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C. J. Fitzpatrick
@cjfitzpatrick.bsky.social
Strategist confronting the roots of ecological collapse and advancing radical shifts in approach to conservation, rewilding, climate justice, and human rights.✍️ | Substack: https://substack.com/@cjfitzpatrickauthor | 📸 Prints: https://shorturl.at/bT6AA
Heard @billmckibben.bsky.social speak last week. While China installed 277 GW of solar in 2024 - enough for 40 million homes. The US? Couldn't sabotage its energy future better if it tried. Decentralized and abundant renewables mean less extraction, fewer resource wars and energy without empire!☀️
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Saw this beautiful Chinese mantis yesterday in NJ. Although not native they prey on many of the insect pests that residents hate in their gardens! 🦟🦗🪲 #Mantis #ChineseMantis #Insects
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So much for Gaza awakening critical thought. So many continuing to lap up Western by celebrating a US-backed puppet allied with Netanyahu. A perfect example of how dissent is neutralized. #NobelPrize #Gaza #NoamChomsky
October 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
They loved Greta's moral clarity when it was a good look for them. That same clarity would be a good look today! But their commitment to human rights has a very specific & profitable border. Their silence as she faced arrest and reports of abuse reveal everything
#GretaThunberg #SilenceIsComplicity
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thank you for your life's work Jane Goodall. The world is better because you were in it! RIP 🐒
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A very cool (and large) turkey vulture surveying the ground from my roof. What an impressive wing span! 🪶 #birds
September 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It was so cool to see and hear this large common raven croaking this morning! 🪶 #Birds
September 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A beautiful Belted Kingfisher at a local lake in New Jersey yesterday. 🪶 #Birds
September 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Progress doesn’t come from asking permission within broken systems. It comes from defying the systems that protect harm and punish change! #ConservationRevolution #EnvironmentalJustice #GeorgeBernardShaw
July 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Red squirrel in Tollymore Forest near Newcastle Co. Down. Always a joy to see. Great to know conservation efforts are paying off. Let’s keep it going! 🐿️🌲 #TollymoreForest #RedSquirrel #WildlifeConservation
July 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Gray heron by the river in Rostrevor’s fairy glen the very landscape that inspired C.S. Lewis’s Narnia🪶 #Rostrevor #FairyGlen #GrayHeron #Narnia #birds
July 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
One of many black guillemots spotted back in Ireland today! The coast was full of them! 🪶 #birds #Seabirds
July 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Herman Daly said it before most were ready: the economy lives inside nature. Soil, water, weather, biodiversity—these aren’t “externalities.” They’re foundations. The real crisis isn’t ignorance, but the pretense we can ignore this. #Conservation #Nature #ConservationRevolution #NatureRisk
June 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Spotted this beautiful Eastern Ratsnake calmly soaking up the sun at Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary in NJ. Harmless, non-venomous, and great for rodent control! 🐍 #NJNature #NJWildlife #Snakes
May 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Spotted a pair of ospreys on the Hudson River in NY/NJ yesterday—fitting for Earth Day. These long-distance migrants return from South America each spring to nest along the East Coast. Their recovery after the DDT ban is one of the best-known conservation wins 🪶 #Birds #Birding #BirdingNY #BirdingNJ
April 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Caught an amazing sight this morning—a Peregrine Falcon along the Hudson, stirring up the local pigeons. Wish I had my camera, but it was still a cool moment to enjoy 🪶 #Birds #NJBirds
March 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A proud female White-breasted Nuthatch braving the snowy day!❄️⛄ #birds #birdwatching #WinterWildlife
February 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A Red Kite gliding with its impressive wingspan across the skies of County Down, Ireland. While these native birds are still on a delicate path to recovery, targeted conservation initiatives in Ireland are crucial to bolstering their populations and ensuring their survival 🪶 #Birds #RedKite #Ireland
February 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Long-eared owl in New York - these winter visitors seek dense pine stands for daytime roosting from Nov-March. Their camouflage is incredible, blending perfectly with bark patterns. Kept my distance, quick photo, moved on. Let them rest! #birds
February 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day to all who celebrate! 🐿️ 🌰 #SquirrelDay
January 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ruddy duck diving on the Hudson River today. These specialized divers migrate to NY waters for winter months, plunging beneath the Hudson's surface in search of mussels, aquatic insects, and tiny crustaceans. #WildlifeNY #HudsonRiver #BirdingNYC #BirdingNJ
January 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A Red-tailed Hawk swooping above me in Central Park. It's encouraging to see these wonderful birds becoming an increasingly common sight. #Birding #BirdWatching
January 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Caught a rare sight in Central Park today: a snow goose visiting from the Arctic tundra, finding companionship among the Canadian geese #CentralPark #BirdWatching #addBirder
January 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Tonight's Wolf Moon over NY/NJ 🐺🌕 01/13/25 #WolfMoon
January 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Dark-eyed Junco and Hermit Thrush in Central Park's Ramble today! 🌳🐦 #CentralPark #BirdingNYC
December 15, 2024 at 11:17 PM