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Quick, everybody pose in front of the Serviceberry! I can only recommend every birdlover to plant one. It is pretty in almost every season, blooming white in spring, getting red berries in summer and turning orange in fall. More pics in the Patreon. #birds

I think I got some of the Orionid meteor shower last night. I slowed the clip down where some occur (some is also aircraft, I think). Battery died before the day broke. #timelapse

Pretty solid night of migration underway across the eastern U.S. tonight. #birds #fall #migration #LightsOutForBirds

I have also continued to take more photos by the tub. There hasn't been as much activity as I hoped but the George Costanza squirrel and the pissed off chippie made me lol

It's always funny to see their reactions when something gets changed. Skelly is out and about, helping to feed the birds 💀 (This is the Humbirdy feeder cam again.) #birds

The weather was gorgeous today, and I did not have pressing deadlines, so I planted some more native flower seeds and worked on a furniture refinish I have been playing with. I saw more Juncos, the Carolina Wren, and a Grack! (The water is murky from Black Walnut leaves and got replenished.) #birds

Someone asked if the tub will be in the calendar, so I experimented a bit today. We will see if with these unusually warm temperatures the #birds will show up though, it is still super slooow. It feels weird to have the leaves changing but still being out there at almost 90 degrees in October 😐️

When I saw this silly little tub at the thrift store this weekend, I had to get it 😆 These are the first visitors, I hope one of them will also take a bath. For whatever reason birds really seem to enjoy individual offerings of water as well as food. I guess they cut out competition a bit. #birds

The other day I found some Cedar berries and added them to the crooked tree. Another fruitless attempt to get the elusive Cedar Waxwings in front of the lens 😆 I am holding out hope and in the meantime the berries are still getting devoured by some other connoisseurs. #birds

TW *Spider * A couple of days ago, I spotted this big spider in the flower patch and put a camera there because I was curious what it does. This is an orb weaver, but I am not entirely sure of the kind. Every night, it destroys the web and makes a new one. Daytime is too windy for good footage.

In the last couple of days I heard this one but had not seen him on camera - the White-throated Sparrow. I only see these guys during migration times. They are native sparrows and love to forage on the ground by jumping back and forth like the Juncos. And the Titmouse is sticking around! #birds

Fat Bear Week may be over but I have another contestant here 😆 #nature

A super nice surprise yesterday - a Tufted Titmouse visited! These guys used to be regulars in my yard but for whatever reason, I have not seen one in, I would almost say, a year. I hope that this means they may return. I am thinking about making the calendar too. Is there any interest? #birds

MoDos, always so peaceful... 😆 #birds

Birds have been so scarce that I was totally delighted to see a Redbellied Woodpecker at the feeder yesterday. Like the Blue Jay, he knows what's good & came for the scrumptious snackies from Nature's Window. Now that October is here, I hope more #birds will start to show up again. I miss them!

Overall, it is still extremely calm here but today, I saw signs of migration when some Robins and a group of Blue Jays visited the pond. Blue Jays do migrate too, they just don't travel the large distances other birds do. I am more than ready for more bird activity. #birds

Oh, maybe besides migration there is another reason why it is so quiet lately. I have seen a big swoosh across the yard a couple of times recently. I lean towards Cooper's here, because of the size and the long tail. The tail ends do look flat, which is a Sharp-shinned sign, though. #birds

The bird are still making themselves rare but there are a bunch of opossums visiting at night! My favorite is the little one 😍 He's exploring everything and has the cutest ears! The FlexCam has been super nice in this spot, I love it for the critters because the microphone is so extreme. #nature

The current regulars are few but look rather interesting because they are all molting. The second bird is a young MoDo, and I really like the pattern on them. The Blue Jay looks like it may be missing a leg. They are all probably glad that traffic is low, so there's more good stuff for them 😆 #birds

I still have a camera in the garden, documenting the growth of this guy. I believe it is a Black Futsu squash. I did not label things properly and tried to do some photo research but I am not entirely sure - do they wrinkle up and get that cool warty foggy exterior with age? #timelapse #gardening

I keep putting out the beautiful spread from Nature's window bird seed in hopes that it will lure in some visitors. The chickadees have discovered it and are here now a lot, the House finches love it, and some few Blue Jays are also sampling. It looks so good it is hard to not try a piece 😁 #birds

The bird drought continues, normal for this time of year. But Robins visited the other day and what I think to be a Swainson's Thrush. The Groundhog family seems to have dispersed too, except for one master gardener who is still shaping the yard. #nature