If you're watching our live #kakapo webcam: an egg near to hatching (Vori-A1-2026) will be put into the next in the next 10 mins. Keep watching over the coming hours/days to hopefully see a chick hatch! #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2...

Creative way to get kids thinking about nonpoint pollution. It's never too early to talk natural lawn care and riparian buffers!

As a former professional cake decorator, intermittent hobbyist baker, and person who enjoys good writing, this piece will be on my mind for awhile...

🚨🚨🚨 Attention science communicators! 🚨🚨🚨 The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN! Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*. The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026. Apply here! forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse

congratulations to the Seahawks, who are technically named after the gorgeous Osprey — a great victory for birders everywhere! below is my rendition of an Osprey soaring to victory, drawn with full attention to detail. and no, this is not a photo!

So into the CMYK palette for the Super Bowl. Honestly gorgeous.

By reporting which stars you can and can't see near Orion, you can help the citizen science project Globe At Night track light pollution in your area.

Hey, voters in (most of) Seattle and Vashon: the 100% on-line election for King County Conservation District 3 seat is happening now through Tuesday at 8:00p. If you’re a voter in the dark blue zone of this map, you can read candidate statements and vote here: kingcd.org/about/board-...

Who will win the Super Bowl??? Well let's see what the animal kingdom thinks. First off, Wilbur the binturong at the Nashville Zoo predicts the Seahawks will win. Makes you think, huh...

Great, NOW who's going to Jam all these Pearls? (Obligatory Seattle edition)

Blame it on sports, protests, who knows. But I woke up with a vision of having my team to do a little call-and-response during my next training for them. "I say, 'Assertion!', you say, 'Evidence!' Assertion..." [hand by ear expectantly] They are scientists. Will they hate this?

Love this

(2/2) We see something similar on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Long crater chains there are thought to be the fingerprints of objects ripped apart by Jupiter’s tidal forces before impact. Credit: Galileo project

Love a good acronym. Let's build some SHIIT (Sustainable High-Impact Infrastructure Together)!

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2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments. One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿

This is awesome

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To avoid crashing into big, floating logs, King County Water Taxis use tools straight out of a spy movie: infrared goggles. www.kuow.org/stories/afte...

Ah yes, blueberry blossoms in December. Very normal. Giving much hope for next summer's harvest...

⚠️Post-flood safety⚠️ Before re-entering your home, check for structural damage and watch for gas leaks, electrical shorts, and live wires. Use flashlights, not candles. Have a professional inspect systems before use and call your gas company to restore service safely. Follow for more post-flood info.

Warmer and wetter

If you're in King County, please check out the Flood Warning System. There's an app, email alerts, and a phone line (with interpreters!) to help you stay safe during flood season. And if you are thinking about crossing a flooded road... DON'T. #wawx kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp...

I’m delighted to share my first feature for @magiccanoe.bsky.social, on how the tribe-led fight to upgrade salmon culverts throughout Washington state has led to a bounty of other benefits, including better wildlife crossings and flood-resistant infrastructure. 🧪 🌲 magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou...

Wooooow! I got to hike Kilauea Iki not too long before the eruptions began in late 2024. One of the most special places I've ever been, even without fireworks like this next door!

⚠️ FLOOD WATCH: Dec 8–12 ⚠️ A Flood Watch has been issued for King County beginning Sunday night through Friday afternoon. Get flood preparedness info + sign up for flood alerts: 👉 kingcountyfloodcontrol.org/flood-resour... Download the free Flood Warning App: 📱 flood.kingcounty.gov

Amazing weather and salmon spotting at Seattle's Carkeek Park today, including these chum spawning right near the mouth of Piper's Creek.

Less car, more carcinization #crabs

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Since it's too cloudy to see them tonight, I'm instead remembering how transcendent--overwhelming!-- the northern lights were from the hill next to my house in May 2024. So happy so many other people are getting to experience this right now. #AuroraBorealis

Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...

Chonk indeed! We meet this moon snail (held by a naturalist from the Seattle aquarium) at low low tide a few years ago. 🐌😍

100% looks like an accurate bird drawn by @tommysiegel.bsky.social

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Quality PNW afternoon. Went to look for salmon with my daughter at Longfellow Creek in West Seattle. We saw a couple of fish, talked about beavers and 6PPDQ (she was captivated by one of my related work projects last spring), and snooped under a very low bridge to scope out these tracks...

And here's that big baby barred owl on the ground, not for the first time I later learned. I still can't believe I didn't have my camera... #birds

The Bread Carrier, by Pablo Picasso, 1905

Hahahaha Geno really putting the OMG in GOMs

Just found this cute note in a book my daughter brought home from the library 😻 When I translated it, she wanted to take credit and then immediately confessed she doesn't know Spanish yet. #HolaMamáTeAmo #HiMomILoveYou

OMG sitting at a sports bar watching your team winning in the middle of a Monday is THE BEST #goms

Spooky season approaches, so I'm going to repost some of my Halloween comics from years past.

Right in the perfect middle of the baseball / photography Venn diagram

We teamed up with Society of Behavioral Medicine to share how all of us—scientists, health professionals, and the public—can help combat misinformation 🧠. This post highlights their toolkit with 10 practical tips to help identify and prevent the spread of misinformation.

#Seattle Corpse flower is apparently in bloom in the Amazon balls www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

I used to work on documentaries. I am very into #birds. This doc is so, so good and it's just right there on YouTube for anybody to watch! You don't even have to care about birds to enjoy it (but if you don't already, you might after watching.)

Anyone missing a beloved #birds field guide?