Kingfisher & Wombat
@tkingfisher.com
Wrote some books, won some awards. Strong feelings about plants. She/her
Oh, well, if you insist…
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Oh, well, if you insist…
I saw this in Oslo and still have questions.
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I saw this in Oslo and still have questions.
I think tomorrow is when they start? It happens a few times next month.
Hang on, I have an email!
Hang on, I have an email!
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I think tomorrow is when they start? It happens a few times next month.
Hang on, I have an email!
Hang on, I have an email!
The first round of snow is melting off, but the clouds are still thick on South Mountain.
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The first round of snow is melting off, but the clouds are still thick on South Mountain.
I have just been reminded of this, and let the record show that I did so, it is in HEMLOCK & SILVER, available wherever fine books are sold.
January 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I have just been reminded of this, and let the record show that I did so, it is in HEMLOCK & SILVER, available wherever fine books are sold.
Check it out, my Tiger Jaw bloomed!
January 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Check it out, my Tiger Jaw bloomed!
Sergei, napping, pretending he didn’t just cost me $300 and make the inside of my truck smell like Godzilla farts.
December 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Sergei, napping, pretending he didn’t just cost me $300 and make the inside of my truck smell like Godzilla farts.
Puppy has had a big day. Hound cannot believe Kevin is petting another dog, but is too polite to squish a puppy, even if he is on her couch.
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Puppy has had a big day. Hound cannot believe Kevin is petting another dog, but is too polite to squish a puppy, even if he is on her couch.
My buddy Laura brought over her sighthound puppy! He is four months old and made of legs and snoot.
December 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My buddy Laura brought over her sighthound puppy! He is four months old and made of legs and snoot.
So there’s this Pokemon called Spheal…
December 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
So there’s this Pokemon called Spheal…
(Please note that most of the presentation was in fact visually awful, as in this attempt to represent that female white-striped morphs of the white-throated sparrow are preferred by males of both morphs. But hopefully effective!)
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
(Please note that most of the presentation was in fact visually awful, as in this attempt to represent that female white-striped morphs of the white-throated sparrow are preferred by males of both morphs. But hopefully effective!)
It wouldn’t really work without the explanation, of course, but that’s why I was standing up there talking.
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It wouldn’t really work without the explanation, of course, but that’s why I was standing up there talking.
Stumbled over this reddit exchange and had to share:
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Stumbled over this reddit exchange and had to share:
I have no idea, as the gentleman has apparently posted a rendering of what he is trying to achieve without visible roofing materials. (Note: I genuinely do not know if this is AI or a simple 3d render, since that would be a pretty easy shape to build and texture?)
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I have no idea, as the gentleman has apparently posted a rendering of what he is trying to achieve without visible roofing materials. (Note: I genuinely do not know if this is AI or a simple 3d render, since that would be a pretty easy shape to build and texture?)
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
Yeah, I got nuthin’
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Yeah, I got nuthin’
I saw this photo and could not stop laughing. Trump is so utterly starstruck.
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I saw this photo and could not stop laughing. Trump is so utterly starstruck.
My little big dude Hobbs has claimed my chair and I can’t say he isn’t using it better than I would.
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My little big dude Hobbs has claimed my chair and I can’t say he isn’t using it better than I would.
There is actually an Anomalocaris pokemon! Anorith!
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
There is actually an Anomalocaris pokemon! Anorith!
And then we have—DUN DUN DUNNN—Anomalocaris! Look at this happy little bastard!
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
And then we have—DUN DUN DUNNN—Anomalocaris! Look at this happy little bastard!
This was also the first place we saw Hallucigenia, a species SO BIZARRE that for a long time, nobody knew which end was up! Great poster by Nix Illustration here:
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This was also the first place we saw Hallucigenia, a species SO BIZARRE that for a long time, nobody knew which end was up! Great poster by Nix Illustration here:
And this little freakazoid, Opabinia, was so bizarre that when the scientist showed it to an audience, they cracked up.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
And this little freakazoid, Opabinia, was so bizarre that when the scientist showed it to an audience, they cracked up.
Not a pet, but still a Good Birb
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Not a pet, but still a Good Birb
“I am very tired and I just got out of the bath but if you post this picture on the internet, I swear to Christ, I will find the strength to fuckin’ END you.”
Share an angry bird and the curse you think it embodies.
Share an angry bird and the curse you think it embodies.
November 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“I am very tired and I just got out of the bath but if you post this picture on the internet, I swear to Christ, I will find the strength to fuckin’ END you.”
Share an angry bird and the curse you think it embodies.
Share an angry bird and the curse you think it embodies.