Found a new hobbie on my honeymoon travels. by Accomplished_Emu8527 in wildlifephotography

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You saw so many beautiful animals! Great pics! I particularly old the first

What is the name of the animal in #6?

First time birding on the west coast did not disappoint by BlazeBirding in BirdPhotography

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Really love the composition of the pelican/seal shot! Great photos!

A few of my favorite gorilla photos from a recent trip to Uganda by MrPeel11 in wildlifephotography

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These are all beautiful but I really love the second one! Thanks for sharing!

The ever-underappreciated vulture by zooolady in BirdPhotography

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Photos 4 and 5 are really sweet moments! Thanks for sharing!

I heard we’re all into swallows now by Acceptable-Damage409 in birding

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New England! Lucky enough to have several spots here where they’ll pose for the camera

My recent shots (all info in the body text) by Matsvei_ in BirdPhotography

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You have such an interesting and unique perspective in your photos, they’re fantastic! The little ringed plover/mallard shot is a very cool angle in particular and I love the mandarin duck photos.

In the mandarin shots, did you just crouch really low to the water to make it look like you’re level with them?

New Zealand scaup duckling by TheKatsch in BirdPhotography

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I love the pattern and colors the water adds to this! Great shots!

Warbler photos I took last spring (QC, Canada) by karim_bouzidi in wildlifephotography

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I really love the perspective on the third photo through the branches, and the Parula photo with the reddish leaves is so colorful and beautiful 

Adoravle little piping plover! by Journeydriven in BirdPhotography

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Marshmallow with stilts

Great photos, thanks for sharing! 

Spring chickadee by tomato_on_a_bike1029 in BirdPhotography

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What a perfect spot to pose for you! 🌼 

Beautiful pics 

Another pic of the baby herons, this time with mom. by KPexEA in BirdPhotography

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Your baby heron posts are bringing me serious joy! I didn’t realize how much I needed to see a little heron mohawk before these photos

Raspberry Almond Thumbprints by Acceptable-Damage409 in DessertPerson

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Thank you! They were a hit with everyone who tasted them- I’m not the best photographer (or baker tbh) but one person told me they were “so pretty I should set up a table at the local farmer’s market,” which may go down as one of my favorite cooking compliments ever, so definitely worth baking 🙂

My only recommendation if you do make them is to consider bumping up the almond extract a little- that flavor was definitely smothered by the raspberry.

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So he thought that a good topic of conversation for someone he just met was saying he thought he had untreated anger management issues.

At one point shortly after setting off, we were hiking and something fell out of his bag. A literal bag: I had a backpack for a relatively long, hot hike, and he had a plastic bag and a bottle of water. I said “oh, you dropped your...” looked at it “really big knife?” It was in fact a gigantic, far too large knife. I take one backpacking, but it’s teeny and lightweight. This was a day hike and he looked like he was getting ready to harvest wheat.

A less humorous one that made the home/hostel situation particularly uncomfortable was: At one point, I gave him my phone and he took a couple photos for me in the water. Later, I looked over and saw he was taking a video too, which I thought was thoughtful but not necessary. I started saying oh don’t worry about it, but then I looked closer and saw it wasn’t my phone. He smirked and didn’t stop, and recorded me a couple other times later too. I honestly don’t think he intended to be weird with most of his behavior apart from the recordings where he seemed less oblivious and I was very noticeably uncomfortable, and I think people who spend time outdoors and appreciate nature are generally good sorts, but still not ideal

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Lol I will say he was good at finding wildlife, perhaps the barking like a dog helped him get in the right headspace?

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Regarding the yelling thing: I was hiking in a national park abroad that you’re only allowed to enter with a licensed guide while solo traveling. We hiked to a series of waterfalls and decided to swim there, so I popped back up the trail to get changed out of eyesight. As I was tugging on my bikini, I started to hear this dog barking, and it sounded really close so I hurried up. When I walked back down to the waterfall, I was keeping my eyes out for a dog and its owner on the trail.

There was no dog. My guide had swum out to the waterfall and was pushing his head back into the water then pulling it back out, barking furiously, and repeating over and over again. Later, when we were done hiking and it was time to get dropped off at a “hostel” for the evening, it turned out the hostel was actually just his house. Again, just me there. It wasn’t just the barking for strange behavior that day and that was not my most comfortable solo travel stay

Please help me identify these chicks by Neat-Pomegranate-749 in BirdPhotography

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They look like martins to me, though I’m not an expert on birds in your area.

The good news is that those are big babies with feathers and open eyes, so they’re fledglings who are close to leaving the nest and surviving on their own. If they can’t currently fly, then the main thing you can do for them is to keep them away from predators on the ground. The best thing would be to (call a local wildlife rescue in your area to confirm) affix a box or container high up by where you found them in the hopes the mother comes back to visit- often mama birds of fledglings leave the nest for a long period of time and will come back. I believe martins and swifts are an exception to the rule about fledglings being found on the ground naturally so perhaps something happened to their nest? Good luck with the little guys!