Dan Day

@danielxday

Birder, brewer, baseball fan. Long-time journalist and university communicator. My sites: www.jerseybirder.com and www.ballcaps.blog

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Dan Day@danielxday· 15d

I woke up to a crazy tete-a-tete between a red fox and Alejandro, one of our resident groundhogs. They circled one another. Alejandro got his back up and then (where the video starts) chased the fox off before entering his burrow. #wildlife

Dan Day@danielxday· 16d

This Halloween pennant dragonfly appears to have a cartoon human face, as I see it. Taken yesterday at Assunpink WMA. #NaturePhotography

Dragonfly with black-striped wings clings to yellow blossoms at the top of a mullein plant.

Dan Day@danielxday· 17d

I logged 16 (!) indigo buntings on e-Bird while visiting Assunpink Wildlife Management Area at Imlaystown, #NewJersey today. This guy was keen for red berries. 🪶 #Birds

A deep blue indigo bunting sits on a tree branch near red berries.

Dan Day@danielxday· 18d

A field sparrow sits on a tree spike at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm this morning in Pennington, #NewJersey. 🪶 #Birds

Field sparrow with orange beak sits atop a bare tree branch with green leaves and blue sky in the background.

Dan Day@danielxday· 19d

American kestrel showing his colors yesterday at the Reed-Bryan Farm, Pennington, #NewJersey 🪶 #Birds

Male American kestrel perches atop a small tree and looks toward the photographer. The bird’s wing is slate-colored, and he has a slate-colored cap. The breast is mostly yellow with some white.

Dan Day@danielxday· 23d

I’m just waiting for the booing. #WorldCup

Fox soccer analysts talking after World Cup final.

Dan Day@danielxday· 23d

Black and white warblers are still hanging around in the Pine Barrens. This was one of them we spotted today in the Brendan Byrne State Forest. 🪶 #Birds #NewJersey

Black and white warblers sings from a bare tree branch. Green leaves are near the bird.

Dan Day@danielxday· 25d

I’m trying g to stay out of the smokey air today. Here’s a shot of a young bluebird from yesterday. 🪶 #Birds

Young Eastern bluebird sits atop a wooden post. The bird’s breast has white speckles on brown. The wings are a deep blue.

Dan Day@danielxday· 26d

Under a smokey sky, this common yellowthroat popped out of the grasses at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm this morning. 🪶 #Birds

A male common yellowthroat perches on a branch amid green leaves. An orange insect is clutched by the bird’s beak.

Dan Day@danielxday· 27d

This Northern cardinal greeted me, sort of, when I arrived at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm this morning. We were both out early to beat the heat. 🪶 #Birds

Bright red male Northern cardinal perched on brown tree branch.

Dan Day@danielxday· 28d

Not surprisingly, a prairie warbler showed up at the Michael Huber Prairie Warbler Preserve this morning. 🪶 #Birds

A prairie warbler stretches its head skyward while perched in a tree.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jul 11

This 103-year-old WWII veteran just gave one hell of a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner at the start of tonight’s #Royals-#Orioles game.

Big screen close-up of singer in Orioles jersey.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jul 8

This female was one of many red-winged blackbirds enjoying the wildflowers today at Rosedale Park in Pennington. 🪶 #Birds

With a black-eyed Susan to her left, a red-winged blackbirds looks out from her perch on a green stalk.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jul 7

The rain has let up, and it was time to get back to the Pole Farm this morning. This willow flycatcher caught my eye. 🪶 #Birds

Willow flycatcher sits on top of a small tree with green and yellow leaves. Green trees are in the distant background.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jul 5

The wild bergamot we planted last fall has bloomed and brought us this first #butterfly, a gorgeous swallowtail.

Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly lands on a pink wild bergamot blossom.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jul 4

Happy 4th, everyone! 🇺🇸🪶 #Birds

Make Northern cardinal sits placidly on a tree branch.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jul 2

It was scorching hot and the #Phillies lost, but I still enjoyed the game today. ⚾️

Fans sit in lower level seats near home plate as the Pirates bat against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jul 1

Pre-heat wave, I got out to the Pole Farm this morning and spotted this Baltimore oriole standing at attention. 🪶 #Birds

Male Baltimore oriole stands atop a bare tree branch.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 30

This red-winged blackbird isn’t good at hide-and-seek. Or peekaboo. Shot today in Princeton’s Charles Roger’s Preserve. 🪶 #Birds

Red-winged blackbird perches behind a couple of blades of grass.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 29

Is this not a happy-looking bird? Willow flycatcher singing this morning at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm. #Birds 🪶

Willow flycatcher, with beak wide open, sings from a tree branch.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 27

Least bitterns are rare in my part of New Jersey, and they've drawn a crowd of birders to Rosedale Park in Pennington the last few days. I saw two Friday and returned today in hopes of getting a photo or two. Bingo! #Birds 🪶

A least bittern clings to stalks of grass. The small heron has an orange beak with a white chin and a brown-and-white streaked breast.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 26

This great blue heron was perched nicely at the Old Mill Greenway in Pennington this morning. 🪶 #Birds

A great blue heron stands on one leg on a tree branch, extending out over a book with lots of green tree leaves behind.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 25

This orchard oriole was calling from just off the parking lot when I arrived at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm this morning. After a bit of fumbling with my camera, I was able to capture a couple of photos of him. 🪶 #Birds #NaturePhotography

A male orchard oriole calls from amid green plants. The bird's head is black as are its wings. The breast is a deep orange, and its beak is silver.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 23

The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia has a fantastic collection of race cars over the decades. This Lotus Type 30 is one of my favorites.

1964 Lotus Type 40 in British racing green with yellow racing stripe and wheels, with an information panel in front of it.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 22

A killdeer flies over the Updike Farm in Princeton this morning. 🪶 # Birds

Killdeer with wings spread flies in front of a wall in f green trees.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 21

One more from yesterday’s trip to the Jersey shore: a clapper rail. 🪶 Birds

A clapper rail struts across the grasses.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 21

A trip to Great Bay Boulevard WMA yesterday at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, got me five lifers, including this saltmarsh sparrow. 🪶 #Birds

Saltmarsh sparrow perched in grasses at the edge of a tidal pool.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 19

Painted turtle at Spring Lake, Abbott Marshlands, today. Water apparently imported from the Reflecting Pool in Washington.

Painted turtle atop a big rock in the middle of green lake water.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 19

It’s … an ovenbird! I hear these warblers all the time, but today was a first this year to see one at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm. 🪶 #Birds

Ovenbird pointing downward on a sloping tree branch. Green leaves are above and below.

Dan Day@danielxday· Jun 17

Here’s a Baltimore oriole from yesterday, reminding me I’m only a few weeks away from my annual trip to Camden Yards. 🪶⚾️ #Birds