Marie Rust
@rustybirder.bsky.social
Wildlife artist, photographer, some time writer, birder, queer, beagle mom. Seeking joy in the little things. See my work at marierust.com
Great looks at a Virginia rail this morning. Newaygo County, MI 🪶
April 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Great looks at a Virginia rail this morning. Newaygo County, MI 🪶
Purple finches are moving through Michigan. 🪶
April 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Purple finches are moving through Michigan. 🪶
April 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Male bufflehead off the end of my dock, west central Michigan. 🪶
March 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Male bufflehead off the end of my dock, west central Michigan. 🪶
Brown pelican at Weeks Bay, Alabama. 🪶
March 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Brown pelican at Weeks Bay, Alabama. 🪶
Our neighbor has an aerator running in our lake to help avoid fish kills which can happen if the lake becomes oxygen depleted. This common goldeneye showed up last week, the earliest we’ve had waterfowl. Before this guy the earliest was end of February (normally wouldn’t see them til mid-March) 🪶
February 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Our neighbor has an aerator running in our lake to help avoid fish kills which can happen if the lake becomes oxygen depleted. This common goldeneye showed up last week, the earliest we’ve had waterfowl. Before this guy the earliest was end of February (normally wouldn’t see them til mid-March) 🪶
🪶 Acorn woodpecker, Pinnacles NP, California
December 23, 2024 at 10:42 PM
🪶 Acorn woodpecker, Pinnacles NP, California
Scaly-breasted munia, a naturalized non-native songbird from Asia. Orange Beach, Alabama, March 2024. 🪶
December 6, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Scaly-breasted munia, a naturalized non-native songbird from Asia. Orange Beach, Alabama, March 2024. 🪶
Slender-billed woodcreeper, Exaltacion de la Cruz, Argentina, Feb 2024 🪶
December 1, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Slender-billed woodcreeper, Exaltacion de la Cruz, Argentina, Feb 2024 🪶
Purple gallinule, Everglades NP, Florida, January 2024. 🪶#birds
November 30, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Purple gallinule, Everglades NP, Florida, January 2024. 🪶#birds
I feel like I need to correct everyone who says 50% voted for Trump. Fewer than 1/3 of eligible voters voted for Trump. It matters.
November 29, 2024 at 2:37 PM
I feel like I need to correct everyone who says 50% voted for Trump. Fewer than 1/3 of eligible voters voted for Trump. It matters.
🪶 Tree swallows doing their thing. Ottawa Nat’l Wildlife Refuge, Ohio, May 2024
November 23, 2024 at 1:28 AM
🪶 Tree swallows doing their thing. Ottawa Nat’l Wildlife Refuge, Ohio, May 2024
Elephants in graphite. In progress. Been nearly 20 years since I worked with graphite. #art #graphite #elephants
November 23, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Elephants in graphite. In progress. Been nearly 20 years since I worked with graphite. #art #graphite #elephants
As we enter the seemingly endless days of winter clouds in west Michigan it’s important to take notice when the sky turns blue.
November 21, 2024 at 7:38 PM
As we enter the seemingly endless days of winter clouds in west Michigan it’s important to take notice when the sky turns blue.
New to the platform! More of a reader than a poster. Not much to say right now but here’s a couple pics of a scissor-tailed flycatcher for attention. Shine on.
November 21, 2024 at 2:49 AM
New to the platform! More of a reader than a poster. Not much to say right now but here’s a couple pics of a scissor-tailed flycatcher for attention. Shine on.