Toby Padfield
@tvp73.bsky.social
Husband, dad of 3, engineer in the automotive industry. I play beer league hockey and like Star Wars.
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Sparrows are all similarly small, but they're not all the same! Their subtle feathers are beautiful, and identifying them is a lot of fun! Get started with our quick guide to backyard sparrows of the U.S. and Canada. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/identif...
Identification Guide to the Winter Sparrows at Your Feeder
Golden-crowned Sparrows are common winter visitors along the Pacific Coast. The artwork for this article and poster was created by 2025 Bartels Science Illu ...
www.allaboutbirds.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Sparrows are all similarly small, but they're not all the same! Their subtle feathers are beautiful, and identifying them is a lot of fun! Get started with our quick guide to backyard sparrows of the U.S. and Canada. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/identif...
This is a very useful guide from Cornell Lab of Ornithology for distinguishing various North American Sparrows. The illustrations are exceptional in my opinion. 🪶
www.allaboutbirds.org/news/identif...
www.allaboutbirds.org/news/identif...
www.allaboutbirds.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is a very useful guide from Cornell Lab of Ornithology for distinguishing various North American Sparrows. The illustrations are exceptional in my opinion. 🪶
www.allaboutbirds.org/news/identif...
www.allaboutbirds.org/news/identif...
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One year ago today, I made my first post here and set a goal to post at least one photo a day for a year. This choice has changed my life for the better in many ways.
A little thread about it is below if you care to read.
🧵 1/5
#photography #cardinals #birds #BirdOfTheDay #songbirds
A little thread about it is below if you care to read.
🧵 1/5
#photography #cardinals #birds #BirdOfTheDay #songbirds
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
One year ago today, I made my first post here and set a goal to post at least one photo a day for a year. This choice has changed my life for the better in many ways.
A little thread about it is below if you care to read.
🧵 1/5
#photography #cardinals #birds #BirdOfTheDay #songbirds
A little thread about it is below if you care to read.
🧵 1/5
#photography #cardinals #birds #BirdOfTheDay #songbirds
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“The Birds we love, are vanishing. An alarming new study reveals that the population of North American birds has dropped nearly 30% since 1970. #Nature #Birds #Birding
That’s almost three billion birds gone”https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bring-birds-back
That’s almost three billion birds gone”https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bring-birds-back
Nearly 3 Billion Birds Gone
A new study finds steep, long-term losses across virtually all groups of birds in the U.S. and Canada
www.birds.cornell.edu
October 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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🧪🪶🌍🕊 25 Critically Endangered Birds
All of these species are on the brink of extinction.
A poster to raise awareness and inspire action. Every effort counts. ✨
All of these species are on the brink of extinction.
A poster to raise awareness and inspire action. Every effort counts. ✨
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🧪🪶🌍🕊 25 Critically Endangered Birds
All of these species are on the brink of extinction.
A poster to raise awareness and inspire action. Every effort counts. ✨
All of these species are on the brink of extinction.
A poster to raise awareness and inspire action. Every effort counts. ✨
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October Big Day is Saturday, October 11th. Last year, nearly 750,000 people joined in this worldwide celebration of birds and science. Be part of this effort and help set a new record for October birding. This article will help you set up eBird so you can contribute from wherever you are.
#birds
#birds
October Big Day—11 Oct 2025 - eBird
October is right around the corner, and that means its time to mark your calendars for October Big Day—11 Oct 2025! Like Global Big Day, October Big Day is an opportunity to unite around our shared lo...
ebird.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
October Big Day is Saturday, October 11th. Last year, nearly 750,000 people joined in this worldwide celebration of birds and science. Be part of this effort and help set a new record for October birding. This article will help you set up eBird so you can contribute from wherever you are.
#birds
#birds
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Scientists rappelled down cliffs to reach the nests of bearded vultures, which have a diet of bones and paint their feathers red with mud. Inside the nests were perfectly preserved human artifacts from the Middle Ages. By me, for Nat Geo: www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti... 🧪
Found: 650-year-old shoe, in vulture nest
Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Scientists rappelled down cliffs to reach the nests of bearded vultures, which have a diet of bones and paint their feathers red with mud. Inside the nests were perfectly preserved human artifacts from the Middle Ages. By me, for Nat Geo: www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti... 🧪
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A Cape May Warbler in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden. 💛
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A Cape May Warbler in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden. 💛
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ʻEkupuʻu on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
September 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ʻEkupuʻu on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
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I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
September 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited
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Dive into the sunset.
11 shots, edited in lightroom, stacked in photoshop.
Background stacked individually from 6 shots, slight bend in the horizon due to the stacking. #birds
11 shots, edited in lightroom, stacked in photoshop.
Background stacked individually from 6 shots, slight bend in the horizon due to the stacking. #birds
August 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Dive into the sunset.
11 shots, edited in lightroom, stacked in photoshop.
Background stacked individually from 6 shots, slight bend in the horizon due to the stacking. #birds
11 shots, edited in lightroom, stacked in photoshop.
Background stacked individually from 6 shots, slight bend in the horizon due to the stacking. #birds
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Clark’s nutcracker plants thousands of whitebark pines in a season. No human project can match that.
Lose the bird, lose the tree.
Lose the tree, lose the bird.
Ecosystems are relationships, not machines.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FygU...
Lose the bird, lose the tree.
Lose the tree, lose the bird.
Ecosystems are relationships, not machines.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FygU...
The Bird and The Tree
YouTube video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Clark’s nutcracker plants thousands of whitebark pines in a season. No human project can match that.
Lose the bird, lose the tree.
Lose the tree, lose the bird.
Ecosystems are relationships, not machines.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FygU...
Lose the bird, lose the tree.
Lose the tree, lose the bird.
Ecosystems are relationships, not machines.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FygU...
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Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you.
Oh this is easy.
#birds
#watercolor
#sciart
#nature
#traditionalart
Oh this is easy.
#birds
#watercolor
#sciart
#nature
#traditionalart
August 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you.
Oh this is easy.
#birds
#watercolor
#sciart
#nature
#traditionalart
Oh this is easy.
#birds
#watercolor
#sciart
#nature
#traditionalart
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"Researchers have tracked Iris, named for the unique inflections in her eye, since she started nesting along Missoula’s Clark Fork River in 1999. “Osprey nests help us track the movement of toxins through the watershed,” says UM chemist Heiko Langner. " - www.audubon.org/magazine/wor...
#birds
#birds
The World’s Oldest Known Osprey Is an Online Sensation—and a Living Indicator of Watershed Health
At 29, Iris the Osprey has outlived the odds to become a cherished internet star whose brood of offspring is helping track river health in Montana.
www.audubon.org
August 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Researchers have tracked Iris, named for the unique inflections in her eye, since she started nesting along Missoula’s Clark Fork River in 1999. “Osprey nests help us track the movement of toxins through the watershed,” says UM chemist Heiko Langner. " - www.audubon.org/magazine/wor...
#birds
#birds
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Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
July 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
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Audubon provides a quick/easy way to raise your voice for birds by identifying your members of Congress, providing a letter you can customize, and sending the letters for you: act.audubon.org/a/breeding-b.... Please act now as deliberations are in progress. Thank you! 🌎 #birds
Audubon Alert: Save Irreplaceable Bird Science Programs
Urge Congress to invest in the science that protects birds and people by fully funding the Bird Banding Lab and Breeding Bird Survey.
act.audubon.org
July 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Audubon provides a quick/easy way to raise your voice for birds by identifying your members of Congress, providing a letter you can customize, and sending the letters for you: act.audubon.org/a/breeding-b.... Please act now as deliberations are in progress. Thank you! 🌎 #birds
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WIRED reviewed its findings with two independent video forensics experts who confirmed that the edit occurred just before the missing minute mark and that approximately three minutes of footage were cut from the original clip.
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
WIRED reviewed its findings with two independent video forensics experts who confirmed that the edit occurred just before the missing minute mark and that approximately three minutes of footage were cut from the original clip.
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
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WIRED sent a detailed request for comment to the Department of Justice at 7:40 am on Tuesday. Just two minutes later, Natalie Baldassarre, a public affairs officer for the DOJ, replied tersely: “Refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined WIRED’s request for comment.
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
July 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
WIRED sent a detailed request for comment to the Department of Justice at 7:40 am on Tuesday. Just two minutes later, Natalie Baldassarre, a public affairs officer for the DOJ, replied tersely: “Refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined WIRED’s request for comment.
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
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This comes after WIRED previously reported that the video had been stitched together in Adobe Premiere Pro from two video files, contradicting the Justice Department’s claim that it was “raw” footage.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This comes after WIRED previously reported that the video had been stitched together in Adobe Premiere Pro from two video files, contradicting the Justice Department’s claim that it was “raw” footage.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
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The nearly three-minute discrepancy may be related to the widely reported one-minute gap—between 11:58:58 pm and 12:00:00 am—that attorney general Pam Bondi has attributed to a nightly system reset.
Read more:
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
Read more:
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
July 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The nearly three-minute discrepancy may be related to the widely reported one-minute gap—between 11:58:58 pm and 12:00:00 am—that attorney general Pam Bondi has attributed to a nightly system reset.
Read more:
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
Read more:
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
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NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
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The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump's surprise 30% tariffs
The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
n.pr
July 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.