Stay safe out there y'all

Chat gpt is not a search engine. Chat gpt is not a confidant. Chat gpt is not your friend. Chat gpt is not a reliable source. Chat gpt is not real. Chat gpt is not real. Chat gpt is not real!

Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season: 🧵 * Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals. * We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water. 1/

Scripps's murrelet. These little guys breed in the Channel Islands off of California. 🪶

It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.

My new hobby is playing the alto part in the hymn on the soprano recorder and pretending it's a descant. I think it often sounds really good! ...please send help. For the people whose apartments share a wall with mine. 🎶

This would work. A lot of us are in the right age range for this.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 6 is the Outside Agitator poster I made that's kept me aligned while wading through so much bullshit in 2025; sales from this have supported some critical mutual aid and helped get an old friend housed, so I'm extra grateful for it. Love finding ways to remix bird photos 😊🪶📸

Detox Doodles! This is one of a series of daily sketches that I've been doing to curb my mindless scrolling! This page is all about Kakapo, so adorable! #art #newzealand #kakapo #bird #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt

Sandhill crane taking off for the #movement theme of #birdoftheday #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Good morning from my favorite bird with an overly-on-the-nose name!

Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!” “I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”

Yellow Crowned Night Heron Deadly head: All beakspear All big eye All spring loaded muscle And yet atop it all An elegant plume. Lunch is 🦀 and 🦞

Update: attempts by local birders to see if the bird is still around today in the snow have been delayed by, well, snow. ❄️🌨️

Cutest fleet ever (Buffleheads) 🪶

Galatians 3:28: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Transphobes: NOT LIKE THAT

I would like to take a second to address something that always comes up when COVID trauma is discussed. I will tell you that I am not a therapist or psychiatrist. I’m just someone with PTSD. Ready? You know there’s that famous book about bodies keeping the score written by a creep?

In today's edition of "Birds That Regret All Their Life Choices", I present this LIMPKIN, standing on the ICE, in OHIO, in DECEMBER. Also season, weather, and location no longer have any meaning in #birding. 🪶

Vultures! 😍😍😍

Very good advice on preparing for major holiday meals, which also works for major Church services, FYI to clergy who are panicking because how does Advent always manage to sneak up on you???

Here's a little more detail of the eye ring on the male Black-headed Trogon at Agami Island. The blue is skin; not feathers. One day, I hope to get a closer view of this species. #birds #nature #costarica

🦇 In case you missed it: New study reveals England’s ancient churches are vital sanctuaries for rare and endangered bats. Read more about this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...

There are a lot of different eagle and hawk species in South Africa, but there was one in particular that I was hoping to see. It was kind of hidden by branches, high in a tree , but then, this African Fish Eagle took off to check out the riverbank in the late evening light! #Birds 🪶

One of my favorite birds. This kingfisher caught a crayfish in a suburban pond, beat it against the branch a few times, and after about 10 tries swallowed it whole. Extra angles included because she's a beaut. 🪶

Can I offer you a few capybaras in these trying times?

Stay stylish, my friends!

Very relatable bird.

NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews. At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...

Absolutely no one saw this coming or warned of it in the early days *cough cough*. studyfinds.org/chatgpts-hal...

NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

Fancy little dark eyed junco looking good in some fall colors!! #birds

*looks at timeline* Ok I’m bringing the baby Great Egret floofs out of the “emergency cute” archive. #birds 🌿

Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics" guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation

Started fogging in a background in colour pencil No idea where I'm going with this one lol Though after years of strict work not having a goal is always nice This will likely be up for sale when I'm done.

Is real. Can confirm. At this point I think they're just messing with us.

Does this count???

Chasing birds along Lake Erie: stuck on the other side of the drawbridge. Chasing birds in central Ohio: stuck behind a horse and buggy.

This morning on Lake Erie. 😬 🪶

These adorable little toasted marshmallow-looking Snow Buntings made my day! They’ve arrived along the lakeshore, bringing a touch of Arctic charm to Wisconsin during fall migration. 📷👐🏾🫶🏾🪶

It's not that church people are more likely to be like this, it's just that people who are like this are more likely to seek out churches.

Thanks for all the lovely suggestions so far! We're now at 90 flowers! Almost at my goal. Anyone got any missing flowers to suggest? ^_^ #pixelart

Good morning! 🪶

Got the Sunday video up early this time! If you've been seeing news about "oh no there's a spike in farm bankruptcy"- it is NOT as simple as "farms go out of business & then investors buy them all." hoooooo boy youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQw

🦴New fossil alert🦴 Introducing Aeviperditus gracilis, a possible bowerbird from the Miocene of New Zealand. My first fossil description! Artwork by the amazing Sasha Votyakova (Te Papa CC-BY-SA) (🧵1/11)

Thank you @rumpelrina.bsky.social for letting me use your drawing as a reference! Eagle Owlet, acrylic and gold leaf on paper, 36 x 48 cm, 100 EUR (shipping only within EU) #artyear #artforsale #kleineKunstklasse 🪶

A European Robin for @purpzie.com , thank you for your #Waymakers donation! And for a super fun bird choice, I've actually never done one of these before I think? they're so dang cute, here's one looking ahead to winter! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt

The last of the American Goldfinches are still hanging around. There was one flock still at my local park eating goldenrod seeds. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin

Apex predator of the Statenville boat ramp #birds