Nik Hughes
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Retired computer developer. Volunteer Ranger. Volunteer Naturalist. AKA OldGreyTroll I was a toll taking troll before there was an internet.
Spring in Australia 🦉#birds
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Watch Peregrines at the Nest in Australia | Outside My Window
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November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Spring in Australia 🦉#birds
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Sharpshin Hawks are such cute little birds. Apparently about the same length as a Sharpie pen. 🪶🦉#birds
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Sharpie with a Sharpie | Outside My Window
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October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sharpshin Hawks are such cute little birds. Apparently about the same length as a Sharpie pen. 🪶🦉#birds
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15 - Only you can prevent friendly fire.
- The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
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- The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
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Artillery shell detonates over California highway, striking patrol car - UPI.com
An artillery shell fired during a Marine Corps demonstration on Saturday detonated prematurely over California's Interstate 5, striking a California Highway Patrol vehicle with debris, authorities sai...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
15 - Only you can prevent friendly fire.
- The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
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- The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
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Samurai wasp (Trissolcus japonicus) - The Stinkbug predator that snuck in and is attacking brown marmorated stink bug egg.🪲
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Stinkbug Predator Travels to Find Prey | Outside My Window
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October 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Samurai wasp (Trissolcus japonicus) - The Stinkbug predator that snuck in and is attacking brown marmorated stink bug egg.🪲
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Once, long ago, the bears stole summer, and took it to the heavens. For one entire year there was only cold and snow. Finally, the other animals held a council. Who would bring back the warmth?
October 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Once, long ago, the bears stole summer, and took it to the heavens. For one entire year there was only cold and snow. Finally, the other animals held a council. Who would bring back the warmth?
Blue Jays planting trees. I knew they like big seeds, but I never thought about them carrying a bunch as takeaway. #bird🦉
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Blue Jays Are Busy Planting Trees | Outside My Window
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October 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Blue Jays planting trees. I knew they like big seeds, but I never thought about them carrying a bunch as takeaway. #bird🦉
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My Nature Crafts program at my state park drew 50 people today. Last week was 60. Parking today was absolutely chaotic.
September 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My Nature Crafts program at my state park drew 50 people today. Last week was 60. Parking today was absolutely chaotic.
My first inclination is to invoke Betteridge's Law. But Dr. Raup makes a good point about Yellowjackets. Still don't want them near my house. #insects #yellowjackets
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Is there a good side to yellowjackets? Yellowjackets, Vespula spp. — Bug of the Week
Last week we met fierce southern yellowjackets schooling my neighbor on what it meant to get just a little too close to their nest while trimming some grass. This week let’s explore a couple more th...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My first inclination is to invoke Betteridge's Law. But Dr. Raup makes a good point about Yellowjackets. Still don't want them near my house. #insects #yellowjackets
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Sharing a #DavidMBird video showing how he gets his amazing #Nature shots.
September 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sharing a #DavidMBird video showing how he gets his amazing #Nature shots.
Found an @atlasobscura.com article that hasn't made their feed here (yet). Harvest season is an immensely important time of the year. I usually spend 3 weeks or so focusing on harvest in my weekly park programs. More input about history here! #phenology #history
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Harvesting the Heirloom Corn That Nourishes the Oneida Nation
The stalks of this white corn can grow 18 feet high and 4 inches thick, and all of it must be harvested by hand.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Found an @atlasobscura.com article that hasn't made their feed here (yet). Harvest season is an immensely important time of the year. I usually spend 3 weeks or so focusing on harvest in my weekly park programs. More input about history here! #phenology #history
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Ragweed season! Ugh! My poor sinuses...
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Ragweed, Not Goldenrod, Makes You Sneeze!
This is the time of year when one out of five Americans suffers from an allergic reaction to the pollen grains in a plant that flowers in late summer and fall. Many people attribute this reac…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Ragweed season! Ugh! My poor sinuses...
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Yesterday's Nature Crafts program at Seneca Creek State Park was a huge success. Had 60 people show up to learn a bit about Maryland butterflies and then make butterfly rings.
And then some of the kids got creative and wanted to know how to make other animals. I managed to come up with several.
And then some of the kids got creative and wanted to know how to make other animals. I managed to come up with several.
September 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yesterday's Nature Crafts program at Seneca Creek State Park was a huge success. Had 60 people show up to learn a bit about Maryland butterflies and then make butterfly rings.
And then some of the kids got creative and wanted to know how to make other animals. I managed to come up with several.
And then some of the kids got creative and wanted to know how to make other animals. I managed to come up with several.
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I've just updated my ocean art sticker offerings on my shop! Most stickers are $3 and waterproof!
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I've just updated my ocean art sticker offerings on my shop! Most stickers are $3 and waterproof!
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September 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Want a little joy delivered to your mailbox?
I've just updated my ocean art sticker offerings on my shop! Most stickers are $3 and waterproof!
Check them out here: shop.noncompliantcyborg.com/category/sti...
🦑🐙🐡
Also lmk if you think any other prints deserve to be stickers!
I've just updated my ocean art sticker offerings on my shop! Most stickers are $3 and waterproof!
Check them out here: shop.noncompliantcyborg.com/category/sti...
🦑🐙🐡
Also lmk if you think any other prints deserve to be stickers!
The Well-read Naturalist (@wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social) helped announce the new 2nd edition of the California Naturalist Handbook today. Being a Maryland Master Naturalist, I recently got the similar Maryland Master Naturalist Handbook. 1/2
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The California Naturalist Handbook (Second Edition)
Substantially updated and expanded from the original 2013 edition, the new second edition of "The California Naturalist Handbook" provides a very user-friendly introductions to and overviews of the pl...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Well-read Naturalist (@wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social) helped announce the new 2nd edition of the California Naturalist Handbook today. Being a Maryland Master Naturalist, I recently got the similar Maryland Master Naturalist Handbook. 1/2
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Peregrinations - North America’s arctic peregrines all leave within a week of the autumnal equinox (22 September this year)
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🪶 #birds
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Peregrine Migration: Who Migrates & Who Doesn’t | Outside My Window
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September 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Peregrinations - North America’s arctic peregrines all leave within a week of the autumnal equinox (22 September this year)
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Jorō spiders moving in to Maryland from the south. Big, pretty spiders. Non-native, but they seem to like to eat stinkbugs and lanternflies.
#spiders
#spiders
Jorō spiders enjoy their new home in the DMV: Jorō spider, Trichonephila clavata — Bug of the Week
We first visited the Jorō spider in March of 2022 and wondered if there was any chance that it would make its way to the DMV. Little did we know that in September of 2022 two observations of Jorō sp...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Jorō spiders moving in to Maryland from the south. Big, pretty spiders. Non-native, but they seem to like to eat stinkbugs and lanternflies.
#spiders
#spiders
Broad-winged Hawks migrating in flocks
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🪶 #birds
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Broad-winged Hawks Soaring South
Every fall the entire North American population of Broad-winged Hawks migrates south to Central and South America. The Broad-winged Hawk is one of the few North American raptors that flocks during…
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September 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Broad-winged Hawks migrating in flocks
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🪶 #birds
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Spotted Lanternflies have been showing up in increasing numbers in my county. Maryland has put out information on how individuals can try to manage them.
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#invasives #Maryland
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#invasives #Maryland
Maryland Warns Against Harmful Methods for Controlling Spotted Lanternflies - The MoCo Show
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is advising residents on safe ways to manage spotted lanternflies, warning against using sticky traps, glue traps, insecticides, or harmful homemade mixtur...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Spotted Lanternflies have been showing up in increasing numbers in my county. Maryland has put out information on how individuals can try to manage them.
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#invasives #Maryland
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#invasives #Maryland
Peak Fall Migration is All Over the Map | Outside My Window
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August 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I showed this to my wife as she was heading out onto the trail. She allowed as how she wasn't happy about this. But she really doesn't get along with stinging insects.
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#insects #yellowjackets
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Why Do Yellow Jackets Sting More As Fall Approaches?
As the weather cools down, you may have noticed that Yellow Jackets seem to be getting more aggressive. Your chances of being stung by a Yellow Jacket increase significantly this time of year. Why …
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August 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I showed this to my wife as she was heading out onto the trail. She allowed as how she wasn't happy about this. But she really doesn't get along with stinging insects.
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#insects #yellowjackets
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#insects #yellowjackets
Spotted Lanternflies are even bugging Peregrines
🪶 #invasives
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🪶 #invasives
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Spotted Lanternflies Crowd a Peregrine in Ohio | Outside My Window
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August 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Spotted Lanternflies are even bugging Peregrines
🪶 #invasives
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🪶 #invasives
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