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philboid.bsky.social
@philboid.bsky.social
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Music, animals, books. I have been convinced to use an Oxford comma. Baseball. Cricket.
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somuchpingle.bsky.social
3/3 Here's an adult female, about four inches long, with a batch of new fertilized eggs snuggled into her back. Mating and egg deposition are too complicated to describe here (see Wikipedia). IFL frogs! #herps #frogs #NaturePhotography 🌿
Top-down image of a dark brown frog floating in shallow water above a leaf-covered bottom. The frog looks much like an old tattered leaf, and has a uniform, dark brown color. The eyes are very small and match the body color. The feet are fully webbed, and the hands have four toes that are very long and spindly. On the back are several dozen tiny white spots - these are newly deposited eggs, which are reared in cavities on the female's back.
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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gonefroggin.bsky.social
Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus) is a federally threatened species and potentially will be added to the Endangered Species List. They continue to face many threats such as habitat degradation, invasive species, and droughts.

#ToadTuesday 🐸
📸 William Flaxington
learn more at buff.ly/H9N858Q
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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erikmissio.bsky.social
Uh, new bucket list item added. 🐢
Article text excerpt: “Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who know more about turtles than you. Posters and paintings of turtles and tortoises are plastered on every wall in the moss-green classroom where they meet. A turtle-themed library occupies one corner, complete with ceramic turtle decor. Looking around, I count dozens of turtle shirts, turtle hats and turtle stickers on water bottles and laptops. There are more than a few turtle tattoos. This is the Turtle Survival Center in Cross, South Carolina, USA, and it's hosting the third annual "Turtle School" (officially the "Chelonian Biology, Conservation, and Management Course"). Imagine Hogwarts, but for turtle nerds.”
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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robgasper.bsky.social
#MusicChallenge
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬
𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲
(𝐃𝟑𝟏) 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙙 : 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐰𝐚𝐲
youtu.be/p7iARb-JpaY?...
𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 @ismua.bsky.social
𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞! 🙏🌟
Stan Ridgway - Drive, She Said - 1986 + Lyrics
YouTube video by billyidol68
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January 30, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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discontinuedfoods.bsky.social
Pizza Hut Get Curried Away Crust (2014-2014): A specialty limited-time option to customize your pie, this crust featured a dusting of "traditional curry spices" that included coriander, cardamom and fenugreek. Sort of a bonus offering as part of the "Flavors of Now" menu.
A close-up image of a pizza, topped with mozzarella and grilled chicken. The crust is dusted heavily with a dark red powder
July 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
The extreme sport of skijoring, where horses pull skiers at 40 mph www.popsci.com/environment/...
The extreme sport of skijoring, where horses pull skiers at 40 mph
And why the eccentric sport will likely never return to the Olympics.
www.popsci.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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tractusfynn.bsky.social
This Day in #History 1845
American writer Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" is first published in The Evening Mirror newspaper (New York City).
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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wolfierankin.bsky.social
I think you need to see a bear, quietly eating marshmallows.
We got a BIG donation of marshmallows & peanuts and the bears were very appreciative.
YouTube video by Orphaned Wildlife Center
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January 29, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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helenkennedy.bsky.social
Euro meme: “The Greenland problem has been resolved.”
A polar bear gnaws on a bloody bone on a sunny ice field. Nearby, a red hat sits discarded.
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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vinylconstituency.bsky.social
FFS, I am *TRYING* to watch the telly.

Can I please just get watching episode 2 of Francis Durbridge’s ‘The Doll’ on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social?

Thank you.
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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catkimbriel.bsky.social
I remember Blair writing about this on Deadbird, long ago. She's written so many moving, interesting things, but there is something special about a team of dogs trusting Hari, the one dog who needs his pack to run safely, to lead them all to safety.

Was thinking today about trusting differences.
blairbraverman.bsky.social Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · Aug 12
A story from a few years back, when the team got caught in a whiteout blizzard. Hari is very old now, but he's still the sweetest gentleman I know.
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.

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🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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skipbolden.bsky.social
The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie Intro (1971-1977).
January 25, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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misterquartet.bsky.social
If you follow me but don’t listen to these, please do me a favour and let me know why that is? Every week, I put together a playlist of superb, in the main, just released music - some of which I then see you guys discussing in my timeline, oblivious that I’ve played it. Any feedback appreciated! Ta!
misterquartet.bsky.social Cloudland Blue Quartet @misterquartet.bsky.social · 7d
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Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection No 755 (2026 Vol 4)
www.mixcloud.com/CloudlandBlu...

Brilliant music!

7 New LPs of the Week
2 CBQ Items
7 Back Catalogue LPs of the Week
20 Other Items New Into the Library

Grab your pen and paper to jot down top sounds you want to investigate further!
January 25, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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michaeldaly64.bsky.social
James Henry Miller AKA Ewan MacColl. Born OTD in 1915, Broughton, Lancashire. Died 22/10/1989, London
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdj6...
DIRTY OLD TOWN ORIGINAL
YouTube video by Albert Mitton
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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thebombshelter.bsky.social
Born 111 years ago today: Ewan MacColl (d. 1989).
youtu.be/0BkRY_a6-ec?...
Brave Honest Jack Tar
YouTube video by Ewan MacColl - Topic
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January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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plesnercph.bsky.social
🦎Gargoyle gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus).

Max size ~20 cm (7.9").

Found in the southern part of New Caledonia.

Threatened by habitat lost because of deforestation.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by KingsInnPhotography on Pixabay
A grey lizard is sitting on a white surface. The sides of the head, the neck, the body and the feet are all partly covered in orange splotches. The one visible eye is white/silvery with a network of thin dark lines and a vertical pupil. The lizard is on its way to the left in the picture.
January 25, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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simonscatofficial.bsky.social
Me and all my friends...
January 23, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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misterquartet.bsky.social
Out Now

Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection No 755 (2026 Vol 4)
www.mixcloud.com/CloudlandBlu...

Brilliant music!

7 New LPs of the Week
2 CBQ Items
7 Back Catalogue LPs of the Week
20 Other Items New Into the Library

Grab your pen and paper to jot down top sounds you want to investigate further!
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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icelandcricket.bsky.social
If you are the captain of an Icelandic trawler and decide to have a game of deck cricket, whatever you do, don't field first upon winning the toss. Your crew will likely mutiny and it is easy to make your fall look like an accident. It's cold down there.
January 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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baldiepete.bsky.social
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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andreapeterson.bsky.social
A gull at Elliot Bay marina, very pleased with itself after finding a yummy mussel!

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #Gulls #PugetSound #PNW #Boating #Photography #Seattle #ElliotBay
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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finlaydave.bsky.social
Happy Birthday Edgar 🖤 🐦‍⬛ 🖤
January 19, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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minakimes.bsky.social
Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
"At the end of the day, it's bigger than me. The things that are going through makes people uncomfortable, imagine how (Palestinians) feel?" he said. "That's the biggest thing. I have no affiliation, no connection, to these people - other than the fact that I am a human being. If you have a heart and you're a human being, and you see what's going on in this world, you check yourself real quick. "I'm sitting here crying about football when there's people dying every single day." Al-Shaair is the Texans' 2025 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.
January 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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seamusaloysius.bsky.social
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The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976) (1994 RM, MFSL UDCD-606)
YouTube video by MFSL Uploads
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January 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM