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Joe McArdle
@a-real-scientist.bsky.social
Retired Neuroscientist, Humane Society Volunteer, Kayaker, et al.
I've never heard that before. Out on the water, I usually see mixed groups. I'll have to pay closer attention and see if I can pick up on any tension between them.
September 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
nap time
September 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Early diners
September 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Bald Eagle on the Susquehanna river. We were both a little too close for comfort. Maryland. 8-14-25 #birds
September 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Baby pictures: Black vulture (born this past spring) Benson MD. August 2025 #birds
September 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Feeding the baby: Black vultures, Benson MD., 8-15-25 #birds
September 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My favorite black vulture family stopped by with their new baby. Benson MD 8-5-25 #birds
September 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Black vulture making themselves presentable. Benson MD 8-7-25 #birds
September 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Osprey near the mouth of the Susquehanna river in Maryland. 8-5-25 #birds
August 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
She was cool about the pictures, but now she's telling me it's time to move along.
August 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Bald Eagle near the mouth if the Susquehanna river 8-5-25 #birds
August 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Poor thing: those are louse flies, blood sucking parasites that are fairly common for eagles, vultures, and osprey.
August 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Turkey vulture on the lower Susquehanna river 7-22-25 #birds
August 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Black vultures having a little alone time away from the babies 6-25-25 #birds
June 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Yawn: Black vulture, a little over one year old, stopped by for a drink of cool water. The whole family likes to visit. 6-24-25 #birds
June 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Who's this floozy? I suppose you're feeding her too! The black vultures have been visiting more frequently and have finally crossed paths with a resident raccoon. 5-31-25 #birds
May 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Break time.
May 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thanks Amanda! They don't make it easy. They nest on tiny islands in the middle of a river. I took it from a kayak, with one leg wrapped around an overturned tree
May 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
May 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Cormorants like to play charades to pass the time while they wait for their eggs to hatch. 5-20-25 Susquehanna river, Maryland. #birds
May 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
House finches maybe? Maryland 5-17-25. Birds pick the worst spots for nesting in my yard. This boxwood is barely waist high. #birds
May 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The whole family has got serious personality.
May 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Want to make a vulture smile? Tell them how pretty they are. #birds
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Who's a pretty bird? I am! 😁 Black vulture, just a bit over one year old. Their sibling and parents sometimes visit too. Maryland 5-2-25 #birds
May 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Wood ducks on the Susquehanna River in Maryland 4-22-25 #birds
May 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM