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Steve Tronick

@geefadj.bsky.social

AKA "GeeFadj." Birds, dogs, cats, flowers, sunsets, Santa Cruz. All media photos are mine. Please post your media photos (no adult content) so I can follow you😁📸!

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D. C. Fitzgerald @dcfitzgerald.bsky.social · 3d ago

Female Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus). She’s removing harmful bristles & expels toxic gut contents from caterpillars before eating. Range across the Himalayas. She’s a an obligate brood parasite, laying eggs in another bird’s nest 🪺 & letting the other bird raise them. #birds #nature

Steve Tronick@geefadj.bsky.social · 2d ago

Can anyone ID this oriole? Searched "forever" (Cornell, Audubon, etc.). My guess is that it's an immature Bollock's (black streak behind the eye). Note the Audubon's remark: ..."but some are not safely identified." Thanks!

I think this is an immature Bullock's oriole, The light black behind the eye is characteristic of a Bullock's. I must've looked at every oriole posted online and consulted the Audubon, Cornell, etc. This was its only encounter so far. And the orange color is not grape jelly!
Steve Tronick@geefadj.bsky.social · 4d ago

Lift-off! Male hooded oriole. I don't remember if he was taking off or landing. I may be reflected in his eye and top off his beak. Nevertheless, I think I nailed the DOF, shutter speed, and exposure😀.

Adult, male hooded oriole, taking off or landing - don't remember. We've had a great summer so far watching the orioles raise their young and serenading us with their different beautiful calls.
Jay Jaffe@jayjaffe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Aw man, RIP. Maybe my first favorite player, exceptional leadoff hitter on some great Dodgers teams. 4x All-Star, 2x NL stolen base leader, record-breaker with 38 straight steals, 3rd all time in SB% at 500-attempt cutoff. www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...

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Los Angeles Dodgers@dodgersbot.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Dodgers mourn the loss of Davey Lopes, who passed away today at age 80. Lopes was a member of the team’s record-setting infield of the 1970s and 1980s and one of the finest basestealers in MLB history. Our condolences go out to his family and friends.

A graphic with a photo of Davey Lopes smiling in the center of the graphic. The text says: Davey Lopes 1945-2026
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Reminder that on his last day of his first term, Trump awarded a commendation to Dr Fauci "in recognition of his exceptional effort on Operation Warp Speed"

cap of White House page honoring Fauci
Steve Tronick@geefadj.bsky.social · 7d ago

Although there are a zillion beautiful and dramatic photos of hummers, I've posted this noisy and out-of-focus photo, because the feeder rarely receives sufficient light to illuminate the gorget (Anna's Hummingbird).

Out of many trips to the feeder, this was a big surprise, because the sun rarely illuminates the gorget. Although technically insufficient, this was a real surprise. I found that PS now includes AI denoise and sharpening filters that work great.