Ileana Betancourt
@ileanabeta.bsky.social
I talk about nature, sustainable living, healthy plant-based nutrition, and current events. All views mine, no one else’s
Marketer @CornellBirds | Formerly EdTech & Solar.
#Cornell alum, @isabetabug.bsky.social's #twin, #philly #mom #earthling
Marketer @CornellBirds | Formerly EdTech & Solar.
#Cornell alum, @isabetabug.bsky.social's #twin, #philly #mom #earthling
Does anyone else’s cat make them a better birder?
My indoor window-watching fur ball spots interesting scenes on the reg.
From baby cardinals in trees, to birds enjoying the bird bath, and even bunnies munching on my echinacea plants. She spots it first from the windowsill!
#birding #indoorcat
My indoor window-watching fur ball spots interesting scenes on the reg.
From baby cardinals in trees, to birds enjoying the bird bath, and even bunnies munching on my echinacea plants. She spots it first from the windowsill!
#birding #indoorcat
October 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Does anyone else’s cat make them a better birder?
My indoor window-watching fur ball spots interesting scenes on the reg.
From baby cardinals in trees, to birds enjoying the bird bath, and even bunnies munching on my echinacea plants. She spots it first from the windowsill!
#birding #indoorcat
My indoor window-watching fur ball spots interesting scenes on the reg.
From baby cardinals in trees, to birds enjoying the bird bath, and even bunnies munching on my echinacea plants. She spots it first from the windowsill!
#birding #indoorcat
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A friendly reminder to leave your fall landscape-- for the birds and for the bugs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKD...
Leaving our Fall Garden Resources with Doug Tallamy [Recorded Live September 9, 2025]
YouTube video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A friendly reminder to leave your fall landscape-- for the birds and for the bugs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKD...
Today!!
Free Webinar! Join Tim & Russell Laman, who captured the footage used for Wild Birds Revealed. Hear what they learned by looking at birds with new perspectives & how understanding habitat & bird behavior can help capture birds in their element. Join us Sept 25, 1pm ET/10am PT: hubs.la/Q03D_b7F0
Register for Wild Birds Revealed Live Event
Bring your curiosity-and your questions! This is your chance to connect with fellow bird enthusiasts, learn from two world‑class storytellers, and celebrate the beauty of birds together. This event and the 3‑part Wild Birds Revealedseries were made possible by OM SYSTEM. Closed captioning will be provided.
hubs.la
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Today!!
Hey Bluesky!
Who here has a heat pump in their home? Can you tell me a bit about your winters and if you’re comfortable and how dry the air gets? #energysky
Who here has a heat pump in their home? Can you tell me a bit about your winters and if you’re comfortable and how dry the air gets? #energysky
September 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Hey Bluesky!
Who here has a heat pump in their home? Can you tell me a bit about your winters and if you’re comfortable and how dry the air gets? #energysky
Who here has a heat pump in their home? Can you tell me a bit about your winters and if you’re comfortable and how dry the air gets? #energysky
Amazing!! ☀️ way to go California! Would love to see the east coast meet or exceed this pace. #solar
"At this pace, CA will be 100% [clean energy] 24/7/365 by 2035."
And we're barely even trying! Imagine what California (or anywhere) could do if all leaders actually called out the danger of fossil fuels, ended subsidies, and made the biggest polluters actually pay for the damage they've done.
And we're barely even trying! Imagine what California (or anywhere) could do if all leaders actually called out the danger of fossil fuels, ended subsidies, and made the biggest polluters actually pay for the damage they've done.
179th day of the year that the California ISO grid WindWaterSolar supply exceeds 100% of demand for part of the day.
CA is meeting 55.9% of all demand this year with WWS, vs 51.7% in 2024 and 47.1% in 2023. At this pace, CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2035.
Gas is down 20% vs '24 & 38% vs '23
CA is meeting 55.9% of all demand this year with WWS, vs 51.7% in 2024 and 47.1% in 2023. At this pace, CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2035.
Gas is down 20% vs '24 & 38% vs '23
September 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Amazing!! ☀️ way to go California! Would love to see the east coast meet or exceed this pace. #solar
Turn off any extra lights at night! Help birds along their migration routes. #birdsky
YOU can be a bird hero: dim or turn off unnecessary lighting from 11pm-6am every night & treat the outside of your windows with repeating patterns spaced no more than 2x2 inches apart so birds see glass as a barrier. Learn how small actions can significantly reduce bird deaths bit.ly/stopbirdcoll...
September 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Turn off any extra lights at night! Help birds along their migration routes. #birdsky
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How do you start identifying any shorebird you see? Start with the shape! That can help you narrow your options for ID. Learn what to look for with this free downloadable guide, including a reference chart you can print at home: dl.allaboutbirds.org/shorebird-po...
#birds #birdID
#birds #birdID
A Shorebird ID Guide to Print at Home!
Become familiar with the diversity of shorebirds from plovers to peeps, and more with this Shorebird ID Guide.
dl.allaboutbirds.org
August 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How do you start identifying any shorebird you see? Start with the shape! That can help you narrow your options for ID. Learn what to look for with this free downloadable guide, including a reference chart you can print at home: dl.allaboutbirds.org/shorebird-po...
#birds #birdID
#birds #birdID
Got a basket for harvesting veggies in the garden.
Turned into a cat basket.
Turned into a cat basket.
August 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Got a basket for harvesting veggies in the garden.
Turned into a cat basket.
Turned into a cat basket.
The bees are loving the flowering Cup Plant! They seem to like resting or sleeping on it too.
#NativePlants #bugsky #cupplant
@isabetabug.bsky.social
#NativePlants #bugsky #cupplant
@isabetabug.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The bees are loving the flowering Cup Plant! They seem to like resting or sleeping on it too.
#NativePlants #bugsky #cupplant
@isabetabug.bsky.social
#NativePlants #bugsky #cupplant
@isabetabug.bsky.social
“Our origins are of the earth, and so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.”
- Rachel Carson
A quote that was mentioned in the @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy today.
- Rachel Carson
A quote that was mentioned in the @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy today.
August 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Our origins are of the earth, and so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.”
- Rachel Carson
A quote that was mentioned in the @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy today.
- Rachel Carson
A quote that was mentioned in the @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy today.
August 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I could enjoy this view forever! #fireflies
August 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I could enjoy this view forever! #fireflies
Reposted by Ileana Betancourt
I am looking for sponsors to continue our Environmental Activism Art series (formerly Climate Change Crafting Night)!
Why?
- This event is valuable! I want to share it more widely
- More people come when it's free
- The perfect venue costs $$
Learn more about sponsorship here givebutter.com/OxQyPt
Why?
- This event is valuable! I want to share it more widely
- More people come when it's free
- The perfect venue costs $$
Learn more about sponsorship here givebutter.com/OxQyPt
Sponsor an Environmental Activism Art Night!
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I am looking for sponsors to continue our Environmental Activism Art series (formerly Climate Change Crafting Night)!
Why?
- This event is valuable! I want to share it more widely
- More people come when it's free
- The perfect venue costs $$
Learn more about sponsorship here givebutter.com/OxQyPt
Why?
- This event is valuable! I want to share it more widely
- More people come when it's free
- The perfect venue costs $$
Learn more about sponsorship here givebutter.com/OxQyPt
Hey there baby cardinal! 😍
July 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Hey there baby cardinal! 😍
Love this rooftop pollinator garden on the roof of my Dr’s office!
July 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Love this rooftop pollinator garden on the roof of my Dr’s office!
Reposted by Ileana Betancourt
Next week it is time to #ShowYourStripes again.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
June 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Next week it is time to #ShowYourStripes again.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
Reposted by Ileana Betancourt
The Warming Stripes have now been extended downwards into the ocean and upwards into the stratosphere!
Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
April 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Warming Stripes have now been extended downwards into the ocean and upwards into the stratosphere!
Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
Enjoyed some birds and brews this morning.
Cinnamon Fig Latte on the left and Cardamom Mocha Latte on the right!
Cinnamon Fig Latte on the left and Cardamom Mocha Latte on the right!
June 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Enjoyed some birds and brews this morning.
Cinnamon Fig Latte on the left and Cardamom Mocha Latte on the right!
Cinnamon Fig Latte on the left and Cardamom Mocha Latte on the right!
Eeek so excited! About to dig into this newly released cli-fi novel by my college friend, Denise Robbins!
#climatefiction #theunmapping #newbook
#climatefiction #theunmapping #newbook
June 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Eeek so excited! About to dig into this newly released cli-fi novel by my college friend, Denise Robbins!
#climatefiction #theunmapping #newbook
#climatefiction #theunmapping #newbook
Reposted by Ileana Betancourt
Introducing BirdWise: a new photo-based bird ID quiz tool from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Whether you’re new to birding or refining advanced skills, BirdWise offers a flexible, self-paced way to build your visual identification abilities. Start a free trial: academy.allaboutbirds.org/birdwise/
BirdWise: Learn Bird Identification with Photo-based Quizzing
Learn the bird ID you want to know with BirdWise quizzes! Learn to ID 640+ birds in the U.S. and Canada with this self-directed, customizable learning tool.
academy.allaboutbirds.org
May 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Introducing BirdWise: a new photo-based bird ID quiz tool from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Whether you’re new to birding or refining advanced skills, BirdWise offers a flexible, self-paced way to build your visual identification abilities. Start a free trial: academy.allaboutbirds.org/birdwise/
Reposted by Ileana Betancourt
Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids.
Viewing lasts until May 28. Here’s what to know about the Eta Aquarids and other meteor showers.
Viewing lasts until May 28. Here’s what to know about the Eta Aquarids and other meteor showers.
How to catch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking. Experts say expect to see 10 to 15 meteors per hour in ideal viewing conditions early Tuesday.
bit.ly
May 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids.
Viewing lasts until May 28. Here’s what to know about the Eta Aquarids and other meteor showers.
Viewing lasts until May 28. Here’s what to know about the Eta Aquarids and other meteor showers.
What my cat is watching these days. #windowviews
May 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What my cat is watching these days. #windowviews
Hey look, @isabetabug.bsky.social - it's a picture of me and you! 🤗👯
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/633750...
#buggirl #birdgirl #naturesky
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/633750...
#buggirl #birdgirl #naturesky
ML633750074 - Spotted Towhee - Macaulay Library
Macaulay Library ML633750074; © Laura Macky; Contra Costa, California, United States
macaulaylibrary.org
April 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hey look, @isabetabug.bsky.social - it's a picture of me and you! 🤗👯
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/633750...
#buggirl #birdgirl #naturesky
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/633750...
#buggirl #birdgirl #naturesky
Monitoring and protecting birds and bees. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Check it out @isabetabug.bsky.social
Check it out @isabetabug.bsky.social
With new tool, birds can help track – and save – wild bees | Cornell Chronicle
A new publicly available tool uses data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program to track and estimate the diversity of wild bees across the eastern and central U.S. - with implications for...
news.cornell.edu
April 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Monitoring and protecting birds and bees. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Check it out @isabetabug.bsky.social
Check it out @isabetabug.bsky.social