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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 13h

@alan678.bsky.social theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #EFG, birds beginning with any of those letters (1st name). Egyptian geese on the cement bank of the Los Angeles River near the Sepulveda Dam. #photography #audubon @sfvaudubon.bsky.social #egyptiangeese #wildlifephotography @robcrank68.bsky.social

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. My best-ever hummingbird shot, from the Chicago Botanic Garden. @helenbennett.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #photography #hummingbirds #audubon

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast Brown Pelicans off the coast of Central California. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #photography #pelicans #wildlifephotography

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Rob has chosen #Pairs as #BirdOfTheDay theme; photos with pairs of the same species Openbill storks in South Luangwa NP, Zambia. @robcrank68.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #photography #zambia #storks #birdphotography

This isn't so much a "pair" as the changing of the guard. One swoops in and chases off the other.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026

Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026

I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Raptors; any bird of prey A juvenile red-tailed hawk standing over a dove it knocked out of the sky and into my backyard. June, 2022. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #photography #raptors

This is a head-on photograph of a juvenile red-tailed hawk standing on top of a dead or dying dove in my backyard in Los Angeles. It knocked the dove out of the sky, and then perched on my barbecue waiting for the dove to stop moving. Then it flew down to the ground, grabbed the dove, and transported it to a clearing under my jacaranda tree. It then began to tear it apart and eat it.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads, any bird with Red on its head/beak. A southern red-billed hornbill, photographed in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #photography

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#LightAndShadow is today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme "Sorry about that!" Blackbirds silhouetted against the rising Moon in Bosque del Apache, NM. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #photography

About fifteen blackbirds are resting in the bare branches of a tree. The background is a deep blue sky, punctuated by a nearly full Moon rising in the East. A single blackbird, on the tallest branch, is completely encircled by the Moon, creating an even starker contrast between the light and shadow. The bird is looking down, as if to warn or apologize for something it has just dropped.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #elegant "Elegance: Tasteful opulence in form, decoration, or presentation." Right down to the eyelashes. A southern ground-hornbill, photographed in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #photography #botswana

The Southern Ground-Hornbill, photographed in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The body is black and shiny, with a black hornbill, but the face and neck are bright red, and the eye is black with a yellow iris with pronounced eyelashes. While the body is facing the camera, the face is turned three quarters so only one eye is facing the viewer.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any of the Tit, Titmice and Chickadees. A wrentit - exiting, stage down. Photographed in Mugu State Park, California. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #photography

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Silhoutte A pair of Canada Geese at sunrise in Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Los Angeles. This was taken five months after a fire denuded 90% of the reserve. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #photography #audubon

A pair of Canada Geese are silhouetted against the morning mist at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in January, 2021. The picture was taken five months after a Labor Day Weekend fire burned about 90% of the vegetation in the Reserve, including the reeds that surrounded the pond. The birds (egrets, geese, cormorants, redtail hawks, turkey vultures, etc.) returned quickly, as their food supply in the pond and the creek and the burrows did not burn up.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful A yellow-billed hornbird grabs its morning meal in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. #wildlifephotography #photography #botswana #okavangodelta

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence. These two lilac breasted rollers were swooping around each other and our truck in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. It was lightly raining. They are the most colorful birds I've ever seen. #wildlifephotography #photography #kenya

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#ABCD is today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird beginning with these letters. I choose Cattle Egret, photographed in front of a Cape buffalo along the Chobe River in Botswana. #wildlifephotography #safari #botswana #photography

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme challenge is #BirdBuddies A great grey heron hanging out with some white-faced whistling ducks on an island in the middle of the Chobe River. I've titled this, "Freshmen meet a senior on their first day of high school." #photography #wildlifephotography #choberiver

A single great grey heron meets seven white-faced whistling ducks in a wetland on the Chobe River, Botswana. The heron towers over the ducks, a single black feather on its head waving insouciantly on the breeze.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Herons&Egrets Shot at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Los Angeles. They like to fly up to the high branches at sunrise to get warm, then it's just a matter of waiting until they take off again.

An egret taking off from a high branch at sunrise, trailing behind another egret that is half-visible on the right side of the frame. Some bare branches poke up from the bottom of the frame, and the background is pale blue sky.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

She is a moral cretin not fit to shine Cheney’s shoes. The pathetic rationalization of a coward and careerist

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Contrast. A fish eagle perched on a snag in the Chobe River, Botswana. #photography #wildlifephotography

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As with W's war in Iraq, this is going to lead to a lot of officers exiting the military when their terms are up. They think they have a manpower problem now . . . .

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sundowner Time in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Our Landcruisers were equipped with a portable bar, and as the sun went down our guides would find a safe place to park where we could stretch our legs and enjoy an adult beverage. #photography #landscapephotography #africa #botswana

Sunset on the water in Botswana. There are two trees, one alive and one fallen over. They are reflected in the water. The sky, also reflected in the water, is a parfait of color from deep magenta at the horizon to dark blue at the top.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

No fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you.

Milo Yiannopoulos: "I didn't really understand the physical reality of how institutionalized the brutality is in America. The manner in which they arrest you, they put you in manacles, everybody is arrested like an MS 13 gang member.
It was physically degrading. It was frightening. I don't think I've ever been frightened like that before. I was weeping like an old woman for an hour. I wouldn't wish it on anyone."

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My show “The Johnny Chronicles” is on the walls and ready for viewing at TAG Gallery on Wilshire Blvd near La Brea. The show is based upon my book of the same name, available at GreatPartyPress.com. The reception is in 12 days (Saturday 9/12) from 5-8 pm. The exhibition runs from 9/2 to 9/24.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#Coastal&River birds are today’s #BirdOfTheDay This is a Fish Eagle photographed above the Chobe River near Kasane, Botswana. #wildlifephotography #photography #Botswana #safari

A fish eagle in flight within a second of launching from its perch. The viewpoint is from slightly above the bird, as I was on a ridge above the treeline. The blue Chobe River and the distant shoreline in Namibia can be seen behind it.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Is a reproduction of this available anywhere?

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A wrentit feasting on the berries of a greenbark ceonathus in Sycamore Canyon, Pt. Mugu State Park. These little guys would pick them off daintily one at a time before swallowing. #birdphotography #wildlife #wrentit

A photograph of the bird commonly known as a wrentit (Chamaea fasciata). It's a small bird that hops around in the impenetrable shrubs of Pacific Chaparral along the California Coast. Its call is distinctive and loud.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Look, we’ve all heard the rumors that Natalie Harp calms the president down by jangling her keys in front of him as he claps awkwardly, but nothing has been confirmed

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Early morning in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. During our Kenya safari (in 2022) we saw fresh kills, vultures, and bones by the side of the road. On this trip there were almost none of them. The antelope and antelope-adjacent animals were living in paradise. #wildlifephotography #photography

An impala resting in high grass at sunrise in South Luangwa National Park, in Zambia. The sky glowing orange through an opening in the canopy of trees, backlighting the subject and the grasses surrounding it.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A puku mother nursing her calf in the early morning at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #photography #wildlifephotography #zambia #southluangwa

The early morning light is warm and from the right. A female puku (a type of antelope) is nursing its calf in a grassy area near the Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026

this Pirro press conference is completely beyond parody, like a deleted scene from Idiocracy. listen to this shit

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Photographs do not lie. This is a healthy tree in the H.R. Giger National Forest, in the Sierra Madre Mountains of California Sur, between the cities of Jimtown and Greenfield. #photography #scifi

This is a heavily edited photograph of a dead tree stump highlighted against the sky.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Crocodiles are a lot like us. They are vicious, sneaky predators. And they like to soak in a hot spring and watch the sun go down. #photography #wildlifephotography #pangolinchobe

The top half of a crocodile's head emerges from the Chobe River in Botswana. It's head creates concentric ripples on the water, which reflects the blue sky and orange clouds of a brilliant African sunset.

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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I will not revive the Toddler-in-Chief thread… I will not revive the Toddler-in-Chief thread… DAMNIT.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

What's It All About, Algae? The mystery of how those dirty rotten scoundrels got into the reflecting pools is the biggest whodunnit since Sleuth. But after the Pope's showdown with the man who would be king, the Trump voters educating Zito are ready to blame it on Leo. by Maureen Dowd

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 05/07/2026

“People die all the time as a result of not having access to shade and water. And I just think that, especially for public infrastructure, it’s really basic and fundamental,” said Jeff Goodell, author of "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.

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Longleaf Trace Removes Water Fountains Over Homelessness Fears, Infuriating Trail Users

The Longleaf Trace removed all water fountains in June over homelessness concerns, alarming trail users and health experts.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Rapunzel! A young elephant taking an evening dust bath in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #photography #wildlifephotography #zambia #elephants

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

"What am I going to do with you?" South Luangwa National Park, Zambia #photography #zambia #baboon #wildlifephotography

A baboon is perched atop a horizontal log, resting on its haunches with both arms resting on its knees. It is facing the camera in late afternoon light, with its head resting on its hand in a pose familiar to all children with patient parents.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Close Air Support If these birds did not exist science fiction illustrators would invent them. They can bullseye womp rats. And then eat them. #photography #wildlifephotography #chobe #botswana

A gray heron in Chobe National Park. It is flying low to the water in a swampy area where a lot of fowl congregate. At the bottom of the frame is a large group of white-faced whistling ducks, who are physically must smaller than the heron.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"Good news, everyone, Dad had a pretty good day today and we got him to sign the forms. ... Yeah, yeah, power of attorney, palliative care, all of them. ... Yeah, a Sharpie, but the lawyer said it's OK."

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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Like twice a day now I read a headline that makes me remember that time I went to Versailles with my mom, and she looked around and went, “They had it coming.”

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The number of adult elephants flanking a juvenile is inverse to the youngster's age. We saw a two-week old with an entourage of at least six, one of whom bluff charged us several times. If there is a Swift-Kelce child, the security will look like this. #photography #wildlifephotography #okavango

Three large adult elephants chaperone a baby elephant through the grass in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

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Joe Doherty @jwdohertyphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A woodland kingfisher preparing to swallow a dragonfly on the Chobe River, Botswana. #photography #wildlifephotography #botswana #chobe

This is a head-on image of a woodland kingfisher sitting on a branch against a green background. The wings of a recently caught dragonfly stick out from its beak. This was taken on the Chobe River in May, 2026.

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