welcome back hoverflies! welcome back bees! welcome back aphids! welcome back springtails! welcome back beetles! welcome back grasshoppers! welcome back mayflies! welcome back leafhoppers! welcome back moths! welcome back caddisflies! welcome back earwigs! welcome back wasps! welcome back damselflie
Fabulous photograph of one of the Cromer Peregrine Project falcons captured by a fisherman at the end of Cromer pier.
It is assumed the crab was pirated from a gull. #ukwildlife
as someone who fucks up every decision presented to them in the exact same way no matter how bad it went last time. i think the ending of chainsaw man was good
how do you think aerion stacks up in the grand scheme of asoiaf freaks
and remember, this is what they’re comfortable doing in public
Don’t say nobody. I fully endorse taking away this lady’s cars specifically
professional photo of male cerulean warbler perched on branch in cook, illinois, by pam linge
screenshot of ebird checklist comments for my first ever cerulean warb, where i said i am so elated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#1: cerulean warbler - v basic choice but... i love them so much. they're very vulnerable. i was over the moon to find breeding pairs on the family property because it means our habitat is excellent. only the best fuck house for the bestest bird. CERW you are my best friend forever.
professional photo of blue-footed booby perched on a rock in the galapágos while scratching head, by darren clark
binocular photo of blue-footed booby perched on guano-covered cliff near la paz, baja california sur
#2: blue-footed booby - self-explanatory. i also saw a cocos booby but... this guy is the icon. of boobies. #MyBooby
professional photo of male macgillivray's warbler perched on branch with lepidopteran(?) larva in beak in placer, california, by aidan brubaker
#3: macgillivray's warbler - defeated a lot of enemy birds (heard w/out seeing) this year but THIS guy. THIS guy has been my opp for 5 straight springs. and i finally found him in his winter house. learned his spanish name is "reinita de turpidero" (thicket warbler) too. woke AOS renamers take notes
professional photo of breeding male magnificent frigatebird with inflated gular sac soaring in garden key, florida, by daniel irons
#4: magnificent frigatebird - as common as they are in range, def the bird i was most stoked to see going to mx. seabirds that can't get their feathers wet! they are aerial specialists that spend like 99% of their time on the wing, skimming surface for flying fish and/or stealing from other birds
professional photo of northern pygmy owl perched on branch in humboldt, california by amaya bechler
professional photo of back side of northern pygmy owl, showcasing two large eyespots on back of head, in cariboo, BC, by nick park
binocular photo of northern pygmy-owl perched on tree stump at summit of marys peak, oregon
#5: northern pygmy-owl - first lifer of the year was such a good one. i was warned in advance how small they were but still couldn't believe it. they also have eyespots on the back of their head, which were delightful to see irl
profession photo of white wagtail standing on muddy shore in beijing, by vincent wang
#6: white wagtail - baby's first vagrant!!! this is a primarily eurasian species that also comes to the far north of alaska. but he got super lost. and ended up in baja california sur.
professional photo of male xantu's hummingbird with fanned tail perched on branch in mulegé, baja california sur by grigory heaton
#7: xantu's hummingbird - first trip out of country since becoming bird pilled! we only get a handful of hummingbird species in the states, so i was so so so so stoked to see a mexico endemic. described on birdsoftheworld dot org as "having a gentle disposition" he's literally nice
worm-eating warbler perched on branch, tennessee, by graham gerdeman
#8: worm-eating warbler - i LOVE warbs... this one is famously hard to see, and i only got a quick real bullshit look at him, but we take those. also allows you to make rfk jokes
professional photo of american avocet standing in icy water in allegan, michigan by isaac polanski
binocular photo of two american avocets wading in shallow water, henderson, nevada
#9: american avocet - had been wanting to meet them for a while for obvious reasons. one of the bill shapes of all time
professional photo of red knot on breeding grounds in nome, alaska by ian davies
blurry binocular photo of red knot in newport, oregon tidal estuary
#10: red knot - bird club saw this guy passing through coastal oregon on his way to the northern arctic. they're v long distance migrants; #hisjourney can be up to 15,000 km. not very common to see here -- ebird says "they appear to almost completely bypass OR during migration"! we got super lucky
another year of looking at bird... inaturalist had me chasing plants and bugs so not as many new guys as previous years. but the ones i did see were really good. terrible bino photos included when available
please stop putting up the smokescreen of “war on rural america.” what you really mean is “war on my personal convenience as a driver”
congestion pricing? you mean what they have in manhattan?
how rural would you say manhattan is?
i fucking hate drivers dude
most americans (including, maybe even especially, all cops) believe (a) traffic laws are not "laws" so much as a game where you try to break the rules and every once in awhile get caught and pay a fine and that's the price of admission and (b) *they* can speed and it's ok, they're a good speeder
oh my god
#MyBugs www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/c...
the myth of persephone and demeter is about the despair felt when all of the good birds go south for the winter
israelis rioted over the right to rape people to death
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
ben-gvir called the rapists heroes
Dark woke
I can’t believe there are people on this planet that genuinely like emerald fennell and think her movies are good. Like it’s just inconceivable
How did that go for her
Image shows a DHS agent watching somebody in a blue shirt painting on the ground the words is goverment
Y'all
The ICE building in Portland is painting a line in front of their building
But they don't even know how to spell government