Female Black-chinned Hummingbirds, brave, hardy, and understated.
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Working wildlife biologist living at the edge of nature. Naturalist. Macro photo fanatic. Intuitive birding by ear. Friend of pibbles! All original photos my own. Opinions my own.
Hummingbird migration is picking up. The resident Black-chinned had a pretty good tussle today with a Broad-tailed hummingbird. But at this moment, she had the flowers all to herself. 
Request to fellow Dems of all stripes: Let's keep our analyses of primary results positive, recognizing that we're all in this together. I've heard some poisonous stuff behind the scenes recently. It helps no one. A diverse party energized by new ideas, voters & candidates is what we need now.
The hummingbirds disappeared for a couple of weeks but returned to the feeders today 😃 #nature #photography #birds
A return visit for snacks just before noon. Zoom in for a good look at that amazing eye shadow. 🩵🤍🧡 👀 #birds
“I’m feeling better now that the people have quit drugging me.” If you’re in Colorado right now you should be outside because the temperature is amazing now that a cold front went through. It’s gonna bake again this weekend.
The always dependable Band-winged Meadowhawk finally arrived in the garden.
Well, Daisy can move around, but her tail still kind of messed up. It does seem like she may have fallen from maybe a cat stand. She has one in the basement that she likes to get on. Pretty doped up on pet meds. More follow up needed with the veterinarian.
Painted Turtle feeding & soaking up the sun ☀️
I'm here! All went well & I can see. Celebrating with this final Great Blue Heron video from last Friday's canoe outing 🪶 Check out that wingspan!
Blue-eyed Darner seeking some shade in the garden yesterday. She was so beautiful. 
Amazing activity at Fuego volcano in Guatemala - live www.youtube.com/live/kxtSz7W...
🔴 Live Now: Increased Activity at Fuego Volcano, Guatemala
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You never know what’s gonna appear in the garden. Today, a Carolina Jumping Spider, what an awesome new surprise! And it has a great inaturalist number in my species list- number 1111!
Wings shredded, still able to fly. Green darner dragonfly, near the northern edge of the prairie coteau in South Dakota. Anax junius.
It's August...chicks have fledged...birds are heading south for the winter...and BirdCast is back. BirdCast provides forecast maps (see below) to let you know where there's active bird migration as well as live maps that track bird activity through the evening and night. More: birdcast.org. #birds
I meet with an improv group Saturday mornings in the park saw this morning we were watched by a family of geese and some swallowtails. At the end, we watched a couple of swallowtails! They’re so beautiful even during park shenanigans!
My supervisor this morning at The Park — Catocala piatrix - “Penitent Underwing” moth (some confidence), what an awesome name! Blending in well on the rough willow bark - except for a hint of the orange under wings, hind wings. Open wings might span two inches. #invertes Lepidoptera
Birds! Bees! Blooms! Here’s a peaceful two minute glimpse of a garden in summer, with a soothing natural soundtrack #birds #invertebrates 🌿 🧪 🐡 #BugSky #BloomScrolling
A Summer Garden Stroll
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Song Sparrow had another solo brood. I think this makes four. It is an interesting decision to have one at a time from spring and mid- summer. #Birds I have to respect the tenacity of these two and also the problem-solving maybe this is so the nest can be small and can’t be discovered by rats.
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #OverTheRainbow, any bird looking skyward. Alt #HedgingYourBets, any bird in a hedge or bush. What the heck! Going with the Alt theme too. Threading the needle to find Ms. Rufous Hummingbird in the shrubbery! #birds #becurious 🪶
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #OverTheRainbow, any bird looking skyward. Alt #HedgingYourBets, any bird in a hedge or bush. Going with Yellow-headed Blackbird singing their rendition of Over the Rainbow! You should be very happy this has no audio. #birds #becurious 🪶
Daisy’s not feeling great this morning. She’s been so vibrant through her whole life. It’s hard to think of her as an elderly pet. Warm wishes are welcome. #Caturday
Look at this amazing swarm of springtails, harmless, tiny insects, in a water bowl for bees, etc. My sister found them in her backyard.