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Sturt's desert rose.

Sturt's desert rose
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekEforEponymous

The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a large all white parrot except, as the name implies, for a sulphur crest. A widespread species in Australia.

Just in from a friend on holiday, currently in Sydney in Australia, a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo on a bench for #BirdsSeenIn2026

A close-up of a vibrant pink camellia flower surrounded by lush green leaves. Soft sunlight highlights its delicate petals.

#photography #unedited

Baltimore Oriole spreading its wings as it takes off from a small tree branch.

Hot wings

A male spot-crowned Euphonia calling on a bare branch with a blurred background

A Spot-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia. (Euphonia imitans) being loud at the feeder in Costa Rica
#birds #ornithology #birdwatching #coataricabirds #euphonia #birding

Morning all. Warm and Windy. Lush around the creek but dry as a chip elsewhere - we need some rain! Enjoy the Day 🌞

A photograph of an orange kitten on the top of a couch with his eyes closed in one paw visible

Razz stakes out his spot on the couch 😊
#cats #orangecats #photography

That black dot crossing the Sun is Venus.

The Transit of Venus helped astronomers measure the size of the solar system.

And transits remain some of the most important observations in astronomy.

🧵 (1/4)

Image: NASA/SDO

#astronomy

Dalmatian pelican could be reintroduced to British wetlands The Dalmatian pelican, once hunted to extinction, could be reintroduced to wetlands in England.

Largest bird to ever live in UK could make a return. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dark silhouettes of trees are visible on the left side of the road and tall grass and two power poles on the right, the sky above is layers of orange, pink and gray clouds of the evening sky.

Yesterday evening after the sun set

Macro photograph of a milkweed flower

Milkweed Flower 🦋
#photography
#art
#macro
#flowers

As the world warms, freezing rain shifts to the U.S. South Recent winter storm traced the path of an emerging ice corridor

Freezing rain is the next big winter hazard—and if the recent January storm is any indication, it's coming for the U.S. South ❄️⚠️🧊. Read more today (and in this week's print edition) @science.org

www.science.org/content/arti... #freezingrain #climatechange #weather #climate #nws #noaa

Common blue damselfly 🐉😍
#dragonfly

The Moon, just one day past full, will occult Leo’s brightest star, Regulus, tonight (2/2). From West Michigan, Leo’s blazing heart suddenly disappears at about 8:45pm EST, only to dramatically reappear at 9:43pm. Make sure to observe the occultation with binoculars or a telescope for a better view.

Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather.

apnews.com/article/punx... Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

Dunkirk Dave makes his Groundhog Day forecast It will be an early spring this year, at least according to Dunkirk Dave, who did not see his shadow Monday morning.

spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/...

Cloudy picture showing the Moon near bottom, planet Jupiter dot with stars Castor and Pollux above. Text labels for Castor and Pollux.

Waxing Gibbous Moon with Jupiter, Castor, and Pollux. 1917UT 31 January 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Sleeping gray striped cat

Sleepy #caturday

Tethered platelets in severe infection Platelet-derived structures in blood vessel walls increase inflammation and bleeding risk

In Science, researchers report the formation of platelet-derived integrin-and tetraspanin-enriched tethers (PITTs) in patients with severe infections. PITTs may contribute to blood clotting, immune dysregulation, and bleeding complications that characterize severe infections. https://scim.ag/4q3CJMP

Rainy day fireweed 🌼☔️😍
#rain

Plea to crack open North Shields pub's locked safe Guesses as to what could be in the rusty safe at the Low Lights Tavern include gold doubloons.

Plea to crack open 16th Century pub's locked safe. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

These Pets Are Armored, Spiky and Pricey. Poachers Want to Cash In.

“You’ve got to catch them all.”

Researchers say the trend for collecting rare isopods may lead to extinctions, both from overcollecting wild specimens and by allowing invasive species to supplant native isopods.

These Pets Are Armored, Spiky and Pricey.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/c...

That's crazy.

Absolutely lovely! 😊

#hoverfly looking for lunch 🥗

An adorable tan coloured baby deer with white spots is peering out and slightly to the right through a gap in the underbrush of a forest.

It was quite a thrill to spend some time with this White-tailed Deer fawn as it and its mom played hide and seek with me in the underbrush. #adorable

Saint John, #NewBrunswick, Canada
July 2025

📷 #mammals #deer #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z6iii #Nikkor180600

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...

Thank God. That poor baby went through hell. But there are more children imprisoned in that place, & we need to save them all.