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bird friend ~ smitten w/cetacea•seabirds•coastlines•canines•collective nouns•co.kerry•poetry• libraries•🌏 living on Wiyot land
Scientists believe a killer whale found dead in the Western Isles is one of the oldest male orcas ever recorded following analysis of its teeth. The animal, discovered on a shoreline on South Uist in 2015, is thought to have been 65 years old or older. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Orca found on South Uist 'one of oldest males ever recorded'
A Scottish team of researchers analysed a tooth to work out its age.
bbc.com
Alan H’s theme dropped by @robcrank68.bsky.social Rob C for #BirdOfTheDay is #BlueWater, surrounded by Blue Water. Here’s some coastal pics from the last 7 days. Norfolk UK #BirdsSeenIn2026 #ukbirds #birdingnorfolk #ECK #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #birds #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography#CanonR10
Finally my Phoebes showed up😊💚🍂☀️ Hope everyone is having a relaxing week.🍁
All of this is indicative of a profound shift in the projected underlying cool season precipitation distribution in California. In southern California, the shift vs typical conditions is so dramatic that it essentially looks like that of a different climate region.
Let's kill everything A debate to kill all sharks in #Greenland , because "they eat fish" caught by local fishermen Humans are a nightmare ... Let's ask AGI to fix this #WarOnNature #Metacrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark
As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species
theguardian.com
A warm-water Kelvin wave is moving north along California at about 150 miles a day, heading for Oregon and Washington These bulges form when equatorial trade winds weaken, lifting sea levels 6 inches to a foot and amplifying high tides and storm surges
What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach er...
wsoctv.com
It’s exceedingly rare to see an osprey skim the water like this.
Study points to new subspecies of humpback whale in Arabian Sea - Oceanographic https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/study-points-to-new-species-of-humpback-whale-in-arabian-sea/ 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
Study points to new subspecies of humpback whale in Arabian Sea - Oceanographic
A landmark genetic study reveals Arabian Sea humpback whales as a uniquely isolated lineage, strengthening the case for a new subspecies.
oceanographicmagazine.com
From Atlantic Birding today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White; any shot in black and white Alt. is #Vivid; any bird with bright colours Carolina Chickadee #birdphotography #chickadee #birds
🩶🐥🩶 Thu, Oct 1 The newest cutie in the Bigg's orca population, their family, & T137s continued their inland Puget Sound stay yesterday. Little one continues traveling w/Tierna (T036A1), but official ID designation still to come. 📸 T036A1 + calf 💛. By Duangjai Vasantana-Berntsen 09/28. #psws
Highly-endangered Hawksbill Turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand and marching to begin their life in the unimaginably vast ocean. One of the most amazing experiences of my life. As a volunteer, we do not divulge their whereabouts. My heart is melted. #herps #love #marinelife #nokings #turtle
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast & Alt #Airborne; any bird in flight, I offer a Gull & a 2-masted sailboat silhouetted by a golden sunset at Key West, FL where sunsets are celebrated every day. #AMomentinNature!
BORB! A puffed-up black phoebe in the park near me. It's both brown (despite the name) and borby for #BirdOfTheDay. #borbs #brown #EastCoastKin #ECK #scape #FlyDay #birds #PhotographersUnited #photography #ArtYear
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsWithBerries. An American robin with fruit and protein. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky
Radars across the eastern half of the U.S. States exploded with reflectivity ~22 hrs ago. Most is the result of birds with current estimates now over half a BILLION actively in flight. This is part of the annual fall migration southward and appears to be the busiest night of the season underway.
@helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #BirdNaps #Birds #Photography Stonechat looking very tired 😄
For #BirdOfTheDay #BirdNaps, a sleepy Ruddy Duck with its head tucked into its back, ready to take a snooze.
A nice ocean shot from Mendocino, CA. #nature #ocean #photography #love #nokings #marinelife #eastcoastkin
From Alan H today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #FlowerPower any bird capture with a flower in view. Hope to add some colour to our day. #BirdsOfAFeather Any capture of a flock of birds. American Goldfinch #birds #birdphotography #goldfinch #bloomscrolling
"The atmosphere, the earth, the water & the water cycle-those things are good gifts. The ecosystems, the ecosphere, those are good gifts. We have to regard them as gifts because we couldn't make them. We have to regard them as good gifts because we couldn't live without them." -Wendell Berry #RIP
@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOfAFeather #Birds #Photography 3 flocks of geese Canada Greylag and Pink Footed
Gina Adams, artist of part (non enrolled) Ojibwe heritage, sews text from the 'American Indian Treaties' onto quilts, highlighting the deception and violence used to marginalize Native Americans in the formation of the US #WomensArt
