Plover Pastor
@revbirder.bsky.social
Birds and theology, sometimes at the same time. Sometimes I pretend to be a Piping Plover.
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because I need to heal, here's the very touching moment when ilia malinin congratulated mikhail shaidorov on winning gold seconds after his own dream was crushed #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
because I need to heal, here's the very touching moment when ilia malinin congratulated mikhail shaidorov on winning gold seconds after his own dream was crushed #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating
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🪶 Good advice from an Anna's Hummingbird.
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
🪶 Good advice from an Anna's Hummingbird.
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I very seldom see canvasbacks, and when I do, they’re typically far away. But this guy inexplicably decided to grant me a close look a few weeks back.
#birds #🪶 #nature #ducks #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#birds #🪶 #nature #ducks #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I very seldom see canvasbacks, and when I do, they’re typically far away. But this guy inexplicably decided to grant me a close look a few weeks back.
#birds #🪶 #nature #ducks #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#birds #🪶 #nature #ducks #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
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Seeing negativity about Lindsey Vonn that she shouldn’t have competed due to her age and it was hubris and she shouldn’t have been skiing on an injury, but:
- that’s ableist and ageist
- she was medically cleared
- she hooked the gate, extremely common error and totally unrelated to her ACL or age
- that’s ableist and ageist
- she was medically cleared
- she hooked the gate, extremely common error and totally unrelated to her ACL or age
February 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Seeing negativity about Lindsey Vonn that she shouldn’t have competed due to her age and it was hubris and she shouldn’t have been skiing on an injury, but:
- that’s ableist and ageist
- she was medically cleared
- she hooked the gate, extremely common error and totally unrelated to her ACL or age
- that’s ableist and ageist
- she was medically cleared
- she hooked the gate, extremely common error and totally unrelated to her ACL or age
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#BirdOfTheDay theme for today from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #StareDown, and the alt theme is #Gulls. Here's a disgruntled Grackle who was a clear winner in the stare down contest #Birds #Grackle #WetlandBirds
February 9, 2026 at 12:10 PM
#BirdOfTheDay theme for today from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #StareDown, and the alt theme is #Gulls. Here's a disgruntled Grackle who was a clear winner in the stare down contest #Birds #Grackle #WetlandBirds
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I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
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We have some great birds in #Shropshire at the moment: the Crudgington Moor floods host the largest group of Russian White-fronted Geese in the county in more than 40 years; on the "Leighton Loops" were five Barnacle Geese. Both species are county rarities. And it didn't rain!
#ShropshireBirding
#ShropshireBirding
February 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
We have some great birds in #Shropshire at the moment: the Crudgington Moor floods host the largest group of Russian White-fronted Geese in the county in more than 40 years; on the "Leighton Loops" were five Barnacle Geese. Both species are county rarities. And it didn't rain!
#ShropshireBirding
#ShropshireBirding
This gorgeous Lark Bunting flew all the way from, like, southern Texas to north-central Ohio because, idk, maybe she's had it up to here with other Lark Buntings? I assume it's the bird equivalent to when I say I'm moving to Mars to get away from people.
#birds 🪶
#birds 🪶
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
This gorgeous Lark Bunting flew all the way from, like, southern Texas to north-central Ohio because, idk, maybe she's had it up to here with other Lark Buntings? I assume it's the bird equivalent to when I say I'm moving to Mars to get away from people.
#birds 🪶
#birds 🪶
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Maybe a good time for this as well with norovirus making headlines.
I made this for our bathroom and a few “lucky” friends also got one as a gift.
As I’ve said before, it’s astonishing that I even have any friends at all.
I made this for our bathroom and a few “lucky” friends also got one as a gift.
As I’ve said before, it’s astonishing that I even have any friends at all.
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Maybe a good time for this as well with norovirus making headlines.
I made this for our bathroom and a few “lucky” friends also got one as a gift.
As I’ve said before, it’s astonishing that I even have any friends at all.
I made this for our bathroom and a few “lucky” friends also got one as a gift.
As I’ve said before, it’s astonishing that I even have any friends at all.
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I promised Graham @oldmanrambling.bsky.social I would post a Robin a day for a week in memory of his beloved wife, Janet. As she loved Roberto who is their little garden visitor. So for the third day #WinterRobin #ForJanet #birds #EastCoastKin
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM
I promised Graham @oldmanrambling.bsky.social I would post a Robin a day for a week in memory of his beloved wife, Janet. As she loved Roberto who is their little garden visitor. So for the third day #WinterRobin #ForJanet #birds #EastCoastKin
À propos of nothing in particular, one of the reasons that verbal and emotional bullying is difficult to stop in schools is that bullies are really good at twisting language, so that if the victim reports it to the teacher, it sounds like they are overreacting to something innocuous.
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
À propos of nothing in particular, one of the reasons that verbal and emotional bullying is difficult to stop in schools is that bullies are really good at twisting language, so that if the victim reports it to the teacher, it sounds like they are overreacting to something innocuous.
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Greenland is Inuit Land. US & Europe playing tug of war with Kalaallit Nunaat, it will be Indigenous people who suffer most. Colonization is not a distant history.
Under a colonial system built on white supremacy violence never disappears it only reiterates itself, sometimes dressed up differently.
