I prefer the donuts. 🍩 #BirdingLife 🐦

My latest piece of #BirdArt is a bedazzled peacock on a small wooden box. I never thought I'd use sequins in my art, but they were available and inspired me to make this particular bird. 🦚 #birds

First snow of the season here in south central Wisconsin ❄️

I hate that it gets dark so early now. I wasn't able to go birding today, though I did see a pair of Blue Jays in my backyard this morning, and a juvenile bald eagle flew overhead when I was leaving my daughter off at school. So at least it wasn't a bird-free day for me! 🐦

The maple tree in my front yard is at peak fall colors. 🍁 #nature

I've had a great day with my family in downtown Madison, and it started at the Wisconsin Book Festival with a packed-room presentation by my friend @wiscobirder.bsky.social. So proud of him for getting published and being able to share his bird joy with even more people! 🐦

Great day for a fall colors walk at Rib Mountain State Park! #nature

Bea the Burrowing Owl was eyeing my steak dinner tonight. 🥩🍟👀🦉 #birds

That's my city! 😊 #NoKings

Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic.

This katydid is hanging out on my backyard deck this morning.

This only happens to you once

I think the "prophet" was misheard. He actually promised us raptors. 🦅🦉

HERO 🥰 (even if "go birds" was a Philadelphia Eagles reference rather than a shout-out for birds in general)

a reminder that starlings are beautiful #birds

"Does anybody remember laughter?" - Robert Plant

I decorated a canvas pouch yesterday by drawing four Sanderlings walking along a shore (as shorebirds do). They were fun to draw! #birds #art #birdart

I went to an art class where we were asked to paint something inspired by Picasso. I painted this, which I dubbed "a Picasso bird." #birds #art #birdart

An adorable baby great grey owl to help you get through your week.

It's very good. (I am a fan of superhero movies.) It's the best big-screen Superman film since the early Christopher Reeve ones. James Gunn clearly understands the character and why he appeals to fans, which I appreciate. (I didn't like Zack Snyder's grimmer Man of Steel take.)

Writer Julia Zarankin used to be a “normal person.” Now, she finds herself cancelling all non-bird-related social engagements, descending deeper into what experts call birder derangement syndrome. Here, she explores why she’s at her best when birding: thewalrus.ca/birding/

A piece of #birdart I made with markers today. It started as a Bald Eagle, but it looked a bit chunky, so I pivoted and turned it into a Steller's Sea Eagle instead. 🪶

This Day in History: 2007 Bald Eagle removed from endangered species list 🦅

We had a fab time in Milwaukee yesterday. After seeing a lifer Kelp Gull (first one ever in Wisconsin), we went to Summerfest. Really enjoyed the Americana band Bandits On The Run. 🕊️🎶☮️ #birds #music #peace

Is it? I hope so!

Barn Swallow 🪶 #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature

I made this today. It's the likeness of a male Mallard, made using crayons and watercolor paints. I think my mini notebook looks better now. (Second photo is the unchanged back cover, for those wondering what design I made art over.) #BirdArt 🪶🎨🖌️🦆

The bird-on-bat logo is great, but they've already sold out of my size in the flex-fit cap I want. ☹️

So cute! I love the big leg stretch. It's like *STREEEETCH* OK, let's do this!

The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular idea about why.

🐣🐣🐣🐣 The day we have waited for, worked for has come! All 4 chicks have hatched. Our work carries on as we continue to support Imani and Sea Rocket and their chicks. Thank you, as always, for your support. 📸: Chicago Piping Plovers (Imani removing an eggshell from the nest, June 20, 2025) 1/2

A Blue-crowned Mot Mot and a sign about it inside the Milwaukee County Zoo aviary. #birds

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Mute Swan swimming in the Wisconsin River 🦢 #birds

According to the Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort, there have been 82 breeding pairs counted in 2025. That’s one more than the previous record and the most since the birds were placed on the endangered species list in the 1980s. to.wttw.com/43GcYdo

Tiny part.

A couple photos from my #birding excursion today: two Lark Sparrows (lifer!) and a Dickcissel

Saw my first Lark Sparrow today. Several, in fact! I think I got some good pics, but I haven't downloaded them yet. Will share after I do. 🪶

A hungry Black-necked Stilt steps away from its nest to get some grub. You can see four eggs in the nest. 🥚🥚🪹🥚🥚 #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature

Look closely at this Black-necked Stilt sitting on its nest 🥰 #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography 📷

Yellow-headed Blackbird 💛🖤 #birds

This shorebird was a recent lifer for me: Marbled Godwit (solo and with Killdeer) 🪶 #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature

The Whooping Crane I saw earlier this week. It was hanging out with the six Sandhill Cranes also seen here. Not a great photo, but definitely identifiable! #birding #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2025

A trip to Horicon Marsh today netted me 4 FOYs (Least Bittern, Black-necked Stilt, Double-crested Cormorant & Black-crowned Night Heron), giving me 202 bird species seen this year. That's a good number for me to be at heading into the slow of summer. #birding

A special treat today while #birding: I saw a Whooping Crane hanging out with six Sandhill Cranes! Not going to say where, but it's the first one I've seen that wasn't at Horicon Marsh. I reported the sighting to the International Crane Foundation.

@thebirdguy.bsky.social Good to see you on Bluesky! I'm more active here than on X.

Saw my first Grasshopper Sparrow today! #birding #lifer 🥧

Today is the 150th anniversary of the first Madison (WI) Public Library opening. There have been celebrations at branches throughout the month. Today we went to one where attendees could paint clay planting pots. I put an Indigo Bunting on mine. 💙 🪶🎨🖌️ 📚 #birdart

MGE announced what they named the three Peregrine Falcon chicks born this month in the nest box at their Blount Generating Station in Madison, WI. 🪶 www.wmtv15news.com/2025/05/30/m...

Another photo of the Common Nighthawk I spotted perched in a tree a few days ago. Still hard to believe I saw it. It was so cool! 🪶 #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature