Listen to this sage advice from Kayla. You can never go wrong by heeding this advice.

Cardinal pics are a dime a dozen. For bird photographers, they're the easies to get and nothing to brag about because everyone has good Cardinal pics. But dammit, I like this photo I got of a Cardinal today and I'm sharing it with everyone!

Do I know any botanists, plant nerds, or flower experts that can look at this? I found something very odd when shooting pics of Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) blooms. A normal bloom, then a pic of a very major variation on petal structure I've never seen before. ALT text for more info

I was planning on just taking flower pics with a macro lens. Then it turned into an unexpected wildlife photo shoot! This Honeybee landed on a flower I was shooting, then I followed him to several other flowers for 20 minutes until he took off to his hive in the woods.

The girlfriend and I went camping with my parents and I'm going through shots I got. We weren't BIRDING™ this weekend, but we all had to take some bird and wildlife shots anyway. Here's a few as I go through the 937 pics I took this weekend.

One of the more interesting birds I got pics of this weekend is an Anhinga. A very large wading bird that is barely in its natural range here in north Texas. They tend to prefer more coastal and tropical climates. Aggressive fishers and will eat very big fish in one gulp.

@blueheronfarm.bsky.social I was going to DM you some Great Blue and Little Blue Heron photos, but BSKY doesn't do images in DMs. So here's some Blue Herons for you. I'll send more as I sort through these 2100 photos of birds I took this weekend!

We found this baby alligator just being a cute little guy resting his head on a lily pad as he got closer to see those weirdo humans that were looking at him. @skwinnicki.bsky.social

My girlfriend and I went birding with my parents in east Texas Saturday. Met a biologist that worked at the WMA we were at, had a friendly chat, then he told us to follow him into the restricted areas. I took over 2000 pics, but here's a few I like.

After the girlfriend and I spend all day in the Jeep and birding in several locations, I came home to the internet being out. So I decided to walk around outside on my land. Heard the song of a bird that is ON THE LIST. Grabbed the camera and got his ass!

I got my first real shots of a Great Blue Heron yesterday. I'm pretty happy with the results!

A tiny little Eastern Phoebe decided to pose for me and show off the results of a successful hunt. The spider never stood a chance!

While my grandma was in town to meet my parents, my girlfriend, and I for dinner yesterday evening, the 40mph winds did this to her tree. Took out power to the house and blocked her garage.

I'm hardly patriotic, but this pic I got of the damage from a tornado that destroyed people's homes and upended lives seems powerful to me. Someone's American flag was planted in the ground in the rubble of massive storm damage. The house this was on might not be standing.

Howdy, I'm Dalton. A competitive shooter and amateur accessories designer. All of my creations are available freely under the name "Southpaw Precision". FOSS forever. Can't stop the signal.

I have more to share, but this pic of a Mama Mockingbird jetting off to get more food for her babies is fun.

My girlfriend and I spent the day with my pro level bird photography parents for a day of lugging heavy camera gear around in nature. I took around 900 pics today, but a couple really stood out. More in the replies as I add them. Check Alt text for details.

Now I'm thinking about all the very country white people shit I heard growing up and while working in the oilfields. We have some zingers! My late grandma, if she didn't like you might say you were "useless as tits on a boar hog". If she hated you "He makes my ass want a dip of snuff".

Didn't expect to attend storm spotter training on a Saturday morning then spend Saturday night clearing trees off roads and driving around downed powerlines. www.reddit.com/r/tornado/co...

Took the 2026 Storm Spotter training from the local NWS office this morning. It is VERY different from the training 15 years ago! Now it's more on super basic stuff that someone posting on social media can report for recordkeeping than actually training spotters that help issue NWS warnings.

A good reason to order some Panda Express today!

What is the most powerful or emotional line from song lyrics that hit you in the heart? These hit me when I was 15 and still hit me the same way 30 years later... "If you should die before me Ask if you can bring a friend Pick a flower, hold your breath And drift away"

Before I head to bed, just want to take a second and remind everyone to remember the 76 people including 26 children that died on this day 33 years ago in Waco, and the 168 people including 19 children that died on this day 31 years ago in Oklahoma City.

