Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... I have a very early morning appointment, so posting photo now. Got super lucky while birding, when four Buff-breasted Sandpipers came walking toward me. Got a better shot when one stopped to visit. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #photography #nature #eastcoastkin

Happy Thursday friends... Been seeing more and more of these little Ruby-crowned Kinglets arrive, marking almost an end to the fall songbird migration. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #fallmigration

When we lose our capacity to be outraged & shocked by the lawless, corrupt, dishonest, ignorant, cruel, un-American, fascist, & just plain horrible things Trump does every day, he wins. So stay outraged. Stay shocked. Don’t ever normalize him.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

This is NOT making Chicago safer. And this must NOT be what America is.👇

Rural Ohio families are paying the price for federal policy chaos. The shutdown threatens farmers’ livelihoods and rural hospitals, all to raise health insurance costs by nearly 90%. Our communities need stability, not games with people’s health and tariffs making it even worse.

This is good news. It would be even better if Trump wasn't torpedoing the U.S. solar and wind industry and ceding the energy future to China. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This right here is Trump's ultimate goal: staying in power

Happy Wednesday friends... Happily came across two Lincoln Sparrows on Saturday and am glad one gave me a good look. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

💯. At the very least, if a criminal calls you or you call a criminal in the middle of his execution of a criminal conspiracy, you should expect that those conversations may be a subject of inquiry.

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time

Happy Tuesday friends! Only 25%of immature Red-tailed Hawks live to adulthood, b/c their hunting skills have a steep learning curve. This kid failed to catch a very quick and skillful Red-squirrel. Hopefully their next attempt is easier. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

Happy new week friends... was fortunate to come across an American Woodcock over the weekend. I walked past twice, before friendly birders pointed him out to me. Beautiful funky bird with excellent camouflage skills. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

The Trump administration’s deployment of ICE and others in the mass deportation effort has led to more violence and turmoil, and less safety and security for all, including US citizens. But that’s a feature not a bug. The chaos justifies further authoritarian crackdowns. The chaos is the point.

Happy Sunday friends... will be gone most of the day, Sunday, so am posting photo now. Upon exiting a trail, I found a Black-throated green warbler enjoying a cypress tree and all the insects contained within. #birds #birdOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #warblers #fallmigration

The chances of us even having another election, or an election where they honor the true results, appear to be dwindling by the day.

Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation. This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.

Happy Saturday friends... "paid the price for admission" to an area park yesterday and was rewarded with this gorgeous Gray-cheeked Thrush posing for me. Didn't see much more than this fellow, but the joy is in the journey-not the rewards. #birds #birdingOH #nature #photography #wildlife #Thrush

Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... My 1st warbler last spring was a Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) warbler. Here's how they look in fall... their yellow markers on their sides are muted, as is their yellow rump. Now just a little brown bird. #birds #birdingOH #wildlfie #nature #photography #eastCoastKin #LBJ

@beth0505.bsky.social Congrats to your Tigers good luck against Seattle. We swept them the last time they played us (both home and away) so they can lose and maybe this week layoff will make them rusty.... Otherwise, have a terrific step into the weekend!

Go to hud.gov and use the website feedback button to tell them the website is for all Americans and to take down this partisan propaganda. #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown

Happy Thursday friends... One of my favorite migrants is the Philadelphia Vireo. A pretty nondescript bird, save for their beautiful, lemon-yellow chest. Subtle beauty at its finest. #birds #birdingOH #naturephotography #wildlife #Vireos #EastCoastKin

Happy #Wrensday friends. Came across this beautiful immature Carolina Wren last weekend and couldn't help but share. So cute! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

Hillary Clinton referred to SOME Trump supporters as”deplorable,” and the political media had a meltdown. Trump refers to all Democrats as anti-American radical communists and “the enemy within,” and it’s no big deal. His reckless and dangerous demonization has been fully normalized.

75% 🤬 I’m not alone, but we pay over $19K/year for insurance through the ACA for my daughter, my wife, and myself. Like millions of other Americans, we are bracing ourselves to be priced out. We don’t need to just save healthcare. We need to make it better and affordable. #DonaldTrumpsShutdown

Agreed. But let’s refuse to get “used to it.” It is absolutely insane, it’s wrong, it’s un-American, and let’s always be righteously pissed off about it.👇

Happy Tuesday friends... You can take the fledgling out of the house, but you can't take the instinct for a free meal out of the fledgling. Enjoyed watching these Eastern Bluebirds interact and parents ignoring their teenaged children. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #EastCoastKin

Happy new week friends... Had a nice welcome from this lovely, immature, Orange-crowned warbler yesterday at one of my favorite migration haunts near the Maumee River, in Lucas County. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

While Stephen Miller claims that Democrats calling him a fascist constitutes incitement, there are hundreds of examples of Miller publicly calling Democrats fascists.

We're all dunking on this post, but we really need to ask ourselves if we would do any better in his position. Would any of us do better? Would we? Yes. Yes, we would. We would *all* do better than this. My GOD

Happy Saturday friends... A little off kilter this morning so, instead of sharing a bird photo, I thought you might enjoy these Monarch butterflies trying to get the last remnants of nutrition from a dwindling crop of Ironweeds. #Monarchs #butterflies #birdingOH #nature #wildlife #photography

Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... looking through a large bush, I was fortunate to spy this Wilson's Warbler on the opposite side. Love the faint outline of his black cap and that awesome upturned tail. #birds #birdingOH #nature #wildlife #photography #warbler #fallmigration

Stop every campaign/effort telling people on bicycles/pedestrians and anyone outside the car how to be safe and divert ALL resources to remove every opportunity for drivers to be dangerous.

Happy Thursday friends... found this fellow on Saturday, very interested in all the new voices being heard in their territory. Thankfully he allowed a few photos before flying off. #RedshoulderedHawk #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

Most inportantly at women who can’t “touugh out” the pain. Boy, I’d like to see some men give birth to babies and see if it marked the end of our species!

Hey JD Vance, not surprising, but utterly irresponsible for you to tweet this. The victims shot are the detainees. You have no idea yet who this was an attack on. But your aim is to stoke violence and division. Shame on you.

Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends... is he a Woodpecker or an Ant Eater? Turns out he's both! Northern Flicker's (yellow-shafted) loves probing trees and grounds looking for that yummy treat. #birds #birdingOH #nature #wildlife #photography #EastCoastKIn

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Happy Tuesday friends... lots of birding over this past weekend resulted in lots of birds being photographed, like this beauty. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

No but like…where is the money?

So many coverups. Release the Epstein files. Release the Homan tapes. Release the Venezuelan fishing boats evidence.

I suppose the $3 billion in lost revenue had nothing to do with this decision… 🤔

Shocker.

This administration is dismantling everything good, compassionate and essential to the well-being of.. well.. Any American other than the wealthy. @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Happy Autumnal Equinox friends... and what's more Fall, than a female Northern Cardinal hiding in plain sight? Love how well she disappears into the Virginia Creeper. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #photography #NorthernCardinal

Happy Sunday friends... I'm going to do some relaxing today by going birding (he he). In the meantime, enjoy this Olive-sided Flycatcher I caught last week, high at the top of a dead tree, looking for some yummy insects to devour. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

Everything Trump does is intended to enrich himself and his wealthy cronies while incrementally seizing power from Congress in a variety of areas to wield himself as an authoritarian while Republicans in Congress acquiesce.

Happy Saturday friends... playing hide and seek with these tiny migrants can be quite frustrating at times. But persistence pays off. Enjoy this Nashville Warbler on a hunt for insect larva. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #fallmigration #warblers