Marieke dB
mdb2024.bsky.social
Marieke dB
@mdb2024.bsky.social
Nature and wildlife photographer, blogger, newspaper columnist, social services volunteer, member of Postcrossing
Sometimes I feel like this, too. (Cedar waxwing)

#birds #naturephotography #nature #cedarwaxwing
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
A pair of American crows have been raising families in our neighborhood for many years. I'm always happy to see them come by.

#birds #americancrow #crowcawing #nature #naturephotography
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The birds have been drinking from my rain-water containers in addition to water features just for them. A cedar waxwing and American robin shared space.

#birds #nature #naturephotography #americanrobin #cedarwaxwing
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It was a birdy day in the yard today. American goldfinch

#birds! #nature #naturephotography #goldfinch #Americangoldfinch
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Just love the cedar waxwings who are visiting now.

#cedarwaxwing #perchedbird #birds #naturephotography
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I already posted this but it also fits with "stare down" for Bird of the Day. Cooper's hawk

#BirdOfTheDay #Cooper'shawk #staredown #raptor
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Dark-eyed junco; this was last year, they have just returned to our area for winter now

#junco #BirdOfTheDay #darkeyedjunco
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Just discovered #BirdOfTheDay. Here is my contribution of some coots in North Carolina, USA (this was in January 2025; they haven't arrived back here yet for the winter).
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The usual group of does and yearling fawns now are only sporadically coming to the yard since this guy and a couple other young bucks have begun stopping by.

#nature #naturephotography #mammals #whitetaileddeer #whitetailedbuck
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The cedar waxwings are back in central NC.

#birds #naturephotography #cedarwaxwing #nature
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The usual yard birds have been vacating the feeders often the past few days as this raptor flies in. Cooper's hawk.

#birds #raptors #cooper'shawk #piercingeyes
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
An "impressionistic" portrait of a chipping sparrow in autumn.

#birds #chippingsparrow #nature #naturephotography
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Every autumn, when the trees lose their leaves, we get good views of the paper wasp nests. I've never been able to see one being constructed but would love to see that.

#paperwaspnest #insectarchitecture #nature #naturephotography
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Blue-headed vireo having a successful food hunt

#birds #nature #naturephotography #blueheadedvireo
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Another ebony jewelwing damselfly back in June 2025. The coloring is wonderful.

#nature #naturephotography #ebonyjewelwing #damselfly
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This was the Beaver Moon on 7 November 2025 in Central North Carolina. It was a bit of a peachy color at 8 p.m. and was supposed to be orange by early morning. It was expected to be the largest and brightest full moon this year.

#science #nature #naturephotography #beavermoon
November 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This is "Leucy", the leucistic Carolina chickadee living in my yard.

#birds #naturephotography #nature #carolinachicadee #leucisticbird
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
In May, I saw this lovely ebony jewelwing damselfly.

#damselfly #ebonyjewelwing #nature #naturephotography
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Love fungi; this was back in May this year.

#fungifriends #fungusonlog
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Stepping back in time to June when I saw these lovely dogbane beetles creating their next generation.

#nature #dogbanebeetle #beetlesmating #naturephotography
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The sapsuckers are such lovely woodpeckers.

#birds #yellowbelliedsapsucker #nature #woodpecker
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
One of the resident Carolina wrens in my yard.

#birds #naturephotography #nature #carolinawren
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The ruby-crowned kinglets are such active little birds.

#birds #kinglet #naturephotography #nature
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM