Episode 467: The Dragon Bird and Friends | Strange Animals Podcast

Before and after...
#GrasslandRestoration #Grasslands #Maine #CaliforniaFields

Some of the species that benefit from the tree removal and grassland restoration -- #GrasshopperSparrow #UplandSandpiper #NorthernHarrier, #HornedLark, #Kestrel, #Meadowlark, #Bobolink, #Bumblebees, #MonarchButterflies

“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows.”
~ William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

#SilentSunday #ShakespeareSunday
#birds #birding #Bobolink #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness.

Speaking of #Rewilding, some new signs went up at nearby #CaliforniaFields in Southern #Maine! Looks like the #MaineDepartmentOfInlandFisheries finally acknowledged that there are some #EndangeredSpecies there, and put the pressure on #BlueTriton / #PolandSprings / #BigWater -- who had planted a bunch of pine trees in the field (to hide the drilled wells that they claim are "springs"). But now they have to take them down and restore the grasslands! (And it's full of #Milkweed which the #MonarchButterflies love!)
#GrasshopperSparrow #UplandSandpiper #NorthernHarrier, #HornedLark, #Kestrel, #Meadowlark, #Bobolink
A Bobolink in flight above the meadow today at the Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in East Boston.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #bobolink #BirdsOfMastodon #EastBostonMA
I’ve gone back and forth on the ID for this #bird. Based on the markings around the eye I think it’s a female #bobolink. Another possibility is a #dickcissel, but they aren’t seen that often in this area.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #northdakota
I like to call #bobolinks R2DBirds because their calls sound like electronic bleeps and bloops.

#bobolink #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #minnesota

If I were to carry a magickal staff, this would be my inspiration.

#bobolink #birds #birdnerd #birdwatching #birdphotography #witchy #nature #naturephotography

Some bird sightings feel like little moments of magick. A random path through the woods, a well-timed pause, and all the myriad choices have brought you to that particular spot just as something new flutters bye and your only job is to witness.

Reminded of this as I rewatch this Bobolink song. 🌌💗🐦‍⬛

#bobolink #birds #birdnerd #birdvideos #birdphotography #birdsong #magick #synchronicity #birdwatching