This weeks bookstore haul. Not pictured: the entirely unnecessary (yet irresistible) lavender pens and notebooks, plus a pack of cat magnets featuring "punny" classic literature titles. #booksky #blackafhistory #slowbirding #thecurseofhestergardens #yesteryear

I'm testing a hypothesis this winter: If I feed this one (1) wild turkey, will he keep the marauding flocks from barreling through my yard? Tune in for updates. #slowbirding #trashpeacock

De sperwer (Accipiter nisus) is deels stand- en deels trekvogel. Hij leeft vooral van kleine zangvogels. Deze vloog rond met een Zwarte roodstaart in (Phoenicurus ochruros ) haar poten.
#vogels #trekvogels #tuinvogelen #birdsofprey #birds #slowbirding

Hoe leuk is het als je tijdens de #vogeltrek een nieuwe huissoort ziet?! Zwarte ooievaars boven ons huis 😄
#vogels #vogelskijken #slowbirding

Vermont’s ‘Bird Diva’ introduces a new form of birding - VTDigger Slow Birding, a meditative and insightful form of birding, is a new concept in Vermont and beyond. Birding enthusiast Bridget Butler has emerged as the reigning “Bird Diva.”

TIL: I am and have always been a ‘slow birder’!

I’ve always preferred to deeply contemplate the current experience of seeing a bird(s) rather than ticking off lists, counting species, etc.

Bridget Butler’s slow birding tours in Vermont sound amazing:

vtdigger.org/2025/08/14/v...

#SlowBirding 🪶

A screenshot from the Merlin app showing a Northern Flicker, a Downy Woodpecker, and a Red-bellied Woodpecker.

I love a “three woodpecker” morning at the house! #birding #birds #slowbirding

Fun morning watching birds in our city backyard as more snow is falling #birds #birding #saintlouis #wildlife #slowbirding

Kestrel on bramble

Rock Pipit on seawall stones

Stonechat on bramble, ditch and reeds in background.

A small sandy beach, Allhallows-on-Sea.

Plenty of birds on show, no birders seen. Much of the time just me and my camera, plenty of places to sit and watch the world go by. Bliss #SlowBirding #BareNakedBirding

(I'll admit a pack of jammy wagon wheels and a bottle of pop helped enhance the experience.)

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Small child in a fleece and rain boots runs away from camera on a gravel path, surrounded by grass and bare trees.

Small child in a hat, fleece, and rain boots looks over a low wooden fence at a grassy field.

Took a little walk this morning with my favorite nature buddy at Occoquan NWR. Knew we wouldn’t get too far, but we saw robins, cedar waxwings, geese, blue jays, and a bunch of sparrows just in the parking lot.

#birding #slowbirding #toddler #nature