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Pat Rodgers

@patrodg.bsky.social

Fighting the good fight Amateur photographer All photos are my own unless indicated

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Mockingbird on a perch

#birdoftheday #songbirds

#birds πŸͺΆ

05.12.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you.

02.12.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

02.12.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice

01.12.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Justyn

01.12.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob

01.12.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha I thought the same thing John!

01.12.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An Anhinga is swimming in a pond with a small fish speared in its beak

An Anhinga is swimming in a pond with a small fish speared in its beak

I took this photo last week of an Anhinga swimming in a pond with a fish speared in its beak. It feels a bit abstract until you realize what you are looking at.

#BirdOfTheDay
#Reflections
#birds πŸͺΆ
#birdphotography

01.12.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ¦‰πŸ˜Š

28.11.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob

28.11.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I have hundreds of heron and egret photos πŸ˜†

27.11.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. Maybe that’s why he let me get so close πŸ˜‚

27.11.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

27.11.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Great Blue Heron let me get very close for a #HeadShot this morning

#BirdOfTheDay
#birds πŸͺΆ
#birding
#birdphotography

27.11.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you

27.11.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob

27.11.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, here is a congregation of Glossy Ibis #OnTheEdge of a pond in Florida.
#birds πŸͺΆ

26.11.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob! Btw I really appreciate the bird of the day themes. It gives me an organized way to share my photos.

26.11.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

25.11.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround and the alternate is #sparrows. Here is a House Sparrow hanging onto a fence.
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25.11.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
To describe a Dartford warbler to someone partially sighted, focus on its distinctive features: a long tail often held cocked, a dark, grey-brown body, and a prominent red eye-ring. Emphasize its scratchy, rambling song, and mention its tendency to sit on top of gorse bushes, which is the best place to hear its call.
 
It's a small bird, about \(12-13\) cm long, with a long tail that it often cocks jauntily.

It has a slate-grey or grey-brown head, back, and wings, but its chest is a deep, wine-red or russet colour.

A very distinctive, bright red eye-ring and a long, dark tail are its key visual markers. The male may have a small white patch on its belly.

Legs are bright orange.Β 

To describe a Dartford warbler to someone partially sighted, focus on its distinctive features: a long tail often held cocked, a dark, grey-brown body, and a prominent red eye-ring. Emphasize its scratchy, rambling song, and mention its tendency to sit on top of gorse bushes, which is the best place to hear its call. It's a small bird, about \(12-13\) cm long, with a long tail that it often cocks jauntily. It has a slate-grey or grey-brown head, back, and wings, but its chest is a deep, wine-red or russet colour. A very distinctive, bright red eye-ring and a long, dark tail are its key visual markers. The male may have a small white patch on its belly. Legs are bright orange.Β 

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #warblers & the alternative is #yelloweyes set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ I've gone for the wonderful Dartford Warbler, a bird that has taken me three years to track down at The New Forest. πŸͺΆ πŸ¦‰ #ukbirding #birds #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin

24.11.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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A Palm Warbler for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #warblers

#birds πŸͺΆ
#birding
#birdphotography

24.11.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks Rob

24.11.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯

23.11.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Sharon

23.11.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful!

23.11.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs

Sandhill Cranes mate for life.
#birds πŸͺΆ
#birding
#birdphotography

23.11.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

22.11.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™

22.11.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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