Brian Rusnica
@neogonzo.bsky.social
Raptor Enthusiast 🦅 / Wildlife Photography / Hawk Migration & Conservation / #RaptorID / Illustration / Dinosaurs 🦖 / Instagram: @neogonzo / www.brianrusnica.com / linktr.ee/neogonzo
🔴 Comment Deadline: Friday, October 9th! More than 5,000 Osprey chicks are starving to death each year in the Chesapeake Bay. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is considering changes to how menhaden are harvested. 🚨 Take Action: abcbirds.info/3UdxfoE
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "What would you say if I had a series of text messages from your team that said you were in Atlanta, counting HAWKS at a HAWKWATCH on August 24th, 2026?" "I will give you a second to process it so you don't perjure yourself." #birdingmemes #birding 🪶
me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made
September is hawktime.⏳🦅 Raptor migration is about to kick into full gear. Join me this month on Mt Watatic in Ashburnham MA as we count as many hawks as we can find. I’ll be up 9/12-9/27 Check my LINK IN BIO for FAQs or comment below w/Qs! Hope to see you up there this Fall! #hawkwatch #birding 🪶🦅
It’s Nighthawk season! TONIGHT will be my first time as Leader at Mount Auburn Cemetery 's Nighthawk Watch annual events. I’ve had a great time for years watching for Nighthawks in the cemetery. It is with great pride that I take on spotting & counting birds for this unique tradition! #birding 🪶🌃
I heard some commotion in my backyard and discovered the source: a juvenile #BroadWingedHawk had arrived! Felt like a larger hawk; guessing a young female, newly independent and hunting on her own. In just a few weeks, she’ll be taking flight for S. America on a wild migratory journey! 😎🪶🦅 #birding
@thebirdist.bsky.social we've got a new bird sports logo, for Boston's pro Women's Baseball team, the Hunters.
Where Have All the Ospreys Gone?: Nest Failures Raise Alarm Along the Atlantic Coast Read the story here: www.aba.org/where-have-a...
Where Have All the Ospreys Gone? - American Birding Association
Researchers report catastrophic Osprey nesting failures along the Atlantic Coast, likely driven by declining menhaden, raising alarms about ecosystem health and broader conservation challenges today.
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I know not everyone hates AI as much as I do so just a reminder do NOT share someone else's work with AI (like ChatGPT) without their explicit consent! It is a violation of their privacy and IP control.
Our new and highly anticipated raptor silhouette collection has arrived! Featuring 16 migratory raptor silhouettes from North, Central, and South America, this design celebrates the remarkable birds that connect communities across the hemisphere! Order yours today: www.bonfire.com/store/hawk-m...
Swainson's Hawks are large buteos that thrive in the open grassland and prairie habitats across the western United States, Canada, and parts of Mexico before migrating to wintering grounds in Argentina. Photos by Wendy Miller #HawkMigration #RaptorIdentification #SwainsonsHawk
Being a raptor enthusiast means occasionally stumbling upon a grim scene; and this one was an all-timer. Driving through upstate NY on a recent road trip, came across this #BaldEagle in a farm field. When they departed, they took the remains of a white-tailed deer fawn with them! #birding 🦅🪶🦌
They should check the area for eggs. This is mating behavior. After a short incubation period, the spawn will swarm towards the nearest freeway
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 5mo agoDozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
Rounding out the warbler pack last weekend! #NorthernParula + #NashvilleWarbler + #MagnoliaWarbler + #BlackAndWhiteWarbler. Parker River NWR (MA). #springmigration #birding 😎🪶
Also present on a nice migration morning: both Female and Male #BlackThroatedBlueWarbler and some close encounters with #BlackThroatedGreenWarbler as well. Parker River NWR (MA) #springmigration #birding 😎🪶🖤💙🖤💚
I was treated to a few "holy smokes ZOOM OUT" looks at #ChestnutSidedWarbler last weekend as well. Amazing and brave little birds! Parker River NWR (MA) #springmigration #birding 😎🪶🤎
Some cheeto-dust warbler action from last weekend: #BlackburnianWarbler were abundant at Parker River NWR in coastal Massachusetts. #springmigration #birding 😎🪶
A friend let me know that the new homepage image for Sharp-shinned Hawk on @cornellbirds.bsky.social All About Birds is one of mine! This is one of my favorite shots of any raptor - taken at Mount Watatic's #hawkwatch! www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sharp-... #birding #sharpshinnedhawk 🦅🪶
Sharp-shinned Hawk Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A tiny hawk that appears in a blur of motion—and often disappears in a flurry of feathers. That’s the Sharp-shinned Hawk, the smallest hawk in Canada and the United States and a daring, acrobatic flie...
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amazing video where some birders stumbled upon BIG counts of Snowy Owls staging for migration in Alberta. #birding 🪶🦉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=37kN...
46 Snowy Owls in ONE Morning
YouTube video by Rain Saulnier
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Yellow-rumped Warblers (aka butterbutts) in my yard on Saturday! Usually the first warbler we get in big numbers here in April in Massachusetts. #yellowrumpedwarbler #birding 🪶🐦⬛🧈🍑
I’ve got a new video up about AI generated birds! I do rant a bit, but it’s alarming how much this slop is becoming a problem, certainly worse than I realized before researching this. [These] Birds Aren't Real youtu.be/wdK-bI61Mhs
[These] Birds Aren't Real
YouTube video by Doug Hitchcox
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Raptor migration starting to heat up in Massachusetts. Here's a handful of the 28 #AmericanKestrel we counted on Saturday’s #hawkwatch at Plum Island, MA. Keep your eyes peeled for more moving up the coast in the next few weeks !! 🦅😎🪶 #birding
