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When times are rough, I am especially happy for this hobby because it distract me and keeps my mind busy. And I never get sick of seeing birds, trees or gorgeous skies. We live in a pretty awesome place here on earth. And I hope we can continue with that. And I will continue to share what makes my heart happy, here from my little yard 💓 #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #birds #ostdrossel

When times are rough, I am especially happy for this hobby because it distract me and keeps my mind busy. And I never get sick of seeing birds, trees or gorgeous skies. We live in a pretty awesome place here on earth. And I hope we can continue with that. And I will continue to share what makes my heart happy, here from my little yard 💓 #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #birds #ostdrossel

When times are rough, I am especially happy for this hobby because it distract me and keeps my mind busy. And I never get sick of seeing birds, trees or gorgeous skies. We live in a pretty awesome place here on earth. And I hope we can continue with that. And I will continue to share what makes my heart happy, here from my little yard 💓 #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #birds #ostdrossel

When times are rough, I am especially happy for this hobby because it distract me and keeps my mind busy. And I never get sick of seeing birds, trees or gorgeous skies. We live in a pretty awesome place here on earth. And I hope we can continue with that. And I will continue to share what makes my heart happy, here from my little yard 💓 #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #birds #ostdrossel

When times are rough, I am especially happy for this hobby because it distract me and keeps my mind busy. And I never get sick of seeing birds, trees or gorgeous skies. We live in a pretty awesome place here on earth. And I hope we can continue with that. And I will continue to share what makes my heart happy, here from my little yard 💓 #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #birds #ostdrossel

Another fun #fallmigration visitor yesterday, a non-breeding Redwinged Blackbird. I love this look on them. There was more than one, maybe they stick around for a couple of days. #birds #birdsofMastodon #Ostdrossel

Another fun #fallmigration visitor yesterday, a non-breeding Redwinged Blackbird. I love this look on them. There was more than one, maybe they stick around for a couple of days. #birds #birdsofMastodon #Ostdrossel

The Robin fall bathing championships have started, and there is a lot of competition at even the smallest waterhole. I love watching them, they are so competitive! #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #birdwatching #fallmigration #Ostdrossel

The Robin fall bathing championships have started, and there is a lot of competition at even the smallest waterhole. I love watching them, they are so competitive! #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #birdwatching #fallmigration #Ostdrossel

The bathing quandaries of a Hermit Thrush... A lovely #fallmigration visitor. Too bad that the lens was splashed but thankfully he was aware and jumped right in front 😁 I love these cinnamony cuties! I only see them very rarely. #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel
https://youtu.be/siXWX7t4pAQ

The bathing quandaries of a Hermit Thrush... A lovely #fallmigration visitor. Too bad that the lens was splashed but thankfully he was aware and jumped right in front 😁 I love these cinnamony cuties! I only see them very rarely. #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel
https://youtu.be/siXWX7t4pAQ

Someone has woken up from hibernation and is visiting the water often. I am happy to see how healthy this groundhog looks. #animal #wildlife #groundhog #murmeltier #veggielover #nature #Ostdrossel

The sun was out today, and the birds seemingly posed with proudly-swelled chests. It is still cold and gets below zero at night but the days are undeniably getting longer, and spring is starting to fill the air with bird song. Now that the darkest time of winter is over, I am pretty much ready for spring to begin, the summer birds to arrive and getting my hands dirty in the garden again.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

The sun was out today, and the birds seemingly posed with proudly-swelled chests. It is still cold and gets below zero at night but the days are undeniably getting longer, and spring is starting to fill the air with bird song. Now that the darkest time of winter is over, I am pretty much ready for spring to begin, the summer birds to arrive and getting my hands dirty in the garden again.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

The sun was out today, and the birds seemingly posed with proudly-swelled chests. It is still cold and gets below zero at night but the days are undeniably getting longer, and spring is starting to fill the air with bird song. Now that the darkest time of winter is over, I am pretty much ready for spring to begin, the summer birds to arrive and getting my hands dirty in the garden again.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

The sun was out today, and the birds seemingly posed with proudly-swelled chests. It is still cold and gets below zero at night but the days are undeniably getting longer, and spring is starting to fill the air with bird song. Now that the darkest time of winter is over, I am pretty much ready for spring to begin, the summer birds to arrive and getting my hands dirty in the garden again.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

The sun was out today, and the birds seemingly posed with proudly-swelled chests. It is still cold and gets below zero at night but the days are undeniably getting longer, and spring is starting to fill the air with bird song. Now that the darkest time of winter is over, I am pretty much ready for spring to begin, the summer birds to arrive and getting my hands dirty in the garden again.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

There may not be a lot variety this winter but the #Juncos are delightful in all their color combos. They must have had a lot of offspring last summer. #birds #birdwatching #birdsofMastodon #nature #SaturdayVibes #Ostdrossel

There may not be a lot variety this winter but the #Juncos are delightful in all their color combos. They must have had a lot of offspring last summer. #birds #birdwatching #birdsofMastodon #nature #SaturdayVibes #Ostdrossel

The #Juncos seem to enjoy the cold temperatures and were pewpewpew-ing happily at -18° C.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #birdwatching #nature #Fridayvibes #Ostdrossel

The #Juncos seem to enjoy the cold temperatures and were pewpewpew-ing happily at -18° C.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #birdwatching #nature #Fridayvibes #Ostdrossel

A new visitor this morning... The @Birdsy AI identified and recorded the clip. I was in a meeting and only saw it later in my Birdsy account. What a magnificent bird! Apparently it is a she, a Sharp-shinned. And she left hungry.#HappyNationalBirdDay #birds #birdsofMastodon #accipiter #hawk #nature #Fridayvibes #Ostdrossel

A new visitor this morning... The @Birdsy AI identified and recorded the clip. I was in a meeting and only saw it later in my Birdsy account. What a magnificent bird! Apparently it is a she, a Sharp-shinned. And she left hungry.#HappyNationalBirdDay #birds #birdsofMastodon #accipiter #hawk #nature #Fridayvibes #Ostdrossel

Continuing the color scheme
was this much-beloved visitor today, one of the resident male Cardinals. There are several couples around but they usually stay on the ground or go to the bigger platform feeder that has no camera. After having been so low on variety recently, it is really nice to see my favorites back on photo. #birds #birdsofMastdoton #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

Continuing the color scheme
was this much-beloved visitor today, one of the resident male Cardinals. There are several couples around but they usually stay on the ground or go to the bigger platform feeder that has no camera. After having been so low on variety recently, it is really nice to see my favorites back on photo. #birds #birdsofMastdoton #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

Continuing the color scheme
was this much-beloved visitor today, one of the resident male Cardinals. There are several couples around but they usually stay on the ground or go to the bigger platform feeder that has no camera. After having been so low on variety recently, it is really nice to see my favorites back on photo. #birds #birdsofMastdoton #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

Continuing the color scheme
was this much-beloved visitor today, one of the resident male Cardinals. There are several couples around but they usually stay on the ground or go to the bigger platform feeder that has no camera. After having been so low on variety recently, it is really nice to see my favorites back on photo. #birds #birdsofMastdoton #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

Continuing the color scheme
was this much-beloved visitor today, one of the resident male Cardinals. There are several couples around but they usually stay on the ground or go to the bigger platform feeder that has no camera. After having been so low on variety recently, it is really nice to see my favorites back on photo. #birds #birdsofMastdoton #KingoftheYard #JoshuaHomme #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

The camera on the ground has not lured in the leucistic Junco yet, but it has gotten some interest today too. It almost feels like the birds need to learn to not be shy with my cameras again, it’s been so long since a Downy has visited. The Cardinal is one of several that are hanging around.
#birds #woodpecker #birdwatching #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #Ostdrossel

The camera on the ground has not lured in the leucistic Junco yet, but it has gotten some interest today too. It almost feels like the birds need to learn to not be shy with my cameras again, it’s been so long since a Downy has visited. The Cardinal is one of several that are hanging around.
#birds #woodpecker #birdwatching #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #Ostdrossel

The camera on the ground has not lured in the leucistic Junco yet, but it has gotten some interest today too. It almost feels like the birds need to learn to not be shy with my cameras again, it’s been so long since a Downy has visited. The Cardinal is one of several that are hanging around.
#birds #woodpecker #birdwatching #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #Ostdrossel

The camera on the ground has not lured in the leucistic Junco yet, but it has gotten some interest today too. It almost feels like the birds need to learn to not be shy with my cameras again, it’s been so long since a Downy has visited. The Cardinal is one of several that are hanging around.
#birds #woodpecker #birdwatching #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #Ostdrossel

The camera on the ground has not lured in the leucistic Junco yet, but it has gotten some interest today too. It almost feels like the birds need to learn to not be shy with my cameras again, it’s been so long since a Downy has visited. The Cardinal is one of several that are hanging around.
#birds #woodpecker #birdwatching #kingoftheyard #joshuahomme #Ostdrossel

I did a little bit of deco today, and I am so happy the inspector approved it 😄 #merryandbright #nature #squirrel #Ostdrossel

I did a little bit of deco today, and I am so happy the inspector approved it 😄 #merryandbright #nature #squirrel #Ostdrossel

A fun visitor arrived yesterday, a lone Robin. Today, I also saw one lone Grackle. Maybe there will be some fall migration sightings in this backyard after all. It is a weird fall, it is colder but the trees are not there yet, they are still all green! Calendars are still on the hold (except for desk ones) but I hope to get them all out by the end of the week.⁠
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofMichigan #birdsofnorthamerica #fallmigration #birdwatching #Ostdrossel⁠

A fun visitor arrived yesterday, a lone Robin. Today, I also saw one lone Grackle. Maybe there will be some fall migration sightings in this backyard after all. It is a weird fall, it is colder but the trees are not there yet, they are still all green! Calendars are still on the hold (except for desk ones) but I hope to get them all out by the end of the week.⁠
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofMichigan #birdsofnorthamerica #fallmigration #birdwatching #Ostdrossel⁠

I had to 😆 Sound on! (Video is too big for Masto, so a link.)
https://www.tiktok.com/@ostdrossel/video/7273627883267050794?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7253258983694698026
#animals #wildlife #groundhog #Murmeltier #AlanAlanAlan #WalkontheWildSide #nature #funny #Ostdrossel

I had to 😆 Sound on! (Video is too big for Masto, so a link.)
https://www.tiktok.com/@ostdrossel/video/7273627883267050794?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7253258983694698026
#animals #wildlife #groundhog #Murmeltier #AlanAlanAlan #WalkontheWildSide #nature #funny #Ostdrossel

This is the high time of #molting, and the Blue Jays are are looking a bit rough. But new feathers are emerging, and I always love to see the different individual ways in which they do. Plus, the ragged look makes for some interesting photos. #birds #birdsofMastodon #corvids #Ostdrossel #nature

This is the high time of #molting, and the Blue Jays are are looking a bit rough. But new feathers are emerging, and I always love to see the different individual ways in which they do. Plus, the ragged look makes for some interesting photos. #birds #birdsofMastodon #corvids #Ostdrossel #nature

We've had so much rain and storming that I didn't put the photo cams out, but the Birdsy cams are all rolling. This was earlier today, #Orioles are on the move but I am getting a nice and steady stream. They don't like to share! #birds #birdsofMastodon #pureMichigan #fallmigration #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

We've had so much rain and storming that I didn't put the photo cams out, but the Birdsy cams are all rolling. This was earlier today, #Orioles are on the move but I am getting a nice and steady stream. They don't like to share! #birds #birdsofMastodon #pureMichigan #fallmigration #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

End of August also is the main time for #molting, be it young birds changing to adult feathers or adult birds getting rid of the old and growing new. Everybody looks disheveled, and I kind of love it. (More photos on my website.) #birds #birdsofMastodon #nature #Ostdrossel

I like this time of the season when the young birds start to get adult feathers and look a bit patchworky. Young Redwinged Blackbirds are very pretty with their peachy faces and pink beak corners. The last bird is older but also still changing. #birds #birdsofMastodon #blackredyellow #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

I like this time of the season when the young birds start to get adult feathers and look a bit patchworky. Young Redwinged Blackbirds are very pretty with their peachy faces and pink beak corners. The last bird is older but also still changing. #birds #birdsofMastodon #blackredyellow #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

I always like it when birds look distinguishable, have odd markings or behavior that I recognize. This Red-winged Blackbird seems to be growing new wings on his shoulders, and I think it looks really cool and dramatic how the sheaths are slowly turning into real feathers. He did like to present himself properly, too.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #pureMichigan #molting #birdwatching #Ostdrossel

A #Bluebird update :) I let it speak for itself, but I am so proud of this little momma bird. (Link cause file is too big for here.)
https://www.tiktok.com/@ostdrossel/video/7249535948663590190?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7241595172461626923
#birds #birdwatching #nestwatch #eabl #bluelove #birdsofMastodon #nature #pureMichigan #Ostdrossel

A #Bluebird update :) I let it speak for itself, but I am so proud of this little momma bird. (Link cause file is too big for here.)
https://www.tiktok.com/@ostdrossel/video/7249535948663590190?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7241595172461626923
#birds #birdwatching #nestwatch #eabl #bluelove #birdsofMastodon #nature #pureMichigan #Ostdrossel

The Chickadee babies are spending the first night without Mom. Some of them look ready to fledge, and we have some hot days ahead of us. I am going to miss watching these cuties. (I have tons of video but need time to process it.)

#birds #chickadee #nestwatch #cuteness #birdsofnorthamerica #nature #birdwatching #huddle #zzzzz #Ostdrossel