Lyn Heideman
@heidelyn.bsky.social
I'm only here for the birds. And, as it turns out, what's good for birds is good for people, too.
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Lyn Heideman
@heidelyn.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Trump is a coward who wraps himself in the trappings of a strongman. We're majestic, fearless eagles. We've got this. #birds
What inspires a invention? In some cases it's a plant or an animal--called "bioinspiration." Peregrine falcons, the fastest animal on earth, inspired among other things the aerodynamic design of the B-2 stealth bomber. Knobs on the edges of flippers help whales swim in tight circles...
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
What inspires a invention? In some cases it's a plant or an animal--called "bioinspiration." Peregrine falcons, the fastest animal on earth, inspired among other things the aerodynamic design of the B-2 stealth bomber. Knobs on the edges of flippers help whales swim in tight circles...
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in MN is one of our most treasured landscapes. Each year, 150,000 people visit its vast network of pristine forests and >1,000 lakes. Trump now plans to revoke a 20-year mining ban and to site a sulfide-ore copper mine at Boundary Waters' headwaters.
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in MN is one of our most treasured landscapes. Each year, 150,000 people visit its vast network of pristine forests and >1,000 lakes. Trump now plans to revoke a 20-year mining ban and to site a sulfide-ore copper mine at Boundary Waters' headwaters.
The misleadingly titled Fix Our Forests Act was passed by the House and is now in the Senate. Although it sounds like a bill to protect communities from wildfires, it actually allows increased logging in our public lands, reduces our ability to hold federal agencies accountable in the courts,...
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The misleadingly titled Fix Our Forests Act was passed by the House and is now in the Senate. Although it sounds like a bill to protect communities from wildfires, it actually allows increased logging in our public lands, reduces our ability to hold federal agencies accountable in the courts,...
Need a break from the news? @audubon.org obliges with their favorite baby bird pics from the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards: www.audubon.org/magazine/get.... Need more? Pics from the 2023 awards: www.audubon.org/magazine/cud.... And 2022: www.audubon.org/magazine/tak.... #birds
Get Ready to Melt Over These Sweet Photos of Baby Birds
From fluffy penguins to gawky cranes, here are some of our favorite baby bird pics from the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Need a break from the news? @audubon.org obliges with their favorite baby bird pics from the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards: www.audubon.org/magazine/get.... Need more? Pics from the 2023 awards: www.audubon.org/magazine/cud.... And 2022: www.audubon.org/magazine/tak.... #birds
Good news for bears: An isolated population of grizzlies struggling to survive in Montana's Yaak Valley got a welcome reprieve last week. In response to a 2022 lawsuit filed by @biologicaldiversity.org and allies, a federal court ruled that the US government had broken multiple laws...
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Good news for bears: An isolated population of grizzlies struggling to survive in Montana's Yaak Valley got a welcome reprieve last week. In response to a 2022 lawsuit filed by @biologicaldiversity.org and allies, a federal court ruled that the US government had broken multiple laws...
Fall migration is coming to an end, and BirdCast will post its last maps on Nov 15. It was quite a season, with BirdCast spotting 1.25 billion birds in flight on the night of Oct 8, the biggest night of migration yet recorded by BirdCast.
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fall migration is coming to an end, and BirdCast will post its last maps on Nov 15. It was quite a season, with BirdCast spotting 1.25 billion birds in flight on the night of Oct 8, the biggest night of migration yet recorded by BirdCast.
Cornell Lab's All About Birds has introduced a new video series: "Bird in the Spotlight." Each short, ~2-minute video features a North American bird and provides tips on how to ID the bird (bird calls, appearance of males and females, habitat, nest, etc.): www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.... #birds
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cornell Lab's All About Birds has introduced a new video series: "Bird in the Spotlight." Each short, ~2-minute video features a North American bird and provides tips on how to ID the bird (bird calls, appearance of males and females, habitat, nest, etc.): www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.... #birds
Every year, the world’s taxonomic authorities propose a newly restructured avian taxonomy. Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for a webinar to find out what's new. The 1.5 hour event is on Nov 13 @ 9 am ET.
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Every year, the world’s taxonomic authorities propose a newly restructured avian taxonomy. Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for a webinar to find out what's new. The 1.5 hour event is on Nov 13 @ 9 am ET.
"Like a bunch of gangsters": 100+ nations were set to approve a historic plan to slash pollution from cargo ships. Then the US stepped in. Diplomats were stunned by “nasty” and “very personal” threats, including blacklisting, financial penalties, tariffs, sanctions, and the revocation of US visas.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"Like a bunch of gangsters": 100+ nations were set to approve a historic plan to slash pollution from cargo ships. Then the US stepped in. Diplomats were stunned by “nasty” and “very personal” threats, including blacklisting, financial penalties, tariffs, sanctions, and the revocation of US visas.
Sydney's White-bellied Sea Eagles: Eaglet SE36 fledged today, 12 days after SE35. As usual among eaglet siblings, older SE35 behaved aggressively toward SE36 in the nest, especially at feedings. When both have fledged, though, their relationship changes...
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Sydney's White-bellied Sea Eagles: Eaglet SE36 fledged today, 12 days after SE35. As usual among eaglet siblings, older SE35 behaved aggressively toward SE36 in the nest, especially at feedings. When both have fledged, though, their relationship changes...
If you have bird feeders, you know that with #birds come #squirrels. They're both delightful in different ways. A case in point: Squirrel demonstrates in video below.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you have bird feeders, you know that with #birds come #squirrels. They're both delightful in different ways. A case in point: Squirrel demonstrates in video below.
Fall bird migration is winding down. The birds remind you to please turn off non-essential lights from 11 pm to 6 am and to close blinds. They explain: lights attract and disorient us, making us vulnerable to building collisions and other threats such as outdoor cats. And they thank you! #birds 🌎
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Fall bird migration is winding down. The birds remind you to please turn off non-essential lights from 11 pm to 6 am and to close blinds. They explain: lights attract and disorient us, making us vulnerable to building collisions and other threats such as outdoor cats. And they thank you! #birds 🌎
In Aug-Sep 2020, thousands of migrating birds were found dead in the SW US. Cause? “Compound climate extremes” had pounded the birds until they expired. Climate change increases the threats migrating birds face: heatwaves, storms, droughts, wildfires, etc.: therevelator.org/weather-whip... #birds 🌎
Weather Whiplash: How Climate Change Killed Thousands of Migratory Birds • The Revelator
Can we help birds and other species adapt to the evolving threat of compound climate extremes?
therevelator.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In Aug-Sep 2020, thousands of migrating birds were found dead in the SW US. Cause? “Compound climate extremes” had pounded the birds until they expired. Climate change increases the threats migrating birds face: heatwaves, storms, droughts, wildfires, etc.: therevelator.org/weather-whip... #birds 🌎
Known as the “3 billion birds paper,” a 2019 study found that the total number of breeding birds in North America (NA) had dropped by ~30% since 1970. Habitat loss and degradation were thought to be the biggest cause, along with factors such as pesticides, building collisions, and domestic cats.
November 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Known as the “3 billion birds paper,” a 2019 study found that the total number of breeding birds in North America (NA) had dropped by ~30% since 1970. Habitat loss and degradation were thought to be the biggest cause, along with factors such as pesticides, building collisions, and domestic cats.
The misleadingly titled Fix Our Forests Act was passed by the House and is now in the Senate. Although it sounds like a bill to protect communities from wildfires, it actually allows increased logging in our public lands, reduces our ability to hold federal agencies accountable in the courts,...
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The misleadingly titled Fix Our Forests Act was passed by the House and is now in the Senate. Although it sounds like a bill to protect communities from wildfires, it actually allows increased logging in our public lands, reduces our ability to hold federal agencies accountable in the courts,...
Over the past year, countries have made very slight progress in addressing global warming by tightening policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions. But some of that modest progress will be canceled in the years ahead as the US dismantles climate policies under Trump, according to new UN report.
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Over the past year, countries have made very slight progress in addressing global warming by tightening policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions. But some of that modest progress will be canceled in the years ahead as the US dismantles climate policies under Trump, according to new UN report.
Climate change is supercharging extreme rainfall. Rising global temperatures have made the atmosphere more waterlogged, resulting in wetter and more dangerous storms. In the past 85 years, the amount of water vapor moving through Earth’s atmosphere has increased 12%, equivalent to...
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Climate change is supercharging extreme rainfall. Rising global temperatures have made the atmosphere more waterlogged, resulting in wetter and more dangerous storms. In the past 85 years, the amount of water vapor moving through Earth’s atmosphere has increased 12%, equivalent to...
Coal-fired power plants not only pollute the air but also release toxins such as arsenic and mercury into our waters. In 2024, the EPA finalized stringent wastewater treatment standards for those plants. This year, to support Trump's revival of coal, the EPA is "delaying" those standards.
November 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Coal-fired power plants not only pollute the air but also release toxins such as arsenic and mercury into our waters. In 2024, the EPA finalized stringent wastewater treatment standards for those plants. This year, to support Trump's revival of coal, the EPA is "delaying" those standards.
This Halloween, what is truly scary is the destruction the Trump regime is unleashing on our public lands, on the environment, and on wildlife. Will Pattiz of @morethanjustparks.bsky.social felt the dark, melancholy, and ominous tone of Poe’s “The Raven” captures the times we’re in today.
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This Halloween, what is truly scary is the destruction the Trump regime is unleashing on our public lands, on the environment, and on wildlife. Will Pattiz of @morethanjustparks.bsky.social felt the dark, melancholy, and ominous tone of Poe’s “The Raven” captures the times we’re in today.
A gorgeous, unforgettable film, "The American Southwest" takes you on a journey down the Colorado River, along the way exploring the region’s wildlife and plants, cultural history, and uncertain future. The story travels through legendary landscapes from the viewpoints of bugling bull elk, ...
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A gorgeous, unforgettable film, "The American Southwest" takes you on a journey down the Colorado River, along the way exploring the region’s wildlife and plants, cultural history, and uncertain future. The story travels through legendary landscapes from the viewpoints of bugling bull elk, ...
The barrier islands in Florida's Biscayne Bay contain mangrove wetlands that provide habitat for numerous plants and animals. They’re also full of trash—and that has become one man’s mission. In addition to running his PR firm, Andrew Otazo has hauled out >17 tons of trash from those islands.
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The barrier islands in Florida's Biscayne Bay contain mangrove wetlands that provide habitat for numerous plants and animals. They’re also full of trash—and that has become one man’s mission. In addition to running his PR firm, Andrew Otazo has hauled out >17 tons of trash from those islands.
For 15 years, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has reported climate pollution data from the US’s largest sources. The Trump EPA wants to get rid of the program, so we simply don't know who is polluting, what toxins are going into our communities, and the vital information needed to act...
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
For 15 years, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has reported climate pollution data from the US’s largest sources. The Trump EPA wants to get rid of the program, so we simply don't know who is polluting, what toxins are going into our communities, and the vital information needed to act...
It’s vital to protect diverse species, Chief Justice Warren Burger noted, because “they are keys to puzzles which we cannot solve, and may provide answers to questions which we have not yet learned to ask.” Consider bowhead whales, which can live as long as 268 years.
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It’s vital to protect diverse species, Chief Justice Warren Burger noted, because “they are keys to puzzles which we cannot solve, and may provide answers to questions which we have not yet learned to ask.” Consider bowhead whales, which can live as long as 268 years.
@cornellbirds.bsky.social has posted its top 9 "mysterious" birds for the #Halloween season. Take a look: www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/top-9-my...? Do you agree? Any you'd add? #birds
Top 9 Mysterious Birds
Our mysterious birds post has returned for the Halloween season. Take a look to frighten your night… if you dare! In your backyards, swooping through your neighborhoods, and far beyond… here is our ta...
www.birds.cornell.edu
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@cornellbirds.bsky.social has posted its top 9 "mysterious" birds for the #Halloween season. Take a look: www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/top-9-my...? Do you agree? Any you'd add? #birds
Coal-fired power plants not only pollute the air but also release toxins such as arsenic and mercury into our waters. In 2024, the EPA finalized stringent wastewater treatment standards for those plants. This year, to support Trump's revival of coal, the EPA is "delaying" those standards.
October 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Coal-fired power plants not only pollute the air but also release toxins such as arsenic and mercury into our waters. In 2024, the EPA finalized stringent wastewater treatment standards for those plants. This year, to support Trump's revival of coal, the EPA is "delaying" those standards.