Composer, retired professor of music composition and theory at Ball State University. I use technology to make music, and I build instruments. I also feed birds. Lately I find myself doing a lot of outdoor photography.
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Last Notes npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Great egret, Venice, Florida. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Juvenile bluebird on our backyard feeder. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Rose-breasted grosbeak female. (Photo taken May 7, Muncie, Indiana) npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds A tree swallow couple keeping watch over their nesting box. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds 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. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Osprey keeping watch over the White River in Muncie, Indiana. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Japanese wagtail at the top of a small waterfall, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan. (photo taken in November) npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Icy scene near Thistlewaite Falls in Richmond, Indiana. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Today's sunset over the White River in Muncie, Indiana. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds I just discovered it is National Bird Day today! Here's a photo of an Oriental Greenfinch, taken along the Shukugawa river in Nishinomiya, Japan. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds I caught this little chipmunk stealing the bird food. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds This northern flicker at our neighborhood park was digging in the dirt. He still has some mud stuck on his beak. npub19pz320r3mz4x7ta9tvyhlz4ft7muauseqycf77pm6keuchtf90fshd7ju7 Michael Pounds Female cardinal in our backyard, wet from the rain.
