Laura G.
@hawklady.bsky.social
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Wildlife and nature photographer, NYC. No AI. All photos by me.
https://www.gogginphotography.com/
The
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#OpenBeak
so here is the very large open beak of a Brown Pelican as it skims the shallow water of a lake while hunting for prey. 🪶
about 6 hours ago
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For today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme
#EyeContact
- this is a portrait of an Abdim's Stork. It's dark purple plumage makes it almost invisible against the dark background. 🪶
4 days ago
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Today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#BrownIsBeautiful
- here is a female Common Eider duck showing off her multi-shades of brown and intricate patterns. 🪶
#Ducks
6 days ago
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Today's hawk: this immature Red-Shouldered Hawk perches on a railing in the heart of the Lower East Side, NYC. This individual has found an area in the city where pigeon prey is abundant. 🪶
#Raptors
7 days ago
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Forbidden fuzzy: an Echo Moth caterpillar scoots across a sandy path. I encountered many of these last spring in Florida. 🐛
7 days ago
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Timeline cleanse: a pair of Burrowing Owls appear unamused by your shenanigans. 🪶💙
8 days ago
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Today's hawk: a young Red-Tailed Hawk leaps to an air-conditioner in the window of an apartment building. In NYC, air-conditioners and fire escapes provide convenient perching places for these urban raptors. 🪶
#Raptors
14 days ago
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Today's hawk: a Red-Tailed hawk toughs it out in a snowstorm, ice crystals sticking to his face. When it's cold and the weather is hostile, the hawk hunkers down and waits it out. 🪶
#Raptors
15 days ago
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I was not expecting serious snow today, but here we are at the beach at Coney Island which is covered in snow. The eerie calls of Black Scoters fill the air.
#nyc
16 days ago
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Today's hawk: a Cooper's Hawk goes zipping after who knows what. Its fierce expression shows it's on a mission. 🪶
#Raptors
17 days ago
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Today's hawk: a young Red-Tailed hawk flies across a wintry landscape of bare trees and gray sky. Its bright yellow eye is focused on the next best thing. 🪶
#Raptors
18 days ago
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Today's hawk: a Red-Tailed Hawk perches on the dome of a building while a Kestrel (out of frame) casts a shadow on the wall behind it. 🪶
#Raptors
19 days ago
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Today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#Solitude
and I think this Black-Bellied Plover fits the bill. It explores a patch of sand on a rocky beach, a bit of sun illuminating its way. 🪶
20 days ago
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Behold this amazing creature.
add a skeleton here at some point
21 days ago
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Today's hawk: a Red-Tailed Hawk gets flustered after being buzzed by a Blue Jay. 🪶
#Raptors
22 days ago
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Today's hawk: a young Red-Tailed Hawk looks very regal as it perches on the roof of a house and looks our way. 🪶
#Raptors
23 days ago
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Today's hawk: a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk soars over New York Harbor with the trees of Battery Park in the background. 🪶
#Raptors
24 days ago
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Today's hawk: A Red-Tailed Hawk soars against a cloudy sky. It is the bright spot in a dreary day. 🪶
#Raptors
25 days ago
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I believe I've shared this before, but it fits today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme:
#FoodFinds
A Red-Tailed Hawk (local hero named Christo) scarfs down a rat. Nom nom nom...🪶
#Raptors
26 days ago
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Finding it hard to keep it together today. This helps. Tune in to see a baby Bald Eagle (~20 days old) get nurtured and fed by its parents. The chick is small, fuzzy, and adorable. A minute or two watching this little guy is a nice way to de-stress. 🪶
dickpritchettrealestate.com/southwest-fl...
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southwest florida eagle cam live – Southwest Florida Eagle Cam
https://dickpritchettrealestate.com/southwest-florida-eagle-cam/
26 days ago
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Testing out this Bluesky-Mastodon bridgy thing...don't mind the sneaky gator poking its head out of the murky water. 🐊
27 days ago
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Forging ahead into the new year with strength and purpose like this Cooper's Hawk. 🪶
#Raptors
28 days ago
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reposted by
Laura G.
about 1 month ago
In this new year, remembering that "just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly." Monarch on milkweed. (Summer 2025)
#InsectThursday
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#Insects
#Photography
#Nature
#Butterfly
#Wildlife
#Bloomscroll
#Butterflies
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For today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme
#Outstretched
I am sharing a photo of a female Red-Tailed Hawk I've known for a few years. She is banded and one of her anklets reads "42A" so that's my name for her. She's a beauty. 🪶
#Raptors
about 1 month ago
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Today's
#BirdOfTheDay
themes are
#contrast
and
#faceoff
and I think this Snowy Owl fits both categories. Happy
#winter
and Merry Christmas. 🪶
about 1 month ago
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For today's
#BirdOfTheDay
"side profile" theme, I submit this Red-Tailed Hawk. This is one of the fledglings who hatched in my local park in 2022. 🪶
#Raptors
about 1 month ago
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This was the first real snowfall of the season in NYC last week. It's all gone now, but this was the scene on Governors Island before the wind blew the crystals from the trees. ❄️
#winter
#nyc
#governorsisland
about 1 month ago
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Woops! This Bald Eagle had a tussle with another eagle which resulted in it falling into the water. It was fine, but appeared pretty annoyed. 🪶
#Raptors
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Laura G.
Stephen Boisvert 🇨🇦 🟦⭐⭐⭐⭐🟦
about 2 months ago
#BirdLinks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Cruise-ship stowaway owls set for US return after living it up at Spanish resort
Burrowing owls, who boarded cruise ship in Miami, to be returned to US next month after long spell in quarantine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/13/burrowing-owls-cruise
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This needs more attention. Luxury housing development threatens to destroy an area home to several threatened species. BCI is raising funds to purchase the land and preserve it.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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A young Red-Tailed Hawk is illuminated by a late afternoon sunbeam. 🪶
#Raptors
about 2 months ago
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My favorite winter birds are the Dark-Eyed Juncos. They are always active and make cute little chittery sounds. I'm always a little sad in spring when they disappear. 🪶
about 2 months ago
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Feeling a little intimidated... 🪶
about 2 months ago
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Greetings from Mr & Mrs Green-Winged Teal. 🪶
#Ducks
about 2 months ago
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For today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme
#Borbs
I give you this roly-poly male Lesser Scaup who is all belly. 🪶
about 2 months ago
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Meet my favorite sparrow, the White-Throated Sparrow. Not only are they pretty little things, they have a wonderful whistling song. I know it's winter when these guys show up.🪶
2 months ago
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Three in One: a White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, and Great Egret share a moment in a dark pond. 🪶
2 months ago
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Look at these lovelies who were found foraging in the leaf litter on Staten Island. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. 🪶🦃
2 months ago
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What's up? 🪶
#Raptors
2 months ago
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Today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is "Mr & Mrs" so here we have Mr Red-Tailed Hawk sneaking up behind the Mrs as she perches in a tree. 🪶
#Raptors
2 months ago
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reposted by
Laura G.
Friends Of Midway Atoll (FOMA)
3 months ago
#Wisdom
is back! The world’s oldest known living banded bird, Mōlī (Laysan albatross) queen, has returned to Kuailhelani (Midway Atoll).
#Birds
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Saw my first Common Eider today at Coney Island. 🪶
3 months ago
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reposted by
Laura G.
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
3 months ago
The Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct in October 2025. At
#AEWAMOP9
, delegates paid tribute to it, with this rare taxidermied specimen on view. Read personal reflections and testimonies from those who searched for, studied, and cared deeply about it:
www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/reme...
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Laura G.
NE Ohio Regional Sewer District
3 months ago
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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I feel we could use a Bluebird of Happiness today. 💙🪶
3 months ago
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For today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme "Close Up" - an Andean Condor I met last year. The bright sun made her ruby-red eyes glow like hot coals. 🪶
3 months ago
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reposted by
Laura G.
Kyle Griffin
3 months ago
The cover of next week's New Yorker, "Mayor Mamdani," by Edel Rodriguez.
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Feels pretty good in NYC tonight. 🎉💙
3 months ago
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For
#BirdOfTheDay
I offer up this pigeon. This image is left over from my short-lived campaign to nominate this as our national bird. 😆🪶
3 months ago
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Ok, this is cute. MTA celebrates Halloween at the Essex/Delancey station. 🎃
#nyc
3 months ago
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