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**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · 2h

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

Predation (insect)

**Michael Perry** @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social · 18h

18h

Michael Perry @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social

California Quail watches for trouble while a dozen family members forage nearby.

Crown? Crest? Doodad? Apostrophe? Fascinator? Dealy-bob? Whatever you call it, his is magnificent.
#naturephotography #nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #California #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #quail #cute

Very close on an amusing-looking bird staring to the left, with a large apostrophe-shaped crown on its head.

#cute

**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · 1d

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

#DailyBird
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), 19th July 2024
es: Tirano Oriental, fr: Tyran Tritri
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 55% crop, 1/400s, f/13, ISO 320
#Birds #EasternKingbird #EAKI #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

A gray-backed, white bellied parent bird looks back over its shoulder at two chubby youngsters perched on the branch behind it.

**Michael Perry** @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social · 1d

Michael Perry @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social

Breeze transforms White-crowned Sparrow into a stylish fluff ball.
#naturephotography #nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #California #cute #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #sparrow #cute

A grayish ball of fluff is actually a bird, evidenced by the black and white stripes head and the yellow beak.

**Carrie BK** @carriebk@pixelfed.social · 2d

**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · 2d

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

#DailyBird
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), 13th June 2024
es: Carpintero de Carolina, fr: Pic à Ventre Roux
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 60% crop, 1/400s, f/13, ISO 12800
#Birds #RedBelliedWoodpecker #RBWO #Woodpeckers #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

Looking somewhat bald due to a lack of the red cap common in adult birds, a juvenile woodpecker with patterned black and white wings clings to the trunk of a tree.

**Carrie BK** @carriebk@pixelfed.social · 2d

**Michael Perry** @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social · 2d

**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · 3d

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

#DailyBird
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), 1st January 2024
es: Éider Común, fr: Eider à Duvet
IUCN: Near Threatened
Old Harbor Reservation, Boston, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 1/400s, ISO 1000
#Birds #CommonEider #COEI #Ducks #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

A loaf-like female sea-duck glows bronze as it swims towards us over a calm sea.

**Carrie BK** @carriebk@pixelfed.social · 3d

**Michael Perry** @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social · 3d

Michael Perry @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social

Song Sparrow strikes a pose on a Southern Cattail in the Los Angeles River.
#naturephotography #nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #California #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #sparrow #cattail

a plant the size and shape of a corn dog (but longer) holds up a mottled song sparrow.

#cattail

**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · 4d

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

#DailyBird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), 25th February 2024
es: Chupasavia Norteño, fr: Pic Maculé
Larz Anderson Park, Brookline, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 65% crop, 1/500s, ISO 400
#Birds #YellowBelliedSapsucker #YBSA #Woodpeckers #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

With a bold red cap and deeply patterned plumage, a mid-sized woodpecker pauses to admire the geometric pattern of wells it's bored in a tree trunk.

**Michael Perry** @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social · 4d

Michael Perry @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social

Nuttall’s Woodpecker works a tree in the center of the park.
#naturephotography #nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #California #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #woodpecker

a black and white bird with a red crown hangs onto a diagonal tree.

#woodpecker

**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · 5d

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

#DailyBird
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), 21st April 2024
es: Jilguero Yanqui, fr: Chardonneret Jaune
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 25% crop, 1/640s, f/14, ISO 1000
#Birds #AmericanGoldfinch #AGOL #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

A yellow-and-white blotched finch stands full-frame atop a metal feeder pole.

**Michael Perry** @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social · 5d

Michael Perry @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social

Weazy weazy weazy weazy twea! All hail the Townsend’s Warbler of Mineral Wells.
#naturephotography #nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #California #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #warbler

a yellow and black striped bird embedded in dense green foliage.

#warbler

**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · 6d

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

#DailyBird
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), 9th May 2024
es: Gaviota Guanaguanare, fr: Mouette Atricille
Canalfront Park, Lewes, Delaware
Lenapehoking (Lenni-Lenape) traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 1/400s, f/13, ISO 250
#Birds #LaughingGull #LAGU #Gulls #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

A black-headed gull stands atop a metal-bound mooring post.

**Michael Perry** @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social · 6d

Michael Perry @GriffithPark@pixelfed.social

Common Raven shrieks at Red-Shouldered Hawk, who looks back at his pursuer in alarm during aerial combat high over Forest Lawn cemetery.
#naturephotography #nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #California #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #raven #hawk

#hawk

**Parsingphase** @parsingphase@m.phase.org · Apr 9

Apr 9

Parsingphase @parsingphase@m.phase.org

#DailyBird
Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), 3rd August 2024
es: Busardo Colirrojo, fr: Buse à Queue Rousse
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts
Agawam, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1039mm, 20% crop, 1/2000s, f/14, ISO 1600
#Birds #EasternRedTailedHawk #Raptors #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages