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Sandra Aamodt
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Novelty seeker, nature photographer, neuroscientist, dancer, sailor, science writer and editor. Photos my own.
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Sandra Aamodt @sandra-aamodt.bsky.social · 15d
Another aurora shot from northern California for the #bright theme of #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #scape
Tree silhouette against a bright pink sky with green at the bottom and dark blue at the top. A few stars are visible at the top and some city lights at the bottom.
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A warm, rounded silhouette paired with a sharp, confident gaze—he’s charming in a way only a Daurian redstart can be.
#birds
A male Daurian redstart perches on a brown twisted rope, showing his bright orange body and sharp, alert gaze.
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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American Kestrel landing with a dragonfly. 🪶 #wildlife
A dainty falcon (male) with 2 distinct black facial stripes, white underwings barred with black, rust underside of tail, with black subterminal stripe & white tip. Subject has wings out & tail feathers flared as he approaches his landing atop a snag.
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Collared aracari feeding from a fruiting tree at Burbayar Nature Reserve in Panama, for the #BerriesandBeaks theme of #BirdOfTheDay
#birds
Large bird with a huge, serrated beak containing a red berry, standing on a branch surrounded by green leaves and more berries. Its back and head are black, with a red patch around its yellow eye. Its beak is beige on top and black on the bottom, with a thin white stripe around the base. Its belly is yellow with a red stripe at the top and a black chest patch.
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Eleonora's Falcon #Birds #Wildlife #Crete wildlifeandtravel.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chestnut-backed chickadee from Gualala, California, closest I could get for #BirdOfTheDay (same family as the tits, though decidedly not blue)
#birds
Small bird in profile on a branch with blurred brown pine needles in the background. Its head is black with a bold white triangle between the black eye and the black chin. The wings and tail are gray, and the back and flanks are reddish brown.
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Ross's goose (white morph) coming in hot at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in California for #Flyday
#birds
White goose with black wing edges coming in for a water landing. Its wings are raised over its head, and its red feet are dangling. Its beak is red with a white tip and brown base. The background is blurred geese and water.
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Western tanager male in Portal, Arizona, shining in #MorningLight for #BirdOfTheDay
#birds
Bird on a branch, in quarter profile, framed by another branch above. His head is orange, his body is yellow, and his wings are black with yellow patches. The bird is sharp, but his feet and the two branches are blurred by a smaller branch in between. Behind him are blurred leaves and branches.
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Common gallinule #HeadShot from South Padre Island in Texas for #BirdOfTheDay
#birds
Waterbird swimming with sticks and reeds floating by. Its beak is red at the base and yellow at the tip, with a red extension up the forehead. Its head, eye, and chest are dark gray-blue, and its back is chestnut. A small white stripe separates those two colored regions. A few water droplets are visible on its back.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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We recently went looking for Short-eared Owls with advice from @jonathanfoodie.bsky.social. We got to see them interacting and hunting over a field. Awesome. Unfortunately they didn't come close enough for good photos. This Cooper's Hawk was much kinder and posed! #birds #raptors #TalonTuesday
A dark grey-brown hawk perched on a mossy, aged, wood post. It's angled with its back and left side visible, and its head is slightly turned showing a profile view. Its tail and wing feathers are flared showing horizontal black and grey striping.
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Wire-tailed manakin from Inirida, Colombia. In a dense, dark forest, its colors really stand out. #birds #birding #inirida #colombia #manakin
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Jabiru #OnTheEdge of a lake at Hato La Aurora Nature Reserve in Colombia for #BirdOfTheDay
#birds
Large stork standing in profile in shallow water surrounded by vegetation. The bird has a white body, black head, eyes, and beak, and a red band at the base of the neck.
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Most folks seemed averse to yesterday's cave monsters. Here's something slightly cuter, the tiny Sunda leopard cat.
Sunda leopard cat, Borneo
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Green turtles mating at Beveridge Reef in the South Pacific for #Twosday
Pair of large turtles floating in the ocean, with one on top of the other. The top turtle's head and flipper are visible, while the bottom turtle's shell is the only part that can be seen.
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Flying beauty! Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), adult female. Photo © Enrique Shore

#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #beauty #birdsinflight
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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White-crowned #sparrow borb from yesterday's trip to Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in California
#birds #BirdOfTheDay
Sparrow in quarter profile standing on a reed and surrounded by other reeds. Its head has bold black and white stripes, its beak is light orange, and its body is light brown with darker brown and white patterning on the wings and back. The background is blurred brown and green.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Northern yellow #warbler male in Gamboa, Panama
#BirdOfTheDay #birds
Small yellow bird in profile, standing on a green branch (reed?), seen through a triangle of closer branches. His chest is streaked with chestnut, his eye is black, and his beak is gray. The background is blurred green.
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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A Galápagos Islands subspecies of yellow warbler. I think this is the only warbler I've ever gotten a photo of. For the #BirdOfTheDay #warblers theme.

📷🌿🪶
A photo of a male mangrove yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola), a small bright yellow songbird with an orange-ish red cap of feathers on top of its head, black eyes, a dark gray beak, and dark gray feathers on the tips of its wings and tail. It is standing on a wet, muddy path on a foggy day next to a puddle that reflects some of its belly feathers, facing to the right of frame.
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Took a day trip yesterday to see the Sandhill Cranes gather at sunset at the Jasper-Pulaski FWA and it was absolutely and totally worth it. 😍 #birds
Photo of 4 Sandhill Cranes flying in silhouette against the hot pinks, purples, and blues of a brilliant sunset
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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@robcrank68.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs - here are Falklands Imperial Cormorants #EastCoastKin #photography #birds
Falkland Islands Imperial or King Cormorants in breeding plumage with incredible blue eyes and the funny orange bobble on the top of their beaks. they would preen each other and tap the other's beak with their beaks. Their backs look black against their white chests but when you take a close up picture the feathers shine a deep irridescent blue
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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#Mr&Mrs sandhill crane near Woodbridge Ecological Reserve in California. She doesn't seem too impressed with his mating display.
#birds #BirdOfTheDay
Pair of large birds facing each other in a field with some brush behind them. The one turned toward the camera has its wings spread and (for some reason) a stick in its beak. The one with its back to the camera is just standing still. Their bodies are gray, the tops of their heads are red, and the tips of the spread wings are black.
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Holiday season is officially arrived.

#birds #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #photography #audubonsociety
Waxwing flying away with a berry
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I do love Kestrels & any opportunity I get to photograph them is always just pure pleasure like this up-close portrait shot of a Female Kestrel 🥰 Photo taken in Somerset last August 🪶 🦉 #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #wildlife #birdphotography #birdsofprey #kestrel
A UK female kestrel is a bird of prey the size of a pigeon, but slimmer, with a brown and spotted back and wings, a brown head, and a long, dark-banded tail. It has pale, often speckled, underparts and a distinctive dark "mask" on its face and pointed wings that it uses for hovering in one spot. The adult has a bright yellow eye and a yellow cere (the waxy part over the beak). Size: Roughly the size of a pigeon, but slimmer and more elegant. Wings: Pointed wings, often angled at the "wrist" so they look slightly bent, a feature used for hovering. Tail: A long, fan-shaped tail when hovering. Back and wings: Reddish-brown with dark spots. Underparts: Pale or cream-colored, with dark speckles or spots. Face: A dark "mask" from the eye to the beak, similar to a tear mark. Tail: Dark, broken bands on a brownish-grey tail. Eyes: Yellow in adults. Legs: Pale grey. Beak: Black. Hovering: A key characteristic is its ability to "hover" or hang in the air, facing the wind, while looking for prey on the ground below. Hunting: It uses its keen eyesight to spot prey like small mammals and insects on the ground. Perching: It often perches on high spots like fence posts or power lines to scan the area.
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I'm not sure if I'm legally allowed to post two #birdoftheday posts for #birdonawire

But here's a closer view of the male Black-headed Trogon, showing his darker head and iridescent back.

#CostaRica #birds #trogon #nature
Black-and-yellow bird with a blue eye ring perched on a strand of barbed wire against a soft green background.
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Variegated golden frog (AKA Madagascar poison frog) for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #small
Brightly colored frog in profile standing in leaf litter. Its back legs are orange with black patches. Its body is black with bright green patches, including an eye stripe and the front legs.
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM