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José Miguel Renom

@jrenom.bsky.social

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CS Major, Math PhD (turned to the dark side according to most). Perpetual DM and still enjoying it. Xhitter exile like pretty much everyone else. Hablo español.

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · 21d

Hahahahahahahaha.

It's silly but I'd rather have all those tabs open and find what I want than bookmark.

Bookmarks feel too permanent.

My poor machine groans under the virtual weight of all those tabs.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · 21d

Good luck, someone watered mine and it was as if they had been doused in acid.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Sep 2

Haunting and heartbreaking!

Are you planning on illustrating it?

It would make a beautiful piece in your style.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 31

You have to do whatever works!

It's a good thing you realized what was blocking you.

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 28

Welcome back!

Here is toasting to a bunch of extra sunrises and making the most out of them!

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 23

Heh so it is not that tolerant, good.

A while ago I had a tiny tank with just some plants, two feather duster shrimp and a kuhli loach.

I also had duckweed and snails. The snails ate the duckweed and I guess the loach ate enough snails so they did not become a problem.

Kept everyone for years.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 23

Cool, I have mug with duckweed on my balcony, It does well in Lima’s weird climate.

I read on one of your skeets that the mud skippers are tolerant of water parameters.

Does that include brackish and fresh water or is duckweed more tolerant than I know?

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 23

Awesome!

Are those water lentils in the tank?

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 21

That's awesome! I hope we get lots of pictures.

I have not seen them live yet.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 18

Really sorry for your loss.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 12

So pretty!

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hi, they have it on the menu at Panchita.

Place is a bit pricey, but food is great.

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hehehehe, as you probably saw, there barley any trees.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 6

@ethankocak.com the Desert Tegu has eluded me so far, it is unusually skittish.

I see tracks on the sand everywhere but I only see it from afar.

On the other hand, I took pictures of a Knobbed Iguana (at least that is what iNaturalist says), I would have guessed it was an anole of some kind.

A Knobbed Iguana, standing very still on some rocks under an overhang, hoping I will not see it.

A close-up of a Knobbed Iguana giving me the side-eye for noticing it.

The picture is almost monochrome, just muted creams, browns and grays.

The iguana has dark chevrons along the back and cream eyeliner around black eyes.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks. That's a relief.

Two days ago I found a dead one on the beach.

A real shame, it must have been sick because I did not see any obvious wounds anywhere.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 4

@ethankocak.com these are the only pictures I have managed so far.

I miss having a real camera.

The local name for the Peruvian Desert Tegu is Cañan.

A lizard on the sand, under the sun.

Lots of flotsam and debris and some plant ground cover.

A lizard on the sand moving away.

Lots of flotsam and debris and some plant ground cover.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 4

@ethankocak.com can I bother you with two questions?

Do you know if hawksbill turtles shed scales from the shell?

Found this one yesterday walking on the beach.

If I manage to take a decent picture of the Peruvian Desert Tegu that lives on the empty lot next door with my cell I'll share it.

A wet hawksbill shell scale, brown and cream colored lying on the sand where I found it.

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 3

Myself, my wife and two daughters were the only ones in our group to get into the water but it was a fun experience.

The sea lions get really close.

We are currently vacationing on the northern coast.

A Long Tailed Mockingbird hit the window of our room and my daughter held it until it regained it's senses and flew away.

A juvenile yellow crowned night heron (I believe) strolling in the sand.

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 3

If you don't mind me asking, How long will you be staying?

The tours out of El Callao to El Frontón and the islands beyond are interesting, and you may see birds like Blue Footed Boobies and Humboldt Penguins.

They'll take you to the Sea Lion colony, the stench is powerful and the water is cold.

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 3

Here are some other pictures of places I can visit.

It may be an interesting experiment (or not, and then I'll stop).

#geology #biology #remotesensing

A snowy egret by a tide pool protected by rocks from the surf.

A yellow crowned night heron flying over a line of rocks entering the sea.

The sky is blue fading to white on the horizon. The sea is calm.

A sedimentary rock showing layers of mostly sandstone alternated with coarse conglomerate half buried on the sand.

Rocks on the beach, from the seaward side during low tide.

The rocks are probably sedimentary in origin and the layers have been buckled on the side and eroded in place.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Aug 3

I had a silly idea, it may be original.

I am on the northern coast of Peru and, subject to legal constraints, the limitations of my Apollo era hardware, and toolset provided by the hotel, I may take a closer look where directed.

#geology #biology #remotesensing

Below is a sample of pictures.

Rock covered limu 'aki 'aki a greenish algae that grows on the surf zone of rocks in this beach.

A silly looking yellow crowned night heron perched on a conglomerate rock.

The bird is a long boi, no shoulders and spindly legs.

The sand of the beach covers most of the ground and different layers can be seen in the distance.

Sand pellets rolled by painted ghost crabs after high tide. The picture is taken very low above the ground.

A greenish blue house is on the far right, slightly out of focus.

The sky is clear and blue.

A large cluster of gooseneck barnacles covered in green algae have been exposed by the low tide.

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Jul 30

It'll be 33 years this November for my wife and I.

Would do it all over again!

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Jul 15

This one from about 12 years ago was chill and sweet.

It lived on campus at Universidad Simón Bolívar, in Caracas, Venezuela, and was wild but used to people wandering the garden.

At some point lost part of its tail in a dust-up with a dog.

I wonder if it's still around.

A black and pale green adult iguana, laying on the grass by a pond.

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José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hehehehe

José Miguel Renom @jrenom.bsky.social · Jul 8

I think I'll try that.

But I wonder about the light. I guess that's another thing that might help.

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