This Bald Eagle from over the winter for #birdoftheday #raptors #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A Least Flycatcher for #birdoftheday #EFGH #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

For #birdoftheday theme #parenthood My goal for our camping trip was to see lots of warblers and instead I took like 300 photos of baby Canada Geese. Here are 4 of those photos. #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A pair of Wood Ducks + a whole bunch of turtles for #birdoftheday #bestofthemonth #birding #turtles #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

I’m very late but here is an American Tree Sparrow for #birdoftheday #beautyinbrown #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Same place but at night! You can see Venus!! #landscape #photography #nightsky #indiana

Camping at Shakamak State Park 🥰 #nature #landscape #photography #indiana

White Crowned Sparrow My 100th bird of the year; which might not be that exciting for people in more diverse areas. But in Indiana, only around 422 bird species have ever been recorded visiting here so it’s not too terrible 😅 #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

I’m going on a (short) camping trip tomorrow, hopefully I’ll get tons of warblers. This park is usually good for it

I caught this female Purple Martin blinking for the #birdoftheday #welltimed theme #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Wood Duck for alt #birdoftheday theme #waterbirds #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

This Barred Owl is the best I could do for #birdoftheday #passportphoto I only had to go back 2 years in my photos to find one front facing at eye level #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Tufted Titmouse for the alt #birdoftheday theme #speciesparidae I didn’t realize until now that Titmice and Chickadees were from the same family #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

American White Pelican for #birdoftheday #longnecks #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Palm Warbler #smallbirdsaturday #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A young American Red Squirrel, Hopefully it wasn’t too young. It was all alone :( #notabird #squirrelsaturday #squirrel #wildlife #photography #nature #animal #indiana

The Brown Creeper’s speckled back blends in very well with tree bark. That’s probably why I hadn’t ever seen one until this Christmas. This one I saw a few weeks ago, I guess I’m better at finding them now #birdoftheday #camoorcontrast #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Great Blue Heron for #birdoftheday alt theme #Ardeidae #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Forster’s Tern #flyday #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Yellow-rumped Warbler for #birdoftheday #thesongfactor #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A second post for #birdoftheday this time for the alt #restingbeakface theme Purple Martins always look grumpy or unimpressed #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher for #birdoftheday #insectivores with a bonus picture of its nest. Apparently they use lichen and spider silk to make their nests! #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

I couldn’t find a single (in-focus) photo of a bird making a splash so instead here are two photos for the #birdoftheday alt theme #green Ruby-throated Hummingbird from last summer and a Northern Shoveler from the winter #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A male and female Mallard duck for #birdoftheday #ducksoutofwater #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A Red-bellied Woodpecker for #birdoftheday #feederfriends. They love eating suet from our feeders #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Immature Red-shouldered Hawk for my (very late) #birdoftheday #headshots post It was mid blink and there are some bits of its last meal on the beak still… #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Tufted Titmouse for #birdoftheday #leafandlight #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Double-crested Cormorant for today's #birdoftheday #reflections #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Mourning Dove for #birdoftheday #jklmnop #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

I’m going basic with today’s #birdoftheday post for #longnecks with a Canada Goose. Even though a lot of people consider them nuisances I have always loved them a lot. #indiana #photography #birding 🪶

Okay here’s me playing catch-up on the last few days of #birdoftheday posts Photos 1 & 2: Mute Swans & Yellow-rumped Warbler for #birdbutts Photo 3: Rock Dove for #manmadeperch Photo 4: Black-capped Chickadee for #blackheads #indiana #photography #birding 🪶

Eastern Phoebe for #birdoftheday #woodland theme #indiana #photography #birding 🪶

I missed the last few days of bird posts. I’ll be back posting in the morning I think. I forgot to post on Wednesday but then on Thursday my cat escaped and I spent the last 30-ish hours trying to get her to come back. Luckily I was successful and she’s back home safe

Going to the past for the alt #birdoftheday prompt #rareencounters the 1st two are an immature Brown Booby that traveled to Indiana in June 2024 and the 2nd two are an immature / non breeding Red Phalarope that was spotted in a local warehouse pond in December 2024 #indiana #photography #birding 🪶

Horned Grebe for #birdoftheday #black&red #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

American Robin for #birdoftheday #feathers I like that you can see the texture of the feathers in this photo #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Ring-billed Gull for #smallbirdsinflight #birdoftheday #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

My two newest lifers Rusty Blackbird (182) and Trumpeter Swan (183). I’m really hoping to make it past 200 this year. #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Eastern Bluebird photographed during the last snow of winter for #birdoftheday #weather #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Female Red-winged Blackbird Even though they aren’t as flashy as their male counterparts I actually like seeing them better #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

American White Pelican for #birdoftheday #largebirdsinflight #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

American Coot for #birdoftheday #snacks #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Bald Eagle for #birdoftheday #bestofthemonth It was hard to pick because I think I took a lot of good photos this month but no matter how many times I see an Eagle it’s always exciting #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Sandhill Cranes! They were the main goal of the trip today since my sister had never seen them. But we also got 2 new lifers! And several year ticks 🤩 #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

We took a birding day trip to the Indiana Dunes today. We got some nice Sandhill Crane pictures I’ll upload later

Great Blue Heron for #birdoftheday prompt #ruffledfeathers #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Common Loon from Friday; this is the closest I’ve ever seen one so it was a very exciting experience. #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Today’s #birdoftheday a Wood Thrush feedings its baby for #adultswithchicks #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Eastern Bluebird for #birdoftheday #blue #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

American Crow #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