Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I was out on a birding walk and spotted this cat stalking some American redstarts. Thankfully it didn’t get any.
“I feel you, time too flies, swim, swim, far and deep, a future without dreaming gives no joy, bring me catharsis!” - 🕊️
All photos are OC and edited using darktable or GIMP, no gen AI!
📷 OM System OM-1 mk I
📷 Olympus OM-D E-M1 mk I
🔎 M.Zuiko 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
🔍 M.Zuiko 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II
🔎 M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🔍 M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8
🔎 M.Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ
Not bad. What software did you use? I see a little artifacting around the edges, but nothing noticeable without zooming.
Fun fact: woodchucks are a type of squirrel. Many here don’t believe it, but any animal that falls in the Sciuridae family are considered squirrels.


Progress is progress. I’m sure you’ll both be trotting with the best of them in no time. I always enjoy the Sandy posts.
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I was out on a birding walk and spotted this cat stalking some American redstarts. Thankfully it didn’t get any.
TIL what’s on one of the glasses I acquired while in Germany. I had no clue this thing was real let alone a beer garden.