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Cooper's Hawk. Long Beach Pier, Brunswick County, southern coast of NC. December 2025. eBird checklist S289603027

There's a new beachfront house being build beside the pier. This Coop was perched atop on of the pilings, about 35 feet up. It was watching over the beach, maybe hoping for some small ...

TexasCobra wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 12:18 am I do not consider myself a birder.

Is it okay if some of us consider you an honorary birder?

Either way, your photos rock!

American Bittern. Three Lakes WMA, Osceola County, FL. December 2025. eBird checklist S288801683

Another lifer from the (Lake Apopka) North Shore Birding Festival. A Great Egret caught my about 400 feet away from me. The I noticed the bittern nearby, standing straight up on a mass of floating ...

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Fieldcraft

Please read the American Birding Association’s Code of Birding Ethics (https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/). (Aaron) Don’t crowd a bird for a better look/photo. (Kevin)
Be patient. Learning to sit and watch a bird for a while until you see what you need to make an ID is ...

I have surprisingly few photos of robins, and none of them will set the world on fire. Something to work on.

Aidan B wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 7:06 am https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/645525839

What's the object to the left of the bird???

Aidan B wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 7:00 pm Recent self-found Black-and-white Warbler

I love Black-and-whites!

Gray-headed Swamp Hen. Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Orange County, FL. December 2025. https://ebird.org/checklist/S288467001

First of several to come from the North Shore Birding Festival. This was one of four lifers for the trip.

https://cdn.download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v2/asset/647368537 ...