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LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This Pacific Baza appeared totally oblivious to us as it hunted its breakfast. It's the first time I've seen one with a frog and definitely one of the highlights of today's 55 species early morning walk. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A Pacific Baza eating a small green tree frog. It took it a while to get the frog down, but as soon as it did it was off hunting again, tracking movements with its bright yellow eyes.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's that time again.

Panel 1 title: grant proposal. A happy tetrapod pootles about in a wetland with trees in the background.
Panel 2 title: final report. The same tetrapod stares in dismay at the dead fish in the tainted water as forests burn in the background.
Original artwork: Victor Leshyk
Actual paper: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toxic-slime-contributed-to-earth-rsquo-s-worst-mass-extinction-mdash-and-it-rsquo-s-making-a-comeback/

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just really, really hate the effect that AI has had on art. There's an incentive for me to be less good at photography, to stop pursuing technical skill, to stop pursuing really surprising moments.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I feel so bad for all of the emerging artists living right now who don't have decades of work to fall back on to prove that they aren't AI. Like, I understand why "I was doing this well before 2022" is such a common response, but, God, we cannot just close the door on new artists forever.

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 02/10/2026

Our tactical encryption remains undefeated, even by most modern Microsoft clankers

A meme picture of Terminator robot searching for a crying anime girl hiding below an office table. The Terminator is labelled "Finnish language," the girl "Machine translation."

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Anniversary to the Darwin quote of all time

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bonaparte's gulls in the mist of early morning, taken from the kayak. #birds 🌿

A little, white gull flaps its wings over its head as it comes in to land on the silvery water while a second one takes off behind it in a blur of wings.

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

I do not believe Outlier's rarity scores

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

my partner is being very supportive of my new hyperfocus on ancient Rome and forwarding me dad jokes he doesn't understand, bless him

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For a C.S., a juvenile European Herring Gull! I can hear this pic. Thank you for your #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt We're down to the last day for donations, don't miss out! Every dollar goes to helping immigrant kids in the US! Donate here: youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a set of European Herring Gulls lined up in front of a gray sea. All of the adults are blurred, either close to or far from the "camera", leaving a juvenile in focus with its beak open to the sky as it calls out. The adults are snowy white and pale gray with bright yellow bills, but the juvenile has a black bill, mottled pale gray head and breast, and extensive brown-gray mottling all over the wings and back.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Teaching Swift today, and will always share this on “Modest Proposal” day.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Walking around in the bush with my head down again this morning. I’m absolutely in love with the gills on this mushroom. I think it might be a type of oysterling. 🍄🌿

Looking at the underside of a frilly oyster mushroom. The different lobes overlap, each other kind of like a nudibranch, it’s tan gills form, beautiful, ripping patterns.

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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

💙🖤💙 Wed, Sep 30 There were orcas yesterday around Whidbey, but reports were few. Perhaps whoever they were stayed overnight. 📷 Cutie new calf who's been traveling w/T36A1 Tierna has won the hearts of us all. Here's another of them, opposite side from yesterday's share. By Bart Rulon 9/27. #psws

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

if the Star Trek people had the LLM fraud era as part of their history, I understand why they were all so mean to Data

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Orca Behavior Institute @orcabehaviorinstitute.org · 29/09/2026

HR 9621 would allow for additional exemptions under the MMPA broadening how pinnipeds could be killed in the name of protecting listed salmon stocks. Christopher Dunagan's latest article goes into the issue in depth. A long read, but well worth it to learn about this controversial topic.

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Congress debates lethal removal of seals and sea lions in Puget Sound | Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

A proposed amendment to the Marine Mammal Protection Act has renewed a debate over the merits of killing seals and sea lions to protect salmon. Proponents say it will help some endangered salmon popul...

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I checked out a library book while they were re-doing their systems, and the librarian told me that I should hold onto it for a little longer than usual. I'm very stressed out. How long do I have custody of "Beginner's Finnish?" Do I need to start thinking about saving for college?

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Seattle's most beloved small business districts were built by transit, not street parking.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

After our hike yesterday, we stopped at a roadhouse for dinner, and V had the most American thing I think I have ever seen a human eat: Hamburger: but the buns are grilled cheese sandwiches

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My poor, poor partner agreed to go hiking with me today. He was an absolute champ, but I may have broken him.

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Kell Compost 😷 @compostwitch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My only ecological criticism of Tolkien is that he partakes of the same forest-centrism as the rest of Anglo and Anglo-diaspora culture. Grasslands and deserts and swamps are all FINE AND GOOD BIOMES, JIRT. Where are my elves learning to speak to the desert biocrust or the carnivorous bog plants

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Katy // Genderpunk 2026 @katysaint.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Is this A BIG SPOOKY SNAKE? We asked 100 birds.

A moth larva that can mimic the look of a snake to ward off predators

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

this shit would be funnier if I could get ny fucking doctors to believe that I am capable of feeling pain

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm so tired of the bullshit "rogue agent" framing on this shit. It's OpenAI's software. They designed it badly, at best. At worst, they are using "rogue agents" as an excuse to cover up deliberate malfeasance. They should be fined out of existence and held criminally liable.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

portrait of the criminal mastermind

A chipmunk perched on a rock

This is a tiny brown ground squirrel with a fluffy tail, round ears and black eyes. It has black and white stripes across its back and face. It's incredibly adorable.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

larches are absolutely worth fucking my knees up

Mountain landscape with a larch that is turning gold at the crown, and still green at the bottom

Close-up of the yellow needles of a larch in autumn

A larch with golden needles growing by a rocky trail in a mountain landscape

View of a mountain lake in a valley behind four larches with golden needles.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

there was a ton of wildfire smoke haze in the air and I was using a polarizing filter, so I feel like a lot of my pictures from yesterday have a very weird light quality I am not really sure if it works or not? but you're all going to be subjected to photos anyway :D

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

so anyway the North Cascades are pretty nice

A mountain valley overlooking a small lake. The foreground is mostly short bushes with red and yellow leaves, with a few dark spruces and lime green larches scattered around. The background shows craggy mountains under a blue sky

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Goooooood morning, pika fans It's September, and you know what that means! That's right, we are Making Hay, we are Perching On Rocks, we are Squeaking

An American Pika carrying a branch across rocky terrain

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.

Am American Pika crouched on a rock at a 3/4 view towards the camera

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.

An American Pika with a mouth full of dried vegetation sitting on a rock

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.

An American Pika perched on a rock and calling

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

my problem with outlier is that I have favorite words and they never fit the board one of these days I will play you, "scholiast"

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Carol Pope Gordon @carolpopegordon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The male Scarlet Myzomela (AKA Scarlet Honeyeater) is knock-your-socks-off red. They are tiny compared to some of the other honeyeaters but that red really got my attention. #Australia 🪶

Small bird with sharp curved beak, bright red head and body and black wings seen from the front hanging onto twigs

Small bright red bird with sharp curved beak seen from side hanging upside down from some twigs. It has a white belly and a black tail.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am kind-of surprised there isn't a bigger push in rightwing circles to resurrect Roman religion.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't have the energy to process pika photos tonight but please enjoy this small criminal who was trying to figure out how to conduct a trail mix heist while I was taking pictures.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I would like to file a complaint with whoever is responsible for the goddamn human knee

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today I had to have the conversation about why we do not plug the 1400 watt microwave into the power strip that's rated for 10 amps and 1250 watts

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I need to drive up to Vancouver *immediately*

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I am doing a larch hike tomorrow; plz wish me lots of gold

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The people who are throwing trans people under the bus are perfectly willing to throw everyone else under the wheels, too.

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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus), Pumicestone Passage, Australia. #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's fine. Bees are adrenaline junkies; they actually really enjoy this.

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 22/09/2026

66% of straight women are unwilling to date a bisexual man, our study finds ahead of #BiVisibility Day % unwilling to date bi men Straight women 66% Bi men 15% Gay men 11% Bi women 10% % unwilling to date bi women Straight men 35% Lesbian women 20% Bi men 9% Bi women 3% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Willingness to date a bisexual man:
Straight women: 19% willing, 66% unwilling.
Bisexual women: 82% willing, 10% unwilling.
Bisexual men: 78% willing, 15% unwilling.
Gay men: 83% willing, 11% unwilling.

Willingness to date a bisexual woman:
Bisexual women: 89% willing, 3% unwilling.
Lesbian women: 73% willing, 20% unwilling.
Straight men: 53% willing, 35% unwilling.
Bisexual men: 85% willing, 9% unwilling.

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

fasting for yom kippur right after coming down from a multiday migraine may not have been my smartest decision, but the important thing is I did not die

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Glen Ryan @silverdory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Grevillea macleayana flowering in coastal heathland near Ulladulla, NSW. These coastal plants with mostly entire, elliptic leaves + semi-prostrate habit when young offer a lot as garden plants - but I'm not sure when I last saw one available in a nursery or native plant sale. #grevilleas #ozplants

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Declan Troy @troydeclan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We've got ourselves a feeding frenzy. A ball of fish within diving range of Black-legged Kittiwakes. Murres, cormorants, and puffins after the deeper fish. Cape Resurrection #Alaska 🪶🦑

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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Destroying the world in order to torture five little kids

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