Dan Day

Be happy in your work! I’m representing Princeton at the Propelify tech and entrepreneur conference today.

They grow up so fast! Today was the first day I saw simultaneously three of the five kestrel nestlings being raised in the barn. A group of us birders are keenly watching their progress. #birds #kestrels #falcons #wildlife #njwildlife

A brown thrasher strikes a pose (while crunching a bug) this morning. #birds #naturephotography #newjerseybirds

It was a beautiful morning at the Pole Farm. Highlights included seeing birding friends like @foxwhisperer1964 and having wonderful light for photographing birds like this song sparrow. #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

American kestrel up close. This beauty has taken up residence in the barn at the Cold Soil Road parking lot of the Pole Farm. Today, we were blessed with great sunlight. #birdsofinstagram #birds #birdsofnewjersey

Baby bluebirds! Don’t worry. They can fly.

A yellow warbler perches in a tree, not far from the shore of Lake Erie. #birds #birding #naturephotography #ohio #cleveland

An Eastern bluebird crunches a bug in its beak.

A gray catbird, in the catbird seat. #birds #birdsofinstagram #birding #birdingphotography

This blue grosbeak was one of two out in a field this morning under a heavy overcast sky, so the image is darker than I’d prefer. But it’s always a kick to get a first-of-the-year sighting. (Aside to @juliazarankin : have you gotten yours yet?) #birds #birdsofinstagram #birding

This double-crested cormorant and great blue heron simultaneously perched on a big branch on the lake. They posed nicely. #birds #naturephotography

This black and white warbler brightened a drizzly morning. The B&W was one of the first warblers I ever ID’d on my own, and this was the first of the year for me. #birds #birding #birdsofinstagram #njwildlife #warblers