Samantha

@silkunderground

she/her. making a potato allergy my entire personality. Chronically ill (POTS/MCAS/EDS) birder (NoVA) & classic film lover. no alt text = no interaction. (Please be patient with my brain fog)

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Samantha@silkunderground· 19d

sleepy squirrel #squirrels #mammals

an eastern gray squirrel on a tree limb, only some tail fluff and a bit of squinting squirrel face in the sun is visible.

Samantha@silkunderground· 19d

hide n seek with kingbird #birds

a leafy green tree with an eastern kingbird peeking out.

Samantha@silkunderground· 20d

missing the swallows today #birds

a barn swallow from behind and looking to the right, perched on a thorny vine over a pond, with patches of white feathers.

Samantha@silkunderground· 24d

goldfinch came to brighten up my smoky view! thank you goldfinch #birds #CouchBirding

side view of an american goldfinch perched qat the top of a leafless tree, with a green tree and gray sky in the background.

Samantha@silkunderground· 25d

woke up to this (yesterday when I checked the forecast it was only supposed to be like 90 today; it was 60 yesterday)

Samantha@silkunderground· 26d

the enemy...looks fabulous #BugSky #InsectThursday

a pretty invasive spotted lanternfly nymph on a curling green leaf.

Samantha@silkunderground· 26d

remember to rest ❤️ #BugSky #InsectThursday #dragonflies

an eastern amberwing (I think) dragonfly from above, on a green leaf.

Samantha@silkunderground· 29d

IT'S MONDAY MORNING, ARE YOU AWAKE YET? HELLO? HOW ABOUT NOW?! #birds #CouchBirding

an american robin mid song, perched at the top of a leafy green tree in a cloudy sky.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jul 11

nothing to see here. just a stick #BugSky #damselfly

a tiny damselfly perched at the end of a green stalk.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jul 6

blooming takes a lot of work #BloomScrolling #NativePlants

queen anne's lace flower beginning to unfurl into a bloom.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jul 6

it's been almost two weeks since I've seen my babies, but they looked like they were about to fledge. my partner reports that they are now flying around the lake like big kids! #birds

a green heron baby about to fledge, standing in a cedar tree over a pond.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jul 6

you're invited to the slug party at the mushroom, come slimy #MushroomMonday #FungiFriends #inverts

an inverted white mushroom with slugs crawling all over it, on a damp forest floor.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jul 6

some people don't like having their picture taken #birds

a picture through some green leaves of a great blue heron, looking like it is angry.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jul 1

feel the wind through your rat tail #birds

a great blue heron's head and neck from behind, in front of a blue pond, with its feathers flapping in the wind.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jul 1

downy woodpecker is not amused #birds #WoodpeckerWednesday #CouchBirding

a downy woodpecker perched vertically on a lichen covered branch in a leafy green tree, with its eyelid half closed so it looks like its narrowing its eyes at the camera.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 30

here, have some bugsex. please, I insist. #BugSky #NativePlants #BloomScrolling

a close up of heads of common milkweed in different states of blooming, with two red milkweed beetles on top of each other.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 30

you ever open a bag of snacks and say to yourself, "I'm just going to have a couple bites" but then you can't stop: #birds

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 30

so much doom in the feed...trans followers please take a break and look at this bunny butt. cis followers this is not for you, please take to the streets 🏳️‍⚧️

a small young eastern cottontail rabbit walking behind greenery in the woods so that only its hindquarters are in view.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 26

baby tree swallow and parent! I wonder if they are from the bird box across the street! I didn't get to see them in the box so it was considerate of them to visit. #birds

two tree swallows on a vertical dead tree branch, the one on top is an adult and the one on the bottom is a juvenile, in an overcast sky.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 26

I normally don't point my camera towards peoples' windows, but they were simply too gorgeous #birds #pigeons

three feral rock pigeons perched on a roof, all turned towards the left and shimmering in the sun in front of a bright blue sky.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 26

brief glimpse of baby bluebird #birds

a round, newly fledged eastern bluebird from behind, perched on a branch in a leafy green tree.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 26

I took too long of a walk yesterday because I got stuck watching this guy fishing #birds

a great blue heron standing sideways on a log in a pond, about to strike something underneath the water.

Samantha@silkunderground· Jun 26

our backyard lake (and specifically this tree) has been very popular with cormorants this year so I could do a lot of cormorant posting, but my photos of them never seem to be very popular here 😅 good to see cormorants getting some love #birds