Bird Paparazzi
oddkin42.bsky.social
Bird Paparazzi
@oddkin42.bsky.social
Beginner bird nerd from Wisconsin. I have naught but my phone camera. I usually take pictures and videos to help me identify the birds but it is also fun to share.
This little bird was holding a worm, dancing around in the trees, and making little calls for 10+ minutes. Maybe a young Yellowthroat or a mama calling to her baby? Merlin wasn't really picking up on the calls. Any ideas?

#madison #wisconsin #bird
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
So majestic. So derp
The Purple Martin 💜

#wisconsin #birds
May 31, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I saw an Indigo Bunting yesterday! Took me a little while to find it but I really enjoyed watching him sing.

#wisconsin #madison #birds
May 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Mama Wood Duck and ducklings. I love when they scamper across the lily pads 🥲🪶

#madison #wisconsin #birds
May 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kildeer doing Killdeer things. This was my Merlin bird of the day and she didn't disappoint lol. Weirdo. She has a baby with her in the nearby pond who looks like a tiny, equally anxious version of her 🪶❤️
May 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A few pictures from my morning bird walk! 🪶

Hummingbird all puffed against the cold breeze

A Green Heron

Wilson's Warbler - song matched up on Merlin sound ID, black cap clearer through my binoculars.

Oriel next to a nest, leaves in front of face. Yay leaves 😑
May 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hey guys, did you know swallows are really fast? There were probably 20-30 swallows of a few different species zoomin along the Black Earth Creek.

Did my best with my phone camera but really just enjoyed sitting and watching them go by.

#wisconsin #birds
May 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I don't know who this is but I love them. Just a cute little guy going about his business.

#wisconsin #madison #birds
May 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Common Yellowthroat doing his thing. I really like how he throws his head back to sing his little song.

#wisconsin #madison
May 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Unidentified water bird in Wisconsin. Merlin app identified the call as a Virginia Rail but the beak looks different. Any ideas?

*I post another video with a call if that would help*
May 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hope the sound comes through. It is doing a little call.

Can anyone help me identify this bird?

#birds #wisconsin
May 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What a handsome Turkey guy!

#wisconsin
May 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A pair of Sandhill Cranes poking around in the marsh.

#wisconsin #birds
May 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Yellow Warbler being cute AF. Look at that little face. Derp.

#wisconsin #birds
May 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Pretty sure this is a Green Heron based on the green feathers. When it spots a fish the neck will extend, doubling the apparent length of its body.

#madison #birbs
May 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What a magical morning.

Wood Ducks, Geese with their babies, a Pileated Woodpecker banging away at a tree, and two raccoons sitting in a tree (they were not k-i-s-s-i-n-g, they were sleeping).
April 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Animals that were not excited to see me, but I was excited to see them.

Wood Duck, squirrel (Blondie variety), and a wabbit.

#wisconsin #birdsky
April 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Red Headed Woodpecker!

#birdsky #wisconsin #danecounty
April 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We have some Merlins in the neighborhood! She's so cute ❤️ #cherokeemarsh #madison #birdsky
April 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My attitude for the last few months visualized as a pokemon. Going to send to my therapist.

#pokemon #pokemonmoods
March 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Leaving onions and potatoes alone together and they start getting ideas.
March 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A good mornin for shootin some shrimps. #shrimpsky

Using my Google pixel.
March 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Made this little guy. Not perfect but it's a place to start. Design from the Animal Embroidery Workbook by Jessica Long, which I picked up from my local library. #embroidery #supportyourlibrary #slothfriend
February 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
He's just a little Nasty Guy. This place needs more cats. #catsky
February 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A Portrait of Wisconsin on a Winter Night #wisconsin #millertime
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM