Colton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝
@fishsqueezer.bsky.social
Idaho fish/wildlife biologist. Lover of nature, photography, books, family. Politically active & outraged, just not posting that on Bluesky. Views my own.
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pfp: 4-frame collage with spouse, horse, Monstera, fish
banner: beaver pond
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pfp: 4-frame collage with spouse, horse, Monstera, fish
banner: beaver pond
My toxic Bluesky trait is instead of interacting with a reskeet, I click on the OG post and like that instead. I'm:
1) acknowledging/crediting OP
2) obfuscating my preferences, &
3) usually hiding that I visited someone's profile but am otherwise uninterested in following them. 🙁
What's yours?
1) acknowledging/crediting OP
2) obfuscating my preferences, &
3) usually hiding that I visited someone's profile but am otherwise uninterested in following them. 🙁
What's yours?
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
My toxic Bluesky trait is instead of interacting with a reskeet, I click on the OG post and like that instead. I'm:
1) acknowledging/crediting OP
2) obfuscating my preferences, &
3) usually hiding that I visited someone's profile but am otherwise uninterested in following them. 🙁
What's yours?
1) acknowledging/crediting OP
2) obfuscating my preferences, &
3) usually hiding that I visited someone's profile but am otherwise uninterested in following them. 🙁
What's yours?
"'Influence' itself - that comes from the stars' power over personality and the future. 'Influenza', too - a visitation of stars that makes you feel terrible and like you're dying for a week. THANKS, STARS."
Absolutely cracked up on my morning jog. Thanks for being you; hope it's not too much work.
Absolutely cracked up on my morning jog. Thanks for being you; hope it's not too much work.
theallusionist.org/cosmic-hairb... if you need this in your day
February 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"'Influence' itself - that comes from the stars' power over personality and the future. 'Influenza', too - a visitation of stars that makes you feel terrible and like you're dying for a week. THANKS, STARS."
Absolutely cracked up on my morning jog. Thanks for being you; hope it's not too much work.
Absolutely cracked up on my morning jog. Thanks for being you; hope it's not too much work.
Appreciating the timely cordate flowers of the Lady of the Night #orchid, Brassavola nodosa. I've finally figured out how to enjoy its floral cinnamon fragrance: move it to my nightstand in the evening & close the curtains. It's ONLY fragrant in complete darkness! By bedtime my room smells lovely. 🪴
February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Appreciating the timely cordate flowers of the Lady of the Night #orchid, Brassavola nodosa. I've finally figured out how to enjoy its floral cinnamon fragrance: move it to my nightstand in the evening & close the curtains. It's ONLY fragrant in complete darkness! By bedtime my room smells lovely. 🪴
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We are proud to unveil the world’s longest underwater timelapse, starting May 1st 2023 and running 1,000 days through January 28, 2026. This 10fps period covers summer 2023’s coral bleaching mortality event, but then recovering and growing through ‘24 & ‘25 into ‘26 #coralcitycamera
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We are proud to unveil the world’s longest underwater timelapse, starting May 1st 2023 and running 1,000 days through January 28, 2026. This 10fps period covers summer 2023’s coral bleaching mortality event, but then recovering and growing through ‘24 & ‘25 into ‘26 #coralcitycamera
Sunday may have passed, but unbeknownst to the rest of the world, #SuperbOwl 🦉 is a holiday we celebrate every day.
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Sunday may have passed, but unbeknownst to the rest of the world, #SuperbOwl 🦉 is a holiday we celebrate every day.
A single young female wolf made it all the way south to Los Angeles County! I'm amazed at the dispersal distances of these animals. Imagine how much vacant habitat she passed through, wandering the Sierra looking for a beau. A new star in town to take over the legacy of P22, may he rest in peace. 🦊🌎
Wolf visits Los Angeles County for first time in 100 years, California wildlife officials say
California wildlife officials say that the wolf, which was born in Plumas County north of Lake Tahoe, traversed through the Sierra Nevada and was detected northwest of Lancaster early Saturday.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
A single young female wolf made it all the way south to Los Angeles County! I'm amazed at the dispersal distances of these animals. Imagine how much vacant habitat she passed through, wandering the Sierra looking for a beau. A new star in town to take over the legacy of P22, may he rest in peace. 🦊🌎
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Sketching during church. It actually HELPS me focus, okayyyy
Of all the fish I've caught, I think this species has the least going on upstairs. Just completely vacant eyes. The medium is a bit crude and I had to make the kids a new stylus because they lost the real one. Can you name it? 🐟 #SciArt
Of all the fish I've caught, I think this species has the least going on upstairs. Just completely vacant eyes. The medium is a bit crude and I had to make the kids a new stylus because they lost the real one. Can you name it? 🐟 #SciArt
February 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Sketching during church. It actually HELPS me focus, okayyyy
Of all the fish I've caught, I think this species has the least going on upstairs. Just completely vacant eyes. The medium is a bit crude and I had to make the kids a new stylus because they lost the real one. Can you name it? 🐟 #SciArt
Of all the fish I've caught, I think this species has the least going on upstairs. Just completely vacant eyes. The medium is a bit crude and I had to make the kids a new stylus because they lost the real one. Can you name it? 🐟 #SciArt
Holy Cthulhu, I've never wanted to reskeet something harder in my life. Possibly the most incredible lizard I've ever seen, I'm stunned. 🤯🐍
I LOVE THIS SKINK WITH MY WHOLE SOUL.
I LOVE THIS SKINK WITH MY WHOLE SOUL.
McCoy's elf skink from northeastern Australia. Look at those stubby little arms, likely an adaptation to its burrowing lifestyle.
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Holy Cthulhu, I've never wanted to reskeet something harder in my life. Possibly the most incredible lizard I've ever seen, I'm stunned. 🤯🐍
I LOVE THIS SKINK WITH MY WHOLE SOUL.
I LOVE THIS SKINK WITH MY WHOLE SOUL.
Would you like some lizard with your tail? 🐍
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Would you like some lizard with your tail? 🐍
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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New on my blog: last fall I took photographs of all the different wasp species that were loitering around the eastern redbud trees in my front yard. People driving by gave me strange looks, but it was worth it. 🌿🧪 #wasps #beetles #insects #entomology #photography colinpurrington.com/2026/02/gall...
Gallery of parasitic wasps from the redbuds in my front yard » Colin Purrington's blog
Now that my eastern redbuds (Cercis canadensis) are pumping out thousands of pods each fall, I thought I’d start photographing the wasps that show up to parasitize the redbud bruchids (Gibbobruchus mi...
colinpurrington.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
New on my blog: last fall I took photographs of all the different wasp species that were loitering around the eastern redbud trees in my front yard. People driving by gave me strange looks, but it was worth it. 🌿🧪 #wasps #beetles #insects #entomology #photography colinpurrington.com/2026/02/gall...
Oof...I started listening to Pod & Prejudice in December to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday. I loved the modern feminist fangirl perspective, but the last 2 episodes of the season were a hateful hit piece of the 2005 film. Yuck. I couldn't finish. Know your audience?
www.podandprejudice.com
www.podandprejudice.com
Pod and Prejudice: A Jane Austen Podcast
Pod and Prejudice: A Jane Austen Podcast. Becca loves Jane Austen. Molly hasn't read any of her work. Together, they are making their way through the Jane Austen canon, starting with Pride and Preju...
www.podandprejudice.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Oof...I started listening to Pod & Prejudice in December to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday. I loved the modern feminist fangirl perspective, but the last 2 episodes of the season were a hateful hit piece of the 2005 film. Yuck. I couldn't finish. Know your audience?
www.podandprejudice.com
www.podandprejudice.com
A five minute #SciArt sketch of spawning cutthroat I drew during a work meeting today. 🐟
Comments off (sorry) because I have pretty severe impostor syndrome about sharing flawed, off-the-cuff art and I just don't really want to think about praise or criticism right now.
Comments off (sorry) because I have pretty severe impostor syndrome about sharing flawed, off-the-cuff art and I just don't really want to think about praise or criticism right now.
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 AM
A five minute #SciArt sketch of spawning cutthroat I drew during a work meeting today. 🐟
Comments off (sorry) because I have pretty severe impostor syndrome about sharing flawed, off-the-cuff art and I just don't really want to think about praise or criticism right now.
Comments off (sorry) because I have pretty severe impostor syndrome about sharing flawed, off-the-cuff art and I just don't really want to think about praise or criticism right now.
"A beaver's salary...is sticks."
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social incredible mic drop moment toward the end of your presentation at River Restoration Northwest. Great message and great delivery, thank you! #hydrology 🦫🦊
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social incredible mic drop moment toward the end of your presentation at River Restoration Northwest. Great message and great delivery, thank you! #hydrology 🦫🦊
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"A beaver's salary...is sticks."
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social incredible mic drop moment toward the end of your presentation at River Restoration Northwest. Great message and great delivery, thank you! #hydrology 🦫🦊
@emilyfairfax.bsky.social incredible mic drop moment toward the end of your presentation at River Restoration Northwest. Great message and great delivery, thank you! #hydrology 🦫🦊
Coleus 🪴🌱
February 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Coleus 🪴🌱
This is twisted stalk, a lovely understory plant of rich mesic woods. It's very pretty. Apparently it is marginally edible (I've never tried it), but if you eat too much of it you will learn why some people call it scootberry.
#nativeplants 🌿🌱
#nativeplants 🌿🌱
February 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is twisted stalk, a lovely understory plant of rich mesic woods. It's very pretty. Apparently it is marginally edible (I've never tried it), but if you eat too much of it you will learn why some people call it scootberry.
#nativeplants 🌿🌱
#nativeplants 🌿🌱
I bought this NOID Vanda for cheap from the club #orchid auction in fall 2024 because it seemed like it might bloom soon and it would be a fun surprise to guess the cultivar when it flowers. Then it audaciously did not flower in 2025. If it doesn't bloom in 2026, I'm firing up the wood chipper. 🌱🪴
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I bought this NOID Vanda for cheap from the club #orchid auction in fall 2024 because it seemed like it might bloom soon and it would be a fun surprise to guess the cultivar when it flowers. Then it audaciously did not flower in 2025. If it doesn't bloom in 2026, I'm firing up the wood chipper. 🌱🪴
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. 🐍
The sun actually peeked out and lit up the terrarium for a rare few minutes, despite the fact that it's winter and almost perpetually gray here! 🌱🪴
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February 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The sun actually peeked out and lit up the terrarium for a rare few minutes, despite the fact that it's winter and almost perpetually gray here! 🌱🪴
bsky.app/profile/fish...
bsky.app/profile/fish...
The piano tuner is at my house right now, and I sure hope he plays a few measures of something beautiful when he's done. The only noises I've heard from this thing for months are cries for help while my kids practice/abuse it, & now each slightly off-key note 43 times in a row. Why do I feel shame?
February 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The piano tuner is at my house right now, and I sure hope he plays a few measures of something beautiful when he's done. The only noises I've heard from this thing for months are cries for help while my kids practice/abuse it, & now each slightly off-key note 43 times in a row. Why do I feel shame?
I own four original works of art. Only one of these artists is still around (mom), and she's not on Bluesky for reasons you could guess.
The first is a deer painting by my great grandmother Ileen.
bsky.app/profile/myco...
The first is a deer painting by my great grandmother Ileen.
bsky.app/profile/myco...
February 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I own four original works of art. Only one of these artists is still around (mom), and she's not on Bluesky for reasons you could guess.
The first is a deer painting by my great grandmother Ileen.
bsky.app/profile/myco...
The first is a deer painting by my great grandmother Ileen.
bsky.app/profile/myco...
February 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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