Coordinated running takeoff of some coots #birb #california

Was a huge Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii #moth party at the light trap, had at least 80 come by. Got a nice shot of this one and its pink abdomen. #teammoth

Spotted my first Biston sinuaria #moth this weekend, came to my light trap and hung around all morning #teammoth #california

Black Phoebe looking very content and well fed. #borb #california

Black Phoebe getting some snacks from the pond. #birb #california

Identifying this moth (Edward's Glassywing) meant I got to learn about Henry Edwards the first "actor-entomolgist" whom I've ever heard of. He seems to have been really quite effective at these seemingly disparate jobs. And it's really pretty. #moth #california

Baby #hippo snuggles up with a parent. We got to watch them just relaxing together for a while. #hippopotamus #tanzania

The fully extended landing gear on waterfowl always makes me smile. (Spotted Shag) #birb #newzealand

Capturing the feel of a #waterfall in Hinewai Reserve. #newzealand

NZ Tomtit is basically the definition of #borb so round so tiny. #newzealand

Hiking in #newzealand means seeing #sheep and as it's lambing season, that means there are ridiculously adorable #lambs all about, like, just look at this cutie!

Black swan closely watches its young cygnet eating. #birb #newzealand

Bellbird sings to its mate. #birb #newzealand

Little shag watches the tide come in. #birb #newzealand

White-fronted tern with a meal. #birb #newzealand

#dragonfly pauses on a stalk to watch the world go by. I think this is a flame skimmer?

Pretty sure this Purple Grenadier is in a punk rock band. #birb #tanzania

A barn swallow admires the swooping flight of a fellow barn swallow. #birb #swoop

A pelican winning at a game of king of the log. #birb

Capturing midflight #butterfly pursuit, I really like the feel of these subjects the active pursuit of the one on the right.

Black-lored Babbler sits atop its spiky throne keeping careful watch. #birds #tanzania

Western Flycatcher watching me be too close to its nest. #addBirder #birds

#NoKings Protest from Palo Alto through Mountain View and Sunnyvale. I think Im gonna ride this bus to san jose lol

A lion when mid yawn can look very very silly. (It's birbing when looking at birbs so lion looking is #lioning right?) #tanzania

Weaver birb weaving its nest. #birbing #tanzania

In #tanzania watching a cheetah and her cub having a meal and carrying around pieces from it like cat toys.

Got a good picture of a Lilac Breasted Roller in #Tanzania #bird #birbing

Vervet Monkey sitting in a tree, perhaps enjoying the fine view in Ngorongoro crater. #tanzania

I've been trying to renovate some apple trees, it's a relaxing and rewarding hobby. thrakablog.thrakazog.com/2025/05/appl...

It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane

Hummingbird taking a rest at the top of tree. Kind of a fun angle for a shot II thought. #birbing

#bee deeply drinking from a blossoming cherry tree in Hakone Gardens

#birbing in the Palo Alto baylands, caught an Eared grebe staring down the camera and a snowy egret having a tasty little snack. #bird

Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands. The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.

#birbing at half moon bay, the White-crowned Sparrows were out in force today, but II really liked this one posing for us #birds

I don't know what they are plotting, II'm just glad to see them hanging out together.

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Guy's Flatpack Furniture has completed a new #woodworking item, my version of New Yankee workshop Mission Sofa. (www.newyankee.com/episode/miss...) It's in Cherry with a Tung Oil finish, and slightly less wide as Norm's plan specify. It'll get final assembly after transport to final location.

I hate these fascist motherfuckers with every cell in my body and with nearly equal timbre I hate the cowardice of the only people in a position to oppose them who treat it like they were playing crazy 8s over cocktails and watercress sandwiches

Sometimes #woodworking can be very satisfying.

Salamanders! Found these two cute little salamanders crawling around the yard

Ordering 25 different shades of green in a way that looks "right" seems difficult. I think I'm going to go with this order but not yet fully certain this is the best. #knitting

The mountain cabin has areas where some previous owner just dumped garbage, mostly cans. I've started trying to clean these up as it seems like a good idea. Before and after filling 3 large trash bags at this smallish dump, there is more embedded in the dirt, next time.

I've been doing a #gbbobakealong this season and my lastest write is about Parkin, the week 6 "autumn" challengs This dark spicy cake was fun and fairly easy to make. Full wrrite up thrakablog.thrakazog.com/2024/11/gbbo...