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frwildflowers.bsky.social
Chimney Rock Dam: When the Klan took over Longmont one hundred years ago 🧐
What Happened When The Colorado KKK Tried To Build A Dam
In the foothills outside Longmont, Colorado, tucked high in a narrow valley, sits an ugly, cement slab. It's the size of a train car and juts out into…
www.kunc.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
windsofstrange.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com @kbspangler.com Hi, some years back (maybe on the other site) y'all went through the various seed companies and pointed out which ones were fashy and which were worth supporting. Who are the trustworthy suppliers, please?
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
windsofstrange.bsky.social
My little treat for sanity this week
www.etsy.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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inaturalist.bsky.social
Happy #WorldOctopusDay! To celebrate: a stunning Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) doing its thing.

📷 maractwin on iNaturalist
📍 Fiji
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
A beige, textured octopus rests among coral. The octopus has changed its skin texture to be smoother and deeper brown. The octopus, with speckled beige and textured skin, rests among coral.
October 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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ygrene.bsky.social
happy international Good Buddy day to those who celebrate
October 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
windsofstrange.bsky.social
The time of crickets has passed, the time of flocking geese is here. Hello, October.
October 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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geftokingmongoose.bsky.social
Still from the television show King of the Hill showing Hank Hill running at night while saying "that's a side effect of the marijuana poisoning"
September 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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kkuzera.bsky.social
Tarantula Trek - La Junta CO
September 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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comicsinthega.bsky.social
*gestures to everything*
Comic panel of Popeye saying "I am disgustipated."
September 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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advertence.bsky.social
Decision making cycle for anxious overthinking procrastinators
August 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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pjvphotography.bsky.social
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
A pika sits on a mossy rock. Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head. An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye. An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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duniagamemaster.bsky.social
It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
August 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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delafina777.bsky.social
anyway, remember that exercise isn’t supposed to be a punishment, it’s supposed to be a celebration of what your body can do

that we can do anything at all is a gift
August 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
windsofstrange.bsky.social
A red-tailed hawk spent some time in our maple's shade during the midday heat yesterday.
Blurry profile of a large hawk on a wooden fence. It has a black-tipped beak and is light reddish brown with dark brown wings.
August 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
windsofstrange.bsky.social
Study in gray
A sleeping gray cat on a gray couch
July 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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xkcd.com
iNaturalist Animals and Plants

