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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 19h

Plop!
A yellow spear
pierces the water.

Great egret, Oct. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotgraphy #haiku #sonomacounty #m43

A great egret with a crayfish in its bill.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for your unwavering support of Sonoma State University. I will not forget it.

rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 12d

I'm so lucky to be able to enjoy the #SSU #Jazz Orchestra tonight. Nothing like a big swinging band to rock your soul.

The Sonoma State University Jazz Orchestra on stage.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 13d

The world has become a little darker because of the passing of this amazing human.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 13d

White pelicans remind me of flying boats of the last century Taken Sep 2025 in #Petaluma, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

A white pelican gliding with wings spread.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 14d

Vouchers = segregation

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 14d

A snowy egret flew overhead. Taken Sep 2025 in #Petaluma, #California

#birds #birdphotography #m43 #sonomacounty

A snowy Egret flies overhead with its wingtips lit by the setting sun.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 14d

I went there to experience the famous rude service.

rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 15d

Another view of this hunting northern harrier, showcasing her signature white rump. Taken Sep. 2025 in #Petaluma, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

A view showing the dark brown back side of a female northern harrier, highlighting the signature white rump.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 15d

I went to the marsh looking for a northern harrier. She finally popped up, and I didn't miss. Taken Sep 2025 in #Petaluma, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

A female northern harrier has a light brown belly with a dark brown head and spots/streaks over its body. Her back is dark brown with a white rump.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 17d

Here is another shot of this handsome boy. This time, hoisting a piece of bark it had dislodged. Hairy woodpecker, taken Sep. 2025 in #SantaRosa, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

A hairy woodpecker hoists a large piece of bark it has dislodged.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 17d

Boing! A hairy woodpecker hops along an oak tree. Take Sep. 2025 in #SantaRosa, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

A hairy woodpecker is primarily black and white. Males have red patches on the back of their head.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 28d

Oak titmouse, taken Sep. 2025 in #RohnertPark, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

An oak titmouse stands tall on a lawn to search for food.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 28d

Is that a gnome poking out the left side?

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 29d

What would the world be without chickadees?
Chestnut-backed chickadee, Sep. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

A chestnut-backed chickadee is a tiny bird with a black head and chin, with white cheeks and dark brown back and sides.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 14

Haha yes!

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 14

White-breasted nuthatch. August 2025, #SantaRosa, #California

#birds #birdphotography #m43 #sonomacounty

A white-breasted nuthatch pauses for a brief moment on a gnarly piece of oak.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 13

I met this black-tailed #deer yesterday. Taken Sep. 2025 in #Santarosa, #California.

#mammals #sonomaocunty #m43

The head to shoulder of a black-tailed deer standing near poison oak.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 7

Not for the 0.001% that benefit from it.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 7

Freedom comes with responsibility. Some people like to forget the last part of that sentence.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sonoma chipmunk gave me a perfect side view. Taken Aug. 2025 in #Philo, #California.
#mammals #chipmunk #hendywoods #mendocinocounty #m43

A Sonoma chipmunk is a brown mammal with black and white streaks on its body and face.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 5

Loon Lake is a beautiful spot (IDK if there is more than one in CA). Gets very crowded, though.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is so perfect.

Kevin Gaughen 🇺🇸 @gaughen.bsky.social · Sep 4

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mammals use their larynx to vocalize, while songbirds have a syrinx at the junction of the bronchi. The two-sided syrinx lets birds make complex sounds, including mimicking human speech in the case of #crows. Taken Sep. 2025 in #RohnertPark, #California.

#birds #birdphotography #sonomacounty #m43

A crow cawing atop a street light in Northern California.

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · Sep 3

I love it when people voluntarily make life harder, as if life wasn't hard enough.