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
As birds in the Southern Hemisphere are fledging, nests in the Northern Hemisphere are filling with eggs and chicks. In Northeast Florida, Bald Eagles Gabby & Beau just welcomed 2 chicks. At 1 and 2 days old, the little raptors are already very aggressive with each other (common in eagle nests)...
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
As birds in the Southern Hemisphere are fledging, nests in the Northern Hemisphere are filling with eggs and chicks. In Northeast Florida, Bald Eagles Gabby & Beau just welcomed 2 chicks. At 1 and 2 days old, the little raptors are already very aggressive with each other (common in eagle nests)...
Trump’s EPA wants to gut the Clean Water Act by stripping federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams. Waterways that support drinking water supplies, wildlife habitat, and flood protection would be exposed to toxic pollution, industrial waste, and long-term damage.
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Trump’s EPA wants to gut the Clean Water Act by stripping federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams. Waterways that support drinking water supplies, wildlife habitat, and flood protection would be exposed to toxic pollution, industrial waste, and long-term damage.
An innovative study of butterflies in the contiguous US found that in the last 20 years, the country has lost 22% of its butterflies (likely a conservative estimate). Insects are critical to supporting life on earth: they pollinate plants; break down dead matter; and feed birds and other creatures.
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
An innovative study of butterflies in the contiguous US found that in the last 20 years, the country has lost 22% of its butterflies (likely a conservative estimate). Insects are critical to supporting life on earth: they pollinate plants; break down dead matter; and feed birds and other creatures.
The world’s ability to feed itself is under threat from the chaos of extreme weather caused by climate change. Crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades. But crop yield rates have begun to flatten, indicating that efficiency won't be able to counter climate change's impacts.
January 2, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The world’s ability to feed itself is under threat from the chaos of extreme weather caused by climate change. Crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades. But crop yield rates have begun to flatten, indicating that efficiency won't be able to counter climate change's impacts.
Found across Canada and the northern US, Common Loons have suffered at the hands of humans throughout US history. By the early 1900s, they had almost disappeared from New England. Just when Loons began recovering in the 1970s, they faced another danger: lead.
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Found across Canada and the northern US, Common Loons have suffered at the hands of humans throughout US history. By the early 1900s, they had almost disappeared from New England. Just when Loons began recovering in the 1970s, they faced another danger: lead.
Per World Weather Attribution researchers, 2025 was one of 3 hottest years on record "because of our continued burning of fossil fuels." 2025's news chronicled the devastation of extreme heatwaves, heavy rainfall, droughts, tropical cyclones, wildfires (video by AP): apnews.com/video/2025-w...? 🌎
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
The analysis from World Weather Attribution researchers comes as once again, people around the world were slammed by the drastic, dangerous extreme weather brought on by a warming planet.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Per World Weather Attribution researchers, 2025 was one of 3 hottest years on record "because of our continued burning of fossil fuels." 2025's news chronicled the devastation of extreme heatwaves, heavy rainfall, droughts, tropical cyclones, wildfires (video by AP): apnews.com/video/2025-w...? 🌎
One of so many stories of the science we've lost under Trump: Marina Grant, Ph.D., received a grant from the EPA to study how well homes can protect people from the harmful smoke of wildfires and to develop inexpensive interventions. The 3-year grant was due to be completed in Aug. 2026...
December 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
One of so many stories of the science we've lost under Trump: Marina Grant, Ph.D., received a grant from the EPA to study how well homes can protect people from the harmful smoke of wildfires and to develop inexpensive interventions. The 3-year grant was due to be completed in Aug. 2026...
Orange, NSW, Falcons: After fledging and before dispersing (leaving parents' territory), raptors must learn how to fly and hunt. For the fastest animal on earth, Peregrines like Girri must also learn how to control their speed. Peregrines typically disperse 2-3 months after fledging.
December 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Orange, NSW, Falcons: After fledging and before dispersing (leaving parents' territory), raptors must learn how to fly and hunt. For the fastest animal on earth, Peregrines like Girri must also learn how to control their speed. Peregrines typically disperse 2-3 months after fledging.
Trump’s EPA wants to gut the Clean Water Act by stripping federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams. Waterways that support drinking water supplies, wildlife habitat, and flood protection would be exposed to toxic pollution, industrial waste, and long-term damage.
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Trump’s EPA wants to gut the Clean Water Act by stripping federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams. Waterways that support drinking water supplies, wildlife habitat, and flood protection would be exposed to toxic pollution, industrial waste, and long-term damage.
