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D. C. Fitzgerald
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The confluence of science and culture, the environment, critical thinking. We have the tools to solve problems, it’s frequently the lack of will that’s holding up solutions.
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CHUK collects bagasse, the fibrous residue remaining after juice extraction from sugarcane, which is typically a waste product in sugar production.
chukusa.com/products/ #environment #sustainability #climate #science #technology #business
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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@underwater:The Collector sea urchin..an inhabitant of tropical reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific. A natural recycler of the reef, it grazes on algae, seagrass, and detritus, helping to maintain healthy ecosystems by controlling algal growth and keeping seagrass meadows balanced. #nature #wildlife
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Cardinals and friends at the winter food station. #birds #winter #nature #photography
Cardinals and friends at the winter food station. he image depicts a snowy winter scene centered on a wooden bird feeder. The roof of the feeder is covered in a thick layer of fresh white snow, and snowflakes are visibly falling, giving the scene a gentle, wintry atmosphere. On top of the feeder sits a bright red Northern Cardinal, its color vivid against the white snow, and next to it is a duller, brownish bird with a hint of red on its face and tail—a female cardinal. At the base of the feeder, more birds are gathered, including small, tan-yellow finches and another brownish female cardinal.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris), or a subspecies of it, the Sumatran Mesia. Himalayas, from Nepal and parts of India. Takes invertebrates and fruit.🍉 🍇 #birds #nature #photo #animals
The Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) is a stunning, highly social Asian songbird. Recognizable by its silver-gray ear patches, black cap, and vibrant orange-red breast, it travels in noisy flocks of up to 30 birds. Its range spans the hills and submontane forests from the Himalayas to Sumatra, where subspecies like the Sumatran Mesia reside. It is omnivorous, primarily foraging for insects, larvae, and small fruits in dense undergrowth. Though globally common, its popularity in the cage bird trade poses a conservation threat.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics www.economist.com/leaders/2025... #climate #science #business #family #ecology
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Central Park in Winter, 1949. Robert Smullyan Sloan. Oil and tempera. harvardartmuseums.org/collections/... #art #winter #snow #nature
Central Park in Winter, 1949. Robert Smullyan Sloan. Oil and tempera. https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/50190 #art #winter #snow #nature
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Spooky Words of Wonder by Grant Snider. incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/spooky-wor... #humor #fall #autumn #cartoon #vocabulary
Spooky Words of Wonder by Grant Snider. https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/spooky-words-of-wonder
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is found across Africa and Asia. It eats mainly honeybees and flying insects. @naturelover_gorgeous
#birds #nature #animals
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Maybe Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum).
A mat-forming perennial often used as groundcover. Photo Julie Ly. #flowers #nature #meadow #photo
Cerastium tomentosum, known as snow-in-summer, is a low-growing, evergreen perennial native to alpine Europe. It forms dense mats of silvery-gray, hairy foliage and star-like white flowers about 15 mm wide, blooming from late spring to early summer. It thrives in full sun, well-drained soils, is drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and often used as ground cover in rock gardens and borders. It spreads moderately by runners and self-seeds, creating a snow-like carpet effect
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Chestnut-mandibled toucan or Swainson's toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii). Central America. (fruit eaters) but will take insects, lizards. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
The Chestnut-mandibled toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii), also known as Swainson’s toucan, is a large, brightly colored bird native to lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Males measure around 56 cm, females slightly smaller, both weighing up to 746 grams. They have striking black plumage with a bright yellow throat and chestnut markings, and a large two-toned bill—yellow above and maroon below. Social birds, they typically travel in small flocks, primarily eating fruit but also consuming insects and small prey. They nest in tree cavities, with both parents incubating eggs and caring for young. The species is of least concern conservation-wise.
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Part of a small botanical garden. #gardening #nature #flowers
Part of a small botanical garden. lots of greenery and spiked flowers--reds, white, pink
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) aka rippled triggerfish, is considered one of the most dangerous triggerfish species to divers in the tropical Indo-Pacific . There has been numerous reports of divers sustaining bites from triggerfishes. #nature #ecology #biology #wildlife
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Succinct, plainly worded, even a Republican should understand. #supremacyclause #ice #fascism #humor
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus). South and Southeast Asia. Likes seeds & grains, but also insects during breeding season. Sometimes uses a lot of hair product. #birds #wildlife #nature
The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a small, sociable bird found across South and Southeast Asia. Males are known for their bright yellow plumage during breeding season and their remarkable nest-building skills. They weave intricate, hanging nests from grass and palm fibers, often over water, to attract females and protect their young. These colonies can number in the hundreds. Feeding mainly on seeds and insects, Baya Weavers thrive in grasslands, farmlands, and open countryside.
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Étretat, Normand, northern France. The Phare d’Antifer, a tall white cylindrical tower built in the 1950s, stands a few km north of Étretat on the cliffs of La Poterie-Cap-d’Antifer. #lighthouse #photography #nature #geography
Étretat, Normand, northern France. The Phare d’Antifer, a tall white cylindrical tower built in the 1950s, stands a few km north of Étretat on the cliffs of La Poterie-Cap-d’Antifer.
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Cheetah and cubs (Acinonyx jubatus). They have populations across central Iran and parts of northwestern, eastern, & southern Africa. Classified as vulnerable by the IUCN. #cats #nature #animals
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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The Himalayan brown bear, considered vulnerable or critically endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, conflicts with humans, and overgrazing. #nature #wildlife #reels #environment
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Pretty amazing how the bobcat tests the ice, checks the distance for the jump and decides the jump is the best option. #wildlife #cats #nature #animals #Winter #snow
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena). One of the world's most venomous marine animals. #animals #nature #biology 🐙
The Blue-Ringed Octopus, a term used to describe four species of the genus Hapalochlaena, is one of the world’s most mesmerizing and dangerous marine animals. Despite its small stature—its body is about the size of a golf ball, with arms stretching to only about eight inches—this cephalopod carries enough venom to pose a serious threat to a human. Found in the shallow tide pools and coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Australia to Japan, this creature embodies the idea that power can come in the smallest packages.
October 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Timelapse of a pansy, a member of the Viola family (Viola x wittrockiana), and while all pansies are violas, not all violas are pansies. #nature #gardening #flowers
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Autumn colors, Species Differences: Maples blaze red, birches turn gold, oaks go bronze, and aspens shimmer yellow. #fall #sutumn #biology #plants
Tree canopy with copy that reads; Species Differences: Maples blaze red, birches turn gold, oaks go bronze, and aspens shimmer yellow.
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Remember Reagan’s supply-side (trickle down) tax cuts. They’re still using the same math. #humor #inflation #family #lunatic
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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pubity: " Leopard seals are one of the primary predators of penguins, using their speed and agility in the water to hunt them. Penguins often try to evade leopard seals by leaping onto ice floes or staying in large groups to reduce the risk of being singled out. #nature #birds #ecology #biology
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Making Trump’s Gestopo, already in two historic refusals to obey SCOTUS rulings, the official enforcer of of some lunatic’s ego, not the Bill of Rights.
October 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM