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Marsha8of9
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Bird photographer hobbyist. Began birding to give my then 13-year-old child and I something in common. Now years later, I'm obsessed, and they could care less. All photos are my own unless otherwise noted. #exPost #exX #Ohio
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Innocent people wouldn’t need to hold an emergency meeting to try to find a way to block the release of the Epstein Files
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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When you just come right out and admit it.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Happy #woodpeckerWednesday friends. While this is not a "yard bird" for me, Pileated Woodpeckers are native to my area and can be found at all of our area Metroparks--where seeing and photographing one is always a treat! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Center right of frame, a Pileated woodpecker is found in a vertical position, parallel to the tree they are perched, inspecting every nook and cranny looking for Carpenter Ants--their favorite snack. From Allaboutbirds.org., Pileated Woodpecker's is a very large woodpecker with a long neck and a triangular crest that sweeps off the back of the head. The bill is long and chisel-like, about the length of the head. In flight, the wings are broad and the bird can seem crowlike. Pileated Woodpeckers are mostly black with white stripes on the face and neck and a flaming-red crest. Males have a red stripe on the cheek. In flight, the bird reveals extensive white underwings and small white crescents on the upper side, at the bases of the primaries.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Happy Tuesday friends... one of the "usual" suspects I enjoy seeing is the White-breasted Nuthatch. Their laugh-like call makes them easily identifiable, and they usually pause for photos. A nice, hearty-year-round bird. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photograpy #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Center frame perched on tree bark facing downward, but their upper body is pushing off away from the tree. This is likely a female due to the light gray coloring on their head, other than the male's striking dark blue. From Allaboutbirds.org., A common feeder bird with clean black, gray, and white markings, White-breasted Nuthatches are active, agile little birds with an appetite for insects and large, meaty seeds. They get their common name from their habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark, then whacking them with their sharp bill to “hatch” out the seed from the inside. White-breasted Nuthatches may be small but their voices are loud, and often their insistent nasal yammering will lead you right to them.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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“Negotiating your own insurance” will result in everyone getting the dirt-cheapest junk plan which covers virtually nothing, because most people are terrible at risk assessment.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Happy new week friends... another surprise find from February is the elusive Gray Ghost aka Northern Harrier male. Heavily cropped and edited, I was surprised it turned out as well as it did. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin
Center frame. A male Northern Harrier in flight. Light brownish gray above, white below, brownish wingtips. Sometimes known as the Gray Ghost due to it's distinctive gray coloring. From Allaboutbirds.org., The Northern Harrier is distinctive from a long distance away: a slim, long-tailed hawk gliding low over a marsh or grassland, holding its wings in a V-shape and sporting a white patch at the base of its tail. Up close it has an owlish face that helps it hear mice and voles beneath the vegetation. Each gray-and-white male may mate with several females, which are larger and brown. These unusual raptors have a broad distribution across North America.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Happy Sunday friends... Paring down my hard drive is a tedious game, but rediscovering shots long forgotten-is a reward. From Feb, @ Kildeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot Co., a beautiful American Kestrel, allowed a few photos. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Perched on a presumed telephone wire, a male American Kestrel sits pensively, center frame; presumably looking down into the ditch in search for some yummy Vols. From Allaboutbirds.org., The slender American Kestrel is roughly the size and shape of a Mourning Dove, although it has a larger head; longer, narrow wings; and long, square-tipped tail. In flight, the wings are often bent and the wingtips swept back. American Kestrels are pale when seen from below and warm, rusty brown spotted with black above, with a black band near the tip of the tail. Males have slate-blue wings; females’ wings are reddish brown. Both sexes have pairs of black vertical slashes on the sides of their pale faces—sometimes called a “mustache” and a “sideburn."
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Happy #FeatheredFriday friends... we are entering the "usual suspects" zone since many of the exotics have migrated out. Still, this guy is not too shabby, albeit loud. They are also an effective warning system against predators. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Center frame, perched on a leafless branch a Blue Jay sits facing and looking at the viewer. From Allaboutbirdsorg., Large crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins. White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Texas… it’s not just Grijalva….

#TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Nope
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Happy Thursday friends... yesterday several flocks of Double-crested Cormorants numbering over 21K were counted flying over the western Basin of Lake Erie. Color me WOWWED. In a quieter time, here's a pair chilling on pier pylons. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Center left and right of frame, a pair of Double-crested Cormorants (immatures), are perched upon two separate pier pylons. Presumably a wooden dock plays host as the backdrop to these two birds. From Allaboutbirds.org., Double-crested Cormorants are large waterbirds with small heads on long, kinked necks. They have thin, strongly hooked bills, roughly the length of the head. Their heavy bodies sit low in the water. Adults are brown-black with a small patch of yellow-orange skin on the face. Immatures are browner overall, palest on the neck and breast. In the breeding season, adults develop a small double crest of stringy black or white feathers.
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work.

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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Q. Can someone illustrate what "tone deaf" in politics mean?

A. See below 👇👇👇👇
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Q: A lot of Rs, including the Lt Gov, ran on keeping the good times going. Given the Lt Gov lost by 15, Rs are on track to lose more than a dozen House seats, is it possible Virginians don't see your admin the same way you do?

YOUNGKIN: I believe Virginians thoroughly support what we've been doing
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends... Caught this Downy Woodpecker preening and pruning on a branch in the spring, seemingly unaware I was photographing him. A pretty bird species with a strong case of imposter syndrome. #birds #birdingOH, #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Center frame, body facing right with their head tuned facing left., a male Downy Woodpecker in the middle of preening on a solitary tree branch. The background is a mix of green leaves and other tree branches. From Allaboutbirds.org., Downy Woodpeckers are small versions of the classic woodpecker body plan. They have a straight, chisel-like bill, blocky head, wide shoulders, and straight-backed posture as they lean away from tree limbs and onto their tail feathers. The bill tends to look smaller for the bird’s size than in other woodpeckers. Downy Woodpeckers give a checkered black-and-white impression. The black upperparts are checked with white on the wings, the head is boldly striped, and the back has a broad white stripe down the center. Males have a small red patch on the back of the head. The outer tail feathers are typically white with a few black spots.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Allowing politicians to stay in charge of Ohio redistricting has just led to more gerrymandering ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/04/a...
Allowing politicians to stay in charge of Ohio redistricting has just led to more gerrymandering • Ohio Capital Journal
Betrayal can be dressed up as bipartisan or best-case scenario, but it is still betrayal. Ohio Republicans picked off two more congressional districts to gerrymander, in defiance of the Ohio Constitut...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Happy Tuesday friends... The leaves are dropping in earnest now, reminding me to be thankful for shots like this, where the Dark-eyed Junco may be the main character, but the supporting cast may be more stunning. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin🪶🦉📷
Center frame against the backdrop of orange and yellowing hydrangea petals sits a slate-colored Dark-eyed junco, perched and facing left, the bird's head slightly askew appearing to look side-eyed at the viewer. From Allaboutbirds.org., Dark-eyed Juncos are neat, even flashy little sparrows that flit about forest floors of the western mountains and Canada, then flood the rest of North America for winter. They’re easy to recognize by their crisp (though extremely variable) markings and the bright white tail feathers they habitually flash in flight. Dark-eyed Juncos are among the most abundant forest birds of North America. Look for them on woodland walks as well as in flocks at your feeders or on the ground beneath them.
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Happy new week friends... Spent much of the weekend deleting photos from my hard drive, when I came across this Yellow-headed Blackbird from spring '22, shortly after copulation--still a little excited. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin
Center frame, among the Dandelions and grass a Yellow-headed blackbird is walking, facing and looking right at Howard Marsh Metropark in Bono, OH. From allaboutbirds.org., Yellow-headed Blackbirds are fairly large blackbirds, with a stout body, a large head, and a long, conical bill. Males are striking blackbirds with yellow heads and chests, and black bodies with prominent white patches at the bend of the wing. Females and immatures are brown instead of black, with duller yellow heads. Immature males show some white at the bend of the wing, while females don’t.