xkcd.com/3118/
Comic. The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist. (Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.) [labeled map of the US] WA: Mallard/Western Sword Fern. OR: Mule Deer/Western Ponderosa Pine. CA: Western Fence Lizard/California Poppy. HI: Green Sea Turtle/‘Ōhi’a Lehua. ID: Mallard/Big Sagebrush. NV: Common Side-Blotched Lizard/Creosote Bush. MT: White-Tailed Deer/Common Yarrow. WY: American Bison/Sticky Geranium. UT: Mule Deer/Utah Juniper. AZ: Ornate Tree Lizard/Saguaro. CO: Mule Deer/Great Mullein. NM: Mule Deer/Creosote Bush. AK: Moose/Fireweed. ND: American Bison/Prairie Rose. SD: American Bison/Hoary Vervain. NE: American Robin/Common Milkweed. KS: Ornate Box Turtle/Amur Honeysuckle. OK: Pond Slider/Eastern Redcedar. TX: Northern Cardinal/Pinladies. MN, WI, IL: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Common Milkweed. IA, MI: White-Tailed Deer/Common Milkweed. MO: Brown-Belted Bumble Bee/Amur Honeysuckle. AR: Three-toed Box Turtle/Chinese Privet. LA: Green Anole/Baldcypress. IN: American Robin/Amur Honeysuckle. OH: Eastern Pondhawk/Virginia Springbeauty. KY: Common Box Turtle/Amur Honeysuckle. TN: American Robin/Christmas Fern. MS: Northern Cardinal/Pale Pitcher Plant. AL: Gulf Fritillary/American Sweetgum. GA: Green Anole/American Sweetgum. FL: Brown Anole/White Beggarticks. NY: Eastern Gray Squirrel/White Snakeroot. PA: White-Tailed Deer/Garlic Mustard. WV: White-Tailed Deer/Great Rhododendron. VA: White-Tailed Deer/Eastern Poison Ivy. MD: White-Tailed Deer/Wineberry. DE: Fowler’s Toad/American Pokeweed. NC: Eastern Gray Squirrel/Christmas Fern. SC: Northern Cardinal/American Sweetgum. NJ: Spotted Lanternfly/Common Mugwort. VT: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Eastern White Pine. NH: White-Tailed Deer/Eastern White Pine. MA: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Eastern White Pine. CT: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Striped Wintergreen. RI: American Herring Gull. ME: American Herring Gull/Canadian Bunchberry.
July 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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templeofgloom.bsky.social
A cicada: COME, FRIEND. SCREAM WITH US.
July 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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rosemarymosco.com
Found a baby songbird? Here's a newly updated chart!
A chart that explains what to do If You Find A Baby Songbird Out Of The Nest. Is it hurt or did a cat get it? (Cat bites & scratches cause deadly infections.) or, Has a person kept it for over a day, given it food or water, or gotten it wet? If yes, Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator or wildlife care center near you. An online search can help. If no, what does it look like? Eyes not yet open. You have a hatchling. It's very young. Eyes open; feathers few & may be in tube-like sheaths. You have a nestling. Feathered; awkwardly hops or flutters; tail & wings short. You have a fledgling. Many sharp teeth; large claw on second toe. You have a velociraptor. If a hatchling or nestling, can you see the nest? If yes, Return it to its nest. The parents won’t care if they can smell you. If no, Make a nest from a basket & dried grass. Wire it to a tree. (Note: A few species, like Juncos, need a nest on the ground.) If a fledgling, is it in immediate danger? If yes, carefully move it to a safer spot nearby. If no, DO NOT INTERVENE! Though the bird looks awkward, it’s in a natural stage & the parents are still feeding it. If a velociraptor, has it seen you? If yes, back away slowly. Do not show fear. If no, run. Watch for others that may attack from the sides. FYI: Some babies (eg. swifts, most woodpeckers) only sit on the ground if in trouble. When in doubt, keep watch & contact a wildlife rehabilitator if needed!
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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occlupanid.bsky.social
The Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group looks forward to integrating these anatomical descriptors into future bulletins. The report can be read directly here: www.horg.com/horg/wp-cont...
Illustration of the Proposed Anatomy of the Palp-Bearing Occlupanid.
April 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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annaleen.bsky.social
A massive study of 50,000 households over 1,000 archaeological sites provides ample evidence that inequality is not a "natural" outgrowth of sophistication. Instead, it is a political choice. Which means, kids, that we don't have to choose it.
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable
A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality
archaeologymag.com
April 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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rosemarymosco.com
Signs of spring, ranked.
A six-panel comic called Signs of Spring, Ranked. In panel 1, #10 is Robin - not always a useful sign since robins are quietly present in winter in many areas. In panel 2, there's #9: Daffodil - nice, mundane, #8: Skunk Cabbage - unusual, cool, and #7: Dutchman's Breeches - lol. In panel 3, there's #6: Turkey vulture migrating - gloriously ominous, a humbling reminder of life's transience, and #5: very very small bunny - wow, the little ears. In panel 4 there's #4: Snake sunbathing, with a gartersnake warming itself - underappreciated, looks cozy, and #3: Woodcock going peent - the perfect sound. In panel 5 there's #2: small frogs yelling as loud as they can, with a wood frog floating in a pool inflating itself to make a loud quack - they crave love, or at least they crave the external fertilization of 1500 gelatinous eggs. In panel 6, there's #1, Even smaller frogs yelling, with a spring peeper sitting on the ground making loud calls - yes, YES.
April 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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self.agency
in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.” The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species. The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation. It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk. Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation. The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage. Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential! The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.
April 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social
the 'C' in "USB-C" stands for "cloaca" because it's one hole that does just about everything
February 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
windsofstrange.bsky.social
Had a lovely night out at a performance by the Broomfield Symphony Orchestra and the Boulder Opera Company. Support local music, including with your taxes!
February 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM