backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 8:00 am Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, northern cardinal, gray catbird, mourning dove, European starling Things I Thought About: * Boy, oh boy, do I ever hate going into the district on a beautiful morning like this. * I feel like for every five years you
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:45 am Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, American robin, northern mockingbird, northern cardinal, gray catbird, mourning dove, European starling Things I Thought About: * Another music morning. You know who holds up? Billy Idol. "Dancing With Myself" is music to wake up to.
backyard birds
Where: Hidden Oaks Nature Center When: 12:40 pm Bird Species: tufted titmouse, American robin, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * The other night at pub quiz there was a question about the Wallendas and for a second I couldn't remember if they did tightrope or trapeze. In
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 6:40 am Bird Species: gray catbird, European starling, fish crow, mourning dove, house sparrow, northern flicker, house finch, northern mockingbird, American crow Things I Thought About: * Catbirds look blue-ish in the morning gloom as they fly by. Moody. I like it. * It is quite
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 6:30 am Bird Species: house sparrow, gray catbird, European starling, American robin, mourning dove, house finch, American crow, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * Experimenting with mood enhancers by getting up and throwing on music instead of a podcast or audiobook right away. It'
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:30 am Bird Species: house sparrow, gray catbird, European starling, American crow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, American goldfinch, song sparrow, American robin Things I Thought About: * I have not yet begun strength training. I am one full week behind on my intention to
Fairfax County Birds
Where: Hidden Oaks Nature Center When: 11:00 am Bird Species: American robin, downy woodpecker, northern flicker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, northern cardinal, American crow, eastern wood pewee, house finch, tufted titmouse, blue jay, pileated woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, eastern towhee, Carolina wren Things I Thought About: * It is robin
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 9:00 am Bird Species: house sparrow, northern mockingbird, American crow, northern cardinal, gray catbird, song sparrow, European starling, brown-headed cowbird Things I Thought About: * Oh, holy shit, it's hot already. * Mogwai are covered almost entirely in fur, but you can't
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 9:40 am Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, northern cardinal, gray catbird, European starling, tufted titmouse, song sparrow, fish crow, American robin Things I Thought About: * This is a remote work week for me, and it is so, so good. It isn’t sweltering yet.
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 6:05 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, European starling, fish crow, mourning dove, song sparrow, gray catbird, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * "Ensorcelled" is an excellent word, as is "besotted." * Use is in a sentence: "Everywhere Jessica Fletcher
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 5:15 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, northern mockingbird, European starling, mourning dove, northern cardinal, house finch, American robin, common grackle, brown-headed cowbird, fish crow Things I Thought About: * I discovered a two pack of zucchini in the fridge, rotting in a most distressing way.
backyard birds
Where: Eakin Park at Prosperity When: 6:10 pm Bird Species: Heard but not seen: Carolina wren, northern cardinal, eastern bluebird, Carolina chickadee, American gold finch. Seen: eastern kingbird, house sparrow Things I Thought About: * I am playing a second round of pub quiz tonight, because we won last time