The first time I heard “You should create an Instragram page” was about seven years ago. I ignored it just like I ignored the several other times I’ve heard it since. It’s a younger generation thing, I thought. Who wants to see bird photos on Instagram, I thought. People only look at Instagram to see what the Kardashians are having for dinner, I thought. Well …

Yes, you guessed it, I’ve created an Instagram page — @birdsofnewengland (thankfully that name was still available after all these years.) It couldn’t hurt, I now think. Why not give it a shot, I now think. So if you have an Instagram account and the desire to see some bird photos … follow @birdsofnewengland. Thanks to those who do and will.

The photo accompanying this post is my first official Instagram post.

Here are two alternate compositions. Let me know what you think …