Colyn Martin
@colynmartin.bsky.social
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Photographer, birder, knitter, tribute band enthusiast, cat lady, dog mom, hiker
Here’s a cardinal having a snack.
#BackyardBirds
#Birdoftheday
#wildlife
#birdphotography
about 19 hours ago
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#Canadageese
on a cold day.
#reflections
#reflection
#birdoftheday
#wildlife
#birdphotography
2 days ago
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Colyn Martin
Rob Crank Photography
5 days ago
Time for
#SquirrelSaturday
were the furballs come out to pose for the camera, or just to pinch some food from the birds 😂 Here's a set of Grey Squirrels from Summer Leys NR last week having fun at the feeders.
#mammals
#photography
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographyIsArt
@wildlifebcn.org
#naturephotography
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A happy
#squirrelSaturday
to all who celebrate!
#squirrel
#naturephotography
#nikon
4 days ago
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The theme for
#birdoftheday
is
#ducks
, and here is a lovely American Black Duck. 🪶
#birding
#birdphotography
#nature
4 days ago
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My
#Favoriteofthemonth
has got to be this
#greenwingedteal
. I was lucky enough to get both the male and female. I’m trying to get 26
#lifers
in 2026, and this is #3! 🪶
#Birdoftheday
#birdphotography
#birding
#birds
#ducks
6 days ago
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Here’s an
#iridescent
common grackle looking gorgeous at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
#birdoftheday
#nature
#birding
#photography
#nikon
8 days ago
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Here’s a hermit thrush. 🪶
#minimalmonday
#birding
#birdphotography
#nikon
9 days ago
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Here’s a
#robin
for today’s alt
#birdoftheday
. 🪶
#birds
#birding
#birdphotography
#nikon
10 days ago
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Here’s a
#chippingsparrow
braving the cold this weekend.
#Birdoftheday
#poise
🪶
10 days ago
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Here’s a white ibis and some willets
#walking
. The ibis shot was taken at Assateague Island, and the willets were at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. 🪶
#birdoftheday
#birds
#birdphotography
13 days ago
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Here are some
#singing
birds. Well, maybe “hollering” might more accurately describe what the
#double-breastedcormorant
is doing, but I’ll give her a pass. 🪶
#birdoftheday
#birds
#birding
#nothoughtsjustbirds
15 days ago
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It’s
#Feedingtime
! The fishing has been great lately 😂 🪶
#Birdoftheday
#heron
#egret
#birding
#birdphotography
16 days ago
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#TwoOfAKind
is the theme for
#birdoftheday
. Here’s are a couple of
#sanderlings
looking for dinner. 🪶
#birding
#birds
#photography
17 days ago
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#Perfectperch
is the theme for
#Birdoftheday
. Here’s an
#osprey
. 🪶
#birding
#birdphotography
#birds
19 days ago
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Here are some
#Shortbeaks
for the
#birdoftheday
: an
#easternphoebe
and an
#orangecrownedwarbler
. The warbler had the audacity to stop briefly in my neighborhood then move on before I could get more pictures. 🪶
#birds
#birding
#birdphotography
20 days ago
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Here’s a
#CarolinaWren
and what appears to be either a female or a juvenile
#commonloon
, and they have
#Longbeaks
. 🪶 We don’t get many loons in my area and I’m desperately hoping I can set eyes on more of them this season.
#birdoftheday
#birding
#birdphotography
21 days ago
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Yet another
#greategret
and a
#ruby-crownedkinglet
.
#solitude
#birdoftheday
#birding
#photography
#nikon
22 days ago
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Colyn Martin
The Oatmeal
23 days ago
The trailer for My Dog: The Paradox just dropped
youtu.be/ZL1lcP_oY08
loading . . .
My Dog: The Paradox | Trailer
YouTube video by Matthew Inman
https://youtu.be/ZL1lcP_oY08
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#Birdoftheday
#moodyfaces
I never get tired of a grumpy
#greategret
🪶
#birding
#photography
#nature
#nikon
25 days ago
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#Feathers&form
#Birdoftheday
I got lucky and caught this
#redshoulderedhawk
hanging out on a low branch.
#birding
#photography
#nature
#birds
#hawk
27 days ago
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Hungry birds! Poor fish, but a bird’s gotta eat! It’s wild how much carnage I’ve witnessed since I started birding!😂 🪶
#Foodfinds
#birdoftheday
#birding
#birds
#doublebreastedcormorant
#pied-billedgrebe
29 days ago
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Here’s a
#downywoodpecker
for today’s
#birdoftheday
theme,
#blackandwhite
. 🪶
#birds
#birdphotography
#photography
30 days ago
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The
#birdoftheday
is
#caughtinmotion
. Here’s a
#greategret
, a
#yellow-rumpedwarbler
, and a juvenile
#baldeagle
. 🪶
#nikon
#birdphotography
#birding
#birds
about 1 month ago
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Colyn Martin
Glynis R
about 1 month ago
Thank you
@alan678.bsky.social
and
@robcrank68.bsky.social
for your facilitation of our wonderful
#BirdOfTheDay
community. Happy New Year to you and everyone here! 🥳
#Reflection
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The
#birdoftheday
theme is
#reflections
. Here’s a
#greatblueheron
. 🪶
#heron
#birding
#birdphotography
#naturephotography
#nikon
#reflection
about 1 month ago
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This
#downywoodpecker
is
#branchingout
in the most adorable way possible. 🪶
#birdoftheday
#birdphotography
#birding
#nikon
about 1 month ago
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Here are some
#birdbutts
: some
#tundraswan
butts with a
#snowgoose
, and a lovely
#gadwall
couple. I love winter
#birding
! 🪶
#birds
#birdphotography
about 1 month ago
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I went on a Christmas Day hike and found this
#tuftedtitmouse
. 🪶
#photography
#serenity
#birdoftheday
#birding
#nikon
#birdphotography
about 1 month ago
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Here’s one of my
#mostrecent
bird pictures, a
#coopershawk
from yesterday’s hike. Middle of the day, eating something, probably a bird. Gory scene but happy to get this
#lifer
. 🪶
#birdoftheday
#birds
#birdphotography
#nikon
about 1 month ago
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Happy
#twosday
! 🪶
#birds
#birding
#birdphotography
about 1 month ago
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The
#birdoftheday
theme is
#sideview
; here’s a cute little
#yellowrumpedwarbler
and a majestic
#baldeagle
.
#birding
#birds
#birdphotography
about 1 month ago
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Colyn Martin
Alt National Park Service
about 2 months ago
A win! Thanks to everyone who spoke out. Following public backlash, Mike Lee backtracked on the National Parks proposal, which would have rescinded legislation protecting national parks and maintaining their boundaries as federal lands.
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Today’s
#birdoftheday
is
#grounded
. Here’s a
#redbelliedwoodpecker
and a
#crow
. 🪶
#birding
#photography
#birds
#birdphotography
about 1 month ago
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I was so excited to get a couple of shots of these
#ring-neckedducks
last weekend. Hopefully there will be a chance to get a little closer before they move on. 🪶
#groups
#birdoftheday
#birdphotography
#birding
about 2 months ago
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Happy
#Twosday
! 🪶
#birdsofBlueSky
#gadwall
#hoodedmerganser
#birds
#photography
#birding
about 2 months ago
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It’s
#birdoftheday
time, and here are a couple of
#ScratchersandPruners
. 🪶
#birding
#photography
#birdphotography
#nikon
#hoodedmerganser
#greatblueheron
about 2 months ago
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The alt
#birdoftheday
is
#finch
, so here’s a
#housefinch
. 🪶
#birdphotography
#photography
#birds
#birding
#photographersofbluesky
about 2 months ago
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Here’s a
#kingfisher
for the
#birdoftheday
. He or she has generously pooped for our entertainment. It’s always a great day when I spot one of these! 🪶
#beltedkingfisher
#birding
#birdphotography
#nikon
#birds
about 2 months ago
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The
#birdoftheday
is
#sideview
, so here’s a
#ring-billedgull
trying to steal a fish from a hooded merganser that had just dove underwater in an attempt to protect his lunch. 🪶
#photography
#birdphotography
#birds
#birding
#nikon
#nature
about 2 months ago
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The
#birdoftheday
alt is
#SmallBirdsBigPersonality
, which is what I’m going with since I have no
#nestbuilders
. Hopefully that will change in the spring but for now here’s a
#golden-crownedkinglet
and a
#white-breastednuthatch
. 🪶
#birds
#nikon
#birdphotography
about 2 months ago
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The
#birdoftheday
is
#borbs
😂 🪶
#birding
#birdphotography
#birds
#nikon
#photography
2 months ago
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Today’s
#birdoftheday
is
#lookingatyou
, and as always, I feel like these birds are judging me. 🪶
#birding
#birdphotography
#nature
#warblerwednesday
#photography
2 months ago
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Here’s a
#blackandwhite
warbler with some very dapper
#stripes
. 🪶
#birdoftheday
#warbler
#fallmigration
#birding
#birdphotography
2 months ago
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I have
#gannets
for my
#birdoftheday
but they’re terrible shots. 😭 They were lifers, though, and it was great to cross them off my list. 🪶
#birds
2 months ago
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Here’s a
#headshot
is a lovely
#greatblueheron
. 🪶
#birdoftheday
#heron
#birdphotography
#birds
#nikon
2 months ago
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Here are some birds
#hangingaround
and having a snack. 🪶
#birdoftheday
#birds
#birdphotography
#nikon
#nature
2 months ago
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Happy
#Twosday
! Here are some wild ponies from Grayson Highlands State Park, some
#meerkats
, and a couple of
#turtles
, which I think are pond sliders.
#ponies
#wildlife
#photography
#nikon
#pairs
2 months ago
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They’re baaack! 🦢 🪶
#tundraswans
#birds
#birdmigration
#nikon
#birdphotography
2 months ago
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The
#warblers
are warbling this season! 🪶
#birdoftheday
#myrtlewarbler
#nikon
#birdphotography
2 months ago
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