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complextailor.bsky.social

@complextailor.bsky.social
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Birder & bird photographer, mitten maker, reader, cat guardian, nature walker, puzzler. Current Michigander, former Hoosier, interested in US History & politics, esp. the New Deal and World War II. Older than I would like.

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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Kalamazoo
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Some American patriots at sea near New Zealand.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Kalamazoo Michigan representing today for January 20 protests. Cold as hell here.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#nokings Kalamazoo. Just a portion of the crowd lining both sides of Drake Road
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Kalamazoo Michigan. Huge crowd.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
At the #indivisible protest in Kalamazoo today.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Was photographing a sandhill crane family today (see the colt bottom right) in Michigan and a red-winged blackbird dropped by. I suspect he was trying to drive them away from his nest, but it didn't work. #birds
Two sandhill cranes with small colt feeding in a marsh.  Red-winged blackbird is landing on one of the cranes.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Eastern Comma butterfly, Michigan today. Spring is coming! #butterflies
orange butterfly with dark markings and silver edges resting on leaf litter.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Great protest today in Paw Paw, Michigan, in a rural red county. Easily 300 people.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Rush hour resistance on the I-94 overpass in Kalamazoo
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
We're not here because there is HOPE. There's HOPE because we're here. NYC Hands Off protest.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
My favorite sign today at the NYC Hands Off March, held by two little girls. It's time to use our outside voices.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I was part of a bridge takeover over interstate 94 in Kalamazoo tonight. One of 6 protests this week in our community. NO KINGS!
No kings sign and protestors on interstate overpass
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Bridge protest I was at today in Kalamazoo.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Beautiful day for a bridge protest in Kalamazoo.
No kings sign on a pedestrian bridge.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Another photo of Sandhill Cranes on ice that I took this week. They are migrating north at the moment. #birds
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The Sandhill Crane migration north has been intense in Michigan for the past week. Today I saw six on a frozen pond. #birds
Four sandhill cranes standing on ice
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Duluth today. I am here for some winter birding. Love it already.
Snowy parking lot with industrial buildings and a smokestack in the background.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A buck wandered into my yard today and took a nap on the white pine leaves.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The 1926 Tutor Revival home of W.K.Kellogg near Kalamazoo, Michigan. Now a house museum and event venue. I helped take down Christmas decorations this morning. Lots of trips to the basement.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
25 seconds of the Kalamazoo crow roost at sunset tonight. Be sure to have your sound on. #birds
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Great Blue Heron by a creek today in SW Michigan #Birds
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Our neighborhood snow sculptor's first effort this season.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I don't usually find Canada Geese photogenic, but the snowy ground offered some nice contrast. #birds
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Seasons collided overnight.
Tall tree in backyard with light snow.
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I am ashamed to say I am not certain whether this is a downy or a hairy woodpecker. Bill seems long for a downy, and I don't see any dots on the outer tail feathers, but I don't see the dark shoulder spur that I usually see on the hairy woodpecker either. #birds
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Cranking out women's mittens made from recycled wool sweaters (lined w/fleece) for the local Christmas craft shows. Two recent pairs I sewed. #crafts🧵🧶
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The birdbath on my deck railing brings in the birds, and I can get sharp photos of them through the kitchen window without disturbing them. Light isn't always optimal though. Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker, Michigan. #birds
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complextailor.bsky.social @complextailor.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Sometimes the photo you get is better than the photo you wanted. Dark-eyed Junco, Michigan. #birds
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