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Devin Pitts
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South Dakota | Storm Chaser | Wildlife Photographer | Wind Turbine Technician | Navy Veteran
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Some Eastern Screech Owls from Saturday night. #birds #raptors
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Seeing a geriatric punk rock band tonight, the last time I saw them play was over 20 years ago lol. Getting old is weird.
February 7, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Today I checked in on a Long-eared Owl I'd found last month and it was still there! Also a bonus Short-eared Owl roosting in a bush that I found on my way home(you might have to squint to see him lol). #birds #raptors
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM
On-call luck finally ended, it was very cold in that turbine.
January 24, 2026 at 2:57 AM
It was cold at work this morning (I work near Summit)
January 23, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Ok I meant +80Bz lmao. Good chance we're not in the flux rope yet so this can flip right back into our favor after sunset. Crazy numbers coming out of this CME.
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
An Eastern Screech Owl trilling at sunset this evening. #birds #raptors
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 AM
An Eastern Screech Owl seems to be re-using an old cavity I saw an owl in about 2 years ago. Based on the color morph it could potentially be the same owl, but from my personal experience brown morphs are the most common coloration I've seen locally so there's also a chance it's not. #birds #raptors
January 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Found 3 Northern Saw-whet Owls today near Fargo, the cutest little rodent murderers. #birds #raptors
January 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Throwback to my first birthday tornado last year on 5/18/25. A rainbow even showed up, downplaying the serious EF3 damage that was down to the town of Grinnell KS by this tornado.
January 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I went back to see if I could get clearer shots of the Long-eared Owl that found yesterday and ended up with some of my favorite shots of the species I've ever taken. #birds #raptors
January 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Thanks to a friend of mine that found them by accident, I was able to get some shots of these two Long-eared Owls just before sunset today making them my first owls of 2026! #birds #raptors
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM
One last owl for 2025, this Eastern Screech Owl that I found this morning. #birds #raptors
December 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
RAM is unaffordable because of this stupid thing
December 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Found some more Short-eared Owls tonight, only a few miles from my apartment even. Hopefully they stick around so I can actually get some daylight shots. #birds #raptors
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
My flight is at gate B64 but I think I'm going to gate B60 instead
December 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Western Bluebird and Bewick's Wren from my short hike this morning. #birds
December 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
First time photographing Bushtits, and wow they jumped up my list of of one my favorite birds to shoot. #birds
December 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I'm in California for the week visiting family and spent a bit of time today taking pictures of birds I don't get to see back in South Dakota. Hoping to get some California Quail shots at some point while I'm here. #birds
December 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Hello fellow Rickover victim. Red circle is me lol.
December 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
While stopping for lunch during the local CBC, we found this Cooper's Hawk had also stopped for lunch lol. #birds #raptors
December 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Found this Townsend's Solitaire during the CBC for my city this afternoon. Pretty rare to find these guys this far east, only the second report of one for the county. Lifer! #birds
December 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
They missed one
December 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Weirdest snowflakes I've ever seen lol.
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I have now set up Linux dual boot(opted for CachyOS) on both my gaming PC and my media PC that exists solely for replacing smart TV functions because Windows is significantly too insufferable now.
December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM