She/her PNW Into birds, bees, nature, reading, cooking, karaoke, and Crowded House.https://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtvy3yfvks2gHow on 🌎 is this Tiger Beetle Dispirited?!?! #Invertebrates #Iridescent25 Aug 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvy3yfvks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtv4el6pqs2fA thirsty Clark's Nutcracker from the Cabin Lake, Oregon bird blinds. Volunteers keep the guzzlers available for the birds. It's at the junction of high desert & Ponderosa Pines making it a special place to visit. #BirdOfTheDay #ReflectionsAndShadows #AltTheme #Birds25 Aug 2026 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtv4el6pqs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtskwwvesk26A House Finch perched on a Queen Anne's Lace (Wild Carrot) flower stem. #BirdOfTheDay #ThinPerches #Birds24 Aug 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtskwwvesk26https://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtqom5pjhk24Osprey in the clear blue sky. #BirdOfTheDay #Simple #Birds #Raptors23 Aug 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqom5pjhk24https://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtiiz3p2as2pShort-eared Owl from last November. Such a cool bird. #AwesomeOwls #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Raptors20 Aug 2026 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiiz3p2as2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtg3veebjc2oSuch a dandy little chap. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #BirdInABush19 Aug 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtg3veebjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtefcyogvc24Sometimes female Anna's share their pink #Iridesence with you. #BirdOfTheDay 🪶18 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtefcyogvc24https://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mtb22twuw22sWild Turkey runway edition. #BirdOfTheDay #StrikeAPose #Birds17 Aug 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtb22twuw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mt7zjpm56k2sJuvie Junco found a dried cranberry(?) for #SparrowSunday #birds16 Aug 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7zjpm56k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mt7eyp7ris2yThis Anna's Hummingbird took a short rest near a multi-use path yesterday. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #SereneBirdScenes #Hummingbirds16 Aug 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7eyp7ris2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mt437ac7lk2tLook at that tongue! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #50ShadesOfGrey #SmallBirdSaturday15 Aug 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt437ac7lk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mt2ecylojc2vNature is metal. #FlyDay #Invertebrates #Wasps14 Aug 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2ecylojc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mszha5nz222vThis Townsend's Warbler was foraging along the Owyhee River and posed briefly in the dappled light. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Warblers14 Aug 2026 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszha5nz222vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msyicqmhxc26Black-billed Magpie giving a good view of its beautifully iridescent wings. Seen along the Owyhee River last week. #Birds #ThursJay #Corvids13 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyicqmhxc26https://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mswwfrdfb22tHad to pull the car over to get some snaps of this Swainson's Hawk on our drive home from the Owyhee River last week. 🤷🏼‍♀️ #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #AtOneWithNature13 Aug 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswwfrdfb22thttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mswj7dznjs2xCaught this Downy Woodpecker foraging on a Great Mullein flower stalk recently. Photo is straight out of the camera. #Birds #WoodpeckerWednesday13 Aug 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswj7dznjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msuezjdsi222Brown-headed Cowbird with its head screwed on backwards. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #NoBranchWood12 Aug 2026 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuezjdsi222https://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mssrqhatss2xCedar Waxwing in a Russian Olive Tree. It took a moment to pause and peer at me through the leaves. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #PeekABoo11 Aug 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssrqhatss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msrramzef22xYou'll have to take my word for it, but this young Wild Turkey is high-tailing it to keep its treasure away from the others. 🪶 #BirdOfTheDay #RunningFromTheLaw11 Aug 2026 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrramzef22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msmuqjons22vTeen-aged Common Merganser putting its #BestFootForward as it makes its way to the water. 🪶 #BirdOfTheDay09 Aug 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmuqjons22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msmq65lxtk2qLesser Goldfinch 🪶 #SmallBirdSaturday #ECK09 Aug 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmq65lxtk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mskcsbfsvc2ePerhaps you needed to see a Peachick? 🪶 #BirdOfTheDay #DownyFeathers08 Aug 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskcsbfsvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msj5jjnnnc2yAt the Owyhee River the Common Nighthawks reliably come at dusk, catching insects and drinking from the river. Last night I went on a fool's errand to try to capture them. This is my best attempt 😁. 🪶 #FlyDay #ECK07 Aug 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj5jjnnnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mshursihrc2cWhatcha doing? 🪶 #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds #Busted07 Aug 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshursihrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msgo3nxiw22lSome birds have a transparent nictitating membrane. Black-billed Magpies are not one of them. 🪶 #ThirdEyelidThursday @drbrianpet.bsky.social06 Aug 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgo3nxiw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msgmbvytds2lNot a bird I typically see as a #Borb. I got a chuckle out of it. #BirdOfTheDay alt theme. 🪶06 Aug 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgmbvytds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3mseb3r5puc23A White-crowned Sparrow getting dolled up with some Oregon Grape beakstick. Technically it violates the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #RedOrDead because the red is on the bird, but since it's an artificial enhancement I'm calling it fair play. 😂 🪶05 Aug 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseb3r5puc23https://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msbb5vaau22vThe Common Merganser family seems to be an annual feature of the Owyhee River. #TwosDay #Birds #Ducks04 Aug 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbb5vaau22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hardlikearmour.bsky.social/post/3msb4o4eoms25The official city bird of Portland, OR since 1986, the Great Blue Heron was an ambassador for promoting urban wild spaces in the city. It has to be my choice for #BirdOfTheDay #FabulousWaders #Herons 🪶04 Aug 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:jpbx4com6erpkgszm4th7uoa/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb4o4eoms25