Tim Gallagher
@rusticolus60.bsky.social
Award-winning writer, editor, and wildlife photographer. Author of six books and numerous articles.
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…”
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…”
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…”
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…”
The moon a couple of nights ago, shortly before the rains came.
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The moon a couple of nights ago, shortly before the rains came.
Should be an interesting Halloween night—40 degrees Fahrenheit with high winds and a 45 percent chance of rain. 🎃 Of course, I remember taking our kids out trick or treating a few times in howling blizzards, where you couldn’t see their costumes because they were wearing parkas.
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Should be an interesting Halloween night—40 degrees Fahrenheit with high winds and a 45 percent chance of rain. 🎃 Of course, I remember taking our kids out trick or treating a few times in howling blizzards, where you couldn’t see their costumes because they were wearing parkas.
Thirty-five years ago this month I headed east from sunny California and never looked back—except for on a few frigid days with blizzards and deep snow! 🥶
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thirty-five years ago this month I headed east from sunny California and never looked back—except for on a few frigid days with blizzards and deep snow! 🥶
Happy Birthday to my wife Rachel and our youngest daughter Gwen, both born on this day—several years apart. 😊
October 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Happy Birthday to my wife Rachel and our youngest daughter Gwen, both born on this day—several years apart. 😊
Happy World Migratory Bird Day 2025! ©Tim Gallagher
October 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Happy World Migratory Bird Day 2025! ©Tim Gallagher
The full moon in our backyard tonight.
October 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The full moon in our backyard tonight.
Happy Birthday to my good friend, Bobby Harrison! 🎂😊🎉
September 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Happy Birthday to my good friend, Bobby Harrison! 🎂😊🎉
Happy Autumn Equinox! ©Tim Gallagher. Taughannock Falls, near Ithaca, New York.
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Happy Autumn Equinox! ©Tim Gallagher. Taughannock Falls, near Ithaca, New York.
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
September 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wordle 1,548 2/6
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
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I nailed Wordle in two today. 😎
Full moon over the backyard tonight.
September 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Full moon over the backyard tonight.
Happy International Vulture Awareness Day! Turkey Vultures waiting for something to die on the California coast. ©Tim Gallagher
September 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Happy International Vulture Awareness Day! Turkey Vultures waiting for something to die on the California coast. ©Tim Gallagher
The moon last night.
September 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The moon last night.
A sad anniversary: Martha, the world's last known Passenger Pigeon (at left), died on this date in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo. I photographed her and another of her species several years ago at the Smithsonian's bird collection in Washington, D.C. ©Tim Gallagher
September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A sad anniversary: Martha, the world's last known Passenger Pigeon (at left), died on this date in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo. I photographed her and another of her species several years ago at the Smithsonian's bird collection in Washington, D.C. ©Tim Gallagher
Happy International Dog Day! Photo by Rachel Dickinson.
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Happy International Dog Day! Photo by Rachel Dickinson.
Throwback Thursday: My wife Rachel and daughter Railey trying to shelter from the rain behind one of the ancient standing stones at Avebury, England, years ago.
August 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Throwback Thursday: My wife Rachel and daughter Railey trying to shelter from the rain behind one of the ancient standing stones at Avebury, England, years ago.
A children’s book about two kids named Bobby and Tim who saw an Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Sounds familiar.
August 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A children’s book about two kids named Bobby and Tim who saw an Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Sounds familiar.
The eyes have it. Hippos at dusk in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
August 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The eyes have it. Hippos at dusk in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
Happy World Elephant Day 2025. Several years ago at a waterhole in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
August 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy World Elephant Day 2025. Several years ago at a waterhole in Africa. ©Tim Gallagher
An adult male Peregrine Falcon I saw yesterday. ©Tim Gallagher #peregrine #falcon #birds #birding #birdwatching
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An adult male Peregrine Falcon I saw yesterday. ©Tim Gallagher #peregrine #falcon #birds #birding #birdwatching
July 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
July 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Searching for a ghost bird in the drug-war zone of northern Mexico. Here’s a link to an interview from a few years ago on NPR's Science Friday. I subsequently wrote a book about the Imperial Woodpecker titled Imperial Dreams. Illustration by John Schmitt.
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
July 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Searching for a ghost bird in the drug-war zone of northern Mexico. Here’s a link to an interview from a few years ago on NPR's Science Friday. I subsequently wrote a book about the Imperial Woodpecker titled Imperial Dreams. Illustration by John Schmitt.
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
tinyurl.com/ybyeebz2
A young Peregrine Falcon a couple of weeks after fledging. ©Tim Gallagher
July 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A young Peregrine Falcon a couple of weeks after fledging. ©Tim Gallagher