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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 · 3h

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 · 1d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

That’s great. What’s the rarity?

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

Thank you.

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

Thank you

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

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

Thanks

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

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 · 9d

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 · 10d

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 · 12d

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 · 12d

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 · 13d

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 · 13d

Except spiders are not insects. They are arachnids.

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

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

House Sparrow. Nuwara, Sri Lanka.

Declining in their native range, and thriving in introduced areas throughout much of the world, the diminutive House Sparrow (actually a weave finch) congers mixed feelings among birders.

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

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

Fantastic. Despite large geographic barriers, subspecies seem to regularly to find their way into neighbouring subspecies’ ranges.

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

Dark-eyed Junco. Victoria, British Columbia.

The ‘Oregon’ subspecies is considerably more brown than the ‘slate-coloured’ subspecies, which effectively has no brown. The Oregon junco occurs mostly in Canada and the US.

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

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globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks

globalbirder.bsky.social @globalbirder.bsky.social · 15d

Chestnut-backed Chickadee. Victoria, British Columbia.

I have a small setup in my garden to photograph birds, but I seldom have the time to use it. I had five minutes this morning and got this wonderful Chestnut-back!

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

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