Backyard and Beyond

Not an atypical look at a Brown Trasher.

Luckily, this bird was showing itself nicely just a few moments before. And since I had to backtrack, I came upon two of them in the same spot, one with what certainly looked like nesting material in bill.

Wood Thrushes are out and about, too.

Ovenbird. The wiping of the bill, both sides snicker-snack, after a gooey tidbit is one of my favorite bird behaviors.

Saddened to hear of the passing of John Beetham, known in the social media world as Dendroica or John B. An indefatigable blogger, iNaturalist contributor, and Twitter person, he’s just taken part in the World Series of Birding on Saturday. I’d never met him, but hoped to do so someday in New Jersey.