Samantha biobabbler
@biobabbler.bsky.social
Unbridled enthusiast of that nature thing, card-carrying conservation biologist, photography phan & word nerd. Have swiffer, will fend off mountain lion. she/her
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Here is another one from the desert. I sometimes find these in the Giant Milkweed bushes. For this little lady I spotted her eggs first and then found her close by. Blepharopsis mendica from Abu Dhabi.
#Invertebrates #Insects #Mantis #Bugs
#Invertebrates #Insects #Mantis #Bugs
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Here is another one from the desert. I sometimes find these in the Giant Milkweed bushes. For this little lady I spotted her eggs first and then found her close by. Blepharopsis mendica from Abu Dhabi.
#Invertebrates #Insects #Mantis #Bugs
#Invertebrates #Insects #Mantis #Bugs
As someone who may be moving pretty soon,
more and more of my belongings are looking like "donate" or "throw away" versus "keep."😅
My closet is THINNING OUT!👍
more and more of my belongings are looking like "donate" or "throw away" versus "keep."😅
My closet is THINNING OUT!👍
a cartoon of mickey mouse standing next to a trunk filled with clothes and shoes .
Alt: a cartoon of mickey mouse emptying a beige dresser drawer, rapidly throwing the clothes behind him (without looking) into a brown steamer trunk.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
As someone who may be moving pretty soon,
more and more of my belongings are looking like "donate" or "throw away" versus "keep."😅
My closet is THINNING OUT!👍
more and more of my belongings are looking like "donate" or "throw away" versus "keep."😅
My closet is THINNING OUT!👍
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GOOD NEWS! A UNIVERSAL sarbecovirus vaccine candidate has officially started clinical trials! GBP511 is the FIRST vaccine to reach human testing that is intended to protect against MULTIPLE strains of SARS-CoV-2 as well as other related coronaviruses with the potential to spark dangerous outbreaks.
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! A UNIVERSAL sarbecovirus vaccine candidate has officially started clinical trials! GBP511 is the FIRST vaccine to reach human testing that is intended to protect against MULTIPLE strains of SARS-CoV-2 as well as other related coronaviruses with the potential to spark dangerous outbreaks.
TFW after a night of getting your cat's liquid medicine (pain killer) mostly ON her (v. in her mouth), so you worry overnight:
You try again in the morning & get it ALL in her mouth, she happily eats breakfast & has now curled up contentedly on your lap for a snooze.
🥰🥰🥰😻🥰😻🥰😻🥰🥰🥰
Delighted relief!
You try again in the morning & get it ALL in her mouth, she happily eats breakfast & has now curled up contentedly on your lap for a snooze.
🥰🥰🥰😻🥰😻🥰😻🥰🥰🥰
Delighted relief!
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
TFW after a night of getting your cat's liquid medicine (pain killer) mostly ON her (v. in her mouth), so you worry overnight:
You try again in the morning & get it ALL in her mouth, she happily eats breakfast & has now curled up contentedly on your lap for a snooze.
🥰🥰🥰😻🥰😻🥰😻🥰🥰🥰
Delighted relief!
You try again in the morning & get it ALL in her mouth, she happily eats breakfast & has now curled up contentedly on your lap for a snooze.
🥰🥰🥰😻🥰😻🥰😻🥰🥰🥰
Delighted relief!
😂😂🤣
What a delightful way to start the day. All Hail Rosemary!!!🥳🥳🥳
What a delightful way to start the day. All Hail Rosemary!!!🥳🥳🥳
Since Valentine's Day is approaching, I'm reposting some of my past Valentine's comics.
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
😂😂🤣
What a delightful way to start the day. All Hail Rosemary!!!🥳🥳🥳
What a delightful way to start the day. All Hail Rosemary!!!🥳🥳🥳
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You’ve seen my real-time video last night from Beaver.. well here is what Maia saw on her tour! Beautiful from Fairbanks as well.
Maia just got a Sony FX3 to capture real-time video during her tours. Here’s one of the first videos!
Maia just got a Sony FX3 to capture real-time video during her tours. Here’s one of the first videos!
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
You’ve seen my real-time video last night from Beaver.. well here is what Maia saw on her tour! Beautiful from Fairbanks as well.
Maia just got a Sony FX3 to capture real-time video during her tours. Here’s one of the first videos!
Maia just got a Sony FX3 to capture real-time video during her tours. Here’s one of the first videos!
Ceonothus blooming TODAY, February 6th, during our #MorningWalk. Seems mighty early, though it's been freakishly warm.😊
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Ceonothus blooming TODAY, February 6th, during our #MorningWalk. Seems mighty early, though it's been freakishly warm.😊
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Harris’s hawk this afternoon in Litchfield Park, Arizona. 🪶
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Harris’s hawk this afternoon in Litchfield Park, Arizona. 🪶
TFW you let yourself run out of chocolate chips ('cause it's bad for migraines) & notice you have had neither chocolate nor migraine for four days (despite major stress).
Looks like I have to get more serious about NOT eating chocolate.🥲
So ... that means non-chocolate desserts are a go, right?😋
Looks like I have to get more serious about NOT eating chocolate.🥲
So ... that means non-chocolate desserts are a go, right?😋
a slice of chocolate cake is being taken out of it
Alt: a slice of chocolate 7-layer cake is being taken out of the cake. It looks so delicious!
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February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
TFW you let yourself run out of chocolate chips ('cause it's bad for migraines) & notice you have had neither chocolate nor migraine for four days (despite major stress).
Looks like I have to get more serious about NOT eating chocolate.🥲
So ... that means non-chocolate desserts are a go, right?😋
Looks like I have to get more serious about NOT eating chocolate.🥲
So ... that means non-chocolate desserts are a go, right?😋
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Would you like to watch a little fella eat his lunch?
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Would you like to watch a little fella eat his lunch?
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Would you like to see a big fella eat his lunch?
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Would you like to see a big fella eat his lunch?
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Indian roller, Tissa, Sri Lanka this week.
#birds #birding #Birdphotograhy
#Naturelovers #SriLanka #Wildlifephotograhy
#birds #birding #Birdphotograhy
#Naturelovers #SriLanka #Wildlifephotograhy
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Indian roller, Tissa, Sri Lanka this week.
#birds #birding #Birdphotograhy
#Naturelovers #SriLanka #Wildlifephotograhy
#birds #birding #Birdphotograhy
#Naturelovers #SriLanka #Wildlifephotograhy
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The only positive thing about the almost constant rain is the puddles it's creating for bathing birds, like this Blackbird that was thoroughly enjoying having a good splash and preen.
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The only positive thing about the almost constant rain is the puddles it's creating for bathing birds, like this Blackbird that was thoroughly enjoying having a good splash and preen.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
A quiet winter/spring scene, midday.
If you crank up the volume, you can hear an acorn woodpecker chatting idly.
💛💚💛💚💛
If you crank up the volume, you can hear an acorn woodpecker chatting idly.
💛💚💛💚💛
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
A quiet winter/spring scene, midday.
If you crank up the volume, you can hear an acorn woodpecker chatting idly.
💛💚💛💚💛
If you crank up the volume, you can hear an acorn woodpecker chatting idly.
💛💚💛💚💛
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Chocolate Tube Slime Mold. #Newfoundland, Canada.
The slime mold is about 3cm high.
#myxomycete #fungifriends
The slime mold is about 3cm high.
#myxomycete #fungifriends
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Chocolate Tube Slime Mold. #Newfoundland, Canada.
The slime mold is about 3cm high.
#myxomycete #fungifriends
The slime mold is about 3cm high.
#myxomycete #fungifriends
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Ope it cleared and there’s quite a colorful arc right over my apartment here near Fairbanks! Looking good!
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Ope it cleared and there’s quite a colorful arc right over my apartment here near Fairbanks! Looking good!
Harbinger of spring!
Chinese quince in the neighborhood, singing a brilliant pink-red song in the wintery grey.
Chinese quince in the neighborhood, singing a brilliant pink-red song in the wintery grey.
February 5, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Harbinger of spring!
Chinese quince in the neighborhood, singing a brilliant pink-red song in the wintery grey.
Chinese quince in the neighborhood, singing a brilliant pink-red song in the wintery grey.
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Lovely opportunity to compare and contrast between Bewick's Swan and Whooper Swan out on Ludham airfield this afternoon...
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#norfolkbirds
@linnetincley.bsky.social
#norfolkbirds
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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Saw this little cutie on the trail this morning
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Saw this little cutie on the trail this morning
I have to say that in times of EXTRA stress, I am really getting comfort from very basic, mundane tasks.
Like making tea.
It's small and easy and simple and reassuring.
And tomorrow, a morning walk and gab with a neighbor.🥰🌄
Like making tea.
It's small and easy and simple and reassuring.
And tomorrow, a morning walk and gab with a neighbor.🥰🌄
a man in a white shirt is standing in a kitchen behind a mug that says ' sd ' on it
Alt: a man in a white shirt is standing in a kitchen, yards behind a mug, and tosses a tea bag from that distance, and it lands in the tea cup.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I have to say that in times of EXTRA stress, I am really getting comfort from very basic, mundane tasks.
Like making tea.
It's small and easy and simple and reassuring.
And tomorrow, a morning walk and gab with a neighbor.🥰🌄
Like making tea.
It's small and easy and simple and reassuring.
And tomorrow, a morning walk and gab with a neighbor.🥰🌄
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Check out these Merlin pantaloons 🪶
February 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Check out these Merlin pantaloons 🪶
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I love the little toes and eyes of western banded geckos. 🐍
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I love the little toes and eyes of western banded geckos. 🐍
Winter walking.😍
February 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Winter walking.😍