🪶 A spotted towhee decided this was a good branch while I was looking out for birds of prey. This is the best shot I got of the striking red eye but it takes a 100% crop to see.

🪶 A couple of starlings drew me in to take a shot and when I downloaded the image I realized that most of the woodpecker holes have acorns in them! Some busy creature has taken advantage of the storage.

First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them. Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...

Realized today that it's been a hot minute (OK, 7 months) since I've posted any nature photos so here's a chrysalis! I had to move this one a few feet to keep it safe so it's tied up with some thread.

@aplante.com this seems like something you'd get a kick out of.

Bodied by my eldest , frankly

Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.

@joelkuiper.eu the vanishing point here reminds me of some of your photos.

My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books #holiday #vacation #reading

This sounds better than too much social talk into standups. I'm not opposed to some, especially as it feels like the only opportunity some people have as a relief valve, but having to gently keep the meeting on topic to respect group time pains me because I want people to have social growth too.

i’m so sorry you had to find out this way but all-dressed chips are just chip bukkake

I feel seen

Classics on Deck is back! This week, we are taking a look at how Impossible Creatures (2003) and Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (2003) run on the #SteamDeck: steamdeckhq.com/classics-on-...

I wrote a program to lipsync the shipping forecast in a terminal window, and I have no regrets.

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

Here's another for #inverteFest a jelly I saw on a trip to the middle east near a dock.

A favorite piece of airport art from Boston Logan for #inverteFest

They should invent a kitchen that doesn't have the person I'm married to perfectly in the way all the time

AAAAAHHH!! The Dice With Death #demo is LIVE RIGHT NOW! Dice With Death is a Roguelike Dicebuilder. Inspired by the ancient dice game of Farkle, roll for your life against Death with the help of unique abilities and powerful unlockable relics! store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/...

a mushroom soup to bless your feeds and your *feeds*

Nature valentines. Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon

This is long for microblogging but _so_ worth reading. An incredible story of community and resilience (both on Jen's part and the eye infection) I'm left almost without words.

from the makers of Did You Leave The Stove On®️ comes Looming Deadline™️! Looming Deadline is an all-natural alternative to Motivation that lets you organize your fridge, do some laundry, clean the counters, sort through that bag in your closet full of old ac adapters, and more

It's the year of the snake, or so I've heard 🐍🟦 #formline #telekitneticart

Some nice feeds listed below that you pin to your homepage if you need a break. Don’t miss out on bugs, the invertebrates feed is great too. bsky.app/profile/did:...

#birds A hawk, red-shouldered perhaps?

Saw this fluffed up bird as dusk settled, I believe it's a scrub jay. #birds

I was looking at the electrical grid supply numbers and I had a real brainwave moment, instead of cutting off solar production at 4pm maybe we continue it for a couple more hours? Could really balance out the high demand we see around 6pm.

Saw these little orange #insects earlier this month. No idea what they are but their butt(?) wiggle-wave was cool to see. Please share if you know them. Lens was a macro effective ~160mm that isn't great for video so I decided some stabilization wobbles were less annoying than the original shake.

If I'm going to start posting Snug of the Day here, you need to know the context. I have a huge 22lb tabby named Oslo and a normal size guy named Gotham and all they do is cuddle because they're obsessed with each other.

And now for an interlude in my dissertation presentation...

A bonanza of banana slugs from my drawing demo at the @massmice.bsky.social cartoonarium a couple weeks ago!

19 letters grayed out to get this today... Wordle 1,286 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Look at that winter coat, she looks quite comfortable

chapter six is so gd real

I knew I'd have a chance to share this photo eventually #birds #birdbutt

Dinner this week?

🪶 Ever felt judged by a bird?

🪶 A hummingbird from 2022, probably San Diego.

I love the Dutch Championships Headwind Cycling, it is is one of the funniest parts of Dutch culture. The race is done on a single-geared city bike (back-pedal brake), and you have to cross the Oosterschelde Dam. The race happens when there is a storm that gives you direct headwind.

For those who've played Death Stranding and Supernatural (Fitness), I think we can agree there needs to be a warning for that valley in Iceland because I don't need BTs killing me while I'm barely keeping up with all the targets. Also props to the artists for the design in DS being so realistic.

Such a striking bird, especially with a little snow providing a white backdrop for their colors.

Chef Auguste Escoffier’s "Le Guide Culinaire" (1903) is a cornerstone of culinary arts, but "The Thanksgiving Cook Book" (1911) strays from tradition. Instead of turkey, stuffing & pie, his menu features rabbit, ragout & crawfish! 🦃🥧 🔗 archive.org/details/gri_...

It is amazing how well Laurens can read minds

The last thing that I read that referenced Sisyphus was @petridishes.bsky.social piece from earlier this month and I might feel a bit more like this image just a couple weeks on.

Entering the job market post-PhD

First JWST image of Saturn. 🔭 🧪

A hummingbird in flight from 2020. #birds