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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 7h

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

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chelsea bridge 🩸 @secretaboutbox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

we improve by trying to

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 16h

A lot of black, a bit of red: Red-winged Blackbirds A lot of black, a lot of red: Red-breasted Sapsuckers A bit of black and red: Northern Flickers #BirdOfTheDay #Black&Red #photography #birds

An adult male Red-winged Blackbird singing loudly up on a bare branch, against a solid blue sky

A male red-shafted Northern Flicker is up in a tree, surrounded by greenery. His red throat stripes are almost glowing

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Martine Fenn @martinefenn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay main theme #BestBeaks by @helenbennett.bsky.social I’ve chosen the Oystercatcher. They always look to me as though they’re carrying a carrot 🤣 but they are amazingly strong, efficient beaks used as either hammer or chisel for opening shellfish #ECK 🪶

An Oystercatcher, a large black-and-white wader with a long, strong, bright orange beak. This one is standing in a grassy field.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 02/10/2026

You mean her PERFECTLY INNOCENT look, right?

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Meta glasses: too perverted for Amsterdam

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Dorothy @catandgirl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The crusaders.

'We make LESS but things cost MORE!' says Girl. 'RETVRN!' cries a crusading Cat. 'To when we made less and things cost the same! Weather is spiraling out of control - with 2 degrees of warming baked in.' 'RETVRN!' cries Cat. 'To weather spiraling out of control with 1.5 degrees of warming baked in' says Girl. 'People aren't going to the emergency room because they're afraid of immigration-' 'RETVRN!' '-they should be NOT GOING because they CAN'T AFFORD IT! Leopards are eating my face=' 'RETVRN!' '- to when leopards were eating YOUR face!' 'RETVRN to 2015!' cries Cat. 'Sound the battle horn!' yells Girl. Cat plays a long golden horn, which blasts out the sound 'GOOD ENOUGH.' 'Now we just wait for an army to assemble,' says Cat. They wait.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 02/10/2026

You want yellow you got yellow: from the tiny and elusive Golden-crowned Kinglets to the brash (but rare, around here) Yellow-headed Blackbirds to the delicate and musical Northern Yellow Warblers #BirdOfTheDay #YellowElements #photography #birds

A Golden-crowned Kinglet on a gravelly path, next to a concrete wall. There is a clump of snow in the background next to the concrete

A male Yellow-headed Blackbird on a wooden fence, lit mostly from one side

A Northern Yellow-headed Blackbird up in a tree with mostly bare branches, against a solid blue sky

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🪶 My first #BirdOfTheDay post in a while... Going for @atlanticbirding.bsky.social's alt theme of #Vivid with this lesser violet-ear hummingbird. #costarica #birds #photography

A hummingbird on a horizontal branch. It is a shiny green color with aa violet patch below the eye and going back. It is posed with its body towards the camera, but its head turned to our right a bit, giving a view of its slightly curved black beak.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 01/10/2026

Oh that's horrible. I literally lol'd

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

American Tree Sparrow for a J.W. Thank you so much for your #Waymakers donation! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt Together we raised $1594 this year to help immigrant kids in the US. They need it more than ever - it helps find family, ensure their safety, & provide legal support & basic supplies. Thank you all!

Illustration of a very round cute fluffy American Tree Sparrow perched on a thin twig in pale winter sunlight. Falling snow blankets a twiggy shrub in the background. The little sparrow has a rufous crown, eyestripe, and back, a black and yellow bill, and a soft gray belly with a black central spot.

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PacBirds @pacbirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A bright yellow Wilson’s warbler for the #vivid theme of #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #photography #ECK

A Wilson’s warbler, bright yellow, with olive back and wings and black cap, walks along a branch, with yellow out-of-focus dead grass in the background.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 01/10/2026

Thank you! He was a wonderful subject

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 01/10/2026

A feral Mandarin Duck (probably escaped) who survived for ~3 years hanging out with the local Wood Ducks (close cousins) -- Piper Spit, Oct. 2020 The Lord Protector Of Those Bushes Under Burrard Bridge And South Of The Dog Beach -- Vancouver, March 2026 #BirdOfTheDay #Vivid #photography #birds

A male Mandarin Duck in full breeding plumage, with its weird orange fringey beard, pale orange "sail" wings and just generally extra outfit

A male Anna's Hummingbird sitting at the very end of a twig, looking in my general direction. His gorget is fully iridescent pink. Another twig with a few leaves is close by. Background is plain blurry pale green

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 01/10/2026

They're auditing you for your eyes and prayers

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Sam Antics @dsoart.com · 28/09/2026

Garffeld Pt 15

3 panel Garffeld comic: panels 1 and 2, Nergal is sitting next to Garffeld who thinks, "Nergal thinks himself a comely cat; a picture of vanity. I hate vanity."; panel 3, Nergal thinks, "Envy is no less a sin deserving of hate in the eyes of God."

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026

GOAT OR BIRD????

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An Anarchist Who Tried Her Best @nataliereed84.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Last day. I still have a fairly significant chunk left. :-/

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 30/09/2026

Some lovely pictures of very common birds: Black-capped Chickadees, Anna's Hummingbirds, Song Sparrows. And a Lincoln's Sparrow, quite a bit less common especially around developed areas, but migration season is full of surprises! #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #photography #birds

A Black-capped Chickadee perched on a wooden fence

A female Anna's Hummingbird perched on a red plastic feeder

A Song Sparrow on a concrete slope leading to mucky water

A Lincoln's Sparrow perched on a branch, partly hidden by a small yellowing leaf

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 30/09/2026

That is such a boopable snoot!

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

“What if we released malware represented in the form of a cute avatar” is an actual business plan now.

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Dots are OpenAI's new personal agents and soon you'll be able to control several of them - Engadget

Sure, seems safe.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 29/09/2026

A Canada Goose with some fashionable elm seeds -- Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, May 2024 #BirdOfTheDay #EFG #photography #birds

Closeup of a Canada Goose with bits of dirt clinging to its bill, as well as two whole elm seeds. Background is greyish gravelly ground

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 29/09/2026

And a century before Pascal, I hear Montaigne used to write in his own books, essentially "talking back" to those long-dead authors. I'm thinking he would have loved the social web.

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Rhonda Howard @1184outdoors.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Grasshopper Sparrow, a tiny brown bird that generally hides in tall grasses & makes buzzing sounds like its namesake. #EFG #BirdOfTheDay 🪶 #ECK

Small brown bird perched on a diagonal stalk of dry grass, with blurry green foliage in the background. The subject has a small drab pink bill, legs and feet; a light eyering, and a warm tan wash on its upper breast. Its head, back, and wings are a warm caramel color with bold black markings. Its belly is almost white.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 29/09/2026

Bookmarked! The only book here I've read is Tales of the City, a million years ago. Maybe it's time for a reread!

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We could have bridges, Ed. We could have windmills, and solar, and public transit across the entire goddamned country. Instead we’re doing this, and it’s driving me a little insane!

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Li Chen @exocomics.com · 28/09/2026

sounds of nature 🌿

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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This Day in Labor History: September 28, 1874. The U.S. military defeated the Comanche in Palo Duro Canyon, south of modern Amarillo, Texas, largely by stealing their horse herds. This made previous Comanche ways of life, including their work cultures, impossible and forced them into a reservation!

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An American Oystercatcher in some absolutely divine light at sunset For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BokehBirds #birds 🌿 #SunsetAndSilhouettes #silhouette

A shorebird with a long beak stands on a beach bathed in golden light. It is silhouetted against a blurry and brightly sparkling ocean.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 28/09/2026

A male Tree Swallow perched in front of a fuzzy pond -- Reifel Bird Sanctuary, May 2024 #BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds #photography #birds

A Tree Swallow sitting on a small post, shining in the light, and looking out

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 28/09/2026

I have a store where you can buy prints of my photos! Not just prints, but also pillows, mugs, fridge magnets, and a few other media. Most of my photos are of birds from the Pacific Northwest, plus some landscapes, cityscapes, and cool bugs nicolasdemers.smugmug.com

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 28/09/2026

lol but I promise I was only thinking of their sphericality 😁

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 28/09/2026

I love these guys, they are so good at getting round!

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Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In a podcast with Ezra Klein, Jensen Huang suggested learning basic math was basically unnecessary. This is a bad and disingenuous take. Read more in my latest article: cinqpersonnes.substack.com/p/long-divis...

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Long division is important actually.

On learning, and simple skills.

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Nicolas Demers @figureoutthesea.ca · 27/09/2026

A Sandhill Crane flying low -- Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, March 2023 #BirdOfTheDay #Airborne #photography #birds

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

An ancient and magical amber bear 🐻 ✨ Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea. National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen 📷 by me #Archaeology

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