Peter Nguyen

Peter Nguyen

@dptbirder.bsky.social

Vietnamese-American he/him Brain physio🧠, avian druid🧙‍♂️, photon catcher📷, cat dad🐈 📍Orange County, California, USA All bird thoughts and photos are mine Life list: 579 Cape May Warbler Socials: @dptbirder

11,968 Followers 3,165 Following 6,890 Posts Joined Aug 2023
4 hours ago

Oh my goodness! Thank you for such a kind compliment!

These birds are incredibly beautiful. And I want to do my best to show them off

Grateful to have a life that allows me to do that

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5 hours ago

You too Bruce!

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7 hours ago
Anna’s hummingbird in flight approaching Sakura

Happy Friday!

Anna’s Hummingbird 📷🌿🪶

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18 hours ago
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I love my Pepperoni 🐈🍕🌈

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1 day ago

Yes, this was at Huntington Central Park East. I saw this bird while looking at the most full cherry blossom tree on the opposite lawn of the secret garden entrance.

It was in the tree next to the Sakura and then flew up towards the library

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1 day ago

Exactly Rhonda! My entire time with this bird 50+ people passed by and some were looking at all the hummers on cherry blossoms

Missed out on this little one all together

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1 day ago

Def not. These guys are just a little squirt in comparison

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1 day ago
Portrait of Lincoln sparrow on branch

Lincoln Sparrow still sticking around!

📷🌿🪶

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1 day ago
Anna’s hummingbird portrait next to cherry blossom and b branches

Mr. Sakura 🌸

Anna’s Hummingbird 📷🌿🪶

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2 days ago

Thank you! Those are very kind words!

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2 days ago

I definitely had an inkling I managed a decent shot. I will say that the hummer was 1-2 stops underexposed. But to preserve the scene I had to keep it here

I cleaned him up in post. A bit of work. But the result was worth it!

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2 days ago

Thanks so much! I had a blast with this one

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2 days ago
Anna’s hummingbird in sakura flowers

Anna’s Hummingbird on sakura at dusk

📷🌿🪶🌸

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2 days ago
A great blue heron, having just landed on a treetop in the rookery has its wings lifted tall.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #WingsOpenNotFlying set by @robcrank68.bsky.social, here's a great blue heron that has just landed in the local rookery.

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#BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #WingsOpenNotFlying. A male #anhinga drying his wings. Also fits the alt theme of #black&white. #birds #snakebird #floridabirds #water

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2 days ago
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I know this thread has been going awhile but I wanted to get up the footage of the goslings as they fell asleep on the road. SO SLEEPY!!!! 🥰 🪶 🐣

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3 days ago

Here's my take

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5 days ago
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WE DID IT! THIRD gosling encounter in the first week of baby bird season 2026!

These are over a week old and not nearly as round, but still around till the end of the thread because I got THE SHOT! it's soooo good!

Encounter over so posting whole thread 🧵

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2 days ago
A male bufflehead with wings spread rising on the surface of the water.  The bird is primarily black and whiter with an iridescent purple and green head.

A male bufflehead at the lake for #BirdOfTheDay theme - #WingsOpenNotFlying
#birds #ducks #photography

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2 days ago
Center frame, underneath a leafless tree branch appearing to hang upside-down, a downy woodpecker is facing left and looking up at the branch for the best place to attack next.

Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends... So much bird activity happening around here and of course the Downy Woodpecker is right in the thick of things... #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday 📷🦉🪶

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Ring-necked Duck
Today on the Reservoir in Central Park
#birds
#birdwatching

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2 days ago

They’re migrating through! I’d try closer to the river mouth or where ever may wigeon are. You’ll eventually encounter one 😅

I’ve been able to see a few now; this by far the closest

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2 days ago

Fun and different from our American Wigeon! Fun to also experience a little bit of early migration 🥰

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2 days ago
Eurasian wigeon on lawn Portrait of Eurasian wigeon in flight

FOY Eurasian Wigeon!

Lovely bird! The closest I’ve been able to observe this species! 🥰

📷🌿🪶

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2 days ago

Bam Adebayo 81 piece! Tied with Kobe with 85 seconds left. This has been one of the most memorable NBA games I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of them)

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2 days ago

Holy shiiiiiit. Bam with 83 points in a basketball game tonight

Surpassed Kobe and only behind Wilt

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6 days ago

Man did this advice come from first hand experience!

I legit chuckled back to the time I had like 100 birds in my life list and was CERTAIN I had a tropical kingbird

Even tho my descriptions of the bird are to a teeeeeeeee a Cassin’s kingbird…

I was so butt hurt for like a week! I boycotted eBird

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6 days ago

That’s awesome! I find migrating habits endlessly entertaining

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6 days ago

Birders sometimes forget, they are supposed to promote birding… so by some accounts he is maybe a little bit of a bad reviewer😂

You’re a totally valid in how you feel! I’m glad my thread could help today!

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6 days ago

Absolutely correct 🤦‍♂️

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