Comfort Food Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker Saint Paul, Minnesota #birds #birdsofminnesota #freshairtherapy

Rock9 is hosting an Open Studio Saturday Nov 1st, 3-8pm at 840 Hampden Ave in St. Paul. See one of my #bird inspired paintings, "Cecilius" (12"x12" Oil on Panel) along with works from other artists. #bsky.art #art #abstraction #painting #minnesotaart #rock9artstudio #SaintPaulMNArt #abstractpainting

Lubitsch, 30x48in, oil on canvas

Image: Jeremy Szopinski / Evening Storm #5 / Oil on board / 20" x 17" / 2024 You are invited to our annual Rock9 Open Studio event on Saturday, November 1st, 3-8pm. 840 Hampden Ave / St. Paul. #artist #abstractart #mplsart #mnart www.jeremyszopinski.com

Getting excited for our Open Studio! Here is a work on paper: "Klein's Edge and Collision, Part A" 22 x 30, acrylic, ink, collage on paper. (c)2025 Neil Johnston. #bsky.art #art #abstraction #painting #minnesotaart #rock9artstudio #SaintPaulMNArt #Kleinblue #abstractpainting

Light Snack Downy Woodpecker - Saint Paul, Minnesota #woodpecker #downywoodpecker #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota

Get on the Horn Horned Lark - Grand Marais, Minnesota #lark #hornedlark #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota

The Eye Has It #nuthatch #whitebreastednuthatch #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota #backyardbirds

Right Place, Right Time This ruby-throated hummingbird is a regular visitor to my backyard and I happened to be on the patio with my good camera when it visited the feeder today. #hummingbird #rubythroatedhummingbird #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota #backyardbirds

Young Turks I spotted this wild turkey and its young on a recent Sunday morning walk. #wildturkey #wildturkeys #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota #thingsyouseeonawalk

Crowd Control Lots of activity at the feeder as the seed log reaches its end. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #woodpecker #hairywoodpecker #sparrow #housesparrow #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

Who's on First? After my trip to the National Eagle Center, it was only a short drive to the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota where I got to meet Ruby and JR, two of their ambassadors. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #owl #owls #internationalowlcenter #birdsofminnesota

Double Eagle Recently I made a trip to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota where I got to meet Angel and Was'aka, two of their ambassadors. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #eagle #baldeagle #nationaleaglecenter #birdsofminnesota

By Any Other Name Migration season is underway and today I was lucky enough to capture this rose-breasted grosbeak on one of my feeders. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #grosbeak #rosebreastedgrosbeak #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

Gatekeeper I'd like to think this is the same white-throated sparrow that visited my yard the same time last year. But it's probably not. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #sparrow #whitethroatedsparrow #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

Ground Breaker #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #goldfinch #americangoldfinch #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

Red Line #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #cardinal #northerncardinal #birdsofminnesota

Ahead of the curve #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #greatblueheron #birdsofflorida

Comin' in hot. A Brown Pelican prepares for a landing outside the Lighthouse Grill and Tiki Bar in Englewood, Florida. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #pelican #brownpelican #birdsofflorida

White Noise There was a lot of honking during the morning ride. #birds #swans #trumpeterswans #bikeride #bikecommute

Meltdown I made a detour on the ride home from the office yesterday to see what kind of view the falls had to offer. #bikeride #bikecommute #bikecommuter #bikecommuterlife

Mock up. I spotted this Northern Mockingbird outside a relative's house in Rotonda West, Florida. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #mockingbird #northernmockingbird #birdsofflorida

Post production. A Brown Pelican perches itself on a post near the Lighthouse Grill & Tiki Bar in Englewood, Florida. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #pelican #brownpelican #birdsofflorida

Scratch that. A White Ibis takes care of an itch while perched on a boardwalk railing in the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #ibis #whiteibis #birdsofflorida

Step lightly. A juvenile Little Blue Heron searches for a bite to eat. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #littleblueheron #birdsofflorida

I never knew of limpkins before visiting Florida. I was surprised by the loud call. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #limpkin #birdsofflorida

This great blue heron appears to be engaging in some self-care. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #greatblueheron #birdsofflorida

This snowy egret let me get pretty close. I'm guessing it's used to all the people hanging around the bar I was patronizing at the time. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #egret #snowyegret #birdsofflorida

The number of new birds I saw on my recent trip to Florida exceeded my expectations. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #ibis #whiteibis #birdsofflorida #peaceriverbotanicalgardens #addBirder

Birdwatching is a great way for me to relieve stress. I'll be doing a lot of it over the next few years. I spied this red-tailed hawk perched in a tree near the local golf course on a walk today. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #hawk #redtailedhawk #birdsofminnesota #birdsofsaintpaul