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writer, birder, photographer, musician, etc. // she // nyc
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Wong Kar-wai’s In The Mood To Meet Up And See Where Things Go
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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At the end of the year I’m going to rank every transgender creative output of 2026. Instead of being upset, I suggest you jockey for first place.
February 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
like a spongebob in a big guy pants…
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
sailor big green coat okay!
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has quietly lifted its ban on permits for wind farms unintentionally hurting or killing bald eagles, reversing a policy that implemented a longstanding Trump claim that wind farms are killing bald eagles en masse

My latest for @heatmap.news
Trump Administration Restarts Key Permitting Process for Wind Farms
The administration has lifted its ban on issuing permits for incidental harm to protected eagles while also pursuing enforcement actions — including against operators that reported bird deaths volunta...
heatmap.news
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Three new species added to the ABA Checklist!

Two splits (Whimbrel, Yellow Warbler) and a recent distributional record (Waved Albatross) raise the ABA Area list to 1,161 species.

Learn more here: www.aba.org/aba-checklis...
ABA Checklist Committee Update, Jan. 2026 - American Birding Association
Three new species added to the ABA Checklist! Two splits (Whimbrel, Yellow Warbler) and a recent distributional record (Waved Albatross) raise the ABA Area list to 1,161 species.
www.aba.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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the way im pursuing rigorously
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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this coffee will echo across history
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Many problems can be solved by asking yourself “who exactly is waiting for my instagram story about this?”
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
that long moral arc isn't gonna bend itself btw
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Entropy is a humiliation ritual
January 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
not sure why it took me so long to realize that i could also color grade my bird photography and but wow this is kinda cool
January 19, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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They're here :) Pick up a copy at www.readeasel.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
scarper ridge, perpetually misty, and the old gun club up there
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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stepped outside for a vibe check and saw a beast fuckin hauling ass towards Bethlehem
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 AM
i thought these misty shots from a christmas bird count in a eucalyptus forest in coastal california turned out really nicely (kodacolor 100, d/s by f.s. photo)
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
the "feeling unsafe" tactic sometimes deployed against marginalized groups is offered to and sometimes employed by members of other marginalized groups
just saw a trans woman say she was riding in a waymo because "it feels better than getting in a car with an unknown man" and just,,,

absolutely the FUCK not? like I've been sexually harassed by Lyft drivers before and that's absolutely no excuse to get in the pet killing scab car. go to hell!
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
no
January 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Power lines and birds near Rossini Winery in Portland, Oregon
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 PM
just now at 2 a.m. heard several canada geese honking over my apartment :)
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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i transitioned because i love being excluded from things
January 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
2025 BIRD PHOTOS THREAD! i don't post them on here much, but i took some images this year i'm really proud of. got rained on, snowed on, bug-bitten; lay on the ground and sank knee-deep in mud. i love birds and i'll do it all again next year

starting with an american barn owl, my favorite bird!
December 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
was very pleased to work with lauren on my celebration/critique of our annual community spectacle, the twinks vs. dolls olympics—she's a fantastic editor and i think the piece turned out pretty well!
December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
lovely glamorous wood ducks! from a recent prospect park duck-and-gull walk with nyc queer birders
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM