Wendy
@wildsnwags.bsky.social
Wildlife and pet photographer and photoblogger. All photos are taken by me. Visit www.wildsnwags.com for more photos and details behind them
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"Sorry, I can't hear you. I'm in weekend mode."
This Goldfinch is turning its back on the work week and looking straight toward a weekend of doing absolutely nothing. We are officially resting up for the holidays. Do not disturb.
#birds #goldfinch #nature #rest #wildlife #photography #animals
This Goldfinch is turning its back on the work week and looking straight toward a weekend of doing absolutely nothing. We are officially resting up for the holidays. Do not disturb.
#birds #goldfinch #nature #rest #wildlife #photography #animals
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Sorry, I can't hear you. I'm in weekend mode."
This Goldfinch is turning its back on the work week and looking straight toward a weekend of doing absolutely nothing. We are officially resting up for the holidays. Do not disturb.
#birds #goldfinch #nature #rest #wildlife #photography #animals
This Goldfinch is turning its back on the work week and looking straight toward a weekend of doing absolutely nothing. We are officially resting up for the holidays. Do not disturb.
#birds #goldfinch #nature #rest #wildlife #photography #animals
Me trying to hide from my responsibilities like...
This Northern Flicker is doing his best to blend in, but hiding behind a bare branch is about as effective as me hiding from my emails. We see you, buddy. We see you.
#northernflicker #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
This Northern Flicker is doing his best to blend in, but hiding behind a bare branch is about as effective as me hiding from my emails. We see you, buddy. We see you.
#northernflicker #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Me trying to hide from my responsibilities like...
This Northern Flicker is doing his best to blend in, but hiding behind a bare branch is about as effective as me hiding from my emails. We see you, buddy. We see you.
#northernflicker #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
This Northern Flicker is doing his best to blend in, but hiding behind a bare branch is about as effective as me hiding from my emails. We see you, buddy. We see you.
#northernflicker #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
There is something satisfying about watching a Robin pull a grub out of the ground. It’s like watching someone win a claw machine game.
Right now, the ground is locked up tight. I can't wait for the spring thaw, the dandelions, and the return of the Great Lawn Treasure Hunt.
#birds #americanrobin
Right now, the ground is locked up tight. I can't wait for the spring thaw, the dandelions, and the return of the Great Lawn Treasure Hunt.
#birds #americanrobin
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
There is something satisfying about watching a Robin pull a grub out of the ground. It’s like watching someone win a claw machine game.
Right now, the ground is locked up tight. I can't wait for the spring thaw, the dandelions, and the return of the Great Lawn Treasure Hunt.
#birds #americanrobin
Right now, the ground is locked up tight. I can't wait for the spring thaw, the dandelions, and the return of the Great Lawn Treasure Hunt.
#birds #americanrobin
When you're trying to eavesdrop on a conversation at the next table without being obvious.
This Titmouse is executing the "casual lean" perfectly. "Don't mind me, just inspecting this lichen... definitely not listening to your secrets."
#birds #tuftedtitmouse #wildlife #nature #photography #cute
This Titmouse is executing the "casual lean" perfectly. "Don't mind me, just inspecting this lichen... definitely not listening to your secrets."
#birds #tuftedtitmouse #wildlife #nature #photography #cute
December 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
When you're trying to eavesdrop on a conversation at the next table without being obvious.
This Titmouse is executing the "casual lean" perfectly. "Don't mind me, just inspecting this lichen... definitely not listening to your secrets."
#birds #tuftedtitmouse #wildlife #nature #photography #cute
This Titmouse is executing the "casual lean" perfectly. "Don't mind me, just inspecting this lichen... definitely not listening to your secrets."
#birds #tuftedtitmouse #wildlife #nature #photography #cute
Trying to get through my last working week of 2025 by blending in and hoping to be left alone like this lil froggy.
If I stay perfectly still and cover myself in duckweed, maybe no one will ask me for a status update. I am one with the pond.
#frog #nature #wildlife #photography
If I stay perfectly still and cover myself in duckweed, maybe no one will ask me for a status update. I am one with the pond.
#frog #nature #wildlife #photography
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Trying to get through my last working week of 2025 by blending in and hoping to be left alone like this lil froggy.
If I stay perfectly still and cover myself in duckweed, maybe no one will ask me for a status update. I am one with the pond.
#frog #nature #wildlife #photography
If I stay perfectly still and cover myself in duckweed, maybe no one will ask me for a status update. I am one with the pond.
#frog #nature #wildlife #photography
Physically, this Robin is on the branch. Mentally? It is fully into the weekend.
