One of the reasons why I am a biologist is that I get to do fieldwork on birds which is a blast. In addition to the birds I study, I sometimes see other fun/exciting things. Here are some fun images from the 2017 field season.
Song sparrow meets mount
Red-eyed vireo
Gray catbird
Female American redstart
Cedar waxwings
Indigo bunting
Eastern kingbird
Common yellowthroat
Gray catbird
Female cowbird
Raccoon behind
Turtle at Heritage Park
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Emily Overby holding one of our banded song sparrows
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Our second banded song sparrow of the season. I somehow missed getting a picture of the first one.