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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

which the app says will be the case “until further notice”

Screenshot from a transit app showing the closer of a bus stop in downtown Minneapolis

Nicollet Mall / 11th St S
Routes 10, 11, 17, 18 and 25 detoured off Nicollet Mall from 10th St to 11th St beginning Mon Sep 28 at 7:00 AM
until further notice due to utility work
No northbound/eastbound stops missed.
Get on/off southbound/westbound buses at:
Nicollet Mall & 9th St S - Stop #17982 (southbound)
Nicollet Mall & Alice Rainville Place - Stop
#17986 (southbound)

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 · 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 · 27/08/2026

perfect, bc i call this collection “frog”

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

yeaaaahhhh, we’re not getting our security deposit back

Photo of part of our carpet near a doorway that has been shredded by our cats

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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 · 20/08/2026

granted these are two different races but … Demuth won the primary with a plurality and by 11 points: rising figure with leadership skills Flanagan won the primary with a majority and by 20 points: concerns that she’s too far left

Screenshot of the bottom of the front page of the Star Tribune. This story has a headline that reads:

Demuth’s rise indicative of her leadership style

Screenshot of the bottom of an inside page in the Star Tribune with a headline that reads:

Flanagan’s next challenge: Unifying DFL to keep Craig voters from Tafoya

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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 face

A 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 left

An 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 · 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 · 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

Cardinals lost but i made it on the broadcast so i guess it’s a wash (just to the left of the foul pole, cream jersey, red undershirt and both hands raised)

Screenshot of the Cardinals broadcast during Burleson’s home run. In this picture, I am just to the left of the foul pole. I am wearing a cream jersey with a red undershirt with both arms raised

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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

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

how about some photos from last weekend? 🪶

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

always blown away by how big pelicans are (look at that tiny tern on the right) #BirdOfTheDay #WorldOceansDay 🪶

A brown pelican stands on a stone pier next to the ocean. A tern is barely visible, with its head and beak just in frame

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

a lifer lark sparrow from my trip to the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge yesterday truly elegant birds, and i love their black and white tail feathers in flight #BirdOfTheDay #BranchingOut 🪶

A lark sparrow perches on a branch and looks to the side, showing its distinctive face with black stripes dividing white and brown segments

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

are you serious lmaaaoooo www.82-0.com

82-0 game that went 77-5 with Milwaukee 2000s Gary Payton, Chicago 1980s Michael Jordan, Miami 2010s LeBron James, Phoenix 1990s Charles Barkley and Orlando 1990s Shaq

An 82-0 game that finished 80-2 with LA 1990s Magic Johnson, Denver 2020s Jamal Murray, Milwaukee 2010s Giannis, Brooklyn 2020s KD and Golden State 1960s Wilt Chamberlain

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

throwback to a few winters ago for this white-breasted nuthatch it’s a small morsel, but every bit counts in the winter #BirdOfTheDay #FoodInBeaks 🪶

A white-breasted nuthatch is perched on a tree trunk. Its body is positioned facing down the tree, with its head lifted up almost perpendicular to the tree. It is holding a tiny bit of food in its beak

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

playoff kickball is here. opposition doesn’t want these hands (no fr, they forfeited)

A photo of me in an “Abolish Ice” Timberwolves jersey at a local baseball/softball/kickball field

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

a simple change in focus can make a big difference, which many of our bird friends bank on to stay safe two dedicated killdeer parents in this photo #BirdOfTheDay 🪶

Two killdeer watch over a nest. One is in focus in the background and the other is blurred in the foreground. The one in the foreground is sitting on the nest

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

believe i have posted this shot in the past, but it’s one of my more artistic photos and qualifies for #NegativeSpace #BirdOfTheDay 🪶

A merlin is perched on top of a dead tree trunk. It is in the distance and framed by two trees in the foreground. The photo is in black and white

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Eric Auer Lee @ericauerlee.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

all hail the Trash Queen (she uses it to get onto our counter 🙃)

Our black cat, Zeb, sits on a covered trash can next to a kitchen counter

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