Bob Nieman
@bnieman.bsky.social
Birder, County Lister, eBird Reviewer, iNat enthusiast, loved ScienceTwitter (all disciplines) and looking forward to the BlueSky version.
Work life: hazardous materials, hazardous waste, radioactive waste and the transportation thereof.
Work life: hazardous materials, hazardous waste, radioactive waste and the transportation thereof.
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Grace Kelly photographed on 4 October 1951 watching the World Series opener between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants at Warner Bros Burbank Studios with the cast and crew of “HIGH NOON” including Otto Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Gary Cooper and Lon Chaney Jr.
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Grace Kelly photographed on 4 October 1951 watching the World Series opener between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants at Warner Bros Burbank Studios with the cast and crew of “HIGH NOON” including Otto Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Gary Cooper and Lon Chaney Jr.
What’s up?
The aurora is up! I took a few pics from central Missouri
The aurora is up! I took a few pics from central Missouri
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
What’s up?
The aurora is up! I took a few pics from central Missouri
The aurora is up! I took a few pics from central Missouri
The Mystery of the Missing Suet.
The new block of suet is gone, yet the feeder is secure. Who could do such a thing and how?
(No doubt the Raccoon, last night with the nimble fingers)
The new block of suet is gone, yet the feeder is secure. Who could do such a thing and how?
(No doubt the Raccoon, last night with the nimble fingers)
November 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Mystery of the Missing Suet.
The new block of suet is gone, yet the feeder is secure. Who could do such a thing and how?
(No doubt the Raccoon, last night with the nimble fingers)
The new block of suet is gone, yet the feeder is secure. Who could do such a thing and how?
(No doubt the Raccoon, last night with the nimble fingers)
Burrowing Owl from New Mexico
October 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Burrowing Owl from New Mexico
Too much doom scrolling today. Ugh.
In contrast, I looked for and found some LeConte’s Sparrows this morning in Missouri. (Probably) a Life Bird, I bought a pie to celebrate.
In contrast, I looked for and found some LeConte’s Sparrows this morning in Missouri. (Probably) a Life Bird, I bought a pie to celebrate.
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Too much doom scrolling today. Ugh.
In contrast, I looked for and found some LeConte’s Sparrows this morning in Missouri. (Probably) a Life Bird, I bought a pie to celebrate.
In contrast, I looked for and found some LeConte’s Sparrows this morning in Missouri. (Probably) a Life Bird, I bought a pie to celebrate.
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NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION
October 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION
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We need one more repost to hit 1000.
I know I could get into trouble for posting the Antifa battle flag, but I'm gonna do it anyway.
October 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We need one more repost to hit 1000.
Eating some #LiferPie today after finding a Connecticut Warbler in Illinois!
I noticed quite a few sightings in the last two weeks so I knew it was possible, but not very likely. I got great views of a bird that is usually very hard to see well. No camera, so I just watched as long as it let me.
I noticed quite a few sightings in the last two weeks so I knew it was possible, but not very likely. I got great views of a bird that is usually very hard to see well. No camera, so I just watched as long as it let me.
October 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Eating some #LiferPie today after finding a Connecticut Warbler in Illinois!
I noticed quite a few sightings in the last two weeks so I knew it was possible, but not very likely. I got great views of a bird that is usually very hard to see well. No camera, so I just watched as long as it let me.
I noticed quite a few sightings in the last two weeks so I knew it was possible, but not very likely. I got great views of a bird that is usually very hard to see well. No camera, so I just watched as long as it let me.
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“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."This doesn't just constrain Democrats. It applies to all officeholders, including you. You took an oath to the Constitution not to Donald Trump.
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."This doesn't just constrain Democrats. It applies to all officeholders, including you. You took an oath to the Constitution not to Donald Trump.
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Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish!
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
July 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish!
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
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Your legacy is the way you made people feel. Your words and actions and rhetoric.
It’s how you’ll be remembered. It’s your lasting impact on others.
We should be helpers in this world, not only because it’s right and good and just, but because it is the legacy we leave for others.
It’s how you’ll be remembered. It’s your lasting impact on others.
We should be helpers in this world, not only because it’s right and good and just, but because it is the legacy we leave for others.
September 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Your legacy is the way you made people feel. Your words and actions and rhetoric.
It’s how you’ll be remembered. It’s your lasting impact on others.
We should be helpers in this world, not only because it’s right and good and just, but because it is the legacy we leave for others.
It’s how you’ll be remembered. It’s your lasting impact on others.
We should be helpers in this world, not only because it’s right and good and just, but because it is the legacy we leave for others.
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Some very interesting bollard history for you.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Some very interesting bollard history for you.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
Learned something new today!
Did you think hermit crabs always live in snail shells? 🧪🦀
Some deep sea hermit species live symbiotically with anemones that DISSOLVE the shell and SECRETE a new one ("carcinoecium") made of chitin! The carcinoecium has evolved at least 3 times! Photo credits in alt text. @megdaly.bsky.social
Some deep sea hermit species live symbiotically with anemones that DISSOLVE the shell and SECRETE a new one ("carcinoecium") made of chitin! The carcinoecium has evolved at least 3 times! Photo credits in alt text. @megdaly.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Learned something new today!
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A problematical checklist I may not submit to eBird. The curlew was heard only and not recorded. I’m sure it won’t be confirmed by the reviewer, but I’m also sure of what I heard (which would be quite rare)
August 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A problematical checklist I may not submit to eBird. The curlew was heard only and not recorded. I’m sure it won’t be confirmed by the reviewer, but I’m also sure of what I heard (which would be quite rare)
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Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
This goldfinch kept climbing the pole, then slowly sliding down.
August 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This goldfinch kept climbing the pole, then slowly sliding down.
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Remember when getting caught doing something immoral or illegal would end a politician’s career?
That was awesome.
That was awesome.
August 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Remember when getting caught doing something immoral or illegal would end a politician’s career?
That was awesome.
That was awesome.
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Hey, anybody who ever wrote ANYTHING about Biden's cognition:
How about an update on Trump????
How about an update on Trump????
Trump: I solved 6 wars, I am averaging a war per month. Including wars that lasted 500 years.
July 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Hey, anybody who ever wrote ANYTHING about Biden's cognition:
How about an update on Trump????
How about an update on Trump????
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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July 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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Whoa.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
July 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Whoa.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
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Free speech is not a crime — full stop.
June 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Free speech is not a crime — full stop.