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A juvenile black winged still coming in for landing. #qatar #fujifilm

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

An Eurasian Moorhen doing some early morning fishing. These are quite chatty birds while they’re hiding in the bush, but very shy unless you’ve camped out in a spot long enough for them to come out of hiding. A beautiful bird. #birds #qatar #birdsofqatar #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Winter in Hamburg, Germany is wild. One day it’s 10-degrees and raining, the next day it’s -5 and sunny, the next day it’s 3 and fog so thick, you can drink it. Here’s beautiful St. Michael’s (Hauptkirche St Michaelis) ringed in dense fog. #germany #Deutschland #hamburg #stmichaelis

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone! Happy birding and streeting! #denmark #copenhagen #newyear2025

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

It’s getting cold out. Snuggle up like an Indian Silverbill. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Stonechat on high alert. #Fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Strutting Stilt competing for crabs in the marsh. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

“Not a turkey. Move along.” Happy Thanksgiving to my family and friends back home in America! #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Little Grebes everywhere you look. I am very impressed by how long these fishing pros can stay submerged. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Back on my heron theme: Here is another rare Qatar visitor. A Grey Heron. This was in May when the temps here are well into the 40s (over 105F)! Check out his tongue. He was def stressing. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

So jazzed to find this guy plucking crabs out of the marsh. Striated and Black Cap Herons are rarely seen in Qatar. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

Finding some shore birds in Qatar. Particularly excited about curlews, godwits, and redshanks coming back for the winter. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

Found this cute Stonechat as it hunted insects in thick brush. These guys love wintering in Northern Africa and the Arabian coasts. They’re rapid, insanely accurate insect gatherers. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Eurasian Marsh Harriers at play. One of them, sadly, tampered with by a human. You can see a rope on the legs of the younger harrier. It was either being trained to hunt or had escaped. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 105 days ago • 2 comments

Bar-Tailed Godwits are an amazing, near-threatened species that travel thousands of miles *in one shot* from their breeding sites in the Arctic all the way down to Africa and the Arabian coasts this time every year. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

If you’re into Bird Photography like me, I have created a feed just for you! Please check it out and pin it to your feeds. bsky.app/profile/did:... #bird #birds #photography #birdphotography

submitted 106 days ago • 1 comment

Wagtails are some of my favorite birds, their distinctive flight and ground movements. A real joy to watch them tracking down and munching on bugs. Here, a White Wagtail enjoys splashing waves and a rare cool breeze here in Qatar. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

Black-Winged Stilts are fun to shoot, often very obliging. Even better, when they hit the air, you can hear them coming for miles. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

A tiny juvenile Shrike hides in the reeds, and for good reason. A shadow lurks overhead. #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #birds #cornellbirds

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

I spy this cantankerous guy. Red-Wattled Lapwings don’t take guff from any bird, including raptors like Marsh Harriers. The blur in the last shot is one that had been dive bombing a family of 🫣FIVE🫣 harriers, who each fled his relentless attacks.

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Whenever I try sneaking up on egrets and herons. 😫 #fujifilm #xh2s #xf150600 #qatar #birdsofqatar #cornelbirds

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Hi Bluesky! I’m Robert Turner. I am an exercise scientist and a street/wildlife photographer. If you like that stuff, hopefully you’ll like my stuff! Enjoy!

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments