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Carol Pope Gordon

@carolpopegordon.bsky.social

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Nature photographer, especially birds. Trying to find beauty and humor everywhere. Learning to draw and paint nature. All photos my own unless otherwise stated.

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 5h

Rejoice, because it is #WoodDuckWednesday! 🪶

Colorful male Wood duck rising up from the water with wings up

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 21h

Their necks are incredible!

Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 21h

I know! Most of the time you’d never guess they have a neck that long.

Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Marina!

Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 1d

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #longneck, so here is a Green Heron with neck fully deployed. 🪶

Green Heron perched in a small bare tree with its surprisingly long neck stretched all the way up.

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 1d

I live for corvid glam!

Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh, so pretty! Not much color here yet.

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 2d

When I stopped focusing on the jay and looked at a lower branch I thought "wait, what is that..."

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 2d

OMG!

Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 2d

Once again I have a Blue Jay to thank for finding this young Coopers Hawk. Blue Jays are the best tattletales. 🪶

Small hawk standing on one leg on a tree branch.

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 4d

It’s #Caturday is ready to go to school with my son, not realizing that there is no today.

Light red tabby American Shorthair cat inside of a backpack with books

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 6d

Bumblebee and a friend on one of the dahlias still blooming for #insectthursday

Bumblebee feeding on the center of a yellow flower streaked with red-orange. A tiny reddish beetle is on one of the flower petals

Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 6d

Whatever will you eat for breakfast then? 😱

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 7d

It's #WoodDuckWednesday. Here's one sitting on some wood. 🪶

Colorful male Wood duck sitting on a slanted mossy tree trunk

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 7d

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 8d

And sipping margaritas

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 8d

journeynorth.org said this: Most rubythroats fly nonstop 500 miles or more across the water to Mexico and other Central American countries. Some rubythroats fly over land, following the coastline to reach their wintering grounds.

Welcome to Journey North

journeynorth.org

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 8d

You never know whats going to pop up during migration time This junior Yellow-bellied Sapsucker caught my eye with its interesting wavy feather pattern. On close inspection it had the barest hints of red on its head and throat.