The Gee M
@gee-emm.bsky.social
Englishman in Minnesota. Woke boomer. Atheist. Punk. Human. Husband. If you add me & all you re/post is political bollocks and spam, you're getting blocked.
#BirdOfTheDay #BestOfJuly Not my best shots ever, but best in July for various reasons. 1 & 2) My first ever Green Herons on the last day of July. 5 in total, including 3 juveniles (one on the wire) 3 & 4) Red Tailed Hawk that I watched lose its prey then fly to a tree to look for it.
#BirdOfTheDay #SmallBirdSaturday They don't come any smaller. Ruby Throated Hummingbirds. Taken while sitting on my back porch, so lighting is from above and not perfect. 🫤 Sony A7RM4A Sony FE200-600G Minnesota.
#BirdOfTheDay #EgretsAndHerons What a coincidence. Today's theme coincides perfectly with a bird first for me. Despite steady rain and a gloomy sky, I went out for a drive. Looking for a local eagle nest, I spotted my first ever Green Herons. A family group of five. Sony A7r4ma Sony FE200-609G
#BirdOfTheDay #OneTwoThreeFour One Peregrine fledgling Two Peregrine fledglings Three Cliff Swallows Four Peregrine eyasses (two of the are the fledglings in the first two shots)
Red Tail.... I saw this Red Tailed Hawk wrestling its prey on the ground. It got away. Immediately it flew up a tree, watching for its likely injured catch. I rolled slowly past, stopping a few seconds to snap a few shots. Sony A7r4ma. Sony FE200-600G. Minnesota.
Per my previous post.... This is Dennis........Hopper. Also the Eastern Pondhawk.
A wonderful day to get outside and take a walk around our pond. So many dragonflies, mainly Blue Dashers, but also an Eastern Pondhawk. As I was taking dragonfly pictures, I felt eyes watching me. On a Coneflower next to me, a grasshopper. I called him Dennis. Sony A7r4ma. Tamron 25-200 VXD G2.
#BirdOfTheDay #SummerLovin Turkey Vultures are a good weather migrant here in Minnesota. They start moving up as the last of the snow recedes and start heading back south as the first frosts appear. This dead tree by the Mississippi is always host to them in great numbers during summer.
#BirdOfTheDay #ScreenFiller Those moments when you sit and wait for the opportunity, 200-600mm in hand, and the bird gets so close that even at your 200mm end, it is almost too close to fit the whole bird in the frame. Sony a6400/A7r4ma Sony FE200-600G Minnesota.
#BirdOfTheDay #BlueSky Alt theme for today. A few from my urban Peregrine observations the other week here in southeast Minnesota. Four successful fledglings. Here are two of them plus mum and Dad fly-bys. Sony A7r4ma. Sony FE200-600G.
Eastern Amberwing and Eastern Pondhawk enjoying our pollinator patch today. Sony A7r M4A. Tamron 25-200 VXD G2.
Mexico with a home advantage, but it's raining and they're clearly too scared to play a team that lives in the rain. Delayed start, my arse!
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As I, an Englishman, sit here in Minnesota on this special day for the USA, I thought I'd take the time to wish you all a safe and happy 'dammit! We lost the colonies' day. Have a good one. Keep smiling. Better day are coming.
The impressive architecture of the Mayo Clinic Plummer building in Rochester, Minnesota. I was there observing the Mayo Peregrine fledglings but couldn't resist some shots of the wonderful building.
So many cherries... This tree has really produced over the past 4 years. First harvest today, two colanders full, netted 6 lbs when pitted. A little tart, but juicy and very tasty.
Tattie scones, smoked bacon, egg and HP sauce. Happy, stormy Sunday.
Urban Peregrine Falcons - Minnesota We checked in on the fledglings that we banded only 5 weeks ago. All are doing well. Dad was chilling on a nearby hotel sign. Mum kept doing flybys to keep an eye on us. Sony A7rM4a. Sony FE200-600G.
Someone at work was bitching the other day about how terrible @governorwalz.mn.gov was and how he FORCED a new flag on us. I bought a new t-shirt for work. Happy Thursday everyone. 😁 Minnesota state flag. ✊🏻
#BirdOfTheDay #Touchdown 1) Cliff Swallow with an up-side-d9wn touchdown 2) Sandhill Crane touchdown from his crazy jumping 3) Juvenile Bald eagle touchdown so close that even at the 200 end of my 200-600, it was too close 4) Female Peregrine Falcon coming in to touchdown at the eyrie
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInTheirElement A Bald Eagle selection today. 1) Taking a bath in the Mississippi 2) Eating on a branch 3) Hunting in winter at Lock & Dam 5 4) Eating on the fly
60+ year old Punk rocker doing something really Punk rock today... ..... ..... weeding the garden. Still, got some banging tunes from back in the day. youtu.be/fqOjikq5zbc?...
Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United ( Promo video )
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#BirdOfTheDay #OutForAWalk A Brown Headed Cowbird forages in the grass for grubs and bugs. Sony A7rM4a. Sony FE200-600G.
#BirdOfTheDay #InFlight 1) Peregrine female dive-bombing us as we recovered her chicks for banding. 2) Turkey Vulture over the Mississippi in southeast Minnesota. 3) Juvenile bald eagle. 4) Osprey.
#BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice Pushing it a bit with this selection. 😁 1) Beach day on the Mississippi river for a captive eagle. 2) Archaeopteryx 3) Friend John, demonstrating the facial disc and offset ears of owls. 4) Me with a Peregrine during one of our education programs. Best volunteer job!
#BirdOfTheDay #SilentPresence A Tiercel Peregrine falcon watches out from his ledge. Not too far from his eyrie where his four young are waiting to hatch. He's quiet now. Conserving energy. At any moment he is ready to protect his nest with all his might.
I think my carrot is desperate for a wee. I'll be back shortly.
