fitzbew248

fitzbew248, 9 days ago to Birds

Sing sing sing, my beloved Swamp King.

#birds
#birding
#birdsofmastodon
#warbler
#nature

fitzbew248, 15 days ago to nature

We encountered this turtle on Saturday during a short hike in eastern NC. It was laying eggs! We gave it as much space as we could. (The picture was taken with a long lens.) It was gone when we passed by on our return hike.

#turtle
#nature
#reptile

fitzbew248, 17 days ago to Birds

A Brown Thrasher with some kind of prey in its bill. This is from April 2022 in NC. They are ground-loving birds, but they regularly sing from the tippy top of tall trees in the spring.

#birds
#birding
#birdsofmastodon
#nature
#brownthrasher

fitzbew248, 18 days ago to random

#silentsunday

fitzbew248, 24 days ago to random

It may be time to simply accept I'm not going to get caught up on my podcasts. 😦

fitzbew248, 28 days ago to random

Gather up a friend today, and go for a little walk outside in some kind of natural area. You might not see a Gambel's Quail, but you will certainly see something cool.

RickiTarr, 29 days ago to random

If you wash and dry a load of laundry, you also have to be prepared to fold it, and put it away. It's not really helping otherwise.

Catlynn, 1 month ago to random

This little one was not impressed at all by broccoli. Maybe next time!

Oh, he did not enjoy that. The floret has been dropped and the little hands are clenched under the chin and his expression shows he’s experiencing something unpleasant or at least unfamiliar and not too yummy
A second later he is standing at attention in the basket scanning for more palatable food sources
Now the baby has hopped out of the basket and standing in front of a piece of crockery. He went in search of nuts but these are all empty, he’s tossing an empty shell aside. Awwww.

RickiTarr, 1 month ago to random

Halp!!! I got deodorant in my mouth!

Catlynn, 1 month ago to random

I found a tiny wicker chest while cleaning. Squirrel sized. So of course I filled it with nuts and set it out. Little Bronson could not figure out how a lid works. I think he might be a little slow, sometimes I see him licking sticks and trying to eat tree pieces. In a surprise upset it was the baby ground squirrels who hopped up and demonstrated how to open a lid 🤗
Baby squirrel pix to come!

Here Bronson stands behind the chest very cutely pushing down on the lid
Now Bronson is like Spider-Man spread eagle on the fence trying to chew a hole in the corner, which kind of worked, he got some walnut crumbs this way

fitzbew248, 1 month ago to Birds

Two Inca Doves (on the left) and a Ruddy Ground Dove (on the right) share some limb space at the Paton Center near Patagonia, AZ. Moments after this was taken, the Ruddy attacked the Inca Doves. Mean! Then the Ruddy sat on the limb with Inca Dove feathers in its bill.

#birds
#birding
#birdsofmastodon
#nature

fitzbew248, 1 month ago to Birds

Monk Parakeets occasionally escape from captivity and eventually start breeding activity when biology so instructs. In some places, escaped Monk Parakeets have found other escaped Monk Parakeets and have established stable local populations.

One such escapee has built a nest nearby (eastern NC), and it's been fun to watch it fly around and call and diligently work on its nest. Only one bird is present so all this work is certainly for naught.

#birds
#birding
#birdsofmastodon
#nature

A utility pole dominates the left half of the image. A gray cylindrical power transformer is attached to the pole. Various cables and wires enter the picture from different angles and meet near the transformer. Below the transformer is a large assemblage of sticks and branches that have been woven into a large nest. The nest has an entrance on its right side. A short distance from the entrance, a Monk Parakeet perches on a wire. The parakeet is carrying a long twig in its bill. The twig hangs down for quite a distance. The background of the image shows out-of-focus pine trees and a hazy sky.

Catlynn, 1 month ago to random

What the actual heck? 🧐🫣 I thought I was hallucinating. I kept seeing something out of the corner of my eye

fitzbew248, 1 month ago to random

#silentsunday

fitzbew248, 1 month ago to Reptiles

Someone posted that they love Box Turtles but now I can't find their post!

Anyway, this August 2017 Eastern Box Turtle photo is for you, unknown box turtle lover.

#turtles #reptiles
#nature

fitzbew248, 2 months ago to random

#caturday Obey.

RickiTarr, 2 months ago to random

Y'all, I have a big news!

I put a pillow under my shirt!

I'm sitting down showing off my pillow fetus belly

fitzbew248, 2 months ago to nature

The lake is so immense and the opposite shore seems so far away. And we are just little geese. But if we stick together and swim with determination, we can cross this lake.

#encouragement
#geese
#lake
#nature

handmade_ghost, 2 months ago to random

I had a hilarious nonverbal conversation with this robin at the parklet near the lake yesterday morning. If I were better at photo editing, I'd insert some sort of thought bubble for em on the right-hand side of this photo to capture eir purse-lipped, cranky-chicken spirit.

(If anyone out there has their own take or presumed caption, I'd love to hear it.)

fitzbew248, 3 months ago to Birds

This Loggerhead Shrike was singing prolifically last November at a local county park near Greenville, NC. Perhaps it was staking out a winter territory.

#birds
#birding
#birdsofmastodon
#nature

RickiTarr, 3 months ago to random

Y'all ever have a really dumb moment?

I sent this picture to a friend with the comment, "This would make a really good movie!"

And he replied, "It is, it's called Glory, it has Matthew Broderick in it."

I'm dead! LOL But to be fair, I was right!

fitzbew248, 3 months ago to Birds

Where are these Sanderlings running? Into the weekend, I think.

#birds
#weekend
#nature #beach

Alice, 3 months ago to random

The weather is gloomy and I have a tent set up on my bed with a projector ready to go.

Any recommendations for things to binge watch?

Disclaimer: I watch a LOT of movies and TV shows and I've pretty much seen everything, but I’m hoping that by crowdsourcing I can find out about something I somehow missed.