I got the best photo of a carrion crow yesterday. I’ll try to get it edited and uploaded tonight if I have energy (doing soooo much walking here in Japan)

secretary breakfast gin took one to the nads and nothing of value was lost

we must tear down Online and replace it with the Internet of Parrots. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

Was hit by someone who ran a red light as I was making a left turn. I’m ok, but I’m worried my car is totaled. I love my little car 😭

what a fucking way to find out magic is real

Didn’t have my good cam as I was just out downtown for dinner and didn’t expect many birds, but came across a purple martin roost on the walk back! It was about 7pm and there were hundreds flitting about. It was amazing to see in a bustling downtown area

Going out of town for the weekend but stopped to see some late-arrival American avocets yesterday evening. Beautiful birds. #birds

a pair of grackles from the mad sky (feathered friends of @automationair.mad-sky.net and @skullcat.mad-sky.net )

A young Great Horned Owl taking a look at the strange photographer in the distance. #wildlife #birds #owls

Today cooled a bit so I went for a walk. Not only was the park full of the songs of yellow-billed cuckoos (photos to come) but the butterflies were out and about. Got photos of a beautiful red-spotted purple and a monarch as they took short breaks

I didn’t get the greatest photos today - I was tired and the heat haze was awful - but I got three lifers when I only set out to get one. A swallow-tailed kite, a black-bellied plover, and a pair of American avocets! Added a photo of one of the black-necked stilts I found the other day also #birds

rolling up to the Olive Garden like

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Fun fact: Bruce Springsteen's classic song "Born to Run" was actually inspired by umamusume

REALLY?

today at the park we saw wild turkeys and some dude behind us was like “bro look at those owls” so what I’m saying is don’t ever let anyone make you feel stupid. you can visually identify a turkey

Decided to review some of my photo from last year to see if I missed any bird IDs now that I’m more experienced. Looking at some of my Florida pics, turns out the out of focus heron I got photos of was not a blue heron like I thought, but in fact is a tri-colored heron! That was an exciting find!

There's an interesting problem in digital preservation, which is that preservation only exists actively. Only the things you actively move to new formats, survives. Community is probably the same way: it has to be actively maintained in order to outlive whatever spot it's currently in.

You can either complain about the neighborhood kid learning how to play saxophone or teach her how to play careless whisper; maybe be a problem solver

Sometimes your straight out of camera JPG is just perfect. No notes. #birds

Got five? lifers this weekend, and got better photos of a number of birds that I didn’t have good pics of. Also actually saw a bobwhite! Though my only photo is a blurry mess…

Just after midnight on Thursday, July 31, Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Wildlife Care Center’s outdoor structures were unlawfully entered and vandalized, harming both wildlife patients and property. A suspect was caught on camera. Read on: birdallianceoregon.org/press/intrud...

It’s finally cooled down a bit and I went out to the park today, but the wildfire smoke from Canada has made the air quality poor which ended up giving me a migraine 😔 On the plus, I’ve been seeing the Mississippi Kites in my neighborhood again! I’ve missed them since last year ❤️ #birds #raptors

The old man (Phantom) and our cat with some neuro issues (Killua) got into a spat Thursday while we weren’t home. We thought they were mostly ok, but I noticed yesterday Phantom’s ear had some pus on it, and when I felt it I felt a lump. Took him to the vet and seems he tried to get a new piercing 🫠

Yesterday I had a thought… with the weather being so hot, there probably won’t be anyone fishing at the lake where the yellow-crowned night herons were spotted, so maybe they’ll be out and not hiding. I made the drive, and my intuition paid off! I saw not one, but three (only got pics of 2) #birds

I want to go out and take pics but…

This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰 And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….

Searching for weeks for the yellow crowned night heron that’s been spotted in this area. I come around the corner to see this in the path in front of me. I get excited for a moment…. Wait, why aren’t you in football mode!? You got my hopes up! #birds

YCNH does not exist, it is a ploy from Big Birding to keep me going out and getting frustrated every day /s

Yellow-crowned night herons continue to be my nemesis 😭 yesterday I saw great and snowy egrets, great blue and little blue herons, green herons, black-crowned night herons, and even an American bittern, but the yellow-crowned that OTHER PEOPLE REPORTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED avoided me completely

You too can be anything 😌 #art #comic

A little late, but some pictures of the scissor-tailed flycatcher babies from Saturday! There were four in the nest and mom and dad were busy keeping them fed #birds

my child

It was hot again but I went to see the scissor-tailed flycatchers again and omg the babies are precious! They’re so close to fledging, but still in the nest, so got some adorable shots. Will post some later. Luckily the clouds helped some with the heat while we were there!

Went to check in on the barred owls today. The male was shy and fled as usual, but I caught the female looking around from a very small tree, just a few yards off the path and not very high up, giving me a great vantage point. She loves to pose and isn’t skittish 🦉 #birds #owls

I went on about a 2 mile walk near the river, but I had trouble tracking birds and the heat and humidity cooked me. I’ve been fighting a headache and nausea since then. But at least it got my mind off things for a little bit

I’m feeling defeated due to *gestures vaguely*. I want to go birding but it’s hot and I’m not sure where I want to go…

In an unconscionable decision, the Smithsonian Institute has decided to no longer support the Biodiversity Heritage Library from 1 Jan 2026. Please someone step up and take it over.

Went out for a little bit today before the oppressive heat comes back, and watched this red-shouldered hawk hunt worms in a community garden while another squawked from the trees #birds #raptors

“Where’d all the fireflies go?” I don’t know, maybe you should ask your lawn treatment company

Laser Danger xkcd.com/3108/

Went to check on the scissor-tailed flycatcher pair yesterday. They were busy bringing bugs to their nest, where I heard little chirps of their nestlings, but couldn’t see them yet. I’ll check back in a week or two to see if they’ve fledged!

Saw six red-tailed hawks within about 2 miles of home today as I headed out for dinner (3 pairs of 2). I know their favored perches, but I was surprised to see so many hanging out at once!

Anyone more familiar with blue jay behavior than me know what’s going on here? It’s a cute little interaction, I’m just curious! #birds #bluejay

I figured I could count on Ravi to stop by while I was gone 😆 He trotted up to where the self serve should be. 🤯 He got snacks on the patio instead. #birds roadrunner