When was the area last burned? Restorative burns can actually be very good for a wetlands. Eliminates invasive plants and makes room for your native species. Its unfortunate timing if it's nesting season but birds will re-nest and the population will only suffer a temporary set back.

It's a damn shame Illinoisans will not have the pleasure of voting out Dick Durban at the end of his term. He is just another Fetterman. @durbin.senate.gov, please let us know who you support as your replacement so we can avoid voting for them Nov. 2026. Illinois, and the nation, deserve better.

It's it a damn shame that we've come to the point that we now view truth telling as 'breaking news'.

I keep wondering if Jeffries is the new Federman or is Mamdani? I'm getting so used to being disappointed I fear Mamdani is too good to be true. I hope to be proven wrong

Best part of the article: "Since then, “sandwich guy” has become a bread-and-butter part of D.C.’s resistance to the president."

AI crap, and those that pass it on, then dont delete after being called out, need an un-follow and a block.

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Brilliant reply! Still laughing and I think Bradshaw would love it too (once/if he got it) 🤣

Govt misinformation is dismissed by those that can read/do research at reputable sources. Unfortunately, we are not their target audience so their message is passed on through the willful ignorance of those they target. The govt has no intention of ever combating misinformation. It's their strategy.

White under-tail is Ruddy but that eye is saying Wood Duck to me. Of course this all depends what region the sighting was in. I guess that should have been my first question.🤔

AI sucks and those that use and exploit it are some of the worst humans on the face of the earth.

Good reporting @minabloom.bsky.social . Thank you.

Ruddy

Agree on all accounts.

Is an MRI standard for a "routine" presidential check up?