#birdoftheday New Zealand's Endangered Blue Duck (Whio)in its natural #habitat, a rushing stream. Whio is the Maori name and is pronounced with an initial "f" sound. I looked for this bird all over NZ, before coming upon this family (2 adults and two ducklings)

It doesn't have #sparrow in its name but it is one! Dark-eyed Junco is #birdoftheday for me

A still-downy young Pied Stilt walks along the shore of a thermal pond in Rotorua, New Zealand

Barred Owl butt #birdoftheday #birdbutts

A Red-tailed Hawk that had just flown in to perch along the path. Check out the pupils! The pupil in the sunlight is smaller, while the pupil in the shade is larger. Most raptors can adjust their pupil size independently based on the amount of light that is reaching the eye, which optimizes vision.

Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams. Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives: www.tu.org/conservation...

No words

How it looks if you have nothing to hide, I guess

Cancel SPOTIFY. They are running ICE ads. F them. www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT "he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality "this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening START WITH WHAT IT IS not what it isn't

A bold prediction

Perfect!

Grrrrrrr

It’s not about hacking votes. It’s about rigging the system before anyone casts a ballot. Here’s how Trump could pull it off in 2026, and how to stop him. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/gop-trump-...

Lies have consequences

This mine will completely destroy a unique area. Hands off our natural heritage!

Link to report: www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show. Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up, Mar🐫

Here’s the web site where you can comment on Trump’s proposal to gut the EPA’s greenhouse gas emission rules: www.regulations.gov/document/EPA.... This proposal will make our planet increasingly uninhabitable for our children and grandchildren.

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

I'm still a little surprised that our much-vaunted system of checks and balances turned out to be packed with sniveling cowards, souless money-grubbers and virulent racists

Off-leash dog walking disturbs ground-nesting birds more than any other human recreational activity: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Video of Borys Kala - Polish Society for Nature Conservation, via Mary Colwell's account of X: x.com/curlewcalls/... #shorebirds #waders #Curlew

My first venomous snake: South Carolina copperhead

Lizard sex is what this is. The male, who's green right now (they can easily and quickly change), is showing his red-throat pouch, which he uses to intimidate rivals

500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens. Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.

Only a few hours left to support the Endangered Species Act by speaking out! Tell them not to recind the definition of "harm" www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... My comment if you need talking points: birdsmatter.wordpress.com/wp-admin/pos... #EndangeredSpeciesDay

A Parliament of Owls - Night Version ✨

Wind pollination is a risky business but where I live most trees have to rely on it. These Box Elder (Acer negundo, a maple) anthers are almost ready to pop and start metaphorically tossing handfuls of pollen into the wind, trusting that somehow they will find the female flowers on a different tree

what a visual

MMR vaccine doesn’t just prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. It also prevents RFK Jr. from showing up at your child’s funeral to exploit your grief at your most vulnerable moment.

A Song Sparrow giving it all he's got to tell his neighbors that this territory is occupied, a sort of musical No Trespassing sign. Imagine if a human's most brazen defense was to sing a beautiful melody

Greater Roadrunners (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae: Geococcyx californianus) are a relatively common sight in the southwest US and Mexico. Their muscular legs and considerable speed give them the ability to evade most predators and hunt down small prey. Big Bend National Park, Texas, 09 Feb 2014.

Thank you, internet.