Happy Thursday friends... came upon this juvenile Bald Eagle perched in quiet contemplation (or food digestion) the other day. These first few years are crucial to their overall survival. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #Eastcoastkin #BirdoftheDay #BranchBirds 📷🦉🪶

Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends... got lucky on Saturday when I found two, in the same tree. But, by the time I was in position to photograph them, only the male Pileated Woodpecker remained. Still, pretty cool dude! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #BirdoftheDay📷🪶🦉

Happy Tuesday friends... Blue Jays are a curious lot. Some migrate some do not. Some eat other bird's eggs, while others do not. One thing they all have in common though, is their loud, oftentimes noisy calls. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #Eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday 🦉📷🪶

Happy new week friends... I've been seeing plenty of White-breasted Nuthatchesworking over the trees and feeders. These cute dynamic birds use trees as food banks, for the future, when food is scarce. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday🪶🦉📷

Happy Sunday friends... it's always a good birding experience when you play hide and seek with a Barred Owl. Beautiful raptor! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastcoastKin #Birdoftheday🪶🦉📷

Over in Hell, the billionaires are fighting with each other over who hung out with Epstein more. 🍿

Happy St. Valentine's Day friends & love is in the air out at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, where I saw several eagles working on their nests as well as making plans for the future. Exciting times ahead... #birds #biridngOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #birdoftheday

Happy #FreatheredFriday friends... Came upon a small flock of Eastern Bluebirds yesterday, along the Maumee River who seemed to beg me for photographs. Who am I to say no?" #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday

Happy Thursday friends... lots of hawks have become visible in recent days, of course the lack tree leaves help 😄. Beautiful female Cooper's Hawk allowed my approach for a few snaps before saying see ya! #brids #birdingOH #nature #wildlife #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday

Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends... this male Northern Flicker tried desperately to get me to catch all his brilliance but was just too quick for me. Oh well, enjoy this view instead. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday

Happy Tuesday friends... As they like to say, birds of a feather stick together--I found beautiful Cedar Waxwings flocking w/ European Starlings & American Robins Saturday, all competing for any remaining berries. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastcoastKin #birdsoftheday

Happy new week friends... another funeral yesterday for a friend and mentor. Her daughter told me she loved Baltimore Orioles. This one's for you Therese! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday

Happy #SuperbOwlSunday friends... I chased this Great Horned owl on Friday during our weekly birding hike through the cemetery. Went back yesterday and he was less skittish. #Stunday #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #BirdoftheDay

Happy Saturday friends... Took an almost 2-mile hike yesterday on a dark and snowy trail with nary a bird to see. Then as I approached my car to leave, a of Tufted Titmouse came out and said thanks for coming! #birds #birdingOH #wildife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #BirdoftheDay #IrwinPriaire

Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... I attended a funeral this morning for a former client & friend. Her favorite bird was the Northern Cardinal & she'd often lament she didn't see them anymore. So, here's one for you, Marie! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday

NO TAXPAYER BAILOUTS FOR THE CRYPTO SPECULATORS AND CON ARTISTS. If you gambled and lost, don’t ask the American people to bail you out. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Happy Thursday friends...overslept and been running ever since. I kind of feel like the House sparrow (on the right taking flight) getting pushed forward by fleeting time (American Tree Sparrow) in the back. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #wildlife #EastCoastKin #BirdoftheDay

Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends! Over the weekend, I found numerous Hairy woodpeckers in the area who allowed a few snaps. A beautiful year-round (and often ignored) resident. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #BirdoftheDay

A reminder of who Mike Johnson is. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-bi...

Happy Tuesday friends! I never expect to see Field Sparrows in the winter--even though they live here year-round. Maybe it's because they're so darn quiet after a very chatty and noisy summer. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #BirdoftheDay

Yet another needless spending while groceries prices are skyrocketing.

Happy new week friends... was happy to find a usual harbinger of Spring over the weekend, but the odds are, this dude decided to overwinter with us. A beautiful Hermit Thrush! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #Eastcoastkin #Birdoftheday

Happy #Stunday friends... caught this lovely Eastern Bluebird yesterday, while a flock of American Robins tried mobbing and poaching the remaining berries the Bluebirds happened to find. Fun competition. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #WeekDforDramatic

Happy Saturday friends... I can't tell you how good it feels when you're hearing little squeaks all around you, but can't see what is making them and then you do. Love these masters of camouflage, the Brown Creeper. #birds #birdingOH #wildlfie #nature #photography #eastcoastkin🪶🦉📷

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

Donald Trump is reposting crazy conspiracies about foreign interference with the 2020 election. Tulsi Gabbard's presence at the site of the Fulton County raid should worry all of us who care about free and fair elections.

Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... with 95% of Great Lake Erie frozen over, I've found many birds along the Maumee River, in pockets of open water like this busy Ring-billed Gull. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷

This will be, or should be, featured in a million campaign ads

Happy frigid Thursday friends... a friendly reminder to keep your feeders filled for all these tiny beauties in need of fuel to keep warm. I love how the feathering on the side of his face appears like a curly mustache off the bib. #birds #BirdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin 🪶📷🦉

Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.

Stephen Miller is a pathological liar with a lot of blood on his hands trying to create an alternate reality where the bad guys are the good guys. Don’t let him. Keep telling the truth.

Happy Frigid #Wrensday friends. Ordinarily I don't post feeder photos, but when was the last time you saw a Carolina Wren at a bird feeder? You know it must be cold if they show up for free food. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin 🦉📷🪶

Happy Tuesday friends... just a little splash of color on this bitterly cold day. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKIn 🪶🦉📷

WHY AREN’T WE SEEING THE UNREDACTED COURT ORDERED EPSTEIN FILES???

@beth0505.bsky.social Happy New week Beth... received 8.5" from the snowstorm then another inch overnight from lake effect snow. It's quite beautiful out there... until I go to work this evening. Not looking forward to the 40 mph winds that are coming in... Have a safe and warm start to your week!

Happy new week friends... We received 8.5" of snow so I took lots of feeder photos yesterday & when the flock of European Starlings flew in, they reminded me of obnoxious drunken wedding guests you wish hadn't been invited. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

Happy Snowy Sunday friends… Keeping with this theme, check out my Snowy Owl photo from Dec 2020 at Alum Creek Dam, Delaware County. Taken from some distance away and heavily cropped.

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

Important messaging. AOC seeks to stave off civil war. Might be useful to say that.

Happy Saturday friends....We're expecting 6-8" with this nationwide snowstorm, so I think I'm posting some snowy birds this weekend, like this beautiful Snowy Egret, who was a bit excited when I snapped this photo last April. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #Snow

Happy #featheredFriday friends... I love catching raptors mid itch... just a fun watch. #RedtailHawk #birds #birdingOH #wilidlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

Happy Thursday friends... I found my first Warbler of the new year and when I was surprised by a small flock of Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) warblers. My earliest recollection from prior years is late March. Busy, busy little birds. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶📷🦉

@beth0505.bsky.social Happy Thursday Beth--or more importantly, my work week Friday! Looks like we have a potential for lots of ❄️ and negative Temps this weekend. Don't u just love it (not)? Why does the weather always have to spoil my weekend birding plans? Long workday ahead. Have a great day!

Please take a moment to contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to oppose H.J. Res. 140. A short call, email, or message saying you care about clean water, wilderness, and public lands really does matter. If people stay quiet, this will pass quietly. If enough of us speak up, it doesn’t have to.

Happy midweek friends. Ordinarily I dislike posting feeder photos, but I've never (30 yrs) had a Red-breasted Nuthatch come to my feeder, until yesterday. Felt like I was given a blessing for the rest of the day. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶📷🦉

Happy Tuesday friends... Over the weekend I found two American Black Ducks hanging out with over 500 Mallards and Canada Geese. If you look closely, you can catch a glimpse of their iridescent purple speculum. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶📷🦉🦆

Happy new week friends, another winter visitor is the American Tree Sparrow, a bird who rarely goes into trees, but apparently resembles some who do in the old world. Those crazy settlers and their affiliation names... #birds #birdingOH #wildlfie #nature #photography #eatcoastkin 🪶🦉📷

Happy Sunday friends... I was fortunate to find a small flock of Snow Buntings yesterday. These toasted marshmallows nest on the arctic tundra and overwinter in open grassy fields near a lakes and oceans #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #GreatLakes #LakeErie📷🦉🪶