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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Attention to all my fellow Americans living overseas — please help UNFUCK THE WORLD by voting from abroad! @votefromabroad.bsky.social @demsabroad.bsky.social

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I think New Zealand has the most beautiful money — both aesthetically & because each note honors a native bird: Hoiho/Yellow-eyed Penguin ($5) Whio/Blue Duck ($10) Kārearea/NZ Falcon ($20) Kōkako ($50) & Mohua/Yellowhead ($100). Are there any other beautiful currencies you think can compete with NZ?

Colorful $5 $10 $20 $50 and $100 notes with paintings of birds on them sit on a wooden table.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Planetary Boundaries are interconnected Earth-system processes that must remain within safe limits to preserve the planet’s stability. Seven of the nine Planetary Boundaries have left the safe zone and all seven are at their highest recorded levels.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Finally going through our photos from our trip to Costa Rica last December. This tiny feathered jewel is a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, photo by @uskiwi13.bsky.social

A tiny iridescent blue and green hummingbird sits in greenery

A tiny iridescent blue and green hummingbird with a rust colored tail sits in greenery

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thank you, so nice of you to say. It’s a common Hawaiian name, my mom was born and raised there. Beautiful place.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

For those of you old enough to remember Ferdinand the Bull, one of my favorite childhood stories ♥️

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

POV: After the 2024 U.S. election, you decided to sell your house, your car, most of your belongings and move 8000 miles away. You are very happy.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Jump! You could fall. But you might fly, too. 💫

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I’m head over heels in love with my beautiful new country. I left everything I’ve ever known to move to the other side of the world & every day I wake up grateful that I was brave enough to take that leap. I miss good people I left behind, but I do not miss the chaos of America at all, not one bit.

The sun reflects on a turquoise ocean off the coast of a gorgeous pristine island.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

39 days since our arrival and New Zealand just keeps blowin’ my socks off

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Blue Spring in Aotearoa New Zealand is the most crystal clear blue freshwater I have seen in my entire life. It is comforting to see some of these rare wild places humanity has preserved 🩵

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Paradise on Earth, also known as The Blue Spring in Aotearoa New Zealand. The most crystal clear water I have seen in my entire life. Unreal.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Feeling so grateful to be a new resident of beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand. I feel like I’m in a dreamland, like I’m living inside a screensaver. Surreal beauty that looks fake in photos because it’s *too perfect.* Falling head over heels in love with the country 24 years after falling for the man 💚

A man and woman are smiling in front of a river surrounded by bright green rolling hills and a blue sky and white clouds above.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Fantastic, Mark! ✨ We ended up getting an electric MG! ⚡️

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The Aotearoa New Zealand night sky is ✨ quite spectacular ✨ Goodnight, friends. 💫

A man holds up his cell phone taking a picture of a dark sky with many, many bright stars and a few clouds towards the bottom of the photo.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I made my first forest friend in Aotearoa, New Zealand! We were walking deep in the forest (they say “bush” here) when this adorable, very tiny, very round and friendly Pīwakawaka (New Zealand Fantail) flew right up to us and landed on a fern about 2 feet from my face. Photo by @uskiwi13.bsky.social

A small round bird with a tiny beak sits on a fern. The bird has dark brown feathers, an orange chest and a white eyebrow and throat.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This beautiful place is known by a few different names. Aotearoa. New Zealand. The Land of the Long White Cloud. Middle Earth. But my favorite is: My new home. 🇳🇿

An almost entirely blue globe (view of the Earth from the side they usually don’t show) has a few small islands visible including New Zealand. An arrow points to it and says “I will be here if you need me”

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I promise to vote blue from abroad!

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We did it! We sold our house, our cars, most of our belongings & boarded a one way flight for New Zealand! Longer threads are harder to post here (maybe that’s on me) so I’m sharing by way of screenshots instead. Got attacked by tons of MAGA trolls & bots for this on Threads but I hate them anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a rare visitor to our backyard. We usually only see them briefly for a day or two during the spring and fall migration. This was my only action shot today and sadly I didn’t zoom out in time. The bird arrived here on the *exact same day* it did last year: April 27.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

By the way, I just read your bio. My father was the head of Neurology at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and dedicated his life to Parkinson’s Disease research. Dr. Manfred Muenter, I miss him every day. www.fhtimes.com/stories/dr-m...

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Dr. Manfred D. Muenter - Fountain Hills Times

Dr. Manfred D. Muenter, 86, passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2021, in Phoenix surrounded by his family. Dr. Muenter was an exceptional man who lived an exceptional life. There are few people who &h...

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

What EV did you replace it with again?

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Will share new home location soon! Don’t want to jinx it! 😁

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Will share new home soon! 😉 Don’t want to jinx it!

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Yes, it’s been a great car for 13 years but we are moving overseas so time to let her go. I’ve only owned 3 cars in my entire life. Not sure what car number 4 will be yet!

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Not sure yet, we are moving overseas and there are so many electric cars to choose from these days!

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I’m not sure just yet, we are moving overseas and there are so many electric cars to choose from these days! Also, yes, RJ seems cool, love that he’s vegan!

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

There is nothing more disappointing than someone you once loved and considered family deciding to change their vote from Bernie (in 2016 and 2020) to a vote for Trump (in 2024) and still (literally today) standing behind that decision. So, anyway, I said goodbye forever to an old friend today.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Thanks! I have a Canon 90D with a Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG lens. 📷

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

No selfie, these days I’m all about bird photos 😁

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This is in my backyard, I was in my house and saw the hawk outside and had no time to find my shoes, I would have missed the shot.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I am in South Carolina! You have such beautiful birds in Australia! I love the Superb Fairywrens!

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Haha yes, he was probably thinking “What is wrong with that weird lady?”

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Hi everyone, I slid on my back across sharp sticks and leaves while barefoot to get this photo of a gorgeous Red-shouldered Hawk that landed in our backyard today, so please look at my picture 😁

A red tailed hawk sits on a branch with greenery behind it with its black and white tail spread like a fan.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

“In pushing other species to extinction, humanity is busy sawing off the limb on which it perches.” — Paul R. Ehrlich I hope you are still chasing the butterflies, wherever you are. 🦋 Rest in peace, Professor.

A man with a white beard smiles in a forest with two binoculars hanging around his neck.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

“If it is just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

It’s crazy to think how much the world has changed since then. This picture with Jill in front of her radio telescopes is one of my last pictures of life before the pandemic.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

In March 2020, I spent several days filming with Jill at the Allen Telescope Array in Northern California. Six years ago today, I flew home to the east coast for day 1 of COVID quarantine, which we thought would last maybe a couple of weeks.

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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Have you ever seen the movie Contact? The movie was based on the novel by Carl Sagan and the character of Dr. Ellie Arroway (played by Jodie Foster) was based on Carl’s friend, the astronomer Jill Tartar. Jill is famous for her work searching for life beyond Earth with SETI.

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ran⚡ @randall.gobirds.online · 24/02/2026

Leilani Munter, y'all.

Dear Women’s USA Olympic Hockey Team — First, congratulations! Second: I drove race cars for 19 yrs & the amount of misogynistic crap I put up with in the garage was insane. The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team has now shown you their true colors. Believe them. They’re not friends of your team or women in general. I’m so tired of this misogyny in sports & everywhere else in American life, to be honest. The patriarchy sucks. Grow the fuck up or hand the keys over to the ladies. Maybe it’s time we drive.

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