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Wikidgarden

@wikidgarden.bsky.social

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Destroying invasive plants, giving natives a chance to thrive. Enjoying 🦋 and plant chemistry. Wandering in hardwood hammocks in South Florida. ❤️ Art, lit, travel. Amateur in all.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 1h

Superb bashing technique!
Yes—some insects will escape in a “slip between the cup and the lip.”

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 2h

Fascinating behavior. This little bird is so agile—maybe the fly appeared more appetizing on the wing than in the beak.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 16h

Its camouflage is effective against the the background of brown leaves.

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 16h

And the same Longtailed Skipper photographed by @rmj827.bsky.social

#Butterflies #Wildlife #Gardening #Naturalists
#Miami #NativePlants

Poised on a green leaf is a drab butterfly with light forewing spots and long tails. Fringes on its wing edges are lighted by the sun. Its iridescent green shows along the back of its wide head.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 17h

Sorry the alt text says the video is slo-mo. It’s not. ☺️

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 17h

Slo-mo of today’s Longtailed Skipper. 💚 It almost looks like a bird here.
#Butterflies #Wildlife #FlowerReport #Gardening #Naturalists
#Bloomscrolling #Miami #NativePlants

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 17h

Today in our mostly native street-side swale: a Longtailed Skipper drinks from Pentas (exotic). Maybe it hosted on the invasive Desmodium I can’t bring myself to pull (?)
#Butterflies #Wildlife #FlowerReport #Gardening #Naturalists #Bloomscrolling #Miami #NativePlants

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 19h

Hope so. 🙏

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 1d

My guess is he’s gonna need some raisins. And worms.

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 1d

Cosmos will go into summer. Maybe consider Zinnias (pollinators adore them), Sunflowers (maybe smaller species), Lantana (nectar-rich) . . . . Because butterflies are pure joy, maybe some butterfly hosts like Dill, Milkweed . . . .
Asters, Goldenrod for Fall nectar and pollen.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 1d

Where do all the 13 foot skeletons go in the months that aren’t October?

(Asking for a friend.)

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 1d

Vile.

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 1d

Way to go, PDX!

Was not proud returning to the US through MSP and being blasted with that trash video.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, do better.

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely the only Monarch for us.

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 2d

Horrible. Vile indifference.

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 2d

Deeply restful.

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 4d

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 3d

Tangy, healthy, and delicious. Cheers!

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 4d

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 3d

💚💚💚

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 3d

🐸 Bravo to this handsome frog.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 3d

This shows that the process of getting great shots is not only due to excellent equipment. It’s crawling around in itchy stinging nettles and sand, staining or tearing one’s clothing, lying on the ground waiting, adjusting, tracking, more waiting . . . .

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3d

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 3d

Who could have predicted? 🤷🏻‍♀️Alternative facts had NOTHING to do with his confirmation./s