Keith Roragen

A collection of large houseplants crowds a fireplace hearth. Most of them have long, pointed green leaves. A few smaller plants are on tables on either side of the fireplace

I think I may have a problem. #HouseplantTakeover #Plants

a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a brown coat Alt: Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson, with long hair and a beard is wearing a brown coat. He gives a small smile and nod.

RIP #RobertRedford #Legend

Got home this morning just in time to witness two hummingbirds fighting for control of the feeder apparently by means of an aerial dance-off. They danced around the feeder for a while until the inferior dancer flew off and the winner took her place on a branch above the feeder. 🪶

A Greeb Heron perches on a branch over some murky water. The bord is oval shaped with a long, pointed bill. Its wings are greyish green, some with yellow edges. legs are yellow with long feet and long, curved claws tightly gripping the branch. Cheeks and throat are a rusty color with a patch of white just below the bill.

I had an unobstructed view of this Green Heron, not more than 20' away. It didn't seem bothered by me stopping to take a few pics. 🪶 #Birding #Omaha

No fewer than 28 Common Nighthawks on the walk through the neighborhood this evening. Last week there were none. #BirdingNebraska. #FallMigration 🪶

Nice. I never get anything that cool at my blacklight

Welcome to the Democratic Party

A green mantis on a blue wall. The mantis has a long slender body which thins at the thorax. The head is triangular with large dark eyes and long, thin antenna. Hind two pair of legs are long and thin. Front pair have swollen femurs with claw-like tibia for grasping prey

A brown mantis on a blue wall. Hind two pair of legs are green.

Not one but two mantids at the blacklight tonight. #insects #BackyardBlacklighting

A Monarch butterfly was laying eggs on Honeyvine Milkweed in my garden. 🦋 #Butterfly #Insects #Omaha

A Common Nighthawk rests on the metal trim beneath a window. The bird is brownish with lighter and darker spots. It is oval-shaped in profile with the head tucked tightly against the body. The eye is visible but appears mostly closed. A small black beak is visible at the front of the head. No legs are visible and the body appear to be resting directly on the metal trim.

Yesterday, my wife texted me a picture of a bird that was perching on a ledge outside the window of her office building and it was a nighthawk! Of course, I ran out there as soon as I could and got my own pictures. 🪶 #Birds #BirdingOmaha

I don't know. I kinda like the Passionflower/Zebra Longwing combo.

What has the world come to when Nick Fuentes is the voice of reason?

A young Green Iguana clings to a screen. The lizard is bright green with a red eye. Its hind legs have much longer toes than the front. the long whip-like tail is banded with darker green.

A Large Green Iguana rests on some rocks. The lizard is brown with some dull green on the underside and darker banding on the tail. There are spiny ridges on the throat and back. The eye is brownish-orange.

A green Iguana rests on a bank near water. The lizard is green with a stout tail, banded in black. There is a row of spines down the back and on the throat. There is a large circular structure where the head meets the throat.

A Green Iguana rests on a rock. The lizard is mostly green but blotched with pale black. A row of spines extends from the back of the head to the base of the tail, becoming shorter approaching the tail. Arow of shorter spines is visible from the lower jaw to the throat. There is a fold of green skin behind the head.

There was a young Green Iguana on my in-law's pool enclosure. I snapped a few pics and they asked me if I wanted to see some big ones. They took me to a spot a few blocks away that was crawling with them. 🦎 #Lizards #Reptiles

Dude has apparently never been to Omaha.

A Gallinule chick stands on a Duckweed covered pond. The chick is oval-shaped and covered in black fuzz. The top of the head is bare and reddish orange. The top base of the bill is red with the remainder orange. Legs are black and almost as long as the width of the body. The feet are almost as long as the legs with three prominanent forward facing toes. The pond is completely covered with small floating green leaves.

Common Gallinule chick - Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington Florida. 🪶 #BirdsofFlorida

Are these people admitting they are Nazis?

Conservative Superman has a work requirement before saving anyone from a burning building

Great detail on the head and thorax!

A Roseate Spoonbill walks up a grassy slope. The bird has a stout pink body, long, thick white neck and a long, dull-yellow bill which resembles a flat spoon. Legs are red and long with long, dark toes.

First Lifer of this year's Florida Trip - Roseate Spoonbill 🪶 #BirdsofFlorida

My guess is that bluebirds are really just a bunch of moths in a fancy bird suit.

Wait. They stopped manipulating the weather in 2011?

A large grayish-brown moth one blue wall. The moth is medium brown with a light grey band through the center of each wing forming a shallow V. There is a dark brown hourglass shape between the light grey band and the we ing edge. A small speck of the pink underwing is visible where the two forewings meet. Wingspan is about 50mm

Probably the largest moth I’ve ever had at my backyard blacklight, this Underwing Moth. Maybe Ilia Underwing? 🦋 #Moths #insects #BackyardBlacklightung.

A single Buttonbush bloom against its green oval-shaped foliage The bloom is white and round with many stiff white filaments radiating from it.

Another bloom, less compact and globe shaped with thicker more yellow structures radiating from it. A Small fly wit a yellow abdomen and relatively large red eyes rests on it

One of the two Buttonbushes I planted last year is finally starting to bloom. A small hover fly stopped by for a visit. #NativeGardening #Pollinators.

Uh huh. I'm sure that's the reason.

It used to be availability, but I found a local source for them. I would now say I plant as much as I can afford in a given season.

Probably the prettiest flower I have ever seen.

Why is Douglas County doing ICE's dirty work?

An Elephant’s Foot plant sits in a square, green nursery pot. The plant consists of a bulbous, woody tuber with a single vine emerging from the tip. The vine has alternating heart-shaped leaves.

Got myself a late birthday present with this Elephant’s Foot - Dioscorea elephantipes. Native to South Africa, the woody tuberous stem stores water to help the plant survive harsh summers. 🌱 #CaudexPlants #Succulents #Houseplants

"found a police vehicle in the driveway" should probably be getting more attention.

A close-up image of a Maple Callus Borer moth resting on a pale background. The moth has narrow, transparent wings with distinctive black markings and fringed edges. Its slender, dark body is banded and elongated, with a fan-shaped tuft at the tip. It has long, curved, slightly thickened antennae that arch outward. The moth’s wasp-like appearance is typical of clearwing moths in the Sesiidae family.

An oblique view of the Maple Callus Borer moth. This views shows off the long pointed mouthparts, as well as the dense feathery fringe of the hind wing

I saw this insect on a door at work today. At first I thought it was a small parasitic wasp. On closer inspection, it’s a moth, specifically, a Maple Callus Borer moth. 🦋 #Insects