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Kathy Degner
@calikatbird.bsky.social
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Naturalist, educator, birder, nature lover, photographer, traveler, dreamer, reader, music lover, Parrothead. Half of me is ocean, half of me is sky. Living my life like a song.
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calikatbird.bsky.social
Just another day on my patio with Wile E....
September 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Reposted by Kathy Degner
oceannetworks.ca
Join ONC at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea for a live Ship2Shore video call w/ scientists at-sea during the Northeast Pacific Deep-sea Exploration Project: Seamounts + Mapping expedition!

🗓️ Sept 11
🕐 1-2pm
🔗 bit.ly/ONCevents

Photo by Toby Hall, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

#YYJevents
Two women stand inside a vessel with flags behind them, one holding a microphone and the other holding a round device near a ring light.
September 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
I'm on a mission to get @altusfs.bsky.social to bring #WoodsyOwl out of retirement. I was tabling for Pasadena Audubon at the LA Zoo #EarthDay event over the weekend & it was soul crushing to see how few knew who Woodsy is/was. A staple of my childhood! #GiveAHootDontPollute
Photo shows a blue plush earth from Celestial Buddies with a brown plush Woodsy Owl for Earth Day.
April 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
One of my faves from today's lesson with second graders. @rosemarymosco.com I thought you'd appreciate this one.😉❤️ #birds #stem
photo of a drawing of a pigeon made by a second grader.
April 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
Stuffed penguin holding a yellow sign that says WTF?
April 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
This urchin seen yesterday at 4200m on an #Okeanos shakedown dive could be a new character in the scrubbing bubbles lineup. #ocean #oceanexploration
blue scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner character with big eyes and a smile. pinkish-purple colored sea urchin with a face drawn on it to look like one of the scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner characters.
March 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
@airseaheritage.bsky.social Happy Birthday, Russ! 🥳 Hope you enjoyed your present! 😉 #LST884 #shipwreck #Okeanos
March 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
It's Valentine's Day...that means it's time to once again bring out Albie's #ScienceValentine message. #birds #marinelife
Photo shows a stuffed baby Albatross tangled in trash with a blue heart Valentine message about plastic pollution.
February 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Reposted by Kathy Degner
drcraigmc.bsky.social
Glass squids (Cranchiidae) are nearly invisible, with bodies made mostly of water and light-reflecting cells. They float through the ocean looking like ghostly space invaders—all vibes, no solid structure. Photo from @mbarinews.bsky.social more info at www.mbari.org/animal/glass... #marinelife
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
Which is why I’m really hoping this respiratory infection I have is just a fluke and not smoke and ash infiltrating my Covid damaged lungs.😬
plutokiller.com Mike Brown @plutokiller.com · Jan 17
Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)
A computer screen with a display showing output from an xray diffraction spectrometer. Close up view showing fraction of metals. Fun stuff.
January 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
#OOTD #otteroftheday #marinelife
Check out my chompers! DYK that sea otters have the same number of teeth as humans? 32! 🦦
Photo shows a sea otter in the water with its mouth wide open, showing all its teeth.
December 10, 2024 at 6:17 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
New squid ornament. Need some help with the species.😉😂 @jeffday.bsky.social @sarahmackattack.bsky.social @brachioteuthis.bsky.social
Photo shows a sparkly blue and pink squid Christmas ornament.
December 10, 2024 at 12:19 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
Oh my goodness... @tuexplorer1.bsky.social did you see this??!!!!!
scottinscilly.bsky.social Scott Reid @scottinscilly.bsky.social · Nov 18
Still my favourite strand line discovery to date - a female Phronima sedentaria (‘monster in a barrel’) - Isles of Scilly, October 2023!

An amphipod crustacean, she parasitises salps, devouring them from the inside, forming a vessel to raise her young 👽

#MarineLife 🦑 #ukwildlife
December 5, 2024 at 10:44 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
#OOTD #otteroftheday #marinelife 🦦
photo shows a brown sea otter turning in the water with its paws clasped together under its chin.
December 5, 2024 at 5:07 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
I forgot yesterday's #OOTD #otteroftheday. Since I'm in the process of decorating my home, you may get a bonus otter today. These guys didn't want to be put away to make room for Christmas decor, so they found some props.😂🦦 #marinelife
December 3, 2024 at 7:05 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
#OOTD #otteroftheday #marinelife #crablegs 🦦
Photo shows a brown sea otter floating on its back eating parts of an orange crab that it's holding on its stomach.
December 2, 2024 at 4:26 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
Bird tree....well, one of them. This one includes the ornaments my friend made to commemorate my first ever Snowy Owl sighting...in Southern California! #birds #Christmas #birbs
Photo shows a small Christmas tree decorated with many different kinds of bird ornaments and a plush snowman on the right.
December 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
#OOTD #otteroftheday 🦦 #marinelife
Photo shows a brown sea otter pup floating on its back with its paws clasped together under its mouth like it's praying.
December 1, 2024 at 4:32 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
Don't forget, tomorrow is the start of #Whamaggedon! I'm going to have to give up listening to 80s on 8 for the month if I want to have a prayer of making it to Christmas. I've only succeeded once. Grocery stores are the devil!😂 Good luck!
December 1, 2024 at 2:07 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
Aaaaahaaaahaaaahaaaahaaa! The googly eyes!!! These are my people.👀🤣🤣🤣
paulburley.bsky.social Paul Burley @paulburley.bsky.social · Nov 30
Just got a new TV, and my goodness — watching the Jaws 4K Blu-ray on it reveals so much detail I'd never noticed before.
December 1, 2024 at 12:42 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
Added some accoutrements to my old wreath so it would match my new door mat. Might need to add a few more. #TargetBirds #birds
November 30, 2024 at 9:20 PM
calikatbird.bsky.social
#OOTD #otteroftheday #eelgrass #marinelife
Photo shows a brown sea otter resting in a bed of green eelgrass.
November 30, 2024 at 1:15 AM
calikatbird.bsky.social
#OOTD #otteroftheday Post Thanksgiving feast siesta. #RespectTheNap #marinelife
November 28, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Reposted by Kathy Degner
qtfoxe.art
Kittybranch! Or are they a fried egg?
I REALLY love this little guy 🧡🐆
They're called Goniobranchus Gleniei and they're today's #Nudivember spotlight!

#art #nudibranch #sciart #marinelife #cuteart
A digital painting of a playful goniobranchus gleniei nudibranch, looking as if they're about to pounce on a feather teaser cat toy. Their body, which has a yellow-white outer rim and an orange, leopard-spotted inner part, looks a lot like a fried egg. They have a dark purple-black rim around the orange, the same colour as their spots, some of which are heart shaped. Their orange-yellow gills are streaked with white and appear to be waving back and forth like a cat's tail. They have a '3' shaped mouth, no visible eyes, and a small blush. Their rhinopores are orange and fluffy-looking. It's unknown how this little guy could possibly pounce given their lack of legs, but they're going to give it their best shot.
November 28, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Reposted by Kathy Degner
jencross.bsky.social
For anyone having a rough time today or are dealing with difficult relatives I offer you an #EmotionalSupportSpood
A small brown jumping spider with two large forward facing eyes. The eyes are rimmed with orange hairs and the spider is standing on a leaf.
November 28, 2024 at 5:55 PM