the boys of summer

Hey friends, popping back on for the first time in ages to share this—I accepted a kitten for private foster who, as it turns out, has a shattered leg (likely from being thrown from a car) and needs urgent surgery to repair it so she has a chance at keeping the leg! gofund.me/052f635f

tfw walk and herp with random guy on the trail at work for two hours without realizing they are a world authority on something you said an incorrect fact about to a guest earlier in front of them

extra fancy bagworm with all the trimmings!!

how your email finds me

saw a cute squirrel treefrog and a fresh baby gator today. spring is early and it’s pretty abnormal but it’s still nice to see spring

I do love seeing alligators. an almost everyday thing that never gets old

I know these whistling ducks are sick over this. expanded their range from Central America to New Orleans for some bullshit

it is Fungus Time

every time I make meatballs and leave an unwashed dish in the sink overnight the meat man appears to collect his tax

the forbidden and unpinchable cheeks

my best friend sent me a box of exotic fruits for my birthday and 1. I am gloriously excited 2. I know what most of them are but have zero idea about this one in case anyone can weigh in

ruby-crowned kinglets are really delightful and inquisitive little birds. especially cute when it’s cold and they get puffed up extra round

home for christmas. using my mom’s ring light to do my morning skincare routine. face serum smells powerfully and inexplicably of stinkbug. I open multiple bottles to smell all my products individually. give up and conclude I’m on one. lean in close to ring light to apply mascara

lava herons are funny little dudes. disproportionately large aura for size of bird in question

green anoles are underappreciated. I feel like most people have a very common but extraordinarily beautiful local animal they take for granted

delivering the important news that my husband’s aunt recently rescued a mini horse and it just gave birth to a mini mule about the size of a cocker spaniel

my quiz bowl team won half their games at their first ever tournament today while down several players and I’m so proud of them :’)))

nobody asked and yet still I must post so one like one gina lore

firerug inkcaps are exceedingly cool mushrooms. they grow on a visible external mycelium that looks like an orange shag carpet and then dissolve into slimy black goo in about a day

we suspected Beau had been letting the kitten out to play at night because they’re besties now but thankfully Evie is on the case

marine iguanas are some of the most pleasant and charming animals on earth and I’ll stand by that. legendarily bad Darwin take

so few things are cuter than a baby gator. you gotta hear the little laser beam sounds they make to get the full effect

the nearly six-month-old feral cat I was advised to not attempt to bring inside and socialize would like to have words

caught a really cool predation event in progress today. southern black racer and an unfortunate southern leopard frog

big fan of mississippi green watersnakes. nerodia in general are great but I’m partial to the hefty ones

extremely grateful to everyone who migrated here first and created follow lists of all my favorite people for me to go ham in

alligators are really special and I feel lucky that I get to spend enough time around them to recognize wild individuals. been taking photos of this lady for a couple years and she has twelve babies with her right now!!

the barred owls at my workplace are so funny. every time it rains heavily they sit by the trail and hold crawfish in their little hands upright like a beer stein

turtles I have recently seen

what better to break in the new account than a Fungus Time