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Darrin Atkins

@darrinwriter.bsky.social

Writer and journalist, birder https://darrinatkins.medium.com/

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Gray hawk with black wings, red eye, and orange patch at the base of its beak, sitting on a horizontal branch looking down. Its feet are also orange, and a white patch is barely visible on the back edge of its wing. The background is blurred green with bright spots.

Gray hawk with black wings, red eye, and orange patch at the base of its beak, sitting on a horizontal branch looking down. Its feet are also orange, and a white patch is barely visible on the back edge of its wing. The background is blurred green with bright spots.

Plumbeous hawk looking fierce at Burbayar Nature Reserve in Panama
#birds

30.03.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor). Photo Β© Enrique Shore
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #titmouse #beauty #feathers #birdsinflight

30.03.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a white middle aged woman sitting on a concrete floor surrounded by animal cages. She’s concentrating on a camera in her hands while an adorable light brown and grey game hen stands in her leg.

Photo of a white middle aged woman sitting on a concrete floor surrounded by animal cages. She’s concentrating on a camera in her hands while an adorable light brown and grey game hen stands in her leg.

Here’s me and my tiny friend Cleo at @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social today. πŸ¦β€β¬›

29.03.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6830    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 7
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Dark eyed junco. They aren’t very flashy but I think they’re beautiful. πŸͺΆ

#bird
#birds
#birdphotography
#nature
#darkeyedjunco

29.03.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Male Pyrrhuloxia perched

Male Pyrrhuloxia perched

Strong side-eye from this Pyrrhuloxia πŸͺΆβ˜€οΈπŸŒ΅

30.03.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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The two barred owls that have returned to their summer home along the C&O Canal.

πŸ“· #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 2000, f8, 1/640s)

#birds #birdphotography

29.03.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3048    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 9
Eating the orange slice, which also serves as a size comparison.

Eating the orange slice, which also serves as a size comparison.

Little verdin
has #orange pulp #gunk
on its beak

#bird #birdphotography πŸͺΆ

30.03.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A small bird perched on a thin branch with nesting material in its beak. The bird has a gentle olive-yellow belly, gray head, and a dark curved bill. Its round, attentive eye gives it an alert expression as it carefully holds several thin plant fibers, likely gathered for nest-building.

A small bird perched on a thin branch with nesting material in its beak. The bird has a gentle olive-yellow belly, gray head, and a dark curved bill. Its round, attentive eye gives it an alert expression as it carefully holds several thin plant fibers, likely gathered for nest-building.

A female Northern Bentbill working on her nest last year outside my office window at @casabentbill.bsky.social

Will she use the same spot this year? Stay tuned!

#birds #nature

30.03.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This big guy keeps coming back. #birds #photography #naturephotography #woodpecker #pilliated

29.03.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 388    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bobbin the Robin. Photographed yesterday. #birds #ukbirds #wildlife #nature

30.03.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Juvenile Crossbill #Birds #Cornwall #Wildlife wildlifeandtravel.com

30.03.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A very noisy Chips this morning. Hope you are not sick of Raven photos yet! #ukbirding

30.03.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teal showing off its beautiful colours

30.03.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I need another duck here.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #woodduck #photography #nature #naturephotography #ducks #chicagobirder #birdwatching #nikon

29.03.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#birds #goldfinch #ukwildlife #photography
A goldfinch high up in the branches.

29.03.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A large gray bird with a red crown and amber eyes is walking around foraging in a place that is familiar to him.

A large gray bird with a red crown and amber eyes is walking around foraging in a place that is familiar to him.

Sandhill Crane.
#Birds #photography #nature
#SandhillCranes #AntigoneCanadensis

29.03.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 196    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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A little Bluetit for a sunny day.#birds

29.03.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning #bird

A Mexican Jay perches on his favorite agave stalk at Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary in SE Arizona.

#birdphotography #photography #birding #birds #wildlifephotography

29.03.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 531    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 1
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Early morning visit from the red bellied woodpecker!
#birds

29.03.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 291    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Daphne the Dipper chirping away earlier today. #birds #ukbirds #wildlife #nature

29.03.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Those eyes hold the secrets of the ancient forests.

πŸ“Έ Β© sandra_bourgeois_photography
#Owl #Nature

29.03.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1264    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 7
Steller’s Jay in blue and gray sitting on the fence

Steller’s Jay in blue and gray sitting on the fence

Steller’s Jay visiting the yard

#birds #corvid #birding #stellersjay #birdphoto

29.03.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bobbin the Robin earlier today. #birds #ukbirds #wildlife #nature

29.03.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 241    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
Raven flying

Raven flying

Love this photo of Chips following me on my walk this morningπŸ˜€ #Ukbirding #Ravens

29.03.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Group of white and grey gulls with yellow legs and beaks standing on an ice shelf. A narrow strip of blue open water in the foreground. Two cartoon speech bubbles added next to two gulls with beaks open that read, HEY! and HEY!

Group of white and grey gulls with yellow legs and beaks standing on an ice shelf. A narrow strip of blue open water in the foreground. Two cartoon speech bubbles added next to two gulls with beaks open that read, HEY! and HEY!

Pretty sure this translation is accurate #birds
(California gulls)

29.03.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
A tiny blue-gray bird clinging sideways to a thin tree trunk, showcasing its remarkable climbing ability. Its compact, round body features soft slate-colored feathers with a contrasting white throat patch. The bird's dark, alert eye and slender pointed beak are captured in sharp detail, while its nimble claws grip firmly to the bark.

A tiny blue-gray bird clinging sideways to a thin tree trunk, showcasing its remarkable climbing ability. Its compact, round body features soft slate-colored feathers with a contrasting white throat patch. The bird's dark, alert eye and slender pointed beak are captured in sharp detail, while its nimble claws grip firmly to the bark.

White-throated Antbird, Reserva Natural Palmari, Brazil

#birds #nature #antbirds

29.03.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 454    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

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