White Ibis snackin' on crabs #birds

I think they just got married 🥰 😂 #birds

Always liked Alice in Chains but suddenly obsessed. Holy shit they really were good.

Macro shot of a Downy Woodpecker feather #birds

Painted Bunting #birds

BAMBOOZLED! Red-eyed Vireo feeding a Brown-headed Cowbird. #birds

Southern black racer #snakes

Copperhead! #snakes

I'm not sure if I had a favorite bird before, but I definitely have one now... #birds

After playing a weird game of "spot the differences", I've concluded that I got a picture of three different screech owl nestlings! Two of them have since fledged. I suspect the third probably did too this evening. #birds

I'm hardly even tuned into the spring migration. I'm too busy following various nests. Belted Kingfisher, Prothonotary Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Screech Owl, Tufted Titmouse, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird... So many are fledging now. Great photo opportunities. #birds

I found this screech owl yesterday with my thermal scope! #birds

Crested Caracara #birds

Pyrrhuloxia, aka the Desert Cardinal #birds

White-eyed Vireo with a catch #birds

Vermilion Flycatcher #birds

Cactus Wren #birds

Violet-green Swallow in flight #birds

Rare look at a Northern Rough-winged Swallow on the ground. I was standing by the edge of the lake, watching other birds, when I noticed the swallows kept zipping around me. I surmised that they wanted to land on the muddy ground, so I moved over to the side and crouched down and waited... #birds

Carpenter bee came to the wrong house! #birds

Messing around with ray tracing through lenses (in C++). 1) a 50mm lens patent from 1897 2) the lens modeled in my ray tracer 3) the "picture" that I took with it!

Today in the bluebird box that I just relocated yesterday. They're all about it! #birds

There's something about juncos in the snow, isn't there? #birds

Hermit Thrush in the snow… in my backyard! #birds

We got some snow yesterday... #birds

Been playing around with various "attractors". You can try it out too! www.michaelfogleman.com/static/attra...

Black Vulture mating display... right in front of me! #birds

it's kinglet season

Anyone have any experience with tame beavers? I've been observing & photographing this one for about a week now. It does show some fear, but if approached slowly it is extremely tolerant. Anyway, I've been taking advantage of the opportunity!

I got video of a beaver felling a tree!

accidental glitchy christmas art (Z-fighting)

time for some grub #birds

Look who I saw today! #birds

I found a Pileated Woodpecker nest this past May, and I even managed to get video of 2 of the 3 nestlings leaving the nest! #birds

Saw my first Snow Goose today! #birds

@unormal.bsky.social you gonna do advent of code this year?

An Eastern Screech Owl nestling is bewildered by a cicada that shows up at its front door. The cicada diverts and makes a calculated escape. Mom is drowsy and unbothered by the ordeal. If it were nighttime, she'd have snatched that cicada right up. #birds

Many birds are more tolerant of being approached by kayak than by foot, and it is delightful. #birds

I friggin’ love Least Bitterns. Acrobats of the reeds. Barely larger than an American Robin, they weigh 3 ounces and can fit through a 1.5” wide gap. #birds

Have you ever seen a young Wild Turkey? This past June, I came across a couple adult females that had about 10 babies in tow. They were pretty skittish but I did get a few shots! #birds

If you have a moment, can you take this "Reaction Time Test" for my son's science project? Thanks! www.michaelfogleman.com/reaction/

Black-bellied Plover that spent a couple weeks here in September before continuing on its migration #birds

That time I took my kayak to the Outer Banks to hang out with the flamingos displaced by Hurricane Idalia. #birds

the camera is up against a tree trunk, looking straight up #birds

My favorite shot of a Golden-crowned Kinglet so far. #birds They are quite common throughout most of the US in the winter, but are easily missed unless you actively look for them. Knowing what they sound like is a huge help!

#birds love a dust bath

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers don't just poke holes in your trees. They'll also eat your juniper berries. Yum! #birds

Enjoy this video of a young Barred Owl snacking on an earthworm that it found on the trail. #birds

The Ovenbird gets its name from the shape of its nest. Have you ever seen one? I had the great pleasure of observing and photographing this nest in May 2023. There were five nestlings! #birds

They say "bird on a stick" photos aren't the most appealing #birds