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New York Gov. Hochul has signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act! ABC advocated for this legislation, which will phase out harvest of horseshoe crabs over 3 years, with a full ban in 2029. The crab's eggs are a vital food source for Red Knots & other shorebirds. riverheadlocal.com/2025/12/20/h...
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A black and white cat wearing a fluffy scarf sits on the floor, looking up with calm eyes.
Are you staying warm?
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An eastern gray squirrel standing in a winter garden.
hello from 2026 :)
01.01.2026 20:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I saw a little wren in my garden today. First #sketch of 2026
#wren #birdoftheday #blueskyart #sketchbook #drawing #art #watercolour
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22.12.2025 17:03 — 👍 2222 🔁 668 💬 3 📌 1
Votive Plaque: Swallow (Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BCE) Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Votive Plaque: Swallow (Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BCE)
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
🔴 Keep the Endangered Species Act strong!
The federal government has proposed 4 new rules that would weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) — one of the most effective laws we have to prevent extinction.
⏰ The comment period closes soon.
Take Action:
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🔴❄️ Steal the Look: Northern Female Cardinal
It’s that time of year! The LL Beak catalogue has arrived in the mail and we are feeling warm and toasty.
🔥 Speaking of warm and toasty... Are those S'mores ingredients!?
☕ Don’t mind if I do.
Learn more:
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forcing myself to attend Shut Up and Write meetings in 2026!!!
29.12.2025 19:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The head of a roadrunner, against a plain gray background. The gray beak droops at the end. The plumage is predominated by an intricate pattern of black, white, and brown. The crest is raised, revealing black feathers. The eye includes a black pupil, surrounded by a thin yellow ring, surrounded by a thick brown ring. There's a bit of white in front of the eye and some light blue behind it. The image is detailed eough to show the black eyelashes, along with bristles (black above, white below) at the beak. Those eyelashes and bristles are specialized feathers.
A close-up using the same image as before, but this time showing only an eye and the surrounding part of the face. The short feathers are an intricate mix of black, pale tan, and brown. The lashes extending from the upper eyelid are specialized feathers. This close up, when you look at the iris you can see a bit of reflected landscape, including the horizon (dark below, lighter above), a tree, and a bright spot that is the sun seen through haze.
If you've never had a good look at the eyelashes on a greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), check out the second picture. This one practically ran me over but stopped long enough to glare. Photo taken at Tingley Beach, Albuquerque on December 18, 2025.
#nature #naturephotography #birds
Detail of a Japanese colour woodblock print depicting a snow covered village, in the foreground is bridge with people crossing over.
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 21: Snowy Bridge
Today’s advent calendar treat is a woodblock print titled Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
The unusual arched bridge in this wintry landscape was known as a ‘drum bridge’ because of its shape.
🪶 Steal the look: Northern Bobwhite
🍁 This fit says: I touch grass, I reflect, & I move at Birkenstock speed…, which is just slow enough to notice every migrating warbler this Fall.
Love Bobwhites? RSVP for our FREE webinar:
act.abcbirds.org/a/northern-b...
A black and white cat standing on his hind legs with his front paw raised
Uni has a tie! :3
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Formal apology for having Sisters Keeper thoughts again
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