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Breaking news! The White-throated Sparrow left the ground level to sit on a tree branch!

One of my favorite housemates is the healthy population of Spotted Least Geckos (Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus) that patrol @casabentbill.bsky.social looking for delicious insects. A Central American endemic, these are usually difficult to find. This one was only about 23mm long. #reptiles

Here’s Mr Eastern Towhee looking just as gorgeous #birds 🌿

Happy Saturday! One toss is enough for Teddy.

Had the afternoon off Wed for my mandatory flu vax for work. I was out of fresh pics, so I stopped a few places in town. It was a beautiful day and a Ring-billed Gull was fishing at the pond. He was tiring to watch....up and down the whole time I was there. Goldfish were on the menu. #birds #Gulls

My backyard keeps delivering! I'm over the moon excited to have had my favourite sparrow visit yesterday - and it has the boldest markings of any Fox Sparrow I've ever seen. There just might be a few more postings in the coming days. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #sparrow

I was fully unaware of the raptor game that the Florida Keys delivers, holy hell! 🌿🪶

You know what this timeline needs tonight? A weird-ass invertebrate sea creature! Here's an undescribed (at time of photo, not sure about now) endemic Hawaiian Spiky sea cucumber, Stichopus sp. Actually an Earth life form. 📷🦑🐙 #invertebrates

A look back at the end of September, 2025 when it seemed like there was a sign on my roof telling Hummingbirds to stop here. 🪶

give to your local food banks if you have the means. this holiday season will be rough.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #fighting. There are a lot of videos with the spats out of view. This is one of the photos from the most intense 3 weeks of Hummingbirds I've ever had. They arrived early and battled the 12 or so who were happy with 4 feeders. #birds

This feels like straight up @darthbluesky.bsky.social sharebait but whatever, this dog is one of the few living creatures that absolutely loses their shit when they see me. well. the only living creature.

A good look at a Black Oystercatcher, a lifer for me!

When it looks like the leaves are moving it's usually a Chipping Sparrow when you zoom in. Today a Dark-eyed Junco was quietly looking for seeds and bugs under the feeder with two Sparrows. 🪶

It's Friday! ♥️🪶

There was a Mockingbird on the post half a second ago. #PhotoFailFriday #worstbirdpic 🪶

I love when the Eastern Towhees pass through during migration. They distract me and lure me outside with their piercing “treeeeat” call! #birds 🌿

The theme is #Lunchtime for #BirdOfTheDay. A Robin with a bug and a Red-winged Blackbird with a seed 🪶

House finches usually like the hanging feeders, so it was a surprise to see this one checking out the scattered seeds underneath. 🪶

Can’t resist posting this cutie! American kestrel, Everglades National Park 🪶🌿

Closing the day with a wistful Snowy Egret… 🏖️☀️🪶

Teddy was enjoying the day. He rarely brings the frisbee back...

Best day ever!

Another fun frame from my last Sandhill Crane encounter of the season. Love these goofballs #birds

I have posted this one before, but it's perfect for today's #BirdOfTheDay #Lunchtime. #birds #nature #photography

#BirdButts, I've seen a few. The first is easy, but I'm drawing a blank on the second. #birds

At preschool today one of our practitioners had made a painted 'bonfire' in a tuff tray for the children to put out with water sprayers. It was such a lovely example of creativity + building grip strength through #play! One of the parents is a fire fighter so it made the play very personal too. ☺️

The alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay today is #fluffy, so here is a fluffy – and very happy-looking – Canada Goose #gosling. Photographed at Brandon Marsh at the end of April. #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin #Birds #Photography 🌿

The little Chipping Sparrow is enjoying the view up above the feeders 🪶

Well, hello! I don't think I've seen you around lately. He's a Cardinal with the biggest smile! 🪶

Migration Moon #birds

I do have a moon picture, but since I thought the full moon was yesterday it's from November 4. Tonight I forgot about it as I watched the Cardinal after dark party. As it begins to get dark slowly 12 or more will trickle in to the feeders and hang out in the tree one hangs on. Bedtime snacks! 🪶

The sky last night looked like someone had drawn very fine, white feathers on the pale blue horizon. #sky #nature #eastcoastkin

The snow was coming down sideways today on the tundra. Perfect weather for sparring polar bears. #BearSeason 🌿 #mammals

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about #CloseUps of any bird. I've gone with some little birds. Carolina Wren, two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and a juvenile Chipping Sparrow #birds

On this day on November 5, 2024, a Carolina Wren was enjoying suet cakes, to no one's surprise. #Wrensday 🪶

A Downy Woodpecker is high up in the tree among autumn leaves. #WoodpeckerWednesday 🪶

Carolina Wren! 🪶

Chickasquee #birds

Today was a beautiful day. Cardinal, Downey Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker 🪶

Y'all - now you know us photogs are NOT kidding when we say the Northern Pygmy owls are SO SO SMOL!

A Barred Owl is visiting us today! 🪶

Carolina Wren had a very important seed to break down to size. 🪶

“… The leaf has a song in it. Stone is the face of patience. Inside the river there is an unfinishable story and you are somewhere in it and it will never end until all ends. … The song you heard singing in the leaf when you were a child is singing still. …” ~Mary Oliver “What can I say?” 2010

Young Harbour Seal: "I want you to draw me like one of your French girls." (From my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.) Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada September 2025 #mammals #seal #marinelife #nature #photography

Last year on November 3, 2024, I spent the day watching 2 adorable squirrels. One showed up, played in the tree, ate a few scattered seeds and didn't even think about the feeder. I went inside and came back to find two. They played and played. Eventually they climbed to high branches and yelled.🪶

I still don’t know what time it is and I’m a little peeved about it #birds 🌿

Good morning! Looking for the squeaky nuthatches, they left and a Cardinal stopped to chirp for a minute. 🪶

The Northern Mockingbird silently landed on the porch stairs post, looked all around then left. 🪶