Birch 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@birchduck.bsky.social
Queer women's hockey (and other women's sports) fan. Looks at birds. Located in a cornfield IL
They say, but that's not what those eyes look like. Yoinked this from allaboutbirds
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
They say, but that's not what those eyes look like. Yoinked this from allaboutbirds
If my friend was this bad at answering basic questions I would gently poke them towards a good doctor.
Like I know ads but there is no way in hell this place is paying
Like I know ads but there is no way in hell this place is paying
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If my friend was this bad at answering basic questions I would gently poke them towards a good doctor.
Like I know ads but there is no way in hell this place is paying
Like I know ads but there is no way in hell this place is paying
A story in 3 parts. Well I only got 3 parts of the story... Pants about a quarter mile down the trail, then the shirt another quarter mile by the water, and the shoes a little farther in.
If they went into the water even a little bit, they had a Bad Day (tm)
If they went into the water even a little bit, they had a Bad Day (tm)
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A story in 3 parts. Well I only got 3 parts of the story... Pants about a quarter mile down the trail, then the shirt another quarter mile by the water, and the shoes a little farther in.
If they went into the water even a little bit, they had a Bad Day (tm)
If they went into the water even a little bit, they had a Bad Day (tm)
Tried a new place to canoe. While it is technically a river, I've been in lakes with more current. Good birds, tho it's in 3 counties so less than ideal for ebird or listing...
I think we'll probably go back
(Ramp was busy when we got back tho)
I think we'll probably go back
(Ramp was busy when we got back tho)
September 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Tried a new place to canoe. While it is technically a river, I've been in lakes with more current. Good birds, tho it's in 3 counties so less than ideal for ebird or listing...
I think we'll probably go back
(Ramp was busy when we got back tho)
I think we'll probably go back
(Ramp was busy when we got back tho)
Cleaning up my files lets me see things like this. They were both old men here in 2018.
September 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Cleaning up my files lets me see things like this. They were both old men here in 2018.
Took an evening paddle up the river! We successfully dodged 3 river barges and 1 train (ok only 1 barge was tricky because the channel is really close to the side we wanted to be on and there was a motor boat on the other side)
September 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Took an evening paddle up the river! We successfully dodged 3 river barges and 1 train (ok only 1 barge was tricky because the channel is really close to the side we wanted to be on and there was a motor boat on the other side)
When your casual goal was 225 species this year, but you unexpectedly went over the Rockies for a week
I only got 1 dedicated bird outing, too, the rest involved morning neighborhood walks or small children. Tho by my last day the 6yo was hushing me so she could hear birds 🎉
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I only got 1 dedicated bird outing, too, the rest involved morning neighborhood walks or small children. Tho by my last day the 6yo was hushing me so she could hear birds 🎉
🪶
September 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
When your casual goal was 225 species this year, but you unexpectedly went over the Rockies for a week
I only got 1 dedicated bird outing, too, the rest involved morning neighborhood walks or small children. Tho by my last day the 6yo was hushing me so she could hear birds 🎉
🪶
I only got 1 dedicated bird outing, too, the rest involved morning neighborhood walks or small children. Tho by my last day the 6yo was hushing me so she could hear birds 🎉
🪶
Even in the back yard, leaving your home area gives high proportion of lifers 😂 🪶
August 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Even in the back yard, leaving your home area gives high proportion of lifers 😂 🪶
Guess who had a unicorn of a 5 hour flight?
August 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Guess who had a unicorn of a 5 hour flight?
So this bird woke me up this morning, sounded like hawk begging, so I grabbed Merlin. Friends, this never happens! 🤣 🪶
August 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
So this bird woke me up this morning, sounded like hawk begging, so I grabbed Merlin. Friends, this never happens! 🤣 🪶
This is *so not cool*
August 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This is *so not cool*
Sometimes you have a rough molt
Just keep singing your song 🪶
Just keep singing your song 🪶
August 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sometimes you have a rough molt
Just keep singing your song 🪶
Just keep singing your song 🪶
I see so much beautiful art on here, and I want all you wonderful humans to know I appreciate you!
This is a bird I drew in my new field notebook this morning. I can't do much better with a pencil and an hour 🤣 🪶
This is a bird I drew in my new field notebook this morning. I can't do much better with a pencil and an hour 🤣 🪶
August 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I see so much beautiful art on here, and I want all you wonderful humans to know I appreciate you!
This is a bird I drew in my new field notebook this morning. I can't do much better with a pencil and an hour 🤣 🪶
This is a bird I drew in my new field notebook this morning. I can't do much better with a pencil and an hour 🤣 🪶
Went to a different prairie today and saw a different flower and bee
August 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Went to a different prairie today and saw a different flower and bee
I'm in your neighborhood delivering veggies
July 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm in your neighborhood delivering veggies
Yes my lungs are well aware... It's really unfortunate that Canada is on fire
July 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Yes my lungs are well aware... It's really unfortunate that Canada is on fire
July 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I took too long brushing my teeth I guess 🤣
July 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I took too long brushing my teeth I guess 🤣
This morning's bird is an Acadian flycatcher, courtesy of the local nature center hosting a LGTBQIA Welcoming Walk (started late due to lightning)
Bird was calling loudly 🥰
Bird was calling loudly 🥰
July 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This morning's bird is an Acadian flycatcher, courtesy of the local nature center hosting a LGTBQIA Welcoming Walk (started late due to lightning)
Bird was calling loudly 🥰
Bird was calling loudly 🥰
This is an otherwise excellent book so I'm not going to call it out by name.
But this is a *terrible* chart! (Wife says it's not terrible but just because she's an actual expert on data vis)
But this is a *terrible* chart! (Wife says it's not terrible but just because she's an actual expert on data vis)
July 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is an otherwise excellent book so I'm not going to call it out by name.
But this is a *terrible* chart! (Wife says it's not terrible but just because she's an actual expert on data vis)
But this is a *terrible* chart! (Wife says it's not terrible but just because she's an actual expert on data vis)
Mx Muddy was having a bad morning so the wildlife rehabber had me bring him home. He's already looking a lot better for being in the ac instead of in the sun on a mud flat, so hopefully he'll make it
July 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Mx Muddy was having a bad morning so the wildlife rehabber had me bring him home. He's already looking a lot better for being in the ac instead of in the sun on a mud flat, so hopefully he'll make it
For the 4th we had a much more pleasant paddle, and almost got off the water before it got meltingly hot! Plus we found a sliver of shade to just chill in for a bit
July 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For the 4th we had a much more pleasant paddle, and almost got off the water before it got meltingly hot! Plus we found a sliver of shade to just chill in for a bit
It was worst at midnight, but still not great this morning. I wore a mask at fireworks last night, but I should have put it on earlier (pot, tobacco, dust)
July 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It was worst at midnight, but still not great this morning. I wore a mask at fireworks last night, but I should have put it on earlier (pot, tobacco, dust)
This asshole *survived the washing machine*!
But not the vengeance of Birch
But not the vengeance of Birch
July 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This asshole *survived the washing machine*!
But not the vengeance of Birch
But not the vengeance of Birch