Mirabilia Magpie (she/her)
@curiousliving.bsky.social
Bird/nature photography nerd, lover of spreadsheets, off the beaten path explorer. Weaving passions for knowledge, nature, social justice, empowerment, everyday miracles & beauty into a curious Way Forward outside the lines.
Hoping against hope that Democrats in the House do a better job of #holdingtheline
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Hoping against hope that Democrats in the House do a better job of #holdingtheline
Any Democrat who caves deserves to lose their seat.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Any Democrat who caves deserves to lose their seat.
Today is a struggle but I am grateful for the nature just outside my glass doors: desert cottontails, Gambel’s quail, a gila woodpecker, and white-crowned sparrows helped me breathe a my last meeting.
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today is a struggle but I am grateful for the nature just outside my glass doors: desert cottontails, Gambel’s quail, a gila woodpecker, and white-crowned sparrows helped me breathe a my last meeting.
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I do not believe the FBI images for a second & neither should you. This is all being orchestrated for their escalation against immigrants and people of color. A MAJORITY of shooters are white, cis, heterosexual men. So, watch the spin, and who is in charge of the information that is being released!
September 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I do not believe the FBI images for a second & neither should you. This is all being orchestrated for their escalation against immigrants and people of color. A MAJORITY of shooters are white, cis, heterosexual men. So, watch the spin, and who is in charge of the information that is being released!
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Just going to leave this from @onthemedia.bsky.social here
![OTM's Breaking News Consumer's Handbook, noting
1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• “We are getting reports” … could mean anything.
• “We are seeking confirmation” … means they don’t have it.
• “[News outlet] has learned” … means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3mkycvuszblbsbzdtm22y24f/bafkreibt4wwo7y2ypyeg4ukizmosbyd4d47oji4eanyhv7q5gz57y7rhqm@jpeg)
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Just going to leave this from @onthemedia.bsky.social here
I am pretty sure I have had an expression much like that of this White-winged dove Cafter returning from a vacation looking for #birds in and around the Chiricahua Mountains and seeing the latest headlines.
September 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am pretty sure I have had an expression much like that of this White-winged dove Cafter returning from a vacation looking for #birds in and around the Chiricahua Mountains and seeing the latest headlines.
Only one very bad photo taken through a dirty windshield but I was able to add an Elegant Trogon to my life list today. Not the only lifer but the most unexpected.
September 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Only one very bad photo taken through a dirty windshield but I was able to add an Elegant Trogon to my life list today. Not the only lifer but the most unexpected.
I had a peeping tom this afternoon who was completely unbothered when I got up to get my camera and take several photos through the glass door #birds
August 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I had a peeping tom this afternoon who was completely unbothered when I got up to get my camera and take several photos through the glass door #birds
As part the SE Arizona Birding Festival, I joined 3 accessible outings for my first time birding as part of an organized group. Having more than just my own eyes was a treat as was meeting some nice folks. Lists yet to be tabulated/ photos sorted but this reflection was a nice surprise. #birds
August 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
As part the SE Arizona Birding Festival, I joined 3 accessible outings for my first time birding as part of an organized group. Having more than just my own eyes was a treat as was meeting some nice folks. Lists yet to be tabulated/ photos sorted but this reflection was a nice surprise. #birds
If you are posting info (especially numerical data) following a disaster, please include a date and time.
Also disaster tourism gets in the way of finding and helping those affected and cash is the most helpful thing to donate unless responding to a specific and credible request.
Also disaster tourism gets in the way of finding and helping those affected and cash is the most helpful thing to donate unless responding to a specific and credible request.
July 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If you are posting info (especially numerical data) following a disaster, please include a date and time.
Also disaster tourism gets in the way of finding and helping those affected and cash is the most helpful thing to donate unless responding to a specific and credible request.
Also disaster tourism gets in the way of finding and helping those affected and cash is the most helpful thing to donate unless responding to a specific and credible request.
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People living under fascism didn’t survive by giving up joy—they protected it.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
July 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
People living under fascism didn’t survive by giving up joy—they protected it.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
White-winged doves can be bullies at the feeders but this one was looking lovely in the early morning light. Taken at Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary, Hereford, Arizona. #birds
June 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
White-winged doves can be bullies at the feeders but this one was looking lovely in the early morning light. Taken at Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary, Hereford, Arizona. #birds
I took a much needed break from all the bad things happening in the world to visit Las Cienegas NCA, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary, and Paton’s Center for Hummingbirds. I added at least two lifers (White-tailed Kite, and Ash-throated Flycatcher. Here is an Anna’s Hummingbirds from Ash Canyon. #birds
June 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I took a much needed break from all the bad things happening in the world to visit Las Cienegas NCA, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary, and Paton’s Center for Hummingbirds. I added at least two lifers (White-tailed Kite, and Ash-throated Flycatcher. Here is an Anna’s Hummingbirds from Ash Canyon. #birds
Not a productive photo or bird day but a chance to explore Tohono Chul before it got too hot. I found a few spots likely to be favorites for meincluding the area where I finally got an identifiable photo of a Lucy’s warbler one of the life birds I have added since arriving in AZ. #birds
June 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Not a productive photo or bird day but a chance to explore Tohono Chul before it got too hot. I found a few spots likely to be favorites for meincluding the area where I finally got an identifiable photo of a Lucy’s warbler one of the life birds I have added since arriving in AZ. #birds
I miss waking up and my first thought not being what fresh hell has been set in motion while I slept?
June 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I miss waking up and my first thought not being what fresh hell has been set in motion while I slept?
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When Stephen Miller gave the orders to ICE to conceal identity, Miller helped get these elected officials shot. He’s complicit in these attacks.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Two Democratic (DFL) Minnesota lawmakers and spouses shot by man impersonating police officer. www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources
Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9.
www.fox9.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When Stephen Miller gave the orders to ICE to conceal identity, Miller helped get these elected officials shot. He’s complicit in these attacks.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
One of the round-tailed ground squirrels who have been entertaining and distracting me the last couple of days. The adults like this one are cute but the young are cute magnified. Sadly the babies are not cooperating when it comes to photos. Taken through a glass door.
June 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
One of the round-tailed ground squirrels who have been entertaining and distracting me the last couple of days. The adults like this one are cute but the young are cute magnified. Sadly the babies are not cooperating when it comes to photos. Taken through a glass door.
Two lifers today but only one with a photo. This Bronze Cowbird was taken at Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon. The second was my first Harris Hawk while driving to Saguaro NP East early this morning. #birds
June 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Two lifers today but only one with a photo. This Bronze Cowbird was taken at Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon. The second was my first Harris Hawk while driving to Saguaro NP East early this morning. #birds
Grateful for a summer next that exceeds my expectations. Three days and a “yard” bird count of over twenty.
June 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Grateful for a summer next that exceeds my expectations. Three days and a “yard” bird count of over twenty.
Darn it; how did my settings change to lose the reminder to add alt text.
May 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Darn it; how did my settings change to lose the reminder to add alt text.
Lucky spot if not great photo of the day was this Swainson’s hawk nesting along the road at Smith Reservoir in Colorado. More exciting but a worse photo was finally managing to spot a Pinyon Jay to add it to my life list. It made me work for it but an identifiable photo was managed.
May 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Lucky spot if not great photo of the day was this Swainson’s hawk nesting along the road at Smith Reservoir in Colorado. More exciting but a worse photo was finally managing to spot a Pinyon Jay to add it to my life list. It made me work for it but an identifiable photo was managed.
I spent a delightful few hours at Monte Vista NWR today. This Wilson’s Snipe was one of my favorite subjects. #birds
As delightful as today was, I am so looking forward a month from now . I will have lots of new places to explore and a different set of birds to photograph
As delightful as today was, I am so looking forward a month from now . I will have lots of new places to explore and a different set of birds to photograph
May 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I spent a delightful few hours at Monte Vista NWR today. This Wilson’s Snipe was one of my favorite subjects. #birds
As delightful as today was, I am so looking forward a month from now . I will have lots of new places to explore and a different set of birds to photograph
As delightful as today was, I am so looking forward a month from now . I will have lots of new places to explore and a different set of birds to photograph
As someone who received such benefits from the age of 6 until 18, I would have much rather had my mother alive than my father get those checks.
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As someone who received such benefits from the age of 6 until 18, I would have much rather had my mother alive than my father get those checks.