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Krista Stracka
@strackapose.bsky.social
Librarian, nature and wildlife lover, dog lady
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Bird migrations are happening above our heads and through the night.

Who’s traveling where you are? Explore here:
dashboard.birdcast.info
Migration Dashboard - BirdCast
Explore nightly migration data in your region
dashboard.birdcast.info
March 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Grumpy bluebird 🪶
#Birds #Bluebird #BackyardBirds
March 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Good morning!" sings a cardinal at the top of his tiny lungs 🪶 #birds #backyardbirds #cardinal
February 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Mood:
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December 5, 2024 at 7:12 AM
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Valentine's Day Came Early!

Here's a tree of earthly love (aka LUST) I spotted on view @artinstitutechi.bsky.social yesterday! From the 17th c. Netherlands, and frankly quite bonkers!
www.artic.edu/artworks/271...
January 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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My drawing of a Downy woodpecker searching for #OnlyBeautifulThings in this tree 🙂 #birds #SciArt
January 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A cute little dark-eyed junco waiting for a turn at the feeder

#Birds #BackyardBirds #NationalBirdDay #BirdPhotography #Birdwatching
January 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
January 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Science affords us the luxury of forgetting the impact of infectious diseases
- In the 1st half of the 19th century 40-50% of children in US did not make it past the age of 5
- TB killed 1 in 7 people in US and Europe
- smallpox killed 80% of infected children
theconversation.com/infectious-d...
Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:34 PM
December 26, 2024 at 10:27 PM
December 23, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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The Library of Congress analyzed the pages of an ancient manuscript donated to the Newberry Library and made an astounding discovery: The manuscript was printed on a type of paper so rare that only 10 sheets were known to exist.

The Newberry’s manuscript is about 49 sheets long.
Newberry Library discovers it holds the largest example in existence of an extremely rare paper type
Little was known about the manuscript, which donated by Edward Ayer, a tycoon who made his fortune supplying railroad ties.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Day 19 #ArtAdventCalendar Illuminated letter, as described in the book The Illuminated Alphabet by Timothy Noad and Patricia Seligman. Watercolor and gouache. Patterned after a 14th century book of hours.
December 19, 2024 at 11:56 AM
December 7, 2024 at 5:12 PM
December 2, 2024 at 11:13 AM
November 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
A sleeping #bumblebee in a calendula flower bed framed by vibrant orange petals #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVibrant #insects #bees
November 25, 2024 at 11:42 AM
A very loud Carolina Wren borb perched on my roof 🪶 #BackyardBirds #Birds #Birdwatching
November 23, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Gray squirrel on a break
#squirrelsky #squirrelscrolling #AddMam
November 20, 2024 at 11:31 PM
November 18, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Got a raptor? Share a raptor!

#birds #BaldEagle #BlackwaterNWR
November 17, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Sunset at Assateague Island #GoldenHour #sunset #photography #nature
November 17, 2024 at 11:42 AM
November 9, 2024 at 2:08 PM
November 2, 2024 at 10:23 PM
October 28, 2024 at 10:08 AM