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YouTube video by Alexandra Hidalgo Want to Get Into the Christmas Spirit? These Christmas Classics Will Do the Trick!

Now that #Thanksgiving is come and gone and it’s time to get into the holiday spirit. Here are #ChristmasMovie recs from Gina Washington, Matilda Washington, Devin Smith, @billbowbaggins.bsky.social, our boys and me! You're sure to find plenty to love on this list!
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I should add that the book, released earlier this year by @timberpress.bsky.social, is beautifully illustrated by @chelseabeck.bsky.social

Ten Birding Questions, with Ryan Mandelbaum The Birding with BillBow Podcast, Episode 7

I had so much fun talking to @ryanfm.bsky.social about their book and birds and much more on my latest podcast episode. Give it a listen and don't forget to buy a copy of Wild NYC!

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I wrote about a dead bird I found last Monday. There was a lifer too. Eventful week.

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#birds #birding #birdwatching #naturewriting 🪶

What kind??

Trying a reset when it comes to cameras and photography.

I want to take better pictures of birds. How's it going? Dunno 😅

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In my latest podcast episode I talk with the amazing Andrés Chávez, who was my bird guide in Quepos, Costa Rica. What a fascinating man Andrés is, and how committed to Costa Rica's ecological future. This was a wonderful convo.

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#birds #birding 🪶

For my latest post I wrote about the annual trash pickup I just did in my birding patch, which includes a driving range. Can you guess how many golf balls I collected?

I collected a LOT of fun stuff that day 🤢

#birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶

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Cool cool. I’ve missed vicariously enjoying your homemade stream 😅

So THIS is where you’ve been hiding!

Ten Birding Questions, with Kelly Ballantyne The Birding with BillBow Podcast, Episode 5

In my latest podcast I interview Chicago-based birder, artist, and animal behaviorist @kellycballantyne.bsky.social. Kelly and I had a great talk about her trip to Colombia, how to overcome art anxiety, and much more!

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#birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶

I loved Listers. Have you seen it? I wrote about it in my latest post!

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Happy migration!

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YouTube video by Alexandra Hidalgo What Creatures Come Into Your House if You Live in the Tropical Wilderness?

In the US, we tend to live with screens on our windows to keep #nature outside. We just spent 4 days in a house in #CostaRica that was mostly open and surrounded by #wilderness. So, what came in and out of the house while we were there? #Animals youtu.be/-lFsKOs27Jg?... @billbowbaggins.bsky.social

Final post from Costa Rica. The Pacific Coast, where I got the most lifers, not all of them avian.

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#birds #birding #costarica #naturewriting 🪶

MOTION 🍗

Amazing beach. Monkeys, sloths, macaws…even an ear infection

And couldn’t get the boys out of the water

It sure was! Amazing adventure

Not Santiago attracting the only mosquito in SGdD!

Quetzal Quest! Big milestones! The third leg of our Costa Rica adventure.

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First in a three-part writeup about our Costa Rica adventures!🇨🇷

Spoiler alert--We can't wait to go back 🦜

#birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶

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Awesome!! Congrats :)

I think you can tell most easily by the wings. Did you notice any white markings on the underwing? If so, Nighthawk. Also I don't think Whip-poor-will's wings make that exaggerated M shape that a Nighthawk's do.

Ten Birding Questions, with Jess Andersen Birding with BillBow Podcast, Episode 4

Amazing podcast interview by my husband @billbowbaggins.bsky.social with @jessinthewild.bsky.social on all the ups and downs of rescuing birds and other animals, why you should wash your bird feeders, and why native gardens are the way to go. #Birding
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New episode of Ten Birding Questions is live! I had an amazing time talking to @jessinthewild.bsky.social about birds and her career in a wildlife rehab center. Give us a listen and enjoy!

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New post! Summer birding doesn't have to suck if you make it about the babies. This year I observed two nests.

There was drama.

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#birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶

A Day in the Life - July 24, 2025 Beauty! Action! Danger!

A delightful account of the great adventures a birder can have without even leaving their backyard! #Birding #Birds #WritingCommunity #ADayInTheLife @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
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A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, is holding a sparkler up above her head, and she is looking up at it. To her right, a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, holds a sparkler out in front of him and looks off to the left. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.

A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, is holding a sparkler up above her head, and she is looking up at it. To her right, a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, holds a sparkler out in front of him that is a bright white, illuminating his face and body. He looks at the sparkler with his eyes wide and mouth agape. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.

A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, and a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, look at the sparkler that the child is holding out in front of him. It is glowing orange and illuminating their faces and bodies. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.

A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, and a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, hold an orangey-yellow sparkler out in front of them, looking straight at it. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.

Talk about revisiting your own childhood through motherhood! #Motherhood #Fireworks #Childhood #Summer #Fun @billbowbaggins.bsky.social

I took a day to do nothing yesterday. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be.

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#birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶

Why I Do This... ...and this, and this, and this...

My husband, @billbowbaggins.bsky.social, recounts his journey from young artist to media maker in this loving, funny, self-deprecating tribute to our restless creative spirit and, of course, to #birds! #WritingCommunity #Nature #Birding #NatureWriting
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