Valentine’s Day: Female (presumed) had come to check that nest excavations by male (presumed) was going according to plan/schedule. Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) #GBBC #GBBC2026 #BirdCount #CitizenScience #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

Gone in 60 milliseconds! An Oriental Darter surfaces with its catch, momentarily stunned, as a White-throated Kingfisher executes a perfectly timed interception. 📍Bharatpur, Rajasthan. #lensonwildlife #ThePhotoHour 📷🪶🌿

Blue-winged Minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #highlands #Pahang #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata), male. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #highlands #Pahang #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Shame on the IOC for this awful action. And may the #StreisandEffect ensure that this Ukrainian athlete’s message spreads 10 times as far because of this hamfisted attempt at censorship. In today’s frightening world, everything is political, & orgs pretending otherwise appear clueless or complicit.

Measles cases in US top 900 as CDC confirms infections in 24 states | KATU katu.com/news/nation-...

Love the ‘stars’ in their eyes - Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis). Nothing common about this myna. Part of the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend: 13–16 February 2026. #GBBC #GBBC2026 #BirdCount #CitizenScience #BirdsSeenIn2026 @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

For the 2nd day of the Great Backyard Bird Count (13–16 February 2026) my true love gave to me 50 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) and cuckoo in a Starfruit Tree. #GBBC #GBBC2026 #BirdCount #CitizenScience #Birds @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Bugs

Chestnut-tailed Minla (Actinodura strigula) Beyond words, breathtaking. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #highlands #Pahang #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

An unexpected visitor to the home today – a Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides). Part of the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend: 13–16 February 2026. #GBBC #GBBC2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Mountain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trivirgatus) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #highlands #Pahang #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) nesting in our garden. Very comfortable with us watching at a close range. With a Mimela sp. beetle for the juveniles. Part of the Great Backyard Bird Count is on this weekend: 13–16 February 2026. #GBBC #GBBC2026 #BirdCount @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) feeding on nectar of Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon or Chinese Lantern), an exotic (non-native plant) from South America. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #highlands #Pahang #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus alboniger). The primary habitat is montane forest, but in recent years I have seen it at the lowland forests. Note some wing & tail moult. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #highlands #Pahang #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

The Great Backyard Bird Count is on this weekend: 13–16 February 2026. Please join us & document the birds we see in Malaysia & Worldwide. See link for details: www.birdcount.org?utm_campaign...

President Donald Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files more than a million times, according to a top Democrat who reviewed the Justice Department’s unredacted version of the documents.

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) build amazing nests, attached to tree trunk, camouflaged with moss. What ‘glue’ do they use to hold it in place? Spiderweb? How do they keep moss alive? 2 different nests. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

Reminder! Curlew population in Ireland dropped from 'thousands' of pairs to 138 pairs in JUST THIRTY YEARS. wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/i... #ornithology

Today I got up, showered, dressed in comfy sweats, fed the cat & myself, then went back to sleep. Some days are like that. I was chuffed about the shower though! Before I learned to just go to bed when tired, I'd sometimes just collapse in the middle of the floor. #ChronicIllness #Spoonies #NEISVoid

Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief. Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.

Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family. “He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

Whenever I wanna look at a picture of the world that bears some resemblance to reality, I first turn to cartoonists like Jon Kudelka. theconversation.com/as-beautiful...

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

Male birds often get more attention. So posting a female Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) feeding on the nectar of Malvaviscus arboreus, commonly known as Sleeping Hibiscus, or Wax Mallow. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis). Highly intelligent birds & bond/partner for life. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Abbott's Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti). One of the babblers that can survive in the city where green lungs still exist. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in President Trump's first year back in the White House had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document TAT: [Nationalism]

An Irishman living in the United States for more than 20 years has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials since being arrested last September. Seamus Culleton is married to a US citizen and owns a plastering business in the Boston area. He was arre... TAT: [Nationalism]

Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

If you are eager to search for the missing species for your country, there is a dedicated google drive here shorturl.at/XU0Fi, with all the information as well as continent blank lists and a couple of country stats!

Let's resume the #BirdsSeenIn2026 challenge today, after a two week gap. As of today, we have 5 countries above the 100 bird species mark! Congrats to all participants! Remember to add the rough location of your pictures so that I can attribute them to the corresponding list.

Please. Do not be alarmed*. We come in peace. (* exclusions apply: for fish, frog, mouse, snake, lizard, rat, eel and diverse others, please reference Appendix L - lunch targets)

House Crow (Corvus splendens). Introduced more than 100 years ago to deal with pests & now a pest locally. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Under appreciated birds with a delightful plumage & personality. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

An uncommon visitor to the neighbourhood - Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus). Hunts bats & swifts. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Some leafbirds & allies seen this year: Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon), Blue-winged Leafbird (C. moluccensis), Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella). #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Two barbets that are common visitors to the home & seen many times this year: Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) & Lineated Barbet (P. lineatus) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus) flying over the tall grass. Secretive birds. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Translation of the Thomas More speech by William Shakespeare into today's language

I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.

👀 h/t: mrcodydahler