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lindsrn.bsky.social
Let’s go!!!
#SuperBowlLX #Seahawks
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
Some of today's backyard visitors.
#backyard_birds #birds
Chestnut backed chickadee on a wire trellis. Song sparrow looking through seeds on the ground. Lesser goldfinch in a persimmon tree. Dark-eyed junco perched in a bush.
February 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
More bushtits visiting - cheers me up every time I watch it.
#backyard_birds #birds #bushtit
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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I've never had bushtits at this feeder before - generally they only come when the suet is out
#backyard_birds #birds #bushtit #chickadee
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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A little bit of color in the winter sunlight.
#backyard_birds #goldfinch #birds
A male lesser goldfinch perched on the bare branch of a persimmon tree.
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Dude is not pulling any punches there.
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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amandamull.bsky.social
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 20d
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
Woman on the right was using her walker to advance into the tear gas
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
Two greats sharing a canal: egret and blue heron
#birds #heron #egret #Ridgefieldnwr
Close up of a great egret looking for prey. A great egret reflected in the water by the edge of a grassy bank. A great blue heron moving along the edge of a canal through dried grass A close-up of the head of a great blue heron
January 20, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Swans in flight were today's birding highlight.
#birds #Ridgefieldnwr #tundra_swan
Three swans landing on a pond A swan with wings and legs spread wide about to land on a pond. Two swans in parallel landing positions Four swans in flight over a pond
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM
jreads65.bsky.social
Time to melt the bird bath.
#backyard_birds
Frozen water in a bird bath. A close-up of ice on top of a bird bath
January 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
The weekend's backyard bird list:

Dark-eyed juncos
Anna's hummingbird
Chestnut backed chickadees
Black-capped chickadees
Crows
Spotted towhee
Ruby-crowned kinglet
House finches
Song sparrows
Golden-crowned sparrows
Lesser goldfinches
Bushtits
Red-tailed hawk
_?_ Gull

#backyard_birds #birds
Male house finch perched in a bush A red-eyed spotted towhee hopping on the ground. A golden-crowned sparrow on a wire staring into the camera.
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 AM
jreads65.bsky.social
I don't see kinglets in the backyard very often - I think this is only the third time.
#backyard_birds #birds #kinglet
A ruby-crowned kinglet perched in a forsythia bush.
January 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Resting in between bouts of running off sparrows and finches.
#backyard_birds #hummingbird #birds
An Anna's hummingbird on a forsythia twig. An Anna's hummingbird perched in a bush. An Anna's hummingbird glimmering green against a blue sky.
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
I really love visiting the ocean in winter.
#oregon_coast
Close up of a wave curling over on the Pacific Ocean. Vista of a rocky shore and dark clouds on the Oregon coast.
January 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
Bird sightings at the Oregon coast.
#oregon_coast #birds
Brewer's blackbird walking on rocks at the Oregon coast. A European starling posing on a mossy Rock above the waves. A black oystercatcher inspecting tidal pools.
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
jreads65.bsky.social
Photoshoot for its portfolio.
#DepoeBay #western_gull #birds
Side profile - head of a western gull. Head in side profile of a western goal looking down Frontal shot of a western gull's head A full picture of a western goal standing on a rock.
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
jreads65.bsky.social
Apparently there is a gull convention in town.
Gulls congregation on the roof of a hotel on the Oregon coast.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
Putting away the Christmas tree this year is less of a chore than it usually is.
#holidays
Our Christmas tree this year was a scented candle.
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
jreads65.bsky.social
A year in temp highs and low. Max was 102° and low was 26°.
#crossstitch #temperature
A cross stitch project with diamonds and circles arranged in a square. The outer color represents the high temperature for the day, and the inner color represents the low temperature.
January 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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The first bird sighting of 2026 was a dark-headed junco.
Dark headed junco on a wire trellis next to a suet feeder.
January 2, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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Plotting out a feeder raid.
#backyard_birds #birds #nuthatch
December 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
New bird for my life list - red-breasted sapsucker, seen on a walk on Sauvie Island.
#birds #red-breasted_sapsucker #Sauvie_Island
A red-breasted sapsucker perched on a branch. A red-breasted sapsucker clinging to the bark of a tree. A red-breasted sapsucker scene in profile from below.
December 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
jreads65.bsky.social
Song sparrows look perfectly pleasant in profile, and utterly grumpy face-on.
#backyard_birds #song_sparrow #birds
Song sparrow on a stump, in profile. Song sparrow on a stump, face turned towards the camera.
December 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
jreads65.bsky.social
Chrismukkah at our house means playing the super dreidel game.
#Chrismukkah
Three people playing a board game with betting tokens and dreidels.
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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The dogs have embraced the lazy Sunday mood.
#dogs #Theo #Maxx
Theo sleeping in his bed in front of the fire. Maxxie sleeping under a quilt with just her nose showing.
December 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM