Erinn Turnbull

Did you know that because roly polies are terrestrial crustaceans and not actual bugs they breathe through adapted gills even though they live out of water.

Yes on the boardwalk

It was in the Hendrie Valley just into Burlington… my brain is too used to typing Hamilton on my bird posts.

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Two photos of a white-breasted nuthatch in a squat post with wings out and back, front view and read view - their bums are surprisingly colourful!

First time seeing this pose/dance by a white-breasted nuthatch - not sure what the message was, but their bums are surprisingly cute
Feb 11 2026 #HamOnt
🪶 #birds

Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …

Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS

if you’re tired of users telling you to use alt text, JUST FUCKING DO IT. the app automatically detects text on mobile. it’s literally a copy/paste job. communication is a two-way street. some people don’t use their eyes for that. it’s not a big deal. don’t be a dick.

Chris Rea ~ Driving Home For Christmas (1986) YouTube video by TheOldrecordclub

My favourite Christmas song, RIP Chris Rea
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😂 totally

I love birds so much.
Look at this face. 🪶

I love birds so much. Look at this face

#birds 🌿

Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.

A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words “stg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20

Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/

He has his eyes on all his company; he is tender towards the bashful, gentle towards the distant, and merciful towards the absurd; he can recollect to whom he is speaking; he guards against unseasonable allusions, or topics which may irritate; he is seldom prominent in conversation, and never wearisome. He makes light of favours while he does them, and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. He never speaks of himself except when compelled, never defends himself by a mere retort, he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes unfair advantage, never mistakes personalities or sharp sayings for arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out. From a long-sighted prudence, he observes the maxim of the ancient sage, that we should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.

This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:

What’s the point of getting a flu shot this year? Here’s what the science says | CBC News Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Her...

Clickbait headlines have no place in responsible health reporting.

How about this?

"Yes, you should absolutely still get the flu shot say experts"

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I was appalled when I saw that yesterday. So disappointing.

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OMG 🙄

Nice! Wasn’t it lovely?! I bought sweet crabapple, Riddell’s goldenrod, wood poppy, wild senna, tall
Thimbleweed, upland white aster and few prairie Dropseed grasses. I hope this will become an annual event 😀

I hope this statement also means the city will fight it / not remove them?

Bloody solar panels, cluttering up the countryside and preventing desertification while providing clean energy and growing food.

A stencilled black painting on a wall, next to a cafe window. A silhouette couple kiss: a man in a top hat and a woman whose hat is blowing away. Red rose petals billow out of their embrace. They are watched by a black and white cat.

The same couple sit on top of an electric junction box, facing in opposite directions. The man now has a feather in his hat. Their cat sits on another box, still gazing at them

The same couple kiss again: the woman is pushing the man - still in his hat- up against a wall/ downpipe; the cat perches on a door frame

The man is now alone, his hat now without a feather, his coat swings out behind him. He has spray-painted a wobbly line on the wall, his cat walks along it.

Loving the work of this artist in Padova: a chap, his girlfriend, his cat and his hat

#StreetArt

Got a great idea to help #birds in your community and need some funding to get started? Check out the Birds Canada Community Grant. There’s still time to apply this year

A landscape view looking out past green plants to water framed by forest on both sides looking ahead to open water with a small island and land with green trees in the distance. The sky is cloudy.

Great photo. Such a lovely spot to stop. 💚

😂

💯 I wish Burlington bylaw officers would make an effort to periodically be on site to warn/fine people who are still feeding the wildlife, despite all the signage. Ruins my nature-zen every time I’m there.

A light mottled brown and grey bird, a house sparrow, sits amongst backlit pink flowers in early morning warm light.

Our crabapple tree is in bloom and the birds have been checking it out for bugs. Yesterday morning, this female houses sparrow was foraging in the tree and paused for just a moment in the early morning backlight.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