squimapper
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he/him | 29 | bi | bird appreciator | novice with the 15 year old family camera
An intense battle for territory breaks out between Eastern Bluebirds and House Sparrows. One of the greatest threats to Eastern Bluebirds and a key reason for their gradual decline is competition from the invasive House Sparrows, who are as tireless as they are ruthless.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
An intense battle for territory breaks out between Eastern Bluebirds and House Sparrows. One of the greatest threats to Eastern Bluebirds and a key reason for their gradual decline is competition from the invasive House Sparrows, who are as tireless as they are ruthless.
"Tolerance" is the overarching province-level buff/debuff mechanic. ToTF effectively says "this is what the tolerance value will be for a province will be set to if it's the state religion." The problem is more with "tolerance" not matching the huge basket of things it's trying to represent at once.
August 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Tolerance" is the overarching province-level buff/debuff mechanic. ToTF effectively says "this is what the tolerance value will be for a province will be set to if it's the state religion." The problem is more with "tolerance" not matching the huge basket of things it's trying to represent at once.
A male Eastern Bluebird was not happy with my attempts to monitor his nest box. Many parks officially maintain and monitor nest boxes and are always looking for volunteers to help them make the rounds!
July 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A male Eastern Bluebird was not happy with my attempts to monitor his nest box. Many parks officially maintain and monitor nest boxes and are always looking for volunteers to help them make the rounds!
Red-eyed Vireos are typically found very high up in the canopy, so pictures of them are usually spotty at best. This one, however, was down at ground level with a recently fledged and very hungry juvenile. Parental care continues even after the babies leave the nest!
July 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Red-eyed Vireos are typically found very high up in the canopy, so pictures of them are usually spotty at best. This one, however, was down at ground level with a recently fledged and very hungry juvenile. Parental care continues even after the babies leave the nest!
Just realized I haven't posted in the 6 months since I posted a juvenile red headed woopecker. this would probably seem more significant if there was more than one post between them ok
April 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Just realized I haven't posted in the 6 months since I posted a juvenile red headed woopecker. this would probably seem more significant if there was more than one post between them ok
Finally, an adult Red Headed Woodpecker. I've seen this elusive bird in passing and as a juvenile, but it's always narrowly avoided having its picture taken.
April 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Finally, an adult Red Headed Woodpecker. I've seen this elusive bird in passing and as a juvenile, but it's always narrowly avoided having its picture taken.
The reins of Cid, back in the hands of Cid.
April 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The reins of Cid, back in the hands of Cid.
Fifty thousand skibidis used to rizz here, I'm told
April 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Fifty thousand skibidis used to rizz here, I'm told
Hey man I don't really know how campaign finance works but can I have my $20 back. I get if you spent it, that's cool, but it's kinda bumming me out not knowing if you've still got it.
March 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hey man I don't really know how campaign finance works but can I have my $20 back. I get if you spent it, that's cool, but it's kinda bumming me out not knowing if you've still got it.
Alienation from the natural world and apathy towards what's happening "out there" is the fundamental challenge of environmental education and, grim as it is, the engine behind "in the weeds" conservation work comes down to public empathy driven by the suffering of our icons.
February 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Alienation from the natural world and apathy towards what's happening "out there" is the fundamental challenge of environmental education and, grim as it is, the engine behind "in the weeds" conservation work comes down to public empathy driven by the suffering of our icons.
It's recursive. They're important because they're big & recognizable animals whose peril is easily understood. They're not Ambassadors for climate change education because of some innate property, it's because even a child can understand the cause&effect relationship of a baby bear on an ice floe.
February 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's recursive. They're important because they're big & recognizable animals whose peril is easily understood. They're not Ambassadors for climate change education because of some innate property, it's because even a child can understand the cause&effect relationship of a baby bear on an ice floe.
That sounds great, go right ahead! Thank you!
October 22, 2024 at 8:24 AM
That sounds great, go right ahead! Thank you!
As you note, there's also the issue of changing flags kind of going against the point of Unicode. The whole purpose is timeless intelligibility no matter the time of writing or retrieval. The meaning of volumes of online text written by Quebeckers would become illegible.
October 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM
As you note, there's also the issue of changing flags kind of going against the point of Unicode. The whole purpose is timeless intelligibility no matter the time of writing or retrieval. The meaning of volumes of online text written by Quebeckers would become illegible.
As is, there's no reason for any vendor to start using the Taliban's flag, and being the first is a bit politically loaded. Even if you do it, there's no reason for anyone else to follow suit so you, John Samsung, are just the guy that's weird about getting the Taliban flag in your patchnotes.
October 21, 2024 at 10:13 PM
As is, there's no reason for any vendor to start using the Taliban's flag, and being the first is a bit politically loaded. Even if you do it, there's no reason for anyone else to follow suit so you, John Samsung, are just the guy that's weird about getting the Taliban flag in your patchnotes.
The only real example we have so far is Afghanistan, wherein every emoji vendor has yet to change from 🇦🇫 to the black & white Taliban flag. Unicode gives recommendations but not mandates, and vendors follow them only for mutual intelligibility between their platforms and others.
October 21, 2024 at 10:10 PM
The only real example we have so far is Afghanistan, wherein every emoji vendor has yet to change from 🇦🇫 to the black & white Taliban flag. Unicode gives recommendations but not mandates, and vendors follow them only for mutual intelligibility between their platforms and others.
A couple of Cedar Waxwings perched in a tree growing out of the roof of a long abandoned paper mill in the mountains of PA. No fun fact to share with this one, I'm just obsessed with this unique triple-layered ecosystem that can form on our modern concrete ruins.
October 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM
A couple of Cedar Waxwings perched in a tree growing out of the roof of a long abandoned paper mill in the mountains of PA. No fun fact to share with this one, I'm just obsessed with this unique triple-layered ecosystem that can form on our modern concrete ruins.
The best picture I've gotten to date of a Red Headed Woodpecker. You might notice one small problem though - no red head. This is a juvenile, and the red head won't grow in until it's older. Instead, we have to settle for the small red feather tuft behind its eye.
October 19, 2024 at 6:53 PM
The best picture I've gotten to date of a Red Headed Woodpecker. You might notice one small problem though - no red head. This is a juvenile, and the red head won't grow in until it's older. Instead, we have to settle for the small red feather tuft behind its eye.
And no, that's not the reflection of its legs in the water. They really are that long! It's not called a "stilt" for no reason, now is it?
October 18, 2024 at 4:48 PM
And no, that's not the reflection of its legs in the water. They really are that long! It's not called a "stilt" for no reason, now is it?
A Black-Necked Stilt that I saw in northwest Ohio. The Great Black Swamp was a massive feature in that region before it was drained, and modern efforts have slowly restored pieces of it. Black-Necked Stilts are primarily found west of the Mississippi, but this habitat is truly exceptionally rich.
October 18, 2024 at 4:48 PM
A Black-Necked Stilt that I saw in northwest Ohio. The Great Black Swamp was a massive feature in that region before it was drained, and modern efforts have slowly restored pieces of it. Black-Necked Stilts are primarily found west of the Mississippi, but this habitat is truly exceptionally rich.
A Gray Catbird perched in the thicket. It's a close relative of the mockingbird and even shares some of its mocking abilities, but it instead spends most of its time mewing and meowing. Whomst among us wouldn't.
October 17, 2024 at 12:50 PM
A Gray Catbird perched in the thicket. It's a close relative of the mockingbird and even shares some of its mocking abilities, but it instead spends most of its time mewing and meowing. Whomst among us wouldn't.
A Yellow-Rumped Warbler preparing for a late fall takeoff. This bird is named for that tiny smear of yellow under its tail feathers, which earns it its more common name: the Butterbutt.
October 17, 2024 at 12:46 PM
A Yellow-Rumped Warbler preparing for a late fall takeoff. This bird is named for that tiny smear of yellow under its tail feathers, which earns it its more common name: the Butterbutt.