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By golly it has been fun having this family of Cooper’s Hawks in the neighborhood. I miss our song birds, but I’m saving gobs of money in bird feed. 
I took this with my iPhone .
Two quick shots through thorns was all the Carib Grackle gave me—but it’s the clearest I’ve caught so far.
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This male American Kestrel is feeding his chicks a blue-tailed skink, perched on a nest box I finally built this past winter. The box itself has a story: it’s crafted from live-edge slabs of an oak tree that came down just 100 feet from where it now hangs. A labor of love—chainsaw milling and all!
I’ve had kestrels visit over the years, and I knew they were cavity nesters. Watching this pair settle in, raise their brood, and tirelessly hunt has been nothing short of fascinating. This photo was taken remotely from a ladder-mounted camera as the male paused with breakfast—just as one chick peeked out, hungry and hopeful.
It’s a rare thing to see something you built become part of a wild family’s story. And capturing a glimpse of it like this? Absolutely unforgettable.
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After a steep rainforest hike, a recovery day on the veranda brought a quiet moment with a Scaly-naped Pigeon—close enough to photograph.
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Birdspotting 2025 #123
King of the Backyard.
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https://foto.bibra-medien.de/2025/07/02/birdspotting-2025-123/
A quiet verandah morning turns memorable with a lifer St. Vincent Wren, flitting through bougainvillaea vines.
#Birds #LesserAntilles #IslandBirds #TropicalBirds #StVincent #BackyardBirding
On Sunday evening I saw a flash of wing outside the mostly closed curtains. You can imagine my surprise to pull them back and see this guy staring me down. We have a family in a nearby tree. Their babies are quite vocal!
Shot on iPhone, through a dirty window. 
Bonus shot: the hummingbird likes to sit in the elm tree before and after she eats. :3
I don't have an explanation for why it looks like some of the coral honeysuckle flowers are moving at high speed, but today's very belated, very small friend is this female ruby-throated hummingbird, who I just barely managed to get in the frame. 
Look at the tiny blep!
Yay Goldfinch action! And house finches too.
The thistle seed was a success!
There was a moment there were like six of em but of course flew off once camera was out.
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Birdspotting 2025 #122
The Jackdaw has a very special stare!
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https://foto.bibra-medien.de/2025/06/23/birdspotting-2025-122/
I really love the the yellow-orange non-standard House Finches
Birdspotting 2025 #121
The Jackdaw I mistook for a hooded crow was back this week - and there were actually two of them.
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https://foto.bibra-medien.de/2025/06/22/birdspotting-2025-121/
Today's small friend is a female downy woodpecker whose favorite eating position is VERY NORMAL, thank you very much.