Nicholas Belardes

Ooooo! Got my first Brown Thrasher in California at Big Morongo! 🪶

Thank you so much for this.

Flatlay of authors for Hispanic heritage month top left House of bone and rain by Gabino Iglesias children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo possession of alba Diaz by Isabel Canas Ten Sleep by Nicholas Belardes this thing between us by Gus Moreno The Silenced by Diana Rodriguez Wallach

I wanted to do a highlight of some of my favorite authors for #hispanicheritagemonth these authors are amazing, let’s celebrate them all!
@gabino.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @isabelcanas.bsky.social @nicholasbelardes.bsky.social @dianawallachauthor.bsky.social @gusmoreno.bsky.social

I have a super fun two-day event at La Quinta Public Library coming up. Add a writing workshop on how to create a monster to this fun time! Woooo! #horror #books #library #latinowriter #chicanolit

More butterborb baffs. 🪶

Bafftime for butterbuns. 🪶

Wrentit power! 🔋⚡️🪶

Yes, I did find a rare Philly Vireo in SLO County, CA. Only the second I’ve seen! 🪶

First time finding a rare Prairie Warbler here in San Luis Obispo! Look at that cute tum tum! 🪶

How about some Risso’s for a timeline cleanser?

Once again, I don't believe anything out of the mouths of high-ranking U.S. government officials.

Willow you love or hate me? 🪶

Paperback ARC of TEN SLEEP by Nicholas Belardes surrounded by bones and a little felt pocket mouse

TEN SLEEP by @nicholasbelardes.bsky.social

TEN SLEEP is slow-going horror: less preoccupied with shocking and more intent on drawing you into Greta's mind. Like The Deading, this book clearly sprouted from the author's naturalist roots.

#bookreview

Totally! 🤗

Bird photo. Okay . . . Sunset photo that just happened to have a lil birb blur . . .

They got two of mine! Ick!

I'm jealous of many of your area birbs too! Here's to hoping we all find something cool today!

eBird Checklist - 16 Sep 2025 - Meadow Park--San Luis Obispo - 28 species (+2 other taxa) Submitted by Nick & Jane.

We currently have a Virg and Franky Whitefeathers: ebird.org/checklist/S2...

Barry!!

Virg without his tail is still a hero among warblers. 🪶

Virg, the tailless Virginia's Warbler takes a bath and gives a tink call before getting in a tussle with a Black Phoebe. I really thought Virg was a goner, but he gave the phoebe the slip and hid in a bush. 🪶

Truth. Hugs.

More than weird. People trying to normalize white supremacy. Ick.

Your daily reminder not to normalize white supremacy.

hahaha!

I feel this. 🪶

Virginia’s Warbler, missing its tail, still happily taking a bath. 🪶

Go figure. I was thinking foreign agent. Maybe Russian or Israeli. Maybe Maga killed their own. Nope, wife walked past yesterday with her coffee, said, "Mormon Luigi" and walked away. She knew.

Silly Hutton’s Vireo timeline cleanser. 🪶

Leucistic crow wing for the day’s strange omen. 🪶