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Scott Harris
@scohar70.bsky.social
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Whisky maker. Birder. Entrepreneur. LGBT+ ally. Cocktail drinker. Georgia Tech 1992, 1994 🐝.

(He/him... well, I don't really care what you call me, just don't call me late for dinner!)

Chief drunk at @catoctincreek.bsky.social
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Perhaps my best picture ever of a cricket.
A close-up of a greenhouse camel cricket, with two beady black guys staring right at you.
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Ready for a Nacht in der Stadt!
An extremely handsome man wearing lederhosen stands in front of a mirror taking a selfie. In one hand he holds his beer.
November 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
A large pumpkin, carved into a jack-o'-lantern with a smiling face and cartoonish eyes.
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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And a video of the sandhill cranes, sound up!
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Fantastic day of #birding in Mallard Club Marsh Wildlife Refuge, east of Toledo on Lake Erie. Saw tons of big birds, but the highlights most enjoyed were the 20,000 lesser scaups on Erie, 120+ wood ducks, and a #lifer American Golden Plover.

#trumpeterswan #baldeagle #sandhillcranes #birds
Four trumpeter swans, two adults, and two juveniles. The juveniles have pink bills while the adults have black bills. A bald eagle sits in a tree, and looks off to the left. Two sandhill cranes walk in the shallow water, with tall reeds in the background.
October 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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It is fascinating to me that sometime in the 1920s in the USA, the upright bass replaced the tuba as the bass-note of choice in most bands.

#history
String Bass Replacing Tuba All over New York it has been noticed that, with most of the promi- nent bands. the string bass, alias "bull fiddle", allas "dog house", is replacing the tuba. Leaders agree that the string bass has a far greater carrying power than the tuba, and that it blends much more effectively. Practically all of the exponents of the tuba double in string bass, so the only incon- venlence resulting from the switch will be the difference in sizes of the instrument cases. which take our word for it, is plenty. Billboard April 10, 1926
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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One more.
A photo of the top of the bottle, tax label.
October 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Photos of the Rittenhouse bottled in Bond 1948 release. @davidwondrich.bsky.social
A picture of the front label. A picture of the back label A picture of one side of the bottled and bond seal. A picture of one side of the bottled and bond seal.
October 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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UK birding!

#birds #UKbirding #MerlinApp
A screen capture of the Merlin app showing a variety of UK birds, including Eurasian magpies and long tailed tits.
October 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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The Full English Breakfast never disappoints!

#London #gout
The full English breakfast, including poached eggs, tomato, mushrooms, sausage, bacon, black pudding, beans and hashbrowns.
October 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Whisky show time in London. Come visit at Old Billingsgate! @catoctincreek.bsky.social #cheers
Scott Harris stands in front of Catoctin Creek bottles in the whiskey stand at the London whiskey show
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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A friend dropped off some dusty bottles yesterday. It's good to have friends like these!

#whiskey #whisky #rye #dustyBottles #Cheers 🥃
Three bottles of old, very old, rye whiskey: Old Schenley 1957, Walker American Rye 1925, and Rittenhouse Rye 1948 BIB.
October 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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One week later, now with the stitches out.
A person's left hand, with a recent laceration on the index finger, now having the stitches just removed. A little residual inflammation still exists (probably from the stitches themselves).
September 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Visiting beautiful Western Michigan this week. Lots of free mornings to do some opportunistic birding. Western Michigan is covered with little lakes, wetlands, and county-run nature preserves. Honestly, it's really great birding up here!

Hofma Preserve, MI

#birding #mi #birds #mibirding
The Northern harrier glides across the wetlands. A chubby Lincoln's Sparrow sits on a bare twig. A very alert swamp sparrow checks me out before moving along.
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Shout out to the medical team at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center for stitching me back up after I was trying to show my son how to use an axe. 🤦
A 3 cm laceration to the base of the index finger on the left hand. A nurse with a latex glove holds the injury. The left hand with the index finger laceration, now bearing five stitches.
September 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Lil miss Rubythroat still hanging around my Virginia home. I'm keeping her well stocked in nectar until she decides to move on.

#birding #hummingbird
A female ruby-throated hummingbird sits on a red hummingbird feeder. She is mostly white on the belly, green on the back, no ruby throat, and a very long needle-like black bill.
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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A trumpeter swan family on the peaceful lake this weekend.

#birds #birding 🪶
Two adult trumpeter swans and two cygnets. The adults are collared, and the cygnets have pink beaks.
September 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Becky is on a trip tonight, and Eddie is traveling for work, so it is Oktoberfest für Eins. Prost!

🍺🇩🇪 #oktoberfest #homeAlone
A plate of food for Octoberfest: Wienerschnitzel, fennel salad, and roasted potatoes, with a Paulaner lager to boot! 👢
September 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Some cute shorebirds on the Connecticut coast today.
A semipalmated sandpiper sits in shallow water next to a big rock. A greater yellow legs wades among the shallow water and the rocks and grasses. A semipulated plover peaks through grass in the shallow waters. Not typically classified as a shorebird, but you never see these except in the shore, a Savannah sparrow sits on the rocks. He is streaky brown and white breasted, with a wash of yellow around the face.
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Pretty much the American discussion 10-20 yrs ago. Welcome to Farm-truck cosplay.

At least you don't have the military cosplay yet. 🙄
A stupid looking militaristic truck in the USA. Perfect for insurrections and Maga idiocy.
August 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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The much easier to photograph green treefrog.

Hyla cinerea

#frogs #amphibians 🐸
A green treefrog sleeps on a reed. Green sword-like reed leaves are all around him.
August 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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These guys are so hard to photograph. Apart from being skulky, they also never sit still! Lucky to get it *almost* in focus.

White-eyed vireo.

#birding #birds 🪶
A white-eyed vireo, deep inside green brush, is barley visible. Greenish and yellow passerine bird, with a white eye and a long needle-like beak.
August 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Huntley Meadows birding walk about to begin. Huntley Meadows is one of the premier wetlands in Fairfax County, near Washington DC.

#birding
A bunch of birders, standing around arguing over what exotic species have been in the county recently, and comparing the sizes of their life lists. Notice the aggressive posture of the dominant male.
August 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Work day is done! Time for cocktails!

*Industry Sour*
¾ oz ea Fernet, Chartreuse, lime, simple.

Easy peasy and really delicious as an appertivo.

#cheers #cocktails
A brownish cocktail in a coupe glass
August 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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More monarchs.
August 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM