DawnSong
@westernbirding.com
Birding, photography, ethology, ecology, evolution, & ornithology enthusiast. Hiking, Nordic walking, ERG rowing, pool running. + stocks/Economy
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DawnSong
@westernbirding.com
· Sep 2
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A superb fairy-wren from a 2024 trip to Australia for #SmallBirdSaturday instigated by @javajanegallery.co.uk
#birds #nature #photography
#birds #nature #photography
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
A superb fairy-wren from a 2024 trip to Australia for #SmallBirdSaturday instigated by @javajanegallery.co.uk
#birds #nature #photography
#birds #nature #photography
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Mr. Pyrrhuloxia is ready for his closeup… note the downward curve in the seam of his bill. 🪶
December 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Mr. Pyrrhuloxia is ready for his closeup… note the downward curve in the seam of his bill. 🪶
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Top 10 companies by decade
None from 1995 are in today's Big 10. JPMAM
None from 1995 are in today's Big 10. JPMAM
December 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Top 10 companies by decade
None from 1995 are in today's Big 10. JPMAM
None from 1995 are in today's Big 10. JPMAM
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Mr Fox 🦊 was not only one of the very first dogs Niall ever fed in the moped (he was in the first 6) but also the first to ever get sterilized.
To see him now in the snow in America with his wonderful forever family is a thing of pure joy.
To see him now in the snow in America with his wonderful forever family is a thing of pure joy.
December 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Mr Fox 🦊 was not only one of the very first dogs Niall ever fed in the moped (he was in the first 6) but also the first to ever get sterilized.
To see him now in the snow in America with his wonderful forever family is a thing of pure joy.
To see him now in the snow in America with his wonderful forever family is a thing of pure joy.
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My most recent bird image is from last weekend of a Juvenile Bald Eagle in flight with a view from directly underneath the bird.
#BirdOfTheDay #mostrecent #BaldEagle #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #mostrecent #BaldEagle #birds
December 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My most recent bird image is from last weekend of a Juvenile Bald Eagle in flight with a view from directly underneath the bird.
#BirdOfTheDay #mostrecent #BaldEagle #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #mostrecent #BaldEagle #birds
Here’s the coyote pretending he’s not following me when i looked behind me this morning walking my dog
December 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Here’s the coyote pretending he’s not following me when i looked behind me this morning walking my dog
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This boy badly needed our help today.
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This boy badly needed our help today.
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
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I'm counting down my favorite images from the year.
#5 Another Marsh Wren. But, they were very photogenic this year!!! In the spring time they perch up above the cattails in the marsh and sing out loud.
#5 Another Marsh Wren. But, they were very photogenic this year!!! In the spring time they perch up above the cattails in the marsh and sing out loud.
December 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I'm counting down my favorite images from the year.
#5 Another Marsh Wren. But, they were very photogenic this year!!! In the spring time they perch up above the cattails in the marsh and sing out loud.
#5 Another Marsh Wren. But, they were very photogenic this year!!! In the spring time they perch up above the cattails in the marsh and sing out loud.
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The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
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I saw an American Kestrel last weekend. Great encounter, but came to realize how hard they are to photograph (humbled). They are small and elusive and pretty fast. This one hovered 5 or 6 times hunting. 1st time I saw one hunt. Best pics I managed to get. #birds #Kestrel
December 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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U.S. showing signs of "rapid authoritarian shift," per TIME.
December 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
U.S. showing signs of "rapid authoritarian shift," per TIME.
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A mixed set of close up captures starting with a Kestrel, Eurasian Lynx, White Bengal Tiger & Toco Toucan from our holiday to Lanzarote in 2024.
#birds #naturephotography #mammals #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #BirdLife #birdphotography #ZooLife #Portraits
#birds #naturephotography #mammals #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #BirdLife #birdphotography #ZooLife #Portraits
December 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A mixed set of close up captures starting with a Kestrel, Eurasian Lynx, White Bengal Tiger & Toco Toucan from our holiday to Lanzarote in 2024.
#birds #naturephotography #mammals #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #BirdLife #birdphotography #ZooLife #Portraits
#birds #naturephotography #mammals #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #BirdLife #birdphotography #ZooLife #Portraits
Got a smidge closer to one of my favorite nemesis birds (narrator: all birds are her nemesis birds).
Sadly my low clearance urban car is limiting my birding this season since it’s incompatible with muddy dirt roads.
Hope Santa brings everyone joy tonight.
🪶 📷 #Wildlife #nature
Sadly my low clearance urban car is limiting my birding this season since it’s incompatible with muddy dirt roads.
Hope Santa brings everyone joy tonight.
🪶 📷 #Wildlife #nature
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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“.. In an age of A.I., where all the white-collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it’s a good time for people to think about having good blue-collar jobs,” Peter Navarro, the president’s top trade adviser, told CNBC.
NEW: Will AI lead to mass layoffs? Policymakers are grappling w/ that question as the admin embraces the industry
Lisa Cook of the Fed tells @nytimes.com that she sees “pluses and minuses” for the labor market and that it could help inflation
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u... @tonyromm.bsky.social
Lisa Cook of the Fed tells @nytimes.com that she sees “pluses and minuses” for the labor market and that it could help inflation
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u... @tonyromm.bsky.social
Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“.. In an age of A.I., where all the white-collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it’s a good time for people to think about having good blue-collar jobs,” Peter Navarro, the president’s top trade adviser, told CNBC.
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Remembering the legendary Art Cashin on this Christmas Eve.
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Remembering the legendary Art Cashin on this Christmas Eve.
So my dd and her boyfriend came over with the Wingspan game and i finally got to play. I’m thinking I shouldn’t have had wine first. 😱😮🤣 🪶
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Amazon.com: Stonemaier Games: Wingspan (Base Game) by Elizabeth Hargrave | A Relaxing, Award-Winning Strategy Board Game About Collecting Birds for Adults and Family | 1-5 Players, 70 Mins : Everythin...
Amazon.com: Stonemaier Games: Wingspan (Base Game) by Elizabeth Hargrave | A Relaxing, Award-Winning Strategy Board Game About Collecting Birds for Adults and Family | 1-5 Players, 70 Mins : Everythin...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
So my dd and her boyfriend came over with the Wingspan game and i finally got to play. I’m thinking I shouldn’t have had wine first. 😱😮🤣 🪶
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Gold & silver —> parabolic
How much longer can this go on?
How much longer can this go on?
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Gold & silver —> parabolic
How much longer can this go on?
How much longer can this go on?
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A Chilean flamingo with its chick nuzzled under its wing 🥰💕🦩
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #AboutTheKids #Flamboyance #Flamingos #Flamazing #BabyBirds #Photography #Pink
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #AboutTheKids #Flamboyance #Flamingos #Flamazing #BabyBirds #Photography #Pink
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A Chilean flamingo with its chick nuzzled under its wing 🥰💕🦩
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #AboutTheKids #Flamboyance #Flamingos #Flamazing #BabyBirds #Photography #Pink
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #AboutTheKids #Flamboyance #Flamingos #Flamazing #BabyBirds #Photography #Pink
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There are still a few spaces left on my botanical (10) & bird illustration (24) & mental health w'shops in January
I'll teach you how to draw🌿🌱 or🐦⬛👇
AND how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
I'm an molecular cell biologist & illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
I'll teach you how to draw🌿🌱 or🐦⬛👇
AND how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
I'm an molecular cell biologist & illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
December 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
There are still a few spaces left on my botanical (10) & bird illustration (24) & mental health w'shops in January
I'll teach you how to draw🌿🌱 or🐦⬛👇
AND how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
I'm an molecular cell biologist & illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
I'll teach you how to draw🌿🌱 or🐦⬛👇
AND how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
I'm an molecular cell biologist & illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
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Not in a million years did I think she would bounce back this quickly.
Sienna is 🎄 ready ❤️
Sienna is 🎄 ready ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Not in a million years did I think she would bounce back this quickly.
Sienna is 🎄 ready ❤️
Sienna is 🎄 ready ❤️
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tan & rust until they develop their mature plumage.
These small #birds have been much studied for their ability to achieve what's called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep during their 2-week migrations, a specialized type of sleep where 1/2 the brain rests while the other 1/2 remains alert. So far,
These small #birds have been much studied for their ability to achieve what's called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep during their 2-week migrations, a specialized type of sleep where 1/2 the brain rests while the other 1/2 remains alert. So far,
December 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
tan & rust until they develop their mature plumage.
These small #birds have been much studied for their ability to achieve what's called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep during their 2-week migrations, a specialized type of sleep where 1/2 the brain rests while the other 1/2 remains alert. So far,
These small #birds have been much studied for their ability to achieve what's called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep during their 2-week migrations, a specialized type of sleep where 1/2 the brain rests while the other 1/2 remains alert. So far,