Don Bernhard
@domabe.bsky.social
Musician, Texas Master Naturalist, birder, outdoors lover, amateur photographer.
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Check out my Texas Birds feed. If you bird in Texas please tag your photos to be included.
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In other words, the biggest audience ever in the history of television.
December 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In other words, the biggest audience ever in the history of television.
Not to be too pedantic of a bird nerd, but the song only mentions one specific bird species, the Turtle Dove. The others are not specific (i.e. species). Swans, geeese, partridge are general (i.e. genera) descriptions. Calling birds and French hens? Who knows what they could be?
December 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Not to be too pedantic of a bird nerd, but the song only mentions one specific bird species, the Turtle Dove. The others are not specific (i.e. species). Swans, geeese, partridge are general (i.e. genera) descriptions. Calling birds and French hens? Who knows what they could be?
In all seriousness, I would love to see the next president (can't come too soon) use the newly created ballroom as a soup kitchen for the hungry. Leadership as it should be.
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In all seriousness, I would love to see the next president (can't come too soon) use the newly created ballroom as a soup kitchen for the hungry. Leadership as it should be.
Insects adapt quicker than most other animals so if they are not adapting quick enough to save their populations the rest of us don't have a chance.
September 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Insects adapt quicker than most other animals so if they are not adapting quick enough to save their populations the rest of us don't have a chance.
I blame the congress who confirmed the appointment of such a clueless head of HHS with their politics over people agenda.
August 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I blame the congress who confirmed the appointment of such a clueless head of HHS with their politics over people agenda.
I doubt he even knows what a real grassland is. He probably thinks bison eat St. Augustine or Bermuda grass. No wait... I doubt he even cares about grassland grazing mega fauna. 🙁
August 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I doubt he even knows what a real grassland is. He probably thinks bison eat St. Augustine or Bermuda grass. No wait... I doubt he even cares about grassland grazing mega fauna. 🙁
Lawn grasses are not all there is to grass. In fact most lawn grasses this moron thinks he's an expert on--that is, manicured lawn grasses used on golf courses--are non-native and generally considered by most biologists as ecological deserts. Keep the REAL grasses already preserved in nat. parks!
August 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Lawn grasses are not all there is to grass. In fact most lawn grasses this moron thinks he's an expert on--that is, manicured lawn grasses used on golf courses--are non-native and generally considered by most biologists as ecological deserts. Keep the REAL grasses already preserved in nat. parks!
Village People, too. They performed at his inauguration.
August 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Village People, too. They performed at his inauguration.
Varied Bunting
(if I recall the name correctly)
(if I recall the name correctly)
August 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Varied Bunting
(if I recall the name correctly)
(if I recall the name correctly)
Giving food aid means NOTHING if it doesn't reach the mouths of the hungry. There is no "thank you" for a job half-ass done.
July 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Giving food aid means NOTHING if it doesn't reach the mouths of the hungry. There is no "thank you" for a job half-ass done.
"Lake Guadalupe"? That's complete ignorance. It's a river not a lake. Also, there were plenty of NWS warnings. All competent news sites have reported that. The warnings were either ignored or they just didn't reach everyone in time. If you know the area you'd know the difficulty of mass evacuation.
July 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Lake Guadalupe"? That's complete ignorance. It's a river not a lake. Also, there were plenty of NWS warnings. All competent news sites have reported that. The warnings were either ignored or they just didn't reach everyone in time. If you know the area you'd know the difficulty of mass evacuation.
Run like business, child labor and all.
April 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Run like business, child labor and all.
Common bird names (as opposed to scientific names) in North America are developed and maintained by the Ornithological Society of America.
americanornithology.org/about/commit...
As for the rest of the world... I imagine they might have their own committees.
americanornithology.org/about/commit...
As for the rest of the world... I imagine they might have their own committees.
Guidelines for English Bird Names - American Ornithological Society
English names for bird species are developed and maintained in keeping with these guidelines, which are used when forming or changing English names.
americanornithology.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Common bird names (as opposed to scientific names) in North America are developed and maintained by the Ornithological Society of America.
americanornithology.org/about/commit...
As for the rest of the world... I imagine they might have their own committees.
americanornithology.org/about/commit...
As for the rest of the world... I imagine they might have their own committees.
OK, Greenland is not a sovereign nation, but they are an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, which is a sovereign nation. Taking over such a territory, either by forced annexation or military force is still an act of war.
March 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
OK, Greenland is not a sovereign nation, but they are an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, which is a sovereign nation. Taking over such a territory, either by forced annexation or military force is still an act of war.
Sanderling by my eyes. I'm no expert, though. Prominent white shoulder, no black line in front of the eye. Check your Sibley's. You might agree.
March 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sanderling by my eyes. I'm no expert, though. Prominent white shoulder, no black line in front of the eye. Check your Sibley's. You might agree.
I did not read the report but I'm guessing, with somewhat degree of certainty, that a big part of the decline correlates to the decline in insects which most certainly is caused by overuse of pesticides.
March 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I did not read the report but I'm guessing, with somewhat degree of certainty, that a big part of the decline correlates to the decline in insects which most certainly is caused by overuse of pesticides.
That's good to know, especially since they typically have the lowest prices on gas, anyway, and I do have a membership. It's just not the most convenient for where I live.
February 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That's good to know, especially since they typically have the lowest prices on gas, anyway, and I do have a membership. It's just not the most convenient for where I live.
That's not possible with everything, of course. For example, I don't know any local business where I can buy gasoline anymore. Mom & pop gas stations are a thing of the past.
February 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
That's not possible with everything, of course. For example, I don't know any local business where I can buy gasoline anymore. Mom & pop gas stations are a thing of the past.
I'm not sure if everyone knows but just scrolling through Facebook makes them money because of the ads that show up.
February 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I'm not sure if everyone knows but just scrolling through Facebook makes them money because of the ads that show up.
Perhaps I'm missing something, but your profile also says, "Marxist." The Wikipedia link states "the young Karl Marx is sometimes considered a humanist." How do the two reconcile?
February 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Perhaps I'm missing something, but your profile also says, "Marxist." The Wikipedia link states "the young Karl Marx is sometimes considered a humanist." How do the two reconcile?