Eric Lathrop @eric@mastodon.ericlathrop.com

@freemo Nope, sorry!

@freemo Louisville, Kentucky! I moved here from the frozen north, and I like the climate here much more.

Some wild purple flowers on an October day.

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Little ecosystem sprouting from a fence post.

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These Milkweed Bugs are eating milkweed. Doesn't look that tasty to me.

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Dried up and empty thistles. Hopefully they fed lots of birds.

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Some very fuzzy moss for you.

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More forest mushrooms. They look like they're reaching upwards.

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Carolina Chickadee, Louisville, Kentucky, 10/11/2020.

Munching on some seeds.

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White-throated Sparrow, Louisville, Kentucky, 10/11/2020.

Visits my area only in the winter. The White-throated Sparrow species has 4 sexes, male/female with white strips on the head, and male/female with tan stripes on the head. This individual appears to be of the tan-striped variety. They can only mate with the opposite colored stripes.

Interesting article about it here: https://www.nature.com/news/the-sparrow-with-four-sexes-1.21018

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Female Red-bellied Woodpecker, Louisville, Kentucky, 10/11/2020.

You can't see the red belly in this photo because it's behind the tree branch. You can tell it's a female bird because the red stripe on the head a broken by a white patch. On males, the red stripe runs unbroken from the base of the beak to the back of the head.

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Female Eastern Bluebird, Louisville, Kentucky 10/11/2020.

You can tell its a female because its plumage coloring is less colorful and more dull.

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Swainson's Thrush, Louisville, Kentucky 10/11/2020.

In the photo it has a white berry in it's beak. I think they're only in my area during the winter.

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Male Eastern Bluebird, Louisville, Kentucky 10/11/2020.

They like to hang out on the soccer nets and look for bugs in the grass below.

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Male American Goldfinch , Louisville, Kentucky, 10/11/2020.

Transitioning from its bright summer plumage to duller winter plumage.

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@crowlad Wrens are so cute with their stuck up tails!

Swainson's Thrush, Louisville, Kentucky 10/11/2020

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It's extra motivation to go stand in the rain for 2 hours on a Sunday morning when you know there's a nearby coffee shop that sells the best chocolate chip cookies in the city.

Some plants from my morning walk.

Some mushrooms I saw on my morning walk #sporespondence