they’ve evaded me year after year. a lifer that i almost couldn’t believe

A Louisiana waterthrush forages in the mud along the water in a marsh

A Louisiana waterthrush forages in the mud along the water in a marsh

the first recorded Louisiana waterthrush in our county in four years #birds #birdphotography

Part of an email that reads: Dear Eric, Thank you for being a part of eBird. Well-documented records are critically important to make eBird as useful as possible for scientific research and conservation. Thank you for your documentation and assistance with the eBird data quality process. I am writing to thank you for your observation: Species: Louisiana Waterthrush Count: 1 Observation Date: Apr 12, 2026 Location: Bass Lake Preserve, Hennepin, Minnesota, US https://ebird.org/checklist/S320732074 Thanks for adding the diagnostic photos to your checklist. This appears to be the first record of this species in Hennepin County in four years.

😎😎

Three beers from Wooden Ship sit on a wooden outdoor bar

brews and bird trivia >>

always nice to post a recent lifer for #BirdOfTheDay

a male ruddy duck and his reflection from over the weekend 🪶

our TurboTax expert entered our address wrong on our forms

we will be filing on our own next year … with a few gin and tonics

free grooming

A ferruginous pygmy owl perches on a metal ladder that is part of a cell tower

a ferruginous pygmy owl on a #ManMadePerch for #BirdOfTheDay 🪶

easily one of the highlights of our trip to Mexico

mine is still on the way 😩

he’s lovely and i love him

playtime

yesterday i went to the pharmacy wearing a heron shirt and a great blue heron hat, with my great blue heron tattoo visible

the nice woman at the counter said i must love cranes

i didn’t have the heart to correct her 🪶

A young Yucatán jay perches on a tea light line and is holding a $5 bill in its left foot

really cheeky guys, the Yucatán jays 🪶

Two young Yucatán jays perch in a palm tree

happy #ThursJay from Cancun 🪶

A great kiskadee perches on a rock retaining wall along a beach

finding new birds in Mexico 🪶

A Carolina wren perches on a branch with the sun behind it and to its right. Its beak is slightly open as it attempts to cool off in the unseasonably warm weather

how about a cute Carolina wren for the #OpenBeak #BirdOfTheDay and #Wrensday? 🪶

this is basically every Congressional hearing with a member of the Trump administration

The suggested alt text for a gif reads: a man is licking a strawberry from a hole in the wall The gif is actually of Andy Samberg opening his mouth for sushi from The Lonely Island’s “Sushi Glory Hole”

nice try, auto alt text

sushi glory hole. imagine that

copied from another reply of mine:

Messiah is worth it, but stop there. Children of Dune is eh. under no circumstances read God Emperor or beyond

source: forced myself to read all six

Messiah is worth it, but stop there. Children of Dune is eh. under no circumstances read God Emperor or beyond

source: forced myself to read all six

more like this, imo

dune movie enjoyers: i liked Duncan Idaho

dune book knowers: you won’t *thousand-yard stare*

dune movie enjoyers: what do you mean won’t? he’s dead

dune book knowers: you won’t

more than half the team looks scared to have the ball at their feet

Zeb, our black kitten, at the top of our coat rack after scaling our coats

this was 5 minutes after getting her nails clipped

with a “k?” disgraceful

congrats!! 🥳

Chopper, an orange kitten, lies up against me on the couch

Zeb, a black kitten, curls up by my feet

weekend afternoon cuddles

ok, we’re starting a “life with kittens/cats” thread

and yes, Chopper got up there on his own

well would you look at that bsky.app/profile/whst...

A Washington Post article by Noah Robertson, which starts: The Pentagon burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions during the first two days of its military assault on Iran, according to three U.S. officials, a figure that underscores the deepening alarm among some on Capitol Hill over the speed at which U.S. forces have eaten into the scarce supply of America's most advanced weaponry. The estimate, shared with Congress on Monday, raises new questions about the Trump administration's broad dismissal of lawmakers' concerns that the Iran operation is quickly eroding the U.S. military's readiness. The Trump administration also is expected to send Congress a supplemental defense budget request as soon as this week - potentially totaling tens of billions of dollars - to help sustain its campaign, officials said. That, too, is expected to face opposition from many Democrats whose attempts to restrain the administration from further military action in Iran have come up empty.

always enough money for war, but never enough for health care or housing or SNAP or education or