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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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.😍
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Thank you, Catherine O’Hara, for your vivaciously venerable vocabulary.
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16 Glee-ridden Words from Schitt's Creek
Don’t watch without reading this, you little frippets!
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February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Thank you, Catherine O’Hara, for your vivaciously venerable vocabulary.
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/wor...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/wor...
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#VetTales Friday QUIZ TIME:
Can you ID which type of animal is being cared for at our vet hospital in each of these photos?
ANSWERS will be posted later tonight!
Can you ID which type of animal is being cared for at our vet hospital in each of these photos?
ANSWERS will be posted later tonight!
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
#VetTales Friday QUIZ TIME:
Can you ID which type of animal is being cared for at our vet hospital in each of these photos?
ANSWERS will be posted later tonight!
Can you ID which type of animal is being cared for at our vet hospital in each of these photos?
ANSWERS will be posted later tonight!
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February 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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You don’t need towering trees nearby to experience the benefits of forest bathing. With hundreds of California state parks across the state, opportunities to reconnect with nature are closer than you think.
Visit calparks.org/forestbathing to learn more!
Visit calparks.org/forestbathing to learn more!
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
You don’t need towering trees nearby to experience the benefits of forest bathing. With hundreds of California state parks across the state, opportunities to reconnect with nature are closer than you think.
Visit calparks.org/forestbathing to learn more!
Visit calparks.org/forestbathing to learn more!
An unfurling daffodil doing its best peony impression.💛
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
An unfurling daffodil doing its best peony impression.💛
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Very beautiful, teeny tiny plants.😍
('Fraid I don't know which spp.)
('Fraid I don't know which spp.)
February 2, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Very beautiful, teeny tiny plants.😍
('Fraid I don't know which spp.)
('Fraid I don't know which spp.)