About how many shows did it take for her to get “it” would you say?

Inside a train station, a printed banner showing a snowy scene of evergreen trees partially covers a temporary plywood wall, which is ringed with colored holiday lights

Even the Tiny Tim of Metra downtown stations has gotten into the holiday spirit

I haven't seen this on Bluesky yet, but yesterday a Short-tailed Shearwater showed up off Chicago's Montrose Point and is the likely first-ever state record for any shearwater species. On top of that, one of the guys who saw it set the mark for a county big year (294 species) with that sighting. 🪶

Yellow-collared scape moth! Macro photo, top-down, of a moth in the center of frame -- wings that are black-gray with a dusting of copper. A "collar" at its neck of orange. Big bulbous black eyes. We see little of its legs, as it is perched upon some small yellow flowers (goldenrod). (Photo by me, Chuck Wendig)

Look at this fashionable motherfucker. This is an Eight-Spotted Forester Moth. And it's giving MET Gala. Big poofy orange puffs at the top of its legs. Fuzzy black and lemon yellow collar. Wings are black with bold white spots. It's the Russian supermodel of moths, I dunno. It's facing downward in the frame, clinging to a blade of grass. (Photo by me, Chuck Wendig)

Here, a clearwing hummingbird moth comes in from right of frame to center, facing left, leaning forward in flight with its proboscis (aka its FACE STRAW) sucking down some nectar from some fringe-blossom flowers of a bottlebrush buckeye. The flowers are white. Background is green. I call these guys "skyshrimp" because they look more like skyshrimp than hummingbirds in a photo, but in real life they definitely give hummingird vibes. The wings of the moth are reddish, as is its butt (not a technical term). Top of if is oliver green. Stiff short antenna. The coolest part is that the wings are literally see-through panels. This is some high-tech shit. (Photo by me, Chuck Wendig)

A long cream-white moth with a fuzzy snout and bulbous seafoam eyes -- kind of looks like "if a cigarette butt and a piece of bird poop had a baby." Even better though is its name: THE VAGABOND CRAMBUS. Which definitely sounds like some kind of steampunk villain or Dickensian wealth-hoarder. It sits atop some yellow goldenrod. The goldenrod brings all the moths to the yard, it seems. (Photo by me, Chuck Wendig)

It's Mothday Monday, skyfolk. Which isn't a thing, probably. But it's now a thing. For today, anyway. Here, have some moths. *shoves you in a bag full of moths*

(Photos all by me)

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Saturday night on MeTV- it’s classic horror comedy- with the Wolf Man,Dracula, and the Monster! See Lon Chaney Jr,Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, and Bud and Lou in “ Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”! 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time!

November is an awesome time to start birding. No leaves so it’s easier to see little birds and funky ducks that sit in place for you.

Northeastern view of the Mackinac Bridge traversing the Straits of Mackinac. // Image captured at: 2024-11-21 12:53:44 UTC (about 9 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Mackinaw City: 36.42 F | 2.46 C // Precip: broken clouds // Wind: S at 11.498 mph | 18.50 kph // Humidity: 95%

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Oooo I see Carol’s Pub

From the renderings, just a stone’s throw away. I can’t imagine it would be a good thing for migrating and breeding birds. The parks are Chicago’s only known location of nest sites for Grasshopper Sparrows. Just hoping they make it as bird-friendly as humanly possible.

To be built on or near two of Chicago’s best parks, Park 566 and Steelworkers Park. My mind was blown when I went to these parks for the first time. Amazing nature. It’s hard to believe you’re within the city limits when you visit.

Osprey found in Colombia after 2,500-mile journey from Chicago suburbs An osprey hatched in a south suburban forest preserve has been found more than 2,500 miles from home in South America.

Bird hatched in Chicago suburbs spotted 2500 miles away in Colombia search.app/VgGVKf67LoVL...