Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026More footage of just-hatched grebe babies from the Koll Wetlands. So cute. 527032
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Grebes feeding their new babies out at the Koll Wetlands yesterday, birding with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 413314
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Out birding, @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social and I found three juvie kestrels and their parents in a large yard with a meadow and tree cover. Two of the teenagers were hanging out in the storm gutter of the house! So cute. 722626
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Just a few of the birds @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social and I saw at the Julia Hansen Refuge and Fort Stevens State Park. 21045
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Two eagles fight over a fish today at Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer, while @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social and I watched... 1879
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Some great birds out at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, birding with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 1/2 3877
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Merganser babies practicing their dives! At the really wonderful Errol Heights park and wetlands. 630563
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026your moment of calm: a tree swallow at the top, a rough winged swallow below it, and barn swallows arranged along the lower right... all startled by a carp lol 519320
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Great day for birding at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social. Also saw grosbeaks, eagles, and 58 species total. 1747
Reposted by Sarah SwansonThe Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · 02/05/2026first base: kissing second base: birding the park together third base: couple trip to southern Arizona home run: hiding together in a Brownsville dumpster in hopes of being brought to the landfill for an exclusive, up-close view of a Tamaulipas Crow 1372
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026your moment of american dipper performing victory dance after scarfing down a large insect 527332
Sarah Swanson @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social · 04/04/2026It’s my birthday and you know what that means: finding my age in bird species. Let’s go! 3140
Reposted by Sarah SwansonA Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I flushed a #woodcock that began a distraction display. I stood still looking for a nest or young. Not seeing either, I walked away about 2 steps and saw these 4 chicks. Yes, all 4 chicks are alive, they freeze when disturbed. When the hen flushed, she apparently knocked 3 chicks over. 🪶 #birds 2233
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Around Portland with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 21162
Reposted by Sarah SwansonLisa Buckley @lisavipes.bsky.social · 26/03/2026As the weather warms and we take to the outside more, I think it's time for my annual thread of Creepy Woodsy Sounds That Aren't Ghosts/Demons/Bigfoot! The Canada Lynx in the quoted post might make me jump for a sec! 1313755
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Cinnamon teel out at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Great expedition with @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social. 523820
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Perfect day today 734217
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Snake Portraits: A Photo Essay. 1/2 All snakes spotted by @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 819818
Reposted by Sarah Swanson Spooky Femme Peter Lorre 🙀 @sarahkite.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Seen tacked to a community board on my walk 90119783518
Reposted by Sarah SwansonBird Alliance of Oregon @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Birdathon registration is open! 🎉Count bird species (not miles) in this fun event open to beginners and experienced birders alike. Join a team or go solo, meet people, explore outdoors, and support bird conservation statewide. Bonus: punny team names! 👉 Learn more & register: bit.ly/Birdathon2026 0132
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Around Portland with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social today. 0959
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Cruddy half-decent photos from soggy birding expedition with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social. We saw a barred owl, muskrat, and a bunny! Only some pictured here. 0647
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Your moment of calm: a barred owl @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social adroitly spotted near Reed College. 1/2 414715
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Quite a lot of lovely texture seen on the Reed College Texture Gathering Expedition that @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social and I went on yesterday. Our findings will be presented at the 2027 London Architecture College's "Colloquium on the Quantum Loss of Tactile Experience in the 21st Century". 211010
Reposted by Sarah SwansonDan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 07/03/2026If the human race is to survive, we must terraform Goose Planet 🌎 6473
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Around the Koll wetlands with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social the other day. 2463
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026My event in Portland today went well... 1956848
Reposted by Sarah SwansonMikko Jimenez @mikkojimenez.bsky.social · 21/02/2026A study I led came out in Nature Cities yesterday! We used radar to study the role that urban landscapes play in migratory bird stopover. Spoiler: birds use cities a lot, and the patterns of their use reflect social processes and the inequities embedded in them. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comMigratory bird stopover patterns linked to urbanization and social landscapes - Nature CitiesUrban ecology traditionally focuses on single cities, yet cities play key roles in ecological processes such as migration. Radar analysis across the continental USA reveals that nearly half of stopove... 412250
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Around troll pkaces with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 3806
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Lost toupee at Koll Wetlands. Free. Seen by me and @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 71308
Sarah Swanson @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Yes and it is also an ice cream shop that has a needle-felting area. I award it 10/10 Portlands. 1100
Sarah Swanson @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I’m definitely going back to the strawberry museum in June! 2252
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Nest failure due to drone use is a real thing. Please do comment to help birds and other wildlife against an absolutely stupid unnecessary hazard. Honestly, who the fuck needs a drone. 4345162
Reposted by Sarah SwansonDan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 03/02/2026American Oystercatchers be like 3364
Reposted by Sarah SwansonRebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Once a year or so my local public library does a display of bird books — it made me smile today to see mine and @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social's side by side! 1607
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Here is my take for @orionmagazine.bsky.social on the non-existent bigfoot. A lot of time, effort, and research went into this. Thanks to @annvandermeer.bsky.social for lots of interview assistance and @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social. Extra photos in thread. 1/? orionmagazine.org/article/bigf...orionmagazine.orgDouble Take - Orion MagazineAre people crying Bigfoot when it’s really a bear? 912125
Reposted by Sarah SwansonMike Kaspari @mikekaspari.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Help me Hive Mind! This Haydn sonata has a riff, first presented in the very first measure, that was borrowed by Beethoven (a Haydn fan and pupil) in one of B’s great piano works. Which, of course, I can’t place. And which, of course, is driving me crazy. Any help? youtu.be/jfsSFGDpFbw?...youtu.beHaydn Sonata in C Major, Hob XVI 48 – Alfred BrendelYouTube video by Zhanna Gumenyuk 122
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Cool to see my friend @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social on KATU here in Portland, OR, this morning to promote the @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social's Wildlife Arts Festival (this coming weekend!). www.wildartsfestival.org 1252
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Your moment of calm: kestrel on a fence post. Out at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 1055885
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Two sandhill cranes, seen on an expedition with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 318412
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025From Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge today, with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social 413312
Reposted by Sarah SwansonJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Happy Holidays! Every day until Christmas, I'll use this thread to rec a book to help you with your gift list. Let's start with THE TWENTY DAYS OF TURIN by Giorgio De Maria, translated by Ramon Glazov, and republished with a foreword by moi. Buy from your fav indie. (Alt text = more detail.) 1/? 743663
Reposted by Sarah SwansonOlivia Pumpkin Portlander 🐙🎃🍋🐊🦋☂️ @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social · 15/11/2025She is ready for adoption! www.multcopets.org/adoptable/37... 25614
Reposted by Sarah SwansonSarah Swanson @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social · 14/11/2025My two favorite fungi from a rainy forest walk: fluted bird’s nest fungus and honey mushrooms. November in Oregon is wonderful! 1326
Sarah Swanson @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social · 14/11/2025My two favorite fungi from a rainy forest walk: fluted bird’s nest fungus and honey mushrooms. November in Oregon is wonderful! 1326
Reposted by Sarah SwansonAmerican Birding Association @aba.org · 13/11/2025If birds were actually government drones, then there wouldn't have been any birds during the shutdown. It's over. 1357