Went to get a new passport. It's wild that I had to take of my glasses to take my picture. I'm blind as a bat without them. How is it not possible to take pictures of people in glasses if this what they do every day? Hate my new picture.

A long-tailed tit sitting in a tree (September 2025). #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

It's coughing uncontrollably in public (transport) season. It's gross and I don't think people notice it anymore.

I'm still recovering from my thyroidectomy from last week. Painwise I'm good, but I'm still hoarse from the intubation. I'm also experiencing some of the symptoms of an underfunctioning thyroid: feeling extra cold, low energy, dry skin and a loss of appetite.

New Swallowtail butterfly sitting on lavender (July 2025). #nature #photography #butterfly #swallowtail

European Peacock butterfly sitting on lavender (June 2025). #nature #photography #butterfly #peacock

FYI, googled something and Google now shows completly wrong AI slop in their picture search. Dreamstime seems to be the source. Really hate Enshittification. #photography #nature

Fieldfare sitting in grass (August 2025). #birds #nature #photography #fieldfare

We live in the stupidest timeline. I went to my thyroid specialist today, who is located in a hospital. I got asked about my mask & was told it was good that I was protecting myself, but the KN95 was "too much" & I should wear a surgical instead 🤦‍♀️.

White Wagtail sitting in a grass field (June 2025). #birds #nature #photography #wagtail

My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...

"Guten Tag, ich bin interessiert an Ihrer Religion."

Überleben in der Verdrängung statt Leben mit der Lösung: Ein Versuch einer Zustandsbeschreibung unserer Gesellschaft mit Blick auf den Umgang mit Covid, Long Covid, Klimakrise und Co. dasmediumonline.com/2025/07/08/k...

A starling sitting on a tree stump (May 2025). #birds #nature #photography #starling

It's hot. On one side of the apartment they are redoing the pavement directly in front of my building and on the other side my neighbours are playing music and smoking directly beneath my window. I can't win (or open any windows).

European Goldfinch in a tree in the middle of the city (June 2025). #birds #nature #photography #goldfinch #finch

Some stellar reporting from the BBC on the ice and rock slide upon the Swiss mountain village of #Blatten. www.bbc.com/news/resourc...

Yellow Swallowtail butterfly sitting on a small scabious (May 2025). #nature #photography #butterfly #swallowtail

Insane this isn’t a bigger global story. Climate change is causing glacier collapse in the Alps. The Swiss town of Blatten was destroyed yesterday. The few buildings that survived the 3.5 million cubic metres of landslide are now slowly drowning as the collapsed mountain damns the river. (🎥 AFP)

Summer Medical Advice

I made a long video about the "someone's got to do it" memes, where they came from, what they're really saying, and what these posts reveal about collective trauma, political cynicism, our decaying faith in democratic institutions and so so much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrj...

"We can 'follow the science' even when it scares us, instead of insisting that 'we have to live our lives' until those lives go up in flames." Brilliant essay by Violet Affleck on the intersections between the climate crisis & Covid crisis 👌🏼 yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2025/05/18/a...

A Eurasian Jay, after haven taken a bath, sitting on the side of a water fountain with its feathers all askew (April 2025). #birds #nature #photography #jay

At this point, I'm going full conspiracy theory, the public voting was bullshit. I don't like ballads, but I do like Austria and its people.

My favorites are Malta, Sweden, Latvia, Spain, Denmark and Luxembourg. #eurovision

A robin sitting on a stone in front of a robin figurine (May 2025). #birds #nature #photography #robin

Here's another robin picture from 10 days ago. #birds #nature #photography #robin

I've taken so many robin pictures in the past month. Here's another one from March 2025. #birds #nature #photography #robin

A robin sitting on a water spout on a sunny day (April 2025). #birds #nature #photography #robin

Another robin sitting in a sunny tree (March 2025). #birds #nature #photography #robin

A robin sitting in a tree (March 2025). #birds #nature #photography #robin

youtu.be/07Rsc8nwbpk?... “I am a hockey player, but at the end of the day, I’m a person.” @seattlekraken.com goalies Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer open up to KHN’s @pipershaw.bsky.social about their journeys with mental health while maintaining composure in the net.

I present to you... The most perfect photo ever taken of the most perfect little boy lamb 😭

One of the major problems with billionaires owning major media is that it literally does not matter if they are profitable. They can take a loss on them because the propaganda and narrative control is worth every penny.

A robin sitting in a tree from this week. #birds #nature #photography #robin

Zum heutigen Frauentag: I Choose Violence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgIK...

Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST. When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.

'Did you even say thank you?'

A blue tit sitting in a tree. #birds #nature #photography #bluetit

"Let's figure out why men become Nazis" isn't a particularly rewarding game, in my opinion. Yes, everyone has reasons for what they do, but the answer to "why does a white man embrace a political system in which white men alone hold power" is fairly self-evident.

Cleaning my silver jewelry with aluminium foil, water and salt. The downside is that now my kitchen smells like sulphur.

«Lebensqualität und Lebensfreude habe ich keine mehr»: Wie ein Paar mit Long Covid kämpft.

Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.

A robin sitting on the metal railing of a balcony (Jan 2025). #birds #nature #photography #robin