Laura Moth

Riders on the storm: The birds that fly into hurricanes When hurricanes pass over the ocean they churn up creatures from the deep – a chance to feast for predators brave enough to weather the storm.

“Desertas petrels make some of the longest foraging trips ever recorded in any species, travelling 12,000 km…
And, not only do the birds travel vast distances – they also put ‘themselves exactly in the right place at the right time to be run over by a hurricane’.”

An Oregon oak ecosystem - Acorn Woodpecker, California Scrub Jay, and Great Egret

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon ❤️

Agreed!

European herring gull doing a worm dance, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin

(sound on for the '80s version that plays in my head)

I need a Vega Tom doodle for my salon!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen bird breath in a photo – that is stunning!

Such a great book. One of those books that makes you realize that the topic is much, much bigger than you’d understood.

From the wonderful Nugrybauti, short fiction by @lidiamiles.bsky.social in the fungi issue of @orionmagazine.bsky.social

Thanks, Eleanor!! The microflora in Oregon does add a bit of magic to photos.

Loved the event you did on belonging a while back at Massy, so excited for this one! And that's a stunning design.

Golden-crowned kinglet, Oregon – with bright yellow feet showing off its carotenoid-rich diet.

This is one run by Granta and taught by the wonderful Eley Williams:)

Had the luck of being assigned this in a short fiction course recently, and it was the standout. Such a feat!

Lovely iridescence on this common grackle (Banff, Canada) – purple, bronze, cobalt, and much more in the UV light humans can't see.

Thank you, Kathryn!! Yes, I have the fortune to be watching two little ones grow up this year😍

Barred owlet trying to tug a rat tail away from dad, Vancouver, Canada

“Under Trump, manifest destiny is back with a vengeance. Now, Canadians can experience a taste of Indigenous life with the president’s threats to turn Canada into the 51st state.”

-Niigaan Sinclair, from an essay in the latest issue of @cangeo.bsky.social

Maybe Mitz by Sigrid Nunez? – told in part from the point of view of Virginia Woolf’s marmoset. I’d consider it literary fiction grounded in deep research.

Some post-Salt Path scandal reading:

“Anthropomorphism, at its best and most fluid, is not just a recognizing of the human in the creaturely but is a recognizing also of the creaturely in the human. In this form, anthropomorphism becomes the recognition of kinship.”

-‪ @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
❤️❤️❤️

Great grey owls on an island in the Pacific

Extraordinary piece. Reckoning with what rape is, in such nuanced and resonant terms, is a gift to all of us.

Angry rufous hummingbird cooling off on its little swing

Anna's hummingbird, Vancouver, Canada

This is an extraordinary article, the kind that teaches you about far more than the specific subject at hand. And such great storytelling!

American marten, Alberta

Northern shovelers, Canada

Boreal chickadee, Banff, Alberta