My Bird of the Day today is this duck showing some serious skill balancing on one webbed foot after a serious snooze on a log. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is this Song Sparrow enjoying a warm and sunny spring day. 🪶 #itsabird

My Bird of the Day today is the Red-winged Blackbird. This female was basking in some spring sun while perching on a corndog. 🪶 #itsabird

Happiest of Mother’s Day to all types of moms out there! I hope it’s a good one. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Trumpeter Swan. A very elegant and classy bird this one was on the ponds of Crex Meadows in Grantsburg, WI. 🪶 #itsabird

Got the feeder out! Hopefully these beauties show up in the backyard this spring. #itsabird 🪶

Today my Bird of the Day is the Northern Shoveler. One of my personal favorite ducks. #itsabird 🪶

I’m surprised as anyone that I logged my first Ruddy Duck in the Mojave desert when I live in a state/city known for their lakes. 🪶 #itsabird

Happy Easter from the Easter Grackle! 🪶 #itsabird

Back from the desert and didn’t leave empty birded. Though this trip had other priorities it was nice to get out and find some birds far outside the range I’m normally in. My Bird of the Day today was a highlight for me the Gambel’s Quail. How could you not love this ridiculous bird. #itsabird 🪶

Glad to be out of the desert. Good trip with about ten lifers including this Verdin. The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve was really nice and coulda spent longer there if it wasn’t a balmy 92. #itsabird 🪶

My Bird of the Day today is Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay. A top contender for an additional arm tattoo if only I can get a clean portrait of one. I rather liked this photo of it further out in its normal habitat. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Spotted Towhee. This one found in Utah was very cooperative as we passed it on the trail. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the White-crowned Sparrow. This one was hanging out oceanside in California which isn’t such a bad place to be. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is celebrating new beginnings and the start of the process of finding a new place to call home. What better bird for that than the ubiquitous House Sparrow. 🪶 #itsabird

My Bird of the Day today is the Common Moorhen. This one was patiently waiting for tea time or something in the heart of London. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Common Gallinule. I much prefer the name for the nearly identical Moorhen but they didn’t consult me when they went to name it. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Redpoll. With March here I’ll certainly miss the trip to the Bog but with other things going on it just wasn’t in the cards this year. I think it was relatively quiet up there this year anyway so maybe for the best. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Downy Woodpecker. This one basking in the spring sun high above my folks’ deck. 🪶 #itsabird

The world doesn’t need wars. It needs accountability. Release the files. 🪶 #itsabird

I get pretty excited for almost every bird I see and looking through my photos I generally remember each encounter. Some are a little more memorable like the Great Kiskadee on South Padre Island, TX that kept us company several times at a favorite birding spot. 🪶 #itsabird

I completed my taxes today and to celebrate this wildly inefficient and completely ridiculous system I’ve chosen the Yellow-billed Cuckoo as my Bird of the Day. 🪶 #itsabird

Went to the Latte Da production of The Glass Menagerie. It was beautifully done and I enjoyed it immensely. It got me thinking about what birds would look good in glass and I thought the Northern Cardinal would be an excellent choice. 🪶 #itsabird

After a successful juggling weekend with a lot of photography I’m happy to be back to looking at birds. I can kinda guess where they’re going and and how they behave. The same can’t always be said about jugglers. 🪶 #itsabird

Plenty of winter left here but the milder temperatures sure make it feel like spring isn’t that far off. 🪶 #itsabird

Bird photography will always be my favorite but I’ve long wanted to do more wildlife, sports, and events. This weekend I get an opportunity to take some pics at a circus arts variety show and I’m super stoked to learn something new. 🪶 #itsabird

This SuperbOwl looks like a football. Happy Sunday y’all. Be safe. 🪶 #itsabird

Watched Heated Rivalry today so my Bird of the Day is the Canada Jay. Seemed about as fitting as any (except maybe a loon). 🪶 #itsabird

Splish splash oriole taking a bath. Happy weekend, folks! 🪶 #itsabird

I do love a pigeon at that park. This one was pretty used to folks being around at The Regent’s Park, London. 🪶 #itsabird

mICE out of MN! 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the Willet. This one standing on a beach covered in fresh growth. Not a common bird where I’m from so fun bird to see when I do make it to the coast. 🪶 #itsabird

I would like to not get shocked every time I touch something grounded. 🪶 #itsabird

This Yellow-headed blackbird seems to have a case of the Sunday Scaries. #itsabird 🪶

Powerful Osprey. #itsabird 🪶

One of the unexpected absolute joys of my life is now whenever I travel I make time for birding. I get to see more and feel more connected to the places I find myself in. 🪶 #itsabird

Cranes have been coming up in my little bubble a lot lately so I thought I’d post one. This one goes back a ways (2022) but remains as one of my best Sandhill photos. 🪶 #itsabird.

White-crowned Sparrow on the lookout. #itsabird 🪶

It was nice this weekend to connect with neighbors and talk about how thankful we are for each other’s support. It’s little consolation for everything that’s going on but it did feel good to know we’re all in this together. 🪶 #itsabird

To the streets for peaceful protest to demand ICE leave MN and all lawmakers demand their funding is revoked immediately. 🪶 #itsabird

It’s incredibly heartwarming to see so many folks turn out to stand up against government sanctioned bullying. We will win and together we can make a better tomorrow. 🪶 #itsabird

I give a duck. I love my community, friends, and neighbors. Maybe you give a duck too? #itsabird 🪶

Another harbinger of good fortune is said to be the Magpie. The news is as brutal as the temps heading this way but the tides will change. The resolve here continues to be a source of hope. 🪶 #itsabird

I’m given to understand that a Bluebird is a symbol of hope and good fortune and we could use heaps of that now so it’ll do nicely for my Bird of the Day. 🪶 #itsabird

Here’s to my city - keeping up the fight. We didn’t ask for it but we never back down. I’m proud to live in Minneapolis. #itsabird 🪶

This is my bird feeder with a House Finch on it. Today in my neighborhood we saw the US government take an innocent woman’s life. This was done because a man is afraid of the pressure to reveal his past and to punish folks that don’t agree with him. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is the White-breasted nuthatch. A wonderful little Minnesota winter resident that is generally found upside down but on occasion finds itself on top of a branch. 🪶 #itsabird

Today my Bird of the Day is to celebrate the holiday and wish everyone well once again. Please be safe out there and enjoy your Evening Grosbeak. 🪶 #itsabird

Blizzard has subsided and I’m left wondering what the weather is like in Glasgow where this little beauty was found. #itsabird 🪶

One of the seven swans a-swimming. #itsabird 🪶