Big Bear Bald Eagles: Eagle nests grow to enormous sizes over years of annual repairs and additions. Bald eagles in St. Petersburg, FL, built the largest eagle nest ever recorded: 9.5 ft wide, 20 ft deep, >4,400 lb (2 tons).
Jackie and her "co-branch manager" Shadow are building up their nest...
Jackie and her "co-branch manager" Shadow are building up their nest...
December 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Big Bear Bald Eagles: Eagle nests grow to enormous sizes over years of annual repairs and additions. Bald eagles in St. Petersburg, FL, built the largest eagle nest ever recorded: 9.5 ft wide, 20 ft deep, >4,400 lb (2 tons).
Jackie and her "co-branch manager" Shadow are building up their nest...
Jackie and her "co-branch manager" Shadow are building up their nest...
Studies have found that wolves in the Midwest and Canada not only keep deer populations in check, but they also alter deer behavior in ways that help prevent car crashes and save human lives. wapo.st/4peEOoI (gift). Lots of pictures and videos in article; a few include dead deer. 🌎
Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers
A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.
wapo.st
December 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Studies have found that wolves in the Midwest and Canada not only keep deer populations in check, but they also alter deer behavior in ways that help prevent car crashes and save human lives. wapo.st/4peEOoI (gift). Lots of pictures and videos in article; a few include dead deer. 🌎
Trump presided over a historic year of dismantling climate policies, aggressively pulling the US away from its global role in climate & environmental research, diplomacy, regulation, & investment. He dismantled many climate & pollution regulations, cut back the federal govt's role in disasters,...
December 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Trump presided over a historic year of dismantling climate policies, aggressively pulling the US away from its global role in climate & environmental research, diplomacy, regulation, & investment. He dismantled many climate & pollution regulations, cut back the federal govt's role in disasters,...
Small actions can lead to big results: In 1980, Devaki Amma of Kerala, India, was in a life-threatening car accident. It was 3 years before she could even walk again. To escape the pain and boredom, she started growing plants and trees on 5 acres of barren land next to the farmlands.
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Small actions can lead to big results: In 1980, Devaki Amma of Kerala, India, was in a life-threatening car accident. It was 3 years before she could even walk again. To escape the pain and boredom, she started growing plants and trees on 5 acres of barren land next to the farmlands.
“A program that provides roughly $50 an acre will not save the thousands of family farms that will go bankrupt.” The USDA's $12B aid package for farmers is not enough to address financial issues compounded by Trump's agenda: tariffs, trade war with China, rising input costs, lower prices,...
December 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“A program that provides roughly $50 an acre will not save the thousands of family farms that will go bankrupt.” The USDA's $12B aid package for farmers is not enough to address financial issues compounded by Trump's agenda: tariffs, trade war with China, rising input costs, lower prices,...
Trump puts lumps of coal in Americans' Christmas stockings.
Trump gave 2 gifts to coal: 2 coal-burning power plants in Indiana to stay open, and hundreds of coal plants given an additional 5 years before they need to prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into sources of drinking water.
Trump gave 2 gifts to coal: 2 coal-burning power plants in Indiana to stay open, and hundreds of coal plants given an additional 5 years before they need to prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into sources of drinking water.
December 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Trump puts lumps of coal in Americans' Christmas stockings.
Trump gave 2 gifts to coal: 2 coal-burning power plants in Indiana to stay open, and hundreds of coal plants given an additional 5 years before they need to prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into sources of drinking water.
Trump gave 2 gifts to coal: 2 coal-burning power plants in Indiana to stay open, and hundreds of coal plants given an additional 5 years before they need to prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into sources of drinking water.
Prior to the 1900s, on Christmas day, hunters competed to shoot the most birds, decimating some bird species. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) replaced that event, drawing thousands of birders who support conservation. Volunteers count birds they see or hear within a 15-mile circle on 1 day...
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Prior to the 1900s, on Christmas day, hunters competed to shoot the most birds, decimating some bird species. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) replaced that event, drawing thousands of birders who support conservation. Volunteers count birds they see or hear within a 15-mile circle on 1 day...
Wildlife heroes: In 2020, Chris Allieri "couldn't believe" he was seeing tiny Piping Plovers and chicks competing for space with people and dogs on a NYC beach. His response? He created the NYC Piping Plover Project (@nycploverproject.bsky.social). Today, 100s of volunteers watch over the Plovers...
December 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wildlife heroes: In 2020, Chris Allieri "couldn't believe" he was seeing tiny Piping Plovers and chicks competing for space with people and dogs on a NYC beach. His response? He created the NYC Piping Plover Project (@nycploverproject.bsky.social). Today, 100s of volunteers watch over the Plovers...
Wildlife heroes: Harsh Maine winters cause many wild creatures to die of starvation. For 4 decades, Richard and Randy McMahon--father and son--have put out food for deer from Dec-Apr. Feeding troughs filled with oats, apples, and acorns feed 200-250 deer each winter. Each deer eats 2-5 lb food/day.
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Wildlife heroes: Harsh Maine winters cause many wild creatures to die of starvation. For 4 decades, Richard and Randy McMahon--father and son--have put out food for deer from Dec-Apr. Feeding troughs filled with oats, apples, and acorns feed 200-250 deer each winter. Each deer eats 2-5 lb food/day.
Trump’s EPA wants to gut the Clean Water Act by stripping federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams. Waterways that support drinking water supplies, wildlife habitat, and flood protection would be exposed to toxic pollution, industrial buildout, and long-term damage.
December 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump’s EPA wants to gut the Clean Water Act by stripping federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams. Waterways that support drinking water supplies, wildlife habitat, and flood protection would be exposed to toxic pollution, industrial buildout, and long-term damage.
Orange, NSW, Falcons: Girri fledged just 5 days ago and has already made it to the top of the water tower (the nest is in one side of the tower). Watch as she chases her parents and buzzes the tower (video by @skh4birdies.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yvn.... #birds
FalconCam Project🪽 GIRRI RETURNS TO TOWER 5 days post-fledge!🎉2025 Dec 23
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December 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Orange, NSW, Falcons: Girri fledged just 5 days ago and has already made it to the top of the water tower (the nest is in one side of the tower). Watch as she chases her parents and buzzes the tower (video by @skh4birdies.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yvn.... #birds
After halting leasing of federal lands/waters for new wind farms in January, Trump is now going after Biden-era projects. Trump just froze leases for 5 wind farms citing "national security concerns." The projects, worth $25B, were expected to power >2.5M homes/businesses across the Eastern US, ...
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
After halting leasing of federal lands/waters for new wind farms in January, Trump is now going after Biden-era projects. Trump just froze leases for 5 wind farms citing "national security concerns." The projects, worth $25B, were expected to power >2.5M homes/businesses across the Eastern US, ...
Orange, NSW, Falcons: On Dec. 21, 3 days after fledging, Girri was spotted in an area 3-400 meters from the water tower where her nest is located. She was in fine form—heard more often than seen—and her parents were keeping watch. Later that day, she experienced her first thunderstorm.
December 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Orange, NSW, Falcons: On Dec. 21, 3 days after fledging, Girri was spotted in an area 3-400 meters from the water tower where her nest is located. She was in fine form—heard more often than seen—and her parents were keeping watch. Later that day, she experienced her first thunderstorm.
Growl... Today the U.S. House passed H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act. This bill removes gray wolves in the lower 48 US states from Endangered Species Act protections, leaving them open to mass kills in the states. In Feb. 2021, for example, 216 wolves were killed in WI in <60 hours.
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Growl... Today the U.S. House passed H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act. This bill removes gray wolves in the lower 48 US states from Endangered Species Act protections, leaving them open to mass kills in the states. In Feb. 2021, for example, 216 wolves were killed in WI in <60 hours.
Climate change, pollution, habitat loss, & exploitation are threatening countless animals & plants with extinction. It's critical that we commit to protecting those species. Instead, Trump has launched another attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) so industries can mine/drill/log/destroy...
December 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Climate change, pollution, habitat loss, & exploitation are threatening countless animals & plants with extinction. It's critical that we commit to protecting those species. Instead, Trump has launched another attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) so industries can mine/drill/log/destroy...
Orange, NSW, Falcons: Girri fledged today @8:46 am AEDT, flying into the trees in front of the nest. The "ground crew" spotted her safe/uninjured in a tree and being mobbed by magpies (likely unhappy about yet another Peregrine in the 'hood). Diamond (mum) is keeping an eye on her. She & her mate...
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Orange, NSW, Falcons: Girri fledged today @8:46 am AEDT, flying into the trees in front of the nest. The "ground crew" spotted her safe/uninjured in a tree and being mobbed by magpies (likely unhappy about yet another Peregrine in the 'hood). Diamond (mum) is keeping an eye on her. She & her mate...