Melinda
@melinhout.bsky.social
Enjoyer of fiber crafts, baking, and D&D 🧶🍞
Studier of wildlife health and bunnies 🐇🐇
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Studier of wildlife health and bunnies 🐇🐇
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Avatar: Maddie Sharafian
Banner: Me
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timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
Restricted Species Scientific Aid
$18.26 - $21.67 per Hour
Final Filing Date: 9/17/2025
Rancho Cordova, CA
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
$18.26 - $21.67 per Hour
Final Filing Date: 9/17/2025
Rancho Cordova, CA
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Restricted Species Scientific Aid
Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.
calcareers.ca.gov
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Restricted Species Scientific Aid
$18.26 - $21.67 per Hour
Final Filing Date: 9/17/2025
Rancho Cordova, CA
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
$18.26 - $21.67 per Hour
Final Filing Date: 9/17/2025
Rancho Cordova, CA
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
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This is a great position for any early career folks interested in wildlife health and non-game/T&E species! The Wildlife Health Lab is a great bunch of people. Closes 7/26. calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/... #wildlifehealth #hiring
Core Lab-Nongame Health Scientific Aid
Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.
calcareers.ca.gov
July 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is a great position for any early career folks interested in wildlife health and non-game/T&E species! The Wildlife Health Lab is a great bunch of people. Closes 7/26. calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/... #wildlifehealth #hiring
This is a great position for any early career folks interested in wildlife health and non-game/T&E species! The Wildlife Health Lab is a great bunch of people. Closes 7/26. calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/... #wildlifehealth #hiring
Core Lab-Nongame Health Scientific Aid
Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.
calcareers.ca.gov
July 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is a great position for any early career folks interested in wildlife health and non-game/T&E species! The Wildlife Health Lab is a great bunch of people. Closes 7/26. calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/... #wildlifehealth #hiring
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
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April 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Baby Ume is now 79 pounds and eating more solid foods with her mom, Yuna. She is looking to her mom for guidance and often "mirrors" what Yuna is doing. 💕
📹: Keeper Skylar
📹: Keeper Skylar
March 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Baby Ume is now 79 pounds and eating more solid foods with her mom, Yuna. She is looking to her mom for guidance and often "mirrors" what Yuna is doing. 💕
📹: Keeper Skylar
📹: Keeper Skylar
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Remember that you were raised on stories about hyperindividualistic chosen ones where saving the entire world is the minimum win condition.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.
January 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Remember that you were raised on stories about hyperindividualistic chosen ones where saving the entire world is the minimum win condition.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.
It's fine to tune your expectations down from that a smidge. You're not going to dethrone god today but maybe do something nice for your neighbors.
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This photo so perfectly captures nuthatches’ profound disrespect for gravity
The two most important factors to successfully seeing the birds you want to see are 1. Complaining and 2. Persistency*
I've been whining about not seeing one of these little Nuthatches this year and the snow has spontaneously produced some for me. So Cool! 😂 #birds
*in complaining.
I've been whining about not seeing one of these little Nuthatches this year and the snow has spontaneously produced some for me. So Cool! 😂 #birds
*in complaining.
January 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This photo so perfectly captures nuthatches’ profound disrespect for gravity
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There is something so sweet about the human capacity for enthusiasm. For a few days everyone in LA has been glued to Watch Duty and getting in the weeds of how water drops work. Now there are people out here who honestly have a favorite water plane that they are following closely and rooting for.
January 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
There is something so sweet about the human capacity for enthusiasm. For a few days everyone in LA has been glued to Watch Duty and getting in the weeds of how water drops work. Now there are people out here who honestly have a favorite water plane that they are following closely and rooting for.
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Rough series of events for us all. I poked around my archives and found this little snowy plover scampering around the beach.
I can't believe I've been sitting on this almost a year!
Take 30 seconds to put a smile on your face. You've earned it. It may be awhile till the next <3
#birds
I can't believe I've been sitting on this almost a year!
Take 30 seconds to put a smile on your face. You've earned it. It may be awhile till the next <3
#birds
January 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Rough series of events for us all. I poked around my archives and found this little snowy plover scampering around the beach.
I can't believe I've been sitting on this almost a year!
Take 30 seconds to put a smile on your face. You've earned it. It may be awhile till the next <3
#birds
I can't believe I've been sitting on this almost a year!
Take 30 seconds to put a smile on your face. You've earned it. It may be awhile till the next <3
#birds