When you store tons of explosive black powder in 1868, you do it in a building with 4 foot thick walls WAY away from where you work and sleep on a frontier Army fort.

It’s the end of the road for the old job folks. Company in a tailspin, shuttering locations, shedding benefits and good people left and right. Full death spiral. I need some help getting out of here faster before it all crashes down and I’m starting from nothing at 50. Please. gofund.me/5c76053d9

Guess what? GOSLING BUTT!

@banditelli.org OMG, saw some Canada Goose goslings today!

I seer a lot of folks getting excited after that viral video of a guy torching a Kimberly-Clark warehouse and are now counting every fire since while thinking it's a new workers revolution brewing. But like, these places catch on fire on their own daily! www.nfpa.org/education-an...

trying to post through it rn

Urgent #mutualaid 🚨🚨🚨 I've known my friend @maliktunde.bsky.social a long time & seen him go from struggling for rent to homlessness in the woods. He's bipolar like me. He's recently survived a brutal attack. 8 men raped & stabbed him. He may be pregnant. Pay links are tamilove21 at venmo & cashapp.

gofund.me/0325c978e The Cat Man of Aleppo Shelter needs urgent donations. They are outbound food, and are buying meat on credit. I’ve been following sharing and donating since 2018. The current war situation in the region is making everything harder.

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. Here's new patterns for my carbon fiber foldable walking sticks!! Each pattern needs to sell at least 50 each to make them a reality!! Or else I'll have to refund them. Please support! Store: Bibipins.com

Anyone know what "92" represents in the white nationalist/Neo-Nazi world? I'm usually well versed but I'm with Penny on that one.

#mutualaid #ma #helpsky

Still sharing, now the funeral things are over I'm just trying to pay for storage and bills hitting all at once. Got quoted 300 bucks for 2 tires which sounds crazy so I'm gonna keep looking. Trying to sell electrician equipment but I don't have time I just gotta move it all before the month ends

The land next to mine has been winter Wheat for the 15 years I've lived here. No winter Wheat this year, but he's prepped and has his seed drill out here for a spring planting. No idea on what he's planting this year in this big changeup!

The Bald Eagles at the lake today were playing hide and seek. They won! No good eagle pics. But the Coots were willing to pose for the camera.

My dad lied about paying the months rent already when I asked, apparently, and so asking the landlord for a little flexibility with me getting all his stuff out kinda backfired. Storage units and moving help is my main concern now

Gonna be fun to see how the new Supreme Leader thinks on the subject.

Took a break from doomscrolling to go ride around with my birder parents on rumors that there were Bald Eagles at Lake Weatherford. I still have 600 more photos to go through, but sharing an early one. First time I've ever photographed Eagles.

welp my ranting about the farm bill for the past 2 years might become relevant again

Sometimes you see a post that causes an instant heartbreak and uncontrollable rage reaction that you didn't expect.

This might be the best one yet.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. I have 2. "The suppliers fucked up our parts again" And when someone makes a minor mistake... "I remember my first day on the job" The second is especially fun when it's someone with 20 years experience at the job.

Jurors have reached a verdict for 9 defendants regarding the Prairieland Detention Center noise demonstration in Texas.

This is horrible news, especially for those standing trial. But also for the legal precedent is sets that the DOJ will now try to use a LOT more. When I hear anything about fundraisers for potential appeals, I'll share them.

Damn, it was 30 years ago that teenage me got violently shaken awake and told to get dressed at 11pm on a school night because my sister was in a car wreck and being transported to Parkland in Dallas by helicopter.

A long thread, but one people here on Bluesky need to read through to the end. A special emphasis on the part that protesting under a Democrat admin might get you beaten and jailed overnight. Protesting under this regime gets you murdered, terrorism charges, or deported.

Most of us are rational. And we can think about how out actions might have other consequences. But believing that applies to the US Government now is incredibly dangerous. These aren't rational actors. And if you assume you can predict the next move of the US government is a dangerous belief.