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Peter Nguyen

@dptbirder

Vietnamese-American he/him Brain physio๐Ÿง , avian druid๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ, photon catcher๐Ÿ“ท, cat dad๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ“Orange County, California, USA All bird thoughts and photos are mine Life list: 579 Cape May Warbler Socials: @dptbirder

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Man did this advice come from first hand experience!

I legit chuckled back to the time I had like 100 birds in my life list and was CERTAIN I had a tropical kingbird

Even tho my descriptions of the bird are to a teeeeeeeee a Cassinโ€™s kingbirdโ€ฆ

I was so butt hurt for like a week! I boycotted eBird

07.03.2026 01:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thatโ€™s awesome! I find migrating habits endlessly entertaining

07.03.2026 01:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Birders sometimes forget, they are supposed to promote birdingโ€ฆ so by some accounts he is maybe a little bit of a bad reviewer๐Ÿ˜‚

Youโ€™re a totally valid in how you feel! Iโ€™m glad my thread could help today!

07.03.2026 01:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely correct ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

07.03.2026 01:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean like youโ€™ve seen. You get 2-3 pairs at a golf course and theyโ€™re can be 20+ in spring very quickly

07.03.2026 01:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please keep at it! This is a strange thingโ€ฆ I promise there are more good reviewers than bad ones. And your overall experience with eBird should still be good

07.03.2026 01:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think I did good at the sakura today

Barely blooming. But I think I framed a scene

07.03.2026 01:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
To Western Tiger swallowtails in flight

To Western Tiger swallowtails in flight

Two Black swallowtails on silt ground

Two Black swallowtails on silt ground

A western Tiger swallowtail portrait on Sakura

A western Tiger swallowtail portrait on Sakura

MOAR SWALLOWTAILS!!! ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿฆ‹

06.03.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Portrait of Western Tiger swallowtail butterfly on pink and yellow flowers

Portrait of Western Tiger swallowtail butterfly on pink and yellow flowers

A fine example of a western tiger swallowtail

Our county is slowly filling with all types of pollinators! ๐Ÿฅฐ

06.03.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 'Great Texas Freeze' killed thousands of purple martins: Biologists worry recovery could take decades Thousands of birds, including beloved purple martins, died in "The Great Texas Freeze" of 2021. A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amh...

๐Ÿ˜ง๐Ÿชถ

06.03.2026 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽถ Whimbrels over the ocean
Whimbrels over the sea
words words words me ๐ŸŽถ

04.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Whimbrel flock flying over ocean

Whimbrel flock flying over ocean

A flock of Hudsonian Whimbrels migrating north!

A small note โ€” birds migrate north going L โžก๏ธ R on the US west coast in the Pacific Ocean

๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชถ

04.03.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler, Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Sun with partial halo (sundogs), Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Sun with partial halo (sundogs), Westray, Orkney Isles, 3 October 2024

Nothing mega but at least I had birds! These are three of the four Yellow-broweds found today (our second wave of the autumn), plus Garden and Willow warblers, Blackcaps, several Robins, a couple of Sparrowhawks and 61 Pink-feet. A reasonable days #WestrayBirding in glorious sunshine.

#UKbirding

03.10.2024 19:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 977 ๐Ÿ” 47 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Whenever I have a client in Palos Verdes, I always leave my home about 30 minutes to drive straight up PCH. I donโ€™t know why on earth you would want to sit in traffic when you could stare at the ocean that your entire drive.

04.03.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just finished a bluff watch of our local peregrine falcon pair at Palos Verdes Peninsula

I am heading to a patientโ€™s home in Palos Verdes and literally see a peacock with a full tail sprinting like a raptor down a neighborhood street

๐Ÿชถ๐Ÿฆš

04.03.2026 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These guys were following the whales for scraps! There was a pod of at least 5

04.03.2026 04:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Northern Pintail, Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA.
#birds #northernpintail #lowerklamathnationalwildliferefuge #birdphotography #siskiyoucounty

04.03.2026 03:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pacific white sided dolphins and a Heermanโ€™s gull out at sea

Pacific white sided dolphins and a Heermanโ€™s gull out at sea

Pier watches are fun! Itโ€™s always nice to see a Heermanโ€™s gull 4 miles out to sea

Photo bombed by Pacific White-sided dolphins ๐Ÿ˜‘

But also, life mammal

๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชถ๐Ÿฌ

04.03.2026 03:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 62 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes yes yes! Dust them off! The birds are coming!

04.03.2026 02:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

VERY! Spring time!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

04.03.2026 01:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! Yes she was. And so diligently collecting nesting material๐Ÿฅฐ

04.03.2026 01:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Annaโ€™s hummingbird with willow fluffs in beak mid flight

Annaโ€™s hummingbird with willow fluffs in beak mid flight

I absolutely love nesting season. All the birds get so colorful and busy!

Annaโ€™s Hummingbird ๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชถ

04.03.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 179 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Today I saw 5 different nests while birding today ๐Ÿชบ

Two red-tailed hawk nests (Del Hawko is back at it again!)

One Cooperโ€™s hawk nest

One Allenโ€™s hummingbird nest

And an Annaโ€™s hummingbird nest!!! ๐Ÿชถ

04.03.2026 01:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No photos tho! But visual life bird

03.03.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

5MR year bird #141 โ€” northern waterthrush!

03.03.2026 20:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A floofed Robin on a branch.

A floofed Robin on a branch.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb, I seem to have an excess of Robin borbs. Here's the roundest one.

25.02.2026 23:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 136 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dusky Thrush

I saw quite a few of these, my first at Kasai Rinkai Park, set against a backdrop of pink flowers was especially memorable.

Breeds central and eastern Siberia, winters in China, the Koreas, Japan, Taiwan.

Kasei Rinkai Park, Japan, Dec 25

#birds #birding #birdphotography #japan

26.02.2026 06:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After the initial clutch of eggs were ransacked by ravens, Jackie and Shadow have a new egg! Lesssgooo clutch 2!

25.02.2026 02:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We definitely can use more Asian American representation in birding! Iโ€™d love to contribute what I can towards that end! @rosemarymosco.com ๐Ÿฅฐ

24.02.2026 19:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a yellow shirt is throwing a discus at the olympics ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is throwing a discus at the olympics
24.02.2026 02:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0