Michael Pounds

This female cardinal seems to have had a bath before coming to our patio for an evening snack.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #cardinal #photography

Close shots of the male and female bluebirds that nested in our backyard box. Right now they are working hard, feeding the fledglings in the trees.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bluebird #backyardbirds #photography

Osprey keeping watch over the White River in Muncie, Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #osprey #photography

Yesterday I saw a lot of robins eating crab apples on the grounds of Minnetrista in Muncie, Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #robin #minnetrista

Japanese wagtail, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan. (photo taken in November).
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #japanesewagtail #wagtail #birdsofjapan #photography

Japanese wagtail at the top of a small waterfall, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan. (photo taken in November)
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #japanesewagtail #wagtail #birdsofjapan

This red-winged blackbird was really showing off his red patches when singing. Must be mating season! Dutro-Ernst Woods in Muncie, Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #blackbird #redwingedblackbird

A tree swallow couple keeping watch over their nesting box.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #treeswallow #photography

The birds are pretty active in our backyard right now. Here is a white-breasted nuthatch enjoying our suet feeder.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nuthatch #whitebreastednuthatch #photography

We were surprised to see three northern flickers together in our backyard a couple days ago--2 females and a male. The female in the front was doing a territorial dance, moving its head from side to side.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #northernflicker #photography

I have photographed this tree (poplar, I think) many times, in different seasons, different weather, different times of day, different light. This was April 5, around 4:00 pm.
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #treephotography #poplar #springphotography #photography

I saw this unusually friendly mallard duck on the White River this morning. Muncie, Indiana.
#birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #mallard #duck #birds #photography

American white pelicans. I believe they are migrating. I don't remember seeing them in Indiana in the past.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pelican #americanwhitepelican #photography

Tulips at Minnetrista, Muncie, Indiana (April 4).
#naturephotography #flowerphotography #springphotography #tulips #springflowers #photography

Hiroshima castle moat (photo taken in November).
#travelphotography #japantravel #hiroshima #hiroshimacastle #moat #photography

Dark-eyed junco eating some of my homemade bark butter. The juncos will be migrating north soon.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #junco #darkeyedjunco

On Saturday I played with the Ball State Electroacoustic Ensemble in the 56th Annual Pellegrini Festival of New Music. We premiered my new piece "Shape Shifting 2: Ensemble in Three Parts". I played a couple of my homemade instruments (see my setup in the photo).
#homemadeinstruments #experimentalmusic #livemusic #graphicscore #improvisedmusic #cigarboxguitar #guitarpedals

Sweetgum tree seed pod, experimenting with a close up lens.
#naturephotography #sweetgum #closeupshot #macrophotography

Hiroshima Peace Memorial. This was the only structure left standing after the atomic bomb exploded in 1945.
#travelphotography #japantravel #hiroshima #hiroshimapeacememorial #peace #photography

Downtown Muncie, Indiana, shot on expired film.
#muncie #downtown #expiredfilm #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography #photography

Former Muncie train station, now used by the Cardinal Greenway, in Muncie, Indiana. Shot with an old point-and-shoot Fujifilm camera with expired film.
#muncie #railroadphotography #trainstation #cardinalgreenway #filmphotography #photography

Train crossing the White River in Muncie Indiana.
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #riverphotography #winterlandscape #bridgephotography #whiteriver #railroadphotography

Interesting little scooter in this street scene. Miyajima, Japan.
#travelphotography #japantravel #miyajima #streetphotography #scooter

This hungry deer thought my wife might have a snack to share. Miyajima, Japan in November.
#travelphotography #japantravel #miyajima #deer

@RichardWrightFan@mastodon.social oh that’s too bad. I hope they can rebuild a more stable structure.