Carmel de Bertaut
@carmeldb.bsky.social
Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth. Francis of Assisi
Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge. Don Henley
In a world of chimpanzees be a bonobo. Me
Love and Light.
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Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge. Don Henley
In a world of chimpanzees be a bonobo. Me
Love and Light.
https://ko-fi.com/carmeldb
Pinned
Peeps, I might be missing for a while. 😁
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Peeps, I might be missing for a while. 😁
Golden-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla) in cherry tree. I took the photo between noon and 1 p.m. when the light is bad for photos so it is a little difficult to see details.
#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Golden-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla) in cherry tree. I took the photo between noon and 1 p.m. when the light is bad for photos so it is a little difficult to see details.
#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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Happy Monday -wait is that even a thing? How can it be?
Today we have a bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) feeding from a bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus [I think. If anyone knows it not to be citrinus please let me know]) flower.
#birds
#wildlife
#bushtits
#aegithalids
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Today we have a bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) feeding from a bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus [I think. If anyone knows it not to be citrinus please let me know]) flower.
#birds
#wildlife
#bushtits
#aegithalids
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Happy Monday -wait is that even a thing? How can it be?
Today we have a bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) feeding from a bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus [I think. If anyone knows it not to be citrinus please let me know]) flower.
#birds
#wildlife
#bushtits
#aegithalids
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Today we have a bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) feeding from a bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus [I think. If anyone knows it not to be citrinus please let me know]) flower.
#birds
#wildlife
#bushtits
#aegithalids
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Happy Sunday. Today we have a male Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#newworldblackbirds
#icterids
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#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#newworldblackbirds
#icterids
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February 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Happy Sunday. Today we have a male Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#newworldblackbirds
#icterids
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#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#newworldblackbirds
#icterids
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I wish people would stop using words like pedo, diddler, etc. To me those are almost cutesy words for a horrible thing. Childhood sexual abuse is devasting and should never be minimized. Call them what they are "pedophiles".
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I wish people would stop using words like pedo, diddler, etc. To me those are almost cutesy words for a horrible thing. Childhood sexual abuse is devasting and should never be minimized. Call them what they are "pedophiles".
Happy #waterbirdwednesday. BOGO today. Double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) and bufflehead (Bucephala albeola). San Benito County.
#birds
#wildlife
#cormorants
#ducks
#phalacrocoracids
#anatids
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#birds
#wildlife
#cormorants
#ducks
#phalacrocoracids
#anatids
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February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Happy #waterbirdwednesday. BOGO today. Double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) and bufflehead (Bucephala albeola). San Benito County.
#birds
#wildlife
#cormorants
#ducks
#phalacrocoracids
#anatids
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#birds
#wildlife
#cormorants
#ducks
#phalacrocoracids
#anatids
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I think these are first year golden-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla) feeding from cherry blossoms. I took the photo between noon and 1 p.m. when the light is bad for photos. If anyone thinks they are another species please let me know. 🙂
#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I think these are first year golden-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla) feeding from cherry blossoms. I took the photo between noon and 1 p.m. when the light is bad for photos. If anyone thinks they are another species please let me know. 🙂
#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
#birds
#wildlife
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
Happy #magpiemonday. Yellow-billed magpies (Pica nuttallii), Santa Clara County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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February 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Happy #magpiemonday. Yellow-billed magpies (Pica nuttallii), Santa Clara County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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This is fascinating, or it is to me at least.
The Earliest Known Vertebrates Had Four Eyes—and They Worked a Lot Like Ours Do, New Research Suggests
Two of those eyes may have evolved into a part of the brain called the pineal gland
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
This is fascinating, or it is to me at least.
Liam is home. Now let's get all the other children home.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Liam is home. Now let's get all the other children home.
This is a little different but Batman is concerned about the ICE presence planned for the Superbowl and how the City of Santa Clara is handling it.
'Batman' scolds City Council for inaction on ICE concerns
YouTube video by Roya News English
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is a little different but Batman is concerned about the ICE presence planned for the Superbowl and how the City of Santa Clara is handling it.
Happy Saturday. Today we have a dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Santa Clara County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#juncos
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#juncos
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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January 31, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Happy Saturday. Today we have a dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Santa Clara County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#juncos
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#juncos
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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Reposted by Carmel de Bertaut
“Then they came for the journalists…”
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January 30, 2026 at 2:06 PM
“Then they came for the journalists…”
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Friday has arrived. Today we have a greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#roadtunners
#cuculids
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#birds
#wildlife
#roadtunners
#cuculids
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January 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Friday has arrived. Today we have a greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#roadtunners
#cuculids
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#birds
#wildlife
#roadtunners
#cuculids
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Happy #Thursjay. California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica). Taken at Bear Gulch Reservoir in Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, California. Pinnacles NP is one of my favorite places to be. It always settles me. Wishing everyone a great day.
#birds
#wildlife
#jays
#corvids
#thursjay
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#birds
#wildlife
#jays
#corvids
#thursjay
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January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Greetings on this Wednesday one and all. Today we have a couple of white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#sparrows
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#sparrows
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Greetings on this Wednesday one and all. Today we have a couple of white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#sparrows
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#sparrows
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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California peeps, please consider asking you state representatives to vote for this bill. Possibly up for a vote Feb. 7.
AB1548
The Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority
AB1548
The Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
January 26, 2026 at 11:57 PM
California peeps, please consider asking you state representatives to vote for this bill. Possibly up for a vote Feb. 7.
AB1548
The Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority
AB1548
The Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority
Happy #magpiemonday. This is not a great shot but the sun was going down and I knew they would take flight so I took what I could. Fun fact: there are several collective terms for a group of magpies one being a tiding as it was believed they were messengers.
#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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January 26, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Happy #magpiemonday. This is not a great shot but the sun was going down and I knew they would take flight so I took what I could. Fun fact: there are several collective terms for a group of magpies one being a tiding as it was believed they were messengers.
#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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#birds
#wildlife
#magpies
#corvids
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Good morning, all. I wish you all peace this day. Don't let the ugly get to you down. Find the beauty around you. We must keep fighting. Today we have a western bluebird (Sialia mexicana). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Good morning, all. I wish you all peace this day. Don't let the ugly get to you down. Find the beauty around you. We must keep fighting. Today we have a western bluebird (Sialia mexicana). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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His last words were to a stranger. Those words were "Are you okay?"
January 24, 2026 at 9:40 PM
His last words were to a stranger. Those words were "Are you okay?"