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DebF..."On, battle flamingo!"

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Environmental science, naturalist, all things water, forests, terrestrial orchids, gardens, cats, reading, meditation.

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πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ If it was a "shutdown hoax" and a "fake Democratic attack", then we really weren't shut down? And there was no attack by the Democrats? (which might be the only truthful thing he has ever said). Yet I couldn't access gov't sites I need for research and my neighbor didn't get their SNAP benefits.

10.11.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My neighbor spotted 2 sandhills yesterday in a field a few miles from where I live in CT. Every year it seems like a few get lost along the way and pause here. I haven't managed to catch one myself yet.

21.10.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can see his little bumble tongue!

19.10.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And there's the advantage to being a flat-bottomed boat - a sweet slide on by.

06.10.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty much sums up my Monday

06.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta love the slap you in the face common names.

06.10.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That might be the clearest quartz I've ever seen.

29.09.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a clown fish from the movie finding nemo is swimming in the water ALT: a clown fish from the movie finding nemo is swimming in the water
28.09.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So you can be swimming with the fish or swimming with the fishes, depending on where your are swimming.

26.09.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little hydras, living their best lives.

26.09.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huh. Apparently, I missed the rapture again. That's at least 6 or 7 times in my lifetime...

24.09.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My absolute favorite songbird.

24.09.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...but I also spotted a bunch of massive snails in the shallows of our little patch of beach. Didn't get an ID but wonder now if they were one of the invasives. (Also didn't get swimmers itch but I mostly SUP'd, not swam).

23.09.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I spent a week on Little Sebago Lake in Maine this summer. Maine DEP had warnings about this & specifically mentioned mergansers. Only saw loons and a few mallards where we were...

23.09.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maybe a problem, maybe not. But one more domino.

09.09.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yes, let's pretend that it's normal to never, ever be exposed to viewpoints you disagree with while getting an education. let's pretend that isn't, in fact, the primary point of getting an education: to meet new people, to learn new things, to question your own assumptions, to form new opinions.

09.09.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Basic earth science.

07.09.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Most entertaining thread I've read in a long time because it's so freaking true!

06.09.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This wins!

06.09.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

31 years and that's been me every day so far this year.

04.09.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nature: I'm gonna take this already beautiful coral and make it extra.

03.09.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can't have ANYTHING if you don't have water. Water is everything.

02.09.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Female Monarch butterfly, 1/2 hr post emergence

Female Monarch butterfly, 1/2 hr post emergence

Newly emerged monarch butterflies

Newly emerged monarch butterflies

No black swallowtails this year even with abundant host plants. BUT 11 monarchs. 7 have flown, 4 are left. Here are some of them. #monarchbutterflies #conservation

01.09.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wooden sign in the forest that says, "ALL THINGS LIVING AND DEAD ARE PROTECTED HERE. PLEASE DO NOT COLLECT OR HARM ANY PLANT OR ANIMAL LIFE. ENJOY NATURE'S WONDERS AS THEY ARE PRESENTED."

Wooden sign in the forest that says, "ALL THINGS LIVING AND DEAD ARE PROTECTED HERE. PLEASE DO NOT COLLECT OR HARM ANY PLANT OR ANIMAL LIFE. ENJOY NATURE'S WONDERS AS THEY ARE PRESENTED."

"Enjoy nature's wonders as they are presented." πŸƒ

It's always easier to remember in a place like this that most of the big and little worries in my head aren't tigers out to eat me. Just living life, growing new branches and roots that I hope help tomorrow. πŸ’œ

01.09.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 894    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍

#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky

01.09.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13733    πŸ” 2550    πŸ’¬ 263    πŸ“Œ 122