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fitzbew248

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My foremost loves are birds and birding, but almost anything in the natural world interests me. I've gone through periods where I was pursuing (as a hobby) butterflies, amateur astronomy, photography, even geology...but I have always found my way back to birds.

All photos I post were taken either by me or my wife.

I live in eastern North Carolina in the USA.

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fitzbew248, to random
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Gather up a friend today, and go for a little walk outside in some kind of natural area. You might not see a Gambel's Quail, but you will certainly see something cool.

RickiTarr, to random
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If you wash and dry a load of laundry, you also have to be prepared to fold it, and put it away. It's not really helping otherwise.

fitzbew248,
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@RickiTarr my wife won't let me wash or fold her clothes. should we talk to someone.

Catlynn, to random
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fitzbew248,
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@Catlynn maybe with a little ranch dressing? 🤔 😜

RickiTarr, to random
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Halp!!! I got deodorant in my mouth!

fitzbew248,
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@RickiTarr wait. I don't think you are doing this right.

Catlynn, to random
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I found a tiny wicker chest while cleaning. Squirrel sized. So of course I filled it with nuts and set it out. Little Bronson could not figure out how a lid works. I think he might be a little slow, sometimes I see him licking sticks and trying to eat tree pieces. In a surprise upset it was the baby ground squirrels who hopped up and demonstrated how to open a lid 🤗
Baby squirrel pix to come!

Here Bronson stands behind the chest very cutely pushing down on the lid
Now Bronson is like Spider-Man spread eagle on the fence trying to chew a hole in the corner, which kind of worked, he got some walnut crumbs this way

fitzbew248,
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@Catlynn LOL I busted out laughing when I saw that third image! 😁

fitzbew248, to Birds
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Two Inca Doves (on the left) and a Ruddy Ground Dove (on the right) share some limb space at the Paton Center near Patagonia, AZ. Moments after this was taken, the Ruddy attacked the Inca Doves. Mean! Then the Ruddy sat on the limb with Inca Dove feathers in its bill.




fitzbew248,
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Here is the Ruddy a few minutes later, with Inca Dove feathers in its bill. Acting all innocent.

fitzbew248, to Birds
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Monk Parakeets occasionally escape from captivity and eventually start breeding activity when biology so instructs. In some places, escaped Monk Parakeets have found other escaped Monk Parakeets and have established stable local populations.

One such escapee has built a nest nearby (eastern NC), and it's been fun to watch it fly around and call and diligently work on its nest. Only one bird is present so all this work is certainly for naught.




A utility pole dominates the left half of the image. A gray cylindrical power transformer is attached to the pole. Various cables and wires enter the picture from different angles and meet near the transformer. Below the transformer is a large assemblage of sticks and branches that have been woven into a large nest. The nest has an entrance on its right side. A short distance from the entrance, a Monk Parakeet perches on a wire. The parakeet is carrying a long twig in its bill. The twig hangs down for quite a distance. The background of the image shows out-of-focus pine trees and a hazy sky.

Catlynn, to random
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What the actual heck? 🧐🫣 I thought I was hallucinating. I kept seeing something out of the corner of my eye

fitzbew248,
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@Catlynn good heavens what is it? 🐀🐁🐿️

fitzbew248,
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@Catlynn lol I don’t know! 😳will you please tag me if someone identifies it?

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fitzbew248, to Reptiles
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Someone posted that they love Box Turtles but now I can't find their post!

Anyway, this August 2017 Eastern Box Turtle photo is for you, unknown box turtle lover.


fitzbew248, to random
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Obey.

RickiTarr, to random
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Y'all, I have a big news!

I put a pillow under my shirt!

I'm sitting down showing off my pillow fetus belly

fitzbew248,
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@RickiTarr I knew it! I knew it! (I didn't know it.)

fitzbew248, to nature
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The lake is so immense and the opposite shore seems so far away. And we are just little geese. But if we stick together and swim with determination, we can cross this lake.




handmade_ghost, to random
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I had a hilarious nonverbal conversation with this robin at the parklet near the lake yesterday morning. If I were better at photo editing, I'd insert some sort of thought bubble for em on the right-hand side of this photo to capture eir purse-lipped, cranky-chicken spirit.

(If anyone out there has their own take or presumed caption, I'd love to hear it.)

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fitzbew248, to Birds
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This Loggerhead Shrike was singing prolifically last November at a local county park near Greenville, NC. Perhaps it was staking out a winter territory.




RickiTarr, to random
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Y'all ever have a really dumb moment?

I sent this picture to a friend with the comment, "This would make a really good movie!"

And he replied, "It is, it's called Glory, it has Matthew Broderick in it."

I'm dead! LOL But to be fair, I was right!

fitzbew248,
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@RickiTarr I'm too dumb to know if this is a rhetorical question.

fitzbew248, to Birds
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Where are these Sanderlings running? Into the weekend, I think.



Alice, to random
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The weather is gloomy and I have a tent set up on my bed with a projector ready to go.

Any recommendations for things to binge watch?

Disclaimer: I watch a LOT of movies and TV shows and I've pretty much seen everything, but I’m hoping that by crowdsourcing I can find out about something I somehow missed.

fitzbew248,
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@Alice Dark? On Netflix?

fitzbew248, to random
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fitzbew248, to random
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Patsy's Pond in Carteret County, NC. April 2020.

alexhaist, to random
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I'm in a weirdly good mood, and so it's tempting to boost every other post I see. This is great, oooh, this is awesome, too. Here, everyone look at my entire timeline!

fitzbew248,
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@alexhaist boost boost boost boost don't fight it boost boost boost

fitzbew248,
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@alexhaist oh I get it. I've struggled with a similar anxiety. But speaking just for myself, I'm not bothered at all to see something cool boosted multiple times.

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