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Brian Peterson
@drbrianpet.bsky.social
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Former veterinarian doing photography
Brian Peterson Photography
Website: https://brianpetersonphotography.myportfolio.com/
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Daily hummingbird and sunrise photos
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This #landscape #panorama was from a walk in our neighborhood yesterday morning

Those are the Huachuca Mountains

I am standing on the Cochise Vista Trail
to take the pictures

#landscapephotography
#mountains #mountainscape
A lot of images merged. I don't remember how many.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
Cactus #wren
avoiding the pomegranates
to go after the suet

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
Large wren with the general wren features and a lot of spots and stripes of brown and tan and white.
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#FinchFriday!

Female house #finch eating suet with #gunk on the beak

Pomegranates in the background

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
The color of the female house finch depends on the color of the suet they eat
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
White-crowned #sparrow
in the mesquite
near the San Pedro House

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
The head has distinct white and black stripes. The experts who named the species fixated on the white.
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
Lesser goldfinch
in a tree
near the San Pedro House

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
#yellow
Note the distinctly black feather emerging on top of the head. This makes me believe this is a maturing male.
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
White-crowned #sparrow
in mesquite
along the trail
near the
San Pedro House

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
Facing the morning sun, illuminating the face
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
White-winged #dove
the other morning
at the San Pedro House
mostly in shadows
except for the #eye

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
The iris is orange and the eyelid is a shade of blue
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#FinchFriday!

Male house #finch on the table with the pomegranates

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
The red of the bird and the red of the pomegranates are the same shade of red. Experts are flummoxed!
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#Flyday!

This is a scruffy scraggly turkey vulture #flying low over my head

Secret Location
Vail #Arizona

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
I swore an oath of secrecy regarding the location. Look at the pink bald head!
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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rihilism.bsky.social
🎵 HEY, YOU GUYS...!
We're gonna turn it on
We're gonna bring you the power
We're gonna light up the darkest night
Like the brightest day
In a whole new way...
The Electric Company-ah-ee-ee
The Electric Company!!!🎵

#PhotoHour #birds #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #Photography #AltText
Photograph of a male cardinal perched on a slender maple tree branch amid a tangle of small branches and green maple leaves with patches of blue sky in the background. The cardinal is facing the camera with its head lifted up and its beak opened in full-throated song. Male cardinals have brown legs and feet with grasping claws, red feathers with darker red on their back, wings, and tail, an orange beak, dark eyes, a black mask that wraps from top of the beak to its neck, and a crest on the top of their head that can be raised or lowered. When viewed from the front, the crest tapers from the top of the bird's head into a conical shape with a sharp tip.
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
Good Morning!

This is the sunrise panorama today in my backyard

Have a wonderful #Friday!

Sierra Vista #Arizona

@stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @panophotos.bsky.social
Clouds of orange, yellow, pink
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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panophotos.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving back to you, Brian!

And thanks for sharing a very orange #sunrise from your backyard - goes great with #Autumn colors and pumpkin pies. 🌅🎃🧡

November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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rihilism.bsky.social
Gray catbird purring in a sunbeam.

#PhotoHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #AltText
Photograph of a gray catbird perched on a slender branch next to a larger branch with out of focus branches and green leaves in the background. The catbird is facing the camera and has its head turned to the left in the profile with its beak open in song. The scene is mostly in shadow but dappled light highlights the catbird's head, nearby branches, and leaves in the background. Gray catbirds have gray feathers with ruddy feathers on their bottom belly near the tail, a cap of black feathers, dark eyes, black beak, and black legs and feet with claws used to grasp onto branches and trees.
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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julia11.bsky.social
Have a good Friday everyone. #birds
A tufted titmouse clinging to a dried out stem.
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#arizonathanksgiving #thanksgivinginarizona #arizonahighways #arizonasunrise
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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shedevilpatrol.bsky.social
Thinking of my first #americanthanksgiving while living in #ayr and cooking my first #capon. Thanksgiving you a #arizonathanksgivingsunrise courtesy of #arizonaphotographer @drbrianpet.bsky.social

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November 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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rihilism.bsky.social
Star-crossed starlings.

#StormHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #AltText
Photograph of a trio of European starlings perched on slender branches with out of focus branches and green and yellow leaves in the foreground and a deep blue sky in the background. The view is from below and there are two starlings perched next to each other and both are directly above the third starling. The starling below is out of focus and facing right in profile. The starling above and to the right is facing left in profile and the starling above and to the left is facing right in profile. Though they are perched on different branches the starlings above are so close that their beaks cross. European starlings have black breast feathers that flash iridescent green and purple in the right light, dark wings with brown edging, dark eyes, sharp yellow beaks, and brown legs and feet. They have pointed feathers on the breast and head that can be raised and lowered creating a spiky appearance with each feather giving the impression of a porcupine's quill.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#ThreesDay!

Three #wild #turkeys --
Gould's #turkey --
at Carr Canyon

#bird #birds #birdphotography 🪶

Happy #Thanksgiving!
One male, fanning his tail feathers, and two females in morning light on a brown, grassy meadow
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
Somebody once told me, "You should have included the #reflection," so here you go

Lesser goldfinch
and her reflection
at a birdbath at the San Pedro House

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
#yellow #finch
Obviously not as good as the regular kind of goldfinch
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
Lesser goldfinch
in mesquite
near the San Pedro House

Appears to be an immature male

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
#yellow #finch
It looks like the head area is filling in with distinctly black feathers
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
White-crowned #sparrow
perching in mesquite
near the San Pedro House

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
On the head there are white and black stripes
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#ThirdEyelidThursday!

Female house #finch has her #thirdeyelid up and #gunk on her beak

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
Little brown and tan striped bird.
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#ThirdEyelidThursday!

Cactus #wren chomps the suet while the #thirdeyelid is up😲
Look👀 #close 🔍

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
Round chunk of suet on the table with pomegranates in the background
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
Everybody likes pictures of #hummingbirds

Here is an Anna's #hummingbird
#flying in his natural environment*

#bird #birdphotography 🪶
*Not kidding. Experts say you are likely to find Anna's hummingbirds near hummingbird feeders.
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
Good Morning!

This is the #orange #sunrise today in my backyard

Have a wonderful #Thanksgiving!

@stormhour.com @thephotohour.bsky.social @panophotos.bsky.social
Wife looked outside early and said, "It's going to be a colorful sunrise."
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM