Bob Tarte - Octodon @BobTarte@octodon.social

American Redstart warbler conspicuous through the leaves at Seidman Park, Ada, Michigan.

@lores Thanks for the follow! I appreciate it. You are a fabulous artist. Sorry about the personal branding coach. I hate all of that. That's probably why I'm not wildly successful as an author. Can't/won't do that stuff. It isn't just stubbornness. "Selling myself" causes me great anxiety.

@maecah Thanks for following!

@John Thanks for following, John. In case I'm not at kitty.town I can still keep in touch via my octodon.social account.

@maecah Excellent point. When I first wake up, my writing flows very well. Later when I read it back... it's often a bit thick and needs to be edited so that other people can understand. It gains, but it loses. Nice to hear you express this so well.

@brook Thanks! I've been on MS, birb.site, and kitty.town for a while, but also want to hang out here.

#Introduction
I'm very happy to be here. I live in West Michigan in the US. I've written three books about our pets and one book about wild birds. I'm currently writing a book called "How to Write a Book About Your Pet" and finished a novel called "The Happy Mid-morning Music Show Meets Alfie, the Psychic Coyote," which I haven't done anything with yet.

I also love 'world music' and 70s prog rock.

I enjoy posting photos of local birds. Here is a Blue-winged Warbler from last month.