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Kelsey Lagunas

@kelseyelagunas.bsky.social

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Interests include and are also limited to: birds, books and bakeries. NYC, mom of 2 Enjoy my very amateur bird photos 🦅

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Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · Jun 18

This very curious female cardinal grace me with her presence for about 15 minutes. I feel very lucky and promise I will be posting far too many pictures of her later. #birds

A female cardinal regards to me curiously. She is looking me in the eye over her bright orange red beak.

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Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 22m

Meet Aldi! One of the few Wild Bird Fund patients we can be friendly with. He loves pens. Still trying to figure out the whole food thing tho. #birds #pigeonsky

I volunteer in the pigeon room at the Wild Bird Fund in Manhattan and it’s the best thing that’s ever happened

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 19h

Ring Billed Gull over the Hudson #birds

When the light hits these guys just right

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 21h

Ooh welcome to Manhattan!! We had a good migration day today.

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 23h

Kinglets!! We have a Golden and a Ruby Crowned alt text will always tell you who is who! #birds

Golden crowned kinglet, first time I have gotten on camera

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 23h

Late ish for the season, female type Wilson’s Warbler #birds

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 1d

They planned that nicely for your ornithology lesson

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 1d

Pied Billed Grebe, Jacquline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir #birds

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 1d

What a stunner #birds

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 2d

Morning cuties #birds

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Pete @peterwelsh.bsky.social · 2d

I've got dozens more photos to share of the Ruby-crowned Kinglets that were in the gardens today... but I'd thought I'd share this one alone. It visually explains why they love the gardens so much... an all day non-stop Aphid buffet.
#birds #parkdale #rubycrownedkinglet

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 2d

Funnily enough, I had *just* watched a different squirrel pull the same stunt with a Cooper's Hawk in the dunes. Buncha rodents with death wishes today. :) #birds

Photo of a Cooper's Hawk perched on top of a swallow nesting box on a pole, staring back over its shoulder in disbelief at a squirrel who has climbed to the top of the wire fence circling the whole setup. The squirrel does not look cowed.

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Chris @leftychris.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve often wondered what kind of blue items bower birds used to collect before they had access to all our discarded blue plastic crap. Well last week, my daughter saw a bower in western Qld largely unaffected by human littering - interesting, and kind of refreshing…
#birds #bowerbirds

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Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 2d

Look at those pants

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Heather Wolf @heatherbirds.bsky.social · 3d

Find More Birds...in the middle of Manhattan!
Today in Washington Square Park we looked for:
🍒 fruiting trees (& found thrushes feasting on crabapples!)
🌳 bark that moves (& found sapsuckers)
🦅 birdy shapes & silhouettes (& found a Red-tailed Hawk), & so much more! 😁
➡️ findmorebirds.com
#birds #nyc

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 10d

Goth band album cover.

Groove-billed Anis are fabulous birds. A type of cuckoo, this species lives in social groups of up to 10 birds and they collectively guard their territory and even share a nest together!

These birds were taking a break today at @tapirvalley.bsky.social to groom each other.

Five black birds perch closely together on a branch, their glossy feathers and long tails standing out against a blurred green forest background.

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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 3d

Every year, more than 1 billion #birds die in North America from collisions with glass. Those deaths are preventable with proven solutions such as glass treament, building design, landscaping and lighting, and community involvement. Learn more: www.stopbirdcollisions.org? 🌎

Stop Bird Collisions

Birds flying into windows, railings, balusters, and other structures made from glass is a leading cause of global bird loss.

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Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 3d

Spooky grackle friend from yesterday cuz stuck inside today #birds

This grackle is so harshly lit but we love the autumnal background it chose

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 3d

Oh I love them (both of them!)

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 3d

Protection mode: engaged 🚫

Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 4d

Was looking for something else when I came across a video of a Great Blue Heron flying from this summer. Here’s a still for you. Felt refreshing on a dreary morning. #birds