Marsha8of9

@marsha8of9

Bird photographer hobbyist. Began birding to give my then 13-year-old child and I something in common. Now years later, I'm obsessed, and they could care less. All photos are my own unless otherwise noted. #exPost #exX #Ohio

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Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· 27d

I didn't think I had a #Birds&Flower photo readily available but then I remembered this photo of a Baltimore Oriole from May 2025 high up in a crabapple tree. He really put on a show for us photographers. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #ECK 🪶📷

Center frame, a male Baltimore Oriole looks lovingly down upon a Crabapple bloom, deciding which one he's going to investigate first.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· 27d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind my contribution is the prettiest butt show I've gotten in sometime, a molting Summer Tanager, high up in a tree and barely acknowledging my effort to photograph them. Love their molted mix of colors. #birds #birding #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK 📷🪶

Center right of viewer's frame, a male Summer Tanager with their back to the viewer, with their reddish head slightly turned to viewer's left, to help in the identification of the bird.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· 27d

Happy mid-week friends...Today's Alt Theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #NewLife... this was taken last month about a week before these chickees fledged. I just love Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and their tiny, often hard to find, nests. 📷🪶 #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· 28d

Happy Tuesday friends... I'm not sure this photo fits the theme #PerfectPosture or even the ALT theme #MomentsOfMajesty for #TheBirdOfTheDay but I do know, this Indigo Bunting is stunning. #Birds #BirdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK 📷🪶

Center frame, perched upon dead/dying branch of leaves facing and looking viewer's left, keeping a keen eye on their territory,

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· 29d

Happy new week friends... #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OpenMouths and this Prothonotary Warbler, is providing the fun photo. Taken in early May, his veracious declaration of territory was fun to capture. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷

Center frame, a small yellow bird with blue wings is perched on leafless tree branches, facing the viewer, their mouth gaped open in song.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 12

Happy #Stunday friends, one of the #BestSideEye glances I've received, happened last weekend when a Red-winged Blackbird seemed a bit put off by my photographing him at bathtime. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK📷🪶

Center-right of frame, a Red-winged Blackbird sitting in a shallow creek, with droplets of water on their body--results from taking a bath. Their right eye seems to be looking at me with a "Do you mind?!" attitude.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 11

Happy Saturday friends the #Birdoftheday theme #UpandDown and coincidently, #FunnyFace are perfect for this Canada Warbler I captured in mid-May at the end of the #BWIAB26 festival. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK #WarblerMigration #Warblers 📷🪶

Center frame, perched on a thin branch, a Canada Warbler is peering out from behind another tree, center frame, facing mostly left, but their head is turned to the side, kind of giving the viewer a side-eyed glance.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 9

I've just come to the conclusion that #Wrensday is every day especially this particular Northern House Wren, who chose to have a sand #BathTime in a very public setting. #Birds #BirdingOH #BirdOfTheDay #ECk #Naturephotography #WrenMigration #MetzgerWoodlot #BWIAB26

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 9

I usually only post one photo per day, due to my work schedule, but here is another candidate for #BirdsILove, captured mid-May along the shores of Lake Erie, a Wilson's Warbler. Gotta love his little black hat. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷

Center frame on a single, leafless branch, a Wilson's warbler is looking and facing viewer's right with a greenish background helping to enhance this yellow bird's stature.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 8

Happy Mid-week friends... continuing with my #warbler month, here is a female Black-throated Blue, #BirdsILove primarily b/c she looks so different from the male; her only identifying feature is the small patch of white on her wing. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #birdingOH #Naturephotography #wildlife 📷🪶

Center frame perched on a vine nestled upon a tree trunk, facing and looking left. if you zoom in on her wing, you can see a small, diminutive patch of white, which denotes she is in fact a Black-throated Blue. While the males are overtly beautiful, this mighty female is gorgeous in her understatement.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 7

Happy Tuesday friends, the Blackburnian Warbler gets their name from their fiery orange neck during migration. I've included a female whose neck does not turn bright orange for comparison. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Orange 🪶📷

A male perched; facing viewer, on a thin leafless branch, center right of frame, looking slightly right of viewer's position. Notice the bright orange on their neck, appearing as a burning orange color.

A female or juvenile male, showing less of a "burning" orange look on their neck, perched against a tree trunk, most likely looking for bugs trapped on the surface of said tree.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 6

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned A bundle of sticks is all remains after the Green Heron chicks fledged to go learn how to fend for themselves. #MageeMarsh

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 6

Happy New week friends, my #BirdOfTheDay bird is an undeniable #Cutie, a Prothonotary Warbler, who utilized a bench to steal meals caught in spider's webs. #Birds #birdingOH #wildlifephotography #ECK

Center frame, facing and looking viewer's right, contemplating their next move--which if you look closely, can be seen dangling from the board on the other side of the bird. Looks to be a juicy ant. Note the yellow-orange tufts of feathers atop his head, indicating this is a male Prothonotary.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 5

Happy #Stunday friends. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Ebony&Ivory would not be complete without this lovely male Black and White warbler. Always a crowd pleaser! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK #WarblerMigration #Warblers #BWIAB26 📷🪶🦉

Center frame, on a diagonal vine, a Black and White warbler is perched atop the vine, facing left and looking down.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 4

Happy Saturday or 4th of July, for those who celebrate. My #WildMotion photo for #BirdOfTheDay is a Common Yellowthroat Warbler who appears to be saying, "Oops, sorry about that!" #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK #Warblers 📷🪶

Center frame, a Common Yellowthroat warbler, with drabby olive/brown back, bright yellow throat and distinctive black eye mask, appears to be looking down, between their legs as if it may have dropped something unexpectedly.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 2

Happy Thursday friends, this #Lifer, the Louisiana Waterthrush visited in early April just as warbler migration into our area began. So happy to have finally found this beauty. #Birds #BirdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK #Warblers #QuietReflection #BirdOfTheDay📷🪶

Center left of frame, perched on a log with a little green moss under their talons, facing away, but looking to the right of the viewer, a Louisiana Waterthrush, shortly after having taken a bath, contemplates how much further they need to travel to reach their nesting grounds.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jul 1

Happy July friends... I'm almost finished editing down my #NewWorldWarbler shots from May's #BWIAB festival and have decided to dedicate July to featuring them. First up is a Blue-winged warbler, just hanging around. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 📷🪶

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 30

Happy HOT Tuesday from NW Ohio friends... my #Birdoftheday #ArtofSurvival photo comes from last weekend when an American Goldfinch landed in a sea of Creeping Thistle. Moments later, she was digging for seeds. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷

Center left of frame, a small yellow bird aka the American Goldfinch is perched atop the heads of some Creeping Thistle, looking slightly left while their body mostly faces the viewer. The Creeping Thistle, most past full bloom has gone to seed which this bird is willing to exploit.

Center right, the American Goldfinch is still seated atop a Creeping Thistle head, but has a seedling captured between his beaks, facing and looking viewers left.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 29

Happy new week friends... hard to pinpoint which photo from this month is my #BestofJune2026 but here's a nice capture from 6/27 of a Dickcissel claiming his territory. #BirdoftheDay #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 📷🪶

Center right of frame, a Dickcissel is perched atop a stalk of Cutleaf Teasel proclaiming his territory to others in the field.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 28

Happy #Stunday friends... my #Birdoftheday, #LifeInTheBalance photo ironically was taken yesterday, on the Magee Marsh boardwalk, as Green Heron chicks begin taking steps to fledge the nest. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷

Center frame, the 4-week-old Green Heron chick is perched away from the viewer, on a thin leafless branch, reaching out over the marsh water, their rear end and legs are most visible on the branch, with their head and neck visible below the branch, as it reaches for and makes purchase with the water.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 27

Happy Saturday friends... from early May, when the weather wasn't exactly warm, the American Robin took a moment to puff out and cycle warm air through their internals. #birds #Birdoftheday #Rotund #blueskies #birdingOH #naturephotography #ECK 📷🪶

Center frame, perched atop a thin, leafless stick, the American Robin sits, facing and looking viewer's left.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 26

Happy #FeatheredFriday friends with #Greyday for today's #Birdoftheday, you know, I gotta go with the #GrayCatbird. Sat and listened to him one day & even heard a car horn-beep beep-come from his vocalizations-followed by a brief Meow.😉 #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK

Center right of frame, perched on a slight diagonal tree branch, a Gray Catbird is perched, facing and looking right, his beaks slightly open as if in song. Note the black top indicative of this beauty.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 25

Happy Thursday friends... my #Littlebrownbird for #Birdoftheday is a Grasshopper Sparrow who literally landed on the park placard not too far from where I was resting--and he brought #food to show me too! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK #bestlife 📷🪶🦉

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 24

Happy mid-week friends... my busiest day of the week brings you a gorgeous Scarlet Tanager taken at the end of April under the ALT #Birdoftheday theme, #Birds&Bokeh Hard to find a much prettier bird in the springtime, than them. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 🦉📷🪶

Center frame perched forward, their head slightly turned to viewer's left, on a leafless branch, their gorgeous scarlet red colored face and body showing with a hint of their black wings visible, viewer's left.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 23

There is something about the Western Cattle Egret when one visits OH--a sort of kinsmen ship to their bright #white exterior with reddish "hair"--and I, a descendent from and mother to--similarly colored people 😊. #Birdoftheday #ALT #birdingOH #birds #naturephotography #ECK 📷🪶🦉

Left center of frame, a White bird with copper-red feathered highlights extending from their crown down the neck, in addition to another patch of copper red feather highlights on their back. They are facing away from viewer, while their head is turned to viewers right, exposing their yellow, dagger like bill.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 22

Happy new week friends, some Glossy Ibis surprisingly extended their stay at Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area--indefinitely. Much to the delight of birders and nature photographers alike. #Birdoftheday #Birdsintheirelement #FeathersandLight #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 📷🦉🪶

Center frame, the Glossy Ibis is standing in shallow water, facing slightly to the right, their head and long beak looking down toward the marshy water.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 21

Happy #Stunday friends... Still editing down my external hard drive from May and found this lovely male, the Bay-breasted Warbler-a bird who's mating feathers differ greatly from their drabby winter wardrobe. #Birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 20

Happy Saturday friends, today's #Passerine #Birdoftheday is a Northern Rough-winged Swallow I found in late May, showing how to make the perfect landing. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 📷🦉🪶

Center frame, the Northern Rough-winged Swallow eyeing their landing location on a rusty pipe. The yellowish background is the result of the sun reflecting off the canal's water.

Center frame. With their landing gear ready for landing, the Northern Rough-winged Swallow carefully slows their wings to keep from over flying their location.

Center frame, putting their wings away can be a difficult task.

Once they've landed safely, now is the time to enjoy the rest.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 19

Happy #featheredFriday friends, today's #birdoftheday theme #walking is by one of my favorite migrators, the Solitary Sandpiper. I usually find them walking along the edges of ponds, trying desperately to disappear into the landscape. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #Naturephotography #ECK🦉🪶📷

Facing viewer's right, walking along the pond's edge and reflected back up in the greenish water, is a Solitary Sandpiper; center frame.

Marsha8of9@marsha8of9· Jun 18

The #Birdoftheday alt theme is #moments and I have a moment for you... Blue-gray Gnatcatchers in and on the nest preparing for some yummy nutritious spider. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷🦉