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Scott
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Lover of birds, bugs, fungi, lichen and, frankly, the whole natural universe. Apart from reposts, media by yours truly.
Several different species of #Ibis were seen on our recent visit to the #Pantanal in #Brazil. Here's four of them distinguished by their large decurved bills, perfect for probing soft ground and mud for invertebrates and other small critters. ID in ALT. 🪶🌿🇧🇷 #brazilbirds #avesbrasil #birdinginbrazil
December 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
One of the prettiest finches we saw in the #Cerrado of #Brazil. But hang on a minute, after doing a little checking, it turns out this *red-crested finch* is currently classified as a #Tanager thanks to recent phylogenetic analyses.

#redcrestedfinch #thraupidae #brazilbirds #avesbrasil 🇧🇷 🪶 🌿
December 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Burrowing owls live in grasslands, deserts and other open habitats such as the Brazilian Cerrado, where this individual was found perched next to its burrow. They are daytime hunters, preying mainly on insects and small rodents. #owl #burrowingowl #brazilbirds #avesbrasil 🇧🇷 🪶 🌿
December 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Northern Flicker on the west coast of Vancouver Island in September. My goal now, for comparison, is to get a similar shot of his eastern north American yellow-shafted cousin. 🪶 🌿

#northernflicker #woodpecker #birdinginbritishcolumbia #birdphotography #birdlove
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Many song birds, such as this #SongSparrow, love nutritious Black-eyed Susan seeds through fall and winter. Good reason not to get too ambitious with garden fall cleanup! 👍🤗

#nodeadheading #birding #gardening #nature 🪶 🌱 🍁 🌿
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Several #macaw species were seen on our recent trip to #Brazil, but they were a bit shy. Not surprising since they've been historically hunted for their feathers & illegal pet trade. The #Pantanal, in western Brazil, is the last stronghold of the endangered #HyacinthMacaw seen here. 🪶🌿 #avesbrasil
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Although threatened by habitat loss and illegal trapping, Brazil is still home to around 35 named parakeet species. On our recent trip to the country, my DW and I were delighted to spot several of these lovely birds, four of which are seen here (named in ALT text). #avesbrasil #brazilbirds 🇧🇷 🪶
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
And here's the full image portraits. 🪶
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Brazil is home to ~20 species of #toucans, the highest number of any country. Catching images of 3 of these iconic tropical #birds on a recent trip was a thrill: the chestnut-eared aracari, toco toucan & channel-billed toucan. Each sport their own distinct bill colours. #avesbrasil #brazilbirds
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Jabiru storks from a recent trip to central Brazil. It's a big bird with impressive wingspan, stretching up to 2.8 m. Looking ungainly on the ground, we saw it was a powerful and even graceful flier. The name, Jabiru, comes from the Tupi–Guaraní language and means "swollen neck." Good name for it! 🪶
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The #northernlights were pretty amazing last night from my location in British Columbia. There may be another opportunity to see them tonight for some. It's raining here unfortunately 😮‍💨. Nov 12, 2025. Thanks to @connielavon.bsky.social for sharing my enthusiasm outside in the cold! 🔭🪐🌿 #astronomy
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Took advantage of the dry weekend to dig up our #dahlia tubers. With some melancholy, I felt compelled to grab some pictures of the few remaining #flowers saved to brighten the house. Thanks to @connielavon.bsky.social for help with the operation! #gardening #autumn 🌿🍁
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This eccentric-looking guira cuckoo was spotted on our recent trip to Brazil. Despite their name, they build nests and don't lay eggs in other species' nests like old world cuckoos. They also don't have the archetypical call of the common cuckoos of Europe, but have a more shrill, hawk-like, call. 🪶
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Looking for something Halloween-ish and came across this image taken from the kitchen window a couple of years ago. Missing is the witch flying on her broomstick!

Title: Moon Over Qemqemó (a.k.a. Mt. Ogilvie in southern B.C., Canada).

#risingmoon #moon #astronomy #nature 🌿
November 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM
With a glare like that I'm glad I'm not a small bird or other critter! This ferruginous pygmy-owl is a small predator with a big appetite and like its northern cousin, can actually take down prey over twice its size. Central Brazil on a recent trip with @connielavon.bsky.social. #brazilbirding 🪶🌿🦉
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Nice colours showing on the Fraser River yesterday morning. 🌿🍁

#HopeBC #Rivercolours #Fallcolours #Autumn #Dogwalk
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It was a great fall day for watching bluebirds on the move yesterday. @connielavon.bsky.social and I even had a bright blue sky at a beautiful location surrounded by snow-dusted mountains. 🪶 🌿

#mountainbluebird #skagitvalleyprovincialpark #birding #bc #canada
October 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
This here is a dragonfly called an Eight-spotted Skimmer. So, not being an Odonata-ologist and after a bit of research I found that you count the dark splotches on all four of the wings (not the white opaque spots) to make sense of the name. Hope this helps--it helped me anyway! 🤗 #bugsky 🌿
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
So many different kinds of wasps--all (and more) in the backyard herb garden! Tentative IDs: 1) Common Thread-waisted wasp, 2) European Paper Wasp, 3) Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp, 4) Great Golden Digger Wasp. Please let me know if I need to fix any IDs. #bugsky #wasps #hymenoptera #bcbugs 🌿 🐝
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This, believe it or not, is a fly! Specifically, it is a representative of a genus (Spilomyia) of hoverflies that are experts in wasp mimicry. They look mean, but are actually harmless and beneficial pollinators. Found on parsley flowers in the backyard herb garden. 🌿 #bugsky #waspmimic
August 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Nice #moonset tonight over the Olympic Mountains across the Puget Sound in Washington followed by some later amazing nighttime cloud effects.🌛🌠🌿 #moon #clouds
July 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Pretty much at the northern terminus of its North American distribution, this beautiful California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) was seen in a sub-alpine area of Manning Provincial Park in southwest British Columbia a couple of weeks ago. 🌿 #bugsky #butterfly
July 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Check out this American dipper's long legs and feet! They are perfectly-adapted for their aquatic lifestyle, using their strong toes and claws to grip the bottom of streams while walking underwater or clinging to rocks in swift currents. From a hike to Flood Falls, just outside of #HopeBC today. 🪶 🌿
July 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I think these barn swallow babies are ready to fly the coop after 3 weeks in tight quarters! July 14th at International Point, Skagit Valley Provincial Park, British Columbia. 🪶
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
In Canada, long-term trends based on North American Breeding Bird Surveys and Christmas Bird Counts indicate a serious decline in evening grosbeak numbers. In spite of the sobering data, we've had an irruptive year here, possibly due to a huge increase of spruce budworm in our forests. 🪶 🌿 #HopeBC
July 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM