#10MinMerlin Cold and kinda gross today. Maybe more tomorrow

#10MinMerlin Got the bird of the day! Although it’s not too hard to find European Starlings 😂

I used to play Risk a lot in high-school. Here’s how many troops I think it will take to hold the Strait of Hormuz.

#10MinMerlin Love the tip on Downy vs Hairy Woodpeckers!

Oh my goodness!

Looks like we’ll have baby finches in our yard this year too

#10MinMerlin Rainy day birds

#10MinMerlin Part 2!

#10MinMerlin Lots of birds today in the “backyard” at work! Also took a short walk and found some more.

#10MinMerlin Took a walk at a wooded park hoping to hear some new voices but it was too windy. Backyard with the same cast of characters and a special guest appearance from a red tailed hawk.

21. McSqueegy-McQueeg 22. Reticulated Thong Snatcher 23. Very Normal Bird #86 🦉🦅🦆

#10MinMerlin Not sure about the horned lark. That one is totally new to me.

Papa cardinal at the feeder

#10MinMerlin Today’s visitors

#TenMinMerlin A couple of additions today. We have a cardinal family that raises their babies in our yard every year.

#TenMinMerlin for today. Hoping for more variety once I get the feeder going again.

Checking the news on my phone like

My thoughts are with Nurul Amin Shah Alam's family and loved ones after this devastating tragedy. No one who comes here seeking refuge should be left in harm’s way. My office is reviewing our legal options.

god help me, the details of this story

"Strengths include the ability to work independently for years or even decades with minimal feedback and/or praise, as well as a marked level of comfort working with antiquated systems, outdated standards, and unending group email chains."

Classic

The Crock Pot is one of the only times when real life works like video game crafting. You dump in some powders and the remains of several vile birds and out comes hot delicious food

Last semester, I had the opportunity to take a class on costume design in fantasy, sci-fi, and supernatural film and television. And for my final project, I chose to analyze the costumes in Jem and The Holograms! ✨

"Practically, they can’t be anything they want. For example, as both have requested, neither can become a penguin, an apple tree, or, apparently, the President of the United States."

i'm starting to see some scoldy posts pointing out that we are laughing about a fire on the deck of our sinking ship and i have to be honest once the ship started sinking i decided i would take the laughs where i found them

The Onion Looks Back On Pope Francis Busting His Holy Ass

Buffalo, NY. youtu.be/irinTeQHES0?...

"Calming Breathing Exercises for the Moment When Teens Walk by, and You Can’t Remember If the Jeans You’re Wearing Are Good"

I just saw someone comment, "we never had blizzard warnings from the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of America sucks" and now I'm dead.

I do not have any coping mechanisms for the next four years. I am all tapped out.

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