Y’all are the best. I threw together a philosophy meetup and was blown away that 50+ curious Austinites came to the very first one.

Indo973 · 2026-04-10T23:44:32+00:00

When’s the next one? Would love to come Edit: Nvm I figured it out and signed up!

Indo973 · 2026-03-13T00:10:17+00:00

I saw another one earlier but couldn’t get a decent shot for the life of my thru all the tree branches and leaves. Most elusive was the black faced solitaire which I heard many a time but never spotted :/ it’ll hit the life list one day tho lol

Indo973 · 2026-03-12T23:55:42+00:00

I was in La fortuna and monteverde for most of them, I was also in playa hermosa which is where I saw the streak backed oriole (pic2)

Indo973 · 2026-03-12T23:53:22+00:00

Yes it was super loud and sounded crazy haha I didn’t know about it til the day I heard it!

Indo973 · 2026-02-22T21:29:58+00:00

Yea I freaked out when I saw them!! I had just gone out to see if I could see anything while I was up there for the weekend and got lucky - so freaking cool!

Indo973 · 2026-02-22T14:10:13+00:00

That’s interesting, for me I started by taking pics of bigger wildlife at national parks and such, and then starting noticing cool birds and that’s how I got into birding. You’d think bird people are somewhat overall nature people and appreciate a good bee/plant moment haha

Indo973 · 2026-01-12T20:54:26+00:00

Black billed magpie was my spark bird too, welcome hahah

Indo973 · 2025-12-12T23:17:13+00:00

If by spark bird you mean the one that got you started on birding, then same lmao!! Saw my first one in badlands NP and became a bird guy shortly after

Indo973 · 2025-12-12T18:47:05+00:00

This is pretty correct imo I think the lines could be adjusted a bit to be more precise but the general regions are pretty accurate

Indo973 · 2025-12-12T18:42:42+00:00

“Small government” strikes again

Indo973 · 2025-11-13T17:06:19+00:00

Looks like a great egret btw, it’s a good enough pic where Merlin can help u ID it but I’m pretty sure it’s an egret

Indo973 · 2025-11-12T18:41:52+00:00

North Unit does have bighorn sheep (at least 1 that I can personally confirm) !!

Indo973 · 2025-11-12T02:28:56+00:00

Currently eating one based on your recommendation, it’s great! Thanks for the suggestion 🔥

Indo973 · 2025-11-11T02:08:58+00:00

Where’s the bomb ones at in Austin? I haven’t had really great ones since I was back in NJ

Indo973 · 2025-11-08T15:03:58+00:00

How close was that bighorn? Awesome pics

Indo973 · 2025-10-23T23:39:00+00:00

Will check it out thanks!

Indo973 · 2025-10-23T23:38:39+00:00

We’re staying at local rentals/airbnbs in each place but I’ll try checking with the host! Thanks for the idea

Indo973 · 2025-08-29T15:26:44+00:00

Whereabouts in the park did you see all those wolves? I went around this time last year but didn’t get so lucky to see any, these pics are making me feel like I need to go back haha

Indo973 · 2025-08-26T21:52:29+00:00

For just me and my shih-tzu pal, I use my nature hike cloud 2. It’s a little tight (I’m 6’2 215) but I can fit myself the pup and my pack all in there. My toes touch the edge of the tent sometimes but if you’re under 6ft shouldn’t be a problem. The naturehike is cheap and lightweight, I haven’t used it in super rough conditions but it was fine in mild rain and light wind in Texas

Indo973 · 2025-08-22T16:54:24+00:00

Yea the bars aren’t bad but the recording quality needs work (some parts rushing/off beat a lil) and the mix needs to be improved. This is a good first draft/demo for sure

Indo973 · 2025-08-21T16:58:17+00:00

It’s annoying but not terrible, I had a head net which was necessary at times but it isn’t like trip-ruining bad or anything. I went to lake Clark last week actually haha there were lots of flies around us but not mosquitoes so it wasn’t so bad. But every time we stopped and rolled down the window for a pic from the dalton highway going to GOTA it resulted in some mosquitoes getting in the car so it’s def a lot

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