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crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
Binx is decidedly pear-shaped! She's hanging on to her teeny pixie head! #cats #becurious
photo looking at the back of a four month old kitten who is sitting up on a sofa. her head and shoulders are very delicate, her back end is very muscular.
November 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
Binx got her final kitten shots today - including (finally!) her rabies shot.

Vet techs love her and gave her TWO Churus!

She hoped I'd bring her number three at suppertime (I...did not)

#cats #becurious
photo looking down on a four month old black kitten standing up on her hind legs looking just to the left of the camera.
November 11, 2026 at 3:58 AM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
In which Binx channels Isadora Duncan...

#cats #becurious
photo of a four month old black kitten laying on her side on a patterned rug. she is stretched out, right paw extended up and forward. it looks like she was photographed in the middle of a graceful leap.
November 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay is #Headshots; close up shots of a birds head
Alt #Faraway; where the scene makes up most of the shot

The many shades of an Oregon Junco! #birds #becurious
close up photo of an oregon form junco. they are in profile facing right and showing from just below the shoulder up.
November 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #ButtShots & the,ALT is #ColourfulBirds

What's up? Thrush butt!

Hermit Thrush, eye to the sky, butt to the camera! #birds #becurious
photo of a hermit thrush standing on top of a wire fence. they are facing away from the camera, head tilted, right eye to the sky.
November 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#Caturday - bits of sun so Binx is taking advantage while watching the Cat Channel, which mostly consists of Steller's Jays.

#cats #becurious
photo of a four month old black kitten looking through a window screen. she is in profile facing right. she is showing from just behind her shoulders forward.
November 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#SyncroFlying for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, pairs or more of birds flying in near perfect formation. Alt #Pigeons&Doves

In which Kevin gets distracted...

#birds #becurious 🪶
photo looking directly up at three canada geese in flight. the first two match perfectly, wings out looking ahead. the third (on the far right) has their head turned to their left.
November 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay is #RedPlumage Alt #RedinNature for Remembrance Day and Veteran's Day

Don't let the name fool you! Mr. Purple finch is racy red indeed! #birds #becurious
Close up photo of a male purple finch with red markings. he is showing from just above his feet up. he is facing the camera looking slightly to the right.
November 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
Right skunk got tired of Left skunk (Flower I'd guess) and wandered off to another feeder location. (I was trying to get the scuffle lol - but failed)

#mammals #becurious
November 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay is #TexturedPlumage Any capture that highlights the patterns, and depth of a bird feathers.
Alt: #BeaksOpen any bird with an open beak or bill!

Steller's Jay with mix of old, worn feathers and new feathers still emerging from waxy coating. #birds #becurious
close up photo of just the the back of a steller's jay showing three new wing feathers partially encased in wax.
November 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #Backlit; any picture with the light behind the bird Alt. #Finches; any finch species

Backlight is my wheelhouse! Probably because Steller's wear it sooooo well!

#birds #becurious
close up photo of a backlight steller's jay. they are showing from mid chest up. they are facing the camera looking to the right in profile.
November 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay is #Borbs. Alt is #Gulls

Achievement unlocked!

Mourning Dove is ever so rOund!

#birds #becurious 🪶
photo of a mourning dove on a triple twisted power line. they are facing away from the camera, head tucked, eyes closed. they are floofed out and very round.
November 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
amylawscigeek.bsky.social
Per Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay, here's a #ButtShot of a Broad-tailed Hummingbird feeding at a yucca plant.
#BirdsofFrontRange #becurious 🌿
A small bird hovers with its rear end facing the view, above bright red tubular flowers. We can't see its head, but its greenish wings are fully outstretched, and its tiny feet are partially deployed. The belly and tail are white, but the tail has white-tipped black feathers along its outer edges.
November 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
It's Binx Biweekly Pic Day! She's 18 weeks! Collage is 6 - 18 weeks (6 week pic is Day 1)

Time flies! But we *finally* get her rabies shot on Tuesday! She's had two rounds of other shots, but rabies is *the* most important one! #cats #becurious
photo of a four month old black kitten laying on her right side on a patterned rug. her head and shoulders are raised up and she's looking over her left shoulder to the left. 7 up collage of a four month old black kitten every two weeks from 6 - 18 weeks.
November 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
Apparently I have (at least) TWO skunks.

