Western Kingbird by johnd1964, on FlickrPhoto Species of the Week
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lonesome55dove
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aveschapinas
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Re: Photo Species of the Week
Oh my goodness, you're right! I must have been tired when I posted LOL! I have no Eastern Phoebes.The Bird Nuts wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 3:45 amI think you may be confusing them with Wood-Pewees.aveschapinas wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:18 am I've seen them - and occasionally even been able to distinguish the Eastern from the Western - but I don't have any photos!
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KTH
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Saw this bird in the parking lot of a car dealership next to where we stopped to eat when traveling from Denver to Rocky Mt NP last year.
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aveschapinas
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I've seen these, and had to learn to distinguish them from the Tropicals, but I don't think I have any photos!
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Charlie Spencer
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May 2025. Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument, New Mexico. eBird checklist S241522715
Lifer from last year's Taos - Santa Fe trip.
Lifer from last year's Taos - Santa Fe trip.
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Charlie Spencer
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Good morning, Whatbirders! The random number generator spit out an East Coast species this morning, so I'm pairing with a western one!
Laughing Gull
California Gull
The guideline is only one photo per species per week, please. On those occasions when I name more than one species, you're welcome to post one photo of each species. Details and stories behind the photos are encouraged!
Laughing Gull
California Gull
The guideline is only one photo per species per week, please. On those occasions when I name more than one species, you're welcome to post one photo of each species. Details and stories behind the photos are encouraged!
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stitch58
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Laughing Gull chasing off a Parasitic Jaeger that had been harassing it.
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I got my best pic of a laughing gull at Fernandina Beach in Florida.
Laughing gull - Fernandina Beach, FL by stevebruenjes, on Flickr
Laughing gull - Fernandina Beach, FL by stevebruenjes, on Flickr-
lonesome55dove
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Bering Birder
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Re: Photo Species of the Week
Laughing Gull
Texas City, TX
3/9/85
California Gull
Santa Barbara, CA
12/25/95
Texas City, TX
3/9/85
California Gull
Santa Barbara, CA
12/25/95
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Marilynne
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Juvenile Laughing Gull in winter plumage
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The Bird Nuts
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Laughing Gull at Port Aransas TX. Picked this one because of the sign.
A California Gull in Lubbock TX.
A California Gull in Lubbock TX.
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KTH
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Laughing Gull. Panama City Beach FL
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aveschapinas
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I have a bunch of these, so it was hard to choose; I decided to go for drama and artistic effect. Laughing Gulls taking their perch on the light poles for the night.
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only have the Laughing Gull. this one is missing a foot.
June 2015
Laughing Gull Foot Missing Aransas NWR by johnd1964, on Flickr
June 2015
Laughing Gull Foot Missing Aransas NWR by johnd1964, on Flickr-
Charlie Spencer
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Horry County SC. Oct 2023. eBird checklist S151179246
From the autumn 2023 meeting of the Carolina Bird Club. I picked up a couple of lifer shorbs on this trip. The mosquitos were ... challenging.
From the autumn 2023 meeting of the Carolina Bird Club. I picked up a couple of lifer shorbs on this trip. The mosquitos were ... challenging.
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Charlie Spencer
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Good March morning, Whatbirders! The randomly selected bird this week is a western species, so let's throw in another blackbird from the southeastern coast too.
Bullock's Oriole
Boat-tailed Grackle
The guideline is only one photo per species per week, please. On those occasions when I name more than one species, you're welcome to post one photo of each species. Details and stories behind the photos are encouraged!
Bullock's Oriole
Boat-tailed Grackle
The guideline is only one photo per species per week, please. On those occasions when I name more than one species, you're welcome to post one photo of each species. Details and stories behind the photos are encouraged!
Sunset Harbor NC USA
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Lonestranger
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A rare out of range Bullocks Oriole from Nov 2023. I remember thinking that it was an unusual sighting at the time, and I needed the help of this crowd to help me nail down the ID.
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Bering Birder
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Bullock's Oriole
Modjeska Canyon, CA
5/15/80
Boat-tailed Grackle
Sea Rim State Park, TX
4/11/87
Modjeska Canyon, CA
5/15/80
Boat-tailed Grackle
Sea Rim State Park, TX
4/11/87
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I see these fairly often at the Jersey shore
Boat-tailed grackle - male - Sandy Hook, NJ by stevebruenjes, on Flickr
Boat-tailed grackle - male - Sandy Hook, NJ by stevebruenjes, on Flickr-
aveschapinas
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I got to see the rarely-present Bullock's in Panajachel during the Christmas Bird Count in January 2025, but I didn't get a photo. And our grackles have great tails (except in September, when they have no tails!)
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lonesome55dove
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Bullock's Oriole. Will have to work on improving my photos of these this spring
Boat-tailed Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle