I get that not everyone is a fan of #GreatTailedGrackle aka #WalmartGrackle aka "parking lot crows". They can be crop pests, their droppings befoul cars and parking lots, and a lot of folks are literally scared of #tinosaur flocks.

But c'mon. How can you not be entertained by these goobers?

Enjoy this fallen log, and the Eastern Wood-Pewee in the background.

#biodiversity #succession #Carbon #forest #LishaKillPreserve #Niskayuna #NewYork #TheNatureConservancy

One of my favorite stops along my #BreedingBirdSurvey route in #Woods county, #Oklahoma is at this bridge. The #donkey hanging out beneath it was a new one!
#wildlife #survey #BBS #livestock

Tempted as I am to never post again after hitting #666...

Here's a #Merlin snippet of bird song I recorded last week at #LishaKillNaturalArea in #Niskayuna, NY. The recording includes sounds from #EasternChipmunk, #RedSquirrel, #BlackCappedChickadee and... star of the show #BrownCreeper!

#Dickcissel is ambassador to the #GreatPlains.

As predicted, it's now mid-late July, and this sound has fallen silent here until next May.

#ornithology
#migration
#BreedingSeason
#grasslands
#biodiversity
#wildlife
#Oklahoma

#MomentOfZen in New York's Capital Region.

#LishaKillNaturalArea, #Niskayuna, #NY, 11 July 2025.
#TheNatureConservancy
www.nature.org/en-us/get-in...

#PurplePassionflower is a spectacular #native vine in the southeastern USA. Here in central #Oklahoma they do quite well. This is the #obligate host plant for the equally spectacular #GulfFritillary #butterfly.

Here's one I've grown from seed. #pollinator #biodiversity

buds -> blooms -> fruits!