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Caro Swan
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Editor, birdwatcher, and lover of fictional crime. She/her.
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Photo of a pouncing squirrel. Flyer text: ATTACK SQUIRREL BEWARE!!!!! THIS IS NOT AJOKE MORE THAN 5 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A VERY MEAN SQUIRREL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS ON DIABLO CIRCLE AND MOUNT LASSEN. SEVERAL HAVE GONE TO ER FOR SEVERE LECERATIONS [sic]. THIS SQUIRREL COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND WILL ATTACK LEGS / ARMS / AND FACES AND LEAVES BITE MARKS AND SCRATCHES.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Probably my best warbler pic, sadly.
A yellow-rumper warbler obscured by the thin branches it’s perched on
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Waxwings!
Two cedar waxwings viewed from below with fall leaves in the background
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I wish I knew the backstory of this one.
City of Prescott Mayor Candidate BRENT POTTS 19 46.34% WRITE-IN 22 53.66% Total Votes 41
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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OK it was actually by mail and not today, but I celebrate election days.
A sticker with a US flag and the words “I Voted”
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Maybe not the volume right at the site! I just recently learned that the Mount St. Helens eruption was powerful enough to blow the sound waves up, creating a zone of silence.
Museum display explaining how the Mount St. Helens eruption affected sound waves.
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Family dinner
Three deer, two of them small but no longer spotted A deer seen side-on with another visible behind it
October 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Heavy traffic on the bridge tonight
Turkeys on the road and on the bridge guardrail Several turkeys on a road
October 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Vulture circling near Mount St. Helens
A turkey vulture against a blue sky A turkey vulture flies over replanted pine forest just inside the Mount St. Helens blast zone
September 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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County fair swag! Got a water-safety chip clip from the Army Corps of Engineers, an awesome #SaveOurBats magnet from Fish and Wildlife, and a pocket constitution from the local Democrats. And practiced hands-only CPR with the county emergency preparedness booth.
A pile of fair swag: A chip clip printed with “Keep an Eye on Your Children Around Water,” a magnet showing adorable bat in front of a mountain that says “#SaveOurBats,” a bookmark, a green squishable star with a smiley face on it, a red and white striped bendy pencil, and a pocket constitution.
August 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Does the BBC not know what “etching” means?
Screenshot of a BBC article: Photo (credited to Quesnel Search & Rescue Facebook) of a large rock with the word “HELP” written on it in mud. There is a helicopter on the ground behind it. Below the photo, the article says: A man missing for more than a week in the vast wilderness of Canada's province of British Columbia has been found after etching the word “help" on a rock and drawing "SOS" in the mud.
August 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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What makes anyone name this species the green comma? Are entomologists just trying to fuck with the rest of us?
A green comma butterfly on the ground
August 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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High-up heron.
A heron perched atop a tall pine tree.
August 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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This squirrel was dangling so limply I thought it might be dead! But no, just advanced splooting technique
Squirrel splooting on a power line, all limbs dangling except one rear foot
July 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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A beautiful day.
View from a forest looking up over bushes, through tall pines, to a blue sky with a smattering of fluffy white clouds.
July 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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This is going to go to his head.
Screenshot of Apple’s photo app mistakenly identifying a dark photo of a large black dog lying in a shallow river as a photo of an American black bear.
July 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Met a very annoyed robin today.

#birds
An American robin on a hiking trail
July 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Lots of obstacles to adventure this weekend.
View through a dirty windshield of a brown cow with a white face. The cow is standing in the middle of a paved but rural road.
July 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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This is turning into a real community collaboration! I’m assuming the sign person is not working with the birdseed person because Birdseed had it right that they are actually wasps.
A hand-letter sign propped up by bricks: WARNING! ANGRY BEES!
July 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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My dog stepped on the birdseed E as crows shouted indignantly from the trees.
The remains of a capital E written in birdseed on the sidewalk.
July 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Galaxy brain: Summoning birds to fight the wasps.
A leashed dog approaches the words “WASP AREA” spelled on the sidewalk using birdseed. Further on, orange cones bracket a wasp’s nest in a wall.
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Not the same kind of source, but: “light bulb moment” per Brewer’s 20th. As a compound adjective, too!
Entries in Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, 20th Edition: Light blue Related to Cambridge or Eton. Light bulb moment A moment of sudden inspiration, as sometimes indicated in illustrations by the appearance of a light bulb above an individual's head. The term evokes the sudden flood of illumination provided by the switching on of a traditional incandescent light bulb, rather than the dull glow initially provided by more modern energy-saving varieties. Light-fingered Having nimble or agile fingers, especially for thieving or picking pockets. Light-footed Nimble. Light-headed Giddy; frivolous; delirious. Light-hearted Cheerful; unduly casual. Light Horse Harry The nickname of Henry Lee (1756-1818), US cavalry officer and father of the
July 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Two words, no hyphen in Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate!
Entries in Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary: light breeze n (1805) : wind having a spee [text truncated] kilometers) per hour light bulb n (1884) : INCANDESCENT LAMP light chain n (1964) : either of the two sm [text truncated] chains comprising antibodies — compare E [text truncated] light-emitting diode n (ca. 1970) : LED lighten \'lit-'n\ vb light•ened; light-en.ing
July 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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How it’s going.
Big black dog with some white on his muzzle lies sideways on a dog bed, letting his head hang off of it to rest on the carpet.
July 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Beating the heat and enjoying the view.
A large black dog leading the way down a sunny canyon trail overlooking a river.
July 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM