Happy New Year from Sadie and I!

Pretty winter goldenrod flowers. #nature #photography #macro #nikon

Playing around with a new macro lens. Here are some extreme closeups and a couple textures. #nature #photography #macro #nikon

After a long hike, the dogs decided to cuddle up on the couch together.

I am now helping to lead two queer-centric hiking clubs in the Twin Cities, working on organizing a greater outdoors club for Minnesota, and getting involved in a nature photography club. For as chaotic of a year as it was generally in the US, I'm doing alright at the end of it socially.

First night of hot tent camping was successful!

All packed!

Camping this weekend. I think this is the coldest trip I'll have been on before.

Sadie's full name is Sadie Lady Wiggles Grumblenut Leg-o-less The Mess Roesler.

Sadie playing with Follow the greyhound. #corgicrew

Spent a lovely evening with my ladyfriend yesterday. We made an unconventional dinner but it turned out wonderfully and I've got a handful of new recipes to pull out in the future. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving as well, Bluesky!

Finally decided to get serious about using my Smugmug portfolio. Going to be spending some time this weekend going through my enormous backlog of digital negatives, editing the good picks, and uploading them. Link in bio!

I took this one earlier this summer. A young buck looking for some tree sap as an afternoon snack. #deer #mammals #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Playing around with a new tripod in the backyard. Tried this longer exposure on the moon. #moon #astrophotography #nikon #minnesota

Happy Halloween from Sadie and I!

A Hairy Woodpecker taking advantage of the early wintering grubs, among some very vibrant fall colors! #woodpecker #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Doing more planning for the winter hike-in trip today. I have a route down, I've identified any lingering gear I need to source, and I have a meal plan in place. Still a bit to figure out, but this should be a good one.

Fall is for pho.

Might have treated myself this weekend. Got a new set of snowshoes and a hot tent for a cool trip I want to take this winter. Still shopping around for a stove.

A Mallard getting comfy by stretching while on the water. #duck #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Eastern Bluebird against a smattering of fall colors. #bluebird #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Starting a new tattoo project today that is expected to go into December. I will probably slow down a bit on new wildlife photos during that healing process, but my backlog of stuff I need to edit is immense so there will still be stuff to post.

Frost advisory tonight. Had to pick my cinderella pumpkin early, but I think she'll ripen up just fine.

I pulled up 3.5 lbs of wild maitake from my backyard. Anyone have tips for preserving this? #maitake #mushroom #foraging

Happy spooky season, friends! 💀🧛‍♂️🧟‍♂️🎃👻 One of the best times of the year.

Every dad's facebook profile picture. #corgi #corgicrew

A curious little Magnolia Warbler checking out some bug eggs in the leaves. #warbler #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Another Red-Tailed Hawk for #RaptorDay. This is from the same shoot last winter. #hawk #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

This is an older one from last winter. A Red-Tailed Hawk perched on a branch in the flurries. #hawk #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Bluesky really likes pictures of dogs apparently.

Getting some Sadie cuddles. #corgicrew

#Osprey #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

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A pair of Barn Swallows out catching food for the young ones. #swallow #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Reflections. #egret #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

A Great Blue Heron flying over some glass-like water. #heron #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

I don't suppose it's possible to change the compression settings for images uploaded to bsky? When I have a slight focus miss on an image it becomes very exaggerated after upload.

An alert little Green Heron checking out a potential fishing spot. #heron #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

Caught this Great Egret taking off. #egret #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

There is still love in this world. You can be angry about whats happening around you, and you'd be justified in doing so. But there are still good people doing good things. You are loved by friends, family, and strangers. I believe it's important to reflect on that from time to time.

I'm so mentally exhausted...

Happy Labor Day from Sadie and I!

Got the opportunity to photograph some hunting Ospreys. These are very pretty birds! #osprey #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

I worked on this one way too long. A Great Egret surfacing empty handed (billed?) after a dive. #egret #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

The Bluesky #photography community is genuinely so nice and supportive. Thank you all for being so cool, and I can't wait to see what you shoot next!

Great Egret out doing some fishing! #egret #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

I'm not sure why they do this, but caught this Double-Crested Cormorant holding its wings apart like this. It was sitting like this for a long while. #cormorant #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

A cute little American Goldfinch surveying the area from atop a thistle. #finch #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota

My next read. Jack picked me up a copy from his bookstore. I can't believe I haven't read this one yet.

Canada Goose #goose #birds #birdsky #wildlife #photography #nikon #minnesota