Susan Maakestad
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Susan Maakestad
@susanbeth1.bsky.social
Artist, educator, tree hugger. I like birds.
🚫 Politics Memphis, TN📍
IG @susan_maakestad
https://www.susanmaakestad.com/
Hey @pocketcasts.com thanks to the new feature "loved by listeners of", I found Timesuck, a new favorite podcast. Thank you!!
June 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Reposted by Susan Maakestad
***GIVEAWAY*** This signed/stamped Advance Readers Copy of TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES, forthcoming Nov 2025 from @fsgbooks.bsky.social! Like=1 entry, Share=1 entry, Like + Share=2 entries. Will randomly select winner on Friday, May 23, 2025. US addresses only.
Preorder info: shorturl.at/OXr0Z
#booksky
May 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If you enjoy quirky posts featuring sometimes bland buildings like this one, this account is for you!
Pale green accent
Lakota, ND
April 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Here is a studio shot. I'm a painter but I'm on Bluesky for the birds, landscape photography mostly. I post artwork on Instagram. BTW, these are just some of my brushes!!
February 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm so excited about discovering the random landscape photos featured on this account.
The sun is at its peak in Wyoming.

Vedauwoo,
2/6/2025, 12:07:38 PM
February 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This account features photos of Chicago, often at night. I love the atmosphere in this one.
Marina City, State Street Bridge
February 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Waiting for the short-eared owl to appear at dusk. I got great views but no photos. On the other side of the field is a large corrections facility. Oh, the places we go to watch birds! Think: sewage treatment plants, garbage dumps, etc.
January 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The white-throated sparrow and I say Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I've been listening to the ABA podcast since the beginning. I just started listening to Bird Joy. Do you have other birding podcasts to recommend? Thanks! @ababirds.bsky.social @wiscobirder.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 12:36 AM
A high point of my adult life was spending "An Evening with Werner Herzog" at Rhodes College in 2017. He was genial, kind and validating to the creative people in the audience. He screened a doc I'd never seen, which wasn't his best but still, big fan ❤️ Sometimes it pays to meet your heroes.
December 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Seeing photos of white-crowned sparrows here reminded me of this photo a friend took. I've always been so dazzled by striped their heads that I'd never noticed the unique patterning on their backs!
November 27, 2024 at 9:11 PM
These books are brilliant! The maps, the illustrations, the text. I appreciate the comparison pages (highlighted here). Flycatchers rock! @cintylee.bsky.social text, Andrew Birch illustrations.
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Reposted by Susan Maakestad
bird sounds
November 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Reposted by Susan Maakestad
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
I am not a bird photographer!! as you can see, which is why I admire all the quality bird content here. I love Bird Humor too, and will repost the posts that make me laugh.
November 12, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Early morning bird hike sky. I'm new here from Twitter looking for bird content especially! 🦅
November 11, 2024 at 5:47 PM