@birdmandoug.bsky.social
Avian portraitist, introvert, wildland wanderer. All photos I post are my own unless otherwise credited. No AI. More at douglasherr.myportfolio.com
In my yard! I'm in eastern Sacramento County.
17.02.2026 02:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
photographed 14 February 2026
Sacramento County California
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#accipitridae
and use the car's remote start feature.
14.02.2026 01:56 β π 21 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It's #WoodpeckerWednesday
Williamson's Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
many more at douglasherr.myportfolio.com/woodpeckers
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#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#picidae
#woodpeckers
Great Egret (Ardea alba) in a field of mustard blossoms
photographed 09 February 2026
Sacramento County California
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#ornithology
#wildlifephotography
#herons
#egrets
#ardeidae
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
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#owls
#strigidae
#ornithology
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #posted
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#birdphotography
#owls
#hawks
#raptors
#accipitridae
#strigidae
Friday is time for #Scape: #Landscape, Cityscape, Skyscape, #Seascape, #Treescape...
Submerged log, Madera County California
Yet he's fixated on the 2020 election.
05.02.2026 22:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
05.02.2026 14:26 β π 22 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Black&White
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#birdphotography
#nature
#ornithology
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pigeons&Doves
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#birdphotography
#nature
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BackyardBirds
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Paridae
03.02.2026 20:25 β π 19 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections
03.02.2026 20:22 β π 22 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Resignation is the first step, a baby step. Prosecution next.
01.02.2026 14:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Two MAGA arrested after assaulting anti-ICE protesters in Sacramento. Remind me, which side is violent?
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The flag speaks volumes: "CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC"
29.01.2026 02:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Focus stacked. The moon was in this position behind the bird, but DOF was insufficient to get both in focus at the same time. Two exposures: I focussed separately on the hawk & moon then merged them.
27.01.2026 17:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
a Red-shouldered Hawk lowers its wings to expose its back to the morning sun
photographed 06 January 2026
Sacramento County California
more at douglasherr.myportfolio.com/red-shoulder...
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#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#accipitriformes
#accipitridae
#hawks
#raptors
a male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)ββββββββββββββ sticks the landing
photographed 26 January 2026
Sacramento County California
more at douglasherr.myportfolio.com/annas-hummin...
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#birdphotography
#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#apodiformes
#trochilidae
#hummingbirds
β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ Newsom's media team.
18.12.2025 02:57 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0? Sausalito ?
09.12.2025 06:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Also yellow feet.
03.12.2025 02:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A few of the Northern California hummingbirds for #smallbirdsaturday
29.11.2025 15:57 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It's #smallbirdsaturday and there are plenty to choose from in my yard
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#ornithology
#warblers
#parulidae
#paridae
I've watched them eat mice, one after another after another after another ...
23.11.2025 02:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Also risks his seat.
11.11.2025 20:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Totally fake (it's from The Onion), yet with this regime totally believable.
09.11.2025 05:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis), Sacramento County California 30 October 2025
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#birdphotography
#ornithlogy
#wildlifephotography
#cranes
#gruidae
#gruiformes
