Day two of the GOP shutdown. Please check on those who are most vulnerable. Amp up the kindness while making it clear this type of hypocrisy and cruelty goes against what it is to be human.

Another work day, this one (perhaps) at Redbud Valley Nature Preserve, a beautiful place only open for education and research. Rugged terrain, so the arthritis is already complaining.

A Great Egret to start the day. Large, acrobatic, ballet artists, and occasional drama artists.

#BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #500mm #DarkTable #GreatEgret #ResistTyranny #ProtecttheConstitution #IamAntifa

Day two of the GOP shutdown. Please check on those who are most vulnerable. Amp up the kindness while making it clear this type of hypocrisy and cruelty goes against what it is to be human.

Another work day, this one (perhaps) at Redbud Valley Nature Preserve, a beautiful place only open for education and research. Rugged terrain, so the arthritis is already complaining.

A Great Egret to start the day. Large, acrobatic, ballet artists, and occasional drama artists.

#BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #500mm #DarkTable #GreatEgret #ResistTyranny #ProtecttheConstitution #IamAntifa

Another Green Heron to ease into the day. These birds will take on anything for food - fish, amphibians, insects, and crayfish. They will eat bullfrogs that are nearly as large as they are (takes a while).

#BirdsOfMastodon#BirdPhotography#GreenHeron #500mm#Resilience

Another Green Heron to ease into the day. These birds will take on anything for food - fish, amphibians, insects, and crayfish. They will eat bullfrogs that are nearly as large as they are (takes a while).

#BirdsOfMastodon#BirdPhotography#GreenHeron #500mm#Resilience

Bison calves have a beautiful cinnamon color, and are called red dogs. Able to get up and move shortly after birth, they are protected fiercely by their parent, and by the herd. It brings great joy to watch the interaction between the calves and the adults. Beautiful animals, critical for the tallgrass ecosystem.

#BisonCalf#RedDog#TallgrassPrairiePreserve #500mm

Bison calves have a beautiful cinnamon color, and are called red dogs. Able to get up and move shortly after birth, they are protected fiercely by their parent, and by the herd. It brings great joy to watch the interaction between the calves and the adults. Beautiful animals, critical for the tallgrass ecosystem.

#BisonCalf#RedDog#TallgrassPrairiePreserve #500mm