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Eric Auer Lee

@ericauerlee.bsky.social
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former journalist, current full-time enjoyer of birding, tea, chess and football (soccer). my wife says i’m a 70-year-old British man in a 20-whatever American boy body #MizzouMade living in Minneapolis and with a soft spot for the Coulee Region

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
previous two weeks were BRUTAL bc of that photography festival or whatever and i say this as someone who loves photography!
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
a cute little song sparrow for #BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds 🪶
A song sparrow perches in the “Y” of a small branch against a blurred background
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
don’t think Drink has the juice to get #Mizzou over the hump but also don’t think this program can pull in a big name coach
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
that spin move from Cayden Lee 😮‍💨 #MIZ
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
prepping for his NFL career
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“despite court ruling” we’re inching closer and closer to traditional outlets stating that the administration is breaking the law, which is what’s happening somewhat concerning, though, that they’re still holding back when it’s directly impacting their field
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
well hello there 🪶
Three turkeys — two juveniles and one adult — walk near our apartment complexTurkeys walk in the grass along our apartment complex
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
attempting to momentarily distract myself from the state of the world with a #BirdOfTheDay post here’s a yellow-bellied sapsucker with lovely #red markings on its head 🪶
A yellow-bellied sapsucker perches on the trunk of a tree. This is a mostly black and white woodpecker with a red throat and a red cap
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
college football is such a stupid, beautiful sport
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
if i learned anything from yesterday, that was an incomplete pass
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
can’t say for certain that this guy was angry, but it’s easy to imagine he was #AngryBirds #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
Two tree swallows are perched on a branch. One is facing the camera and the other has its back to the camera. The one facing the camera has its mouth wide open, directed at the other swallow
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
oooo i have a recent one that works quite well for #Contrast #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
A wide shot of a great egret slowly walking through a marsh. The bottom half of the egret is in contrast with the water, which almost looks black bc of the lighting. The top half is in contrast with greenery, including algae
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
don’t think i will ever get over the fact that City got Ndiaye for £65 million when Enzo went for £125 million
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ndiaye at that price is a steal for City, but i must say i would rather have Grealish than Richarlison at this point think #Everton might be overpaying for Flo but hope i am wrong!
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
perfect, bc i call this collection “frog”
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
oh Canada 🇨🇦 sorry that our leaders suck bc you’re pretty cool swipe to see my lifer ovenbird! 🪶 #photography #birds
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
one of the first photos i ever took of birds still love the way he’s holding on with only one set of talons and the other is curled into a fist of sorts #ThinPerches #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
A male American kestrel perches on a small branch. It is grasping the branch with just one set of talons
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
the moment we are back in the US after a long weekend in Canada
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Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop: This Is The Bad Place!
Alt: Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop in the TV show The Good Place: This Is The Bad Place!
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
maybe i’m being a little too critical, but it sure seems like the Star Tribune is carrying water for GOP candidates and not giving Democratic candidates similar favorable coverage
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
so many to choose from for #iridescence. almost went with a tree swallow or a grackle, but i feel partial to mallards #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
Portrait of a male mallard sitting on the log, with the sun making its head shimmer
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
seeing so many yellowthroats for #BirdOfTheDay and thought i’d join in #Warblers 🪶
A common yellowthroat perches on a small branch against a green backdrop. It is looking to its left with the sun on the right side of its faceA common yellowthroat perches on a small branch against a green backdrop. It is looking to its right
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
i’ve been wanting to post this photo from last fall for a while, and today seems like a good day for #AtOneWithNature #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
A white-throated sparrow perches on a log. There are yellow flowers out of focus in the foreground and pinkish flowers out of focus in the background
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
herons don’t belong on man-made structures, you say? WRONG. they belong everywhere #BirdOfTheDay #NoBranchWood 🪶
A great blue heron stands on the railing of an observation platform in a marsh
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
my OCD has been roouuugh recently. just dragging me all over the place and eating up large chunks of my days shit sucks but that’s not the point, just some context during stretches like this, we take wins and find joy where we can i voted today, a small joy that won’t be taken for granted
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
he’s right. Minneapolis is such a dirty city with gross trees and no lakes he and his goons should stay away bc it’s so dirty and gross
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
chess and #Mizzou
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Bojack Horseman: What Is This, A Crossover Episode?
Alt: Gif from Bojack Horseman: What Is This, A Crossover Episode?
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
dude on the bus complimented my shoes and tattoos. it’s gonna be a good day
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
i think this headline speaks to where we are as a society. is this actually “ratting out” or is it holding them accountable? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Screenshot of a Washington Post headline and subhead that read:


Colorado residents are ratting out neighbors over water use during drought

Scofflaws violating water restrictions have sparked tension throughout Denver, turning residential streets into checkerboards of virtue and vice.
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
massive kickball game tonight. trying to end the regular season undefeated, which would be quite the turnaround after going 3-4 in the spring we’ve got a tough opponent (beat us 3-1 in the spring) and we’ll be down a few regulars, but don’t doubt the Incrediballs
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
a young and inquisitive eastern phoebe against an #EmeraldBackdrop for today’s #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
An eastern phoebe perches on a branch that runs vertical through the frame. It is facing left, with its head turned to look up
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
i’ll raise you the max of 10 for #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
cackling at the idea that releasing an album about how much people hate you could somehow make people hate you less
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
hold up, the Cardinals lost last night on a walk-off, bases loaded hit-by-pitch? lmao of course
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
*Andrés Cantor voice* guuuuuuuuuuuuuulls! #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
Two laughing gulls are standing on a rock on the shore of a beach
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
🎵🎵 endless hot takes, chaos'll reign guess we learned nothing from history's mistakes billionaires, rocket to Mars stuck on Earth drinking in driverless cars icecaps'll fall, Cali'll burn willful denial until it's my turn bunch of old white men who don't give a fuck are we having fun yet?
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
i love this city #MPLS #Minneapolis #photography #birds
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
i love this city #MPLS #Minneapolis #photography #birds
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
at first, i totally read today’s #BirdOfTheDay as #AmongTheReptiles instead of #AmongTheRipples 😂 in the spirit of that, here are mallards and a hooded merganser sharing a log with some turtles next to water lol 🪶
Two male mallards and a hooded merganser sit on a log. There are three turtles on the log in the foreground, with the hooded merganser in the middle and the mallards behind
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
do dirt baths count? #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
A house wren is lying on the ground and ruffling its feathers, using the dirt to clean itself and rid itself of mites
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
go time
Photo of USMNT game on a projector at Utepils with an Utepils glass that is USA themed. The Utepils logo is stylized like the flag and there is a soccer ball below it
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
a backlit eastern kingbird for the #Ebony&Ivory #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
An eastern kingbird perches on a branch. It is backlit against a green backdrop and looking to its leftAn eastern kingbird perches on a branch. It is backlit against a green backdrop and looking to at the camera
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
1) lmao 2) we are so back
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Brit’s Pub >>>
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
from right after the DR Congo’s loss, and i stand by it
Text thread from a group chat:

Today 1:01 PM

Friend: We ride on. Go Senegal!

Me: Senegal will make it to the quarters if they actually play lliman Ndiaye
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
*taps sign*
Screenshot of one of my posts that reads:

this is a very important piece, too. the gamification of politics is #NotGood for democracy

I was quote-posting Joon Lee, who wrote:

Covering politics like sports trains people to watch democracy like a game. And over time, that quietly eats away at trust.
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
when Enciso scores a stunner in the next round and Paraguay loses 4-1 to France >>>
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
herons are frequently #OutForAWalk #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
A green heron slowly walks on a log that is mostly submerged in the water
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
not the most spectacular of pictures, but i am fond of this northern harrier #InFlight for #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
A northern harrier flies low over reeds near the Minnesota River
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
one of the best places to watch baseball IMO
Photo of Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins
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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
i am obsessed with this blue-winged teal from late last month. such a stunning shade of blue #BirdOfTheDay #Preeners&Scratchers 🪶
A male blue-winged teal preens its back feathers. Its head is turned around to reach its back and its eye is closed. The blue on its wing is quite pronounced A male blue-winged teal preens its back feathers. Its head is turned around to reach its back and its eye is closed. The blue on its wing is quite pronounced
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