Under a colonial system built on white supremacy violence never disappears it only reiterates itself, sometimes dressed up differently.
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Greenland is Inuit Land. US & Europe playing tug of war with Kalaallit Nunaat, it will be Indigenous people who suffer most. Colonization is not a distant history.
Under a colonial system built on white supremacy violence never disappears it only reiterates itself, sometimes dressed up differently.
Under a colonial system built on white supremacy violence never disappears it only reiterates itself, sometimes dressed up differently.
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
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Blue buttons jellies float at the oceans surface, like little animal flowers, living between sea and sky. There are millions of them out there right now, and most will live their whole lives without even being seen by a human.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Blue buttons jellies float at the oceans surface, like little animal flowers, living between sea and sky. There are millions of them out there right now, and most will live their whole lives without even being seen by a human.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.
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Family history of cancer linked to increased risk of long COVID
Pre-existing conditions, genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, or environmental exposures may play a role.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Pre-existing conditions, genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, or environmental exposures may play a role.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Family history of cancer linked to increased risk of long COVID
Pre-existing conditions, genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, or environmental exposures may play a role.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Pre-existing conditions, genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, or environmental exposures may play a role.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Welp, it's certainly morning. 🪶
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Welp, it's certainly morning. 🪶
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In olden days people saw Heron as some of the saddest, wretched, depressed creatures. Perhaps they just saw themselves reflected?
Today people who stop to watch describe us as meditating, thoughtful, wise, and seeing the world better than most. Again, reflections. 💙 (1804)
Today people who stop to watch describe us as meditating, thoughtful, wise, and seeing the world better than most. Again, reflections. 💙 (1804)
![Cover of book
HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS.
THE FIGURES ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY T. BEWICK.
VOL. II.
CONTAINING THE
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF WATER BIRDS.
NEWCASTLE:
PRINTED BY EDWARD WALKER, FOR T. BEWICK: SOLD BY HIM, AND LONGMAN AND REES, LONDON,
[Price 15s. in Boards.]
1804.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qmw5fs3vqecteelefced4n/bafkreibuli4jfhgngi5ygjffskm5chcyagjh2ixucxyp5zanmwqyz2x24i@jpeg)
October 20, 2024 at 10:06 AM
In olden days people saw Heron as some of the saddest, wretched, depressed creatures. Perhaps they just saw themselves reflected?
Today people who stop to watch describe us as meditating, thoughtful, wise, and seeing the world better than most. Again, reflections. 💙 (1804)
Today people who stop to watch describe us as meditating, thoughtful, wise, and seeing the world better than most. Again, reflections. 💙 (1804)
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The only thing I will say about the slip-and-fall video is that expecting the dark pavement to be easier to walk on than the frosty-looking pavement is a rookie mistake.
January 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The only thing I will say about the slip-and-fall video is that expecting the dark pavement to be easier to walk on than the frosty-looking pavement is a rookie mistake.
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This juxtaposition of scary news (flu, AI) with my pal @nickantonson.bsky.social’s woodpecker research is cracking me up
It’s an excellent representation of how my brain is constantly balancing the horrors with awesome bird facts
It’s an excellent representation of how my brain is constantly balancing the horrors with awesome bird facts
January 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
This juxtaposition of scary news (flu, AI) with my pal @nickantonson.bsky.social’s woodpecker research is cracking me up
It’s an excellent representation of how my brain is constantly balancing the horrors with awesome bird facts
It’s an excellent representation of how my brain is constantly balancing the horrors with awesome bird facts
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I 💛 sandwich terns #birdoftheday #birds
January 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I 💛 sandwich terns #birdoftheday #birds
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Guess it feels counter-intuitive to some people to copy text of any text in an image into alt text but a blind person and those with poor vision actually need that information to appreciate fully what you are posting. Just putting "photo of a sign" is not doing what you think it's doing lolsob
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Guess it feels counter-intuitive to some people to copy text of any text in an image into alt text but a blind person and those with poor vision actually need that information to appreciate fully what you are posting. Just putting "photo of a sign" is not doing what you think it's doing lolsob
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On pavements and in parks, the feral pigeon (Columba livia domestica) reigns supreme, many of the birds having descended from the refugees from abandoned dovecotes of the past. 🤎
#BirdOfTheDay
#Grounded #pigeons
#photography
#EastCoastKin
#BirdOfTheDay
#Grounded #pigeons
#photography
#EastCoastKin
December 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
On pavements and in parks, the feral pigeon (Columba livia domestica) reigns supreme, many of the birds having descended from the refugees from abandoned dovecotes of the past. 🤎
#BirdOfTheDay
#Grounded #pigeons
#photography
#EastCoastKin
#BirdOfTheDay
#Grounded #pigeons
#photography
#EastCoastKin
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Good article by Julia, but I would add, don’t just let us be, HELP. Wear a mask in places where high risk people have to be, so you aren’t *contributing* to their risk. This is ground zero of a you’re either helping or hurting situation.
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Good article by Julia, but I would add, don’t just let us be, HELP. Wear a mask in places where high risk people have to be, so you aren’t *contributing* to their risk. This is ground zero of a you’re either helping or hurting situation.