An eternal classic. That translucent vinyl is cool.

This is an awesome find. I was going to post an Eastern kingbird too lol. I'll give mine a few days. Thanks for sharing. I love those nest shots.

Republicans.

I would expect nothing less from a traitor state full of heathens.

I switched to a safety razor about a year and a half ago. I'll never switch back to a cartridge razor. I agree, your skin probably still needs to get acclimated to the new razors. I use very little gel now and my shaves are very similar to a Gillette. I only rinse mine and blow it dry and my razors last for a few weeks, I don't disinfect.

Fun fact: woodchucks are a type of squirrel. Many here don't believe it, but any animal that falls in the Sciuridae family are considered squirrels.

So you're saying your dad did it his way?

Not bad. What software did you use? I see a little artifacting around the edges, but nothing noticeable without zooming.

Was there ever a doubt this octogenarian child wasn't going to take responsibility?

Progress is progress. I'm sure you'll both be trotting with the best of them in no time. I always enjoy the Sandy posts.

Ha, that's awesome. Yeah it does look like it would get messy feeding.

Wow great shots. I never realized how intense their eyes are. What was the gear for this photo it is incredibly sharp?

I'll have to poke around and see if there is a local rescue I can volunteer at.

If you do wander into looking for gear, definitely weigh the pros and cons of each sensor type. Bigger sensors and smaller sensors offer tradeoffs.

I'd suggest trying to take more purposeful photos with you phone camera first then look into gear. Its training your mind to recognize opportunity that matters over gear. Bird photos can be hard in the wild though. Having a decent zoom lens is really helpful.

Chipmunks are a type of squirrel. It's not hard to understand. The family Sciuridae are squirrels and chipmunks are in it.

That's so cool! I'm glad it's effective because it looks like fun.

Chipmunks are considered squirrels. They're members of the Sciuridae family.

It's mostly known as a pollen basket or corbiculae. They're attached to their hind legs. Only female bees have them. They store pollen in them like little saddle bags that they bring back to the hive.

They're much more uncommon near me. I'm in their migration path, but they don't stick around for long.

Thank you, that means a lot. That's awesome you volunteer your time. I should do that too.

I'm not too worried about getting my eyeballs pecked out, I don't have their food, lol. They just run if I get too close. Though I did have a scary run-in with some trumpeter swans that were nesting.

I didn't really get into photography to purposefully seek out "professional" looking photographs. I just love going for long walks and being in nature, and thought this would be a great addition to that. I don't really treat it as something I must get good at, so that keeps me grounded, but there is room to be obsessive no doubt.

A little editing can go a long way. I'd suggest switching your phone to shoot in RAW + JPEG. It will take up a lot more storage on your phone, but you can tweek more settings in a RAW file and they apply appropriately. I typically edit on a desktop with open source Darktable, but something like Snapseed on mobile is powerful and free.

I'm excited to try out the new object mask tool. I know many bemoaned the addition of AI, but I think this is an appropriate use case.