Tickled pink to be in the pink. Pink (Roseate) Spoonbill SE Georgia in May #RoseateSpoonbill #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Coming in for a landing Great Egret, SE Georgia, Last May #greategret #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Last one in is a rotten egg! #backyardwildlife #trailcam #trailcamera

Norma hiding in the duckweed at Norm’s Pond #alligator #fieldherping #littlestsimonsisland

The Clapper Rail is a seldom seen bird of Atlantic coast salt marshes. They are known for running through the thick marsh reeds rather than flying. “Skinny as a rail” comes from their ability to squeeze through that dense vegetation. #ClapperRail #birding #birdingphotography #BirdPhotography

Baby Possum doo doo doo doo doo, Baby Possum doo doo doo doo doo, Baby Possum doo doo doo doo doo, Baby Possum! #trailcam #trailcamera #backyardwildlife

Every time I see a Flying Squirrel, YOU'RE going to see a flying squirrel. I love that they live in my yard. #southernflyingsquirrel #backyardwildlife #trailcamera #trailcam

Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Great Egrets, SE Georgia #greategrets #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Building it one branch at a time Roseate Spoonbill, SE Georgia #RoseateSpoonbill #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Cattle Egret and Snowy Egret having a territorial dispute SE Georgia #cattleegret #snowyegret #Birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Splish, splash, I was takin' a bath.... Roseate Spoonbill, SE Georgia #RoseateSpoonbill #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Willets, a large shorebird, are drab gray on the ground but in flight they display spectacular, contrasting wing bars. SE Georgia this spring #willets #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Least Tern, the smallest of all the terns SE Georgia earlier this spring #leasttern #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Luke Dahlberg’s “Black and Tan” Bobolink It appears to be male on the right side and female on the left, a gynandromorph, the result of an abnormal ovum with two nuclei being fertilized by two different sperm. They appear to be hanging with a female and gathering insects to feed young.

Happy Father's Day!

It looks like the moms are taking their kids to either school or a play date #deer #fawns #backyardwildlife #trailcam #trailcamera

Looks like that second coyote has a touch of mange with lots of fur loss. #coyote #trailcam #trailcamera

Glossy Ibis is, well, GLOSSY! SE Georgia earlier this spring. #glossyibis #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Did you know that egret eggs are blue? I didn’t. Great Egret #greategret #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Fluffy after the rain #backyardwildlife

Mini Me (when you see it ) Anhinga nest, SE GA earlier this spring #Anhinga #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Graceful and elegant, the Black-necked Stilt #blackneckedstilt #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

One of the more challenging wading birds to find and photograph: the Least Bittern Female and male hanging out together #LeastBittern #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

What are those big ears just beyond the front porch railing? #backyardwildlife

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Teddy Roosevelt Great Egrets #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

What IS that crazy woodpecker? Snap now, look up later. Turns out it was a Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher. Lifer. Madera Canyon, AZ #sulfurbelliedflycatcher #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Look who joined me for coffee this morning #backyardwildlife #coyote

Tarantula Hawk Wasp Up to 2 inches long, these parasitoid wasps paralyze tarantulas, drag them to their burrow, and lay a single egg. The developing larval wasp eats the spider as it grows. Their sting is especially painful and is rated 4.0 on the Schmidt Pain Index.

Striped Plateau Lizard AE AZ #fieldherping #insituherps

As Yosemite Sam would say, "Great Horny Toads!" Texas Horned Lizard, SE AZ #texashornedlizard #fieldherping

Rock Rattlesnake Deep in a hollow log, SE AZ

Black-necked Gartersnake SE AZ

That's one small step for a deer, one giant leap for a fawn.

Eastern Collared Lizard Where DO they think up these interesting names?

I don't think that Long-nosed Snakes often get the respect that they deserve. They can be really pretty. Unless they do that alarming and effective defensive cloacal hemorrhage thing that they sometimes do.

Behold the mighty New Mexico Threadsnake! You need a magnifying glass to check head scales to know what species you've got; this one has supraocular scales. Aren't those vestigial eyes adorable?

I suspect this pair has some pups back in the den to feed.

I can't get anything done around the house because every time I look out the window something grabs my attention. Here's the new set of twins checking out our garden and playing in the yard for a while. Obviously I had to stop my chores and watch.

Northern House Wren found a spider web, then shook it like a terrier with a rat. Madera Canyon, AZ

If you love animals, love ALL of the animals, even the ones with the wrong number of legs. Or eyes. Wolf Spider, AZ

Ol' Blue Eyes First yard fawn of the year.

A few birds from this morning's bird walk. Henslow's Sparrow; Eastern Meadowlark on invasive teasel; and Savannah Sparrow, bringing a caterpillar and a spider back to the nest to feed its young. #henslowssparrow #easternmeadowlark #SavannahSparrow #birding #birdphotography #birdingphotography

Atrox in the road #fieldherping #roadcruising

Eastern Foxsnake Release Day These are the dozen foxsnakes my neighbor found in her basement over the winter. I kept them safe and gave them a bit of a head start. We let them go under her deck, just where they would have emerged. Good luck, little buddies!

Sonora Mud Turtle, an Arizona native #sonoramudturtle #fieldherping

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard eating a Common Cactus Dodger, a species of cicada. Looks like a big meal but they also eat other lizards. #leopardlizard #LongNosedLeopardLizard #fieldherping #insituherps

Broad-billed Hummingbird #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Sonoran Gophersnake, one of the most common snakes to see on the road during daylight hours. #sonorangophersnake #fieldherping

Porch buddy. Don’t lick it! #fieldherping

Black-crowned Night-heron So cool its name gets TWO hyphens. This is a juvenile. #blackcrownednightheron #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography