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A fluffy forest chicken (ruffed grouse) pecks away at dormant buds on a -25°C morning. There were two more poking around nearby. #birds

Great on the spot reporting! Thanks

Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.

I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin

My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...

Fox Theatre ATL

#Atrazine is banned in 60 countries, but it's the second-most used #herbicide in the U.S.

It's highly toxic to wildlife, poisoning habitat for aquatic plants and animals — as well as drinking water.

It's past time to protect imperiled species and public health from atrazine ➡️ bit.ly/3XiGK3V

Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish (1568-1625), Vase of Flowers with Jewel, Coins and Shells, 1606, oil on copper, 65 x 45 cm, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy

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WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20 Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 28, 2025 – The following statement was issued today from CITES CoP20, celebrating the adoption of sweeping and historic adoption of new international trade protections for ...

‼️ Historic and sweeping trade protections have been adopted at #CITESCOP20 for sharks and rays.

It's the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history. It belongs to the Parties who championed these protections, says @lukedavid301.bsky.social.

Read more: bit.ly/486puVJ

Youths Ordered To Clean Up Rubbish Mess LEE - Because they couldn't find a dump open in Great Bar- rington, two youths threw a load of refuse down a Stockbridge hillside on Thanksgiving Day, Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, ic 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of gi $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally dis- posing of rubbish. Special Jus- Ri tice James E. Hannon ordered the youths to remove all the rubbish. They did SO Saturday afternoon, following a heavy rain. Police Chief William J. Oban- hein of Stockbridge said later the youths found dragging the junk up the hillside much har- der than throwing it down. He said he hoped their case would be an example to others who are careless about disposal of rubbish. The junk included a divan, plus nearly enough bottles,. gar- bage, papers and boxes to fill their Volkswagen bus. "The stuff would take up at least half of a goodsized pickup truck," Chief Obanhein said. The rubbish was thrown into the Nelson Foote Sr. property on Prospect Street, a residential section of Stockbridge consisting largely of estates on the hill across from Indian Hilil School. Chief Obanhein told the court he spent *a very disagreeable two hours" looking through the rubbish before finding a clue to who had thrown it there. He fi- nally found a scrap of paper bearing the name of a Great Barrington man, Subsequent in- vestigation indicated Robbins and Guthrie had been visiting the Great Barrington man and had agreed to cart away the rubbish for him. They told the court that, when they found the Barrington dump closed. they drove around and then disposed of the junk by tossing it over the Stockbridge hillside,

now it all started 60 thanksgivings ago, it was 60 years ago on thanksgiving...

Brown baby bird with black flecks on its feathers, sitting in a yellow plum tree.

Baby turkeys in a plum tree. Photo from the summer. Owyhee River dam area, OR, USA. #birds 🪶

this is mesmerizing

🔴 Live Now: 24/7 Kilauea Volcano Livestream in Hawaii (Cam B) YouTube video by afarTV

RIGHT NOW Kilauea is at it again! Stunningly beautiful! Click through the YouTube www.youtube.com/live/6IaMqot...

Trump EPA Approves Its Second ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide in Two Weeks The Environmental Protection Agency today approved the highly persistent pesticide isocycloseram for golf courses, lawns and food crops such as oranges, tomatoes, almonds, peas, and oats. The pesticid...

"The Trump EPA approved the highly persistent pesticide isocycloseram, a “forever chemical,” for golf courses, lawns & food crops such as oranges, tomatoes, almonds, peas, & oats. The administration plans to approve 3 more PFAS pesticides in the coming year." biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

"Woodland Prayer" by Egon Schiele captures a haunting yet intricate tapestry of trees integrated with symbolic images, reflecting his distinctive exploration of form and emotion. This artwork exemplifies Schiele's ability to infuse natural landscapes with spiritual and surreal elements, characteristic of his expressionistic style.

Woodland Prayer, 1915
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Spotted wild cat standing alert in dense green undergrowth at night, lit by a camera flash.

Finally!

My neighborhood Ocelot is a sneaky one and I haven't been able to get a photo of it until tonight. At @casabentbill.bsky.social

#cats #ocelot #nature #costarica

Dog Barking-at the Moon

Dog Barking-at the Moon https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/dog-barking-at-the-moon

I know some of you are fans of pelicans spashing in the water in 5 minutes before Sunset and the water giving off an orange hue. May I present to you: a humpback whale surfacing 5 minutes before sunset 😇

A fresco titled “Le Route de la Castellaras” in the livingroom

The Sculpture House (1962) by Jacques Couëlle
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Woman Encircled by the Flight of a Bird

Woman Encircled by the Flight of a Bird https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/woman-encircled-by-the-flight-of-a-bird

❌ No automatic protections for newly listed animal and plant species.
❌ Narrower “critical habitat” definition, ignoring historic areas vital for recovery.
❌ Easier approval for agencies to fast-track harmful projects like logging or drilling.
❌ Allowing economic interests to outweigh science.

Fix the headline Reuters

One thing that's been heavily proven to me is Bluesky is not all politics. The music, record, cd, movie, books, horror and lots more scenes are heavily alive and well here with almost zero negativity. Better engagement here than Facebook has been in years.

Nao-san admires the great ginkgo at Nishi Hongan-ji.

Ginkgo fruit (when fallen and squashed they can cause quite the stink!).

Ginkgo slowly shedding their leaves.

Sunlight illuminates the golden leaves of a great ginkgo tree.

🦕🦖GINKGO🌿🍂

“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”

-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏

YouTube video by schoenular Todd Snider w/ Jerry Jeff Walker, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires - "Mr. Bojangles"

When there is nothing left, there will still be songs like this. Thank god for that, and thank god for Jerry Jeff Walker and Todd Snider. youtu.be/5QdWpab_kFg?...

YouTube video by Farm Aid Todd Snider - Conservative Christian, Right Wing, Republican, Straight, White, American Male

Punk Song-A-Day #270: Todd Snider - Conservative Christian, Right Wing, Republican, Straight, White, American Male. R.I.P. Todd. What a tragedy. youtu.be/F5hlil50vi4?... #punk

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I am very excited about getting my first footage of a cougar. This is a rare sight in Manitoba.

Ohara Koson, Japanese (1877-1945), Ring Sparrows at Wisteria, c. 1939s, woodblock print, vertical dai oban, 44.3 x 28.6 cm

more attempts to normalize bad frat boy behavior and following, abhorrent behavior, that is not funny, at all

An illustration comparing a kingfisher beak to a high-speed train

An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl