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Retired foster parent for medically fragile infants. Systems Analyst
🧵Spotted at an Indie Bookshop talk in Aotearoa New Zealand: An entire book club (20s-30s?) files into the front row in an independent small city book shop. Books piled on tables and shelves everywhere. They're here on a mission. The author is a friend and they WILL fiercely support her. (1)
The #Sunrise, #Fog & Light from the #Streetlight are all #Ephemeral. The light went out right after I took this shot. #WeekEForEphemeral #PNW #Photography
Japanese artist Tomoko Sato, known for her carving skills as a food sculptor, often using fruit such as melons and apples #WomensArt
Seen along the North Country Trail near Forest Highway 16 in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #MushroomMonday!
The beautiful red tailed Laughing thrush Male and female look the same
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
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The European Roller 32 cm Migration: Long-distance flyer covering up to 10,000 km between Europe/Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa each year. Diet: Primarily large insects like grasshoppers, beetles, and cicadas Lays eggs inside natural tree hollows or excavated holes in earthen river banks.
🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (1?) is being hefted into the air by Dad. Giggles and squeals as he's thrown up... and then up... and then caught! And then up and up... And then caught! Both wearing matching smiles. Big blue sky overhead. It's a good day. (1)
My friend the climatologist worries that the heat is rising. My friend the epidemiologist worries that cases are rising. My friend the historian worries that fascism is rising. My friend the activist worries that we are not rising.
"Martin" share this vid from the apple harvest in Mattawa, WA where it's supposed to reach 96° today. The harvest won't begin until late August but there is a special type of irrigation going on from above to cool the apples down and prevent them from being scorched. #WeFeedYou
Incredible blue Shattuckite geodes from Mesopotamia mine, Namibia. [📹 pacificminerals] Original post
Good morning! How are you feeling? Productive day yesterday and going to try to keep up the momentum. Need to run, trying to psych myself up for that. Check out this cool mushroom growing on a tree - Google says it’s a Dryad’s Saddle. Reminds me of tawny owl feathers. #StayBright
One thing I love about living on the cusp of a temperate rainforest is the wide variety of fungi I can find in my own yard. This is a new one, though! I suspect it’s a Coprinopsis lagopus (hare’s foot ink cap), but fungi identification is something I’m not great at *yet*.
Altogether now…and 1 and 2 and 🎶🎶🎶 Concert time at the Moose Hall
…CJ…⭕️@cookie89-89.bsky.social · 6d ago
The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine] Original post
Stand-up paddle boarders. Marasmius crinisequi surfing a jarrah leaf by the Blackwood River #fungifriday #fungifriends #fungiphotography
Contemporary Helsinki land artist Jonna Pohjalainen turns fallen aspen trees into giant coloured pencils sculptures #womensart