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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No, CBS will not settle any lawsuits against them that people may bring for editing out over half of Trump’s interview since none of you are in a position of power to approve their merger with any other media companies.
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Happy Sunday friends... Taken from the "Hiding in plain sight" file, a shot from last spring... an Eastern Screech Owl doing his best to blend into his surroundings. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Left center of frame an Eastern Screech owl is hidden in a Box Elder, blending into the trunk and surrounded by leaves. Zoom in to see this magnificent sleeping creature. From Allaboutbirds.org., The Eastern Screech-Owl is a short, stocky bird, with a large head and almost no neck. Its wings are rounded; its tail is short and square. Pointed ear tufts are often raised, lending its head a distinctive silhouette. Eastern Screech-Owls can be either mostly gray or mostly reddish-brown (rufous). Whatever the overall color, they are patterned with complex bands and spots that give the bird excellent camouflage against tree bark. Eyes are yellow. Center frame, a close-up from the previous photo so you can see their magnificent camouflaging ability.
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Happy Weekend friends... Yesterday's bird walk discovery was the return of Fox sparrows to my local patch. I really enjoy when these beauties come back for winter and break up the otherwise dullness of the season. #birds #birdngOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Center left on a bare tree branch sits a (red) Fox Sparow, facing and looking right. From Allabout birds.org., Though highly variable (see “Regional Differences”), Fox Sparrows are generally rust-brown above with a mix of rust and gray on the head, and heavy brownish splotches on the flanks and the center of the chest. The bill can range from yellowish to dark gray.
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Happy Halloween and #FeatheredFriday too, friends. From the scariest bird files comes this immature Red-winged Blackbird who mostly likely fell victim to nest mites--who ate their facial feathers. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #Photography #nature #eastcoastkin
Perched on a reed of grass, facing forward but looking left is an immature Red-winged Blackbird probably waiting for a parent to bring food shortly after having fledged the nest. What's most striking is the lack of facial feathers. If interested in learning more about mites and how they can affect birds, copy this link into your browser. https://iere.org/what-happens-if-a-bird-has-mites/#:~:text=A%20bird%20infested%20with%20mites%20experiences%20intense%20itching%2C,cascade%20of%20negative%20effects%20that%20require%20prompt%20intervention.
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Happy Thursday friends... rainy day here, time to weed through my hard drive for forgotten gems, like this gorgeous Black-throated Blue Warbler from early May. Briefly caught sight of one this fall, but not as brilliant as this dude. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Upper center left of frame, perched on a diagonal branch, facing right is a male Black-throated blue warbler. Black head and neck, white underbelly, beautiful blue crown and wings, save for a white "handkerchief" on the wing. That handkerchief is the only identifying mark on a female BTB, tying the two birds together.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday friends... I read a report recently that explained Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers are not genetically related. Instead, Downy's have evolved to look like this Hairy, perhaps as protection. Fascinating! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin 🪶🦉📷
Center right of frame, perched in vertical position against the trunk of a Sweet gum tree, a male Hairy Woodpecker sizes up his drill hole. Blue skies along with the rest of the tree and dying leaves make up the back and foregrounds. From allaboutbirds.org., Hairy Woodpeckers are contrastingly black and white. The black wings are checkered with white; the head has two white stripes (and, in males, a flash of red toward the back of the head). They have a large white patch runs down the center of the black back. They are a medium-sized woodpecker with a fairly square head, a long, straight, chisel-like bill, and stiff, long tail feathers to lean against on tree trunks. The bill is nearly the same length as the head.
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Notice how it’s somehow the government’s job to legislate a few Bible verses on human sexuality over our entire country, but it’s suddenly “not the government’s job” when it comes to the +2,500 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM