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Mark Scheflen

@markscheflen.bsky.social

I like art, videography and photography. Currently I am focused on nature and bird photography. Website: https://markscheflen.com/ and https://kiboko.org

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Red-tailed Hawk, Loch, Central park, NYC markscheflen.com #centralparknyc #birdsphotography #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #bird #birds #birdseenin2026 #wildbirdphotography

09.03.2026 14:44 — 👍 61    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Brown-capped #Weaver a small, monogamous bird found in African montane #forests #bwindiImpenetrableforest #Uganda #montaneforests #birdsofafrica #birdsseenin2026 #birds #birdphotography #bird #birdphotography #birdsofafrica markscheflen.com

09.03.2026 14:38 — 👍 111    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 1
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Tufted Titmouse collecting food in the Loch, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #turftedtitmouse #centralparknyc #birdphotography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #wildbirdphotography #conservationphotography #biodiversity #bird #birdmigrations #urbanbirds

08.03.2026 17:38 — 👍 56    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Grosbeak Weaver, Kisoro, Uganda markscheflen.com #weavers #birdsofafrica #grosbeaks #birdsseenin2026 #bitdsofeastafrica #kisoro #seedeaters. #biodiversity #conservationphotography #grosbeakweavers

07.03.2026 15:32 — 👍 113    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 1
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Lions watching a herd of Zebras at Nairobi National Park, Kenya markscheflen.com #kenya #mammalsofafrica #wildlifephotography #Lions #biodiversity #conservationphotography

06.03.2026 14:56 — 👍 30    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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Chubb's Cisticola a small, secretive warbler-like bird found in montane grasslands and wetlands of East and Central Africa. markscheflen.com #cisticolas #bwindiImpenetrableforest #Uganda #montaneforests #birdsofafrica #birdsseenin2026 #birds #birdphotography #biodiversity #conservationphotography

05.03.2026 16:59 — 👍 131    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 0
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Green-throated Sunbird is a small, brightly colored nectar-feeding bird found across savannas, woodlands of subSaharan Africa. markscheflen.com #greenthroated #sunbirds #bwindiImpenetrableforest #albertinerift #Uganda #montaneforests #birdsofafrica #birdsseenin2026 #birds #biodiversity #conservation

04.03.2026 00:47 — 👍 436    🔁 46    💬 4    📌 1
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Song Sparrow, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #songsparrows #birdphotography #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #centralparknyc #wildbirdphotography #conservationphotography #biodiversity #bird

01.03.2026 22:12 — 👍 87    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1
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Malachite Kingfisher, Lake Matunda, #uganda markscheflen.com #birdsofafrica #birds #bird #kingishers #malachitekingfisher #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #conservationphotography #birdsofdiversity #birdsseenin2026

01.03.2026 20:10 — 👍 351    🔁 41    💬 5    📌 2

Thank you.

28.02.2026 14:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grey-capped Warbler known for being shy but vocal, it often duet with partners in dense vegetation. Photo: #LakeBunyuni #Uganda markscheflen.com #birdsofafrica #birdseenin2026 #birds #bird #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #warblersofafrica #warbler #biodiversity #ornithology #montaneforests

27.02.2026 18:22 — 👍 154    🔁 15    💬 2    📌 2

Only if you are a fly!

27.02.2026 02:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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African Blue flycatcher, #Kisoro #uganda #africanflycatchers #birdsofafrica #birdsseenin2026 #birds #bird #flycatchers #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #birdsofeastafrica #conservationphotography #ornithology #montaneforests markscheflen.com

26.02.2026 19:31 — 👍 493    🔁 54    💬 6    📌 4
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #centralparknyc #yellowbelliedsapsuckers #birdsphotography #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #bird #birds #birdseenin2026 #sapsuckers #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography

25.02.2026 15:23 — 👍 165    🔁 12    💬 3    📌 0
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Black-necked Weaver, #BwindiImpenetrableforest #Ruhija #AlbertineRift #endemics #Uganda #montaneforests #birdsofafrica #birdsseenin2026 #blackneckedweavers #birds #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #conservationphotography markscheflen.com #birdsofeastafrica

