Navyraptor
@navyraptor.bsky.social
Cretaceous cool guy. Airline pilot, world traveler, bird nerd.
There are only two seasons:
-The 3 weeks where I can traipse through the garden eating fresh berries straight from the bush
-Everything else
-The 3 weeks where I can traipse through the garden eating fresh berries straight from the bush
-Everything else
July 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There are only two seasons:
-The 3 weeks where I can traipse through the garden eating fresh berries straight from the bush
-Everything else
-The 3 weeks where I can traipse through the garden eating fresh berries straight from the bush
-Everything else
This mud and weed-infested plot is going to transform into a veritable garden of eden over the next few months
April 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This mud and weed-infested plot is going to transform into a veritable garden of eden over the next few months
It's never easy to say goodbye.
Stevie stuck with us for nearly 19 years, through many moves and deployments. She was never one for cuddling, but was always there to greet me when I got home. She liked having her ears squeezed and playing with toys under rugs.
I'll miss you.
Stevie stuck with us for nearly 19 years, through many moves and deployments. She was never one for cuddling, but was always there to greet me when I got home. She liked having her ears squeezed and playing with toys under rugs.
I'll miss you.
March 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It's never easy to say goodbye.
Stevie stuck with us for nearly 19 years, through many moves and deployments. She was never one for cuddling, but was always there to greet me when I got home. She liked having her ears squeezed and playing with toys under rugs.
I'll miss you.
Stevie stuck with us for nearly 19 years, through many moves and deployments. She was never one for cuddling, but was always there to greet me when I got home. She liked having her ears squeezed and playing with toys under rugs.
I'll miss you.
It turns out that you ~can~ be the most senior military representative in a foreign nation, and this confers upon you the ability to do things such as "call the ambassador" and "hold a press conference"
(All for positive reasons!)
(All for positive reasons!)
February 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It turns out that you ~can~ be the most senior military representative in a foreign nation, and this confers upon you the ability to do things such as "call the ambassador" and "hold a press conference"
(All for positive reasons!)
(All for positive reasons!)
I just really wonder, FAA, given everything that has happened in the last month, if playing silly word games is the best use of departmental resources.
February 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I just really wonder, FAA, given everything that has happened in the last month, if playing silly word games is the best use of departmental resources.
OK hotel. I like the dodo theme. But "Dodo contemplating its imminent murder at the hands of European sailors" is not exactly a restful bedroom scene.
February 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
OK hotel. I like the dodo theme. But "Dodo contemplating its imminent murder at the hands of European sailors" is not exactly a restful bedroom scene.
PINK PIGEON CONFIRMED
There's only around 500 of these birds in the entire world.
(small caveat: found out if you want to see one, just go to the mountain where they release the captive bred ones. The whole flock pretty much hangs out around there. Lazy birds.)
There's only around 500 of these birds in the entire world.
(small caveat: found out if you want to see one, just go to the mountain where they release the captive bred ones. The whole flock pretty much hangs out around there. Lazy birds.)
February 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
PINK PIGEON CONFIRMED
There's only around 500 of these birds in the entire world.
(small caveat: found out if you want to see one, just go to the mountain where they release the captive bred ones. The whole flock pretty much hangs out around there. Lazy birds.)
There's only around 500 of these birds in the entire world.
(small caveat: found out if you want to see one, just go to the mountain where they release the captive bred ones. The whole flock pretty much hangs out around there. Lazy birds.)
I am en route to the former home of the Dodo, and if I have any free time at all outside of work I WILL find myself a Mauritius Pink Pigeon this time. The final bird on the life list for this tiny island.
February 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I am en route to the former home of the Dodo, and if I have any free time at all outside of work I WILL find myself a Mauritius Pink Pigeon this time. The final bird on the life list for this tiny island.
I make light of the situation because it's the only way to avoid falling into a pit of seething rage over the idea that a draft dodger would have the audacity to call the service of my fellow soldiers and sailors "dishonorable".
February 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I make light of the situation because it's the only way to avoid falling into a pit of seething rage over the idea that a draft dodger would have the audacity to call the service of my fellow soldiers and sailors "dishonorable".
Can confirm that the government did send out an all-hands email telling people that emails from the new, totally real OPM email address are actually legit and not a scam.
Which is exactly what a scammer would say. Checkmate, pseudo-OPM, your anti-DEI spam can go straight to trash now.
Which is exactly what a scammer would say. Checkmate, pseudo-OPM, your anti-DEI spam can go straight to trash now.
February 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Can confirm that the government did send out an all-hands email telling people that emails from the new, totally real OPM email address are actually legit and not a scam.
