Jer Thorp
@jerthorp.bsky.social
Artist, writer, educator, birder & nudibranch enthusiast. Author of Living in Data (MCDxFSG).
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Jer Thorp
@jerthorp.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Of A Feather. Data Art For Bird Nerds.
10,151 bird species visualized in a single composition, positioned radially by wing length. This hyper-detailed artwork combines morphological data from AVONET with colors extracted from Wikipedia des...
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Wikipedia describes birds in lots of different ways:
"bright scarlet head, throat, and upperparts"
"wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue"
"upperparts are a dull olive-green"
I gathered 10,151 of these descriptions and used them to make this visualization
www.jerthorp.me/ofafeather
"bright scarlet head, throat, and upperparts"
"wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue"
"upperparts are a dull olive-green"
I gathered 10,151 of these descriptions and used them to make this visualization
www.jerthorp.me/ofafeather
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Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends!
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
December 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends!
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
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This was such a fun conversation with three excellent people. @rheisman.bsky.social taught us how to talk to gulls, @jodyallair.bsky.social went long on what it's like to live in a hybridization hot zone, and @n8swick.bsky.social reminded us that Indigo Buntings only show up once the cows leave.
Check out the last TMIB podcast of 2025. I always enjoy being a guest panelist on these episodes, especially when I’m surrounded by some pretty amazing bird people. @marthaharbison.bsky.social @rheisman.bsky.social @n8swick.bsky.social
New American Birding Podcast episode!
Jody Allair, Martha Harbison, and Rebecca Heisman join host Nate Swick for the last American Birding Podcast episode of the year, with a wide-ranging discussion of some of the latest bird and birding news.
Listen here: www.aba.org/09-52-this-m...
Jody Allair, Martha Harbison, and Rebecca Heisman join host Nate Swick for the last American Birding Podcast episode of the year, with a wide-ranging discussion of some of the latest bird and birding news.
Listen here: www.aba.org/09-52-this-m...
December 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This was such a fun conversation with three excellent people. @rheisman.bsky.social taught us how to talk to gulls, @jodyallair.bsky.social went long on what it's like to live in a hybridization hot zone, and @n8swick.bsky.social reminded us that Indigo Buntings only show up once the cows leave.
Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends!
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
December 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy Boxing Day to my Canadian friends!
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
This was always my fave day of the holidays, spent in my PJs playing with the gifts I got.
If you got some holiday $$$, use the code WHISKYJACK to get 20% off everything in my store.
www.jerthorp.me/category/all...
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Excited about that new edition of Moby Dick you got for the holidays? In ONE WEEK, you get to take that baby for a spin!
(If, for some reason, you weren’t gifted a copy this season, you can always get one on sale or find it at your library or Project Gutenberg) 🐋
(If, for some reason, you weren’t gifted a copy this season, you can always get one on sale or find it at your library or Project Gutenberg) 🐋
THE MONTH OF DICK 2026 IS COMING IN JANUARY
Get ready!
1. Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/jaco... and ask me to add you
2. Download the planned reading sequence (source doc here bit.ly/4p4oYwA)
3. Get yourself an edition (book, free e-book, whatever)
4. Notify your bosom friends
5. Whale tattoo?
Get ready!
1. Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/jaco... and ask me to add you
2. Download the planned reading sequence (source doc here bit.ly/4p4oYwA)
3. Get yourself an edition (book, free e-book, whatever)
4. Notify your bosom friends
5. Whale tattoo?
December 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Excited about that new edition of Moby Dick you got for the holidays? In ONE WEEK, you get to take that baby for a spin!
(If, for some reason, you weren’t gifted a copy this season, you can always get one on sale or find it at your library or Project Gutenberg) 🐋
(If, for some reason, you weren’t gifted a copy this season, you can always get one on sale or find it at your library or Project Gutenberg) 🐋
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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The end of the year is in sight, and with it, the end of the embroidery of the adults I have some meaningful interaction with, every day this year. Down to the last few spirals. #DHmakes
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The end of the year is in sight, and with it, the end of the embroidery of the adults I have some meaningful interaction with, every day this year. Down to the last few spirals. #DHmakes
This xmas is a bit easier than the last one but it's still a bit of an emotional maelstrom.
Sending strength to everyone else out there for whom this is a difficult day.
I care about you.
Sending strength to everyone else out there for whom this is a difficult day.
I care about you.
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This xmas is a bit easier than the last one but it's still a bit of an emotional maelstrom.
Sending strength to everyone else out there for whom this is a difficult day.
I care about you.
Sending strength to everyone else out there for whom this is a difficult day.
I care about you.
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You will get a sentimental feeling
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
You will get a sentimental feeling
You will get a sentimental feeling
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
You will get a sentimental feeling
I made a snowflake .
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I made a snowflake .
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Highly recommended read!
I’m biased since Roxie has always been a hero of mine. But I’ve got to say this book makes you a bigger Roxie fan no matter what you know of her. And whether you’re a #bird lover or not too. She was such an incredible person that overcame so much and accomplished so much.
I’m biased since Roxie has always been a hero of mine. But I’ve got to say this book makes you a bigger Roxie fan no matter what you know of her. And whether you’re a #bird lover or not too. She was such an incredible person that overcame so much and accomplished so much.
