"What immortal hand or eye, could frame thy goofy asymmetry?" From William Blake's lesser know poem, the Dyyr.

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I say it's "My garden", but it's really his. If he gets any bigger I won't be able to go outside... BTW that tree trunk is about 3' in diameter. (Okay, that might be an exaggeration.)

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Before and after shot. Just look at this guy. I mean it. Get out and look at this guy before they're all gone. They'll even sing - even if not for you. For free. Commons Ford Ranch. Austin, TX May 2026. #birds

Birds on barbwire. Eastern phoebe. Commons Ford Ranch, Austin, TX May 2026 #birds

Eastern Bluebird. Commons Ford Ranch. Austin, TX May 2026. #birds

Eastern Bluebird. Commons Ford Ranch. Austin, TX May 2026.

Sometimes you're out looking for birds and you hear something moving in the grass and it isn't a bird at all. Sure, it's a rat, but it's a cute little rat. Just look at that Motherfucker. Hispid Cotton Rat. Commons Ford Ranch, Austin, TX May 2026.

First the Summer tanagers; then the summer. Summer tanager. Commons Ford Ranch, Austin, TX May 2026 #Birds

35 Seconds of a Green heron doing nothing, nothing at all. Barton Springs. Austin, TX May 2026. #birds

They're called Roadrunners for a reason...

Martin Amis, Mary Martin, Steve Martin, Dean Martin, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Jr., Martin Short, Martin Sheen, Martin Mull and of course, Martin Heidegger at home. Strange neighbors, but somehow they make it work. Not pictured, Martin Eden... fictional character. #birds

This guy's been following me around the yard expecting me to stir up insects. From the look on his face, I think he thinks I'm not doing it right. Vermillion flycatcher. The Ranch. Mason county, TX. #birds

Listen to this. You'll feel better on a crappy day. Dickcissel singing at the top of a mesquite tree. Texas hill country. May 2026. #birds

Dickcissel high in a hackberry tree, singing for me... Lot's of Dickcissels singing today, but this one is the best. Don't you think? Mason county, TX May 2026 #birds

Dickcissel breath. Mason county, TX May 2026. It's Dickcissel time. Watch this space for all the best Dickcissel content. #Birds

How to make a White-eyed vireo nest. Start with some spider webs, some lichen, some leaves... then jump down in the nest and move your butt around... thus creating a vireo shaped egg pouch. Then go get more spider webs. Barton Creek Greenbelt. Austin, TX May 2026.

Watch this video (with sound) and learn two things: 1. How to get a snake off a road. 2. If anyone really talks like Boomhauer from King of the Hill. Western Rat Snake Mason county, Texas.

Jeez. No wonder we have so many hogs on the place... I'm an old man and I feel a little pregnant just filming this... Texas Hill country. May 2026.

Birds on Barbwire. White-crowned sparrow. Texas Hill country May 2026

Yesterday I: 1. Saw (and heard) my first Prothonotary warbler. 2. Learned what a "prothonotary" is. 3. Learned how to say "prothonotary". Which is a lot. Today I should probably rest. Prothonotary warbler. Commons Ford Ranch Park. Austin, TX May 8, 2026.

One of these is not a White-crowned sparrow. Guess which one and win a prize!* *No, there isn't really a prize.

Birds on barbwire. Vesper Sparrow at, appropriately, vespers.

Birds on Barbwire. Mrs. and Mr. House sparrow in the barbwire portrait studio. These birds get a lot of grief in North America, but I still kinda like them. They're surprisingly cheerful in their exile... and besides the Martins have been giving them hell lately. They deserve a break.

Jason Isbell admonished us not to “wash the cast iron skillet.” But there’s no prohibition to turning Oma’s old skillet into a birdbath. After all a man can’t go through life with dirty buntings. Now can he.

Birds on barbwire. Ms. Orchard oriole in the green screen studio.

From west Texas, I bring you the first in a series of Birds on Barbwire. Barbed wire for the dilettantes. First up. Vermillion Flycatcher. Somewhere John Graves (The writer, Goodbye to a River, etc.) refers to this bird as a "splendid little bird." Splendid indeed.

They're back. Thank God. I asked him how the south was. He ignored me.

Do it, lady. Make that Kingfisher sound... one more time. Thank you. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Murrietta Creek. Temecula, CA. February 2026.

There's a cow behind me... isn't there? Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Mason County, TX February 2026.