Which is exactly what a scammer would say. Checkmate, pseudo-OPM, your anti-DEI spam can go straight to trash now.
Which is exactly what a scammer would say. Checkmate, pseudo-OPM, your anti-DEI spam can go straight to trash now.
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In aviation we are all a family bonded by our mutual love of flying, and by our pride in getting others home to their families.
Yesterday was a hard day for our family and, though we hadn't met, I knew them, and I know they did their best, no matter what the DEI hire in chief claims.
Godspeed.
Yesterday was a hard day for our family and, though we hadn't met, I knew them, and I know they did their best, no matter what the DEI hire in chief claims.
Godspeed.
January 31, 2025 at 4:27 AM
In aviation we are all a family bonded by our mutual love of flying, and by our pride in getting others home to their families.
Yesterday was a hard day for our family and, though we hadn't met, I knew them, and I know they did their best, no matter what the DEI hire in chief claims.
Godspeed.
Yesterday was a hard day for our family and, though we hadn't met, I knew them, and I know they did their best, no matter what the DEI hire in chief claims.
Godspeed.
Amidst everything, disheartening news from the FAA this morning: guidance on obtaining pilot medical clearance for folks with gender dysphoria or taking HRT was quietly removed from the Aeromedical Examiner's guide. The ability of trans pilots to obtain/retain medical clearance is now in doubt.
January 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Amidst everything, disheartening news from the FAA this morning: guidance on obtaining pilot medical clearance for folks with gender dysphoria or taking HRT was quietly removed from the Aeromedical Examiner's guide. The ability of trans pilots to obtain/retain medical clearance is now in doubt.
Welcome to Build-a-Fuckin-Dragon workshop
January 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Welcome to Build-a-Fuckin-Dragon workshop
Nice hiking on the Columbia River Gorge yesterday.
I'm sure causing consternation by posting a golden eagle spotting on eBird in a spot where they are rarely seen.
I'm sure causing consternation by posting a golden eagle spotting on eBird in a spot where they are rarely seen.
January 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Nice hiking on the Columbia River Gorge yesterday.
I'm sure causing consternation by posting a golden eagle spotting on eBird in a spot where they are rarely seen.
I'm sure causing consternation by posting a golden eagle spotting on eBird in a spot where they are rarely seen.
*husband walks in*
"Don't ask."
*husband walks away*
"Don't ask."
*husband walks away*
January 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
*husband walks in*
"Don't ask."
*husband walks away*
"Don't ask."
*husband walks away*
Cool physics of the day: the discharge of St Elmo's Fire across the laminated glass windscreen of the jet subtly changes the polarity in the glass along its path of travel. Even more than 30 minutes later, water still prefers to follow the path of the lightning.
December 30, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Cool physics of the day: the discharge of St Elmo's Fire across the laminated glass windscreen of the jet subtly changes the polarity in the glass along its path of travel. Even more than 30 minutes later, water still prefers to follow the path of the lightning.
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No, Clarice! We warned you not to go into the Gumdrop Forest, but you just didn't listen!
December 7, 2024 at 1:21 AM
No, Clarice! We warned you not to go into the Gumdrop Forest, but you just didn't listen!
Everyone ready for ~maximum cozy~?
December 5, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Everyone ready for ~maximum cozy~?
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Insert Yule-tyrannus puns here!
Dinosaurs + wintery themes are a favorite of mine, as ya'll know. Starting off the season with Valor and a wreath. 🎄
#paleoart (ish) #TheDinosaurMann
Dinosaurs + wintery themes are a favorite of mine, as ya'll know. Starting off the season with Valor and a wreath. 🎄
#paleoart (ish) #TheDinosaurMann
December 1, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Insert Yule-tyrannus puns here!
Dinosaurs + wintery themes are a favorite of mine, as ya'll know. Starting off the season with Valor and a wreath. 🎄
#paleoart (ish) #TheDinosaurMann
Dinosaurs + wintery themes are a favorite of mine, as ya'll know. Starting off the season with Valor and a wreath. 🎄
#paleoart (ish) #TheDinosaurMann
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Ghost Ranch
November 30, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Ghost Ranch
Happy Thanksgiving all my American friends! Hope you're enjoying the day with family and those close to you.
November 28, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Happy Thanksgiving all my American friends! Hope you're enjoying the day with family and those close to you.
Cleaning house and making lasagna while listening to Herb Alpert, so I guess the only thing missing from 60's Housewife cosplay are the quaaludes.
November 14, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Cleaning house and making lasagna while listening to Herb Alpert, so I guess the only thing missing from 60's Housewife cosplay are the quaaludes.