25.02.2026 15:17 — 👍 107    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0
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Purple-breasted Sunbird (rare) can be found in #BwindiImpenetrableforest #Ruhija #AlbertineRift #endemics #uganda #DRC #Burundi #montaneforests #birdsofafrica #birdsseenin2026 #purplebreastedsunbirds #birds #bird #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity markscheflen.com

24.02.2026 15:58 — 👍 438    🔁 55    💬 11    📌 3
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Group of #MagellanicPenguines, #MagdalenaIsland, #Chile #penguines #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #conservationphotography #birds #bird #southamericanseabird #seabirds #patagonia #falklandislands markscheflen.com

23.02.2026 20:29 — 👍 59    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Very shy, Pale-throated Greenbul, a large, long-tailed, olive-green bird found in the forests, woodlands, and shrublands of east, west-central Africa. Photo: #LakeBunyuni #Uganda #birdsseenin2026 #greenbul #birdsofafrica #biodoversity #conservationphotography #birdphotography #bird markscheflen.com

22.02.2026 17:34 — 👍 145    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 1
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White-throated Sparrow, Central Park, NYC #birdcpp #centralparknyc #sparrows #BirdsSeenIn2026 markscheflen.com

22.02.2026 00:10 — 👍 105    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Pair of Brown Babblers found in East African savannahs & scrub. Known for its dull brown plumage, pale face, and yellow eyes, very vocal and lives in family groups. Photo: #LakeBunyuni #uganda #babblers #birds #birdseenin2026 #birdsofafrica markscheflen.com

21.02.2026 14:59 — 👍 168    🔁 18    💬 4    📌 1
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Black Kite a highly adaptable, medium-sized, and social bird of prey found across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, often considered the world's most abundant raptor. #LakeBunyuni #Uganda #birdseenin2026 #Birdsofprey #birds #bird #kites #biodiversity #conservationphotography markscheflen.com

20.02.2026 17:50 — 👍 137    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 2
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Common Waxbill a tiny social finch, recognized by bright red wax-like bill, crimson stripe, and finely barred plumage. Known for lively, chirping behavior & found in grassy habitats. Photo: #GashoraSwamp, #Rwanda #birdsofafrica #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #waxbills #biodiversity #bird markscheflen.com

19.02.2026 18:51 — 👍 515    🔁 48    💬 9    📌 7
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Streaky Seedeater, #bwindiImpenetrableforest #Uganda #birdsofafrica #birdseenin2026 #birds #biodiversity #bird #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #conservationphotography #birdsofafrica #seedeaters #streakyseedeaters markscheflen.com

18.02.2026 14:49 — 👍 92    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 2
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Red-bellied Woodpecker, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #centralparknyc #birdsphotography #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #bird #birds #woodpeckers

18.02.2026 14:01 — 👍 81    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Loch, Central Park, NYC #birdcpp markscheflen.com #centralparknyc #yellowbelliedsapsuckers #birdsphotography #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #bird #birds #birdseenin2026 #sapsuckers

17.02.2026 13:47 — 👍 113    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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Mountain Oriole also known as black-tailed oriole found
in Albertine Rift montane forests of Uganda #BwindiImpenetrableforest #birdsofafrica #orioles #birdseenin2026 #birds #biodiversity #bird #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #conservationphotography #birdsofeastafrica markscheflen.com

17.02.2026 13:38 — 👍 105    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1

Thanks

16.02.2026 17:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Grey-crowned Cranes (endangered) are unique among the 15 species of cranes for their ability to roost in trees, a behavior made possible by a long hind toe. markscheflen.com #lakebunyuni #Uganda #birdseenin2026 #birds #birdphotography #birdsofafrica #biodiversity #bird

16.02.2026 17:13 — 👍 248    🔁 32    💬 8    📌 2
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Red-tailed Hawk, Loch, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #centralparknyc #birdsofprey #redtailhawks #birdsphotography #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #bird #birdseenin2026 #hawks #conservationphotography #birdsonbluesky

16.02.2026 17:05 — 👍 317    🔁 23    💬 4    📌 0

😊👍👍

16.02.2026 04:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0