Paula

@pokypinkdog.bsky.social

Live in a very red state but am blue - or at least not red! Love my dog more than I love most people. Don’t post much original stuff but will repost what I like. Please no starter packs. I ignore all DMs!

Great Grey Owl Life span 20 years (wild) mate for life At 4+ weeks chicks now climbs on branches being fed only by the male he will continue feeding and protecting the new owlets for up to 3 months. The female is always near by, she has done her part of incubating and staying in the nest of 4 weeks.

Brahminy Kite 41-50cm raptor lives across tropical regions of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia Lifespan 30 years monogamous, long-lasting relationships that often span multiple breeding seasons Pairs share all duties raising their chicks who stay with them for 3 months

Long-tailed Broadbill 23-25 cm Himalayas, northeastern India, and Southeast Asia. monogamous pairform long-term bonds for their life time both the male and female work together to weave their large, pear-shaped hanging nests, then share duties incubating the eggs and foraging to feed the chicks

This is the Japanese Bell of Peace and Friendship in Des Moines, IA which was a thank-you gift for the people of Iowa in December of 1961. Two years prior, Japan had been devastated by two typhoons and the people of Iowa donated 36 breeding hogs to help with their recovery. I was here in 2025.

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Trump's approval rating is now lower than the age of his demented mistress: 29. Things with higher approval: - pineapple on pizza - The Kardashians - Ebola - Gonorrhea - Communism - telemarketers - head lice - Nickelback - Traffic Jams - Ted Cruz - IRS - Congress - Cockroaches ~ Charles Manson

Boat-billed Heron 20cm S Mexico Central America South America NOCTURNAL spending daylight hours roosting quietly in before hunting at night for fish, frogs, insects, crustaceans. Both parents build a nest, share incubation, both parents feed the chicks 8 weeks, then 3 more weeks after fledging

Long-eared Owls chicks 4 weeks old leave the nest at 26 days and climb and huddle together on branches fed by their parents. They develop flight feathers and are able to take short flights at 5 weeks of age. They will be 15 cm when full grown. Live across the North America, Europe, Asia, N Africa

I heard that CNN just got kicked out of the White House. We should all be against that - holding the government accountable is one of the most important tenents of democracy and a free press is a necessary part of that, even a stuffed cow knows that! This is CNN HQ in Atlanta from my 2001 visit.

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