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It's the most wonderful time of the year.
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
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It's Dec. 1st, which means I begin my recap of the year's favorites by posting a creature per day for the duration. They may be something rare, something pretty, something silly, something I just love for Reasons, or something all of the above.
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. π
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. π
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 AM
It's Dec. 1st, which means I begin my recap of the year's favorites by posting a creature per day for the duration. They may be something rare, something pretty, something silly, something I just love for Reasons, or something all of the above.
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. π
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. π
Most likely. I was on my way to wetlands nearby, walking through a suburb when I first saw it. It ran down a private road, so I walked in the opposite direction it was going. It wasn't long before it ran back past me into the wetlands, so it must have found the chicken close by.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Most likely. I was on my way to wetlands nearby, walking through a suburb when I first saw it. It ran down a private road, so I walked in the opposite direction it was going. It wasn't long before it ran back past me into the wetlands, so it must have found the chicken close by.
tser's 2025 iNaturalist Year in Review
Tser's highlights and stats from 2025 on iNaturalist
www.inaturalist.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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- A little bird told me...
- Wait. A little bird? What size?
- I... what I meant is...
- Please, select the size of the bird that told you something:
- Wait. A little bird? What size?
- I... what I meant is...
- Please, select the size of the bird that told you something:
September 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
- A little bird told me...
- Wait. A little bird? What size?
- I... what I meant is...
- Please, select the size of the bird that told you something:
- Wait. A little bird? What size?
- I... what I meant is...
- Please, select the size of the bird that told you something:
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Running away from death π
June 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Running away from death π
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What a spiritual practice actually looks like:
August 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What a spiritual practice actually looks like:
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Repost with a tweet you still think about
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Repost with a tweet you still think about
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I need to clean my windows but look how baby this baby is
June 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I need to clean my windows but look how baby this baby is
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in better news the raven I fed when she broke her wing last summer has THREE unbelievably stupid babies this year and they are SUCH brainless feathery assholes I love them
June 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
in better news the raven I fed when she broke her wing last summer has THREE unbelievably stupid babies this year and they are SUCH brainless feathery assholes I love them
You echoed my taste in shelter cat window shopping with every single one of these.
June 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
You echoed my taste in shelter cat window shopping with every single one of these.
I almost walked off the pier in Chicago when the Piping Plover flew by. "That was him!" I exclaimed. "Yeah, I saw you almost die," said @zlatohrbitek.bsky.social.
June 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I almost walked off the pier in Chicago when the Piping Plover flew by. "That was him!" I exclaimed. "Yeah, I saw you almost die," said @zlatohrbitek.bsky.social.
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Look, if you want to work birding into a murder mystery the way to do it is to have the murderer get caught because they found a county bird at the site where they dumped the body and created an eBird checklist for it.
Watching a murder mystery where birdwatchers have murdered each other, possibly over who can see the Rare Bird Du Jour. What these shows get wrong is that 99.9% of birders, if you express even the slightest interest, will drag you over hill and dale to SHOW you the bird.
May 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Look, if you want to work birding into a murder mystery the way to do it is to have the murderer get caught because they found a county bird at the site where they dumped the body and created an eBird checklist for it.
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I sent you
the war plans
that were in
the group chat
and which
you were probably
saving
for select eyes
Forgive me
they were juicy
and and I was
shitfaced
the war plans
that were in
the group chat
and which
you were probably
saving
for select eyes
Forgive me
they were juicy
and and I was
shitfaced
March 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I sent you
the war plans
that were in
the group chat
and which
you were probably
saving
for select eyes
Forgive me
they were juicy
and and I was
shitfaced
the war plans
that were in
the group chat
and which
you were probably
saving
for select eyes
Forgive me
they were juicy
and and I was
shitfaced
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HUGE IN FLIGHT BIRD FOOTAGE VICTORY: Belted kingfisher in close proximity(under 50 feet!), in flight, AND video of it sticking the landing.
You don't get much better than this!
#birds
You don't get much better than this!
#birds
March 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
HUGE IN FLIGHT BIRD FOOTAGE VICTORY: Belted kingfisher in close proximity(under 50 feet!), in flight, AND video of it sticking the landing.
You don't get much better than this!
#birds
You don't get much better than this!
#birds
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βTime For a Changeβ is now available through Valkarie Gallery! The snake is shedding the skin of last year, the year of the dragon. This was a very technical piece, definitely a challenge!
Link below.
#art #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake
Link below.
#art #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake
February 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
βTime For a Changeβ is now available through Valkarie Gallery! The snake is shedding the skin of last year, the year of the dragon. This was a very technical piece, definitely a challenge!
Link below.
#art #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake
Link below.
#art #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake
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I mean "T-rex holotype" is an OKAY "dinosaur fossil" I guess but we have MANY more holotypes in the section of Invertebrate Zoology thank you very much
February 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I mean "T-rex holotype" is an OKAY "dinosaur fossil" I guess but we have MANY more holotypes in the section of Invertebrate Zoology thank you very much
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π§π·GaviΓ£o-branco
πPseudastur albicollis
Conservação:Pouco Preocupante
O gaviΓ£o-branco Γ© uma ave accipitriforme da famΓlia Accipitridae.
π· Thiago Silveira
πPseudastur albicollis
Conservação:Pouco Preocupante
O gaviΓ£o-branco Γ© uma ave accipitriforme da famΓlia Accipitridae.
π· Thiago Silveira
February 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
π§π·GaviΓ£o-branco
πPseudastur albicollis
Conservação:Pouco Preocupante
O gaviΓ£o-branco Γ© uma ave accipitriforme da famΓlia Accipitridae.
π· Thiago Silveira
πPseudastur albicollis
Conservação:Pouco Preocupante
O gaviΓ£o-branco Γ© uma ave accipitriforme da famΓlia Accipitridae.
π· Thiago Silveira
Onygena equina is, no surprise, up there among my favorite fungi (I could never choose just one). Patrick Kiely's photos on iNat nicely combine dead thing and fungus aesthetically and science-ically, and give me @tkingfisher.com's "What Moves the Dead" vibes.
This Fungus Grows on Horns and Hooves! - Observation of the Week, 2/11/25
Our Observation of the Week is this Horn Stalkball fungus (Onygena equina), seen in Ireland by @paddythecurious! I think most of us are used to seeing fungi growing on soil, or decomposing logs, but i...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Onygena equina is, no surprise, up there among my favorite fungi (I could never choose just one). Patrick Kiely's photos on iNat nicely combine dead thing and fungus aesthetically and science-ically, and give me @tkingfisher.com's "What Moves the Dead" vibes.
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Painting some west coast misty magicβ¦
February 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Painting some west coast misty magicβ¦
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Botany valentine. Another from years past. New one on Monday!
February 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Botany valentine. Another from years past. New one on Monday!
Whether "it would make the cat(s) sad" determines 90% of my choices.
February 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Whether "it would make the cat(s) sad" determines 90% of my choices.
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In case anyone needs a little corvid energy. Feel free to print, stick in your workspace, shove in a musker's face, whatever.
February 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
In case anyone needs a little corvid energy. Feel free to print, stick in your workspace, shove in a musker's face, whatever.
That's what I did to find out how the one I have performs (I love painting swatches, I find it meditative). I wonder what my neighbors think of the paint swatches I have taped in my window.
February 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
That's what I did to find out how the one I have performs (I love painting swatches, I find it meditative). I wonder what my neighbors think of the paint swatches I have taped in my window.
Do you know how lightfast they are? These look so fun to play with. I have (at least) one UV-reactive watercolor (Daniel Smith Manganese Blue Hue); the reactivity of the optical brightener seems to be fugitive while the color pigment (PB15) itself is quite lightfast.
February 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Do you know how lightfast they are? These look so fun to play with. I have (at least) one UV-reactive watercolor (Daniel Smith Manganese Blue Hue); the reactivity of the optical brightener seems to be fugitive while the color pigment (PB15) itself is quite lightfast.