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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Love that the @americanredcross.bsky.social staff know me now, sad and always reminiscing about when they had orange juice.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

After rewatching every Alien movie (and Alien: Earth) confirmed that canonically Walmart is an in universe villain.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

10/10 oh my God if there's a book out there that will give you hope of what we could be it's this one. We're a long way from the ideas presented here but it's given me more inspiration than I have in a while. Short, too. 2 hours if you're listening to it. #booksky 📚💙

Cover of "The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"When elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers." -Ghana proverb Feels very relevant nowadays...

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

10/10 can not recommend enough. A beautiful insight into fungi that explores vital aspects of their role in ecology and their impact on human civilization. A great companion for those interested in botany as well. The prose was spectacular and I can't stop praising it. 📚💙

"Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Future" by Merlin Sheldrake.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

SIKTC Continues to be one of my favorite comic series currently running BUT I absolutely hate how often words are bolded. It starts to lose the umph and I read over them like any other word. Comic authors, please use font more carefully/sparingly. 📚💙 #booksky #comics

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Best app I've downloaded in years, @wikipedia.org's free, no ad app. I end up spending so much time on it just delving into random rabbit holes. Plus it has a daily game! Thank you @wikimediafoundation.org for creating something so phenomenal and helping me supplement some of my doom scrolling.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

8.5/10 about 40% educational, 60% biography. Always interesting seeing the evolution of a far out there theory in the past to something commonly accepted and found as vital information in the present despite so much original pushback. Perseverance in your ideas is vital to advancements. #earthday 📚💙

The cover of "Finding the Mother Tree: discovering the Wisdom of the Forest" by Suzanne Simard.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

#Solarpunk is really an underrated and underutilized genre.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Your local library is amazing and has so much to offer. Use it, support them, spread the word, explore their services, and maybe let them know they're doing a great job. Keeping this email forever, thank you Amy. 📚💙 #booksky

Screenshot of an email received after submitting just some general positive feedback to my local library. Email reads: "Hello,

We received your excellent and enthusiastic comments about the Library and wow! This might be the greatest feedback ever.

It’s always good to hear when one of our services like the Seed Library is appreciated. And the way it lead you to so many other things is wonderful!

Thank you for writing in to us. Thank you extra for being an active, engaged library user. Thank you even more for being a Library booster in the community.

Have a lovely week!

-Amy"

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I need to start doing more drone videography again.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

*me waking up to the horrors of reality*

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Caught this little lad last night outside my apartment, how was your night? The weather is warming up so stay safe, watch your step, and don't try this stuff if you don't have experience!

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

7.5/10 loved the concept and vernacular but wasn't a fan of how much personal anecdotes played in to the narrative. I would have preferred more of a focus on empty lots, rewilding, and how they're being utilized globally rather than the bulk being focused on one lot/area. Would still recommend.

Cover of "A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places" written and read by Christopher Brown.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Hands down the best part of buying used nonfiction books is seeing who the former owner, who you probably have no idea is, decided what they thought was important from the highlight, underlines, etc. then thinking about WHY they thought it was important vs why you think it's important. Love it.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Short rant into the void, but YouTube needs to separate your liked videos from the songs you like on YT Music. It takes me a full business day to find a stupid 30 second video to send to people now.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

10/10 wonderfully written and desperately makes me want to F off into the forest and build a cabin in solitude. Mixes some philosophy in as well. Definitely going to pick up the 50th Anniversary edition for the shelf and see what the new forward has to say. The ending of chapter 9 was beautiful.

Cover of "One Man's Wilderness" by Sam Keith, from the journal and photographs of Richard Proenneke.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Does anyone know if there're full scale successful programs like this in the USA? Seems like it could have potential and help out shelters, too. youtu.be/i8xIwiPk0G8?si=vd2Gdf2KQamF9fNm

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Prisoners and their cats.

YouTube video by maynardcat

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

@azstateparks.bsky.social Catalina State Park is by far the best state park in AZ. Plus welcome back to full on Chacos season 24/7

My dog Bailey sitting on a bench at Catalina State Park taking a break on the Canyon Loop

View from a bench at Catalina State Park Canyon Loop, my foot wearing Chacos in the foreground.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

7/10 an interesting (and at times depressing) walkthrough of the America that was, the destruction we caused, and the rebuilding we're attempting. Learned a lot about the havoc we wreaked, the building of a revolution to save it, and the ways we're attempting to rebuild in the present.

The cover of "Wild New World: the Epic Story of Animals and People in America" by Dan Flores.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

9/10 it's was interesting having the natural world and it's wonders grounded in something most people see in their daily lives. Puts wildlife into a digestible context for nearly everyone. Would highly recommend to anyone who doesn't get out of the city much or thinks wildlife is just in the wild.

Cover of "Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World" by Brandon Keim.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Trying to figure out the difference between skeletal articulation and Legos and all I can think of is one involves beetles and less plastic.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Knowing that some scholars from the 1800's didn't believe so many scientific concepts that seem obvious to us today like evolution, extinctions, and fossilization makes me wonder what we don't know/don't believe today scholars in not too long from now will see as obvious.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Low-key red flag 🚩: people who say they "own" a pet. I own a coffee maker, I HAVE a furry four legged daughter who chews my nice noise cancelling headphones if left unattended... On an unrelated note I like my new headphones.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

10/10 incredible that Roxie did so much while navigating a sexist, elitist field and persevered through it all. Innovating both how birds are sexed, IDing them from feather structure, and saving so much of the Smithsonian's ornithology collection from decades of neglect. And her forensic work! Wow!

Cover of "The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne" by Chris Sweeney.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

3 times in a row my hemoglobin has been too low for the @americanredcross.bsky.social and I've had to reschedule. I know it's for good reasons, but TAKE MY LIFE JUICE! That being said, go donate blood/platelets/plasma. You aren't using it all anyway.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The bats are getting ready to come back through AZ and for those in southern Arizona who'd like to do some citizen science can help by participating in this cool study by AZGFD. All you need is some hummingbird feeders and a few minutes a week. See how to participate at www.azgfd.com/wildlife-con...

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Backyard Bats Project - Arizona Game & Fish Department

Backyard Bats: Bat/Hummingbird Feeder Study Volunteers are needed for a hummingbird feeder monitoring study. Participation by households throughout southern Arizona is encouraged to determine the pres...

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 12/03/2026

Ten groups just sued the Interior Dept. for removing federal protections from #PublicLands in an area stretching from the Yukon River to the Brooks Range. These lands had been protected for over 50 years and subject to federal oversight intended to ensure #Arctic health. bit.ly/4rlcIZJ

An adult polar bear stands close to the camera, looking into the distance behind it.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

9/10 a fascinating insight into the coming of mammals that far exceeded my expectations. I'm glad that the section regarding humans was pretty brief considering how small a part of the equation we are. I recommend reading it instead of listening, because I'll be revisiting this as a physical copy.

Cover of "The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History From the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us" by Steve Brusatte

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

8/10 I never thought fly fishing could have such a ripple effect. A wild story about how some disregard nature and history for what they see as beauty when alternatives exist but aren't "authentic". Sad to think of the things we'll never learn because of those who don't value the natural world.

The cover of the book "The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century" by Kirk Wallace Johnson.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The only danger of knowledge is when you stop seeking it.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

9/10 if you've never lived in, or learned much, about these environments it's a must. I never gave much thought to these ecosystems and how much they contribute to the world, climate, and ecology. It intertwines both education, history, and role in fiction in an impactful way. Ch 2 was my favorite.

Cover of "Fen, Bog, and Swamp: a Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis" by Annie Proulx and as an audiobook read by Gabra Zackman.

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Eric the Naturalist @ericthenaturalist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

10/10 would recommend. Revealed how if some species are the bottom Jenga block of ecology, soil is the table you build it on. Informative and ends with action items you can take to benefit soil conservation rather than just ending and making you feel sad.

The audiobook cover of "A World Without Soil" by Jo Handelsman, read by Rosemary Benson.

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