Keith Roeller
@kroeljp.bsky.social
Professional translator, enthusiastic birder, mediocre musician
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtYou — This willow tit stopped foraging for a moment to strike a pose in the dramatic light of a winter afternoon. #birds #コガラ
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtYou — This willow tit stopped foraging for a moment to strike a pose in the dramatic light of a winter afternoon. #birds #コガラ
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today (Sep 30) is International Translation Day, the Feast Day of Saint Jerome. This Bible translator is known to have had a fierce temper and was prone to biting sarcasm. Yep, that’s what being a translator does to you.
#translation #translationday
#translation #translationday
September 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Today (Sep 30) is International Translation Day, the Feast Day of Saint Jerome. This Bible translator is known to have had a fierce temper and was prone to biting sarcasm. Yep, that’s what being a translator does to you.
#translation #translationday
#translation #translationday
Red-flanked bluetail basking in the sun after a bath. Maybe not his most impressive moment.
#birds #Red-flanked_bluetail #ルリビタキ
#birds #Red-flanked_bluetail #ルリビタキ
September 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Red-flanked bluetail basking in the sun after a bath. Maybe not his most impressive moment.
#birds #Red-flanked_bluetail #ルリビタキ
#birds #Red-flanked_bluetail #ルリビタキ
On rare occasions, shadows and branches actually add something to a bird photo. Eurasian bullfinch in dappled sunlight.
#bullfinch #ウソ #birds
#bullfinch #ウソ #birds
August 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
On rare occasions, shadows and branches actually add something to a bird photo. Eurasian bullfinch in dappled sunlight.
#bullfinch #ウソ #birds
#bullfinch #ウソ #birds
Summer morning drama as a praying mantis eyes up breakfast. Thanks for protecting our cucumbers, little stormtrooper.
August 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Summer morning drama as a praying mantis eyes up breakfast. Thanks for protecting our cucumbers, little stormtrooper.
Today (June 19) is World Albatross Day. In honor of one of my favorite birds, here’s a bad photo of a young short-tailed albatross, a species that was believed extinct by the mid-20th century, but has been making a miraculous recovery thanks to focused conservation efforts.
#birds
#albatross
#アホウドリ
#birds
#albatross
#アホウドリ
June 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Today (June 19) is World Albatross Day. In honor of one of my favorite birds, here’s a bad photo of a young short-tailed albatross, a species that was believed extinct by the mid-20th century, but has been making a miraculous recovery thanks to focused conservation efforts.
#birds
#albatross
#アホウドリ
#birds
#albatross
#アホウドリ
Field horsetail. A common plant, but one of my favorite understated signs of spring.
#horsetail #つくし #スギナ
#horsetail #つくし #スギナ
April 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Field horsetail. A common plant, but one of my favorite understated signs of spring.
#horsetail #つくし #スギナ
#horsetail #つくし #スギナ
March 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is the face of a cat who knows he’s cool.
January 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is the face of a cat who knows he’s cool.
I managed to catch a glimpse of the #ISS overhead tonight. It always amazes me to think that there are people on that rapidly moving speck of light.
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I managed to catch a glimpse of the #ISS overhead tonight. It always amazes me to think that there are people on that rapidly moving speck of light.
Thirty finches (mostly) on a wire. I love the variety of silhouettes in this backlit pic from my afternoon walk.
#Birdonawire
#Birdonawire
January 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thirty finches (mostly) on a wire. I love the variety of silhouettes in this backlit pic from my afternoon walk.
#Birdonawire
#Birdonawire
謹賀新年🎍
My local shrine does a wonderful celebration at midnight.
My local shrine does a wonderful celebration at midnight.
December 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM
謹賀新年🎍
My local shrine does a wonderful celebration at midnight.
My local shrine does a wonderful celebration at midnight.
There are no pumpkins to be found in my suburb of Tokyo, but the persimmons give a lovely orange accent to the season.
October 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
There are no pumpkins to be found in my suburb of Tokyo, but the persimmons give a lovely orange accent to the season.
Cosmos after the rain. One of my favorite signs of fall.
October 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Cosmos after the rain. One of my favorite signs of fall.
Since I need to start somewhere, how about this Lethe sicelis (ヒカゲチョウ) that obligingly sat on my glass door for a photo?
October 19, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Since I need to start somewhere, how about this Lethe sicelis (ヒカゲチョウ) that obligingly sat on my glass door for a photo?