Boxborough Birders has put together a bird photography exhibit at Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton, Massachusetts. If you are near Littleton, you can stop by to see the photos now through June 22. webofnature.wordpress.com/2026/05/23/b... #birdphotography #photography

The astronomical scale of the problems in the Cabinet: "People such as Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard exist as national political figures only because they circle Trump like dwarf moons around a gas giant. They are not going to stop him."

Hey, #Boston classical music fans, have we got a site for you: A calendar of upcoming classical and early-music concerts www.concertatlas.com

No despots allowed in Littleton, MA #nokings

Artist Open Call Artists in any medium are invited to submit bird-themed art by March 24 to be considered for an exhibition running at Five Sparks in Harvard, MA from April 18-May 30. www.fivesparks.org/birds/ #birds #art #birdart #birdphotography

In another sign of this cold winter, Lake Champlain has been declared to be closed for only the 5th time in the last 20 years. February 13th marks the earliest closing since 2014 & it's the 3rd earliest since 2000. The earliest ever was January 7th in 1868. #VTwx #NYwx

I am in Milan. It’s work. I help with safety planning for big events. My take from in the room. VP Vance was heckled by the crowd when he appeared on screen. But I want to point out that the same crowd was loud and supportive when Team USA came out. It was lovely to hear. And quite a juxtaposition.

“Democracy dies in darkness.” First as warning, then as how-to manual.

This is how cold it’s been in the Boston area!

A bobcat paused in front of our trail camera. Hunting rabbits? #bobcat #wildlife #nature

Aurora borealis viewing possible tonight if the sky clears

Not sad I left (X)Twitter

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward. https://bit.ly/481PFvt

#aurora borealis visible from Massachusetts #mawx

Peaceful and good-spirited protesters in king-free zones as far as the eye can see in big cities and small towns across the country and all around the world. Great compilation, especially including the comments. #NoKings 👑

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Happy Pythagorean Triple Square Day! 9/16/25 3*2 + 4*2 = 5*2

Here, have some birds perched on appropriate/delightful signage. You're welcome. 🧵 ⤵️ 1. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) by tysmith on iNaturalist

With the new rates in effect this winter, heating a home with a heat pump will cost the same — or less — than heating with natural gas.

Fireflies are the embodiment of summer and warm childhood memories, writes Wilson Kerr. Thanks to the products we use to keep up our manicured lawns, they’re also in trouble. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A deer crossed the road in front of us as we walked near Rolling Meadows (Boxborough, MA), followed shortly by a fawn. Here's a brief video of the fawn dashing to catch up.

Five things to remember about war:

"Private" qualms count for zero, in current 'which side are you on?' lineup. And I mean "Zero Kelvin," absolute zero. If you're not standing up, you're kneeling down. Hoping people will think better of you. Nope. See also: "Concerned" GOP Senators. "Institutionalist" SCOTUS members.

Bluebirds and swallows have started nesting—and Dustin walks you through our setup and early egg counts in this clip from our latest podcast. To watch the full episode, hit the link in our bio.⁠ 📍 Link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #birds #wildlife #birdsofinstagram #birding #birdwatching⁠

Women make up "half the history" of Concord, and a film series this weekend at Umbrella Arts showcases a few of them. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

HAPPY 10TH CITY NATURE CHALLENGE! 🎉 It's time to upload as many observations of wild organisms as you can to iNat, no matter where you are. For some inspo, here are a few from last year (scroll for a surprise 🦝). All photos from inaturalist.org 🧵⤵️ 1. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) by drmoasu

Expect no end to Winter’s chills ‘Til snow rains down on daffodils.

Tariffs don’t make economic sense because that’s not their purpose in this case

Still relatively small, but better than last year

Bravo to the retired service band members who filled in so the show could go on, and talented and deserving young musicians could play the concert they had been invited to.

I submitted some photos for Acton, Massachusetts’ new Open Space and Recreation Plan. Three of them were selected to be in the publication — ferns, bluebird, &dragonfly — which appear on pages 69, 74, and 77, which you can see in context at the following link: www.acton-ma.gov/DocumentCent...

Celebrating Latin Rhythms, Dances, and Harmonies! The Concord Band presents "Music From Warm Places" on Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7:00 PM at the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord, MA. concordband.blogspot.com/2025/02/musi...

From a week in snowy #Vermont #snow #winter #NEK

When I tell people I'm an eagles fan but I get misunderstood 🪶 go #birds

I deactivated my bird site account today. BlueSky passed the earthquake test; there was plenty of real-time information about the quake last week in Maine. I see no need to keep my bird site account. I have not been on that site in ages, except to download the archive of my account. #tweXit #Xodus

High-speed chase! Our trail camera caught the moment a red fox ran by in hot pursuit of a squirrel. More recent trail camera photos of fox and coyote at webofnature.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/r... #nature #wildlife #photography #fox #squirrel #notagroundhog

I think I heard it. I heard an unusually loud truck going through the neighborhood about that time, and thought "That's so loud someone might think it was an earthquake". Now in retrospect it probably was the earthquake.

With the future of TikTok uncertain, American users try out RedNote and an unexpected amount cross-cultural American-Chinese connection springs up. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts. www.npr.org/2025/01/25/n...

A small puddle on a handrail is refreezing -- where sun had melted snow or ice earlier in the day, now a skim of ice has formed in feathery crystals as the January afternoon sun drops toward the horizon. Ice House Pond, Acton, MA. 25 January 2025 #ice #nature #photography

Lafayette, Louisiana got more snow today than many northern cities have seen *ALL SEASON* It's been 3 years since Boston had a snowstorm this large

Watch out for black ice in the Boston area

I collected about 40 of my photo highlights from 2024, including aurora borealis, barred owl, foliage along the Connecticut River, lizard and more. If you like these, click through to view the full set. webofnature.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/2... #Nature #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography 🌱🦉🦎🌿

Fact checking @tribelaw.bsky.social Status = Mostly true ✅ 2025 = 45² ✅ 2025 is the first “square” year since 1936 (44²), the next being 2116 (46²). ✅ The digit sum of 2025 is also a square: 2+0+2+5 = 9 = 3².

Amazing video of mergansers catching fish on Long Lake in Littleton, MA

Not a parody whdh.com/news/five-fi...

Beautiful -- and very funny -- animal photos

@1degreeoutside.com I was looking at the app and wondering why it wasn’t picking up on the Saturday night snow that the NWS was predicting (“Partly cloudy” 5% chance of precipitation). Then I opened the details and it shows a very different story (chance of snow 70%).

Between the earthquake/tsuanmi scare, the UnitedHealthcare shooting and the South Korea martial law stuff this week, it feels like Bluesky is getting more and more critical mass around breaking events that made Twitter so sticky and useful.