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Studied the science of going outside
I like looking at birds, but they don't like looking at me
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the horses are feral descendants colonial-era escapees, and they are invasive in the ecosystems they reside in. blm is forbidden from culling them directly because of a stupid as hell nixon law, so they keep the excess horses penned in concentration camps until they are sold for a few bucks or die
August 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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do things get better? i feel as though my whole life i’ve chased a profession that’s been doomed to an alleyway murder from the moment of its inception. i want to be optimistic for the future but it feels like i am forced to aspire to a world where things are only taken away
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 10
Breaking News: The Trump administration moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming, drilling, mining and other development. Environmentalists characterized it as the most severe erosion of protections for wildlife in half a century. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
A headline reads: "Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species." A piping plover stands on a wet beach with scattered shells. Photo by Dave Sanders for The New York Times.
July 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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don't do this. you're not some valiant freedom fighter for planting bamboo, honeysuckle, or any know invasive plant around future data center sites. construction companies won't care nearly as much as you think.

not to mention that this poster was likely AI generated.
June 23, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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now imagine, if you will, that i am the itty bitty tree swallow staring at you from my bird box that overlooks the nearby wetland

#birds #nature #wildlife #cottagecore #photography
a gray, sun bleached bird box with an iridescent blue and white tree swallow sticking its head out of the opening to the box.
May 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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western meadowlarks are the worst thing to happen to me since cackling geese. i heard it. i know i did. but im not convinced that these are even the same individual meadowlarks that were singing. only one WEME was reported.
#meadowlarkhate #birds #speciatefaster #wildlife #nature
May 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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i have been obsessed with monk parakeets since i found out about their wacky hijinks in the US. they’ve begun popping up in gary, and i recently went out to see their small and flammable nest on a substation for myself. they are as fascinating as they are loud. probably my “favorite” exotic species
a small green monk parakeet photographed flying between the space of two grayed telephone poles a pair of monk parakeets sitting on the metal frame of a power substation. their nest of jagged sticks sits off to the left of the photo, next to an electrical coil.
May 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Quakers in their enormous communal nest
Four or five green birds and an enormous nest of sticks
May 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Morning in the Galapagos highlands.
March 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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the prairie chickens (much like bison) bore the brunt of the white colonization of north america's prairies. repubs/ranchers would love to "finish the job", but the ESA forces them to protect the "unproductive" and "empty" tallgrass prairies the grouse rely on to survive
February 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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now imagine that i am the joyful buck jumping over the poorly maintained exclosure and that i am now able to browse on all of the vulnerable understory herbaceous plants and tree saplings
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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well i can’t really afford to not go to work :/
a red sedan immersed in a layer of untouched, white snow. the snow is so windswept that it formed a ledge stretching over the top of the car
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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had a swell mlk day. the glass sunroof screen on my junk car was viciously torn off by the powerful gales of northern indiana. my car roof now violently shakes when i drive any faster than 45 mph. can’t wait for the worn-down breaks to eventually give out and kill me in a horrific car crash
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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its amazing how simply not having an ugly gray splotch on its head makes the eurasian tree sparrow much prettier and sightly that the goblin-esque house sparrows it chooses to flock with. it can do so much better than them 🪶
#bird #wildlife #photography #TotalHouseSparrowDeath #nature
Eurasian Tree Sparrow eating seeds on a heavily beaten-down patch of ground Eurasian Tree Sparrow standing on top of a rotted stump covered in seeds. It is flanked from behind by a House Sparrow. A Eurasian Tree Sparrow and a couple House Sparrows perched on a bare tree covered in moss and lichens. A Eurasian Tree Sparrow putting its whole body into the act of eating seed scraps off a rotted tree stump.
January 11, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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There were two White- breasted Nuthatches going up and down this tree, but not together. This one took the time to be cute for a minute. 🪶
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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in my box rn. screeching the owl in an easterly way never before observed by my contemporaries 🪶
#birds #wildlife #owls #ihavenotleftmyapartmentinaboutaweek #nature #birdday
A gray Eastern Screech-Owl holed up inside a worn out, dark-brown Wood Duck box against a pale sky.
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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its a new year, so the only rational thing to do is shoddily rank all 264 wild and feral #birds that have had the displeasure of crossing me. this list is highly emotional, vibes-based, and will look fundamentally different next week. bird names in alt
#tierlist #wildlife #correctopinions
Tierlist categories of S through A- S - Blackburnian Warbler, Black-crowned Night Heron, Common Loon, Glossy Ibis, Piping Plover, Prothonotary Warbler, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red-throated Loon, White-breasted Nuthatch, Whooping Crane, and Vermilion Flycatcher A+ - American Barn Owl, Black-and-White Warbler, Black-billed Magpie, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Bobolink, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Green Heron, Green-Winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Least Bittern, Little Blue Heron, Little Gull, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-footed Booby, Cerulean Warbler, Northern Yellow Warbler, Osprey, Indigo Bunting, and Red-headed Woodpecker A - American Woodcock, Black Tern, Cape May Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, California Condor, Cedar Waxwing, Common Raven, Great Blue Heron, Hooded Warbler, Hermit Thrush, Kirtland's Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Least Tern, Magnificent Frigatebird, Monk Parakeet, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Summer Tanager, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Western Cattle-Egret, Wild Turkey, Woodpecker Finch, and domestic Budgie (escaped pet) A- - American White Pelican, American Goldfinch, Bay-breasted Warbler, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Cuckoo, Black-capped Chickadee, Black Vulture, Blue Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Brown Pelican, Carolina Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Meadowlark, Galapagos Mockingbird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Kentucky Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Marsh Wren, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Pine Warbler, Purple Finch, Red Crossbill, Ruffed Grouse, Sanderling, Scarlet Tanager, Sedge Wren, Snow Goose, Veery, White-crowned Sparrow, Wood Thrush, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Horned Lark, Smooth-billed Ani, Great Egret, and American Redstart B through C B: American Bittern, American Black Duck, American Coot, American Crow, American Kestrel, American Robin, Barred Owl, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Blue-winged Teal, Brown Noddy, Bufflehead, Cackling Goose, Caspian Tern, Cliff Swallow, Common Cactus-Finch, Dickcissel, Eastern Bluebird Eastern Screech-Owl, Fish Crow, Forster's Tern, Fox Sparrow, Golden-winged Warbler, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Great Horned Owl, Greater White-fronted Goose, Henslow's Sparrow, LeConte's Sparrow, Medium Ground-Finch, Mississippi Kite, Northern Flicker, Northern House Wren, Northern Shoveler, Ovenbird, Purple Martin, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Ring-necked Pheasant, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rough-legged Hawk, Savannah Sparrow, Semipalmated Plover, Short-eared Owl, Upland Sandpiper, White-cheeked Pintail, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson's Warbler, Wood Duck, Black-necked Stilt, and Chipping Sparrow C: Acadian Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, American Tree Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Barn Swallow, Blackpoll Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Bonaparte's Gull, Broad-winged Hawk, Brown Thrasher, Canada Goose, Canada Warbler, Carolina Wren, domestic chicken, Clay-colored Sparrow, Common Gallinule, Common Goldeneye, Common Grackle, Common Merganser, Common Yellowthroat, Double-crested Cormorant, Eared Dove, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood-Peewee, European Starling, Great Black-backed Gull, Greater Yellowlegs, Hairy Woodpecker, Harris' Sparrow, Horned Grebe, Kelp Gull, Killdeer, Laughing Gull, Lesser Yellowlegs, Mallard, Neotropic Cormorant, Northern Harrier, Northern Mockingbin, Palm Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Ruddy Duck, Rusty Blackbird, Small Ground-Finch, Small Tree-Finch, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Tree Swallow, Tufted Titmouse, Turkey Vulture, White-throated Sparrow, Worm-eating Warbler, Merling, and Ruddy Turnstone D through F D: American Wigeon, Baird's Sandpiper, Brown-headed Cowbird, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Chimney Swift, Common Nighthawk, Cooper's Hawk, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Gadwall, Great-crested Flycatcher, Greater Scaup, House Finch, Least Sandpiper, Lesser Scaup, Lincoln's Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lousiana Waterthrush, Mourning Warbler, Mute Swan, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Pied-billed Grebe, Pine Siskin, Ring-billed Duck, Rock Pigeon, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Solitary Sandpiper, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swainson's Thrush, Yellow-throated Vireo, Yellow-throated Warbler, and Northern Pintail E: American Herring Gull, Bank Swallow, Bell's Vireo, Gray Catbird, Orange-Crowned Warbler, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red-eyed Vireo, Ring-billed Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Tennessee Warbler, Vesper Sparrow, Eastern Warbling Vireo, and Willow Flycatcher F: House Sparrow, Least Flycatcher, and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
January 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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i’ve been sentenced to a 60 degrees, damp, and cloudy christmas as punishment for my hubris. here are some photos from the yesteryear of a robin enjoying the white christmas feast i was denied from having
#birds 🪶 #wildlife #ihateyousanta #photography #christmas #mylifesucks #seethingwithrage
black and orange bird eating berries off the twig its perched on black and orange bird perched on a branch against a white sky black and orange bird perched on a branch against a white sky
December 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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something i’ve learned over my many years of labor and scholarship is that i am not good at starting things. new social media is no exception.
cold turkey resolutions are not my cup of tea, but i ought to make an exception for twitter and get into the rhythm of using blsky or no alternative at all
December 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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but what if i posted a bird
black and white bird with blue-green iridescence perched in a tree
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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guys im down 1 and a half bnottles of soju riught now but i went to wisconsin and i saw some kirtland's warblers i love them so much i wish they loved me back. i need to post more often but like yknow other things i work 40 hours a week #birds #wisconsin #nature #wildlife #photography
July 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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the blackburnian warbler, despite being named after a person, has a truly befitting name. i look at this creature and think to myself "yeah, they got that one right." truly a perfect specimen 🪶
#birds #photography #nature #wildlife #spring #warbler #perfectcreature
Blackburnian Warbler perched on a branch in a tree's canopy highlighted by a blue sky Blackburnian warbler flying between two branches in a tree's canopy. Blackburnian Warbler perched on a branch in a tree's canopy. He's looking down at you, the viewer Blackburnian Warbler perched on a branch in a tree's canopy. He looks forward with a stretched out neck, displaying his gorgeous orange head and throat
May 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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a true american patriot selflessly performing civilian law enforcement while lafayette's WOKE police (who let a man that pulled a gun on protestors walk free) are too LIBERAL and VAXXED to patrol our lawless park bike paths. god bless white-crowned sparrows
#birds #lawandorder #bikes #backtheblue
May 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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i used my mind control powers to force this helpless yellow-rumped warbler into incredibly photogenic poses before i trapped him in my sinister SD card

#birds #wildlife #photography #spring #mindcontrol #warbler #nature #migration #creaturefeature
A yellow-rumped warbler perched on a small branch between two mossy tree trunks. A yellow-rumped warbler perched on a small branch in some shrubbery. A yellow-rumped warbler perched on a small branch behind a large mossy tree trunk A yellow-rumped warbler perched on a small branch with the bright blue sky behind him
April 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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i get it. you have white eyes. can you put on the contacts now? #birds #wildlife #Photography #Oppresswhiteeyedvireos 🪶
Gray, olive, and yellow White-eyed Vireo in greening shrubs. his white eyes pierce your soul. Gray, olive, and yellow White-eyed Vireo in greening shrubbery. It's Uncannily Human eyes seem to level with the camera as it regurgitates something. Gray, olive, and yellow White-eyed Vireo in shrubbery. It's mouth is agape as its white eyes lock eyes not with the camera, but You.
April 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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‘Show Me Where You Make Autism!’ Shouts RFK Jr., Storming Sour Patch Kids Factory theonion.com/show-me...
‘Show Me Where You Make Autism!’ Shouts RFK Jr., Storming Sour Patch Kids Factory
EAST HANOVER, NJ—As part of the health secretary’s highly publicized pledge to determine the cause of the disorder in the next five months, a wild-eyed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly shouted “Show me where autism is made!” Thursday while storming the Sour Patch Kid factory. “Attention Sour Patch Factory people: Give me the autism and no […]
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April 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM