This momma raccoon was hanging out (literally) in my yard a few weeks ago. We have several families living in our section of the neighborhood. They get into my bird feeders 😅 but they are cute enough to forgive #notabird #mammalmonday #wildlife #photography #nature #animal #indiana #raccoon

A Widow Skimmer I’m only just now getting into identifying bugs. I rely mostly on iNaturalist I can’t identify much of anything on my own yet 😅 #macromonday #macro #dragonfly #nature #insect #photography #bugs #entomology #wildlife #indiana

This month I found 30 new lifers so picking a favorite picture was very difficult. I ended up going with not a lifer but definitely my best photo. My #birdoftheday #bestofjune26 is this juvenile Barn Swallow. It’s too cute not to post #birding #kansas #wildlife #photography #birds #nature🪶

Baltimore Oriole I think he’s kinda looking a little rough, maybe he had a late night 🙈 #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Red-bellied Woodpecker This is one of the birds I think falls into the confusing names category. Most have the ones I’ve seen have next to no red on their bellies #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

This Warbling Vireo probably meant to be hanging like this but it definitely looks like it’s barely hanging on… good thing it can fly 🙈 #birdoftheday #lifeinthebalance #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Palm Warbler I saw way too many of these dudes compared to other warblers this spring 🙈 #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

An Eastern Phoebe as another #rotund #birdoftheday submission This has been my favorite prompt so far. I’m enjoying seeing everyone’s round bird photos #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

A female Brown-headed Cowbird in a field I know cowbirds are controversial but I genuinely like them. They are just trying to live the way they evolved to too. #smallbirdsaturday #birding #missouri #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly on a thistle flower #blueskyartshow #macro #butterfly #insect #nature #photography #flower #pollinatorweek #colorado

Ovenbirds are by far the roundest birds I can think of #birdoftheday #rotund #smallbirdsaturday #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Great Crested Flycatcher for #birdoftheday #greyday Check the alt text for more info about the photo :) #birding #missouri #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Fox Sparrow for #birdoftheday #littlebrownbirds #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Horned Lark again from the Pawnee National Grasslands in Colorado For #birdoftheday #birds&buds as well as the alt theme #birds&bokeh #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Great Blue Heron for #birdoftheday #touchdown #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Western Medowlark at the Pawnee National Grasslands in Colorado for #birdoftheday #birdsintheirelement #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

A Tufted Titmouse for #birdoftheday alt theme #paridae I learned today that the Bushtit (a bird I saw for the first time during my Colorado trip) are not in the paridae family despite their name #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

An Barred Owl for #birdoftheday #raptors #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Ring-billed Gull for #birdoftheday alt theme #gulls I guess I only photog birds standing & swimming not walking. I’m like an hour late for “today” but I just watched Project Hail Mary and had to cry about it a little #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

A Common Raven for #birdoftheday #black This was another bird I was very excited to see on my trip #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

A Great Blue Heron for #birdoftheday theme #longlegs although I think it also counts as the alt #multicolour too #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Okay despite the blur and unfocus I do actually really like this Common Yellowthroat picture #birdoftheday alt #blurbirds #birding #kansas #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Turkey Vulture for #birdoftheday #inflight #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Painted Bunting for #birdoftheday #yourchoice This is by far my favorite of the 30 (THIRTY!!) new birds I saw on my trip. #birding #kansas #wildlife #birdphotography #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A Juvenile Horned Lark for #birdoftheday #silentpresence #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A Black-billed Magpie for #birdoftheday alt theme #black&white it also has blue 🙈 but I think that’s okay #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A Prairie Falcon :) One of my 18 new lifers I’ve gotten on my trip so far! We’re leaving Colorado tomorrow but first we’re visiting a national grassland in the morning #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Garden of the Gods #nature #landscape #photography #colorado

Peregrine Falcon for #birdoftheday #stripes #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

This isn’t the best photo. But! It is a photo of my 200th bird! After getting 6 more lifers today I’m at 203 lifetime bird species 🎉 A Lesser Goldfinch at Red Rocks My first logged bird was a Northern Cardinal in February of 2023 #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Purple Martin for #birdoftheday #nesting #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

I also have a post for the main #birdoftheday theme #thegathering These are White-throated Swifts one of six new lifers I found today! I am now up to 197 lifers 🤩 #birding #colorado #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A juvenile European Starling on an American Bison for #birdoftheday alt theme #livinglandscape More info in alt text :) #birding #kansas #wildlife #photography #birds #nature #bison 🪶

At Red Rocks!! #landscape #photography #redrocks #colorado #nature #rocks

Canada Goose for #birdoftheday #geese #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

In Colorado! #roadtrip #photo #colorado

We got to see American Bison here in Kansas! Including a baby and this cool white one! I’ve seen bisone one other time at a state park in Indiana #wildlife #bison #animals #nature #photography #kansas

Blue Jay for #birdoftheday alt theme of #gardenfavourites #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

The Mississippi River (yesterday) and the Missouri River (this morning) Now we’re in Kansas! #roadtrip #landscape #photography #missouri

Lifers numbers 189 & 190 a Lark Sparrow & the tail and nest of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher We saw it flying too but I couldn't get a picture :( #birding #missouri #wildlife #photography #birds #nature

St Louis Arch!! #roadtrip #landscape #photography #missouri #stlouis

On the road! To Colorado (in 2 days) stopping in Missouri and Kansas on the way #roadtrip #photo

Common Yellowthroat for #birdoftheday #branchingout #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Eastern Phoebe on a wooden fence for #birdoftheday #borrowedplaces I’m leaving in the morning for a roadtrip to Colorado with my older sister so fingers crossed that I will get a lot of new birds #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A baby Red-Winged Blackbird for #birdoftheday #lookingatyou & #newlife #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

This Raccoon looks angry but actually she’s just chewing some stolen cat food. In the second photo she’s much sweeter #raccoon #wildlife #photography #nature #animal #indiana

Mourning Dove for #birdoftheday #badfeatherday #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Eastern Phoebe for #birdoftheday #foodinbeaks #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

A Great Blue Heron (again) for #birdoftheday #hiddeninplainsight They are big birds so technically it’s not doing a great job at hiding but judging by the suspiciously fish shaped lump the fish didn’t see it…. #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶

Great Blue Heron for #birdoftheday #reflections #birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #nature 🪶