Andrew Whitehouse

@anthrobirder.bsky.social

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Anthropologist at the University of Aberdeen. Likes birds. A lot. Does stuff on environmental anthropology, landscape, conservation, human-bird relations, sound, perceptions of ecological change. https://andrewjwhitehouse.wordpress.com/

A juvenile Mediterranean Gull is flying left to right over a grey, rippled sea.
An Emerald Damselfly rests on a stem, rubbing its eyes with its forelegs.
A group of several Grey Seals are hauled out on seaweed covered rocks. Herring Gulls are scattered among them.
Geoff Boycott wearing a hat and looking like Lula.
An Everett's Thrush is standing on a concrete road side among leaf litter and twigs. The mossy verge of the road is behind.
A Bornean Ground Cuckoo is perched on a branch amongst dense foliage, facing forwards.
A Bornean Bristlehead is perched in some leafless branches of a tree, showing its thick bill red and yellow head and black body.
A Western Kingbird is perched on a barbed wire fence against a green, grassy background. In the foreground, an Eastern Kingbird flies across.
A Cedar Waxwing is perched on a wooden surface.
A Western Grebe is swimming right to left. It has a red eye and dull yellow bill.
A brightly coloured Wilson's Phalarope is standing in shallow, algae covered water.
An American Avocet picking something out of the water. In the top right is a Wilson's Phalarope.
A Coyote is sitting down by a thickly vegetated river bank.
An Upland Sandpiper perches on an old wooden fence post against a light green background.
A Wilson's Snipe is sitting on a fence post against a pale green background. Some barbed wire runs below it.
A Boreal Chickadee is perched in front of the trunk of a coniferous tree with some wispy lichens hanging down.
An Azure Damselfly is lying on some leaves in a pond, with a small fly next to it. It's a blue damselfly with a u-shaped mark on the base of the abdomen.
A Cuckoo is flying right to left against a grey sky.
A drake Scaup is swimming on a dappled, silvery sea, facing left.
A Whinchat is perched at the edge of a small leafless tree, with its back to us.
A dark phase Arctic Skua is flying in front of a distant tower block, showing its pointed tail projections.
A group of six Sanderling are bathing and preening in a rock pool. One bird is flapping its wings.
A Black Guillemot is swimming on a grey sea. It's a black seabird with large white oval on the wings.
A greyish looking female Wheatear is perched on a rock.
A Chilean Flicker is perched on a thick branch, facing right.
A Grey-breasted Seedsnipe is standing on a rock with rushes in the foreground.
A Patagonian Tyrant is perched on a thick branch, facing right to left.
A White-throated Hawk is flying with wings outstretched against a blue sky.
A Sedge Warbler is perched on a twig singing. Some bramble leaves are in the background.
A tarmac path leads through some bare ground and patches of reed. A sign tells people to keep off the bare ground. A cruise ship is in the distance.
A female Yellow Wagtail (possibly Blue-headed) is walking across the short grass of a golf course.
A muddy stream is flanked by willows with more trees and bare ground in the background. In the foreground is a path and a tall metal fence.
A Spot-flanked Gallinule is walking along the edge of a pool through green, marshy vegetation.
A Cocoi Heron is wading in shallow water, with the surface covered in patches of weed. A Black-necked Stilt is in the background.
A White-throated Tapaculo is perched in a thorny bush, facing slightly away from us.
The south breakwater of Aberdeen Harbour is surrounded by grey seas. In the distance are some wind turbines. In the foreground is a rocky shore.
A Dark-bellied Cinclodes is perched on a wooden fence.
A Chilean Mockingbird is perched on a red wooden post. Behind it, a juvenile Shiny Cowbird that it has raised is perched. In the background are scrubby trees.
A streaky brown immature Black-crowned Night Heron is standing on a seaweed covered rock by the water.
A male Blue-tufted Starthroat is perched on a wire, showing its iridescent blue, purple and green colours.
Three Bottlenose Dolphins are leaping out of a blue sea, splashing water as they do so.
A large patch of ivy is growing around a fence. A female Blackcap is in the bottom left, with its brown rather than black cap. At the top, a fluffy stripy cat is sitting, looking down at the bird.
A White-tailed Eagle is flying against a blue and white sky in the centre of the image. Flying gulls are also visible, sometimes close to the eagle.
A Black-tailed Godwit is standing on a concrete breakwater in front of a large group of black and white Oystercatchers. A Herring Gull is scratching itself to the rear.
A Purple Sandpiper is walking along a rocky, seaweed covered shore.
A Eurasian Jay is standing on the ground tilting its head upwards. The ground is a mix of brown earth and short green plants.
An Iraq Babbler perched on a broken reed stem.
A male Collared Flycatcher is perched on a sandy coloured rock.
A Red-wattled Lapwing is standing in a field of brown earth and yellow, rape-like plants.
The harbour mouth at Aberdeen with a concrete pier and dark grey sea. A low double rainbow is over the pier with grey clouds above it. Broom bushes are in the foreground.
An Asian Crimson-winged Finch is eating seeds in front of a woody bush while standing on snow.
A female Finsch's Wheatear is perched on top of a tall plant with a snowy backdrop.
A male Black Redstart is standing on a grey rock. The red on the belly extends quite far and produces a ragged border with the black breast.