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@Above96th

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Not the best birder. Definitely not the best photographer. Usually in Central Park, but will travel for Timberdoodles! If you follow and repost a photo, I'll see you and follow back.

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Wood Ducks usually pair up by January, but I spotted a solo male on ice by Central Park's Pool. This guy's available and looking for love, ladies! ❤️❤️❤️ #WoodDuck #CentralPark #birding

01.03.2026 15:13 — 👍 45    🔁 13    💬 3    📌 0
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Wood Ducks usually pair up by January, but I spotted a solo male on ice by Central Park's Pool. This guy's available and looking for love, ladies! ❤️❤️❤️ #WoodDuck #CentralPark #birding

01.03.2026 15:13 — 👍 45    🔁 13    💬 3    📌 0
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I spotted a beautiful Green-winged Teal on the snow at the Central Park Pool this morning. Any guess what the background is? (Answer below.) ❓❓❓ #Teal #CentralPark #birding

28.02.2026 14:04 — 👍 69    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 0

look at this cutie patootie!

28.02.2026 21:14 — 👍 27    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Here's the full shot. This gives you a good sense of how small Teals are compared to Mallards!

28.02.2026 14:04 — 👍 70    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 2
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I spotted a beautiful Green-winged Teal on the snow at the Central Park Pool this morning. Any guess what the background is? (Answer below.) ❓❓❓ #Teal #CentralPark #birding

28.02.2026 14:04 — 👍 69    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 0

😅

27.02.2026 15:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Great Blue Heron flanked by a trio of Roseate Spoonbills at a pond in Lamar, TX. This part of Texas is suffering severe drought, so species gather together in the few places with freshwater. An alligator lurked nearby! 🥰🥰🥰 #Herons #Spoonbills #BirdsSeenin2026

27.02.2026 15:31 — 👍 63    🔁 19    💬 2    📌 0
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This Northern Cardinal came so close to me in Central Park you can see his 'eyelashes'! These are specialized feathers that protect his eyes when he's foraging. 😍😍😍 #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding

26.02.2026 13:03 — 👍 95    🔁 34    💬 6    📌 1
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This Northern Cardinal came so close to me in Central Park you can see his 'eyelashes'! These are specialized feathers that protect his eyes when he's foraging. 😍😍😍 #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding

26.02.2026 13:03 — 👍 95    🔁 34    💬 6    📌 1
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A Great Blue Heron standing atop its newly-built nest at the Rockport rookery. Hundreds of herons build their nests here every year! 💙🩶💙 #Herons #Texas #Birdsseenin2026

25.02.2026 13:24 — 👍 89    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 0
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A Great Blue Heron standing atop its newly-built nest at the Rockport rookery. Hundreds of herons build their nests here every year! 💙🩶💙 #Herons #Texas #Birdsseenin2026

25.02.2026 13:24 — 👍 89    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 0
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Brilliant sunshine in Central Park today as NYC emerges from the blizzard. The Northern Cardinals were poofed up and positively luminescent in the morning light! ☀️☀️☀️ #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding

24.02.2026 13:52 — 👍 105    🔁 32    💬 1    📌 2

Spectacular color ❤️!

24.02.2026 22:49 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Are you in NYC? If so, contact the Wild Bird Fund with the exact location. They'll know what to do.

24.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

If you like borbs follow this account. Being in the pnw now, I miss cardinals 🥲 🐦‍⬛🐦🦢🦉

24.02.2026 14:52 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Great shot!

24.02.2026 14:10 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Brilliant sunshine in Central Park today as NYC emerges from the blizzard. The Northern Cardinals were poofed up and positively luminescent in the morning light! ☀️☀️☀️ #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding

24.02.2026 13:52 — 👍 105    🔁 32    💬 1    📌 2
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Scenes from the Blizzard of '26. First, a Northern Cardinal braving the elements in Central Park's Loch. 15" of snow at 7 AM and counting! ❄️❤️❄️ #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding

23.02.2026 14:26 — 👍 153    🔁 55    💬 5    📌 2
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And, second, a solitary Canada Goose waiting out the storm on Central Park's Harlem Meer. #Goose #CentralPark 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

23.02.2026 14:26 — 👍 63    🔁 19    💬 0    📌 1

We went to an amazing GBH rookery in Rockport. Didn't go to High Island, unfortunately.

23.02.2026 17:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

absolute unit

23.02.2026 14:49 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Thinking about the hockey...poor little guy. 🥹

23.02.2026 14:35 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

KING OF THE BORBS

@leciamichelle.bsky.social 😍

23.02.2026 14:34 — 👍 22    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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And, second, a solitary Canada Goose waiting out the storm on Central Park's Harlem Meer. #Goose #CentralPark 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

23.02.2026 14:26 — 👍 63    🔁 19    💬 0    📌 1
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Scenes from the Blizzard of '26. First, a Northern Cardinal braving the elements in Central Park's Loch. 15" of snow at 7 AM and counting! ❄️❤️❄️ #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding

23.02.2026 14:26 — 👍 153    🔁 55    💬 5    📌 2
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Here's the range map of the Crested Caracara. You can see it just trickles into Texas.

22.02.2026 15:23 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Known as the 'Mexican Eagle', the Crested Caracara looks like a hawk, behaves like a vulture, and is actually a falcon. It lives predominantly in Central and South America (see map below) but is found in southern Texas. And we found it! 🥰🥰🥰 #Caracara #BirdsSeenIn2026

22.02.2026 15:23 — 👍 92    🔁 25    💬 2    📌 0
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One cool thing we've noticed here in Texas is how many Kestrels there are--they seem to be on every stretch of electric power lines. I captured this one as it took off in pursuit of dinner. 😎😎😎 #Kestrel #Texas #birding

21.02.2026 12:45 — 👍 98    🔁 25    💬 0    📌 0
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It has been such a thrill to see Whooping Cranes here in Texas. Once down to just 15 individuals, there are nearly 600 here at the Aransas NWR. Hunting and habitat loss nearly rendered the species extinct, but now there's hope! ❤️❤️❤️ #WhoopingCrane #AransasNWR #BirdsSeenIn2026

20.02.2026 12:30 — 👍 119    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 2