Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of my second visit to Middle Creek Wildlife Management. Observed about two dozen distinct bird species. Despite a dismal forecast, the rain turned from light drizzle to nothing at all before long, and we had hours of peaceful observation.

#yellowwarbler #birds

Spotted sandpiper! My first ever photo of one and probably the first time I've spotted one!

#birding #birds #spottedsandpiper #sandpiper 🪶

An American bullfrog at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg.

#bullfrog #frog #frogs #americanbullfrog

A ratsnake, probably eastern. Pretty sure it just consumed a baby robin... On our river rocks bed below the hedges. We followed it around the corner, down the hill, and across the grass into the woods.

#ratsnake #snake #snakes #reptiles

Tree swallow! Stood still, looked the camera. In bright sun. How does this even happen?!

#treeswallow #birds 🪶 #birding

Talk to the foot.

#birds #birding #chippingsparrow #sparrow

Quite possibly my first ever warbler, right here at home. Yellow-rumped aka butter butt 🤣

#birds #birding #warbler 🪶

Yesterday evening, after rain, I had a few good opportunities to catch the tree swallow at rest! While the deep, iridescent blue is striking, even their smooth feathers can be ruffled.

#treeswallows
#birding
#swallows
#birds 🪶

After the rainstorm, the tree swallows had a lot to discuss.

#treeswallows
#birding
#swallows
#birds

*Catch of the Day*

Great egret grasping a freshly caught fish at dusk.

Got caught up in trying out some new equipment and a recent addition to my software and almost missed how amusing this photo of a Northern rough-winged swallow is.

#northernroughwingedswallow #swallows #birding #opticalillusion

Does anyone still use Flickr? I never got into it. Now I'm trying to find a good photo community to join and my stuff is spread across PixelFed / Mastodon / BSky / FB / Instagram. Maybe social media is a bit TOO decentralized ;)

14 billionaires are sitting around telling you...

You don't need vaccines
You don't need education
You don't need science
You don't need retirement
You don't need empathy
You don't need diversity
You don't need democracy
You don't need accountability
You don't need Earth

Anyone with a #TBI (aka #concussion) ever try Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT)? #HBOT

After my first session, had a headache and the next day, my post-concussion symptoms seem Worse. Ugh.

So a brief review of my used #Polestar 2!

As an EV, it's pretty neat though it's very heavy (as EVs can be) and not terribly efficient. The range is pretty bad. Remember you want to keep your car in the 20-80% range, so you get 60%.

This is from late April / early May before we scooped our baby and brought her home.

#EnglishMastiff #puppylove

To whom it may concern, I'm new here. I still don't know how best to utilize the open social internet. But here's a bit about me using searchable hash tags:

#promosky #boardgames #technology #photography #centralpa #ruralliving #familymatters #personalfinance #englishmastiff #birding #diy #woodwork