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Peter Nguyen

@dptbirder.bsky.social

Vietnamese-American he/him Brain physio🧠, avian druidπŸ§™β€β™‚οΈ, photon catcherπŸ“·, cat dad🐈 πŸ“Orange County, California, USA All bird thoughts and photos are mine Life list: 579 Cape May Warbler Socials: @dptbirder

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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

07.03.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

That’s awesome! I find migrating habits endlessly entertaining

07.03.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

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

07.03.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely correct πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

07.03.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean like you’ve seen. You get 2-3 pairs at a golf course and they’re can be 20+ in spring very quickly

07.03.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please keep at it! This is a strange thing… I promise there are more good reviewers than bad ones. And your overall experience with eBird should still be good

07.03.2026 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I did good at the sakura today

Barely blooming. But I think I framed a scene

07.03.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
To Western Tiger swallowtails in flight

To Western Tiger swallowtails in flight

Two Black swallowtails on silt ground

Two Black swallowtails on silt ground

A western Tiger swallowtail portrait on Sakura

A western Tiger swallowtail portrait on Sakura

MOAR SWALLOWTAILS!!! πŸ“·πŸ¦‹

06.03.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Portrait of Western Tiger swallowtail butterfly on pink and yellow flowers

Portrait of Western Tiger swallowtail butterfly on pink and yellow flowers

A fine example of a western tiger swallowtail

Our county is slowly filling with all types of pollinators! πŸ₯°

06.03.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 'Great Texas Freeze' killed thousands of purple martins: Biologists worry recovery could take decades Thousands of birds, including beloved purple martins, died in "The Great Texas Freeze" of 2021. A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amh...

😧πŸͺΆ

06.03.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

🎢 Whimbrels over the ocean
Whimbrels over the sea
words words words me 🎢

04.03.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Whimbrel flock flying over ocean

Whimbrel flock flying over ocean

A flock of Hudsonian Whimbrels migrating north!

A small note β€” birds migrate north going L ➑️ R on the US west coast in the Pacific Ocean

πŸ“·πŸŒΏπŸͺΆ

04.03.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Sun with partial halo (sundogs), Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Sun with partial halo (sundogs), Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Nothing mega but at least I had birds! These are three of the four Yellow-broweds found today (our second wave of the autumn), plus Garden and Willow warblers, Blackcaps, several Robins, a couple of Sparrowhawks and 61 Pink-feet. A reasonable days #WestrayBirding in glorious sunshine.

#UKbirding

03.10.2024 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 978    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 5

Whenever I have a client in Palos Verdes, I always leave my home about 30 minutes to drive straight up PCH. I don’t know why on earth you would want to sit in traffic when you could stare at the ocean that your entire drive.

04.03.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just finished a bluff watch of our local peregrine falcon pair at Palos Verdes Peninsula

I am heading to a patient’s home in Palos Verdes and literally see a peacock with a full tail sprinting like a raptor down a neighborhood street

πŸͺΆπŸ¦š

04.03.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

These guys were following the whales for scraps! There was a pod of at least 5

04.03.2026 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Northern Pintail, Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA.
#birds #northernpintail #lowerklamathnationalwildliferefuge #birdphotography #siskiyoucounty

04.03.2026 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pacific white sided dolphins and a Heerman’s gull out at sea

Pacific white sided dolphins and a Heerman’s gull out at sea

Pier watches are fun! It’s always nice to see a Heerman’s gull 4 miles out to sea

Photo bombed by Pacific White-sided dolphins πŸ˜‘

But also, life mammal

πŸ“·πŸŒΏπŸͺΆπŸ¬

04.03.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes yes yes! Dust them off! The birds are coming!

04.03.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

VERY! Spring time!! πŸ₯°

04.03.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Yes she was. And so diligently collecting nesting materialπŸ₯°

04.03.2026 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Anna’s hummingbird with willow fluffs in beak mid flight

Anna’s hummingbird with willow fluffs in beak mid flight

I absolutely love nesting season. All the birds get so colorful and busy!

Anna’s Hummingbird πŸ“·πŸŒΏπŸͺΆ

04.03.2026 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Today I saw 5 different nests while birding today πŸͺΊ

Two red-tailed hawk nests (Del Hawko is back at it again!)

One Cooper’s hawk nest

One Allen’s hummingbird nest

And an Anna’s hummingbird nest!!! πŸͺΆ

04.03.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

No photos tho! But visual life bird

03.03.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5MR year bird #141 β€” northern waterthrush!

03.03.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A floofed Robin on a branch.

A floofed Robin on a branch.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb, I seem to have an excess of Robin borbs. Here's the roundest one.

25.02.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dusky Thrush

I saw quite a few of these, my first at Kasai Rinkai Park, set against a backdrop of pink flowers was especially memorable.

Breeds central and eastern Siberia, winters in China, the Koreas, Japan, Taiwan.

Kasei Rinkai Park, Japan, Dec 25

#birds #birding #birdphotography #japan

26.02.2026 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After the initial clutch of eggs were ransacked by ravens, Jackie and Shadow have a new egg! Lesssgooo clutch 2!

25.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We definitely can use more Asian American representation in birding! I’d love to contribute what I can towards that end! @rosemarymosco.com πŸ₯°

24.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a yellow shirt is throwing a discus at the olympics ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is throwing a discus at the olympics
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