Steller's deserve the Oscar for Costume Design!
Rockin' some Zendaya level couture!
#birds #becurious πͺΆ
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Steller's deserve the Oscar for Costume Design!
Rockin' some Zendaya level couture!
#birds #becurious πͺΆ
photo of a steller's jay on the branches of a bare fig tree. they are in profile facing right. their beak is slightly open as they are whisper singing.
Why yes, this IS still a Steller's stan account!
This pretty was having a lovely morning, burying their peanut in the wildflowers, had a nice drink at the pond, then hung out in the fig tree whisper singing and looking adorable.
#birds #becurious πͺΆ
close up photo of a female rufous hummingbird looking directly into the camera. her iridescent patch of throat feathers is refracting red and gold.
Ms. Rufous is also not to be trifled with!
Current yard count - 3 female Rufous, 1 male Rufous, 1 female Anna's, 1 male Anna's
#birds #becurious
close up photo of a male rufous hummingbird looking straight at the camera. his gorget is refracting vibrant orange and coral.
Pure fire!
Rufous Hummingbird #birds #becurious πͺΆ
#BirdOfTheDay is #Feeders
Periodic reminder as to why I have mostly caged feeders in my yard.
Hint: It's not because of the squirrels...
Band-tailed Pigeons #birds #becurious
Life is short. Travel.
#travel #becurious #love
macro photo of a yellow-orange moth with deep rusty-red markings. they are in profile at an angle facing upper right.
One more ab fab and highly variable in pattern Pacific Coast only moth - Orthosia ferrigera. Such a pretty color palette!
Food specialist - persnickety pillars noming only on Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana).
#inverts #becurious
macro photo looking down on a geometrid moth with wings fully spread. The wings are dusty rose the head and upper thorax are tan.
Sabulodes aegrotata Geometrid Moth come in a huge variety of colors: cream or pale yellow to ochraceous, brown or blackish brown & combinations thereof, also spots or no spots.
That said - hard to beat Dusty Rose as THE BEST color form!
#inverts #becurious
#BirdOfTheDay is #GreyDay - so many, many choices, but first to come to my mind was Clark's Nutcracker - an awesome Keystone Species and they bring All the Grey!
#becurious #birds πͺΆ
Happy Pi day!
3.14 (although it only really works with the US backwards date system).
Pi is the ratio of a circleβs circumference to its diameter, and is useful in lots of mathematical formulae.
#BeCurious #DrJoScience #STEM #Maths #STEAM
Dr Jo is out of office today, celebrating more than just #ScienceWeek
If you've emailed or messaged me, I'll get back to you next week!
#ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience #BSW #BSW2026 #BritishScienceWeek #Birthday #Celebrations
Photo of a male rufous hummingbird sitting on the top of a curved metal hummingbird feeder hanger. he is in profile facing right. his gorget is refracting gold, orange and red.
At least one more Rufous showed up today - so now Mr. Alpha just spends his day sitting square on the feeder hangers (one of four lol)
I need to go fill the feeder on the far side of the yard so others get a chance! #birds #becurious πͺΆ
Named this pic "Male Black-headed Grosbeak on gorgeous perch" in my file...so def think it's applicable for #PerfectlyPerched ( #PerchPerfect?) #BirdOfTheDay
*Almost* Grosbeak Season again here! #birds #becurious πͺΆ
photo of a black miniature schnauzer standing tall as a large sheepadoodle dog is coming to a screeching stop just a couple of inches from him aimed right at him.
Stand with the confidence of an 18 lb. Schnauzer with a 48 lb. Sheepadoodle comin' at him like a freight train!
(Kiff stops on a dime, never an actual collisionπ)
#DogsOfBluesky #becurious
photo of a sheepadoodle dog mid turn and running toward the camera. she is wearing a red tee shirt.
What...a goofball!
Dogs have all got Spring Fever - bad!
(tee b/c she got topical tick treatment, the one that does NOT cause seizures - b/c I pulled a tick off her head this morning...they have the fever too I guess)
#DogsOfBluesky #becurious
It's #TestimonialTuesday
I love working with people. Here's what others say about working with me.
#DrJoScience #STEMed #STEMeducation
#PriSci #PrimaryScience #ScienceActivities #Testimonial #TuesdayTestimonial #BeCurious #DrJo #SLT #CPD #TeachersFollowTeachers
One more (deadlines, dang it) because who can resist an ab fab Feralia februalis Sallow Moth?
(no one, the answer is no one!)
#inverts #becurious
macro photo of a small geometrid moth on a blue-gray wooden deck. the moth is mottled black with a row of rusty orange splotches across their upper wings.
Time to get the Macro Muscles back into shape (oh believe me - it's a whole thing!)
Practicing with the amazing flexible twin flash @jencross.bsky.social gave me because my off camera flash muscles literally atrophied from my broken humerus in '19 π
Genus Eupithecia moth
#inverts #becurious
Todayβs #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae (any bird of the corvid family)
I could do this alllll day - but deadlines - so will go with Pinon Jay because...
...do we need a "because"?
#birds #becurious πͺΆ
photo of a male rufous hummingbird sitting in a bare fig tree. he is in profile facing left turned slightly back toward the camera. his gorget is refracting green, gold, orange and red.
Annnnnnnnnnnd the first Mr. Rufous of 2026!
Let the games begin!
#birds #becurious πͺΆ
#HerpInTheGrassβ¨πβ¨
Make that herpS in the grass! Just went on a hike along the Beavercreek Wetlands, & spotted my first snake of the year - a nice big eastern gartersnake. Then further along, I saw 3 more! π
#Herper #BeCurious
#HerpInTheGrass - make it happen people!
Northern watersnake
#Herper #BeCurious β¨πβ¨
#HerpInTheGrass - make it happen people!
Common Garter Snake BOOP
#HERper #becurious π
Cartoon of women celebrating international womenβs day
Itβs International Womenβs Day #IWD #IWD2026
Iβve collated loads of resources celebrating #WomenInSTEM
#BeCurious #ScienceIsEverywhere #DrJoScience
drjosciencesolutions.co.uk/2022/02/08/i...
photo of a female rufous hummingbird in flight, she is facing the camera. you can see most of her, shot is through the diamond shaped hole of a white lattice fence.
First Rufous of 2026!!!
Last year was also a female on March 5! I had to be stealthier this year! π
#birds #becurious
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #StandingInWater
Green-tailed Towhee shows us you don't have to be a water bird to appreciate a good guzzler!
(guzzler = human made water collectors to provide supplemental water for wildlife)
#birds #becurious πͺΆ
colourful poster advertising 6 part plan as per the text in post
Tomorrow sees the start of #ScienceWeek
Need last minute simple ideas? I've got your back.
Drop me a message and I'll get back to you with my super simple six part plan. No strings attached. No sign ups. No cost. #SharingIsCaring
#ScienceIsEverywhere #DrJoScience #BeCurious #BSW2026
Great writing advice!
#writingadvice #writewhatyouknow #knowwhatyouwrite #becurious #BookSky #WriteSky
photo of my sheepadoodle dog leaning up against my back as I'm sitting on the sofa. her chin is fully resting on my shoulder and she is looking at the camera.
Dear HR,
My coworker is continuously looking over my shoulder and I am having trouble meeting my deadline.
Please assist.
#DogOfBluesky #becurious
Finally thought of a photo befitting Heather's BIG DAY
BOOP!
Muskrat #mammals #becurious π¦