Leilah
@leilah.bsky.social
Writer. Gamer. Naturalist. Union. She/they. Settler on X̱epx̱ápay̓ay Skwxwú7meshúlh.
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Hoping to some tilcayo art in the #SciArt Feed!
(Photos by Joel Sartore).
(Photos by Joel Sartore).
BREAKING NEWS: New cat species just dropped! 🧪
What is a tilcayo, exactly?
Well, it's a small wild cat in the genus Leopardus and a member of the tiger cat species complex, but it is NOT a tigrina, oncilla, kodkod, Geoffroy's cat...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
What is a tilcayo, exactly?
Well, it's a small wild cat in the genus Leopardus and a member of the tiger cat species complex, but it is NOT a tigrina, oncilla, kodkod, Geoffroy's cat...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Hoping to some tilcayo art in the #SciArt Feed!
(Photos by Joel Sartore).
(Photos by Joel Sartore).
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so… toss your preposterous thoughts my way, and I’ll choose some at random - then I’ll prove that I’m actually much better at this than a plagiarism machine with spicy autocorrect
(please use the hashtag #unprompted )
(please use the hashtag #unprompted )
September 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
so… toss your preposterous thoughts my way, and I’ll choose some at random - then I’ll prove that I’m actually much better at this than a plagiarism machine with spicy autocorrect
(please use the hashtag #unprompted )
(please use the hashtag #unprompted )
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[cackles] as soon as I posted that, it occurred to me that I could collect the results and call the project UNPROMPTED
I mean, if it’s fun and I keep it up
I mean, if it’s fun and I keep it up
September 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
[cackles] as soon as I posted that, it occurred to me that I could collect the results and call the project UNPROMPTED
I mean, if it’s fun and I keep it up
I mean, if it’s fun and I keep it up
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So many special bird days. Not that I’m complaining. Yesterday it was vultures and hummingbirds and today it’s #WorldShorebirdDay! So lots of shorebird photos incoming!
#birds 🌿
#birds 🌿
September 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
So many special bird days. Not that I’m complaining. Yesterday it was vultures and hummingbirds and today it’s #WorldShorebirdDay! So lots of shorebird photos incoming!
#birds 🌿
#birds 🌿
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VULTURES ARE AWESOME and an indispensable part of making the whole cycle of nature work. So here are some very sweet Black Vultures to celebrate #VultureAwarenessDay!
#birds #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay 🌿
#birds #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay 🌿
Black Vultures Grooming Each Other
YouTube video by Get To Know Nature
m.youtube.com
September 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
VULTURES ARE AWESOME and an indispensable part of making the whole cycle of nature work. So here are some very sweet Black Vultures to celebrate #VultureAwarenessDay!
#birds #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay 🌿
#birds #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay 🌿
Our collective agreement has finally gone to the vote. I am so damn glad to be done with bargaining. We started prepping in April 2025, contract expired in July, they wouldn't meet with us until December. Sixteen months total.
September 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Our collective agreement has finally gone to the vote. I am so damn glad to be done with bargaining. We started prepping in April 2025, contract expired in July, they wouldn't meet with us until December. Sixteen months total.
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[Siren wailing ⚠️] It's bank holiday Monday, which is basically another Sunday!
Time for pigment shenanigans, this time:
Buddleia flowers which I share with moths, butterflies, bees, and hoverflies like this absolute chonk of a unit (hornet hoverfly) also make dye.
Also here's the prev thread.
Time for pigment shenanigans, this time:
Buddleia flowers which I share with moths, butterflies, bees, and hoverflies like this absolute chonk of a unit (hornet hoverfly) also make dye.
Also here's the prev thread.
August 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
[Siren wailing ⚠️] It's bank holiday Monday, which is basically another Sunday!
Time for pigment shenanigans, this time:
Buddleia flowers which I share with moths, butterflies, bees, and hoverflies like this absolute chonk of a unit (hornet hoverfly) also make dye.
Also here's the prev thread.
Time for pigment shenanigans, this time:
Buddleia flowers which I share with moths, butterflies, bees, and hoverflies like this absolute chonk of a unit (hornet hoverfly) also make dye.
Also here's the prev thread.
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👑YOU COULD BE WEARING THIS BIRD👑
Yolo wants you to know our King Vulture pendant is *this* close to unlocking. Help us make sure this magnificent little weirdo (or well, a version of his magnificent future self) gets to join the flock! 🪶
👉 tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
Yolo wants you to know our King Vulture pendant is *this* close to unlocking. Help us make sure this magnificent little weirdo (or well, a version of his magnificent future self) gets to join the flock! 🪶
👉 tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
September 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
👑YOU COULD BE WEARING THIS BIRD👑
Yolo wants you to know our King Vulture pendant is *this* close to unlocking. Help us make sure this magnificent little weirdo (or well, a version of his magnificent future self) gets to join the flock! 🪶
👉 tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
Yolo wants you to know our King Vulture pendant is *this* close to unlocking. Help us make sure this magnificent little weirdo (or well, a version of his magnificent future self) gets to join the flock! 🪶
👉 tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8
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“Dinets also was co-author of a widely reported study in 2013 that demonstrated crocodiles used sticks and twigs to hunt, balancing nest-building material on their snouts just above the water line to lure birds. The crocodiles lay in wait for hours and lunged when a bird ventured near.”
