My first experience tending to butterflies. Swallowtail caterpillars appeared on parsley in my garden beds. I netted the plants. The caterpillars eventually dispersed. This one I got to watch since it chose a garden hose for the chrysalis. 🦋 #Butterflies #Swallowtail

A giant new mural, titled Wall of Shame, has launched in Brooklyn, New York, to remind people of the alleged crimes committed by more than 1,500 Maga loyalists.

TUNE IN: Governor Newsom delivers a formal address to California from Los Angeles. Watch live at 6:30pm. YouTube: youtube.com/live/Q69izEy... Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/14380... X: @CAgovernor Instagram: @Cagovernor

This stuff doesn’t look very protect-and-serve-y

My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:

Common Eider. Provincetown Bay, Cape Cod. May 13, 2025. 🪶

Nesting Anhinga. Eola Park. Orlando, FL. April 2. 🪶

Cormorants had decidedly claimed these bald cypresses for the 2025 nesting season (I'm not 100% on the species of tree). Eola Park. Orlando, FL. April 2. 🪶

Nesting Mute Swan (and Mute Swan paddle boat). Eola Park. Orlando, FL. April 2, 2026. 🪶🪶🪶

Anhinga. Eola Park. Orlando, Fl. April 2, 2025. 🪶

Common Gallinule. Eola Park, Orlando, FL. 🪶

Common Loon this morning. Memorial Park, Hendersonville, TN. March 26, 2025. 🪶

If you have 3.5 minutes, here's a heartwarming collection of favorite videos from the Macaulay Library compiled by Cornell Lab. ❤️ 🪶 www.allaboutbirds.org/news/best-bi...

Always happy to see a Winter Wren. Bledsoe Creek State Park, Gallatin, Tennessee. March 7, 2025. 🪶

Snow Goose at Norman Lake (I hope I'm correct about this and it isn't actually a Ross's). In 2023, a goose at the lake I thought was a Snow turned out to be a Ross's. This time, I thought it was a Ross's but was told it was a Snow. Hendersonville, Tennessee. March 3, 2025. 🪶

I had just about given up on spotting the Swinhoe’s White Eye reported in the area. So lucky to come across a group of five this morning. Glad I had spent a little time listening to a recording of its song; otherwise, I likely would have strolled right past them. Paradise Point, San Diego. 🪶

You think you see another Great Blue Heron then, no wait, that’s a Yellow-crowned Night Heron. This guy was standing on the shore, then decided to take a dip. Paradise Point, San Diego. February 21, 2025. 🪶

Redheads. Ski Beach Mission Bay, San Diego. February 29, 2025. 🪶

I had seen a number of American Wigeons enjoying the human-made water features at Paradise Point but came across this much larger group (about 145) in the bay this afternoon. Ski Beach Mission Bay, San Diego. February 20, 2025. 🪶

Lone Western Sandpiper. So cute. North Cove Mission Bay, San Diego. February 18, 2025. 🪶

Rowdy group of 10 Red-crowned Amazons making a ruckus this morning. Paradise Point, San Diego. February 18, 2025. 🪶

Black-crowned Night Heron at Barefoot Bar & Grill, San Diego. February 17, 2025. 🪶

I love watching pursuit divers like the Lesser Scaups. North Cove Mission Bay, San Diego. February 17, 2025. 🪶

Surf Scoter this morning! Woohoo! North Cove Mission Bay, San Diego. February 16, 2025.

