TheIneptBirder
@theineptbirder.bsky.social
Previously on twitter. Bird stuff, #worstbirdpic's, and carbs. He/him loosely Please assume massive apologies to Canada and all other allies.
umpath: (n.) someone who isn’t sure what to say
December 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
umpath: (n.) someone who isn’t sure what to say
I was never a fan of winter or being cold. But since discovering birding in my 30s, it's become one of my top four favorite seasons! I mean ...for the ducks alone. (Buffleheads) 🪶
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I was never a fan of winter or being cold. But since discovering birding in my 30s, it's become one of my top four favorite seasons! I mean ...for the ducks alone. (Buffleheads) 🪶
Cutest fleet ever (Buffleheads) 🪶
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cutest fleet ever (Buffleheads) 🪶
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD PROBABLY!
(What an amazing November find!) 🪶
(What an amazing November find!) 🪶
K and I twitched on a Hooded Warbler in Lane County, Oregon today and were rewarded with this excellent photograph. It's my 382nd life-list bird for Oregon and 331st for 2025, so no photography awards, but it's a tic! #birding
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD PROBABLY!
(What an amazing November find!) 🪶
(What an amazing November find!) 🪶
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
Best Thanksgiving day tradition we’ve ever started: a cold morning walk looking for Hooded Mergansers. Found some! Dozens! Plus an excellent bonus Merlin and two Yellow-rumped Warblers. Happy Complicated Day of Thanks, everyone! 🪶💚
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Best Thanksgiving day tradition we’ve ever started: a cold morning walk looking for Hooded Mergansers. Found some! Dozens! Plus an excellent bonus Merlin and two Yellow-rumped Warblers. Happy Complicated Day of Thanks, everyone! 🪶💚
One of my favorite pics from my trip to the coast. A baby Sandwich Tern harassing its parent with Black Skimmers hanging around. Someday I want to live near the ocean. FTR, I’m open to coastal job offers or house-sitting opps. ;) 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
One of my favorite pics from my trip to the coast. A baby Sandwich Tern harassing its parent with Black Skimmers hanging around. Someday I want to live near the ocean. FTR, I’m open to coastal job offers or house-sitting opps. ;) 🪶
One of our lil highlights of fall is seeing a Hooded Merganser on our patch for the first time. Just saw ours! We’ll have them through March or so. (Side note for the kids: I used to want to be rich or famous or important and now I’m just like Oh look the mergansers are back! Yay!) 🪶
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
One of our lil highlights of fall is seeing a Hooded Merganser on our patch for the first time. Just saw ours! We’ll have them through March or so. (Side note for the kids: I used to want to be rich or famous or important and now I’m just like Oh look the mergansers are back! Yay!) 🪶
One of my favorite birds. This kingfisher caught a crayfish in a suburban pond, beat it against the branch a few times, and after about 10 tries swallowed it whole. Extra angles included because she's a beaut. 🪶
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
One of my favorite birds. This kingfisher caught a crayfish in a suburban pond, beat it against the branch a few times, and after about 10 tries swallowed it whole. Extra angles included because she's a beaut. 🪶
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD PROBABLY! 🪶
How could I forget?! Please enjoy this distant Steller's Jay as seen at Lory State Park today! 😆 @theineptbirder.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD PROBABLY! 🪶
Carb and coffee therapy
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Carb and coffee therapy
Went to Savannah and the coast and saw a ton of great birds. Def the highlight of my year. I have 100s of pics to sort through—most of them terrible of course—but as a teaser look at this Sandwich Tern! <swoon> I know they’re not rare, but if you don’t live on the coast you just don’t see these. 🪶💚
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Went to Savannah and the coast and saw a ton of great birds. Def the highlight of my year. I have 100s of pics to sort through—most of them terrible of course—but as a teaser look at this Sandwich Tern! <swoon> I know they’re not rare, but if you don’t live on the coast you just don’t see these. 🪶💚
A good thread and good reminder that we need better ways to talk about nature loss. 🪶
I grew up in Ohio, obsessed with Ohio birds. Then spent ~10 years away for undergrad research and grad school before being back in Ohio.
