I was in Big Sur today. One of the tourists I saw was the spitting image of Ted Cruz - same hairstyle, beard, paunch and smug smile - he was taking tourist type photos with his traveling companion (wife maybe?) and their dog.
Unless his job is a Cruz impersonator, why wouldn't he change his look?
Damn @tvaziri.com, you got me to watch it again - though I'm still heading to bed before midnight (and it's still a great watch) - so no complaints, thanks!
Santa Cruz is closer, maybe they'll show cut away shots of the Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster at the Boardwalk or the Wharf (and maybe they won't)
I found out today that the upcoming World Darts Championship is on Peacock this year - coverage starts tomorrow and runs through the New Year - something else well worth a watch (in my book at least).
I mean, it was your fault - I thought it was coming out on Friday until I read your earlier post about it being 9pm ET today - I was 52 minutes into episode 1 when it all went pear shaped.
When it's used to match whale fluke (tail) photos so that we get a better understanding of global whale populations with a non-invasive research technique (humans are still used to confirm the AI's results)
happywhale.com/about;ol=faq...
Whenever I think of an actor who is destined to run at some stage of a movie, Dustin Hoffman always springs to mind, but I admit I haven't analyzed his movies to know if that's an anecdotal thought on my part or a statistical fact.
A portrait head shot of an adult California condor 692's head looking downwards with his body providing a dark backgrop to his colorful head. 692 was in the wild when this photo was taken. Please note that I was not as close to 692 as this photo might suggest. The photo is a heavy crop of the original photo which was taken with a telephoto lens. I was lucky enough to accompany the field biologists, vets et al on a recent "handling" day, where trapped birds were given health checks, new tags, and HPAI vaccinations before being released back into the wild. This activity often attracts other wild birds that come in and land on top of the flight pen to see what's going on and that's when I was able to take this photo.
Normally associated with Pinnacles NP, California condor 692 (and other Pinnacles regulars) were among the many wild birds that showed up at the VWS sanctuary in Big Sur earlier this month when I was lucky enough to be there too.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #thanksforthepose #condorspotter
An adult California condor, 692, with wings outstretched and feet dangling, is about to land on an unseen spire. The white background to the image is caused by bright clouds behind the bird. The only background is the bright clouds, making the photo look like it might have been taken in a studio, but it was taken in the wild, in the High Peaks area of Pinnacles NP.
From a couple of weeks ago, California condor 692 comes in to land.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #thanksfortheflyby #condorspotter
A head and neck portrait shot of California condor 966 looking down from her perch on top of a volcanic spire. Condor is looking towards the camera with her neck ruff feathers up behind her head and on her neck. Photo was taken with a telephoto lens and then heavily cropped, she wasn't as close as she appears to be.
Perched condor look up and to the right, showing off her well use (battered!) radio transmitter and vinyl wing tag on her right wing.
A couple of photos of California condor 966 Pixchi taken yesterday, one day after her 6th birthday.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #pixchi #thanksfortheposes #condorspotter #happybirthday
California condor 966 flying towards the camera in the top of the frame banked at an angle, looking towards the camera, with two other condors below her and out of focus.
From last week, California condor 966 Pixchi soaring around the High Peaks with a couple of fellow soarers in the frame too.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #pixchi #thanksfortheflyby #askyfullofcondors #condorspotter
I really enjoyed it but had one tiny note that caught me at the time of watching - when Gemma and Helly both see Mark for the first time when he's covered in blood, neither ask him if he's OK. Even if it's a "are you OK/yes I am" (which could have been a running gag), I'd have been happy.
An adult condor flying left to right with dark cliffs in the background
A distant view of an adult condor with a hill in the background topped with a fire tower.
An adult condor turns in the sky as it approaches the photographer. The condor's crop is visible poking through its chest feathers.
Three photos of California condor 589 soaring around the High Peaks in the late afternoon. Taken last week at Pinnacles National Park.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #thanksfortheflyby #condorspotter
An untagged juvenile condor with wings outstretched and legs akimbo aborts a landing in late afternoon sunshine with clouds in the background
An untagged wild fledged juvenile California condor aborts a landing in the late afternoon earlier this week.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #thanksfortheflyby #condorspotter #untaggedjuve #wildfledgedjuve
A juvenile California condor standing on top of a volcanic spire, looking to the right, sporting a yellow vinyl wing tag with an underlined black "38" painted on it - the bird's "forever" id tag, allowing biologists to identify the bird from afar.
California condor 1238, a wild fledge from a nest in the park in 2023, sporting his "forever" tag that he received 3 weeks ago, hanging out in the High Peaks yesterday afternoon.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #wildfledgedjuve #thanksforhangingout #condorspotter
A male member of k-pod, a pod of resident killer whales from the Pacific north west, breaches in Monterey Bay, with the Santa Cruz mountains in the background.
Amazing day on Monterey Bay with the resident killer whale pod known as k-pod.
#getonaboat
The only opening credits I currently don't skip - the music is awesome. I really like it when they incorporate some version of it in the closing credits too.
youtu.be/6iRn2sxI9EU?...
This was quick and easy to do
Is this a Nazi salute?
From the new Private Eye, out now.
California condor 892 perched on a rock above the photographer looking in the direction of the camera
California condor 892 perched on a rock above the photographer, yawning with tongue visible.
From this morning, California condor 892 Vincent taking in the morning before he headed out for the day.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #vincent #thanksforhangingout #condorspotter #naturessoftbox #yawnsarecontagious
Four condors interact in the top of a dead tree, backlit by the setting sun
California condor shenanigans at sunset yesterday up at the sanctuary.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #thanksfortheshenanigans #condorspotter #thanksvws
An untagged juvenile condor soaring with the late afternoon sun highlight the leading edges of its wings, with volcanic rock formations in the background.
From a couple of weeks ago, one of 2024's wild fledged untagged juveniles flying around the High Peaks area with the late afternoon sunshine illuminating the leading edges of those tag free wings.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #thanksfortheflyby #condorspotter #wildfledgedjuve #untaggedjuve
California condor 966 Pixchi (seemingly) plays with a feather, grabbing it in her beak as she bounces across the top of one of the volcanic spires in Pinnacles NP.
California condor 966 Pixchi (seemingly) plays with a feather yesterday in the High Peaks part of Pinnacles NP.
The condor recovery program is already being hit by the capricious and arbitrary firing of federal staff, losing qualified, passionate folks along with their domain expertise.
Her termination is so the opposite of improving "efficiency" - not that efficiency was ever their real goal, just the cloak they're hiding behind.
So far I know of one colleague who was "fired" - and will lose her housing too. She'd worked with condors for 5 years, but only transferred to a full time federal job less than a year ago, therefore probationary, and now terminated.
Total waste of her talent, dedication and knowledge. So arbitrary.
California condors 726 Little Stinker and 966 Pixchi line up with the camera as they fly in formation around the High Peaks area of Pinnacles National Park.
Formation flying!
Things lined up just right to capture this photo of 726 Little Stinker and 966 Pixchi as they cruised around the High Peaks area of PNP a few days ago (3rd member of their trio, 692, was in the area too).
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #thanksfortheformationflyby
A welcome respite from my doomrscrolling wondering if my colleagues (and in the near term future, I) still have a job (and for some of them, a home).
California condor 692 about to touchdown in the High Peaks area of Pinnacles National Park last week.
California condor 966 Pixchi about to touchdown in the High Peaks area of Pinnacles National Park yesterday.
Call me biased, but as fun as it was to watch those Eagles touchdowns on Sunday, I don't think anything can beat a good California condor touchdown!
Featuring condors 692 & 966 Pixchi.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #pixchi #thanksforthescoringplays #touchdown #condorspotter
California condor 646 Kodama makes a close head height fly by complete with a full crop and a slightly goopy head.
California condor 646 Kodama makes a close head height fly by as she leaves the scene of a seafood buffet, with a full crop and a slightly goopy head, sure signs that the buffet below was well stocked.
#californiacondor #ieatdeadthings #kodama #seafoodbuffet #thanksfortheflyby #condorspotter
She looks well chuffed - I hope you're busy preparing what the Friday equivalent of the big breakfast is for the three of you.