Some nice Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) in breeding plumage. #BirdingHungary #BirdsSeenIn2026 #godwits #shorebirds #waders #birding #birds

Somebody knew: half-billion oil futures #econsky

Black-and-crimson Pitta, AKA Black-crowned Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪 Endemic to Sabah

Black-and-crimson Pitta, AKA Black-crowned Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪 Endemic to Sabah

Blue-banded Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘢 Endemic to Borneo

Blue-banded Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘢 Endemic to Borneo

Black-crowned (Black-and-crimson) & Blue-banded Pittas, the two #endemic 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 species of #Borneo, are undoubtedly highlights on my recent #Sabah trip

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #naturebeauty #birding #birdwatching #Malaysia #colourful #jungle #birds #wild #naturephotography #beautifulbirds #cutebirds

No idea. They're from Japan. Citrus need to be cultivated, & don't go wild & compete with natives.

Europeans brought over tons of species over the many years they settled in the US. It's why we have those damned starlings, the sparrows, cat's claw vine, baby's breath, so many other nonnatives.

Exclusive: Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture ​mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its ‌artificial-intelligence models, part of a broad ...

Exclusive: Meta is installing new tracking software on US-based employees' computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes to train its AI models, the company told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters reut.rs/4cnvKdX

A "Little Free Library" filled with only Merriam-Webster Dictionaries

Happy National Library Week to whoever did this.

You tap, we donate $1

Any of you that use T-Mobile for free MLB- go make them donate to national parks. Coolthx

The corals in the Arabian Sea have already gone through multiple mass bleaching/deaths in the past two decades. I cannot imagine that dumping oil on the water above them will be helpful.

71% of our planet is ocean, but you wouldn’t know it from traditional maps.

Shift your land-based perspective this Earth Week with a story about the Spilhaus Projection map and the WHOI oceanographer who created it: go.whoi.edu/spilhausmap

Back in 1978, when I was just 23 years old, I traveled with my best friend from Istanbul to Kathmandu — and almost 50 years later, my journal from that trip became a NYT Best Seller.

Pick up a paperback edition of “On the Hippie Trail” today — and stow away with me on the adventure of a lifetime!

DHS Creating Smart Glasses for ICE to ID People in Real-Time The Department of Homeland Security is developing smart glasses for ICE, according to budget documents.

DHS creating smart glasses for ICE to ID people in real-time. buff.ly/NwTVJWC

Congress will vote to expand ‘God Squad’ reach and gut endangered species protections The ESA has prevented the extinction of 99% of protected species

Congress will vote to expand ‘God Squad’ reach and gut endangered species protections – on Earth Day

The ESA has prevented the extinction of 99% of protected species

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Screenshot from the Merlin App showing the Carolina Wren, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Crow, Downy Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse and the Northern Cardinal.

You guys!!! This is just from walking to the mailbox!
Heard just now: Carolina Wren, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Crow, Downy Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse and Northern Cardinal. Plus some cute dogs. 😁❤️
#VanderWild

Great range!
The Carolina wren in my yard is a delight (so are the cardinals), tiny b ird with a huge voice.

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Africa's smallest falcon. The exquisite Pygmy Falcon, a definite target bird for me in #Kenya. #BirdsSeenIn2026

Yeeees. And sweet olive, another Asian favorite.

I wish people would stop planting star jasmine. Bees don't use it. At least ligustrum feeds pollinators.

Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. https://cnn.it/3Ovxzwk

Funny that most of the plants associated with NOLA are from china or japan, too. Camellia, crape myrtle, star & night blooming jasmine,.. Oak & cypress are native, though.

I call it star jasmine and it makes me miserable every year. Itchy eyes, headache, sneezing. So much if it everywhere.

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

The magic of an Irish rainforest
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‘It’s a big loss’: what happens when a beautiful village loses its bus route? Mousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, post office and general store. Now it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been cut. Can residents save this vital resource?

‘It’s a big loss’: what happens when a beautiful village loses its bus route?

Mousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, post office and general store. Now it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been cut. Can residents save this vital resource?

It’s early April...

Government grant to replace oil boilers with heat pumps boosted as prices bite Families dependent on heating oil or LPG have faced significant cost increases following the Iran war

Government grant to replace oil boilers with heat pumps boosted as prices bite

Families dependent on heating oil or LPG have faced significant cost increases following the Iran war

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Experts call for restrictions on pet flea treatments that harm UK songbirds Chemicals known to affect brains of common garden birds, and to kill unborn chicks, found in most feather samples Conservationists have called for restrictions on pet flea treatments after research found songbird feathers widely contaminated with substances that can damage the birds’ brains and kill unborn chicks. Almost every feather sample tested from five common species of UK garden birds contained either permethrin, imidacloprid or fipronil – all insecticides that are banned for agricultural use but still common in pet tick and flea treatments. Continue reading...

Experts call for restrictions on pet flea treatments that harm UK songbirds

Tom Steyer: What is the symbol he draws on his hand? Tom Steyer's scribbles have historic significance - and a murkier modern-day meaning.

TIL that Tom Steyer has worn the Jerusalem Cross on his left hand since 2017.

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Amen.

More than 48,000 children and teens (ages 0–19) have been killed by gun violence in the United States since the Columbine massacre in April 1999. As of April 2026, firearms remain the leading cause of death for American children and adolescents

I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business.

WE Pay for

"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it." ~ Julia Child