Snout nest!
Snout nest!
September 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
“Dinets also was co-author of a widely reported study in 2013 that demonstrated crocodiles used sticks and twigs to hunt, balancing nest-building material on their snouts just above the water line to lure birds. The crocodiles lay in wait for hours and lunged when a bird ventured near.”
Snout nest!
Snout nest!
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Because this was one of my favorite facts when I was learning to be a climbing arborist… Crocodiles can climb up to 30 feet!
Crocodiles can climb trees: researchers
Most people entering crocodile territory keep a wary eye out on water and land, but research suggests they need to look up.
www.reuters.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Because this was one of my favorite facts when I was learning to be a climbing arborist… Crocodiles can climb up to 30 feet!
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“Black’s work is distinctive…she does not treat dinosaurs as mere fossils. She infuses these creatures with personalities of a sort, including instincts and
rivalries, yet without abandoning research that supports those choices…paleontological biography that makes deep time feel personal” - Booklist
rivalries, yet without abandoning research that supports those choices…paleontological biography that makes deep time feel personal” - Booklist
Tyrant Lizard Queen
From the author of the beloved The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, an imaginative celebration of T. rex from hatching to adulthoodTyrannosaurus rex is a prehisto...
us.macmillan.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
“Black’s work is distinctive…she does not treat dinosaurs as mere fossils. She infuses these creatures with personalities of a sort, including instincts and
rivalries, yet without abandoning research that supports those choices…paleontological biography that makes deep time feel personal” - Booklist
rivalries, yet without abandoning research that supports those choices…paleontological biography that makes deep time feel personal” - Booklist
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August 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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September 1, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I really loved this and want others to do the same, so I'm going to give away some WTFJHT stickers. Just head over here, punch in your address, and I'll send you a sticker: wtfjht.gumroad.com/l/free-wtf-s...
An elderly bunny attempts to make a cake.
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title:
A chief technology officer is worried about keeping his spreadsheets private.
A chief technology officer is worried about keeping his spreadsheets private.
August 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
An elderly bunny attempts to make a cake.
Also a favourite. 🥰
Local trucker helps struggling ramen restaurant
August 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Also a favourite. 🥰
A director tries to film a movie despite technical challenges and HR issues.
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title:
A chief technology officer is worried about keeping his spreadsheets private.
A chief technology officer is worried about keeping his spreadsheets private.
August 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
A director tries to film a movie despite technical challenges and HR issues.
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The Canada Goose Eagle thing is stupid by dumb people. The best Canada goose content you need in your life today is Jurassic Geese.
Done.
It isn't colored the same as Jurassic Park, but I wanted it to be true to life. 🪶 🐣
It isn't colored the same as Jurassic Park, but I wanted it to be true to life. 🪶 🐣
August 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The Canada Goose Eagle thing is stupid by dumb people. The best Canada goose content you need in your life today is Jurassic Geese.
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A good thread of tips by a real, human nature photographer. A lot of these AI-generated nature pics are getting so sophisticated that it can be tricky to clock them as AI at a glance!
Biggest tip of all: Follow real photographers, not huge anonymous "beautiful birds" or "___ of the day" accounts
Biggest tip of all: Follow real photographers, not huge anonymous "beautiful birds" or "___ of the day" accounts
August 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
A good thread of tips by a real, human nature photographer. A lot of these AI-generated nature pics are getting so sophisticated that it can be tricky to clock them as AI at a glance!
Biggest tip of all: Follow real photographers, not huge anonymous "beautiful birds" or "___ of the day" accounts
Biggest tip of all: Follow real photographers, not huge anonymous "beautiful birds" or "___ of the day" accounts
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Ok, here goes. I’m starting a series about how to tell if a photo is real or generated by ai. I hope this is helpful. Please feel free to reply with tells I’ve missed.
Below is an ai generated “photo” that demonstrates something that’s too good to be true
#birds #ThisIsAI
(1/?)
Below is an ai generated “photo” that demonstrates something that’s too good to be true
#birds #ThisIsAI
(1/?)
August 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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ICE has detained Milo?
Okay okay, abolish ICE but damn.
Okay okay, abolish ICE but damn.
August 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
ICE has detained Milo?
Okay okay, abolish ICE but damn.
Okay okay, abolish ICE but damn.
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#WhatWorks💡: Two decades ago, Mike Anderson took on a construction project that laid the foundation for a new career with a far bigger goal — tackling one of the biggest challenges in many First Nations communities. 🏘️ Marissa Tiel reports.
An Indigenous Housing Solution from the Heart | The Tyee
The Skeetchestn Indian Band turns timber on its territory into modular housing kits based on a traditional cultural design.
thetyee.ca
August 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
#WhatWorks💡: Two decades ago, Mike Anderson took on a construction project that laid the foundation for a new career with a far bigger goal — tackling one of the biggest challenges in many First Nations communities. 🏘️ Marissa Tiel reports.