#birding photos

[spinus-pinus]

Belding's Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi

6/15/2023 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California

[tofuthebold]

i don't think I've posted this here before… found this in my folder :3

[pnwander]

[coutelier]

Finally, the True King has arrived in London, vowing to rule with great humility.

At any rate, me and Nevis had a little trip to the capitol. Obviously lots to see in London - maybe some day we'll go back for a guided tour of some sort. On this occasion I've experimented with taking photos with Nevis in the frame, then ones having moved him to the side, later layering and using a background eraser tool. We took in the following sights:

The Globe Theatre, The Tower of London (there were loads of kids around there on school trips, obviously more excited to see Nevis than anything else). We stopped by Australia House so Nevis could get a little taste of his ancestral home, and then visited Sherlock Holmes on Baker Street.

[cannibalovers]

Documenting Will’s catches

[dragoncuspid]

American Crow on the fence by my house

Photo by me, taken on FujiFilm X-T30 II

[condorphoto]

Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya

[scooby-doo-exploration]

beautyphotography000 - Pelican

TAG themes on ‘Archive’: https://scooby-doo-exploration.tumblr.com/archive

[tomodachibirb]

Laughing Dove (Spilopelia Senegalensis), from a banding. Jerusalem bird observatory (JBO). 25.11.24

[ilikeloons]

Alright bird nerds, buckle up. It's profile picture lore time.

This is an 'I'iwi (ee-EE-vee) or a Scarlet Honeycreeper. They are endemic only to the Hawaiian Islands and high high altitudes. Although they will sometimes head further down to forage for food, which is flower nectar (unsurprising after peeping that beak). They are in the same family as the American gold Finch and Pine Siskin - which is a fact that blew my mind.

They are at risk from mammal introduction to the islands and avian pox/malaria and scarce food. The 'ōhi'a tree, one of their main food sources, is similarly vulnerable from a fungus that can kill a tree in a matter of days.

This 'I'iwi was photographed at Hosmer Grove in Haleakalā National Park. We were able to watch them for a few hours before heading up to the summit. I had gotten a few of the photos below, but not up close shots. On our way back down the volcano, I asked my boyfriend if he minded stopping for an extra 20 mins to see if I could get a closer picture. Right as I walked into the grove I got this shot.

Few others from the same day:

[hawkpartys]

California Quail (Callipepla californica)

[spinus-pinus]

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

10/7/2023 San Diego Zoo, California

[photographss-world]

Öyle güzelsin ki

kuş koysunlar yoluna...

Nilgün Marmara...

[pnwander]

early morning wake-up call ↬ bts

[dark-rx]

(via Pin page)

[hinata-boke]

context:

i love having mismatched merch for characters, like here's kuroo tetsurou (18) high school volleyball player and his good friend bokuto koutarou (18) high school volleyball player