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Paul Wallace
@paulmwall.bsky.social
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Greetings from Georgia! Mostly birds and by mostly I mean all. Fan of Johnny Cash and the planet Saturn. Physics professor, dad, cat guy. Ex pastor but not angry about it.
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 4d
Snowy egret, South Beach Jekyll Island, Glynn County Ga 9/23/25
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 4d
I’m gonna start complaining about fall warblers pretty soon but before I do here’s a last look at this lovely creature #birds
Snowy egret standing on a sandy beach, standing in a tide pool, viewed directly from behind. The bird’s head is turned to the right so you see her lovely profile. This is a tall wading bird and every feather on her body is white except for a few sandy plumes on her rump and nape. Her eye is yellow and her beak is black and daggerlike. She has lovely black legs with yellow markings behind the knees. The background is light-colored sand.
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 4d
He seems very in control. I occasionally see one-legged birds. One cardinal and one sandpiper come to mind as I sit here drinking my morning coffee. Birds are so awesome
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 5d
@saskajanet.bsky.social check it
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you!
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 5d
Bad picture of a green kingfisher on a rock. The picture is funny because the bird has an enormous bill and a round belly and teenie tiny feet.
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 6d
Snowy egret, South Beach Jekyll Island, Glynn County Ga 9/23/25
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 6d
Your Thursday evening egret #birds
Snowy egret standing on a flat sandy beach, viewed directly from behind. The bird’s head is turned to the right so you see her lovely profile. This is a tall wading bird and every feather on her body is white except for a few sandy plumes on her rump and nape. Her eye is yellow and her beak is black and daggerlike. She has lovely black legs and large bright yellow feet. The background is flat wet sand below and bright blue sky above and behind the egret.
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 6d
Gotcha. This is really great.
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 6d
Soo cool. Roughly where is south on the video
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 7d
It’s funny isn’t it
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 7d
EXACTLY it’s crazy
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 7d
😆 I love gallinule feet so much
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 7d
😆 it’s amazing isn’t it
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 7d
Black skimmer, South beach Jekyll Island, Glynn County Ga 9/23/25
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 7d
There’s lots to say about black skimmers but thing to notice here is the feet, how does this bird not fall over #birds
Black skimmer standing in the beach, 3/4 front view, facing left. This is a black and white oddly proportioned bird, with black wings and tail and crown and white cheeks and belly and flanks. Her lower beak is longer than her upper beak, which is odd. The beak’s back half is red and its front half is black. The bird has little red stick legs and its red feet are so small they don’t even look like feet.
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
A worthy move. Will miss you but man I want you to stay healthy
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8d
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9d
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
I of course have only seen the chicks in pictures 🥹
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
Ooo I’ve never seen one with their little necklace on 🤍
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
Oh my goodness that’s good. I’m sooo silly 🤪

There’s a restaurant on the island called Jekyll & Tide 😑
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
Where is this?
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
Me too! So much love
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
South beach Jekyll Island, Ga. Jekyll is a lovely barrier island, a large fraction of which is designated for the preservation of sea turtles and two species of plover, including the piping plover shown here, who is one of 8,000 remaining individuals on this fair but beleaguered planet
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Paul Wallace @paulmwall.bsky.social · 8d
The habitat / the bird #birds
Bright wide beach, looking away from the water and toward the shore. White dunes and green grasses divide the sand below and blue sky above. A few white puffy clouds dot the sky. One of the 8,000 piping plovers remaining on the planet. This is a small, mostly white shorebird with a short neck, beady black eyes, bright orange legs, and a neat squat black bill. She has a gray wash on her crown and her wings are colored a faint sandy brown. She is walking to the right across wet sand.
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