Happy #Caturday from #Minette. It was a long, exhausting, day of supervising her human. #Cats #Pets #Photography

A roseate spoonbill in flight. Such an unlikely bird. As a kid I thought they were fake, like unicorns. Southeast Texas, March 01, 2026. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #Spoonbills #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography

A great egret remaining perfectly white as it collects nesting materials in the muddy water. Southeast Texas, March 01, 2026. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #Herons #Egrets #BirdPhotography

This pelican is starting to grow a breeding horn. Southeast Texas, March 01, 2026. #Birds #Photography #Birding #NaturePhotography #Pelicans #BirdPhotography #Wildlife

Here’s a full draft of the upcoming second edition of my “Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction”: socviz.co

Our latest short review is online in Current Opinion in Immunology "Targeting synovial fibroblast KCa1.1 channels in rheumatoid arthritis": www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪 #Immunology #Autoimmunity #PotassiumChannels #IonChannels#Synoviocytes #RheumatoidArthritis #Arthritis

A great blue heron sitting in a nest built in a fabulous location. I suspect it is already tending to eggs. Southeast Texas, March 2026. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #Herons #BirdPhotography

A great blue heron standing on the foundations of a nest. Southeast Texas, March 2026. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #Herons #BirdPhotography

Minette got her flea/tick/heartworm preventive tonight and she's not talking to me anymore. #MInette #Cats #Pets #Photography

The great egrets and great blue herons have begun nesting. Here is a great egret in breeding attire. More photos to come. Southeast Texas, March 2026. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #Herons #Egrets #BirdPhotography

Waiting for the fog to lift. #Birds #Fog #Photography #NaturePhotography

I took that photo yesterday evening. I wish I had half her flexibility 🤣 #Minette #Cats #Pets #Photography

Minette, showing off her one orange paw and it's pink toe beans. #Cats #Minette #Pets #Photography

This photo is 7 years old. Bidule is now gone and very much missed. Minette is 15 and her hair is also a lot more white now. She started "dirty white" as a kitten and then got darker, as Siamese do, and is now getting paler again with age, as do I. #Pets #Cats #Minette #Bidule #Photography

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RuffledFeathers so here is a little blue heron still working on its colors but having already mastered the rapid transition between professional attire and party attire. #Birds #Herons #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #TexasStateParks #BirdPhotography

Love the foot sticking out 🤣 Red-shouldered hawk, Southeast Texas, February 07, 2026. #Birds #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #Photography #Hawks #Birding #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #TexasStateParks

Pied-billed grebes are very very cute (fish, frogs, and crawfish probably disagree). Southeast Texas, February 07, 2026. #Birds #Photography #TexasStateParks #BirdPhotography #Grebes #NaturePhotography #Reflections

This was my first time seeing a grackle fly by with a crawfish! Southeast Texas, February 07, 2026. #Birds #Photography #TexasStateParks #NaturePhotography #Grackles #BirdPhotography #Crawfish

This afternoon, I pulled weeds and Minette supervised me. Now she sleeps to recover from the heavy work and I grade exams. #Cats #Pets #Minette #Photography

I often get asked if it snows in Corsica (France). The answer is yes and here are a few shots my sister took today. Geologically, Corsica is at the end of the Pyrenees before it moved into the Mediterranean. #Photography #Corsica #France #Snow #Mountains #Landscapes

Are the winter Olympics just a collection of the most dangerous sports in the world? I am watching Team Skeleton right now and they're just throwing themselves headfirst down the icy track as fast as possible on a sled that barely fits their body 😲😱

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Portrait. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Portraits #Birding #BirdPhotography

I almost missed the once-a-year opportunity to use those photos! Happy Valentine's Day! #Birds #Photography #Flamingoes #Heart #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography

Happy #Caturday from #Minette! She has been busy keeping her human seated in one spot. #Cats #Pets #Photography

I re-strained a muscle in my camera-lifting arm 😖 Last week I did it trimming a tree which is an acceptable cause of muscle injury. This morning, I did it towel-drying my hair. Is that it? Have I reached the age at which drying my hair is a risk of injury?

Grey heron head on Hungary 🇭🇺 @birdguides.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds #birdsseenin2026

Here are red-bellied woodpeckers for #WoodpeckerWednesday! Southeast Texas, February 07, 2026 #Birds #Woodpeckers #Photography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography

Did someone say BLUE in my presence??? Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #blue for blue footed booby. (Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, April 2022) #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Boobies #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #Birding #Galapagos #Ecuador #Nature #Wildlife

White-faced ibis demonstrating that black is a combination of all colors. Southeast Texas, February 07, 2026 #Birds #Photography #Ibis #Reflections #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Birding

A photo of an alligator and its reflection photobombed by another alligator. Southeast Texas, February 7, 2026. #Alligators 🐊 #Reptiles #Photography #NaturePhotography #TexasStateParks

This afternoon, I started cleaning the backyard, including trimming deciduous trees and shrubs, pulling weeds, and spreading mulch. Minette was busy supervising the work. She is now passed out from so much work. #Minette #Cats #Pets #Photography

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #posted - a bird on a post or fence. Does this one count? A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) landing on a pole over water. Corsica, France, November 2025. #Birds #Photography #Egrets #Herons #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdsInFlight

Yesterday, the birds were neatly organized by tree. The great blue heron tree, the American robin tree, the roseate spoonbill tree, the great egret tree. Very well organized. Southeast Texas, February 07, 2026. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Birding

Adult crested caracara in flight. February 07, 2026, Southeast Texas. #Birds #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #Caracaras #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Birding

A deer and a bald eagle. Don't let the fog stop the photography! Southeast Texas, February 2026 #Photography #Fod #Birds #Mammals #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

Waiting for the whole family to get out of the water. #Otters #RiverOtters #Photography #Mammals #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #TexasStateParks

I never finished posting photos of the river otters I took last weekend! Here is the whole family. #Otters #RiverOtters #Photography #Mammals #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #TexasStateParks

Goldfinches in my backyard, today. #Birds #Finches #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay is #blurred blurry captures of birds in movement so here is a #GreatHornedOwl flying towards the camera. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsInFlight #Owls #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #Birding

A few years ago, limpkins were a rare occurrence in the greater Houston area. They are now established, raising babies and eating snails in local parks. And I am not complaining 😊 #Birds #Limpkins #Photography #TexasStateParks #Birding #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BackyardBirds, birds you see close to home. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birding #Jays #Chickadees #Cardinals #Hummingbirds

The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #longnecks so I thought of the fourth photo of the #GreatBlueHeron but I had to show all for context. The #Bird walked up the grassy slope, stopped by the trail, looked at me, and then I am pretty sure he gave me the finger. #Photography #Herons #Nature

Squirrel is afraid of nothing, eating a snack in the morning sun. Southeast Texas, February 2020. #Mammals #Squirrels #Danger #Signs #Photography #NaturePhotography

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak. This calls for a #Pelican. Southeast Texas, February 2022. #Birds #Photography #Birding #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife

Red-shouldered hawks. Southeast Texas, January 2026. #Birds #Photography #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #Birding #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography

Minette, sleeping, twitching, and squeaking. #Cats #Minette #Pets

A few more shots of my river otter encounter. This one was eating something. Southeast Texas, January 2026. #Otters #RiverOtters #Photography #Mammals #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #TexasStateParks

It was a cold morning. We were both wearing our puff jackets but mine was less stylish, synthetic, and I suspect less efficient. Southeast Texas, January 2016 #Birds #Photography #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #Borbs #Birding #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography

Young white ibis. They arrived in flight and landed a few feet from them and then looked surprised to see me right there, on the trail. Southeast Texas, January 2026. #Birds #Ibis #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography

Two snipes walking in mud, as the mud just stared quietly, slightly frozen 👀 Southeast Texas, January 2026