Live2bird
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Birder, geographer & conservation scientist - into biodiversity monitoring, native plant gardening and... oh - also a carrot cake afficionado!
My favorite winter bird arrived today! A Hermit Thrush. (what does it say about my personality that I love this spotty-brown bird?)
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My favorite winter bird arrived today! A Hermit Thrush. (what does it say about my personality that I love this spotty-brown bird?)
Let’s take care of the little one!
October 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Let’s take care of the little one!
A beautiful little Common Yellowthroat visited my stream this morning - on his way south! #nativeplants
September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A beautiful little Common Yellowthroat visited my stream this morning - on his way south! #nativeplants
A bunch of bumblebees sleeping on some native flowers early this morning #nativeplants
August 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A bunch of bumblebees sleeping on some native flowers early this morning #nativeplants
My teeny tiny conservation success story #nativeplants
August 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My teeny tiny conservation success story #nativeplants
Black Korhaan (or what others call a bustard) - endemic to South Africa.
August 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Black Korhaan (or what others call a bustard) - endemic to South Africa.
a masked red bird in our stream...
August 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
a masked red bird in our stream...
Birders be like this
June 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Birders be like this
A bit of sunbathing is called for this morning! [Cooper's Hawk]
June 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A bit of sunbathing is called for this morning! [Cooper's Hawk]
Spring garden coming together - all #nativeplants - front to back - bee-balm, yarrow, coreopsis, butterfly milkweed, coral bell, penstemon, viburnum, goldenrod, summer-sweet… Pussytoes and coral bells in the berm. Abundant pollinators!
June 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Spring garden coming together - all #nativeplants - front to back - bee-balm, yarrow, coreopsis, butterfly milkweed, coral bell, penstemon, viburnum, goldenrod, summer-sweet… Pussytoes and coral bells in the berm. Abundant pollinators!
Some people ask me why I go birding... well, this is the reason, and it doesn't get better than this. Yes, I was there, and it's my photo. Great Argus displaying.
June 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Some people ask me why I go birding... well, this is the reason, and it doesn't get better than this. Yes, I was there, and it's my photo. Great Argus displaying.
Yay!! For the first time (that I have noticed) our Arrowwood Viburnum has berries! (and already getting munched!) #nativeplants
June 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yay!! For the first time (that I have noticed) our Arrowwood Viburnum has berries! (and already getting munched!) #nativeplants
A combination of #nativeplants - coral bells, pussytoes and stonecrop are great for the hot & sunny berm/strip
May 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A combination of #nativeplants - coral bells, pussytoes and stonecrop are great for the hot & sunny berm/strip
A Sweet Betsy in our #nativeplant garden! Just volunteering its beautiful presence.
March 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A Sweet Betsy in our #nativeplant garden! Just volunteering its beautiful presence.
Signs of spring in our #nativeplant garden - a Sweet Betsy and the Pussy Willow!
March 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Signs of spring in our #nativeplant garden - a Sweet Betsy and the Pussy Willow!
#nativeplants
- 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems
- One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae
- Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development
- Wait until May to clean up
- Leave 15" stem heights
- Create brush piles
A messy yard is a thriving ecosystem!
- 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems
- One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae
- Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development
- Wait until May to clean up
- Leave 15" stem heights
- Create brush piles
A messy yard is a thriving ecosystem!
February 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#nativeplants
- 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems
- One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae
- Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development
- Wait until May to clean up
- Leave 15" stem heights
- Create brush piles
A messy yard is a thriving ecosystem!
- 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems
- One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae
- Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development
- Wait until May to clean up
- Leave 15" stem heights
- Create brush piles
A messy yard is a thriving ecosystem!
Some snow in the DC region!
February 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Some snow in the DC region!
10F (-12C) and the stream still has some flowing water (under the ice!) - for birds and other wildlife. #nativepant gardening doesnt take a break over the winter!
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
10F (-12C) and the stream still has some flowing water (under the ice!) - for birds and other wildlife. #nativepant gardening doesnt take a break over the winter!
FOUR Bluebirds in the stream! Providing clear clean flowing water is the best thing you can do for birds.
January 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
FOUR Bluebirds in the stream! Providing clear clean flowing water is the best thing you can do for birds.
In the cold depths of winter, dreaming of summer...This is a Black Firefly, native to the east coast of the US - photographed in my #nativeplant garden!
January 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In the cold depths of winter, dreaming of summer...This is a Black Firefly, native to the east coast of the US - photographed in my #nativeplant garden!
The immesurable joy of setting up a garden for wildlife - and actually seeing it come to fruition. A Blue-winged Warbler popping into the stream I built while on migration, in my pollinator garden. #nativeplants
January 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The immesurable joy of setting up a garden for wildlife - and actually seeing it come to fruition. A Blue-winged Warbler popping into the stream I built while on migration, in my pollinator garden. #nativeplants
Love seeing all the tracks of animals in the snow #nativeplants
January 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Love seeing all the tracks of animals in the snow #nativeplants
One of my favorite birds in winter and early spring - the Hermit Thrush
January 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of my favorite birds in winter and early spring - the Hermit Thrush
Our magic PondStream after the 7 inches of snow. The pond is covered in snow, so insulating it, and the water in the stream continues to flow. And the birds love it - drinking and even bathing! [the low fence is to keep leaves from blowing in during winter] #nativeplants #birds
January 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our magic PondStream after the 7 inches of snow. The pond is covered in snow, so insulating it, and the water in the stream continues to flow. And the birds love it - drinking and even bathing! [the low fence is to keep leaves from blowing in during winter] #nativeplants #birds