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South Dakota | Storm Chaser | Wildlife Photographer | Wind Turbine Technician | Navy Veteran https://devinpitts.myportfolio.com/

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Been a wild year for Long-eared Owls locally, I cant believe how common they've been! Especially after having usually struggled a ton to find them around here. I had a completely different target this afternoon but this owl ended up being the main event lol. #birds #raptors

20.02.2026 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some Eastern Screech Owls from Saturday night. #birds #raptors

10.02.2026 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seeing a geriatric punk rock band tonight, the last time I saw them play was over 20 years ago lol. Getting old is weird.

07.02.2026 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I checked in on a Long-eared Owl I'd found last month and it was still there! Also a bonus Short-eared Owl roosting in a bush that I found on my way home(you might have to squint to see him lol). #birds #raptors

05.02.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ultimate irony that Pizza Gate is like 90% real and the tinfoilers that were all over it are suddenly ok with it.

03.02.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

26.01.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 10494    πŸ” 3191    πŸ’¬ 1278    πŸ“Œ 3650
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On-call luck finally ended, it was very cold in that turbine.

24.01.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was cold at work this morning (I work near Summit)

23.01.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nvm we in the core. RIP lower 48 Aurora that isn't just a vague muddy glow.

19.01.2026 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok I meant +80Bz lmao. Good chance we're not in the flux rope yet so this can flip right back into our favor after sunset. Crazy numbers coming out of this CME.

19.01.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Going to be extremely funny when the CME hits tonight and it's +40Bz all night.

19.01.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Look at my opposition party, dawg. We're cooked.

16.01.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Eastern Screech Owl trilling at sunset this evening. #birds #raptors

15.01.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Eastern Screech Owl seems to be re-using an old cavity I saw an owl in about 2 years ago. Based on the color morph it could potentially be the same owl, but from my personal experience brown morphs are the most common coloration I've seen locally so there's also a chance it's not. #birds #raptors

11.01.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TRUMP 2026: SHUT UP OR WE’LL KILL YOU

11.01.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2829    πŸ” 699    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 14
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Found 3 Northern Saw-whet Owls today near Fargo, the cutest little rodent murderers. #birds #raptors

11.01.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead

07.01.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2161    πŸ” 902    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 135

Someone who claims to have witnessed the incident says
- car was blocking ice
- they told them to move
- "something happened'
- ICE shot into the car as it was driving away
- passenger got out of the car covered away and said friend was dead

There is video and I have seen it

07.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2394    πŸ” 766    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 140
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Throwback to my first birthday tornado last year on 5/18/25. A rainbow even showed up, downplaying the serious EF3 damage that was down to the town of Grinnell KS by this tornado.

07.01.2026 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gen Z gets to have their own Iraq war now, but dumber.

04.01.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I went back to see if I could get clearer shots of the Long-eared Owl that found yesterday and ended up with some of my favorite shots of the species I've ever taken. #birds #raptors

03.01.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
02.01.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4430    πŸ” 958    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 438
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Thanks to a friend of mine that found them by accident, I was able to get some shots of these two Long-eared Owls just before sunset today making them my first owls of 2026! #birds #raptors

02.01.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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One last owl for 2025, this Eastern Screech Owl that I found this morning. #birds #raptors

31.12.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RAM is unaffordable because of this stupid thing

30.12.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Found some more Short-eared Owls tonight, only a few miles from my apartment even. Hopefully they stick around so I can actually get some daylight shots. #birds #raptors

30.12.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My flight is at gate B64 but I think I'm going to gate B60 instead

27.12.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The one Alaskan hoping for turbo cold

27.12.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Western Bluebird and Bewick's Wren from my short hike this morning. #birds

26.12.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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