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Bugs! More macro, by popular request. Got a Monarch Butterfly which i was super happy with! Also a Soldier Beetle, a ladybug, and a Syrphid Fly! Need to start bringing a light for macro work, though... and maybe getting a macro lens with autofocus...

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What's she thinking about? I imagine this Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) wonders where her children are. These birds are known for a trick called "brood parasitism" - hiding their eggs in the nests of other birds - abandoning up to 3

the beautiful Baltimore Oriole! (Icterus galbula) These medium-sized friends received their name by having colors resembling the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore, the first lord of the Province of Maryland before it became a US state. They mostly eat n

Canada Warbler from Big Day 2023! (Cardellina canadensis) Didn't get the greatest photos of this migratory friend, but was overjoyed to briefly see them. They're not an endangered species, but their population declined 62% between 1970 and 2014, con

how better to start than the American Redstart? (Setophaga ruticilla) They're not particularly uncommon little warblers, but they move fast and display their tail colors even faster, so getting a nice portrait of one proved more challenging than I fi

I made a new friend who watches birds with me! His temporary name is Nugget. He's about a year old, was likely a housecat who was never taken to a vet, and was abandoned - unvaccinated and "intact" - at a feral colony. I found him, but he j

Baby raccoon! (Procyon Lotor) is not a bird. But what a lovely little animal! She's not the first orphaned mammal I've found this year - found a pair of squirrels that went to a rehabilitator a few weeks ago, one of whom didn't make it, one of whom I

The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird! (Archilochus colubris) not a particularly rare spot for spring migration, but posed for some of my favorite photographs from Big Day on May 13th. They can beat their wings more than 50 times per second, so my temptation

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Ryan's got nothing on these Goslings!

Happy springtime, northern hemisphere friends. Had too much work and life happening for a while there, and it's been a blessing to get back to the woods just in time to see the babies and migratory birds. Here a

the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) stepping off the edge of their world

Doing some throwback posts because I've been doing too much jobwork indoors. My mom used to have hives, and may start up again, and I used to love hanging out with her little buzzy

WARNING: 2nd image is owl with vole in their mouth

This Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) has been the creature I've tried the longest, with the least success, to see and film from a respectful distance.

Every time I walked in these woods with m

The under-appreciated dragons of the North American skies, the Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), have always been striking to me. With their bold movements, brave attitudes, and unresteained HONKing, what's not to love? ...the poop? Sure, OK. But see

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