Kathy Degner

Image shows the book At Every Depth by Tessa Hill and Eric Simons.

@tessahill.bsky.social Tessa! I lost track of you in the great Twitter migration and my sporadic BlueSky and IG posting. Glad to reconnect. Look what I found at my favorite bookstore! I'm so excited to read it.😀🌊💙

My life is organized chaos, lol. When I get too organized I can’t find a thing!😂

Just another day on my patio with Wile E....

Two women stand inside a vessel with flags behind them, one holding a microphone and the other holding a round device near a ring light.

Join ONC at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea for a live Ship2Shore video call w/ scientists at-sea during the Northeast Pacific Deep-sea Exploration Project: Seamounts + Mapping expedition!

🗓️ Sept 11
🕐 1-2pm
🔗 bit.ly/ONCevents

Photo by Toby Hall, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

#YYJevents

Welcome aboard from a 2018 Camp Ocean Pines CalNat grad!

Photo shows a blue plush earth from Celestial Buddies with a brown plush Woodsy Owl for Earth Day.

I'm on a mission to get @altusfs.bsky.social to bring #WoodsyOwl out of retirement. I was tabling for Pasadena Audubon at the LA Zoo #EarthDay event over the weekend & it was soul crushing to see how few knew who Woodsy is/was. A staple of my childhood! #GiveAHootDontPollute

photo of a drawing of a pigeon made by a second grader.

One of my faves from today's lesson with second graders. @rosemarymosco.com I thought you'd appreciate this one.😉❤️ #birds #stem

It's the only penguin I had available...he's standing in solidarity with the Rockhoppers.🐧

Stuffed penguin holding a yellow sign that says WTF?

blue scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner character with big eyes and a smile.

pinkish-purple colored sea urchin with a face drawn on it to look like one of the scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner characters.

This urchin seen yesterday at 4200m on an #Okeanos shakedown dive could be a new character in the scrubbing bubbles lineup. #ocean #oceanexploration

@airseaheritage.bsky.social Happy Birthday, Russ! 🥳 Hope you enjoyed your present! 😉 #LST884 #shipwreck #Okeanos

Failing to see the problem here. 😉😁

Photo shows a stuffed baby Albatross tangled in trash with a blue heart Valentine message about plastic pollution.

It's Valentine's Day...that means it's time to once again bring out Albie's #ScienceValentine message. #birds #marinelife

Glass squids (Cranchiidae) are nearly invisible, with bodies made mostly of water and light-reflecting cells. They float through the ocean looking like ghostly space invaders—all vibes, no solid structure. Photo from @mbarinews.bsky.social more info at www.mbari.org/animal/glass... #marinelife

Which is why I’m really hoping this respiratory infection I have is just a fluke and not smoke and ash infiltrating my Covid damaged lungs.😬

100%! But trying to get the masses to understand that is a never ending battle.😬

Photo shows a sea otter in the water with its mouth wide open, showing all its teeth.

#OOTD #otteroftheday #marinelife
Check out my chompers! DYK that sea otters have the same number of teeth as humans? 32! 🦦

You're welcome! Also Estero Bluffs, north of Cayucos, several trailhead parking areas, can be good for raptors on the trails out to the bluffs. And if you're in MB I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you to stop at T Pier on the Embarcadero by the Great American Fish Co, several mom and pup otters lately

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The Marina Boardwalk (better at high tide), Morro Bay, just past the Natural History Museum (right turn into Marina entrance, then left all the way to the end of the parking lot). Good eats at Bayside Cafe at other end of the lot, a local fave.

Sweet Springs Nature Preserve, Los Osos
Elfin Forest, Los Osos
Montana de Oro (the bluff trail is my fave but campground can be birdy too), Los Osos
Morro Rock
I've gotten good birds occasionally up at the Elephant Seals...and the big males should be in now, San Simeon

Photo shows a sparkly blue and pink squid Christmas ornament.

New squid ornament. Need some help with the species.😉😂 @jeffday.bsky.social @sarahmackattack.bsky.social @brachioteuthis.bsky.social

Small Christmas tree with ocean themed ornaments and a sea star on top.

Oops used the wrong photo. 🙄😆

Small Christmas tree with ocean themed ornaments and a sea star on top.

Small Christmas tree with ocean themed ornaments and a sea star on top.

I changed the exposure on the first one, it looks funky but you can see the ornaments a little better and my coral wreath.

photo is the cover of Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles, featuring 4 birds.

Highly recommend The Backyard Bird Chronicles by renowned author @amytan.bsky.social. It even includes her own original sketches. Also was chosen as Barnes & Noble's gift book of the year! Perfect for a book and bird lover, it's beautiful.

Yup, this dude.❤️

I have a whole tree dedicated (mostly) to the ocean! Nautilus, jellyfish, sea stars, crabs, shrimp, bivalves, octos, squid, rays, sharks, whales, dolphins, manatees, otters, seabirds, fish...😀

Oh my goodness... @tuexplorer1.bsky.social did you see this??!!!!!

photo shows a brown sea otter turning in the water with its paws clasped together under its chin.

#OOTD #otteroftheday #marinelife 🦦

I forgot yesterday's #OOTD #otteroftheday. Since I'm in the process of decorating my home, you may get a bonus otter today. These guys didn't want to be put away to make room for Christmas decor, so they found some props.😂🦦 #marinelife

Photo shows a brown sea otter floating on its back eating parts of an orange crab that it's holding on its stomach.

#OOTD #otteroftheday #marinelife #crablegs 🦦