Jack Maynard(he/him)
@jhmsparky.bsky.social
Birder, Portlander, Electrician, Instructor, Inspector, progressive, attempted ally. Typo King
IBEW 48 shop steward- Solidarity Sisters & Brothers!
Pics my own, mostly birds. #Sonya7IV
I bird with my best friend & wife Kelli, biologist & birder
IBEW 48 shop steward- Solidarity Sisters & Brothers!
Pics my own, mostly birds. #Sonya7IV
I bird with my best friend & wife Kelli, biologist & birder
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Y'all love a blue bird, so here's a Steller's Jay that mistook my fountain for a bird bidet. #birding
The alt- #birdoftheday is #yelloweyes. Here’s a Volcano Junco from the Paramo (tropical tundra?) region of Costa Rica. This was taken at above 12,000’ (4000m) elevation
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The alt- #birdoftheday is #yelloweyes. Here’s a Volcano Junco from the Paramo (tropical tundra?) region of Costa Rica. This was taken at above 12,000’ (4000m) elevation
At the risk of sticking out like a sore (American) thumb, I’ll add my entry to the #HolidayRobin theme: this American Robin, Turdis Migratorious (how apt!) visited my back garden last winter.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
At the risk of sticking out like a sore (American) thumb, I’ll add my entry to the #HolidayRobin theme: this American Robin, Turdis Migratorious (how apt!) visited my back garden last winter.
#BirdOfTheDay today is #warbler. I might have a pic…here is a Blackpoll Warbler and an Arctic Warbler, both from a 2023 Alaska #birding trip. Cheers!
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#BirdOfTheDay today is #warbler. I might have a pic…here is a Blackpoll Warbler and an Arctic Warbler, both from a 2023 Alaska #birding trip. Cheers!
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
#birdoftheday is #Mr&Mrs so here’s one more, a recent shot from Costa Rica—Broad-billed Motmots. Not sure who’s Mr and who’s Mrs but it’s enough that they do.
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#birdoftheday is #Mr&Mrs so here’s one more, a recent shot from Costa Rica—Broad-billed Motmots. Not sure who’s Mr and who’s Mrs but it’s enough that they do.
Long-tailed Ducks from Barrows, Alaska #birdoftheday #mr&mrs
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Long-tailed Ducks from Barrows, Alaska #birdoftheday #mr&mrs
#birdoftheday is #Mr&Mrs? Her’s a pair of King Eiders from Nome, Alaska. The male is showier, but the female is ruggedly handsome.
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#birdoftheday is #Mr&Mrs? Her’s a pair of King Eiders from Nome, Alaska. The male is showier, but the female is ruggedly handsome.
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from Alan and Rob is #mottled birds marked with spots of a different color. Alt is #blurry birds blurred in motion. These two Fiery-throated hummers are too blurry to tell if they might also ne mottled. Perhaps Scalloped?
Cheers!
Cheers!
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from Alan and Rob is #mottled birds marked with spots of a different color. Alt is #blurry birds blurred in motion. These two Fiery-throated hummers are too blurry to tell if they might also ne mottled. Perhaps Scalloped?
Cheers!
Cheers!
Super-skulker Rufous-backed Wren did not want to be photographed. This was the closest to a complete shot I got...
#birding Guanacaste, Costa Rica
#birding Guanacaste, Costa Rica
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Super-skulker Rufous-backed Wren did not want to be photographed. This was the closest to a complete shot I got...
#birding Guanacaste, Costa Rica
#birding Guanacaste, Costa Rica
In Cuba I got major crap from New Jersey birders about my orange shoes , but everyone in Costa Rica loved them- especially the hummers. We ended up with 406 birds on our CR life list. Leaving Guanacaste today. #birding Green Hermit pictured
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In Cuba I got major crap from New Jersey birders about my orange shoes , but everyone in Costa Rica loved them- especially the hummers. We ended up with 406 birds on our CR life list. Leaving Guanacaste today. #birding Green Hermit pictured
Anteater seen today at Arenal. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near Liberia (for #bird content) Cleaning out my photo-stream. Will do some editing and post more when we are home in Portland. #CostaRica
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Anteater seen today at Arenal. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near Liberia (for #bird content) Cleaning out my photo-stream. Will do some editing and post more when we are home in Portland. #CostaRica
Y'all love a blue bird, so here's a turquoise bird, which in my book still counts as blue, but Kelli and I argue sometimes about what colors constitute blue... Green Honeycreeper Alajuela, Costa Rica #birding
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Y'all love a blue bird, so here's a turquoise bird, which in my book still counts as blue, but Kelli and I argue sometimes about what colors constitute blue... Green Honeycreeper Alajuela, Costa Rica #birding
Y'all love a blue bird, so here's a blue-chested variety of a Bay-headed Tanager we saw today at Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica #birding
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Y'all love a blue bird, so here's a blue-chested variety of a Bay-headed Tanager we saw today at Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica #birding
We fly home tomorrow, so sad. Our last new Costa Rica bird was a Hudsonian Whimbrel, which is my first since they were split from their Eurasian cousins. Panama Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica #birding
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We fly home tomorrow, so sad. Our last new Costa Rica bird was a Hudsonian Whimbrel, which is my first since they were split from their Eurasian cousins. Panama Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica #birding
Great-Tailed Grackles fly over Arenal Reservoire #Birding #CostaRica
November 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Great-Tailed Grackles fly over Arenal Reservoire #Birding #CostaRica
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I saw my 1600th world life list bird today, Ocellated Ant Bird in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It's a hard bird to see and even harder to photograph, but its a ✔️ #birding
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I saw my 1600th world life list bird today, Ocellated Ant Bird in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It's a hard bird to see and even harder to photograph, but its a ✔️ #birding