Declan Troy
@troydeclan.bsky.social
Alaska based biologist and photographer.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideViews, Here's a Common Diving-Petrel rapidly hoping to change to a rear view. Off the Snares Islands, New Zealand I love the blue feet which are usually hidden from view. 🪶🦑
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideViews, Here's a Common Diving-Petrel rapidly hoping to change to a rear view. Off the Snares Islands, New Zealand I love the blue feet which are usually hidden from view. 🪶🦑
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NestBuilders birds with nest materials,....
As I shovel my driveway it is easy to forget that nesting is just getting underway in the other hemisphere. Here's an Imperial Cormorant bringing in home renovation supplies on the Falkland Islands 🪶
As I shovel my driveway it is easy to forget that nesting is just getting underway in the other hemisphere. Here's an Imperial Cormorant bringing in home renovation supplies on the Falkland Islands 🪶
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NestBuilders birds with nest materials,....
As I shovel my driveway it is easy to forget that nesting is just getting underway in the other hemisphere. Here's an Imperial Cormorant bringing in home renovation supplies on the Falkland Islands 🪶
As I shovel my driveway it is easy to forget that nesting is just getting underway in the other hemisphere. Here's an Imperial Cormorant bringing in home renovation supplies on the Falkland Islands 🪶
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsOnTwigs. My contribution may be disqualified as the judges could rule this Bohemian Waxwing is under the twig. They are back again for the winter so I'll try to do better. Anchorage #Alaska 🪶
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsOnTwigs. My contribution may be disqualified as the judges could rule this Bohemian Waxwing is under the twig. They are back again for the winter so I'll try to do better. Anchorage #Alaska 🪶
Chimango Caracara is a common and adaptable raptor of South America. Widespread from cities to beaches scavenging on whatever needs to be eaten. Camarons #Argentina 🪶
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Chimango Caracara is a common and adaptable raptor of South America. Widespread from cities to beaches scavenging on whatever needs to be eaten. Camarons #Argentina 🪶
Off coastal #Argentina Kelp Gulls have developed the habit of eating the skin off the backs of Southern Right Whales. I wonder if whales resting on their backs (like this one) or in the yoga pose of yesterday's post is a response by the whales to reduce the bites? 🦑🦊🪶
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Off coastal #Argentina Kelp Gulls have developed the habit of eating the skin off the backs of Southern Right Whales. I wonder if whales resting on their backs (like this one) or in the yoga pose of yesterday's post is a response by the whales to reduce the bites? 🦑🦊🪶
I think this Southern Right Whale is doing a locust pose as part of its morning yoga routine. Arroyo Verde #Argentina 🦑🦊
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I think this Southern Right Whale is doing a locust pose as part of its morning yoga routine. Arroyo Verde #Argentina 🦑🦊
No Shakespeare but some drama. An important tree to these American Three-toed Woodpeckers. It seemed to mark the boundary between their patches of the burn. Wing flashing and sky pointing ensued when they came near. Anchorage #Alaska #WoodpeckerWednesday 🪶
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
No Shakespeare but some drama. An important tree to these American Three-toed Woodpeckers. It seemed to mark the boundary between their patches of the burn. Wing flashing and sky pointing ensued when they came near. Anchorage #Alaska #WoodpeckerWednesday 🪶
Dusky Dolphin was perhaps the most numerous species of dolphins seen during my recent trip to the South Atlantic. This one off coastal #Argentina 🦑🦊
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Dusky Dolphin was perhaps the most numerous species of dolphins seen during my recent trip to the South Atlantic. This one off coastal #Argentina 🦑🦊
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections with the alternative of #LongTails.
Lesser Yellowlegs fishing a tasty cruddy-buddy from a pool on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge #Alaska 🪶
Lesser Yellowlegs fishing a tasty cruddy-buddy from a pool on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge #Alaska 🪶
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections with the alternative of #LongTails.
Lesser Yellowlegs fishing a tasty cruddy-buddy from a pool on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge #Alaska 🪶
Lesser Yellowlegs fishing a tasty cruddy-buddy from a pool on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge #Alaska 🪶
Burrowing Parakeets front and side views, in front of their burrow, #lifer @aba.org Bahia Blanca #Argentina
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Burrowing Parakeets front and side views, in front of their burrow, #lifer @aba.org Bahia Blanca #Argentina
Great Shearwater leaving a tiny track where it dipped (sheared) a wingtip in the water. South Atlantic off #Argentina 🪶🦑
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Great Shearwater leaving a tiny track where it dipped (sheared) a wingtip in the water. South Atlantic off #Argentina 🪶🦑
Manx Shearwater recently arrived in the South Atlantic and already well into molt. Seems most places I go the common shearwater is in the opposite hemisphere from which it breeds and not looking their best. 🪶 Off #Argentina #seabirdSaturday
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Manx Shearwater recently arrived in the South Atlantic and already well into molt. Seems most places I go the common shearwater is in the opposite hemisphere from which it breeds and not looking their best. 🪶 Off #Argentina #seabirdSaturday
Black-backed Woodpecker. This woodpecker really likes burns and colonizes them remarkably fast once the flames die out. We haven't had a suitable fire for a few years so now it takes a lot of looking to find this fine bird. Anchorage #Alaska #WoodpeckerWednesday 🪶
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Black-backed Woodpecker. This woodpecker really likes burns and colonizes them remarkably fast once the flames die out. We haven't had a suitable fire for a few years so now it takes a lot of looking to find this fine bird. Anchorage #Alaska #WoodpeckerWednesday 🪶
A familiar bird in many parts of the world, this Barn Swallow was thinking outside the box and foraging at sea off of #Argentina. Presumably a migrant heading to its second summer. 🪶
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A familiar bird in many parts of the world, this Barn Swallow was thinking outside the box and foraging at sea off of #Argentina. Presumably a migrant heading to its second summer. 🪶
As snow blankets Alaska things are just getting going in the southern hemisphere. Here's a White-tufted Grebe tending its grebelings in Buenos Aires #Argentina 🪶
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
As snow blankets Alaska things are just getting going in the southern hemisphere. Here's a White-tufted Grebe tending its grebelings in Buenos Aires #Argentina 🪶
I'm recently back from an excursion to the opposite end of the world so for awhile most of my posts will be from the southern hemisphere. I'll start with the aptly named Yellow-chinned Spinetail, a lifer (@aba.org ) seen during a stopover in Buenos Aires #Argentina. 🪶
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm recently back from an excursion to the opposite end of the world so for awhile most of my posts will be from the southern hemisphere. I'll start with the aptly named Yellow-chinned Spinetail, a lifer (@aba.org ) seen during a stopover in Buenos Aires #Argentina. 🪶
We’re snailposting, post your snails.
The snail is Nucella lamellosa, the yellow is snail egg cases. And other assorted marine life from Prince William Sound #Alaska 🦑
The snail is Nucella lamellosa, the yellow is snail egg cases. And other assorted marine life from Prince William Sound #Alaska 🦑
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We’re snailposting, post your snails.
The snail is Nucella lamellosa, the yellow is snail egg cases. And other assorted marine life from Prince William Sound #Alaska 🦑
The snail is Nucella lamellosa, the yellow is snail egg cases. And other assorted marine life from Prince William Sound #Alaska 🦑
During a hike this summer a friend said wolf! Sure enough and then there was another, and another, and... In the end 6 of them. Distant but exciting. Katmai NPP #Alaska 🦊
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
During a hike this summer a friend said wolf! Sure enough and then there was another, and another, and... In the end 6 of them. Distant but exciting. Katmai NPP #Alaska 🦊
There was frost on the pumpkin when I took this shot but we had a dump of snow overnight so I'll have to try and relocate this bull to photograph him in the snow before he drops to a lower elevation. Chugach State Park #Alaska 🦊
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
There was frost on the pumpkin when I took this shot but we had a dump of snow overnight so I'll have to try and relocate this bull to photograph him in the snow before he drops to a lower elevation. Chugach State Park #Alaska 🦊
I don't see Redheads on land very often, perhaps this guy didn't have much else to do while he finished molting. Perhaps that should be moulting as I saw this guy earlier this fall in Burlington #Ontario 🪶
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I don't see Redheads on land very often, perhaps this guy didn't have much else to do while he finished molting. Perhaps that should be moulting as I saw this guy earlier this fall in Burlington #Ontario 🪶
A Hudsonian Whimbrel (recently split from its Eurasian counterpart) playing on a cricket field during a visit to Burlington #Ontario earlier this fall.🪶
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A Hudsonian Whimbrel (recently split from its Eurasian counterpart) playing on a cricket field during a visit to Burlington #Ontario earlier this fall.🪶
Like a Fish Out of Water: Brown bear cubs in particular like their red salmon out of water as they are easier to catch on land. Katmai NPP #Alaska
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Like a Fish Out of Water: Brown bear cubs in particular like their red salmon out of water as they are easier to catch on land. Katmai NPP #Alaska