Sup Maggie 🪶

Snow Goose vs Ross’s Goose. 🪶

Sleepy friend.

Random explorations for seabirds. Montaña de Oro, CA.

Finally went to go see this local celeb—Lewis’s Woodpecker. 🪶

Unless this is some mega-rare Yellow-rumped Warbler from Mexico or Guatemala, just gonna assume a hybrid Audubon’s x Myrtle with that throat pattern and bizarre chip call. 🪶

Saw a Tundra Swan today—I wasn’t the finder. 🪶

Doesn’t get any weirder than finding a Yellow-breasted Chat in someone’s back patio condo tree. It then flew down into another tiny condo back patio. Wild place for one of these skulky birds. First Meadow Park record here in SLO County. 🥹🪶🐥

Ever want a size/color comprison between a Lucy’s Warbler and a Bushtit? Here you go. 🪶

Blackburning Warbler—first record for Meadow Park, SLO County, CA. 🪶

Franky Whitefeathers at his Meadow Park hangout. 🪶

Ruby takes a dip.

Meadow Park baffy

Ooooo! Got my first Brown Thrasher in California at Big Morongo! 🪶

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I have a super fun two-day event at La Quinta Public Library coming up. Add a writing workshop on how to create a monster to this fun time! Woooo! #horror #books #library #latinowriter #chicanolit

More butterborb baffs. 🪶

Bafftime for butterbuns. 🪶

Wrentit power! 🔋⚡️🪶

Yes, I did find a rare Philly Vireo in SLO County, CA. Only the second I’ve seen! 🪶

First time finding a rare Prairie Warbler here in San Luis Obispo! Look at that cute tum tum! 🪶

How about some Risso’s for a timeline cleanser?

Once again, I don't believe anything out of the mouths of high-ranking U.S. government officials.

Willow you love or hate me? 🪶

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Bird photo. Okay . . . Sunset photo that just happened to have a lil birb blur . . .

Virg without his tail is still a hero among warblers. 🪶

Virg, the tailless Virginia's Warbler takes a bath and gives a tink call before getting in a tussle with a Black Phoebe. I really thought Virg was a goner, but he gave the phoebe the slip and hid in a bush. 🪶

Your daily reminder not to normalize white supremacy.

I feel this. 🪶

Virginia’s Warbler, missing its tail, still happily taking a bath. 🪶

Go figure. I was thinking foreign agent. Maybe Russian or Israeli. Maybe Maga killed their own. Nope, wife walked past yesterday with her coffee, said, "Mormon Luigi" and walked away. She knew.

Silly Hutton’s Vireo timeline cleanser. 🪶

Leucistic crow wing for the day’s strange omen. 🪶

Weird how talking heads all assume this was a US citizen doing the attacking.

I dont rule out: Russians, Chinese, Venezuelan retribution, cartels, Maga military sacrificing their own, ex-military American left extremist. Cast the net of suspicion widely.

I would like to go on @failingwriters.bsky.social as BUFFY WINGBARS. I will describe the mysterious disappearance of a bird lover . . . and possibly trace clues to a seaside whale watching company that disposes of . . . things . . . overboard . . .

Who wants to guess? Had buffy wingbars and short primary extensions. Made no sound. Seen in SLO, CA. Could use an expert. 🪶

Random Nashville. Wonder which subspecies. I hear there is going to be a split. 🪶

We all need some tanager love. 🪶

Snacky treat! 🪶

Warblers are starting to arrive . . . 🪶

Little blue (rarity for my county—several years since one showed up) doing her thing while a gull and a snowy egret mind their own business. 🪶

You’ve been quail’d. 🪶

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Double stilties in SLO County! 🪶

Neotropic Cormorant does its dooo-ty! 🫡🪶

Blueberry. 🪶

Found today. Haven't posted it yet. Thoughts? Has a white rump, rufous upper back, black and brown uniform scaling, long droopy bill. The bird was fluffing itself and preening so looks plumper than it is. Curlew Sandpiper or Dunlin? Thoughts? 🪶

Yes, I did take an awful pic of a rare Least Bittern here in SLO County. Yes, I’m alone in seeing one in my county this year. Yes, my crap photo means bragging rights. 😅🪶