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Kris Gates
@krismgates.bsky.social
Scientist, atheist, educator. Proud PNW liberal; Oregon.
Striving to be a part of our more perfect union. Lover of birds, cats, baking & preserving. Facts Matter.
#Bird photos are mine unless noted otherwise.
Joined 4/24 Missing Post News!
She/her/pissed
Do we even have a Secretary of Education any more? I've lost track of their attempts to dismantle that Department.
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Their words are so ludicrous-- environmental insurrectionists? All propaganda, all the time.
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
As I was researching it, what came to my mind was all the transformation myths in Native American stories. I mean, if a bird can do this, why can't we grow wings?
January 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
😜
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
maximum size, while the heart and chest muscles re-grow to allow the #birds to fly once again. These salty lakes, such as Mono Lake in California and Utah’s Great Salt Lake, are critical to the survival of the EAGR.
This smudgy grey individual is a juvenile.
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
up before continuing their southward migration, more than doubling their weight! To make that possible, their flight muscles shrink to the point of flightlessness while their digestive organs grow. 🪶 After weeks of gorging, the process reverses; digestive organs re-shrink to about a quarter of their
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
last Spring’s trip to Malheur. The rest of these pics are from the November trip to Monterey. But even more fantastic than the plumage are the rest of the seasonal changes. As part of their fall migration, these #birds stop at salty inland lakes that serve as mass feeding grounds. Here, they fatten
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
black feathers on the back, head & neck with a black head crest. The sides of the body become a rich chestnut color, & behind each eye, golden plumes sweep back, creating the impression of “ears” for which the #bird is named. Unfortunately, I have only a few unimpressive photos of breeding EAGR from
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
AI? Beavers don’t walk upright, do they?
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
At the beginning of Tr*mp 2.0, many of us took some solace at living in blue states, believing we would be insulated from some of the worst civil right violations by our state government. Although this has been true, the intentional targeting of blue-run areas by Fed goons is terrifying/maddening.
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 AM
😂
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This guy embodies the phrase: There's no hate like Christian love.
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 AM
"You clearly don't belong in our club of wanna-be dictators who are bored with peace."
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
He earned my follow at @rephuffman.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 1:36 AM
No. I thought it would still be visible to anyone who hasn’t blocked it, but perhaps that is mistaken thinking?
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Thank you, Prime Minister Carney, for speaking truth about our insane US President. I hope the world listened to your wise words. May they help break the grip of those who are destroying my nation from within.
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM