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Mike Henry

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Columnist for Birding magazine & award winning bird photog. SE Arizona https://mikehenry-photography.smugmug.com/

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This. Preach!

03.03.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks but I clipped the top of its wing out of the frame… 😒

02.03.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Crested Caracara flies past a giant Saguaro

Crested Caracara flies past a giant Saguaro

Flying into the week like… πŸͺΆ

02.03.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

They pluck needles from the tops of the cactus for perching. More photos later…

01.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Crested Caracara landing on a giant Saguaro

Crested Caracara landing on a giant Saguaro

March coming in like a… Caracara? πŸͺΆ 🌡 β˜€οΈ

01.03.2026 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Forced perspective πŸ˜† Harper is a big boy but you can’t tell here

01.03.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Harper & Winston

Harper & Winston

Goodnight BlueSky πŸ’€

01.03.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Male Costa’s Hummingbird

Male Costa’s Hummingbird

Costa’s Hummingbird showing a hint of purple from this angle πŸͺΆ

28.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜’

27.02.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Male Pyrrhuloxia singing at daybreak

Male Pyrrhuloxia singing at daybreak

Pyrrhuloxia singing his way into the weekend πŸͺΆ

27.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This bird appears on our wall every February and struts his stuff.

27.02.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Great subjects & they’re jumbo-sized (for Wrens)

27.02.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I went into my archives & the last five years have a similar vibe. However, we do need more consistent monsoons.

26.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cactus Wren churns out its scratchy song

Cactus Wren churns out its scratchy song

Hard to believe Spring is arriving in the desert… πŸͺΆ

26.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™πŸ»

25.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™πŸ»

25.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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15K followers! Thank you Bluesky… If you’d like to support all of free content I share, stop by my site and see if anything jumps off the page. I sell prints, metal wall art, etc… πŸ™πŸ» πŸͺΆ

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25.02.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thx! I was trying to capture some action shots of the diving Ring-necked Ducks so this was a nice consolation.

24.02.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pied-billed Grebe at Agua Caliente Park

Pied-billed Grebe at Agua Caliente Park

Pied-billed Grebe reflecting πŸͺΆ

24.02.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fred Armisen Goth GIF Alt: Fred Armisen Goth GIF

*goth

23.02.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Male Phainopepla with a Saguaro bokeh

Male Phainopepla with a Saguaro bokeh

Kicking off the week with a scene from yesterday morning πŸͺΆ

23.02.2026 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 296    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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Great Egret chicks arrive with style...
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings

22.02.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
American Kestrel with a lizard’s leg

American Kestrel with a lizard’s leg

Good Morning? πŸͺΆ

22.02.2026 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

😸

21.02.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Milo, the orange menace.

Milo, the orange menace.

Milo is ready for #Caturday

21.02.2026 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
Male & Female AMKE

Male & Female AMKE

B-roll American Kestrel couple in my β€˜hood πŸͺΆ

21.02.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Weren’t they called Bay-winged Hawks in the before times?

20.02.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Adult Harris’s Hawk

Adult Harris’s Hawk

Neighborhood Harris’s Hawk at sunset πŸͺΆ

20.02.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 282    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Thx!

19.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have them too but typically in more urban settings.

19.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0