My first Yellow-rumped Warbler since summer! Apparently these were way down from last year on our local Christmas bird counts. Hope they’re doing ok and just confused by the weather. 🪶 @thebirdsnest.bsky.social

Of course, window was streaky😒

At the end, we get to see one of the Townsend’s #Birds feeder watch wait until the end! 💛

good morning! I’m back to struggling to check the camera footage. argh! i seemed to get four good days after IVIG and two decent days and now opening my eyes is like lifting 100 pounds of weight. can do it for a few seconds one time. Here is Robin bathing at wildlife pond. #Birds

song sparrow in my backyard Koda (my loves his yard must be in yard always dog) is inside on his mandatory one hour rest after eating #Birds

Here is the JuvenileTowhee who was a young fledging this summer. i recognize the tail pattern #Birds taking a bath at the caged ground bath

It’s a dark cloudy day today Jay still takes a bath and manages to splash my camera. #Birds 1-2

i think this is the immature Townsend’s he’s been pushed out of a new sunflower seed feeder. I saw the House finches and the gold finches in the suet feeder (they said yuck) and I felt sorry for them. #Birds

i’m sad to see more Starlings although they are gorgeous birds it means that they are probably being fed at the expense of native #birds. They’re welcome to take baths, of course.

song sparrow still foraging at the pond several times a day. #Bird at the end golden crowned sparrow in background right

Beautiful Male Robin at the wildlife Pond today he takes a bath #Birds

As many of you know, my rule is to never feed invasive species, but I do love to see these animated starling’s taking a bath in my wildlife pond. When they’re not hurting native songbirds, they are fun to watch. #Birds

many spotted towhees seen on cameras today. here is the beautiful male at mini pond. #Birds

Timeline cleanser: baby Apollo, age 6 wks, in a Dec 2020 photo his breeder sent me. He was one of 2 males in the litter that she'd singled out for me. I actually wanted the other one w/ bigger, chubbier paws. I was also misled by Apollo's solemn gaze here. (He was an imp as a #puppy!) #Dogs #GSD

good evening I have not been doing a good job posting. I’m so sorry. I responded really well to the treatment, but it seemed to last six days and then I got slammed with the symptoms all over again. I feel like when this disease started. I was a frog slowly being boiled and didn’t notice how bad. 1/

pretty little yellow rumped warbler at the suet sandwich bar #Birds

little Anna’s making himself big before he takes off. #Birds (fanning his wings)

I never have to worry about the Jays. They always find a way to eat. #Birds confident Steller’s Jay knowing she will find a way no matter the angle she will succeed at this sandwich cigarette feeder that’s hanging from a tree

Crow getting a little suet I put this against the tree so that different birds can get them I have four of these altogether, but one is in a cage feeder in my backyard because the little birds don’t often forge on the ground and clean up what the big #birds spill because my dogs play there.

I wish this wasn’t so blurry, but maybe you can still see it. Look at this chickadee with a huge piece of suet between its feet. They just must’ve got out of one of the suet feeders. #Birds you really get a good feel for how big it is when the little chickadee turns around. Junco is in awe too.

One of the young flickers, a female getting caught with new years cake on her face 😆. #Birds #FeederWatch

here’s a beautiful townsend’s warbler today waiting for a turn at the grated suet feeder in my backyard #FeederWatch #Birds

little Bewick’s Wren #Birds at a suet sandwich feeder I have not had a camera here in a while.

this is not good

this Steller’s Jay is ringing in the new year by splashing my cameras. She’s at the mini pond. She takes a bath and then Splash. 💦 #Birds

I don’t like following accounts they’re just trying to build followers this is one in my opinion. I thought we left these games at Twitter. Somehow ended up following them so I just unfollowed.

Just back from a lovely New Year's Day walk with @janetahlberg.bsky.social in the local forest, a short distance from our house. The snow has finally arrived! A very Happy New Year to everyone, with sincere wishes for some longed-for joyful turns during 2026!

Today isn’t any old snowy day: we have “kramsnö”, the kind of snow that forms cohesive balls when you squeeze it. Which means…the first snow lantern of the season! I have so looked forward to this. An old candle stump and some snowballs produce magic.

This time I was a bit more relaxed behind the camera — maybe the redpoll’s cuteness and fine details came through a little better? 🤔🪶 Perfect timing for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme: #SideProfiles. 赤いおでこが可愛い🥰新機材のポテンシャルを発揮できてるかな？🤔 #nature #photography #animals #wildlife #CommonRedpoll #ベニヒワ #birds #野鳥

I’d been struggling to photograph a Black Woodpecker, so finding one quietly perched — no calls, no drumming — felt like pure luck. ✌️😊 🪶 暮れも押し迫ったこの時期にやっと登場した、キツツキ界のラスボスであらせられるクマゲラさん🦹‍♀️さわやか自然百景にも出てましたね😅 #nature #photography #animals #wildlife #BlackWoodpecker #クマゲラ #birds #野鳥

I really want everyone to see how cute a Eurasian Wren’s little backside is — but they’re absolute masters of blending in, so spotting them is easier said than done 😅 🪶 2025年最後の週、最後の #ケツ曜日 ですよ！ミソチリをご堪能くだしあ🙇 #nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianWren #ミソサザイ #birds #野鳥

Sharing a photo that fits today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #branchingout 😊 🪶 2025年最後の #チュンズデー は、結構綺麗に撮れたと思うふくら雀😊 #ふくふく鳥選手権 もつけちゃおう🤣 #nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianTreeSparrow #スズメ #birds #野鳥

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections. The eye just makes it into the water’s reflection — does that still count? 😄🪶 2025年最後の日は、最後の #水曜日は水鳥日 ですね。 みなさま、良いお年を！来年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします🙇 #nature #photography #animals #wildlife #Mallard #マガモ #birds #野鳥

I recognize the tail pattern on this spotted towhee this is one of the summer juveniles that I saw in my yard. So glad to see it thriving. #Birds Also a mini pond bathing I assume in a bit his eyes are not fully red yet.

male Robin tasting the water to make sure it is good enough to bathe in. #Birds the robin does bathe in this mini pond.

I went for a sunset walk on Tuesday with my older son. i didn’t take any photos but he did. here is a couple.

a rarely seen Spotted Towhee and Golden Crowned Sparrow sharing a bath space. #Birds this is at the mini pond and they both try to bathe. 1/2 (zoomed in next post)

Happy 2026 everyone! May the year be peaceful, healthy and a year of personal growth for everyone. today little Townsend’s Warbler came down to a birdbath in my backyard while my dogs were away #Birds foggy camera, but you can see on the left. There is a little Townsend’s.

¡Última publicación del año! Es momento de daros las gracias por acompañarnos y darnos tanto cariño. Hemos conocido a personas muy bonitas estos 6 meses que llevamos por aquí y os deseamos todo lo mejor para el próximo año. ¡Adiós 2025! ¡Feliz 2026!  🎉

Wild one from our garden.

A lovely close-up of bunny today. it is such a cruel world that they have been dealt. These are domesticated bunnies at one time that people let loose and have to live in a city environment without enough briers and natural protections. bunnies are sweet creatures that coexist and deserve better.

three raccoons (possibly the Summer family) all healthy tails. at wildlife pond overnight. that street light on the right is shining right at the pond now all lights are supposed to be shielded in Seattle and pointed down but complain and I swear they brighten it #LightPollution harms wildlife

Little Townsend’s getting a suet chuck #Birds A platform feeder with a 1.5 inch cage over it -Juncos in the box

after having some mealworms it’s bath time. two Steller’s Jays at the mini pond one is their first and the other one lands out of the sky then one takes a bath. #Birds

The bunny that’s been staying. Here has been making the rounds. She’s spending more time by the pond probably eating all my pond plants which I’ll probably have to replace. lol Some birds are bathing and bunny is in the right hand corner

A pair of Jay’s stopped by to check out the food offerings. I think they like the mealworms. #Birds Darn leaf is hanging on the camera

The light has been very nice for a couple of days, after 8.5” of rain this month 😟 Here are a Dark-eyed Junco and a Lesser Goldfinch in my backyard, ready for their closeups. 🪶 @thebirdsnest.bsky.social

Just starting to get his full color! Anna’s hummingbird, Oregon. 🪶 @thebirdsnest.bsky.social

bunny was under here last night.