Delightful 1940s book that shows that people have always understood Weird Duck Time

Welp, if I disappear off this site, it's probably because of some age verification nonsense thing like "I wouldn't give them my government ID." Hopefully it won't come to that.

It feels like people have gotten more and more confident in the idea that they hold the exclusive perspective on quality, and anyone who claims to love something they don't isn't just seen as disagreeing, but as being maliciously wrong or actively lying. Some things just aren't for you! Chill out!

I love it when herons do this, but at the same time, it's kind of uncanny like "I don't think you should be that shape..." ("Behold! A man!")

LRP: maybe it's just my state of mind today, but I am *dying* over here at work, very glad my cubicle neighbor is out today.

complaint struck out for being in violation of Domine haec est Wendy's

A big problem with US conservatives is that they view people disagreeing with them as an attack — but they view them actually attacking people as “a disagreement.”

Heermann's Gull for @jcthebird.bsky.social - got the name right this time! Thank you so much for your #Waymakers donation! For more info + to donate and request a bird: act.theyoungcenter.org/a/birdsbeyon... All funds support immigrant childrens' rights in the US! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt

An awful photo, but @rosemarymosco.com never told us about vöidcheëps! American Crow going through a tough molt in my yard #birds 🪶

Red-breasted Nuthatch for @jcthebird.bsky.social ! Thank you so much for your #Waymakers donation in support of immigrant kids' rights! For more info + to donate and request a bird: act.theyoungcenter.org/a/birdsbeyon... Ends Sept. 30! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt

I've said it before and I will say it again: Choosing people to hate together is not unity.

The young Sanderlings are very smart with their black-and white checks and golden collars; these two were hunting along the tideline yesterday. 🐡🪶#wildlifeArt

And a skimmer doing a florp in the background :)

you can also do this in a more fundamental way by typing "about:config" in your address bar and toggling off this setting

Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2) By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org

Not only is it back, it probably has your info on it (it had mine!) The article includes a link to the opt-out form and instructions to remove yourself.

Still working away for LCArtwalk, which will consume my life until mid September. #art

Guys insta just put an update out that shares your EXACT location with everyone every time you open it. SHUT THAT SHIT OFF. I just accidentally found out where A LOT of people live REALLY FAST

#ToucanoftheDay Keel-billed Toucan at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

Collared Inca #hummingbird at @montezumalodge.bsky.social #Colombia #birds #nature #hummingbirds

A silhouette of a Pied-billed Grebe on pastel-colored water 📷 Canon 5D Mark III Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM M, f/8, 1/125, ISO 800, 400mm 10/25/19 Northern California #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography 🦉 🪶 🐤 🦜 📸

I always find it really fun to paint something that looks metallic and shiny without using metallic paint. It’s magic.

Pigeons, apricots, and thyme!

One would hope the obvious fact that a crazy racist billionaire can reprogram an AI bot to also be crazy racist in the blink of an eye will make anyone pause just a sec before they open up any other AI tool and treat it as gospel.

Think I just found my favorite Eastern Screech-owl photo ever. By Christina Evans, in the Macaulay Library: macaulaylibrary.org/asset/621156... 🪶

During a fiery year in California, extremely colorful sunrises occurred, which gave wildlife, like this Black Phoebe, great lighting for morning photography 📷 Canon 5D Mark III Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM M, f/8, 1/100, ISO 640, 400mm 10/26/19 Northern California #birds #bird 🦉 🪶 🐤 🦜 📸

please god stop listening to these accounts

A LOT of people don't actually know what the Constitution says. So I'm proud to support @weholdtruths.bsky.social's campaign to educate Americans about our principles and rights in easy-to-understand language. Read, sign, and share to help spread these truths. www.weholdtruths.com #weholdtruths

Some quality time with the hybrid eider. He's part king eider, part common eider and all charm. 🪶

Here's how you remove Google AI from your mobile devices.

With everything LA has gone through in the last few months (and couple of years), let's celebrate the hatching of: TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!! Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!

I've given first aid to folks with heat stress at work multiple times and this is amazing but I wanna share a few other things... Do not give someone with heat stress cold water TO DRINK. They will puke on you and that will make it worse. (Ask me how I know...) Room temp drinks are preferable.

Pokémon trainers, mutual pining, and the quote "Just once." I could do something with that.

Green Arrow Long-tailed Sylph 📷🪶

Cluck.

Happy Pride month everyone!! 🦊❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

If you say you support trans people but then conveniently forget that trans men exist, or get the ick about "ew, why would anyone want to be a man?" or think that trans men transition "into privilege" and so don't deserve support, perhaps you are not as supportive of trans folk as you think you are.

hi, cis folks! if you’re calling democratic reps about the maga murder budget, you should *specifically mention* it’s unacceptable to pass a bill blocking funding for lifesaving transition care FOR TRANS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. if you want to stand with trans people, this is a big moment. 🧵 reps.fyi

One of the reasons that the suggestion to “learn to sit with your discomfort” is so powerful is because it teaches you how to recognize when you’re in the throes of cognitive dissonance and to develop strategies to keep it from making you an asshole.

My next book will just be photographs of plants and the title will be, "A Hummingbird Was Here 1/10th of a Second Ago"

Detect evil but it becomes increasingly clear that whoever calibrated it had some really weird moral stances.

See now THIS is what bird photography is all about

I could be wrong about this but I really think most Americans do not want to be forced to “do their own research” about food & drug & product safety and would rather that the government agencies that have been sorting that all out for them for decades not be obliterated in the name of “efficiency.”

Monday morning vibes. ☀️🪶🌵

I've encountered a few people arguing that tariffs are good, actually, because they will force us to consume less and while I think our consumer culture is problematic in many ways, I don't think things such as 'food' and 'medical supplies' fall under the category of unnecessary purchases.

It’s true! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...

it is actually important for us lawyer types to say "that isn't legal" "he doesn't have the power to do that" "you can't unmake a statute with an executive order" because while he may get away with some shit you notice that court isn't going well for him and stuff is getting walked back.