Radiolaria are microscopic unicellular sea creatures that create skeletons from silica. Their skeletons are among the most beautiful and complex natural microstructures, resembling elaborate filigree. blog post: n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9861

@matt.godbolt.org have you seen @mattkeeter.com 's "Prospero Challenge"? Several folks used compiler optimization techniques on it so I thought you'd be interested! www.mattkeeter.com/projects/pro... His presentation here gives more context and is worth a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Cn...

This map shows the location of all TWO BILLION eBird records. Each pixel is 0.1° x 0.1° square. Non-linear color scale. This is just me playing around with the eBird data again. #birds

I took a bunch of pictures with my thermal scope and stitched them together into this panorama. So this is long-wave infrared, showing actual temperature differences (black = cold, white = hot). #infrared #thermal #lwir

a few willets and short-billed dowitchers... #birds

The birds are on the move tonight! I'm recording the sky with my thermal scope again. Definitely lots of birbs up there. #birds

the sky was very dramatic last night

I am offended

me as a kid: I'm gonna build a huge tree house _nails 2x4 to two trees_ me as a kid: I'm gonna write a 3D car racing game _draws a speedometer needle on the screen_

This is about 100 minutes worth of bird migration paths directly over my house, played back in just under one minute. Captured in infrared around 1am last night (October 2nd). Approximately 10 degree field of view, looking straight up. The occasional bat too! Most birds heading southwest. #birds

We've got a visiting Brown Booby here in central North Carolina. I took the kayak out for optimal viewing! #birds

White Ibis snackin' on crabs #birds

I think they just got married 🥰 😂 #birds

Always liked Alice in Chains but suddenly obsessed. Holy shit they really were good.

Macro shot of a Downy Woodpecker feather #birds

Painted Bunting #birds

BAMBOOZLED! Red-eyed Vireo feeding a Brown-headed Cowbird. #birds

Southern black racer #snakes

Copperhead! #snakes

I'm not sure if I had a favorite bird before, but I definitely have one now... #birds

After playing a weird game of "spot the differences", I've concluded that I got a picture of three different screech owl nestlings! Two of them have since fledged. I suspect the third probably did too this evening. #birds

I'm hardly even tuned into the spring migration. I'm too busy following various nests. Belted Kingfisher, Prothonotary Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Screech Owl, Tufted Titmouse, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird... So many are fledging now. Great photo opportunities. #birds

I found this screech owl yesterday with my thermal scope! #birds

Crested Caracara #birds

Pyrrhuloxia, aka the Desert Cardinal #birds

White-eyed Vireo with a catch #birds

Vermilion Flycatcher #birds

Cactus Wren #birds

Violet-green Swallow in flight #birds

Rare look at a Northern Rough-winged Swallow on the ground. I was standing by the edge of the lake, watching other birds, when I noticed the swallows kept zipping around me. I surmised that they wanted to land on the muddy ground, so I moved over to the side and crouched down and waited... #birds

Carpenter bee came to the wrong house! #birds

Messing around with ray tracing through lenses (in C++). 1) a 50mm lens patent from 1897 2) the lens modeled in my ray tracer 3) the "picture" that I took with it!

Today in the bluebird box that I just relocated yesterday. They're all about it! #birds

There's something about juncos in the snow, isn't there? #birds

Hermit Thrush in the snow… in my backyard! #birds

We got some snow yesterday... #birds

Been playing around with various "attractors". You can try it out too! www.michaelfogleman.com/static/attra...

Black Vulture mating display... right in front of me! #birds

it's kinglet season

Anyone have any experience with tame beavers? I've been observing & photographing this one for about a week now. It does show some fear, but if approached slowly it is extremely tolerant. Anyway, I've been taking advantage of the opportunity!

I got video of a beaver felling a tree!

accidental glitchy christmas art (Z-fighting)

time for some grub #birds

Look who I saw today! #birds

I found a Pileated Woodpecker nest this past May, and I even managed to get video of 2 of the 3 nestlings leaving the nest! #birds

Saw my first Snow Goose today! #birds

@unormal.bsky.social you gonna do advent of code this year?

An Eastern Screech Owl nestling is bewildered by a cicada that shows up at its front door. The cicada diverts and makes a calculated escape. Mom is drowsy and unbothered by the ordeal. If it were nighttime, she'd have snatched that cicada right up. #birds

Many birds are more tolerant of being approached by kayak than by foot, and it is delightful. #birds

I friggin’ love Least Bitterns. Acrobats of the reeds. Barely larger than an American Robin, they weigh 3 ounces and can fit through a 1.5” wide gap. #birds