Bill Stedman
@steddybirds.bsky.social
Retired weekly newspaper editor who now dabbles in bird/nature photography. Urge everyone to support local and independent journalism. We need a strong free press more than ever!
Among all the birds I photograph in my backyard and in nearby woods and wildlife sanctuaries, the one I’d like to see more, but shows up the #least is the rose-breasted grosbeak. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #grosbeak #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Among all the birds I photograph in my backyard and in nearby woods and wildlife sanctuaries, the one I’d like to see more, but shows up the #least is the rose-breasted grosbeak. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #grosbeak #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I never seen an Eastern Blue Bird in person. On many calendars...that is it. I'm in pa. I've been wanting to for decades.Yesterday while tending to my mallard friends I seen one.For only 6sec so I had to slow the video down. I dropped everything and ran to this tree. #birds #Audubon #BirdsOfTheWorld
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I never seen an Eastern Blue Bird in person. On many calendars...that is it. I'm in pa. I've been wanting to for decades.Yesterday while tending to my mallard friends I seen one.For only 6sec so I had to slow the video down. I dropped everything and ran to this tree. #birds #Audubon #BirdsOfTheWorld
Sorry to be late to the party with advice about #StandingOnThings but this white ibis crew in Bonita Springs, Florida says to use one leg if you want to stand on the boat lifts that have the spiky things on top. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #ibis #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sorry to be late to the party with advice about #StandingOnThings but this white ibis crew in Bonita Springs, Florida says to use one leg if you want to stand on the boat lifts that have the spiky things on top. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #ibis #nature #birdphotography 🪶
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November 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
As far as #TakeOffs go, this blue jay performs a slight degree of difficulty as he goes off backwards from a bird feeder. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #bluejay #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
As far as #TakeOffs go, this blue jay performs a slight degree of difficulty as he goes off backwards from a bird feeder. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #bluejay #nature #birdphotography 🪶
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A territorial make red-winged blackbird performs a victory ride as it successfully attacks and drives away a great blue heron fishing in the cattails at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography
#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A territorial make red-winged blackbird performs a victory ride as it successfully attacks and drives away a great blue heron fishing in the cattails at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography
#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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When it comes to #Fighting the house sparrows at my feeder are ALWAYS up for a good scrap over the best perch. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #sparrows #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When it comes to #Fighting the house sparrows at my feeder are ALWAYS up for a good scrap over the best perch. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #sparrows #nature #birdphotography 🪶
When I saw #Fluffy as the alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay I immediately remembered this little nuthatch I captured in 2020! #birds #nuthatch #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
When I saw #Fluffy as the alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay I immediately remembered this little nuthatch I captured in 2020! #birds #nuthatch #nature #birdphotography 🪶
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The individuals who are the “deciders” of “what is (is not) fit to print”: AGSulzberger, Kahn, Ryan, Lacey, Healy, Kingsbury+ escape much-warranted criticism behind the institutional mantle.
We think NYT leadership needs to be named & shamed for their “product”.
From democracywashing fascism to 👇
We think NYT leadership needs to be named & shamed for their “product”.
From democracywashing fascism to 👇
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The individuals who are the “deciders” of “what is (is not) fit to print”: AGSulzberger, Kahn, Ryan, Lacey, Healy, Kingsbury+ escape much-warranted criticism behind the institutional mantle.
We think NYT leadership needs to be named & shamed for their “product”.
From democracywashing fascism to 👇
We think NYT leadership needs to be named & shamed for their “product”.
From democracywashing fascism to 👇
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Good Morning... I keep digging my archives for #BirdOfTheDay
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Good Morning... I keep digging my archives for #BirdOfTheDay
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
What, no peanut butter? This gray catbird settles for just grape jelly for #LunchTime at the oriole feeder. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #catbird #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
What, no peanut butter? This gray catbird settles for just grape jelly for #LunchTime at the oriole feeder. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #catbird #nature #birdphotography 🪶
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees
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For #TwoSpeciesTuesday, I was gobsmacked when I zoomed in on the Great Blue #Heron, Darren, in his usual spot, and noticed a Belted #Kingfisher on a branch in front! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
For #TwoSpeciesTuesday, I was gobsmacked when I zoomed in on the Great Blue #Heron, Darren, in his usual spot, and noticed a Belted #Kingfisher on a branch in front! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
I’ve got a #LongBeak and I’m standing on a #Rock so I’ve made the #BirdOfTheDay two-fer! #birds #heron #greatblueheron #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’ve got a #LongBeak and I’m standing on a #Rock so I’ve made the #BirdOfTheDay two-fer! #birds #heron #greatblueheron #nature #birdphotography 🪶
It’s #Rock with a little bit of the Blues, as this fledgling bluebird makes a serious-looking bid for a #BirdOfTheDay chart-topper! #birds #bluebird #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It’s #Rock with a little bit of the Blues, as this fledgling bluebird makes a serious-looking bid for a #BirdOfTheDay chart-topper! #birds #bluebird #nature #birdphotography 🪶
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Almost missed sharing this rock dove (pigeon) for the #BirdOfTheDay.
#Birds #Photography #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Pigeons
#Birds #Photography #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Pigeons
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Almost missed sharing this rock dove (pigeon) for the #BirdOfTheDay.
#Birds #Photography #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Pigeons
#Birds #Photography #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Pigeons
This is the only #Pigeon in my photo collection, and it was a surprising encounter along a dirt road in a coastal farm in Southeastern Massachusetts in 2023. I’d never seen one with these colors and grabbed this shot with my cell phone. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #rockdove #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is the only #Pigeon in my photo collection, and it was a surprising encounter along a dirt road in a coastal farm in Southeastern Massachusetts in 2023. I’d never seen one with these colors and grabbed this shot with my cell phone. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #rockdove #nature #birdphotography 🪶
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They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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My wife warned me not to watch. As usual, she was right.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
60 Minutes Obeys in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My wife warned me not to watch. As usual, she was right.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.