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Chris

@nigrochris.bsky.social

Hobby photographer in Colorado Springs, CO, primarily shooting birds and wildlife. Fujifilm X-T4/ XF 500mm I believe in science and protecting our wild places www.chrisnigrophotography.com

284 Followers  |  142 Following  |  250 Posts  |  Joined: 24.11.2024
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Had a great visit to Arizona again this winter. I was hoping to catch a Gila woodpecker on a cactus and this one, at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, obliged.
#birds
#arizonabirds

04.03.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For today's #birdoftheday theme #sideview. Greater Yellowlegs in AZ. #birds

03.03.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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A male Costa's Hummingbird at Boyce Thompson Arboretum for today's #birdoftheday theme #perfectlighting. 2.28.26
#birds

03.03.2026 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Alan

24.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adult bald eagle looking fierce for today's #birdoftheday theme #powerpose.

24.02.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme- #BirdsInTheirElement - #birds in their natural environment, here's a shot of a Ferruginous Hawk hunting prairie dogs on the plains of Colorado.

22.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎯🎯🎯

20.02.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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I will be supporting Phil Weiser to be Colorado's next governor. Great to hear him speak in Colorado Springs today! Colorado Democrat Caucuses are March 3-7.

#Philforgovernor

17.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ran into my favorite winter visitor again today. Sad that this dark morph Ferruginous Hawk will be returning to its breeding grounds soon. Hope it returns for a 4th winter next year. Southern Colorado 2.14.26
#birds
#hawks
#raptors

14.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#BirdoftheDay theme is #BirdsandBugs. Male Bullock's Oriole with grasshopper.
#birds

12.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

09.02.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's #birdoftheday theme is #posted, here's a Western Meadowlark in Colorado 2.8.26. #birds

08.02.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak

Great Blue Heron in Colorado

#birds

02.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Common Goldeneye in Colorado Springs for today's
#birdoftheday

#ducks

31.01.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Northern harrier for today's #birdoftheday theme #brownisbeautiful.

27.01.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #walking - An Avocet and Greater Yellowlegs strolling together.

23.01.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher for today's #birdoftheday theme #singing.

21.01.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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American Dipper in Colorado

#birds
#coloradobirds

19.01.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adult Bald Eagle at Eleven Mile Canyon, Colorado

#birds
#coloradobirds
#raptors
#fujifilm

19.01.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you

15.01.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

15.01.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Handsome male Northern Harrier for #birdoftheday theme #raptors. #birds

15.01.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly luck. On this day there were several flying in front of me and my autofocus happen to catch this one.

13.01.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heavily cropped photo of a violet-green swallow on a cloudy day for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #BirdsInFlight.

12.01.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today from
@alan678.bsky.social
is #natural any bird in its natural habitat. Here is a black oystercatcher photographed on the Oregon coast a few years back.

11.01.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prairie falcon in Colorado. Shot with Fujifilm X-T4/ XF 500mm.

#birds
#fujifilm
#coloradobirds

11.01.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#birdoftheday theme is #foodfinds, here's a Lark Bunting in Colorado with a couple of grasshoppers.

#birds
#coloradobirds

08.01.2026 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ran across a nice dark-morph Red-Tailed Hawk in northern Colorado 1.4.26

#birds
#naturephotography
#birdphotography

05.01.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#birdoftheday theme is #caughtinmotion. Here is another shot of a male Northern Harrier in flight. Love having so many of these raptors in Colorado in the winter.

04.01.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0