Birds, Beasts and Flowers!
@birdsbeasts.bsky.social
Birds, Beasts and Flowers is a low profit native landscaping business in Austin, TX. When I'm not gardening I'm looking at nature.
Remember if you're not restoring the Earth, you're destroying the Earth... and trust me, you're destroying the Earth.
Remember if you're not restoring the Earth, you're destroying the Earth... and trust me, you're destroying the Earth.
There are some good looking sparrows in this world, but this one is probably the best looking. Black-throated sparrow. #birds #birdsonbarbwire
September 20, 2026 at 2:29 AM
There are some good looking sparrows in this world, but this one is probably the best looking. Black-throated sparrow. #birds #birdsonbarbwire
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Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
September 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
Green garden friend says “Hi.”
September 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Green garden friend says “Hi.”
This is for the woman with the two off leash poodles chasing the plovers off the beach at Malibu Lagoon today who told me dogs were allowed on the beach. This too, “Fuck you.” #birds
August 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
This is for the woman with the two off leash poodles chasing the plovers off the beach at Malibu Lagoon today who told me dogs were allowed on the beach. This too, “Fuck you.” #birds
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Watching the worst people in the world wreck everything is so very disheartening.
July 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Watching the worst people in the world wreck everything is so very disheartening.
A garden should be judged by the number of Cuckoos it contains. This is a good garden. #birds #nativeplants
July 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
A garden should be judged by the number of Cuckoos it contains. This is a good garden. #birds #nativeplants
A Common Sunflower, outstanding in his field. #flowers #nativeplants
July 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
A Common Sunflower, outstanding in his field. #flowers #nativeplants
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Encouraging news came this week of a reinvigorated program to restore blight-resistant American chestnut. If successful, this would be the biggest news for our eastern forests since the chestnuts were wiped out before 1950. This is reason for optimism.
Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer)
The Return of American Chestnut?
American chestnuts have been a part of my life since I was a kid. We would buy fresh roasted chestnuts from street vendors in Baltimore. I didn’t know it but by the t...
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July 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Encouraging news came this week of a reinvigorated program to restore blight-resistant American chestnut. If successful, this would be the biggest news for our eastern forests since the chestnuts were wiped out before 1950. This is reason for optimism.
Depressions in the proterozoic rocks of the Llano uplift are particularly good for catching water after a rain... and those little pools are particularly good at keeping your Black-throated sparrows clean. #birds
July 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Depressions in the proterozoic rocks of the Llano uplift are particularly good for catching water after a rain... and those little pools are particularly good at keeping your Black-throated sparrows clean. #birds
Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) in Texas - as it should be. This one an absolute unit. Every yard from Brownsville in the south, east to Waco, west to Terlingua, and North to Brownwood should have one of these... if only to please me and the raccoons. #nativeplants
July 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) in Texas - as it should be. This one an absolute unit. Every yard from Brownsville in the south, east to Waco, west to Terlingua, and North to Brownwood should have one of these... if only to please me and the raccoons. #nativeplants
Second.
Bravo @mitpress.bsky.social! It is indeed time that we grew up and ended these destructive pyrotechnic ejaculations.
"Cats and dogs both experience sounds at far greater intensity than humans. Fireworks appear for them as discordant noise without warning.
Studies suggest up to 50 percent of dogs are afraid of fireworks."
Studies suggest up to 50 percent of dogs are afraid of fireworks."
July 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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This is what it looks like to take wildlife collisions seriously.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
July 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This is what it looks like to take wildlife collisions seriously.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
For Pride Month a Rainbow Bird singing in a Brokeback Mountain scene. #birds #pride #birdsonbarbwire
Painted Bunting, The Ranch, June 2026
Painted Bunting, The Ranch, June 2026
June 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
For Pride Month a Rainbow Bird singing in a Brokeback Mountain scene. #birds #pride #birdsonbarbwire
Painted Bunting, The Ranch, June 2026
Painted Bunting, The Ranch, June 2026
Neighbor drama in the tenement house. "I'll raise my kids as I see fit!, back off."
June 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Neighbor drama in the tenement house. "I'll raise my kids as I see fit!, back off."
"Have you seen my idiot son? I left him here in the garden. Oh, nevermind, there he is." #birds
Purple Martin dad in the garden. June 2026
Purple Martin dad in the garden. June 2026
June 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"Have you seen my idiot son? I left him here in the garden. Oh, nevermind, there he is." #birds
Purple Martin dad in the garden. June 2026
Purple Martin dad in the garden. June 2026
Ever seen a baby Dickcissel? Now you have. It's a big scary world out there buddy, but I think you'll be alright. Just fly off to the vanishing grasslands and do your thing. Come fall you can take a trip to South America.
#birds
#birds
June 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Ever seen a baby Dickcissel? Now you have. It's a big scary world out there buddy, but I think you'll be alright. Just fly off to the vanishing grasslands and do your thing. Come fall you can take a trip to South America.
#birds
#birds
I will ensconce myself in this bush and await for Dad to return with more tasty bugs. What could go wrong?
"Look at me! I'm a bat!"
Purple Martin fledgling Texas, June 2026 #birds
"Look at me! I'm a bat!"
Purple Martin fledgling Texas, June 2026 #birds
June 30, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I will ensconce myself in this bush and await for Dad to return with more tasty bugs. What could go wrong?
"Look at me! I'm a bat!"
Purple Martin fledgling Texas, June 2026 #birds
"Look at me! I'm a bat!"
Purple Martin fledgling Texas, June 2026 #birds