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TheIneptBirder
@theineptbirder.bsky.social
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Previously on twitter. Bird stuff, #worstbirdpic's, and carbs. He/him loosely Please assume massive apologies to Canada and all other allies.
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One of my favorite pics from my trip to the coast. A baby Sandwich Tern harassing its parent with Black Skimmers hanging around. Someday I want to live near the ocean. FTR, I’m open to coastal job offers or house-sitting opps. ;) 🪶
Two white and black terns in the foreground of a beach with a larger white and black bird with an orange and black bill in the background
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
One of our lil highlights of fall is seeing a Hooded Merganser on our patch for the first time. Just saw ours! We’ll have them through March or so. (Side note for the kids: I used to want to be rich or famous or important and now I’m just like Oh look the mergansers are back! Yay!) 🪶
A small duck (Hooded Merganser) with a long thin bill, a white patch on its crest, and a tail sticking proudly up swims among a few fall leaves.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
One of my favorite birds. This kingfisher caught a crayfish in a suburban pond, beat it against the branch a few times, and after about 10 tries swallowed it whole. Extra angles included because she's a beaut. 🪶
Medium-sized bird (Belted Kingfisher) sitting on a branch and holding a crayfish in its bill. Tall blue-gray crest, white neck ring, dark blue-gray wings, and a rusty band across its chest. Medium-sized bird (Belted Kingfisher) sitting on a branch. Tall blue-gray crest, white neck ring, and dark blue-gray back. Medium-sized bird (Belted Kingfisher) sitting on a branch. Tall blue-gray crest, white neck ring, dark blue-gray wings, and a rusty band across its chest.
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD PROBABLY! 🪶
coloradocarol.bsky.social Colorado Carol 🌻🌲🏞️ @coloradocarol.bsky.social · 9d
How could I forget?! Please enjoy this distant Steller's Jay as seen at Lory State Park today! 😆 @theineptbirder.bsky.social
A dot of a bird flying above the hill/mountain with a few trees in view.
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Carb and coffee therapy
Two pastries and two coffees on a wood table
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Went to Savannah and the coast and saw a ton of great birds. Def the highlight of my year. I have 100s of pics to sort through—most of them terrible of course—but as a teaser look at this Sandwich Tern! <swoon> I know they’re not rare, but if you don’t live on the coast you just don’t see these. 🪶💚
Large tern standing on a beach among a few other birds. It has a white front, pale gray wings, and a huge long black bill with a yellow tip. At least a hundred medium-sized sea birds standing on a beach. In the background is wavy water and an island with scrubby trees.
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
A good thread and good reminder that we need better ways to talk about nature loss. 🪶
skwinnicki.bsky.social SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 14d
I grew up in Ohio, obsessed with Ohio birds. Then spent ~10 years away for undergrad research and grad school before being back in Ohio.

And the biodiversity loss is obvious just over that 10 year period-- birds that used to be relatively easy to find are just...not anymore.
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
I was away for eight days and the house plants look better than ever. Little jerks.
Small green houseplant in a pot
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
In confirming what bird was on my Idaho quarter I discovered some fun Google auto-fills. (Peregrine Falcon, but you knew that already.) 🪶
A U.S. quarter coin for the state of Idaho with a bird profile and map of state on it Google search autofills on the question "what kind of bird is on the ___"
October 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Ok you smartypantses, I’m at a loss on this diving duck. Any ID guesses are appreciated. Location: a quarry lake in central Ohio three days ago. Note: that’s a solid block of white under its tail. (And please don’t say “definitely a…” or “obviously a…”
because that's mean.) Thx in advance. 🪶
Back-of-camera pic of a blurry brown diving duck in water.
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Visited one of the top birding spots in Cleveland (Edgewater Park) but it’s too early for the ducks and gulls so we coped with bagels from Cleveland Bagel Company and coffee from Rising Star Coffee. 🪶
Sesame bagel with cream cheese sitting on a dashboard of a car overlooking a lake and pier Two fancy coffees and sparkling waters on a cafe table
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
One of the last Great Egrets to hang around before they've all gone south. (the graph is for my county) 🪶
Huge white wading bird standing on a log in the water. (a Great Egret) A line graph showing the frequency of reports (in %) of Great Egrets throughout the year. The line goes up a lot in the spring and then drops a lot in the fall.
October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
COEXIST poster of the day 🪶
Nine birds stand on a log in the river. Eight black Double-crested Cormorants and one white Great Egret. They seem to be getting along.
October 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
By the way, events are happening all week. A great organization! 🪶
birdability.bsky.social Birdability @birdability.bsky.social · Oct 13
Birdability Week starts in ONE WEEK! Join us a week from today to kick off Birdability Week 2025 with an insightful conversation w/ @drzoffness.bsky.social, pain scientist & thought-leader who is reshaping how the world understands and treats pain. Also PRIZES!

www.birdability.org/birdability-...
A dark blue graphic with two circular photos: Dr. Rachel Zoffness @therealdoczoff , a woman with long hair smiling outdoors, and Birdability Captain Jayme Boucher with a yellow @Nocs monocular up to her face and short bangs. There are diamond shapes in coordinating colors and a Birdability Week logo by artist @JennyGringer that is a linocut print with a bird and butterfly and flowers along with the words You Belong Here. Text announces an October 20, 2025, conversation about pain with the two of them.
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Many thousands at the anti-authoritarian No Kings protest in Columbus, Ohio, today. The vibe was positive, inclusive, funny, and resolute. Not a lib-terrorist to be seen, though I did see a Peregrine Falcon terrorizing some pigeons! 🪶🇺🇸
Thousands of protesters at a protest Protesters on the steps of a capitol building Many protesters at a protest; two dinosaurs in the foreground
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Protest flyer: NO KINGS, October 18, First Locally: Bexley, Cambridge, Clintonville, Delaware, German Village, Grandview, Grove City, Hilliard, Lancaster, London, Marion, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Newark, Pickerington, Reynoldsburg, Springfield, Sunbury, Upper Arlington, Westerville, Zanesville; FIND YOUR LOCAL EVENT: nokings.org/#map Then join us at the OHIO STATEHOUSE, 4-5:30PM
October 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Check out this new birding trip, y’all. Sounds like a great balance of birds, good vibes, culture, and, wait for it, ethical coffee. 🪶🦜☕
goodbirdbirding.bsky.social Good Bird @goodbirdbirding.bsky.social · Oct 3
Y'ALL! We're doing it! 😱🎉❤️
It's our INAUGURAL TRIP and it's to the Western Highlands of Guatemala in January 2026! We're gonna see all the birds. 🦜🦜🦜
We're gonna drink all the coffee! ☕ ☕☕
Reserve your spot here!
Contact us here!
🇬🇹🦜🤩🤩🦜🇬🇹
October 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Common Merganser doing some advanced yoga 🪶
A large duck with a long bill (a Common Merganser) stands on a rock. It is mid-contortion, and its head is upside-down and tucked against its side.
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Love the intent look on this Red-shouldered Hawk. It’s like me looking at a buffet table. 🪶
A large hawk with a brown head, dark mottled wings, and a rusty barred chest sitting on a branch
October 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
Warbler photography is hard and also sometimes very funny.

Anyone else have something for #PhotoFailFriday?#IThinkThisBirdMightBeInWitnessProtection #LeafHappens #WorstBirdPic #birds 🌿
A yellow, dark gray and white bird stands on a thin branch with almost all of its upper body hidden by a perfectly placed leaf. It looks intentional to avoid photography.
October 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
That lil Tree Swallow went on to win six NBA championships…
🪶
A wooden nest box in a field of yellow goldenrod flowers. The box has the number 23 on it. Trees and blue sky in the background.
October 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
I thought the highlight of this vid would be the amazing iridescence on the young Wood Duck, but then a special guest came into frame (Pied-billed Grebe!). I’ve had some big misses lately, but, this morning, birding was (yet again) the best thing ever. 🪶
October 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Fall birding is tough, but we managed to find a few warblers hopping around the trees this morning, including a stunning Yellow-throated Warbler. This was my best pic. Nailed it. #worstbirdpic 🪶
A small bird with a yellow throat (a Yellow-throated Warbler) is seen between a small gap in green leaves. No one would ever take this photo on purpose.
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
theineptbirder.bsky.social
Your new Zen screensaver 🪶
September 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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glengrambo.bsky.social
The fancy sparrows are stopping by on their big trek south, and this morning these two showed up.
White-crowned sparrows can winter in the southern U.S. down into Central America. These two decided the creek was for bathing and drinking!
Adult in the creek and juvenile on the rock!
#Birds 🪶
An adult and juvenile White-crowned sparrow by a rocky creek. The adult, with its black and white stripy head, is in the dark water and the juvenile with its brown cap is on the orange rock.
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM