Coming out of my cave to post about some cool salamanders I found in a cave

Some more camp friends!

Met a lot of interesting friends at camp today!

Someone left me a gift on the front porch...

I don't wish to get involved in the thread in question lmao but I saw a discussion of animals and language and hey did you know I know some things about this!!!

Oh also! A little gift from my black-eyed susans and the evening sun to you!

I was talking a while back about how many people seem to think ecological restoration occurs passively by removing human influence, when actually a. that's basically impossible and b. good ecology is an active effort of careful and intentional management. It doesn't "just happen"!

Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Love this news but hate the "surprise comeback" framing. Teams around the globe worked incredibly hard to protect & expand mangrove forests & it worked! Please just say, "We tried and we succeeded! Go team Earth!" We must admit our victories to give people the heart to keep trying! #ShareGoodNewsToo

I've been hearing/seeing this a lot lately so I kinda want to address it. Contrary to popular belief, opossums don't actually eat all that many ticks! This little bit of misinformation came from a study about black-legged ticks, which cause Lyme disease

I finally finished getting the nature friends zine prepped for printing and then realized I forgot to buy ink lol. So as soon as that arrives I'll get to printing!

But there is one exception to this! Some members of the family Musophagidae are green due to a pigment called turacoverdin - named for turacos like this white crested turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) I got to meet at a zoo one time

I think I've talked about it before, but I've been seeing that cute little green broadbill taking a bath so it seems worth talking about it again! Did you know that technically, very few birds are actually green?

Green Broadbill (aka lesser green broadbill) one of the birds I really love; came from the montane forest for a long bath on an extremely hot & humid day. #greenbroadbill #broadbills #birds #birdwatching #wildlife

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Today at work I spotted these little raccoon tracks! There are tracks from another animal too but I'm not sure what it is.

Wow I applied to vote in the Eisners on the off chance my little micro-pub counts as me being a comic professional and apparently it does. Huzzah!

Today's nature friends are on opposite ends of the camouflage spectrum. Spider pic courtesy of my co-worker whose nature name is Cottontail!

A thread with some good good birds I saw up by Lake Erie the other day!

Eldritch Millennial@sundaycreature.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I don't have the energy to upload everything tonight but here's one nice one. I think this is a warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus)? It was digging around for what we think was a wad of spiderweb. After this it grabbed a big piece of whatever it was and flew off!

Ordinary leaves with the normal number of legs 💚 (Archasia auriculata treehoppers)

Today's nature friend was an exciting surprise!

We are delighted to announce that applications for our third CAG Mini Grant are live! It's hard to make the comics YOU want to make when the cost of living keeps rising. So this Mini Grant is here to offer a little breathing room: groceries, childcare, whatever you need. forms.gle/J7V7frhTZvH7...

I love pigeons so much. Not sure if I've told this story here? We were cleaning out some old books at work, told we could take the old/outdated ones if we liked them. A coworker comes up and is like, "here, I thought you might like this one" and hands me a cute little book about pigeons

Okay this is quite funny but also what a smart pigeon! I hope this little pidge someday gets it to work haha

Cristian Farias@cristianfarias.com · 6mo ago

“Not for rinsing or washing,” they said. (Seen at Union Station.)

I saw a post elsewhere earlier today wherein someone was upset that their neighbor has been trying to control the invasive house sparrow population and offered some tips for helping native bird species. A commenter opined that their neighbor was in the right here, and that it was thoughtful of them

I wish I'd remembered to get a photo on the day it was raining but the cedar trees near the climbing tower at work had some big cedar apple rust galls on them

It is simply unreal to see my art on the cover of a book! I had such a wonderful time working with Ethan to capture the energy and zaniness of his characters. Make sure to give it a read! The Unfamiliars is equal parts wacky and heartfelt. Exactly the kind of energy we need more of!

Endangered Art Books@endangeredartbooks.com · 7mo ago

Since @ethankocak.com's new book The Unfamiliars has now arrived, now seems like a good time to announce Wandering Path Press - a new imprint of Endangered Art Books. Featuring impactful books on various topics, Wandering Path Press is Just for Fun!

Someone bought a copy of Losing Altitude from Amazon the other day - completely forgot I'd ever listed them there - so here is your friendly reminder you can get them way cheaper direct from me! I have to mail 'em myself either way so you might as well get 40% off, no? ko-fi.com/s/b5a0d44471

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Anyways I now have 14 boxes of books in my hallway so I need you all to buy lots of books from Ethan!!

Endangered Art Books@endangeredartbooks.com · 7mo ago

Since @ethankocak.com's new book The Unfamiliars has now arrived, now seems like a good time to announce Wandering Path Press - a new imprint of Endangered Art Books. Featuring impactful books on various topics, Wandering Path Press is Just for Fun!

I'm a little late to #PortfolioDay but hello! I'm Arras, zoologist and jeweler! I'm available for commissions - email me at animus.panthera@gmail.com for more info I'm also the owner of @endangeredartbooks.com!

Since @ethankocak.com's new book The Unfamiliars has now arrived, now seems like a good time to announce Wandering Path Press - a new imprint of Endangered Art Books. Featuring impactful books on various topics, Wandering Path Press is Just for Fun!

Since @ethankocak.com's new book The Unfamiliars has now arrived, now seems like a good time to announce Wandering Path Press - a new imprint of Endangered Art Books. Featuring impactful books on various topics, Wandering Path Press is Just for Fun!