Tim O'Connell
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Tim O'Connell
@tinosaurs.bsky.social
wildlife; birds; landscapes; 322 ppm; dad vibes; science; critical thinking; woke = compliment; views mine; don't care if you call them "seagulls".

Assoc. Prof. in NREM, OKState.
Past-President, Wilson Ornithological Society
https://timoconnell.wordpress.
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?
July 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Enjoy this fallen log, and the Eastern Wood-Pewee in the background.

#biodiversity #succession #Carbon #forest #LishaKillPreserve #Niskayuna #NewYork #TheNatureConservancy
July 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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
July 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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!
July 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#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
July 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
July 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#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!
July 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM