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An american robin perched on a tree branch, head angled slightly upwards.

I've got a #birdoftheday double theme photo: a robin on a branch. #birds #photography

I guess when tumblr goes down I remember other social media exists. it's less fun out here.

A black and white warbler clings to the side of a tree.

Perhaps the most black and white I could possibly get for the #birdoftheday! #birds #photography

Palm warbler sits in a tree.

#BirdOfTheDay theme is warblers? I got lots of those! here's a recent palm warbler photo. #birds #photography

eastern bluebird sits on the top of a telephone pole.

pretty sure there's a bluebird nest in that telephone pole, which is a very smart place for a bluebird nest. #birds #photography

Three mourning doves in a line, facing the same direction.

#BirdOfTheDay theme is birds on the ground. Here are some mourning doves posing for what could be a pretty good folk-pop album cover. #birds #photography

A carolina chickadee hangs upside down from a seed pod dangling from a tree branch.

the difficult to photograph carolina chickadee. #birds #photography

A female ruby-throated hummingbird feeds from a red flower.

Does this count for the #BirdOfTheDay "lunchtime" theme? #birds #photography

An Eastern bluebird perched on a branch, posture low.

This might be as close as I can get. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #photography

There's something off about the balance of them. Like seeing a giraffe on a mountain slope. Technically you can be there I guess, but should you be?

A white ibis stands on the top of a tree, backdropped by solid blue sky.

Secondary #BirdOfTheDay theme is "long beak" so here's a photo of a white ibis perched high on a tree. It doesn't seem like it belongs there. #birds #photography

Two double crested cormorants sit on a rock, the ocean in the background.

#BirdOfTheDay theme: bird on a rock. #birds #photography

A very large pigeon sits on a power line.

#BirdOfTheDay theme is "underrated" and I think pigeons are the most underrated bird, but probably a pretty popular choice for the hashtag, funnily enough. #birds #photography

An Eastern bluebird sits on a branch, facing forward.

please don't look at me like that. #birds #photography

A mourning dove looks forward toward the camera from its perch on a tree branch.

I've been spotted. #birds #photography

a male northern cardinal sits on a tree branch. it's slightly spherical looking due to puffed up feathers.

borby northern cardinal. #birds #photography

An American crow stands on the ground amongst fallen leaves.

such a sweet little face. #birds #photography

according to the feed, the #birdoftheday is a sea bird or a robin. since I have recent extra snaps of both, I'm posting both! #birds #photography

American robin with head stretched up and wings pointed downwards, on a ground surrounded by leaves.

An american robin stands on the ground, surrounded by fallen leaves

the american robin: a study in shapes. #birds #photography

A dark-eyed junco sits on a cable, green foliage out of focus in the background.

dark-eyed juncos look like they'd ask you about your day and actually mean it. #birds #photography

A hairy woodpecker leaps off a tree branches, wings still secure to its body.

A hairy woodpecker has tucked its legs in slightly and partially extended its wings for flight off a tree branch.

hairy woodpecker has achieved liftoff. #birds #photography

A red-bellied woodpecker sits on a mossy tree branch, fall foliage in the background.

just a little guy looking for some breakfast. #birds #photography

white-breasted nuthatch, why must you be so difficult to photograph? #birds #photography

double-crested cormorant stands on a rock with wings outstretched, ocean waves in the background.

double-crested cormorant, posin'. #birds #photography

a tufted titmouse pecks at a seed while sitting on a tree branch.

a tufted titmouse sits on a tree branch.

the wonderful tufted titmouse. #birds #photography

northern cardinal sits in a tree framed by out of focus branches

really good shot of a northern cardinal remains elusive. if he'd juuuust turned his head a little. #birds #photography

I have to assume the birds know I have a camera now and an interest in photographing them and want to deny me the opportunity. Nothing else explains the efficiency with which they hide any time I step outside.

A northern mockingbird stands in grass, wings outstretched.

Northern Mockingbird scaring up some lunch. #birds #photography

A northern cardinal sits in a tree.

despite being the most common birds in my backyard, I've yet to get a really good photo of a northern cardinal. #birds #photography

a daylight half-moon framed by out of focus tree branches.

a close up of a moon in a daylight sky.

also into moon photography now, for the record. #photography #nature