JRauscher

Jonathan︱Photographer, Videographer, & Writer︱Flickr/Instagram @thejrauscher

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Scissor Tailed Flycatcher from a few months ago

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Na-Na-Na-Na-Na Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus)! Named after its favorite snack, and not to be confused with your favorite superhero, this raptor mainly feeds on small bats. It has a wide but fragmented range and might be seen in parts of Africa, Southeast Asia, and Papua New Guinea. It lives in a variety of habitats, such as forests, wetlands, and savannas, where it spends most of its day roosting on a perch. But when the Sun starts to set and bats come out, this bird is quick to strike. Within about a 20-minute timespan, it can catch and gulp down as many as 11 bats!

Photo: Gary Albert, CC BY-SA 2.0, flickr

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Bluebird from a few months ago

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Red Headed Woodpecker from a few months ago!

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This Dan Piraro comic always makes me cry.

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Northern Mockingbird about to make a food delivery to its young in the nest! Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 uplands

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Black-crowned Night-Heron Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Long Pond

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Babie demands food

Random dove spawns

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Common Grackle fledgling Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 Long Pond

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One more Scarborough Festival post - highlights from the bird show!

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The other weekend I went to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, TX! First time visiting, had a blast and got some great photos!

Shoutouts to: Last Chance Forever Bird Conservatory Queen Chikamharida for Tales of African Tradition Cirque du Sewer Schrodinger the cat (for being the subject of one of the best photos i got all day lol)

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Bald Eagles!

This is a nesting pair by White Rock Lake in Dallas and one of their babies - the babies are about ready to take flight!

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A majestic Great Blue Heron!

Been getting a lot of amazing photos recently, and finally been getting through my backlog of editing. More photos soon.

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Green Heron from last year.

I have been getting more photos, got some good ones during the big freeze. But I wanted to wait because things got... rough, broadly speaking. Posting as usual didn't feel right.

Call a friend today. New photos coming soon.

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@todaysbird what kind of bird is this??

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the wonderful Anhinga, also known as the snakebird (I can’t imagine why)

[thejrauscher]

I'm still alive! Just haven't been able to get out with my camera recently - more photos coming soon-ish!