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Eric Auer Lee

@ericauerlee.bsky.social

270 followers 260 following 460 posts

former journalist, current full-time enjoyer of birding, tea, chess and football (soccer). my wife says i’m a 70-year-old British man in a 20-whatever American boy body #MizzouMade living in Minneapolis

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · Nov 12

a little about me as this place continues to grow. i will post mainly about

- birds
- sports (primarily #Everton, New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Cardinals and anything #Mizzou)
- journalism and news
- nerd fandoms, such as Star Wars and LOTR

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 6h

even got some ink of one 😊🪶

An American kestrel tattoo on the inside of my forearm

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 7h

gosh, i love these guys and gals so much #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdphotography

A male American Kestrel perches on a wire. It’s blue and orange back is to the camera, with its head turned to the side

A male American Kestrel perches on a post, facing the camera

A male American Kestrel perches in a tree with its back to the camera and head turned to the side

A female American Kestrel perches on the top of a small bush, facing the camera

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 1d

ah, the good ole horseshoe

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 4d

kids will storm the field for anything these days

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 6d

right after saying the play was coming back. rough start for him

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 7d

thank you!

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 8d

can confirm, they love to hit a pose #birds

A gray catbird perches on a branch with its back to the camera, though its head is turned to the side with an eye on the camera

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 8d

feeling this one today

Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 11d

A painting of a bird beside the text "motherfucker it's only tuesday"

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 11d

definitely AI. here’s essentially the same one from last week on a short yardage TD pass

ESPN highlight with the caption: “Cade Klubnik airs it out for 6-yard touchdown pass”

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 14d

thank you!

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 14d

how about a couple of robins having a bath?

#BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdphotography

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 15d

really excited for ABS challenges, powered by T-Mobile

Notifications from ESPN and MLB.

The ESPN notification reads: MLB approves robot umps … Major League Baseball will implement a challenge system for balls and strikes in the 2026 season

The MLB notification reads: ABS coming in 2026 … Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile, to be used in MLB, beginning in 2026.

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 17d

this Saints team is deeply unserious lol

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 19d

gorgeous!

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 22d

it’s nice to have something to celebrate, so here’s a goldfinch acting like it doesn’t notice its beautiful reflection 🪶

An American goldfinch perches in a small puddle along the edge of a road

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 24d

glad Brady is bringing up the false start. the officials missed the same thing on third down!

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 24d

hell yeah, love that

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 25d

in my Aragorn era

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 25d

back-to-back weekends at the Ren Fest

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 28d

absolutely broken country

Screenshot of two posts back-to-back on Twitter timeline. One links to an article about Charlie Kirk being shot and the other about a school shooting in Colorado

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · Sep 8

it’s also rich for the higher-ups at the WSJ to try to take the ethical high road given an editor told me this is a business and they don’t care about ethics when i raised issues with coverage changes

the person who fired Audrey was at that meeting and backed the editor up!

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · Sep 8

proud of my former colleague and friend @audreykorte.bsky.social for owning her mistake while shedding light on mismanagement at the State Journal isthmus.com/news/news/wi...

Excerpt from the article that reads:

Korte says she takes full responsibility for the story's "multiple factual inaccuracies," including a made-up source, which she attributes to the use of a company-installed Al program on her work computer. But she says there is more to the story, including a breakdown of editorial oversight and an understaffed newsroom. She says she was terminated without a formal investigation and was not given a chance to explain herself to her superiors or colleagues.
"I don't think the newspaper acted with fairness, transparency, accuracy or accountability," she says. "That's why I'm here. I'm trying to set the record straight. I feel it is my duty as a journalist to provide answers."
Journalists "don't take an oath of duty," she adds, "but I try to live my life as if I did."

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · Aug 30

incredible shots!

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · Aug 30

eastern kingbird with a nice afternoon snack 🪶

An eastern kingbird perches on a branch with a dragonfly in its beak

Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · Aug 30

an Everton win and going birdwatching. a lovely start to the three-day weekend