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Wigmund

@wigmund.bsky.social

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40+ year old with a pair of cats living in Northwest Arkansas that likes a bunch of random shit. I sometimes get out on the weekends to take nature photos. Feel free to correct any labels I have on my photos, not an expert and appreciate the help.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 7h

Hello, Bluesky. It's 8:00 AM on a Sunday morning. Have you still not watched Katsuhiro Otomo's MEMORIES?

youtube.com/shorts/ZyOz1...

One of the most UNDERRATED animated films EVER made 🤯 #whattowatch #anime #cinema #moviereview

YouTube video by It’s Just Cinema

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Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 6h

From Astronomy Picture of the Day; October 12, 2025:
All the Water on Europa

Illustration Credit & Copyright: Kevin Hand (JPL/Caltech),
Jack Cook (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), & Howard Perlman (USGS)
APOD mirror site: www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...

Digitally created image comparing the sizes of Europa (small sphere on the left) and Earth (larger sphere on the right). Additionally all of the water has been removed from these bodies and formed into their own spheres for volume comparison with the water sphere of Europa significantly larger than the Earth's water orb.

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Weird Christmas @weirdxmas.bsky.social · 10h

A vintage halloween postcard that is somehow... off.

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Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

I've been putting bananas and half an apple into my breakfast smoothies so I get those needed good bits.

But sometimes I forget to prep it and wake up too late so I then get McD's breakfast burritoes and a DP on the way into work

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 1d

That Moebius sketch is perfection.

The man probably just farted that out like it was nothing.

Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 1d

TRON [1982]
Not only the visual and SFX were way ahead of its time, but legends of art & illustration worked on it. Here some concept art from Syd Mead and Moebius and some behind the scene photos of Jeff Bridges & Cindy Morgan in costume.

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Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Hate those, worst way to wake up from a nightmare or stressful dream.

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Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A Round-Tipped Conehead hiding in the corner of the porch next to my front door on October 4 along with a green lacewing #wildlife #insects

A brown grasshopper-like insect resting in the corner of a beige-painted porch ceiling. Nearby a tiny, almost translucent, green insect is in a divot between a pair of boards.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Some type of Oenothera (Evening Primrose) in bloom next to the bird watching hut at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildflowers

A tiny white blossom at the end of a nearly bare branch in front of an out-of-focus background

The branches of a bush stretch into the image with three white blossoms at the ends of several nearly bare branches in front of a view of a marshy lake shore.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Osprey in flight at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildlife #birds

An Osprey, a large white and brown bird of prey, in flight in front of a light blue sky

An Osprey, a large white and brown bird of prey, in flight in front of a light blue sky. Sunlight has made the feathers and the tail almost see-through showing the striped patterns upon them.

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Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Osprey that was making a racket at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildlife #birds

A white bird of prey with brown wings and mask is turned away from the camera, perched on a large gray branch.

The same bird of prey has turned its head towards the camera. Its beak is open as it calls out. Birb screm

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Great Blue Heron atop a sunken log at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildlife #birds

A tall blue-gray heron perched upon the tip of a log poking out of the water

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Various pond turtles sunning themselves at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildlife #reptiles

A pair of large pond turtles sunning atop a log

A cluster of various types of pond turtles sunning themselves atop a log

A trio of pond turtles sunning themselves atop a log floating next to the reed-covered bank of the lake.

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Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A Double-crested Cormorant resting on a sunken branch at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildlife #birds

A black cormorant sitting atop the top of a sunken log poking above the surface of a lake

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A Swift Setwing dragonfly that was flying around the weeds at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildlife #insects

A black dragonfly with faint markings resting upon a browned and broken reed stalk.

The same black dragonfly with faint markings now resting on the end of a broken twig. Strands of spider silk stretch between leaves and stems nearby

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A Great Egret stalking on a flooded and overgrown dike at Siloam Springs' City Lake Park on October 4 #wildlife #birds

A tall white heron is stalking through high water grasses, some turtles are visible on a log in the nearer foreground.

A tall white heron on the right side of the image peers into reeds and weeds it is hunting in

A tall white heron standing in high water grasses and brush

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A Pearl Crescent on Aster at Logan Springs Preserve on Oct 4. #wildlife #insects #wildflowers

A tiny black-and-orange butterfly feeding on the white blossom of an aster planet. Other blossoms surround the butterfly

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A Zabulon Skipper feeding from a Chicory blossom at Logan Springs Preserve on Oct 4. #wildlife #insects #wildflowers

A orange butterfly with dark patches on its wings sitting on the blue blossom of a chicory plant

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A Carolina Locust hiding on the gravel parking lot at Logan Springs Preserve on Oct 4. #wildlife #insects

A brown-gray grasshopper sitting among some plant tufts and gravel

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Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Crescent moon at sunset above Cave Spring's Illinois River Watershed Sanctuary on the evening of September 26 #landscape #sunset

A tiny crescent moon emerges from behind a cloudy wisp high in the sky over some trees. The sky is a darkening blue above and a pinkish hue along the horizon.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

A view of the sunset from Cave Springs Cave at the Illinois River Watershed Sanctuary on Sept 26. #landscape #sunset

A view of a stream towards a body of water between patches of trees. The scene is darkened by shadows cast from the setting sun that is brightening the sky in the background.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

The rehabber and sanctuary plan to either release her down in Texas in a month or so where the Gray Bats go on migration or just wait until Spring and release her at the cave again when the bats return.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately when they tried to release the bat, she would only flutter a few feet before falling to the ground. Either she was too full after stress-eating a dozen mealworms or cramped from the cage and a 2 hour car ride.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

They did tests and found the bat's wing was healing naturally and didn't need to be removed or worked on. After several months, the Gray Bat was healed and ready to be released on September 23rd..which was delayed to the 26th by heavy thunderstorms.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

The bat was originally found with a broken wing after being washed out of Cave Springs Cave after the area received 5+ inches of rain in the early summer in a short amount of time. She was then taken in by Ginger Pittman, a rehabber down in Clarksville.

Wigmund @wigmund.bsky.social · 1d

I was at Cave Spring's Illinois River Watershed Sanctuary on the evening of September 26 for the release of a rehabbed Gray Bat. #wildlife #bats

A tiny gray bat held in an older woman's hand. The bat is obviously not happy with the situation - chittering angrily towards the camera.

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