Stacey | catbirdlife
@catbirdlife.bsky.social
Native plant and habitat gardening advocate in western PA. Obsessively photograph birds, insects, cemeteries, and my culinary output. Pro-human rights, environmental justice, and anti-fascist to the core.
Blog: https://catbirdlife.com
Blog: https://catbirdlife.com
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Common Milkweed planted in 2020 from seeds collected nearby (Indiana, PA). Top bee is a Common Eastern Bumblebee and the bottom is a Brown-belted Bumblebee. Just two of the 33 bee species I've documented in our yard since planting more native plants. #nativeplants #bees
Glade Creek Grist Mill, a fully functional replica of the original Cooper’s Mill in Babcock State Park, Clifftop, West Virginia. Photo taken Fri., 3/14/25. #westvirginia #photography #landscapephotography
March 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Glade Creek Grist Mill, a fully functional replica of the original Cooper’s Mill in Babcock State Park, Clifftop, West Virginia. Photo taken Fri., 3/14/25. #westvirginia #photography #landscapephotography
Well, hello there. Anxious to see our native bees emerge soon, but in the meantime, happy to see some non-natives: honeybee on a crocus. Indiana County, PA #bees #springtime
March 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Well, hello there. Anxious to see our native bees emerge soon, but in the meantime, happy to see some non-natives: honeybee on a crocus. Indiana County, PA #bees #springtime
A beautiful day for a walk on a local Christmas tree farm, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, March 8, 2025. 🌞🎄
#scenicview #pennsylvania #clouds
#scenicview #pennsylvania #clouds
March 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A beautiful day for a walk on a local Christmas tree farm, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, March 8, 2025. 🌞🎄
#scenicview #pennsylvania #clouds
#scenicview #pennsylvania #clouds
Apple Cider Glazed Donut Cake! 🍎The house smells divine. Plus, the recipe (from Smitten Kitchen) is vegan--no dairy and no eggs. Just finished off the first piece & can't wait to go back for seconds! #cake
March 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Apple Cider Glazed Donut Cake! 🍎The house smells divine. Plus, the recipe (from Smitten Kitchen) is vegan--no dairy and no eggs. Just finished off the first piece & can't wait to go back for seconds! #cake
February 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Voting fraud and bribery.
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Voting fraud and bribery.
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So socialism?
#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋
#BluePetPatrol💙🐾 #ProudBlue #Resist #TruthWarriors #antitrump #antimaga
#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋
#BluePetPatrol💙🐾 #ProudBlue #Resist #TruthWarriors #antitrump #antimaga
February 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This has to be most quintessential, perfect bumblebee ever. Not sure what species it is or where it is found, but I love it!
Bee.
Goodnight good people.
What if we all dreamed the same dream and when we woke up in the morning the dream was reality and he’d never existed?
#bee #goodnight #dream
🌍🐝
Goodnight good people.
What if we all dreamed the same dream and when we woke up in the morning the dream was reality and he’d never existed?
#bee #goodnight #dream
🌍🐝
February 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This has to be most quintessential, perfect bumblebee ever. Not sure what species it is or where it is found, but I love it!
I was thrilled to ID a new species in our yard today: an American Tree Sparrow. Conservation-wise, they are fairly common, but they are also considered to be in recent, steep decline so hosting one in our yard for the winter before it heads to the sub-arctic for the summer makes me so happy! #birds
February 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I was thrilled to ID a new species in our yard today: an American Tree Sparrow. Conservation-wise, they are fairly common, but they are also considered to be in recent, steep decline so hosting one in our yard for the winter before it heads to the sub-arctic for the summer makes me so happy! #birds
This from the same guy who is introducing a bill trying to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Fascist.
It will always be surreal to see Russian assets in our government.
February 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This from the same guy who is introducing a bill trying to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Fascist.
💚 Photos of the same Common Milkweed plant today vs. 8 months ago. Love finding the subtle beauty in our wintery native plant garden. Left was taken earlier today, & the right was taken on June 30, 2024 from the exact same spot in our front yard. A few more months til things start blooming again!!!
February 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
💚 Photos of the same Common Milkweed plant today vs. 8 months ago. Love finding the subtle beauty in our wintery native plant garden. Left was taken earlier today, & the right was taken on June 30, 2024 from the exact same spot in our front yard. A few more months til things start blooming again!!!
Even though I cook almost every night, haven't posted many dinner pics here. Tonight was an old favorite: Balsamic Maple Chicken with glazed sweet potatoes & blueberry quinoa arugula toasted almond salad. #weeknightmeals #dinner
February 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Even though I cook almost every night, haven't posted many dinner pics here. Tonight was an old favorite: Balsamic Maple Chicken with glazed sweet potatoes & blueberry quinoa arugula toasted almond salad. #weeknightmeals #dinner
Exactly. Learned this in 7th grade. Many people apparently did not (or do not care).
It sure feels like we have completely lost sight of this!
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Exactly. Learned this in 7th grade. Many people apparently did not (or do not care).
Looking forward to sunnier days. In the meantime, a colorful, golden memory from our native plant habitat garden last summer. 🐝🌞
#bees #nativeplants #pollinators #Pennsylvania
#bees #nativeplants #pollinators #Pennsylvania
February 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Looking forward to sunnier days. In the meantime, a colorful, golden memory from our native plant habitat garden last summer. 🐝🌞
#bees #nativeplants #pollinators #Pennsylvania
#bees #nativeplants #pollinators #Pennsylvania
Transparency in action. 🙄
REPORTER: What were the terms of this deal?
TRUMP: Very fair. Very very fair. Very reasonable. Not like deals you've seen over the years.
REPORTER: What were they?
TRUMP: And somebody else is being released tomorrow
#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋 #Resist #TruthWarriors #antitrump #antimaga
TRUMP: Very fair. Very very fair. Very reasonable. Not like deals you've seen over the years.
REPORTER: What were they?
TRUMP: And somebody else is being released tomorrow
#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋 #Resist #TruthWarriors #antitrump #antimaga
February 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Transparency in action. 🙄
February 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Maximally opaque. What a joke.
Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
February 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Maximally opaque. What a joke.
I absolutely agree! This was the turning point. Presidents govern, not rule. We now have tossed out the idea of an executive branch and the presidency with our two co-regents, Musk & Trump, who are determined to rule. They have no interest in governing in accordance to the Constitution.
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I absolutely agree! This was the turning point. Presidents govern, not rule. We now have tossed out the idea of an executive branch and the presidency with our two co-regents, Musk & Trump, who are determined to rule. They have no interest in governing in accordance to the Constitution.
When the American Bar Association issues a statement expressing concerns over the state of our republic, it's serious. All the values we supposedly hold dear are under attack. If YOU support Trump's illegal means of enacting change, you are UN-AMERICAN!
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When the American Bar Association issues a statement expressing concerns over the state of our republic, it's serious. All the values we supposedly hold dear are under attack. If YOU support Trump's illegal means of enacting change, you are UN-AMERICAN!
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ethereal loveliness of a June evening in our Sweetbay Magnolia Garden. Western Pennsylvania, Indiana County. 💚🌞🐝
#nativeplants #habitatgarden #nativebees
#nativeplants #habitatgarden #nativebees
February 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The ethereal loveliness of a June evening in our Sweetbay Magnolia Garden. Western Pennsylvania, Indiana County. 💚🌞🐝
#nativeplants #habitatgarden #nativebees
#nativeplants #habitatgarden #nativebees