTube video by Bright-Eyed Birding Learn

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Sep 23

There have been some TERRIFYING #birds to exist on our planet over millions of years. Terror birds, giant eagles that went after humans, and MORE! Here are my Top 5 terrifying birds that you should be glad went extinct! 🪶

5 Terrifying Extinct Birds You Should Be Glad are Gone

What if a bird the size of a small plane darkened the skies above you? Or a forest predator could take down a human in seconds? You're probably glad that some of these birds went extinct.

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Sep 16

Red-tailed Hawks may be common but they aren’t ordinary! Did you know there are 16 subspecies of these beautiful raptors? Check out the Bright-Eyed Birding Blog to learn more! 🪶 #birds

Red-tailed Hawks Explained

Secrets of North America's Most Common Raptor

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is true! They are highly adapted to spend the least amount of energy to survive. Easier to steal or scavenge than to hunt yourself. (Osprey is my favorite raptor. A powerhouse in fishing world 🎣

Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Aug 8

"Under Attack"
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This photo was extremely fun to capture. A Bald Eagle flew over the jetty we were on being chased by some attacking gulls. It turned it's body to defend itself, and I captured this shot.
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A Bald Eagle turns itself in midair trying to defend itself from an attacking gull.

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Jul 6

Noooooo not my Angels 😭

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Jul 4

Keep fighting, keeping calling your senators, and keep watching them Bald Eagles flying high. 🪶 Remember, fear is our weakness, but love is our strength. Keep being passionate, empathetic, and loving humans. We need each other, now more than ever. #birds

A large eagle with a yellow beak, white head, black wings and body, and white tail soars in the blue sky.

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Jul 2

Egyptian Goose
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These beautiful creatures are introduced to California and sent even a real goose at all. They are actually ducks! Have you seen this bird? 🪶 #birds

An orange white and tan goose with a pink beak stands behind a white large boulder

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Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Jun 26

Best of luck 🍀 hope you find it!!

Bright-Eyed Birding 🦉 @brighteyedbirding.bsky.social · Jun 26

American Goshawk
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I still can’t believe I finally saw this bird. It’s one of the most elusive hawks in North America. This wide angle shot shows the small leafy window through which I was able to get footage and views. 🪶 #birds

Through a leafy green window in the foliage, a large gray, white, and black hawk species with a red eye, perches in a dead tree.

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