Tim Gallagher
@rusticolus60.bsky.social
Award-winning writer, editor, and wildlife photographer. Author of six books and numerous articles.
The moon a couple of nights ago, shortly before the rains came.
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The moon a couple of nights ago, shortly before the rains came.
Should be an interesting Halloween night—40 degrees Fahrenheit with high winds and a 45 percent chance of rain. 🎃 Of course, I remember taking our kids out trick or treating a few times in howling blizzards, where you couldn’t see their costumes because they were wearing parkas.
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Should be an interesting Halloween night—40 degrees Fahrenheit with high winds and a 45 percent chance of rain. 🎃 Of course, I remember taking our kids out trick or treating a few times in howling blizzards, where you couldn’t see their costumes because they were wearing parkas.
Thirty-five years ago this month I headed east from sunny California and never looked back—except for on a few frigid days with blizzards and deep snow! 🥶
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thirty-five years ago this month I headed east from sunny California and never looked back—except for on a few frigid days with blizzards and deep snow! 🥶
Happy Birthday to my wife Rachel and our youngest daughter Gwen, both born on this day—several years apart. 😊
October 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Happy Birthday to my wife Rachel and our youngest daughter Gwen, both born on this day—several years apart. 😊
Happy World Migratory Bird Day 2025! ©Tim Gallagher
October 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Happy World Migratory Bird Day 2025! ©Tim Gallagher
The full moon in our backyard tonight.
October 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The full moon in our backyard tonight.
Happy Birthday to my good friend, Bobby Harrison! 🎂😊🎉
September 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Happy Birthday to my good friend, Bobby Harrison! 🎂😊🎉
Happy Autumn Equinox! ©Tim Gallagher. Taughannock Falls, near Ithaca, New York.
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Happy Autumn Equinox! ©Tim Gallagher. Taughannock Falls, near Ithaca, New York.
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
September 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wordle 1,548 2/6
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
Full moon over the backyard tonight.
September 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Full moon over the backyard tonight.
Happy International Vulture Awareness Day! Turkey Vultures waiting for something to die on the California coast. ©Tim Gallagher
September 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Happy International Vulture Awareness Day! Turkey Vultures waiting for something to die on the California coast. ©Tim Gallagher
The moon last night.
September 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The moon last night.
A sad anniversary: Martha, the world's last known Passenger Pigeon (at left), died on this date in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo. I photographed her and another of her species several years ago at the Smithsonian's bird collection in Washington, D.C. ©Tim Gallagher
September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A sad anniversary: Martha, the world's last known Passenger Pigeon (at left), died on this date in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo. I photographed her and another of her species several years ago at the Smithsonian's bird collection in Washington, D.C. ©Tim Gallagher
Happy International Dog Day! Photo by Rachel Dickinson.
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Happy International Dog Day! Photo by Rachel Dickinson.
Throwback Thursday: My wife Rachel and daughter Railey trying to shelter from the rain behind one of the ancient standing stones at Avebury, England, years ago.
August 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Throwback Thursday: My wife Rachel and daughter Railey trying to shelter from the rain behind one of the ancient standing stones at Avebury, England, years ago.
A children’s book about two kids named Bobby and Tim who saw an Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Sounds familiar.
August 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A children’s book about two kids named Bobby and Tim who saw an Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Sounds familiar.
The eyes have it. Hippos at dusk in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
August 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The eyes have it. Hippos at dusk in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
Happy World Elephant Day 2025. Several years ago at a waterhole in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
August 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy World Elephant Day 2025. Several years ago at a waterhole in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
An adult male Peregrine Falcon I saw yesterday. ©Tim Gallagher #peregrine #falcon #birds #birding #birdwatching
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An adult male Peregrine Falcon I saw yesterday. ©Tim Gallagher #peregrine #falcon #birds #birding #birdwatching
July 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
July 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Searching for a ghost bird in the drug-war zone of northern Mexico. Here’s a link to an interview from a few years ago on NPR's Science Friday. I subsequently wrote a book about the Imperial Woodpecker titled Imperial Dreams. Illustration by John Schmitt.
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
July 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Searching for a ghost bird in the drug-war zone of northern Mexico. Here’s a link to an interview from a few years ago on NPR's Science Friday. I subsequently wrote a book about the Imperial Woodpecker titled Imperial Dreams. Illustration by John Schmitt.
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
A young Peregrine Falcon a couple of weeks after fledging. ©Tim Gallagher
July 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A young Peregrine Falcon a couple of weeks after fledging. ©Tim Gallagher
A Peregrine Falcon at her nest cliff. ©Tim Gallagher
July 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A Peregrine Falcon at her nest cliff. ©Tim Gallagher