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Highly recommended read!
I’m biased since Roxie has always been a hero of mine. But I’ve got to say this book makes you a bigger Roxie fan no matter what you know of her. And whether you’re a #bird lover or not too. She was such an incredible person that overcame so much and accomplished so much.
I’m biased since Roxie has always been a hero of mine. But I’ve got to say this book makes you a bigger Roxie fan no matter what you know of her. And whether you’re a #bird lover or not too. She was such an incredible person that overcame so much and accomplished so much.
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me: i heard you do a terrible owl impression
him: where
me: holy shit that is bad
him: where
me: holy shit that is bad
September 4, 2023 at 5:09 PM
me: i heard you do a terrible owl impression
him: where
me: holy shit that is bad
him: where
me: holy shit that is bad
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Three French hens.
Art by my daughter.
Wishing you all some good festive nonsense and a happy, healthy new year xx
Art by my daughter.
Wishing you all some good festive nonsense and a happy, healthy new year xx
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Three French hens.
Art by my daughter.
Wishing you all some good festive nonsense and a happy, healthy new year xx
Art by my daughter.
Wishing you all some good festive nonsense and a happy, healthy new year xx
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Literally in tears watching the Talk Is To Do podcast. Super well done and having the link to Spurs fandom made it so human and relatable.
Spurs x The Fighting Cock podcast | To Talk is To Do
YouTube video by Tottenham Hotspur
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Literally in tears watching the Talk Is To Do podcast. Super well done and having the link to Spurs fandom made it so human and relatable.
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Here's a link to all the final local birding/nature walks for 2025 #birds #birding #nature : citybirder.blogspot.com/2025/12/upco...
Upcoming Trips
citybirder.blogspot.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here's a link to all the final local birding/nature walks for 2025 #birds #birding #nature : citybirder.blogspot.com/2025/12/upco...
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Decaying swan boats outside of a boarded up water park.
December 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Decaying swan boats outside of a boarded up water park.
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The Player summons the psychopomp Syllenhek
December 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Player summons the psychopomp Syllenhek
Stayed up all night writing this year-in-review message
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Stayed up all night writing this year-in-review message
No, *you're* up at 5:30 making cookies.
December 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
No, *you're* up at 5:30 making cookies.
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People have historically, and rightfully, seen the evil of Guantanamo, Abu Gharib, and now CECOT for what it is, but I wish more people would also see the evil in our domestic prisons too. How we treat our most vulnerable, including prisoners, really sets the tone for our whole society.
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
People have historically, and rightfully, seen the evil of Guantanamo, Abu Gharib, and now CECOT for what it is, but I wish more people would also see the evil in our domestic prisons too. How we treat our most vulnerable, including prisoners, really sets the tone for our whole society.
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HEY, WRITERS! If you're looking at the new year as a time to revisit or revitalizes your practice, finish that lingering WIP, or learn a new skill, consider tackling those goals with the support of a coach. edidin.wordpress.com/coaching-for...
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
HEY, WRITERS! If you're looking at the new year as a time to revisit or revitalizes your practice, finish that lingering WIP, or learn a new skill, consider tackling those goals with the support of a coach. edidin.wordpress.com/coaching-for...
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This year I'm focusing less on my checklists and more on journaling about my birding sessions. It's how I learn and how I enjoy my hobbies more! And I feel like I have a more meaningful document at the end of the year.
“Data is just what you decide to pay attention to.”
Nice quote from Mikko Jimenez in this Audubon mag piece on how to have fun with your birding data:
www.audubon.org/magazine/bey...
Nice quote from Mikko Jimenez in this Audubon mag piece on how to have fun with your birding data:
www.audubon.org/magazine/bey...
Beyond the Checklist: How to Explore, Experiment, and Have Fun With Your Birding Data
Counting and identifying birds is just one option. Try a fresh approach to shake up your time outside.
www.audubon.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This year I'm focusing less on my checklists and more on journaling about my birding sessions. It's how I learn and how I enjoy my hobbies more! And I feel like I have a more meaningful document at the end of the year.
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Note that OpenAI only took these down after being notified by the journalist rather than, oh I don’t know, not releasing a technology that made uses like this possible.
People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids
Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy-themed playsets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.
www.wired.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Note that OpenAI only took these down after being notified by the journalist rather than, oh I don’t know, not releasing a technology that made uses like this possible.
“Data is just what you decide to pay attention to.”
Nice quote from Mikko Jimenez in this Audubon mag piece on how to have fun with your birding data:
www.audubon.org/magazine/bey...
Nice quote from Mikko Jimenez in this Audubon mag piece on how to have fun with your birding data:
www.audubon.org/magazine/bey...
Beyond the Checklist: How to Explore, Experiment, and Have Fun With Your Birding Data
Counting and identifying birds is just one option. Try a fresh approach to shake up your time outside.
www.audubon.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“Data is just what you decide to pay attention to.”
Nice quote from Mikko Jimenez in this Audubon mag piece on how to have fun with your birding data:
www.audubon.org/magazine/bey...
Nice quote from Mikko Jimenez in this Audubon mag piece on how to have fun with your birding data:
www.audubon.org/magazine/bey...