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Hermit Thrush living up to its name. #birds

Great Blue Heron #birds #waders

Ruby-crowned Kinglet #birds #kinglets

Nice to be able to stand on my deck and have this butt in my face. Yellow-rumped Warbler #birds #warblers

Pileated Woodpecker #birds #woodpeckers

Yellow-rumped Warbler #birds #warblers

Golden Crowned Kinglet #birds #kinglets

Brown Creeper #birds

Great Blue Heron #birds #herons #waders

Looking for audio alternatives to watching the World Series on Fox. I'm not sure the language really matters; just the message. #WorldSeries #TampaBayRays #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB

Ruby-crowned Kinglet #birds #kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglet #birds #kinglets

Blue-headed Vireo #birds #vireos

Hermit Thrush #birds

Looking at Merlin while on my throne I read about the Blue-headed Vireo. Had never seen one and generally dig vireos. But the description had one sentence that stuck out as clearly out of place. Turns out I saw one this morning. #birds #vireos #Merlin

Ruby-crowned Kinglet #birds #kinglets

So excited to share that I forgot to post the picture. Cape May Warbler right outside my window. American Crow audiobombing #birds #warblers #crows

Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a sliver of its crown. #birds

Great Blue Heron #birds #waders

This Belted Kingfisher clearly knew I was approaching. But instead of flying away, it flew right in front of me for about 30 seconds, laughed and flew out of my view, but still laughing. #birds #kingfishers

Ruby-crowned Kinglet #birds

Black-throated Green Warbler #birds #warblers

Ruby-crowned Kinglet #birds

While focused on the Bald Eagles above Lake Elkhorn a Belted Kingfisher flew away, across to another bank. Figuring I'll see him more often now that he's back for the season I fired off one exposure and then returned to the eagles. #birds #eagles #kingfishers #ColumbiaMaryland

Ordinarily, this creek barely covers the rocks on the bed. The tail end of TS Isaias is passing. #birds #waders

Ruby-crowned Kinglet #birds #kinglets

Great Blue Heron #birds #waders

Orb-weaver Spider #spiders #webs

Common Yellowthroat #birds #warblers

Blackpoll Warbler #birds #warblers

Three American Crows escort a Cooper's Hawk further upriver. #birds #crows #hawks

Magnolia Warbler #birds #warblers

Belted Kingfisher #birds #kingfisher

Mangia, mio migrating Magnolia Warbler! #birds #warblers

Prophet, the Great Blue Heron #birds

Laughing Gull, Seaside Heights, N.J. archive.org/details/stax... #birds #StaxRecords

Great Blue Heron #birds

Circa 2024 a former student I taught back in 1992 was appointed to a significant position in the Biden administration. As a thank you from him we got a tour of both the East and West Wings, when decency prevailed. Here are a few reminders. #WhiteHouse #Obamas #RoseGarden

Northern Parula #birds #warblers

Between Hawley and Schmitt how do we get Missouri to realize the Show Me State has no shame in what it is showing us? #Schmitt #Hawley #Missouri

Great Blue Heron #birds

Black-and-white Warbler #birds

Magnolia Warbler #birds #warblers

Belted Kingfisher #birds

Red-shouldered Hawk, chipmu... #birds

Northern Parula #birds

Belted Kingfisher at 50 yards. I was able to circle around the lake so that I was 10 yards on its other side. But I could not find it until it flew off right in front of me. Dastardly bird! #birds

Bucks today, I tell ya, they don't respect us suburbanites like they do the rural folks. #deer #suburbansprawl

Other than the arrival of the Polar Bear, this season was a disappointment. A fitting end for a forgettable season. Go Rays! #Orioles #TampaBayRays

This is Frankie. He is an adopted hound from West Virginia, now living in Baltimore. Today he took a walk in the suburbs, numb to the deer...for the most part. #dogs