Xtratufs in the house
@charmistead
Birding & Wildlife Tours with HillstarNature.com Podcaster for https://lifelistpodcast.com Birdwalks for BirdPhilly.org Philly-based traveler & birder, obsessed with native plants, Eagles & Phillies, deli sandwiches, hot dogs & dark chocolate.
Xtratufs in the house
Yeah fat birds w/ no tail are tough to beat! #rainbowpitta
You nailed! Dad loves Woody Guthrie
I know Meegs! π€£π€£ Iβm makin strides here.
First snake for the yard. Lil baby Dekayβs Brownsnake today
Weekend highlight included nice Eastern Box Turtle, Buncha fungi after all the regular rain & this skink which iNat has as a Broad-headed. Best of all those was some midnight paddle-boarding that led to the discover of bioluminescent dinoflagellates known as Noctiluca scintillans/βSea Sparklesβ!
Still processing my pics from #hillstarnature #tanzania tour from April. A few highlights here.
Poor swamp milkweed. Got shafted on this one
More recent #yardblooms here in NW Philadelphia
#barrowbirds birding at Utqiagvik always a treat. Here are a few snaps from last week with #hillstarnature
Some flora around Utqiagvik, AK
No place like Nome!
#hillstarnature #birdingalaska
This is awesome but thatβs a morayπ
Such a thrill to chat with wildlife conservation & birding legend Tim Appleton about the @globalbirdfair.bsky.social on the latest #lifelistpodcast Have a listen & let us know what you think.
Stoked to see my Crested Auklet image from Alaska last yr featured here
Enjoy Philly! I am out of town for a wedding, and will be sorry to miss your talk/visit this week. Iβm eager to get my lifer Dexter sighting
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#globalbigday #internationalmigratorybirdday was a good time last weekend in Dorchester, MD
. A couple highlights for me & Dad were finding American Golden Plover (amongst a bunch of BBPLs & DUNL) & finding a hendersoni Short-billed Dowitcher
Some #yardblooms of late. #nativeplants make me & many birds & insects very happy
My copy just arrived! Itβs fabulous, as expectedπ¦
A milestone: #kakapo mating calls have been heard on the North Island of NZ for the first time in over a century. At least 2 of the 3 #kakapo males at the fenced sanctuary of Maungatautari have "boomed" this summer. #conservation www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... Video: www.scienceagency.co.nz
On Tuesday, 22 Apr 2025, a pair of Military Macaws (Ara militaris) was photographed at Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co, Texas. Read more: www.aba.org/military-mac...
I really need the Phillies to be watchable this yr. They are testing me.
New short Safari Brazil video from our trip last yr.
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