Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Take your GOP plan out of the witness protection program.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Not all heroes wear capes.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

The GOP couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

Bark louder, little dog.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

In my day, never was longer.

Let there be snark.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

After roe, women are no longer free.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

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  3. 3.

    mrmoshpotato

    Black-necked Stilt

    Careful!  You put someone’s eye out!

    Dickcissel

    Seriously, Dude-who-named-this-bird? Grow up!

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    Thank you, Albatrossity!  I should have set this for 5 am!  I was so pleased when this came in last night, but I was so tired that I forgot I had to make it public and schedule it for 5 am.

    So nice to have birds back with us this morning!

  5. 5.

    debbie

    I saw my very first house finch outside my window yesterday morning and realized how much I’d missed Albatrossity’s photos. So glad you’re back!

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    martha

    As usual, these photos are incredible! So glad to see them (and everyone else) here, after way too long…

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    Albatrossity

    @WaterGirl: Thank you! I was happy to see the site back up last night, and since the next day was Monday, and since the evil data center stole all the previous submissions that were in the bin, I figured a few pretty bird images could be submitted and maybe brighten up a Monday for some jackals. I suspected you had already hit the sack when those came in, but am glad to see them, and you and the rest of the regulars, here this morning!

  15. 15.

    MelissaM

    Good to be back and good to see Albatrossity’s work.

    I sat in the yard yesterday and watched baby birds hound their parents for food. It amuses me to see this adult sized birds be like “FEED!” and their parents panic and feed them.

  22. 22.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Today begins my first week of a bunch of Summer Camps (tennis).  For this one I have to drive down to Diamond Bar and spend all week in Ronald (spit) Reagan Park…

    On the upside, we had several new attendees at our Indivisible meeting yesterday and cranked out a couple hundred postcards to register (likely Dem) voters in CA-27.  It seems that Roe and Uvalde have gotten people interested in taking action again.  Many of these people we hadn’t seen since the Mid-Terms.  So that is a very good sign.

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    JanieM

    Thanks for the pics, Albatrossity. If last night felt like coming home, this feels like sitting down in the most comfortable room in the house and enjoying the beloved and familiar decor.

    Love that painted bunting. :-)

  29. 29.

    kmax

    Getting registered.

    Love to see the birdies again, and good to be at the new home.

  31. 31.

    mvr

    Good to see these again!  I did see a photo or two of yours on twitter but these threads are generally really informative as I try to figure out which birds are which. Thanks!

    And thanks to WaterGirl for all the work in the background.

  33. 33.

    Pete Mack

    Tanagers are just shocking to see. They are alas very rare now that hedgerows and unmowed fields are uncommon in the east.

  35. 35.

    scav

    That Baltimore Oriole isn’t at all impressed by us. The Stilt is a little more charitable but the Oriole says to up your game.

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    Thanks to everyone who is resubmitting their OTR posts.

    I know Albatrossity had 3 in waiting.  Someone else had 10, you know who you are.  Maybe one or two JanieM.  Maybe one Steve in Mendocino?

    I do the scheduling from a special folder in Outlook, so even though the posts are gone from BJ (at least for now) I still had the confirmation emails so I know knew who was scheduled when.

    The reason for all the instances of “maybe” is that my laptop overloaded yesterday when I was working on the site, crashed my email so hard that I had to run the database repair (takes hours) and the first repair was unsuccessful, so now I am running it again with my fingers crossed.  sigh.

    So that’s just from memory.  I do know that we had 4 weeks of posts in the queue.

    So if you submitted something and it hadn’t been posted yet, I hope you will think about resubmitting.  I do feel especially bad for the series of 10 OTR submissions.  :-(

  38. 38.

    S Cerevisiae

    Thanks for the beautiful bird pics!  I have added 3 more to my life list recently, 4 more and I will have 600!

  39. 39.

    Madeleine

    Such beautiful birds’ heads! I’m so glad you’re back, Albatrossity!

    typo fixed

  40. 40.

    Munira

    These are amazing. It’s like you’re sitting right beside them having a conversation. Don’t know which one I like best – they’re all so good.

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    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    So glad to see bird pix again!  The closeups really give me a sense of the birds as individual beings living their lives.  Thank you Albatrossity.  Now to find out if I’ve been let out of moderation :-

    ETA: I am!  Thank you Water Girl for all you do.

  43. 43.

    JanieM

    @WaterGirl: Thanks for the recap. That was all you needed, an overloaded laptop, right…?

    I had one in the queue pre-disaster and resubmitted it a couple of hours ago. Will re-resubmit if need be. Otherwise will move on to Mendocino photos.

  45. 45.

    J R in WV

    that 1st birb… it looks like something is wrong with its face/bill?

    Wonderful photos — thanks to everyone for  bringing this site back to us!

  48. 48.

    Albatrossity

    @StringOnAStick: it had just captured a honeybee. I sent this pic to my brother, who is an avid beekeeper, and his reply was “Nasty bird”.

    Harsh, methinks.

  49. 49.

    susanna

    A welcome, grateful feast for the eyes.  These birds are stunning.

    Thank you Watergirl and others who mended this place.

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    Laura Too

    @Albatrossity:Such a delight! It is so nice to have my little nightly pleasure of viewing OTR and your wonderful photos! You are so generous with your time and talent.

    Watergirl, you are amazing! Thanks for all you do!

  53. 53.

    Chris T.

    I don’t normally comment on these but I feel compelled to say: those are stunning shots.

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