bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Red-shouldered Hawk, chipmu... #birds 0112
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Belted Kingfisher at 50 yards. I was able to circle around the lake so that I was 10 yards on its other side. But I could not find it until it flew off right in front of me. Dastardly bird! #birds 0122
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bucks today, I tell ya, they don't respect us suburbanites like they do the rural folks. #deer #suburbansprawl 010
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Other than the arrival of the Polar Bear, this season was a disappointment. A fitting end for a forgettable season. Go Rays! #Orioles #TampaBayRays 000
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is Frankie. He is an adopted hound from West Virginia, now living in Baltimore. Today he took a walk in the suburbs, numb to the deer...for the most part. #dogs 043
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026American Redstart #birds #warblers 0151
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026(arrogant) Red-shouldered Hawk #birds 1111
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Magnolia Warbler #birds #warblers 1102
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Orb Weaver Spider, Red Foc #spiders #foxes 010
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Bay-breasted Warbler #birds #warblers 051
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The last few nights I accidentally destroyed her web. Last night she redesigned the structure leaving me space to lean over the deck. I'll do my best to remember, Charlotte. Charlotte's Web is my measure of a person's humanity. #spiders #CharlottesWeb #EBWhite 010
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Touch of Grey, (today, 1988) taming the aggressive hummingbird instinct. #birds #hummingbirds 031
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Canamex Redstart. #birds In Spring it will be Mexamcan Redstart. (American Redstart) #warblers 0143
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Warblers du jour #birds Nashville Warbler, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Common Yellowthroat. Corrections encouraged. 171
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Cape May Warbler #birds #warblers 091
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Prophet, the Great Blue Heron #birds 061
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Until you can smell the cooking of my Ghanaian neighbors the internet is useless. #Ghana #Jollof #FuFu 000
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Mangia, Magnolia Warbler! #birds 031
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Chestnut-sided Warbler #birds #warblers 0202
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Black and White Warbler #birds 091
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Yesterday, while refilling the feeder, it was apparent some bugs crossed the little-bird-emptied moat and contaminated the nectar. She stopped by this morning, sipped and spat, flew to the door and looked in from several angles. One bug was dead inside. I change it all again and she was pleased. 020
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Great Blue doing the Funky Heron. #birds 071
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Four warblers from today's outing, too. (L-R) American Redstart, Black-and-white Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler. I encourage corrections. #birds 060
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I grew up waiting for spring so I could catch snakes, frogs, salamanders, crayfish, and turtles. I suppose it only makes sense that now I wait for spring - and now fall - for warblers. Chestnut-sided Warbler with breakfast #birds #warblers 091
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Baltimore Orioles (.500) #birds 030
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Chestnut-sided Warbler #birds #warblers 082
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Breakfast in the Little Patuxent. Green Heron #birds 121
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Today, 1979 is one of the Dead's hidden sweet spots. Brent is basically in-residency. The rest of the band tutoring an already highly-talented performer; seat-of-their-pants shamansim leading the way. The Shakedowns (#13) from this era are knee-buckling: #GratefulDead archive.org/details/gd19... 000
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This Chestnut-sided Warbler was bopping about the old apple tree. #birds #warblers 1173
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 28/08/2026For those unaware, the Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive species that has recently settled in the Eastern United States. They have decimated Trees of Heaven, another invasive species, quite handily. All the same, they are a nuisance, for which there's a homegrown solution: the American Robin #birds 0131
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Great Blue Heron, likely fooling Merlin into believing it was hearing a Yellow-crowned Night Heron. That old Merlin, pranking like that. Of course it might have been the Green Heron's fault. #birds 0122
bengrabenstein.bsky.social @bengrabenstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Sure, it's the Fifth. But damn, it is an amazing piece of work. #Beethoven 000