• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    Birds. Even in urban areas you wouldn’t believe how many birds there are. Not just pigeons and sparrows, but hawks and falcons will readily live in many urban areas too. Herons and egrets are particularly adaptable to urban areas and easy to find along rivers and ponds. In the spring and fall warblers will pass through as well, and I even see them on busy urban streets sometimes if there’s a few bushes or trees along the path. I’ve even had a few lucky owl sightings while walking in the suburbs at night.

    Delightfully since I live in the southwest and grew up on the east coast, where they’re incredibly shy of people, we also have tons of bold urban ravens. In the late spring and early summer sometimes I see big flocks (recently independent juveniles?) just soaring and diving for the fun of it.

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      5 months ago

      I love birds! I can feel people’s annoyance at me pointing them out and I simply don’t care. Not having an interest in that ruby throated hummingbird or even the red shouldered hawks and house finches is your distinction disfunction and I will make you aware of the life going on outside your ego.

      Shameless plug for c/wildlifephotography