JBtheExplorer ❄️| Native Plant Gardener (WI)
@jbtheexplorer.bsky.social
Wisconsin Native Plant Gardener🦋 (more than 3000 sq. ft.!), Habitat Enthusiast🌿, Casual Nature Photographer, Hiker, Gamer, Motorsports fan, Plane watcher. Using Bluesky to document the nature in my yard and elsewhere. Please plant #NativePlants
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Happy #SuperbOwlSunday with some of the most superb owls I've seen over the past year.
#birds #owl #Wisconsin
#birds #owl #Wisconsin
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Happy #SuperbOwlSunday with some of the most superb owls I've seen over the past year.
#birds #owl #Wisconsin
#birds #owl #Wisconsin
I still have year-one photos I took of this restoration in 2020 when it was being mowed during the early restoration process.
I know from posts that it was then burned in 2022 but hasn't been burned since. (the photo of the prescribed burn is not mine)
I know from posts that it was then burned in 2022 but hasn't been burned since. (the photo of the prescribed burn is not mine)
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I still have year-one photos I took of this restoration in 2020 when it was being mowed during the early restoration process.
I know from posts that it was then burned in 2022 but hasn't been burned since. (the photo of the prescribed burn is not mine)
I know from posts that it was then burned in 2022 but hasn't been burned since. (the photo of the prescribed burn is not mine)
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Excited to watch the #WinterOlympics for the next two weeks! Here's a fun throwback to summer of '24 when Italy's Frecce Tricolori flew over Milwaukee. I'm guessing they'll be doing some Olympic flyovers.
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Excited to watch the #WinterOlympics for the next two weeks! Here's a fun throwback to summer of '24 when Italy's Frecce Tricolori flew over Milwaukee. I'm guessing they'll be doing some Olympic flyovers.
We had some snow overnight so I had to get out and hike in it this morning.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
We had some snow overnight so I had to get out and hike in it this morning.
Visited the overwintering robins today. They've moved to the other side of the pond but still have loads of invasive buckthorn berries available.
#birds #nature #wisconsin
#birds #nature #wisconsin
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Visited the overwintering robins today. They've moved to the other side of the pond but still have loads of invasive buckthorn berries available.
#birds #nature #wisconsin
#birds #nature #wisconsin
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Another hike today. Cloudy and a few snowflakes falling.
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Another hike today. Cloudy and a few snowflakes falling.
February 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Another fun flyover today! An Airbus A400M Atlas.
#aircraft #planes #aviation #planespotting #Wisconsin
#aircraft #planes #aviation #planespotting #Wisconsin
February 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Another fun flyover today! An Airbus A400M Atlas.
#aircraft #planes #aviation #planespotting #Wisconsin
#aircraft #planes #aviation #planespotting #Wisconsin
This scene in my backyard tells a story. Small animal tracks lead to a swoosh in the snow where the tracks then simply disappear. No wing prints in the snow, this must have been a really clean catch.
February 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This scene in my backyard tells a story. Small animal tracks lead to a swoosh in the snow where the tracks then simply disappear. No wing prints in the snow, this must have been a really clean catch.
Great flyovers while out on a hike today. A Navy P-8 Poseidon and Southwest Airlines' "Nevada One" paint scheme.
#aircraft #aviation #planes #planespotting #Wisconsin
#aircraft #aviation #planes #planespotting #Wisconsin
February 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Great flyovers while out on a hike today. A Navy P-8 Poseidon and Southwest Airlines' "Nevada One" paint scheme.
#aircraft #aviation #planes #planespotting #Wisconsin
#aircraft #aviation #planes #planespotting #Wisconsin
Some of my favorite native wetland plants I grow in and around my garden pond.
#WorldWetlandsDay #NativePlants #NativeGarden #Wisconsin
#WorldWetlandsDay #NativePlants #NativeGarden #Wisconsin
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Some of my favorite native wetland plants I grow in and around my garden pond.
#WorldWetlandsDay #NativePlants #NativeGarden #Wisconsin
#WorldWetlandsDay #NativePlants #NativeGarden #Wisconsin
Happy #WorldWetlandsDay with a throwback to 2024 at Hawthorn Hollow's restored wetland.
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Happy #WorldWetlandsDay with a throwback to 2024 at Hawthorn Hollow's restored wetland.
A random throwback to the time an Apache helicopter had me in their sights.
#aircraft #aviation #helicopter
#aircraft #aviation #helicopter
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
A random throwback to the time an Apache helicopter had me in their sights.
#aircraft #aviation #helicopter
#aircraft #aviation #helicopter
I'm going to orbit the moon on an sd card on Orion. Anyone else doing this for the hell of it?
February 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I'm going to orbit the moon on an sd card on Orion. Anyone else doing this for the hell of it?
My first time seeing an A380. Flying over from Dubai on its way to Houston.
#aircraft #Planes #aviation #planespotting
#aircraft #Planes #aviation #planespotting
January 31, 2026 at 8:41 PM
My first time seeing an A380. Flying over from Dubai on its way to Houston.
#aircraft #Planes #aviation #planespotting
#aircraft #Planes #aviation #planespotting
It's really coming down out there. I regret shoveling my driveway an hour ago. Anyway, here's what the main native garden looks like right now. #Nativegarden #nativeplants #snow #winter #Wisconsin
January 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM
It's really coming down out there. I regret shoveling my driveway an hour ago. Anyway, here's what the main native garden looks like right now. #Nativegarden #nativeplants #snow #winter #Wisconsin
Mourning doves and dark-eyed juncos grabbing a bite to eat as the snow moves out.
#birds #Wisconsin #winter
#birds #Wisconsin #winter
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Mourning doves and dark-eyed juncos grabbing a bite to eat as the snow moves out.
#birds #Wisconsin #winter
#birds #Wisconsin #winter
I randomly found my old Hoothoot figurine from about 25 years ago. #GottaCatchEmAll
January 29, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I randomly found my old Hoothoot figurine from about 25 years ago. #GottaCatchEmAll
The moon.
January 28, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The moon.
Needed to spend some time outdoors today. 10°F, windchills around 0°F. Only out about 45 minutes but it was alright.
#Hiking #Wisconsin #Winter #Nature
#Hiking #Wisconsin #Winter #Nature
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Needed to spend some time outdoors today. 10°F, windchills around 0°F. Only out about 45 minutes but it was alright.
#Hiking #Wisconsin #Winter #Nature
#Hiking #Wisconsin #Winter #Nature
Here's a random throwback to last summer for no reason.
January 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Here's a random throwback to last summer for no reason.
An R-44 flew over me on a recent hike, but the only photo I could get was right towards the sun.
#aircraft #helicopter #aviation #Wisconsin
#aircraft #helicopter #aviation #Wisconsin
January 25, 2026 at 9:27 PM
An R-44 flew over me on a recent hike, but the only photo I could get was right towards the sun.
#aircraft #helicopter #aviation #Wisconsin
#aircraft #helicopter #aviation #Wisconsin