#birds Timeline

1y

Tree Swallows are moving back in.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #marion #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

A photo of a tree swallow peering out the hole of a bird house at Aucoot Woods in Marion.

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Vultures eat anthrax, botulism, rabies, & cholera for breakfast.

Their stomach acid is among the most corrosive in the animal kingdom, with a pH around 1, low enough to dissolve the bones, hide, & pathogens of dead animals that would kill almost anything else.

A vulture eating a diseased carcass isn't a vector for disease, it's the end of the line. The disease chain ends in the vulture's gut, & that's pretty hardcore.

When vulture populations crashed in India in the 1990s, rotting livestock carcasses sat where vultures used to clean them.

Feral dogs and rats took over the cleanup, both of which actually do spread rabies. Researchers later linked the vulture collapse to roughly 500,000 deaths in India over the following decade.

The same collapse is now underway in sub-Saharan Africa. 6 of 11 African vulture species are threatened with extinction, primarily from poisoned poaching baits.

The animals nobody finds cute are doing more public health work than most of the species we actively protect.
#Birds

Photo of a vulture standing on dry grass

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1y

Impression

#SilentSunday
#birds #snow #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography

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1y

Some of the couple thousand Snow Geese that flew by a little while ago

#birds #birding

Hundreds of white geese streak across the gray sky, dots forming multiple flying Vs that converge into one larger V formation

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1y

"Schluss mit dem Gemücke", ruft der junge Hausrotschwanz, "jetzt bin ich mal an der Reihe!".

Selbstbewusst in die neue Woche.

#GeschichtenAusDemGarten #birds #birdphotography

Juveniler männlicher Hausrotschwanz an einem kahlen Zweig eines Feigenbäumchens. Am unteren Rand ist ein Teil der bisher einzigen Feige zu sehen. Der Hausrotschwanz ist von vorne zu sehen, den Kopf etwas zur linken Seite. Der Hintergrund ist grün.

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1y

Behold the mighty red-bellied woodpecker!

I'm always happy when I see this bird visit.

#birds #photography #birdphotography #woodpecker #indiana

A red-bellied woodpecker eats suet from a cage feeder.

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1y

Not waiting for anything, this bird came prepared.

#birds

A fluffed California scrub jay perches on a ventilation pipe in the early morning. They're holding a peanut.

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59d

#SilentSunday

📍 George H. Sparks Reservoir, GA

#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescuedog #photography #FujiFilm #park #lake #sunrise #heron #birds #landscape #wildlife

A white and brown dog standing on a wooden jetty over a lake with his tongue out as the morning sun shines on him.

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1y

Thank you to an art lover from Rozendaal, The Netherlands for purchasing an ArtFrame of my

Sweet bird handmade acrylic painting - https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Suesser-bunter-Vogel-Acrylgemaelde-quadratisch/1154310

May it fill your heart and home with joy!

#thankyou #sale #art #painting #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #nature #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #rainbow #colorful

Sweet bird is an acrylic painting in contemporary square format painted by artist Karen Kaspar. A cute little bird is sitting on a branch and is looking to the right side. The bird seems to be smiling.
The inspiration for this bird portrait was a female house sparrow sitting in a bush in our garden. But I was in the mood for some soft candy pastel colors. So it became a fantasy bird in colorful shades of teal, yellow and pink. The abstract background echoes these colors.

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68d

"Moin! Und... ich war's nicht!"

#gosling #goose #barnacle #chick #Weisswangengans #Küken #birds #Vögel

Ein Weißwangengans-Küken schwimmt und schaut in die Kamera. Im Hintergrund ein Elterntier, vorne rechts ein Geschwisterküken.

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353d

A flashback to November 2017. I was shooting some video for YouTube on my Canon G7X Mark II and I had a little friend stop by... #photography #bird #birds

A winter scene in a wooded area. In the background snow covers the ground, the sky is overcast and barren trees dot the landscape. A bicycle is seen in the mid ground. The subject is a close up of a Canon G7X Mark II compact camera with a small mountain chickadee perched atop it.

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135d

Charles wasn’t sure a low-carb diet was for him.

#photography #fotografía #fotografie #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #Nature #naturephotography #seedeater
#LauraCochranPhotography

A Morelet’s Seedeater perches on a dead branch.

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163d

What happens when you put up one of those cute bird houses.

Source: https://theycantalk.com/
#birds #birdsofmastodon #comics

A four panel comic.

Panel 1: little bird staying on the slanted roof a bird house, exclaiming "woha!".

Panel 2: zoomed out so we can see a nearby branch too, where another bird stands. First bird asks "You made this?".

Panel 3: zoomed in second bird's head. It seems to have a panicked expression.

Panel 4: second bird looks away, and lies "yes".

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1y

Pupu woke up early. We can't possibly know their sex and we may never know. In a few weeks Pupu's parents will begin to train them in the arts of flying and procuring their own food.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSxlbhlfApw

#bird #birds #taiwan #oiseau #ave #aves #oiseaux

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235d

Taking in the view

#birds #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #photography

Two Double-crested Cormorants sitting on a sunny beach, looking, in synch, toward the water.

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341d

... und hier ist Teil zwei meiner Mini-Serie "Spatzentreffen"...

Habt einen schönen Tag!

---> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Spatzentreffen-Teil-zwei/1668183

#sparrow #sperling #vogel #birds #art #painting #GutenMorgen

A female sparrow with soft, fluffy plumage sits on a slender branch. The cute little bird is looking to the right. The delicate feathers of the little bird are painted in different shades of brown with loose, soft brushstrokes. The background is painted abstractly in warm brown, purple and earthy tones.
Sparrow meeting part two is an acrylic painting in portrait format hand-painted by the artist Karen Kaspar.
This painting is part of my mini-series of three paintings - Sparrow meeting One, Two and Three. Each of these paintings shows a female sparrow sitting on a branch. Each of these pictures can be hung on its own. However, the three paintings can also be perfectly combined into a triptych and hung together on a wall for a joint sparrow meeting.

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341d

'Watching you' is a detail from my hand painted watercolour painting. In this detail the focus is on the eyes, which scrutinise the viewer intensely.

Watching you - https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/watching-you-karen-kaspar.html

#owl #halloween #MastoArt #art #painting #FediGiftShop #artist #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #watercolour #bird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #NatureLover #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #animals #aquarell #handmade #BuyIntoArt

Watching you is a detail in landscape format from my watercolour painting I am watching you, which I painted in portrait format. In this detail, which only shows the head and part of the owl's upper body, the focus is on the eyes, which scrutinise the viewer intensely.
Here is the description of the original in portrait format:
I am watching you is a watercolor painting in portrait format painted by the artist Karen Kaspar. An owl is sitting on a branch. It has lowered its head and looks at the viewer with a penetrating gaze from its bright orange eyes. The plumage is painted with loose brushstrokes in shades of blue and brown. The background is white with splashes of colour in the same shades as the owl's feathers.

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2y

#birds #chirp #photos #tweettweet #photography #images @photography

The image depicts a serene scene of a sunset over the ocean with birds flying in the sky. The sun is partially obscured by clouds, casting a warm glow on the water's surface. The sky is a gradient of colors from blue to orange, and the birds are silhouetted against this backdrop. There are no visible texts or educational content, and the setting appears to be a natural, untouched environment. The task involves describing the visual elements without any additional context or information.

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2y

Cuando el águila pescadora se lanza hacia su presa, coloca sus garras delante de su cabeza en el último instante antes de zambullirse. De esta manera, estas reciben el impacto y puede seguir viendo a su presa, a la que puede agarrar inmediatamente. #aves #birds

Descenso del águila pescadora. Primero extiende las alas para luego plegarlas detrás del cuerpo y extender las patas delante de la cabeza.

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303d

A wily coyote with big screen ambitions.
#nature #photo #GriffithPark #photography #birds #birders #hollywood #coyote #California #LosAngeles #GriffithPark #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife

Wild coyote beneath the famous Hollywood sign.

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302d

Someone set the sky on fire

Greylag geese (Anser anser)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 20mm/1.7 II
f/5.6, 1/20s, ISO 400

#bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #geese #goose #photo #photography #sunset #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @pics
https://zaktakespictures.com/someone-set-the-sky-on-fire/

A sunset scene with colorful clouds in blue, purple, orange, and pink with a body of water in the foreground and city skyline between. The silhouettes of two geese are visible in the foreground

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1y

Thank you to an art lover from Scherpenzeel, the Netherlands, for purchasing a canvas print of my

Robin portrait - handmade acrylic painting
---> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Rotkehlchen-Portraet-Acrylgemaelde-quadratisch/1153524

May it fill your heart and home with joy!

#thankyou #sale #art #painting #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #NatureLover #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #MastodonArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt

Robin portrait is an acrylic painting in contemporary square format painted by artist Karen Kaspar. This portrait of a redbreast European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - is painted on a loose abstract background in vibrant orange.

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1y

Bird keepers: "Don't insult my birds!"

Me: "They are round as a ball, are gluttonous like there's no limit for their belly, they bite out of joy and superiority over mankind and get everything dirty on purpose!"

Bird keepers: "What's up? Didn't you want to insult my #birds?"

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1y

Der Zaunkönig nascht Sonnenblumenkerne 😍

#photography #birds #wren #nature

Ein Foto von einem Zaunkönig auf einem Holztisch. Schräg über ihm ist ein großer angetrockneter Sonnenblumenkopf zu dem er hoch sieht.

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1y

I have started a Flickr album of photos from my photography workshop:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98553536@N03/albums/72177720322039889/

if you have critique or you spot a misidentified species, please let me know here on Mastodon so i can fix any issues

if you have Northern Peru hummingbird species you want me to develop & post next> I have pix of many to sort through & might as well post your request so ask!

#bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Peru #SouthAmerica

A fancy hummingbird with a turquoise and neon green throat, a purple cap with a slight crest, and a long, long tail with four ribbons-- two straight central ribbons & two gracefully curved outer ribbons that end in broad leaflike discs-- sits proud & puffed on a bare vine. This is the adult male Marvelous Spatuletail. Photo by Peachfront. Nov. 13, 2024.

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