swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 4:55 pm Bird Species: Carolina chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, northern cardinal, eastern phoebe, song sparrow, indigo bunting, red-winged blackbird, Canada goose, mallard, green heron, osprey, blue-gray gnatcatcher, barn swallow, great egret, great blue heron, common yellowthroat, common grackle, red-headed woodpecker Things
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:30 am Bird Species: house sparrow, gray catbird, American robin, mourning dove, European starling, common grackle, house finch Things I Thought About: * I have been enjoying my current audiobook but just now the narrator said, "her eyes slurped him up" and I simply
backyard birds
Where: my parking lot When: 6:55 am Bird Species: house sparrow, American robin, song sparrow Things I Thought About: * I had better take a photo right this minute. Today is our company Summer Outing, which is a party suite at Nationals Park for the day game. I have no
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 9:12 am Bird Species: tufted titmouse, blue-gray gnatcatcher, northern cardinal, red-shouldered hawk, European starling, fish crow, eastern kingbird, red-winged blackbird, green heron, great blue heron, mallard, great egret, barn swallow, osprey, downy woodpecker, Canada goose, Carolina chickadee, brown-headed cowbird Things
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 8:00 am Bird Species: house sparrow, northern cardinal, European starling, mourning dove, house finch, American robin, gray catbird, blue jay Things I Thought About: * Oh, man, this is perfect June weather. Breezy and in the 60s and low humidity. A miracle. * An unexpected wrinkle in
backyard birds
Where: Lake Accotink Marina family game night, Springfield, VA When: 4:30 pm 6:00 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, northern cardinal, mourning dove, gray catbird, northern mockingbird, brown thrasher, American robin Things I Thought About: * Oh, it is much hotter than I thought it would be. * The marina lot
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 6:35 am Bird Species: northern cardinal, Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, indigo bunting, blue-gray gnatcatcher, red-winged blackbird, barn swallow, American goldfinch, prothonotary warbler, Canada goose, wood duck, great blue heron, osprey, great egret, mallard, downy woodpecker, common yellow-throat, green heron, orchard oriole
sparrows
Where: around the complex When: 8:25 pm Bird Species: gray catbird, song sparrow, American robin Things I Thought About: * I put off getting a photo all day because it was so, so hot, and then there was a ferocious thunderstorm that lasted until damn near 8:30pm. There is
backyard birds
Where: Lake Accotink Marina When: 6:00 pm Bird Species: Carolina wren, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, American robin, house sparrow, Carolina chickadee, northern flicker, blue-gray-gnatcatcher, Canada goose, barn swallow, red-winged blackbird, European starling Things I Thought About: * [drumroll] I had an okay day at work. * Carolina wrens
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:47 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, Carolina chickadee, gray catbird, fish crow, American robin, house finch, song sparrow, mourning dove, European starling Things I Thought About: * Oops. I fell asleep on the couch for 35 minutes and I might have lost the light. * Definitely need
wren
Where: Ranger Road Park When: 5:48 pm Bird Species: Carolina wren, eastern bluebird, northern cardinal, house finch, American robin. Heard but not seen: eastern phoebe, acadian flycatcher Things I Thought About: * Some personal bullshit. No one is having a full on "What's it all for? What
backyard birds
Where: around the complex When: 5:25 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, mourning dove, fish crow, European starling, song sparrow, gray catbird, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * shits himself to death in white golf shorts in front of 100 cameras I hope Some pretty redacted things, like every other