And the biodiversity loss is obvious just over that 10 year period-- birds that used to be relatively easy to find are just...not anymore.
And the biodiversity loss is obvious just over that 10 year period-- birds that used to be relatively easy to find are just...not anymore.
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A good thread and good reminder that we need better ways to talk about nature loss. 🪶
I was away for eight days and the house plants look better than ever. Little jerks.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I was away for eight days and the house plants look better than ever. Little jerks.
In confirming what bird was on my Idaho quarter I discovered some fun Google auto-fills. (Peregrine Falcon, but you knew that already.) 🪶
October 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In confirming what bird was on my Idaho quarter I discovered some fun Google auto-fills. (Peregrine Falcon, but you knew that already.) 🪶
Ok you smartypantses, I’m at a loss on this diving duck. Any ID guesses are appreciated. Location: a quarry lake in central Ohio three days ago. Note: that’s a solid block of white under its tail. (And please don’t say “definitely a…” or “obviously a…”
because that's mean.) Thx in advance. 🪶
because that's mean.) Thx in advance. 🪶
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ok you smartypantses, I’m at a loss on this diving duck. Any ID guesses are appreciated. Location: a quarry lake in central Ohio three days ago. Note: that’s a solid block of white under its tail. (And please don’t say “definitely a…” or “obviously a…”
because that's mean.) Thx in advance. 🪶
because that's mean.) Thx in advance. 🪶
Visited one of the top birding spots in Cleveland (Edgewater Park) but it’s too early for the ducks and gulls so we coped with bagels from Cleveland Bagel Company and coffee from Rising Star Coffee. 🪶
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Visited one of the top birding spots in Cleveland (Edgewater Park) but it’s too early for the ducks and gulls so we coped with bagels from Cleveland Bagel Company and coffee from Rising Star Coffee. 🪶
One of the last Great Egrets to hang around before they've all gone south. (the graph is for my county) 🪶
October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
One of the last Great Egrets to hang around before they've all gone south. (the graph is for my county) 🪶
COEXIST poster of the day 🪶
October 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
COEXIST poster of the day 🪶
By the way, events are happening all week. A great organization! 🪶
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October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
By the way, events are happening all week. A great organization! 🪶
Many thousands at the anti-authoritarian No Kings protest in Columbus, Ohio, today. The vibe was positive, inclusive, funny, and resolute. Not a lib-terrorist to be seen, though I did see a Peregrine Falcon terrorizing some pigeons! 🪶🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Many thousands at the anti-authoritarian No Kings protest in Columbus, Ohio, today. The vibe was positive, inclusive, funny, and resolute. Not a lib-terrorist to be seen, though I did see a Peregrine Falcon terrorizing some pigeons! 🪶🇺🇸
Check out this new birding trip, y’all. Sounds like a great balance of birds, good vibes, culture, and, wait for it, ethical coffee. 🪶🦜☕
Y'ALL! We're doing it! 😱🎉❤️
It's our INAUGURAL TRIP and it's to the Western Highlands of Guatemala in January 2026! We're gonna see all the birds. 🦜🦜🦜
We're gonna drink all the coffee! ☕ ☕☕
Reserve your spot here!
Contact us here!
🇬🇹🦜🤩🤩🦜🇬🇹
It's our INAUGURAL TRIP and it's to the Western Highlands of Guatemala in January 2026! We're gonna see all the birds. 🦜🦜🦜
We're gonna drink all the coffee! ☕ ☕☕
Reserve your spot here!
Contact us here!
🇬🇹🦜🤩🤩🦜🇬🇹
October 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Check out this new birding trip, y’all. Sounds like a great balance of birds, good vibes, culture, and, wait for it, ethical coffee. 🪶🦜☕
Common Merganser doing some advanced yoga 🪶
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Common Merganser doing some advanced yoga 🪶
Love the intent look on this Red-shouldered Hawk. It’s like me looking at a buffet table. 🪶
October 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Love the intent look on this Red-shouldered Hawk. It’s like me looking at a buffet table. 🪶