Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, December 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio

Consumer PSA: A lot of stores will advertise an Xmas tree, but the package actually *contains* a Ymas tree. DON'T BE FOOLED.

Completely off-topic for me, but the music app on my phone seemed eager for me to share this list, and this is the only social medium I use, so here are the top 10 bands I listened to while driving this past year ... (my at-home playlist would look much different)

Twofer. I was surprised when the Downy hopped in from the other side of the tree! Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) and Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, December 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio

Cropped a lot tighter than I would've liked, but was so excited to get even this close to the duck I'm showing you anyway … Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) on Swan Creek, Middle Grounds, Toledo, Ohio, USA, December 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, December 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

WHAT⁉️ Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Another seasonal visitor to this region. I believe it's an … American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

I love seeing these cool characters show up after most of the other little birds have left for the winter. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Working on my bird-in-flight photos … Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Howard Marsh Metropark, Curtice, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Commerce and Recreation on the Mighty Maumee (Captured a few days ago, before the temperature dropped). Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #photography #maumeeriver #toledo #ohio #autumn

Each time I think I've seen the last bloom for the season I am pleasantly surprised … Purple Aster (Sympyotrichum patens), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

Here's another shot of this week's supermoon over downtown Toledo. I think I like this one a bit better that the one I posted earlier. Moon crossing the cables, last bit of sunlight, and traffic on the bridge. Got all of it! #photography #moon #supermoon #Toledo #ohio

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens), Howard Marsh Metropark, Curtice, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Am I to believe that I saw a Cattle Egret in Ohio in November? Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis), Howard Marsh Metropark, Curtice, Ohio, USA, November 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

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🧛‍♂️ Happy Halloween! 🎃 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Howard Marsh Metropark, Curtice, Ohio, USA, July 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio

Large Milkweed Bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on – you guessed it – Milkweed (Asclepias). Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #plants #plantphotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

おハトうございます🐦 久々にインスタ更新した #アオバト #野鳥

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) on the riverbank, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

Autumn. Common(?) Sulphur (Colias philodice) on Aster, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Orange(?) Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) on Aster, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

A real dearth of birds lately, so another … Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) on Aster, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

This cutie ☺️ has no idea just how special he/she is! Super rare and as good as extinct 😢… the Red Wolf. It did seem to notice the dragonfly in the upper left corner. I will Cheri’s this encounter for the rest of my life! Soo precious 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 #wildlifephotography #wildlife #EastCoastKin #photography

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) on Aster, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) on Aster, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, October 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

Wattle you doin' later? Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #toledo #ohio #autumn

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) on Aster, Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #toledo #ohio #autumn

Interesting interference from foreground foliage. Great Egret (Ardea alba), Magee Marsh, Oak Harbor, Ohio, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #mageemarsh #ohio #autumn

Tawney-edged(?) Skipper (Polites themistocles) on Zinnia, Duck, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #townofduck #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata), Duck, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #crab #crustacean #nature #photography #naturephotography #townofduck #beach #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Reflections at Tarn Hows. #LakeDistrict #landscapephotography #TarnHows #Treescape #Nature #photography #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) on Zinnia, Duck, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #townofduck #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) on Zinnia, Duck, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #townofduck #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #nagshead #jockeysridge #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) , Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #nagshead #jockeysridge #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Duskywing Skipper on Black-eyed Susan, Duck, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #townofduck #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Duck, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #townofduck #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus), Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head, North Carolina, USA, September 2025. ©2025 #wasp #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #nagshead #jockeysridge #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina

Zabulon(?) Skipper (Lon zabulon), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, August 2025. ©2025 #butterflies #insects #photography #toledo #ohio #summer

今日のおは１枚。 去年の今頃、いつも川に居てくれたカワセミさんの女の子。 川が草刈りされても頑張って生息してくれて今年も雄雌出会うシーンは見たけど それ以来、会えていない😩 川を散歩中の方も楽しんで眺める様子も見てきたけど。 さすがに木の伐採で居ずらくなったらしい。 また、何処かで会えるといいね。😭(記念掲載) それでは今日もゆるっとまい🌹です。🙋‍♀️💕ﾏﾀﾈ　　 #birds #野鳥撮影 #思い出野鳥 #カワセミ♀

Have any of my bird-loving friends here ever been to Pea Island, NC? I'm vacationing near there soon, and wondering if it's worth a bit of a drive for a day trip.

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, May 2025. ©2025 #birds #photography #toledo #ohio

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, August 2025. ©2025 #dragonfly #insects #nature #photography #toledo #ohio #summer

A closeup of the ever so stunning #MandarinDuck 🦆🪶📷🌿 #birdguide #tourguide #natureguide #birdphotography #birding #birds #birder #birdwatching #letsgobirding #ducks #californiabirds