Alex Sauerbrunn
@birdsbyalex.bsky.social
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Birder & Photographer | Based in SoCal
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Great Horned Owl family portrait
#birds
#bird
#owl
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
12 months ago
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Always a sucker for skylines
#losangeles
#blackandwhite
#photography
5 days ago
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Seasoned watchful eyes sit beside curious youthful eyes.
#birds
#owl
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
3 days ago
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An Eastern Bluebird poses on a
#ManMadePerch
, showing off its classic beauty.
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
4 days ago
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Get To Know Nature
5 days ago
I’m seeing too many content scraping accounts lately. You know, the ones who post “a frog a day” or whatever. They’re lousy! They steal photos, post without credit to get lots of followers & then often make money off the account. Please block them & try these real photographers instead!
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Always a sucker for skylines
#losangeles
#blackandwhite
#photography
5 days ago
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So judgy, but so fluffy
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
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6 days ago
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A Canada Warbler rocking that iconic necklace. Can’t wait for spring migration!
#BirdOfTheDay
#Warblers
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
6 days ago
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A Scarlet Tanager pierces the canopy with its stunning beauty.
#Black&Red
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
7 days ago
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An Anna’s Hummingbird feeds her tiny chicks nestled among the cherry blossoms.
#birds
#hummingbird
#nature
#wildlife
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8 days ago
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"LOOK WHAT I CAN DO" "WHOA I WANNA TRY"
#birds
#owl
#nature
#wildlife
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10 days ago
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This Anna’s Hummingbird picked a beautiful spot to raise a family!
#BirdOfTheDay
#BestOfTheMonth
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
13 days ago
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kevinosx
14 days ago
Monday morning osprey...
#photography
#birdphotography
#birds
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A big yawn from a sleepy Great Horned Owlet.
#birds
#owl
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
14 days ago
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A Green-winged Teal stands tall amid the onset of spring.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
17 days ago
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker! Can’t wait for their next project 🪶
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Their Birding Documentary Became a Surprise Hit, but the Reiser Brothers Are Just Getting Started
With a new project about their search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the irreverent, road-tripping filmmakers behind “Listers” are going for more than laughs.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/their-birding-documentary-became-surprise-hit-reiser-brothers-are-just-getting-started
18 days ago
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker! Can’t wait for their next project 🪶
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Their Birding Documentary Became a Surprise Hit, but the Reiser Brothers Are Just Getting Started
With a new project about their search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the irreverent, road-tripping filmmakers behind “Listers” are going for more than laughs.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/their-birding-documentary-became-surprise-hit-reiser-brothers-are-just-getting-started
18 days ago
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A striking Northern Flicker showing off those classic spots.
#BirdOfTheDay
#speckled
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
18 days ago
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A Vermilion Flycatcher looking like straight-up fire!
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
25 days ago
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli
27 days ago
Counting birds is so hot right now.
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PacBirds
about 1 month ago
A black oystercatcher in a drizzle for the
#GreyDay
theme of
#BirdOfTheDay
picked by
@alan678.bsky.social
#birds
#photography
#nature
#ECK
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Bananaquit doing Bananaquit things
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#nature
#wildlife
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about 1 month ago
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Matt Ufford
about 1 month ago
the first rule of owl club is you don’t talk about owl club🦉🦉🦉🦉🪶
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A precious moment as an Anna’s Hummingbird feeds her little hummers.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#hummingbird
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about 1 month ago
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A Brandt’s Cormorant rocking that electric blue!
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
about 1 month ago
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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁
about 1 month ago
I'm told today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#ShoutItOut
so felt like a good time share this one.
#birds
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Just look at that gorgeous gorget on this Anna’s Hummingbird. Quite a handsome fellow!
#birds
#hummingbird
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#BirdOfTheDay
#BestOfTheMonth
about 1 month ago
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A Short-eared Owl glides low over a golden meadow with
#WideOpenWings
, today’s
#BirdOfTheDay
theme.
#birds
#owl
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
about 2 months ago
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Science says: go birding! 🪶
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'Birdbrain' benefits: How being an expert birdwatcher may boost cognition
New research shows that seasoned birders — including older adults — had denser tissue in parts of the brain tied to attention and perception.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/birdwatching-birding-brain-boost-cognition-research-rcna259945
about 2 months ago
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A Lewis’s Woodpecker showing off its rosy belly.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
about 2 months ago
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A Peregrine Falcon surveys the world with a gaze as sharp as its talons.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
about 2 months ago
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Today’s
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#CollectingFood
. Here’s an American Dipper with its catch!
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
about 2 months ago
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The Garden Jungle
about 2 months ago
Today’s
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#Portrait
so here is a side profile portrait of an Atlantic Puffin I photographed in The Farne Islands
#birds
#thegardenjungle
#wildlifephotography
#birdwatching
#shropshire
#UKwildlife
#birdphotography
#canon
#photography
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Floof peekin’ out 🪶
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about 2 months ago
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Owlet season is here!
#birds
#owl
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
about 2 months ago
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Today’s
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#Birds&Bugs
, featuring a Black Phoebe clutching a yummy moth.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
about 2 months ago
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Highlights from Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. If you’re ever in SoCal, check out this top-notch birding spot!
#birds
#WaterBirds
#BirdOfTheDay
2 months ago
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
2 months ago
BIRD QUIZ: Here is a bird photographed in Florida in early February 2023. Do you know what species it is? Leave your answer in Comments and we'll post ours at the end of the day. Thanks to Alex Sauerbrunn for sharing this photo with eBird and the Macaulay Library archive.
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Matt Ufford
2 months ago
excellent Budweiser commercial. would be a real shame if it took FOUR YEARS for a bald eagle to reach adult plumage
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A Mountain Bluebird bringing a splash of color to the desert.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
2 months ago
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Just some really cool owls
#birds
#owl
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
2 months ago
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Mark Coupe Photography
2 months ago
Today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#Reflections
. I think this greater yellowlegs fits the bill.
#birds
#canada
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birding
#nikon
#yellowlegs
#greateryellowlegs
#shorebirds
#mcoupephotography
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Today’s
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#OpenBeak
— here’s an Atlantic Puffin with some Monday morning energy.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
2 months ago
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Can’t get enough of these colors
#sunset
#LA
#photography
#landscape
2 months ago
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The Loggerhead Shrike, aka “butcherbird,” is famous for impaling its prey on sharp objects to save for later.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
3 months ago
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End the Guga Hunt! Petition remains open — link in comments.
#birds
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END THE GUGA HUNT!
YouTube video by Protect the Wild
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I1fA174K2IM
3 months ago
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Glen Dunlap
3 months ago
🦅🪶#Raptors
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‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behave
Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds
https://share.google/lHE9BXjg0r6iLQsff
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Mark Coupe Photography
3 months ago
Me every time I read the news these days. Northern Pygmy Owl
#birds
#canada
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birding
#nikon
#owl
#mcoupephotography
#pygmyowl
#northernpygmyowl
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An Anna’s Hummingbird savors the blooms of a showy penstemon.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
3 months ago
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eBird Wrapped just dropped! Apparently I birded like a Clicking Shrike-Babbler. How did you bird this year?
#eBirdRecounted2025
#birds
3 months ago
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An Anna’s Hummingbird savors the blooms of a showy penstemon.
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
3 months ago
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