American kestrel in suburbia
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
American kestrel in suburbia
"When I called Donald Trump Idi Amin, I thought I was paying him a compliment," Soyinka said. "He's been behaving like a dictator."
Wole Soyinka is a riot. (One that Trump's spineless henchmen can't shut down.)
Wole Soyinka is a riot. (One that Trump's spineless henchmen can't shut down.)
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says his US visa revoked
The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"When I called Donald Trump Idi Amin, I thought I was paying him a compliment," Soyinka said. "He's been behaving like a dictator."
Wole Soyinka is a riot. (One that Trump's spineless henchmen can't shut down.)
Wole Soyinka is a riot. (One that Trump's spineless henchmen can't shut down.)
So glad to hear that @chloedalton.bsky.social is writing a new book, Pet, about human-pet relationships and the wild counterparts of the animals we keep. We need a subtle voice like hers to stir conversation on this.
October 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So glad to hear that @chloedalton.bsky.social is writing a new book, Pet, about human-pet relationships and the wild counterparts of the animals we keep. We need a subtle voice like hers to stir conversation on this.
At a former golf course in the Coachella Valley that’s being rewilded – Greater Roadrunner and Green Heron
October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
At a former golf course in the Coachella Valley that’s being rewilded – Greater Roadrunner and Green Heron
“Desertas petrels make some of the longest foraging trips ever recorded in any species, travelling 12,000 km…
And, not only do the birds travel vast distances – they also put ‘themselves exactly in the right place at the right time to be run over by a hurricane’.”
And, not only do the birds travel vast distances – they also put ‘themselves exactly in the right place at the right time to be run over by a hurricane’.”
Riders on the storm: The birds that fly into hurricanes
When hurricanes pass over the ocean they churn up creatures from the deep – a chance to feast for predators brave enough to weather the storm.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“Desertas petrels make some of the longest foraging trips ever recorded in any species, travelling 12,000 km…
And, not only do the birds travel vast distances – they also put ‘themselves exactly in the right place at the right time to be run over by a hurricane’.”
And, not only do the birds travel vast distances – they also put ‘themselves exactly in the right place at the right time to be run over by a hurricane’.”
An Oregon oak ecosystem - Acorn Woodpecker, California Scrub Jay, and Great Egret
October 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
An Oregon oak ecosystem - Acorn Woodpecker, California Scrub Jay, and Great Egret
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon ❤️
September 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon ❤️
European herring gull doing a worm dance, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin
(sound on for the '80s version that plays in my head)
(sound on for the '80s version that plays in my head)
August 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
European herring gull doing a worm dance, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin
(sound on for the '80s version that plays in my head)
(sound on for the '80s version that plays in my head)
From the wonderful Nugrybauti, short fiction by @lidiamiles.bsky.social in the fungi issue of @orionmagazine.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
From the wonderful Nugrybauti, short fiction by @lidiamiles.bsky.social in the fungi issue of @orionmagazine.bsky.social
Golden-crowned kinglet, Oregon – with bright yellow feet showing off its carotenoid-rich diet.
August 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Golden-crowned kinglet, Oregon – with bright yellow feet showing off its carotenoid-rich diet.
Lovely iridescence on this common grackle (Banff, Canada) – purple, bronze, cobalt, and much more in the UV light humans can't see.
August 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Lovely iridescence on this common grackle (Banff, Canada) – purple, bronze, cobalt, and much more in the UV light humans can't see.
Barred owlet trying to tug a rat tail away from dad, Vancouver, Canada
July 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Barred owlet trying to tug a rat tail away from dad, Vancouver, Canada
“Under Trump, manifest destiny is back with a vengeance. Now, Canadians can experience a taste of Indigenous life with the president’s threats to turn Canada into the 51st state.”
-Niigaan Sinclair, from an essay in the latest issue of @cangeo.bsky.social
-Niigaan Sinclair, from an essay in the latest issue of @cangeo.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Under Trump, manifest destiny is back with a vengeance. Now, Canadians can experience a taste of Indigenous life with the president’s threats to turn Canada into the 51st state.”
-Niigaan Sinclair, from an essay in the latest issue of @cangeo.bsky.social
-Niigaan Sinclair, from an essay in the latest issue of @cangeo.bsky.social
Some post-Salt Path scandal reading:
I've made a new list on @bookshop.org of books that explore nature / walking / the outdoors by disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill writers - Nature Beyond Cure - aka our own narratives are messy and complex. Do share! #BookSky #DisabledWriters
uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...?
uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...?
Nature Beyond Cure: Disabled Perspectives
Books that explore nature and living with disability and illness from disability perspectives. No magical cures here!
uk.bookshop.org
July 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Some post-Salt Path scandal reading:
“Anthropomorphism, at its best and most fluid, is not just a recognizing of the human in the creaturely but is a recognizing also of the creaturely in the human. In this form, anthropomorphism becomes the recognition of kinship.”
- @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
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- @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
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One of the true high watermarks for the show, don't miss today's conversation with @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social A polyvocal deep dive into the world of words and rivers, of water defenders and language revivifiers. Come be rivered with us
Audio🌊📻: tinhouse.com/podcast/robe...
@wwnorton.com
Audio🌊📻: tinhouse.com/podcast/robe...
@wwnorton.com
Robert Macfarlane : Is a River Alive? - Tin House
Don’t miss today’s conversation with Robert Macfarlane. A polyvocal deep dive into the mysteries of words and rivers, of speech acts as spells, whorls as worlds, of grammars of animacy, of what it mea...
tinhouse.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“Anthropomorphism, at its best and most fluid, is not just a recognizing of the human in the creaturely but is a recognizing also of the creaturely in the human. In this form, anthropomorphism becomes the recognition of kinship.”
- @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
❤️❤️❤️
- @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
❤️❤️❤️
Great grey owls on an island in the Pacific
June 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Great grey owls on an island in the Pacific
Angry rufous hummingbird cooling off on its little swing
May 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Angry rufous hummingbird cooling off on its little swing
Anna's hummingbird, Vancouver, Canada
May 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Anna's hummingbird, Vancouver, Canada
American marten, Alberta
March 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
American marten, Alberta
Northern shovelers, Canada
March 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Northern shovelers, Canada
Boreal chickadee, Banff, Alberta
February 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Boreal chickadee, Banff, Alberta