A few flyby Westen Gulls ruffled this Snowy’s feathers. North Cove Mission Bay, San Diego. February 16, 2025. 🪶

Royal Terns keeping company. North Cove, Mission Bay, San Diego. February 15, 2025. 🪶

Black Skimmers (and friend). I counted 135. North Cove Mission Bay, San Diego. February 15, 2025. 🪶

I'm glad I found this Barred Owl's favorite tree. This morning I observed him once again nestled in just this spot. Bledsoe Creek State Park, Tennessee. January 17, 2025. #Birds 🪶

I was fortunate this Purple Sandpiper was so cooperative. He was right where he was said to be, and he hung out close to shore. A rare visitor. I believe the last Purple Sandpiper sightings in TN were in the 60s and 70s. Old Hickory Dam Snow Bunting Peninsula. Tennessee. January 15, 2025. #Birds 🪶

Some fun birding at Spoonbill Pond on Amelia Island, FL: Black Skimmers, Black-bellied Plover, American Oystercatcher, and Tricolored Heron. May 12, 2024 🪶

Hawks have been cooperative lately (photography-wise). Red-Shouldered Hawk. Drake's Creek Athletic Complex & Greenway, Hendersonville, TN. April 17, 2024. 🪶

Okay warblers, let's keep this going. Saw a Northern Parula a couple days ago. Yesterday it was a Blue-Winged Warbler. Today, a Palm Warbler. Drakes Creek Athletic Complex & Greenway, Hendersonville, TN. April 17, 2024. 🪶

During prior visits to the park, I could hear the hoots very close by but couldn't spot him. Finally located him this morning; a little wing flutter gave him away. Barred Owl. Bledsoe Creek State Park, TN. April 6, 2024. 🪶

Awww. White-breasted Nuthatch. Drakes Creek Athletic Complex & Greenway, TN. March 31, 2024. 🪶

One of a pair of nesting Osprey chased this Bald Eagle over several soccer fields, and when he left this perch, he got chased all the way back up the creek. Drake's Creek Athletic Complex & Greenway, TN. April 1, 2024. 🪶

I like birds that just hang out and let you snap a few photos. Another Brown Thrasher, Memorial Park, TN. March 11, 2024 🪶

Female Rusty Blackbird. Memorial Park, Hendersonville, TN. Mar 4, 2024 🪶

I love hearing and seeing the regular avian crowd, but it is alway a kick seeing less common birds joining the fun. Hermit Thrush, Bledsoe Creek State Park, TN. Mar 6, 2024 🪶

Quiet bird-wise during my morning walk, so I appreciated this guy making himself known and sticking around as I fumbled with my never-ready camera. Brown Thrasher. Memorial Park, Hendersonville, TN. Feb 29, 2024 🪶

I just like him. Laughing Gull, Matanzas Beach, Florida. Feb 23, 2024. 🪶

Came across this lone Willet on Vilano Beach in Florida. I miss seeing them. Quite easy to find in my hometown San Diego. Not so easy (but not impossible) to see in Nashville. Feb 24, 2024. 🪶

So fun to see birds I don't get to see near my home! Boat-tailed Grackle, Florida Welcome Center I-75, Feb 22, 2024. 🪶

Snowy Egret, St Augustine, Florida. Feb 22, 2024 🪶

An unexpected treat during my walk this morning, a Red-Headed Woodpecker. This is the first time I've come across one in my county. Bledsoe Creek State Park, TN. Feb 7, 2024 🪶

A bit of birding this morning at Bledsoe Creek State Park in TN (White-throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, and somewhat blurry Downy Woodpecker). Feb 5, 2024 🪶

Could I trouble any feather experts out there to let me know if my feather identifications in this photo are correct? Also, is it correct that the lesser coverts and tertials are not visible in this photo? Trying to be a more knowledgeable birder. #birds

Getting a kick out of the bird activity at my feeders this snowy day in Hendersonville, TN (American Goldfinches, House Finches, and Dark-eyed Juncos). Jan 15, 2024 🪶

Cute Buffleheads on the lake this morning. Jan 11, 2024 Memorial Park, Hendersonville, TN #birds

One of three woodpecker species tapping out a rhythm for my walk this afternoon. Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker. Jan 4, 2024 Station Camp Greenway, Gallatin, TN. #birds

A number of Eastern Bluebirds appeared to be vying for the insects in this tree trunk when this guy popped out. Dec 26, 2023 Warner Park, Nashville #birds