Today’s the day! Multiple people (a dozen last, I checked) are paying a non-profit real American dollars to hear me speak for an hour about sunchokes.

I know I already posted this meme, but it’s just perfect.

#Sunchokes #NativePlants #Gardening #MasterNaturalist

We had a super productive morning at our local conservation center for Cornell’s #ProjectFeederWatch. A nice bit of diversity! That red-headed woodpecker 🤩

#Missouri #KC #FeederWatch #MasterNaturalist #birding #redheadedwoodpecker

For bonus points: Join a group of naturalists.

I am a #MissouriMasterNaturalist. There are are almost 3K of us amongst 12 chapters statewide.

Other #MasterNaturalist orgs exist. I know of them in #Texas, #Tennessee and #Minnesota.

Here’s a directory of 21 different programs across the US: https://anrosp.wildapricot.org/directory

Questions about the #Missouri program? I’m on the state leadership committee and a board member of the #KC chapter. I’d love to chat with you.

We’re heading to a city park to do some work with our #naturalist group. Today’s focus is war on invasive bush honeysuckles which out compete native plants. It will be nice to play in the dirt as it’s been a long winter so far.

#invasivespecies #BushHoneysuckle #MasterNaturalist

I just found this photo of an Indigo Bunting I shot way back in May 2018.

It's a new-to-me photo. I am TERRIBLE about taking photos, dumping the files and forgetting to go back and look at them.

#Photography #Birding #IndigoBunting #MasterNaturalist #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography

Today @Jillianmarisa and I spent a few hours #volunteering at our local #conservation area doing bird counts for #ProjectFeederWatch. Identifying these two drove me nuts.

We eventually figured out they were a pair of female #Goldfinches. Guess I’m just used to the more showy boys.

#AmericanGoldfinch #MasterNaturalist #MoMasterNaturalist #Missouri #Birding

This is among my all-time favorite #postcards. @Jillianmarisa and I snagged a bunch of them last weekend while on a brief trip to Wisconsin.

LOVE the warm "pastel-y" colors. Also checks off my #MasterNaturalist box.

#Postcard #Postcrossing #Birding #Naturalist #loons

Ugh, Mondays suck.

So here's a regal fritillary I spotted a few months ago while exploring some remnant prairie with @Jillianmarisa and our Master Naturalist group.

#RegalFritillary #RemnandPrairie #MasterNaturalist #Missouri #PowellGardens #Macro #photography

Hey #KC #KCMO #KCKS area folks. We’re having a heat wave! (I mean at least it isn’t freezing) You need ice cream tonight. 10% of your purchase will benefit one of my #MasterNaturalist non-profit partners.

#Introduction time

Missouri #MasterNaturalist
Frequent #Postcrossing user
#AvGeek
Two doggos: #BoeingDog and #WinstonDog
Starting our dream #MacJohnsonFarm in #Missouri

The #invasive and terribly destructive #spottedlanternfly is well-suited for life in the #KC-area. And it is spreading our way from the east coast. Please keep an eye out. Kill without remorse and report to your state dept of agriculture. Here’s a quick and amusing video from MU-Extension https://youtu.be/Rvrtlwj_Hdw #masternaturalist #missouri #kansas #kcmo

The #invasive and terribly destructive #spottedlanternfly is well-suited for life in the #KC-area. And it is spreading our way from the east coast. Please keep an eye out. Kill without remorse and report to your state dept of agriculture. Here’s quick and amusing video from MU-Extension https://youtu.be/Rvrtlwj_Hdw #masternaturalist #missouri #kansas #kcmo

The #invasive and terribly destructive #spottedlanternfly is well-suited for life in the #KC-area. And it is spreading our way from the east coast. Please keep an eye out. Kill without remorse and report to your state dept of agriculture. Here’s quick and amusing video from an MU-Extension https://youtu.be/Rvrtlwj_Hdw #masternaturalist #missouri #kansas #kcmo

You know those trees with the softball-sized green brain balls? They are called Osage Orange. The wood is crazy dense/tough. Natives used its wood for their bows. The French called the tree Bois D'Arc (sounds like bowed ark) which translates to wooden bow. Right now around the Midwest the leaves are gone and the balls are a danglin’. They look hilarious. ALSO SEE: Hedge apple.

#KC #Midwest #TreeFacts #MasterNaturalist #Missouri

#newbie here so here’s my #intro: I’m a leader in tech at a conglomerate making fun of #CorpLife. Missouri #masternaturalist and #nonprofit board member. Postcard enthusiast. Semi-frequent traveler, writer for AirlineReporter. Airlines, airplanes, #AvGeek, oh my! Lefty politics. @User47 on Elon’s bird app. ☹️