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valerie block

@valerieblock

Freelance editor and writer. I used to edit politics and business news @CNBC. Also former DME @CrainsNewYork. Birdwatching is my happy place 🦚

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Vagrant varied thrush, a rare visitor from the west coast, showed up at Prospect Park this week. This pumpkin-colored character came just in time for #halloween. 🎃 #lifer! #birdcpp #fallmigration #birdphotography #canonphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wildlife #nature

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Here’s a few more shots of the little pumpkin from Prospect Park to brighten a rainy day. #birdcpp #variedthrush #lifer #canonphotography

Here’s a few more shots of the little pumpkin from Prospect Park to brighten a rainy day. #birdcpp #variedthrush #lifer #canonphotography
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Anna’s hummingbirds with gorgets glowing in Palo Alto, Ca. So exciting to get males with the sun lighting up their pretty plumage! One of the many lifers for me on a short trip out west! #birding #birds #hummingbird #canonphotography #California #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wildlife

Anna’s hummingbirds with gorgets glowing in Palo Alto, Ca. So exciting to get males with the sun lighting up their pretty plumage! One of the many lifers for me on a short trip out west! #birding #birds #hummingbird #canonphotography #California #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wildlife
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More Anna’s hummingbirds seen in my friends’ backyard at Palo Alto last month. Like little emerald gems buzzing in the air! #hummingbirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #canonphotography #California #Stanford

More Anna’s hummingbirds seen in my friends’ backyard at Palo Alto last month. Like little emerald gems buzzing in the air!  #hummingbirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #canonphotography #California #Stanford
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Another adorable Anna’s hummingbird from my visit to Palo Alto last month. You can see a some sparkle on its throat. And I haven’t even gotten to the ones from SF yet! #birding #lifer #BirdsSeenIn2025 #canonphotography #wildlife #birds #NaturePhotography

Another adorable Anna’s hummingbird from my visit to Palo Alto last month. You can see a some sparkle on its throat. And I haven’t even gotten to the ones from SF yet! #birding #lifer #BirdsSeenIn2025 #canonphotography #wildlife #birds #NaturePhotography
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Painted buntings seen last Feb in FLA. It was late in the day and photos were noisy so I never posted them. But I recently got DXO software that cleaned them up! Hearing that the visiting bunting was back in NJ made me think of finally sharing this pic. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #canon

Painted buntings seen last Feb in FLA. It was late in the day and photos were noisy so I never posted them. But I recently got DXO software that cleaned them up! Hearing that the visiting bunting was back in NJ made me think of finally sharing this pic. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #canon
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In honor of red-shouldered hawk migration, I’m posting this beauty I saw looking over its red shoulder in Palo Alto in October. #fallmigration #birds #canonphotography #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2025

In honor of red-shouldered hawk migration, I’m posting this beauty I saw looking over its red shoulder in Palo Alto in October. #fallmigration #birds #canonphotography #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2025
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I hear there’s a vagrant Townsend Warbler in upper Manhattan, a rare visitor. I caught this one in San Francisco-it’s natural territory-last month. It was very high up and I didn’t think I had a shot, so was happy to see one that was almost in focus. 😎 #BirdsSeenIn2025 #canon

I hear there’s a vagrant Townsend Warbler in upper Manhattan, a rare visitor. I caught this one in San Francisco-it’s natural  territory-last month. It was very high up and I didn’t think I had a shot, so was happy to see one that was almost in focus. 😎 #BirdsSeenIn2025 #canon
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I went for the evening grosbeak and all I got was this adorable Baltimore oriole 😂 Sunday in Central Park. #birdcpp #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdwatching #urbanbirding #my_best_birds #birdphotography #canon

I went for the evening grosbeak and all I got was this adorable Baltimore oriole 😂 Sunday in Central Park. 
#birdcpp 
#BirdsSeenIn2025 
#birdwatching #urbanbirding #my_best_birds #birdphotography #canon
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Had a lucky close encounter with this gorgeous mature white-crowned sparrow in SF last month. I’ve been waiting for a moment like this with this bird for a long time! #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #canonphotography #nature #SanFrancisco #California

Had a lucky close encounter with this gorgeous mature white-crowned sparrow in SF last month. I’ve been waiting for a moment like this with this bird for a long time! #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #canonphotography #nature #SanFrancisco #California
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Happy Thanksgiving! This year @jacquelineuws and I are grateful for all of the support we’ve received for Finding Flaco. The book is 30% off list price at Amazon through Monday or while supplies last. Also, all remaining copies at the The New York Historical Store are signed! #birdcpp

Happy Thanksgiving! This year @jacquelineuws and I are grateful for all of the support we’ve received for Finding Flaco. The book is 30% off list price at Amazon through Monday or while supplies last. Also, all remaining copies at the <a href="/NYHistory/">The New York Historical</a> Store are signed!

#birdcpp
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After my encounter with a striking adult, I stumbled upon an immature white-crowned sparrow at San Francisco’s Botanical Gardens in October. A little cutie! #birding #birdphotography #canonphotography #wildlifewednesday #BirdsSeenIn2025

After my encounter with a striking adult, I stumbled upon an immature white-crowned sparrow at San Francisco’s Botanical Gardens in October. A little cutie! #birding #birdphotography #canonphotography #wildlifewednesday #BirdsSeenIn2025
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We're excited to announce that FLACO books / totes are 20% off through Mon. 12/1 on BlurringBooks.com! Signed copies are available at MoMA, Strand, McNally Jackson (Rock Center) and B&N (Union Sq / UWS) while supplies last. buff.ly/IezsWMC

We're excited to announce that FLACO books / totes are 20% off through Mon. 12/1 on BlurringBooks.com!

Signed copies are available at MoMA, Strand, McNally Jackson (Rock Center) and B&amp;N (Union Sq / UWS) while supplies last.
buff.ly/IezsWMC
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Anna’s #hummingbird with bottle brush at the SF Botanical Garden in October. I was lucky to see many of these beauties on my trip out West! #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #California

Anna’s #hummingbird with bottle brush at the SF Botanical Garden in October. I was lucky to see many of these beauties on my trip out West! #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #California
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Nashville warbler showing off his lemon yellow plumage and bold eye ring at Carl Shurz Park this weekend. #birdcpp #BirdsSeenIn2025 #fallmigration #birding #wildlife #canonphotography

Nashville warbler showing off his lemon yellow plumage and bold eye ring at Carl Shurz Park this weekend. #birdcpp #BirdsSeenIn2025 #fallmigration #birding #wildlife #canonphotography
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Follow the bouncing bird! Yellow-throated warbler found plenty of treats at Carl Schurz Park last weekend as he zoomed from trees to construction site and back #birdcpp

Follow the bouncing bird! Yellow-throated warbler found plenty of treats at Carl Schurz Park last weekend as he zoomed from trees to construction site and back #birdcpp
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Oak titmouse, a variation on its tufted cousin and another #lifer from my trip to #PaloAlto in October. Seen here scarfing seeds and catching flies in my friend’s backyard. #birding #California #canonphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Oak titmouse, a variation on its tufted cousin and another #lifer from my trip to #PaloAlto in October. Seen here scarfing seeds and catching flies in my friend’s backyard. #birding #California #canonphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025
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Chestnut-backed chickadee seen in California in October. I love its nice pop of color compared to its east coast counterpart. Yet another lifer! #birding #canonphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Chestnut-backed chickadee seen in California in October. I love its nice pop of color compared to its east coast counterpart. Yet another lifer! #birding #canonphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025