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Brennan Mulrooney

@langooney.bsky.social

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Wildlife biologist for ESA and tour leader for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours. Birder and photography enthusiast. https://ventbird.com

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · 4d

This one is a Nashville Warbler 😃 #samestatedifferentwarbler

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · 4d

Cool shot! Looks smaller than a gull to me. Maybe a Common Sandpiper?

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · 19d

This gorgeous Cape May Warbler provided a welcome distraction this morning. Living in California, this is a species that I rarely get to see. Especially individuals as stunning as this one 🤩. #birds #birding #getoutside #warblers #canonr7

An adult male Cape May Warbler on the branch of a Tipu tree. Its face and breast are bright yellow with heavy black streaks on the breast and flanks and some rufous streaking in the throat. Its single bold white wingbar is a distinctive feature. The bill is fine-tipped and slightly decurved.

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · 27d

So good. I work as a tour leader and I have taken many people to their first real Mexican restaurant and seen many people order fajitas for the first time and be absolutely mortified when the food comes out. 😳

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · 29d

Some gulls have dark eyes and some have pale eyes. And some have a little of both! #birds #eyes #canonr7

Close up view of the eye of a Western Gull. The iris is speckled, resembling polished granite.

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Sep 11

Yellow-crowned Night Herons are so over all of our nonsense. #birds #digiscoping #phonescope

A disheveled looking heron glares at the camera, looking tired and annoyed.

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Sep 8

As if Big Lace was ever going to let that happen 😒

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Sep 6

Bill shape looks better for Common Tern to me, but they are very similar.

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 27

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a curtain and says tough crowd .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a curtain and says tough crowd .

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 26

A Black Phoebe hovering over my head. #birds #birdsinflight #canonr7

A small black and white bird frozen in flight with wings extended and tail flared. Its alulae are fully engaged.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · Aug 22

Jon asks why the GOP's "one is too many" logic applies only to immigrants and not mass shootings

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 20

Now, I’m not saying the rapture has started. But if it has, it has apparently begun with the Bell’s Vireos 👼 #birds #photography #notholdingmybreath

A small gray songbird floats above a branch, appearing to be lifted into the heavens.

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 16

Fun shot! I believe what we are seeing there is the bird’s tongue.

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 16

Surely you can’t be serious.

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 8

I got home too late today for fast action photography, but I was happy to get a shot of this dude, doing his best to claim ownership of the feeder at the day’s last light. #birds #hummingbirds #photography #sunset

A hummingbird in silhouette against an orange sky.

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 7

I used to work in mangrove forests. You have my sympathies!

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 7

Fall hummingbird migration is kicking into gear in my yard. Lots of fun photo opportunities at the feeders. But it also means that Rufous Hummingbirds are passing through, so most of the orange and green hummingbirds are no longer safely identifiable. #birds #hummingbird #migration #canonr7

An immature male Rufous/Allen’s Hummingbird makes an acrobatic midair maneuver, briefly inverting.

An immature male Rufous/Allen’s Hummingbird hovers in midair, its wings are frozen, stretched back, and its itty bitty toes hang limply from its belly.

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 6

First song that popped into my mind. 💚

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 3

The dusky wingtips are a great field mark for these young Little Blues.

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Aug 2

Not a starling?

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Jul 31

You should see them land on ice!! 🤣

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Jul 23

Sometimes random closeup shots turn into album covers. I was fiddling around with the clip on closeup lens on my phone and made this image of a fennel flower. #macro #closeup #botany #flower

A closeup the the flower of the fennel plant (Foeniculum vulgare). A cluster of tiny yellow flowers against a black background. It looks a bit like fireworks exploding in the sky.

Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Jul 22

Damselfly faces are so fun. They don’t seem real. This Vivid Dancer let me get up close and personal. #macro #entomology #odonata #damselfly

An electric blue and black damselfly stairs directly at the camera. It has a cartoonish face.

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Jul 22

Yeah, well, just wait till they’re on your lawn! 👴

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Brennan Mulrooney @langooney.bsky.social · Jul 13

Stunning weather yesterday for the Dingle Peninsula’s Slea Head Drive. #Ireland

The Blasket Islands in the distance off Slea Head