George Armistead
@charmistead.bsky.social
Birding & Wildlife Tours with HillstarNature.com
Podcaster for https://lifelistpodcast.com
Birdwalks for BirdPhilly.org
Philly-based traveler & birder, obsessed with native plants, Eagles & Phillies, deli sandwiches, hot dogs & dark chocolate.
Podcaster for https://lifelistpodcast.com
Birdwalks for BirdPhilly.org
Philly-based traveler & birder, obsessed with native plants, Eagles & Phillies, deli sandwiches, hot dogs & dark chocolate.
First snake for the yard. Lil baby Dekay’s Brownsnake today
August 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
First snake for the yard. Lil baby Dekay’s Brownsnake today
Weekend highlight included nice Eastern Box Turtle, Buncha fungi after all the regular rain & this skink which iNat has as a Broad-headed. Best of all those was some midnight paddle-boarding that led to the discover of bioluminescent dinoflagellates known as Noctiluca scintillans/“Sea Sparkles”!
July 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Weekend highlight included nice Eastern Box Turtle, Buncha fungi after all the regular rain & this skink which iNat has as a Broad-headed. Best of all those was some midnight paddle-boarding that led to the discover of bioluminescent dinoflagellates known as Noctiluca scintillans/“Sea Sparkles”!
Still processing my pics from #hillstarnature #tanzania tour from April. A few highlights here.
July 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Still processing my pics from #hillstarnature #tanzania tour from April. A few highlights here.
More recent #yardblooms here in NW Philadelphia
July 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
More recent #yardblooms here in NW Philadelphia
#barrowbirds birding at Utqiagvik always a treat. Here are a few snaps from last week with #hillstarnature
June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#barrowbirds birding at Utqiagvik always a treat. Here are a few snaps from last week with #hillstarnature
Some flora around Utqiagvik, AK
June 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Some flora around Utqiagvik, AK
June 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#globalbigday #internationalmigratorybirdday was a good time last weekend in Dorchester, MD
. A couple highlights for me & Dad were finding American Golden Plover (amongst a bunch of BBPLs & DUNL) & finding a hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher
. A couple highlights for me & Dad were finding American Golden Plover (amongst a bunch of BBPLs & DUNL) & finding a hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher
May 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#globalbigday #internationalmigratorybirdday was a good time last weekend in Dorchester, MD
. A couple highlights for me & Dad were finding American Golden Plover (amongst a bunch of BBPLs & DUNL) & finding a hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher
. A couple highlights for me & Dad were finding American Golden Plover (amongst a bunch of BBPLs & DUNL) & finding a hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher
Some #yardblooms of late. #nativeplants make me & many birds & insects very happy
May 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Some #yardblooms of late. #nativeplants make me & many birds & insects very happy
Eastern Subterranean Termite hatch here in the yard today. In addition to be good food for birds, according to one source “The benefits provided by R. flavipes in terms of their contribution to environmental regulation may far outweigh the disadvantages they pose”. I was thrilled to see them
April 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Eastern Subterranean Termite hatch here in the yard today. In addition to be good food for birds, according to one source “The benefits provided by R. flavipes in terms of their contribution to environmental regulation may far outweigh the disadvantages they pose”. I was thrilled to see them
Reviewing slow-mo video of our #leopard in Tanzania with #hillstarnature & none of us noticed at the time that it flushed a Slender-tailed Nightjar while on the prowl
April 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reviewing slow-mo video of our #leopard in Tanzania with #hillstarnature & none of us noticed at the time that it flushed a Slender-tailed Nightjar while on the prowl
Rollin at Tarangire Nat. Park in Tanzania today.
April 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Rollin at Tarangire Nat. Park in Tanzania today.
Rollin at Tarangire Nat. Park in Tanzania today.
April 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Rollin at Tarangire Nat. Park in Tanzania today.
I just got back. Was my first time since met you there in 1996. Went birding with Pat O’Donnell.
March 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I just got back. Was my first time since met you there in 1996. Went birding with Pat O’Donnell.
So long Costa Rica, Pura Vida! Hope to be back real soon.
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
So long Costa Rica, Pura Vida! Hope to be back real soon.
All the Herps were out today at Donde Cope! Strawberry Poison Dart Frog, Eyelash Viper, & Helmeted Iguana. 🐍🦎🐸
March 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
All the Herps were out today at Donde Cope! Strawberry Poison Dart Frog, Eyelash Viper, & Helmeted Iguana. 🐍🦎🐸
Good times roll on here in Costa Rica: Squirrel Cuckoo, Proboscis Bat, Africanized “Killer” Bee swarm, & boating around Medio Queso. #hillstarnature
March 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Good times roll on here in Costa Rica: Squirrel Cuckoo, Proboscis Bat, Africanized “Killer” Bee swarm, & boating around Medio Queso. #hillstarnature
Having a great time up at Arenal Observatory Lodge in Costa Rica with this Hillstar Nature tour
March 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Having a great time up at Arenal Observatory Lodge in Costa Rica with this Hillstar Nature tour
Diggin into some of the perennial seeds we saved from last yr. Starting some Big Bluestem, False Sunflower & Foxglove Beardtongue inside. Hope we’ll have some to plant & share in a couple months #plantnatives #nativeplantgardening
March 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Diggin into some of the perennial seeds we saved from last yr. Starting some Big Bluestem, False Sunflower & Foxglove Beardtongue inside. Hope we’ll have some to plant & share in a couple months #plantnatives #nativeplantgardening
Enjoying our time in/around Lisbon
February 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Enjoying our time in/around Lisbon
Lisbon been good x so far
February 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Lisbon been good x so far
One of the big highlights for the scout trip for the #lifelistpodcast 2026 #safariassam was #ibisbill This bird was 1/5 we had last week. www.hillstarnature.com/india-safari...
February 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
One of the big highlights for the scout trip for the #lifelistpodcast 2026 #safariassam was #ibisbill This bird was 1/5 we had last week. www.hillstarnature.com/india-safari...
Hangin at the India-Bhutan border with @kristinklein.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Hangin at the India-Bhutan border with @kristinklein.bsky.social
New fav pic of me & @kristinklein.bsky.social taken yest by Mollee Brown in Nameri Nat. Park in India
January 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
New fav pic of me & @kristinklein.bsky.social taken yest by Mollee Brown in Nameri Nat. Park in India