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Pat Bates

@batesbird.bsky.social

Environmentalist, biologist, accountant, lover of CA native plants, birds, reptiles, bugs. All-around trouble maker. Native Plants are for the Birds!!

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Latest posts by batesbird.bsky.social on Bluesky

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OK, I know this isn't vibrant. But check out the cammo on this Common Poorwill - Hansen Dam, Los Angeles Area. I could not see it was a bird until it blinked and then thought a rock blinked?It was in fine loose gravel among buckwheat plants #birds #SFVAUDUBON

29.06.2025 02:44 — 👍 28    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Anna's Hummingbird feasting on Cleveland Sage nectar #birds #SFVAudubon

22.06.2025 18:04 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

It adds a certain je ne sais quoi

16.06.2025 22:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

ICE caused this. FDT.

08.06.2025 05:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

FDT

08.06.2025 05:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

FDT

08.06.2025 04:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I start every day with @effinbirds.com

29.05.2025 21:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Girls didn't get to be on any teams when I was in HS, but I took NRA gus safety and could shoot the eyes out of a gnat. Not much demand for that here in Los Angeles

09.05.2025 02:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nyger seed feeder squawkfest. Lesser Goldfinches #birds

04.05.2025 01:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2 old ladies making trouble

02.05.2025 01:54 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Weed seed + fluff-eating Lesser Goldfinch Encino Ca #BIRDS #LESSERGOLDFINCH

29.04.2025 20:48 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Federally-endangered Least Bell's Vireo in Bull Creek Restoration Area, Encino CA. But then, what and who aren't federally endangered right now? #birds #leastbellsviero #endangeredspeciesact #migratorybirdtreatyact

29.04.2025 20:40 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hands off the ESA!

27.04.2025 05:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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First Matilija poppy bloom this year Encino CA #matilijapoppy #californianativeplants

25.04.2025 16:47 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The pic is hideous

25.04.2025 04:48 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love their goth makeup

25.04.2025 04:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He's also an evil vindictive nasty creep who should be locked up.

25.04.2025 04:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Effin birds is the best, I always wondered what they were saying

23.04.2025 06:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Brown Pelicans - saw several hundred today! Ventura, CA. #birds #brownpelicans #ventura

21.04.2025 04:24 — 👍 59    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1
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Handsome LEGO (Lesser Goldfinch) with a little molt going on - Encino, CA. #birds #lessergoldfinch

20.04.2025 02:29 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dolphin...Ca channel islands #dolphin

17.04.2025 05:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tiny native bee napping in Palmer's Indian Mallow bloom #bee

15.04.2025 00:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Song Sparrows are just special, we are blessed to have a family of them. Encino, CA #birds #sfvaudubon #songsparrow

14.04.2025 00:53 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Allen's Hummingbird after a hard day sucking nectar - his beak is encrusted with pollen. Not the aurora borealis behind him, just a hibiscus. Encino, CA #birds #allenbshummingbire #sfvaudubon

14.04.2025 00:49 — 👍 34    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Wow - I have never seen that!

13.04.2025 04:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They were here not long ago in So Cal! We miss our winter visitors!

13.04.2025 04:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anna's Hummingbird gets a sip of nectar Encino CA #birds #sfvaudubon #annashummingbird

13.04.2025 04:46 — 👍 54    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1

He's horny

10.04.2025 23:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#bees #ValleyCarpenterBee male - cute fuzzy and yellow

10.04.2025 00:59 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How did this ever happen

09.04.2025 04:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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