It has that relaxed, thousand-yard stare of someone who has already checked out. He's just absent-mindedly humming a happy tune while waiting for the clock to run out.
#AmericanRobin #birds #wildlife #photography
It has that relaxed, thousand-yard stare of someone who has already checked out. He's just absent-mindedly humming a happy tune while waiting for the clock to run out.
#AmericanRobin #birds #wildlife #photography
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Physically, this Robin is on the branch. Mentally? It is fully into the weekend.
It has that relaxed, thousand-yard stare of someone who has already checked out. He's just absent-mindedly humming a happy tune while waiting for the clock to run out.
#AmericanRobin #birds #wildlife #photography
It has that relaxed, thousand-yard stare of someone who has already checked out. He's just absent-mindedly humming a happy tune while waiting for the clock to run out.
#AmericanRobin #birds #wildlife #photography
The Turkey Vulture: No school, yet somehow holds a PhD in fluid dynamics and thermal lift.
Me: Tried to fly with a big coat as a kid and immediately crashed head first into a floor-model TV.
I'll stay on the ground and just take the photos. This guy is the real physicist.
#birds #TurkeyVulture
Me: Tried to fly with a big coat as a kid and immediately crashed head first into a floor-model TV.
I'll stay on the ground and just take the photos. This guy is the real physicist.
#birds #TurkeyVulture
December 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Turkey Vulture: No school, yet somehow holds a PhD in fluid dynamics and thermal lift.
Me: Tried to fly with a big coat as a kid and immediately crashed head first into a floor-model TV.
I'll stay on the ground and just take the photos. This guy is the real physicist.
#birds #TurkeyVulture
Me: Tried to fly with a big coat as a kid and immediately crashed head first into a floor-model TV.
I'll stay on the ground and just take the photos. This guy is the real physicist.
#birds #TurkeyVulture
Status: Currently recharging. 🔋
This Painted Turtle is 100% solar-powered. It has to spend the morning on the wireless charging pad before it has the energy to deal with Wednesday.
#paintedturtle #turtles #animals #recharge #wildlife #photography #nature
This Painted Turtle is 100% solar-powered. It has to spend the morning on the wireless charging pad before it has the energy to deal with Wednesday.
#paintedturtle #turtles #animals #recharge #wildlife #photography #nature
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Status: Currently recharging. 🔋
This Painted Turtle is 100% solar-powered. It has to spend the morning on the wireless charging pad before it has the energy to deal with Wednesday.
#paintedturtle #turtles #animals #recharge #wildlife #photography #nature
This Painted Turtle is 100% solar-powered. It has to spend the morning on the wireless charging pad before it has the energy to deal with Wednesday.
#paintedturtle #turtles #animals #recharge #wildlife #photography #nature
We usually see the flash of blue, but catch the light just right, and the Mallard reveals his true colors.
This guy skipped the swim through the rapids to give us a full display of that incredible, iridescent purple. A fabulous reminder that even "common" birds are gems. 💜
#birds #mallard #nature
This guy skipped the swim through the rapids to give us a full display of that incredible, iridescent purple. A fabulous reminder that even "common" birds are gems. 💜
#birds #mallard #nature
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Locked in on that weekend trajectory. 🎯
This White-breasted Nuthatch isn't wasting any time getting where it needs to go. Happy Friday, everyone!
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
This White-breasted Nuthatch isn't wasting any time getting where it needs to go. Happy Friday, everyone!
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Locked in on that weekend trajectory. 🎯
This White-breasted Nuthatch isn't wasting any time getting where it needs to go. Happy Friday, everyone!
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
This White-breasted Nuthatch isn't wasting any time getting where it needs to go. Happy Friday, everyone!
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
Usually, this bird is zipping head-first down a tree trunk. But today? Today the thoughts were just too heavy.
This White-breasted Nuthatch had to take a seat on a branch just to process everything. We feel you, little buddy.
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
This White-breasted Nuthatch had to take a seat on a branch just to process everything. We feel you, little buddy.
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Usually, this bird is zipping head-first down a tree trunk. But today? Today the thoughts were just too heavy.
This White-breasted Nuthatch had to take a seat on a branch just to process everything. We feel you, little buddy.
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
This White-breasted Nuthatch had to take a seat on a branch just to process everything. We feel you, little buddy.
#birds #whitebreastednuthatch #animals #wildlife #nature #photography
Struggle to tell Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers apart? Here is a trick:
Downy = "Dirty" (Black spots/smudges on the outer white tail feathers). Hairy = "Huge" & "Clean" (Larger, clean white tail feathers).
This lady is flaunting her spots for the camera! Class dismissed. 🤓
#birds #downywoodpecker
Downy = "Dirty" (Black spots/smudges on the outer white tail feathers). Hairy = "Huge" & "Clean" (Larger, clean white tail feathers).
This lady is flaunting her spots for the camera! Class dismissed. 🤓
#birds #downywoodpecker
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Struggle to tell Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers apart? Here is a trick:
Downy = "Dirty" (Black spots/smudges on the outer white tail feathers). Hairy = "Huge" & "Clean" (Larger, clean white tail feathers).
This lady is flaunting her spots for the camera! Class dismissed. 🤓
#birds #downywoodpecker
Downy = "Dirty" (Black spots/smudges on the outer white tail feathers). Hairy = "Huge" & "Clean" (Larger, clean white tail feathers).
This lady is flaunting her spots for the camera! Class dismissed. 🤓
#birds #downywoodpecker
In Florida, Yellow-rumped Warblers pose for you. In the Hudson Valley spring, they play hide-and-seek! The foliage changes everything. This little one used every leaf to its advantage, making me work for the shot. A tricky but rewarding catch.
#birds #yellowrumpedwarbler #animals #wildlife #nature
#birds #yellowrumpedwarbler #animals #wildlife #nature
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In Florida, Yellow-rumped Warblers pose for you. In the Hudson Valley spring, they play hide-and-seek! The foliage changes everything. This little one used every leaf to its advantage, making me work for the shot. A tricky but rewarding catch.
#birds #yellowrumpedwarbler #animals #wildlife #nature
#birds #yellowrumpedwarbler #animals #wildlife #nature
Happy December 1st. We have entered the dreaded limbo between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This Eastern Phoebe has the exact same look I have right now: staring into the distance, trying to remember what "focus" feels like. If anyone finds my motivation, please let me know.
#birds #easternphoebe
This Eastern Phoebe has the exact same look I have right now: staring into the distance, trying to remember what "focus" feels like. If anyone finds my motivation, please let me know.
#birds #easternphoebe
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Happy December 1st. We have entered the dreaded limbo between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This Eastern Phoebe has the exact same look I have right now: staring into the distance, trying to remember what "focus" feels like. If anyone finds my motivation, please let me know.
#birds #easternphoebe
This Eastern Phoebe has the exact same look I have right now: staring into the distance, trying to remember what "focus" feels like. If anyone finds my motivation, please let me know.
#birds #easternphoebe
"Can you believe he just said that?!"
This American Robin is making a flawless tactical retreat from an awkward conversation. That grumpy face and determined hop is the universal sign for "I am going to go check on the pie... in the other room... alone."
#birds #holidays #wildlife #americanrobin
This American Robin is making a flawless tactical retreat from an awkward conversation. That grumpy face and determined hop is the universal sign for "I am going to go check on the pie... in the other room... alone."
#birds #holidays #wildlife #americanrobin
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Can you believe he just said that?!"
This American Robin is making a flawless tactical retreat from an awkward conversation. That grumpy face and determined hop is the universal sign for "I am going to go check on the pie... in the other room... alone."
#birds #holidays #wildlife #americanrobin
This American Robin is making a flawless tactical retreat from an awkward conversation. That grumpy face and determined hop is the universal sign for "I am going to go check on the pie... in the other room... alone."
#birds #holidays #wildlife #americanrobin
Me right now: A human burrito wrapped in three blankets, refusing to move.
This Robin: Carrying an entire aisle of Home Depot in its beak to build a summer mansion.
We are at different energy levels right now. Wake me up when it's warm enough to be productive again.
#birds #wildlife #nature
This Robin: Carrying an entire aisle of Home Depot in its beak to build a summer mansion.
We are at different energy levels right now. Wake me up when it's warm enough to be productive again.
#birds #wildlife #nature
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I saw these two fellow birders at the Shawangunk Grasslands and tried to ask if they saw anyone interesting nearby. They immediately took off.
They weren't about to share their scouting information with a casual birder.
#deer #nature #wildlife #animals #photography
They weren't about to share their scouting information with a casual birder.
#deer #nature #wildlife #animals #photography
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I saw these two fellow birders at the Shawangunk Grasslands and tried to ask if they saw anyone interesting nearby. They immediately took off.
They weren't about to share their scouting information with a casual birder.
#deer #nature #wildlife #animals #photography
They weren't about to share their scouting information with a casual birder.
#deer #nature #wildlife #animals #photography
That moment you hear the Eastern Meadowlark singing and think it's right next to you. Then you walk for ten minutes and realize it's still a tiny speck on the horizon.
Pro Tip: Their song can be heard up to a mile away.
#birds #easternmeadowlark #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
Pro Tip: Their song can be heard up to a mile away.
#birds #easternmeadowlark #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
That moment you hear the Eastern Meadowlark singing and think it's right next to you. Then you walk for ten minutes and realize it's still a tiny speck on the horizon.
Pro Tip: Their song can be heard up to a mile away.
#birds #easternmeadowlark #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
Pro Tip: Their song can be heard up to a mile away.
#birds #easternmeadowlark #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
Over on the right, we have a Green-winged Teal focus group ntently watching the couple on the left try out the new "artisanal pond scum" foraged from the depths. They look... intrigued. (Or perhaps unimpressed.)
#birds #waterfowl #greenwingedteal #animals #wildlife #nature #photography #duck
#birds #waterfowl #greenwingedteal #animals #wildlife #nature #photography #duck
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Over on the right, we have a Green-winged Teal focus group ntently watching the couple on the left try out the new "artisanal pond scum" foraged from the depths. They look... intrigued. (Or perhaps unimpressed.)
#birds #waterfowl #greenwingedteal #animals #wildlife #nature #photography #duck
#birds #waterfowl #greenwingedteal #animals #wildlife #nature #photography #duck
This Ruddy Turnstone, boldly patterned on its mossy stage, is the final image from my April trip to the Azores!
Sadly, the endemic Azorean Bullfinch was too shy for my camera. That just means I have a perfect, compelling reason to come back and try again!
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature
Sadly, the endemic Azorean Bullfinch was too shy for my camera. That just means I have a perfect, compelling reason to come back and try again!
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This Ruddy Turnstone, boldly patterned on its mossy stage, is the final image from my April trip to the Azores!
Sadly, the endemic Azorean Bullfinch was too shy for my camera. That just means I have a perfect, compelling reason to come back and try again!
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature
Sadly, the endemic Azorean Bullfinch was too shy for my camera. That just means I have a perfect, compelling reason to come back and try again!
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature
It's Friday, time for the big reveal! The Ruddy Turnstone is famous for turning stones on the shore, but the real show starts when it spreads its wings.
Look at that incredible plumage! A stunning way to fly into the weekend.
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature #animals #photography #azores
Look at that incredible plumage! A stunning way to fly into the weekend.
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature #animals #photography #azores
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's Friday, time for the big reveal! The Ruddy Turnstone is famous for turning stones on the shore, but the real show starts when it spreads its wings.
Look at that incredible plumage! A stunning way to fly into the weekend.
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature #animals #photography #azores
Look at that incredible plumage! A stunning way to fly into the weekend.
#birds #ruddyturnstone #wildlife #nature #animals #photography #azores
My new goal is to have the zen-like patience of this Common Sandpiper.
Just a tiny bird in a huge world, trying to get some alone time, ignoring both the overwhelming scale of the wall and the annoying trash caught in the cracks.
Truly unbothered.
#birds #commonsandpiper #dontpollute #animals
Just a tiny bird in a huge world, trying to get some alone time, ignoring both the overwhelming scale of the wall and the annoying trash caught in the cracks.
Truly unbothered.
#birds #commonsandpiper #dontpollute #animals
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My new goal is to have the zen-like patience of this Common Sandpiper.
Just a tiny bird in a huge world, trying to get some alone time, ignoring both the overwhelming scale of the wall and the annoying trash caught in the cracks.
Truly unbothered.
#birds #commonsandpiper #dontpollute #animals
Just a tiny bird in a huge world, trying to get some alone time, ignoring both the overwhelming scale of the wall and the annoying trash caught in the cracks.
Truly unbothered.
#birds #commonsandpiper #dontpollute #animals
"Yes, we have a flexible, collaborative workspace!"
The workspace: one wet rock.
This Common Tern is just trying to find a desk on Monday morning, and it is not impressed.
#birds #azores #commontern #animals #wildlife #photography #officehumor #nature
The workspace: one wet rock.
This Common Tern is just trying to find a desk on Monday morning, and it is not impressed.
#birds #azores #commontern #animals #wildlife #photography #officehumor #nature
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Yes, we have a flexible, collaborative workspace!"
The workspace: one wet rock.
This Common Tern is just trying to find a desk on Monday morning, and it is not impressed.
#birds #azores #commontern #animals #wildlife #photography #officehumor #nature
The workspace: one wet rock.
This Common Tern is just trying to find a desk on Monday morning, and it is not impressed.
#birds #azores #commontern #animals #wildlife #photography #officehumor #nature