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.
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) 🪶
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. 🪶
I still haven't gone through my pics yet, but here's a Brown Pelican to tide you over. So many pelicans down there. I love them so much. I think this one's a juvenile, given its brown-ness. 🪶
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I still haven't gone through my pics yet, but here's a Brown Pelican to tide you over. So many pelicans down there. I love them so much. I think this one's a juvenile, given its brown-ness. 🪶
Carb and coffee therapy
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Carb and coffee therapy
Ha, well done! What a magnificent bird probably!
Here's mine, taken just last week. I suppose I thought it was a great scientific comparison of two shorebird species. You're welcome, science.
#PhotoFailFriday #worstbirdpic
Here's mine, taken just last week. I suppose I thought it was a great scientific comparison of two shorebird species. You're welcome, science.
#PhotoFailFriday #worstbirdpic
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ha, well done! What a magnificent bird probably!
Here's mine, taken just last week. I suppose I thought it was a great scientific comparison of two shorebird species. You're welcome, science.
#PhotoFailFriday #worstbirdpic
Here's mine, taken just last week. I suppose I thought it was a great scientific comparison of two shorebird species. You're welcome, science.
#PhotoFailFriday #worstbirdpic
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. 🪶💚
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.) 🪶
It was really really far away and it was the first fun duck of the season so I really wanted to ID it. As always, quantity did not automatically produce quality. 🪶
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It was really really far away and it was the first fun duck of the season so I really wanted to ID it. As always, quantity did not automatically produce quality. 🪶
Thanks for the input, everyone. (Oh and sorry here are the terrible originals.) It def. had Ruddy Duck vibes from a distance, but the white near the bill confused me. Ring-necked intrigues me, but the white on the tail is confusing. 🪶
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thanks for the input, everyone. (Oh and sorry here are the terrible originals.) It def. had Ruddy Duck vibes from a distance, but the white near the bill confused me. Ring-necked intrigues me, but the white on the tail is confusing. 🪶
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 🪶
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! 🪶🇺🇸
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. 🪶
Ha, fine work! And I have one! When I took this (this week) I was excited—it’s not one but TWO young female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. And look you can see them! Another small miracle of bird migration. But yeah I guess it’s not gonna make any calendars. 🪶
October 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ha, fine work! And I have one! When I took this (this week) I was excited—it’s not one but TWO young female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. And look you can see them! Another small miracle of bird migration. But yeah I guess it’s not gonna make any calendars. 🪶
That lil Tree Swallow went on to win six NBA championships…
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October 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
That lil Tree Swallow went on to win six NBA championships…
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I thought the highlight of this vid would be the amazing iridescence on the young Wood Duck, but then a special guest came into frame (Pied-billed Grebe!). I’ve had some big misses lately, but, this morning, birding was (yet again) the best thing ever. 🪶
October 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I thought the highlight of this vid would be the amazing iridescence on the young Wood Duck, but then a special guest came into frame (Pied-billed Grebe!). I’ve had some big misses lately, but, this morning, birding was (yet again) the best thing ever. 🪶