The tail heart tho...

(then they started scuffling over prime seed eating space - so that's what all the noises have been!)

I'm *really* going to have to check the entire yard before taking dogs out now! #mammals #becurious
photo of two striped skunks behind a caged, ground bird platform feeder. they are butt to butt with tails raised and forming a hear shape.
November 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
drjoscience.bsky.social
Love this article recently highlighted in Nature Briefings: Conversations are more enjoyable if they contain 'pink noise' and bursts of pink noise may also aid the brain's 'wash cycle' during sleep! 🧠

#ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience #Neuroscience #Neurobiology
November 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
*click click click*

Ornate Tiger moths can!
#inverts #becurious
macro photo of an ornate tiger moth. they are in profile wings slightly open.
November 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
drjoscience.bsky.social
It's #ChemistryWeek!
I'm looking forward to bringing a fizzing potions workshop to a school in Norfolk Lina. few days, among other topics and teaching this week!

#ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience
rows of beakers, bottles and test tubes set up in a school hall
November 10, 2026 at 9:37 AM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BCD

Posting a second pic for the theme because I missed the obvious choice earlier! (tho I stand by the adorableness of the Brewer's Sparrow!!)

Bald Eagle flying over the Rogue River - doubly appropriate.

#birds #becurious 🪶
photo of a bald eagle at eye level flying low over a clear river.
November 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
Dizzy eating cucumber skin slices off the floor, Binx checking them out because her sister is eating them, so they must be food!

Binx deciding "Not food, toy!" 2 secs before Dizzy swooped in and ate the last one.

#cats #DogsOfBluesky #becurious
photo looking down on a four month old black kitten and a chocolate merle schnoodle on a patterned rug. they both have noses to cucumber skin slices. photo of a four month old black kitten sitting on a patterned rug batting a cucumber skin slice with her paw.
November 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
amylawscigeek.bsky.social
#backlit is today’s #birdoftheday theme. Here's a backlit Red-tailed Hawk dismantling a red squirrel for breakfast. 🌿
#BirdsofFrontRange #becurious #raptor
A large bird perches on a large branch in a tree. The bird has brown feathers on its head and wings, white breeches flecked with russet on its legs. Its beak is curved at the end, and is pulling a strand of meat from something pinned by its talons on the branch.
November 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
drjoscience.bsky.social
We’ve reached that time of year where it’s cold and lights need to be on during the day in my lab/studio/office 🥶

Trying out some thermoneogenesis!!

#ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience
Smiling middle aged brown haired white woman in a dark green roll neck jumper. Science equipment in the background
November 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
amylawscigeek.bsky.social
Per @robcrank68.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borbs, birds that look like they ate too much - this borby Townsend's Solitaire has been gorging on juniper berries, so it fits. Seen during a fabulous day birding with #DenverFieldOrnithologists! 🌿
#becurious
A medium-sized gray bird perches on the tip of a branch. It has dark gray beak, tail and wing feathers with just a hint of yellow, and white ring around its eyes. Normally, it is rather lean, but in this photo it is a definite borb.
November 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay themes are #BCD (birds whose names start with one of these letters) and #white (birds with white plumage).

Brewer's Sparrow - known as the "bird without a field mark" unless you count "adorable" as a field mark!

#birds #becurious 🪶
photo of a small tan, cream and brown sparrow perched on a diagonal moss and lichen covered branch. the sparrow is facing left with their head turned back to the right in profile.
November 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
amylawscigeek.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay theme from @helenbennett.bsky.social is #SpikyHead. I think this Steller's Jay fits that description.
#BirdsofFrontRange #becurious
A dak blue bird with a spiky blue crest and white eyebrows perches on a slender branch. The background is a solid wall of light green leaves.
November 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM