Cheesecake dishes on “if I sits, it fits” for #Caturday. 🐈

The Great Blue Heron wishes you great weekend. Either that or its hacking up something. 🪶

Here's a #ThrowbackThursday moment with a Waved Albatross mom and chick in Galapagos. 🪶

I’ve had a diagnosed thyroid condition for 20 years. It’s very well regulated.

It's #WoodDuckWednesday and apparently Mr and Ms Wood Duck are not on speaking terms. 🪶

It's #TurtleTuesday so good news - Green Sea Turtles are now off the endangered list are are now classified as "least concern". Here's a few up close shots from our Galapagos trip.

Cheesecake is enjoying some lap time on #Caturday.

It's Friday and I think the Great Blue Herons are plotting something. *runs for the hills* 🪶

Up close and personal with a sea lion in Galapagos. How about those foot pads? #ThrowbackThursday 🌿

Here's some side-eye from a male in eclipse molt for #WoodDuckWednesday. 🪶

Above the water view of a marine iguana swimming by when we were snorkeling in Galapagos. 🦎

Happy Monday! Your Coopers Hawk overlord will be watching you. 🪶

Cheesecake is enjoying a bath from his buddy Tugboat on #Caturday

Fun sighting this week - a young Red-headed Woodpecker with the red feathers just starting to come in. 🪶

Since it's #ThrowbackThursday here's another GoPro shot from snorkeling in Galapagos. #invertebrate

This Red-bellied Woodpecker showed up for #WoodpeckerWednesday. 🪶

Here is a Galapagos Green Sea Turtle for #TurtleTuesday. Three years after our excursion I have finally downloaded videos from my GoPro. Better late than never? 🐢

Happy Monday! Remember to keep looking up because you never know who's watching you. 🪶

Cheesecake will be relaxing in his cat cave for the remainder of #Caturday 🐈

This drawing I just finished of a Dead Leaf mantis seems appropriate for today. 🪲

Well who wouldn't want that in their front yard for Halloween? 🤔

Yesterday's sun brought out the turtles and these two won "Best Balancing Act." 🐢🌿

TFW it's #WoodDuckWednesday and the wind blows through your pompadour. 🪶

Two turtles turtling on #Twosday.

Me: Hey Cheesecake it’s #Caturday! Cheesecake: *waves paw 🐾

It's #FlamingoFriday because who doesn't want to see pictures of flamingos? 🪶

Great Blue Heron making a fabulous splash. 🪶

Pausing for a moment of reflection on #WoodDuckWednesday.

Here's a pair of Pie-billed Grebes for #Twosday that stopped in the nearby park pond for a migration break. 🪶

It's Monday and the squirrel is watching. Also it wants to make sure that you admire its magnificent tail. #wildlife

Cheesecake is resting on #Caturday after a hard motorcycle ride. 🐈

A year ago on this day I got to see a beautiful Golden-mantled Tamarin in the Ecuadorean rain forest.

Rejoice, because it is #WoodDuckWednesday! 🪶

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #longneck, so here is a Green Heron with neck fully deployed. 🪶

Once again I have a Blue Jay to thank for finding this young Coopers Hawk. Blue Jays are the best tattletales. 🪶

It’s #Caturday is ready to go to school with my son, not realizing that there is no today.

Bumblebee and a friend on one of the dahlias still blooming for #insectthursday

It's #WoodDuckWednesday. Here's one sitting on some wood. 🪶

You never know whats going to pop up during migration time This junior Yellow-bellied Sapsucker caught my eye with its interesting wavy feather pattern. On close inspection it had the barest hints of red on its head and throat.

Thanks to the Blue Jays I spotted a Peregrine Falcon so here's my salute to the jays. 🪶

I did not have seeing a Peregrine Falcon in Springfield, IL on my 2025 bingo card. After a blue Jay alert at the park I looked up and there it was. 🪶

Here is your #caturday Cheesecake fix. 🐈

Time to fly into the weekend with one last Great Egret. 🪶

I followed this busy Metric Paper Wasp around for a while. As one does. 🌿🐝

It's #WoodDuckWednesday! The gang is back in their usual spot. 🪶

When it's only Tuesday and you are already dragging your feet..🪶

Egrets - I've had a few. And a few more off camera that I should mention. 🪶

It‘s #Caturday and Cheesecake is snuggling next to his new owl buddy on the mantel.

While focusing on a Great Blue Heron downstream (2nd pic) I stopped and looked up to discover I was being watched by another GBH. 🪶

For #ThrowbackThursday here are two pics of a Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp from my old backyard that I didn't realize that I had. 🐝