The irony is that they have no shame blowing wads of cash on all of that, but then they just buy a mid Steinway model.
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The irony is that they have no shame blowing wads of cash on all of that, but then they just buy a mid Steinway model.
Two cactus wrens sitting atop a chollo.
I love the way these cactus wrens (photographed today) have a safe shelter inside a chollo catcus where they built their elaborate nest.
our common life depends upon each other's toil
War is terrible for people, and terrible for the environment 🌍, which is, in turn, also terrible for people.
(Not that the rich and powerful give a rip.)
See also: www.forbes.com/sites/nilsro...
Speak for yourself. 🌊 🐟
I always used ELM. And presumably "PINE" stood for "Pine Is Not Elm."
Environmentalist side of me: "Great, maybe we'll all walk, bike, and bus more and otherwise cut down on consumption."
Humanitarian side of me: "This is going to hit a lot of people very hard, particularly those who can least afford it."
That said, it's always good to walk/bike/bus more. 🌍
The Tyee is proud to have published this important investigation by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social. We condemn this egregious harassment of a journalist for doing her job, and have offered support as she deals with this disturbing situation.
Green River Tunnel East,
3/4/2026, 9:56:41 PM
Oiseaux brillans du Brésil. Paris, 1834. http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47697309
Oiseaux brillans du Brésil. Paris, 1834. (source: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47697309) #nature #illustration #art
Also kids walking to school in winter mornings are safer with some light.
It’s sure going to be great for kids walking to school in the dark next winter.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A n mostly black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butterfly with yellow markings on the wings and orange false eyespots on the hindwings at the posterior-center. Resting on a native winged sumac plant (Rhus copallinum)
A photo from years ago I just found as an email attachment. Black swallowtail resting on a winged sumac. 🦋 #butterflies #bugsky #swallowtails #nature #wildlife #EastCoastKin #Florida
Who are we going to be “given” in Canada? Some sort of Duplessis x Aberhart hybrid?
Another data point (Montréal): www.journaldequebec.com/2026/02/28/f...
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Warming temperatures weaken natural pest controllers, researchers warn: New research published in Ecology Letters reveals that rising global temperatures are weakening parasitoids, crucial natural pest controllers, potentially leading to pest population explosions. A … https://ranked.news/242623?u=b
What if he had instead said something like:
“Canada deplores the regime in Iran and supports Iran’s people to depose it. We continue to support diplomatic efforts and sanctions to this effect and we encourage a rapid drawdown of violence in the region while supporting efforts to protect lives.”
Happy Saturday to you, despite what’s happening in the world right now.
Orange Sulphur butterfly on wild Viola bicolor in our middle meadow this morning. The Sulphurs and Whites are beginning to flutter about. It’s going to be 80° here today.
#Photography99 📷 #Butterflies 🦋 #Wildflowers 🌱
Pt. 1: Fluttering Around The Butterfly House. See the full set of my photos over on my blog. (link in bio)
Images taken at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 2/24/26 @mobotgarden.bsky.social #Photography #Fujifilm #Butterflies #botanical
It's nice to know that the Canadian government can re-discover the value of higher education. Perhaps less nice to note that it perceives the value as that of a prop for a PM's visit to another country.
Caspian tern, wings blurred on white
While the Aotearoa New Zealand population of Caspian terns do not usually undergo the long distance trans-equatorial migrations of their North American counterparts, I took great delight in photographing this species — a favorite of mine in Seattle – in the New Zealand summer.
There needs to be a name for this phenomenon.
a pair of mating Nymphomyia walkeri adults. These tiny little flies would have feathery wings when they first emerge, but lose their wings when they re-enter the water to mate.
A larva of Nymphomyia walkeri from Newfoundland. This is a tiny little white worm-like larva with a shiny head and little prolegs all along the abdomen.
Dorsal view of a Blepharicera tenuipes larva from Labrador, Canada. The larvae is a pale tan in colour, with a darker mark on its head. Each segment is expanded out on each side, with a proleg on each side.
Ventral view of a Blepharicera tenuipes larva from Labrador, Canada. The larvae is a pale tan in colour, and each segment is expanded, with a dark, circular sucker in the centre to help the larva hold on to rocks in fast water. Little finger-like gills can also be seen on each segment.
Quite a treat to encounter some cute little Diptera in vials inadvertently included amongst my Newfoundland and Labrador mayfly vials: these are Nymphomyiids and blepharicerids.
A delightful day at @morethanadodo.bsky.social talking spirit collection stores, and up with the bird specimens. A+ team and lovely collection as always.
Definitely Sasquatch. I mean it’s really big out here, spread across AK, BC, WA, OR, and CA. And they would seem to be pretty smart, which explains why they’d avoid us. Who wouldn’t?
Shiny iridescent greenish blue wasp, a long slender creature with a thick ovipositor
Why yes I've been obsessed with tiny wasps for years now, no idea why
(Eupelmid from yesterday, a species I hadn't met yet. Mope)
NS conservative Premier Houston’s austerity budget is cutting the heart out of the province, because of the massive deficit his govt incurred. NS needs revenue, but the govt continues to give away many millions of pristine water for … $729. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/...
Instead of listening to a rambling #SOTU address, why not read about the state of global biodiversity and how so many people are working to conserve nature around the world 🌎:
www.un.org/en/climatech...
Screenshot of an article from CBC News. The headline reads: Ottawa puts $50M behind Inuit-led university as part of major announcement for northern communities.
Canada’s first Inuit-led university will be a game changer for the North.
