Whoabegoon
@wonderingallowed.bsky.social
Just a regular schmuck. Sometimes irreverent, never cruel. Following experts, thinkers and funny sumbitches because their humanity helps fix my heart. Sharing mostly bird stuff because birds are amazing.
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Things are not what they seem in the art of Thomas Deininger.
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Things are not what they seem in the art of Thomas Deininger.
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me nine innings ago / me now
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
me nine innings ago / me now
for the love of everything holy, somebody please post the score!
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
for the love of everything holy, somebody please post the score!
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Oh hey, a reason to be hopeful: groves of American chestnut trees have once again become self-reproducing in the wild.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Nearly a Century Ago, American Chestnut Trees Died Off. Now, Hikers Can Walk Among Them Again.
Efforts to restore the American chestnut comprise "one of the most epic conservation stories ever told.”
share.google
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oh hey, a reason to be hopeful: groves of American chestnut trees have once again become self-reproducing in the wild.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
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I am once again asking you to post raptors 🪶🌿
Pele, a peregrine falcon at Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka!
Pele, a peregrine falcon at Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka!
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I am once again asking you to post raptors 🪶🌿
Pele, a peregrine falcon at Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka!
Pele, a peregrine falcon at Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka!
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I demand you look at this bird.
(Photo by me)
(Photo by me)
October 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I demand you look at this bird.
(Photo by me)
(Photo by me)
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If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
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I’m telling you, they’re velociraptors.
Roadrunner on a post. I have no idea what he was looking at . 🪶
October 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I’m telling you, they’re velociraptors.
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My best backyard bird portraits from the past few months. 1/2
October 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
My best backyard bird portraits from the past few months. 1/2
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People over 40 watching birds at the bird feeder
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
People over 40 watching birds at the bird feeder
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Barred Antshrike.
The barred antshrike is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae. It is found in the Neotropics in Mexico, every country in Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
📸: @sergiogregoriophoto
The barred antshrike is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae. It is found in the Neotropics in Mexico, every country in Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
📸: @sergiogregoriophoto
October 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Barred Antshrike.
The barred antshrike is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae. It is found in the Neotropics in Mexico, every country in Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
📸: @sergiogregoriophoto
The barred antshrike is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae. It is found in the Neotropics in Mexico, every country in Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
📸: @sergiogregoriophoto
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Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) in Brazil 📷 Renato Sproesser.
October 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) in Brazil 📷 Renato Sproesser.
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My friend took this picture and I think people need to see it.
October 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My friend took this picture and I think people need to see it.
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Holy cow a lot is going on in the US right now. You may also need to take a deep breath and look closely at a painted lady butterfly.
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Holy cow a lot is going on in the US right now. You may also need to take a deep breath and look closely at a painted lady butterfly.
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Hi. It's me. 2 weeks later. This is done. 58 frames over 3 seconds, *50* layers in the final image. WOO. This was a long edit, felt like ACTUAL work so unless I get it again with the actual sunset I doubt I'll be editing more like this. Psyched for the final piece tho! 🪶
September 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Hi. It's me. 2 weeks later. This is done. 58 frames over 3 seconds, *50* layers in the final image. WOO. This was a long edit, felt like ACTUAL work so unless I get it again with the actual sunset I doubt I'll be editing more like this. Psyched for the final piece tho! 🪶
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@alan678.bsky.social
Technically not “in” my garden but only five mins walking distance from it, you’ll find Black Swans a Swanning.
And it’s been an absolute joy having access to such beautiful creatures as these paired swans.
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶 #Photography #Australia
#BlueSky #EastCoastKin
Technically not “in” my garden but only five mins walking distance from it, you’ll find Black Swans a Swanning.
And it’s been an absolute joy having access to such beautiful creatures as these paired swans.
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶 #Photography #Australia
#BlueSky #EastCoastKin
September 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
@alan678.bsky.social
Technically not “in” my garden but only five mins walking distance from it, you’ll find Black Swans a Swanning.
And it’s been an absolute joy having access to such beautiful creatures as these paired swans.
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶 #Photography #Australia
#BlueSky #EastCoastKin
Technically not “in” my garden but only five mins walking distance from it, you’ll find Black Swans a Swanning.
And it’s been an absolute joy having access to such beautiful creatures as these paired swans.
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶 #Photography #Australia
#BlueSky #EastCoastKin
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay from @robcrank68.bsky.social is ‘Any Bird Having a Bath’ or an alternative a ‘Robin’
A Emden goose at #JimmysFarm U.K. having a good wash!!
There’s always one, isn’t there? 😁
📷 🪶
#Photography #Birds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Smile #Breathe #MentalHealthAwareness
A Emden goose at #JimmysFarm U.K. having a good wash!!
There’s always one, isn’t there? 😁
📷 🪶
#Photography #Birds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Smile #Breathe #MentalHealthAwareness
September 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay from @robcrank68.bsky.social is ‘Any Bird Having a Bath’ or an alternative a ‘Robin’
A Emden goose at #JimmysFarm U.K. having a good wash!!
There’s always one, isn’t there? 😁
📷 🪶
#Photography #Birds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Smile #Breathe #MentalHealthAwareness
A Emden goose at #JimmysFarm U.K. having a good wash!!
There’s always one, isn’t there? 😁
📷 🪶
#Photography #Birds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Smile #Breathe #MentalHealthAwareness
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Okay, I warned you yesterday but SPIDER POST SPIDER POST SPIDER POST. Look. Spiders are great! They're our friends. They do good work out there and in our houses. I love spiders and how can you not love THIS spider, who is both a work of art *and* wildly successful at this game of hide-and-seek?
September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Okay, I warned you yesterday but SPIDER POST SPIDER POST SPIDER POST. Look. Spiders are great! They're our friends. They do good work out there and in our houses. I love spiders and how can you not love THIS spider, who is both a work of art *and* wildly successful at this game of hide-and-seek?
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Louis Harris’s free surfing school for kids in Queens teaches more than just how to ride the waves. Parents whose children Harris has taught say his efforts have transformed their children’s lives. nyti.ms/3Iwg7EI
September 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Louis Harris’s free surfing school for kids in Queens teaches more than just how to ride the waves. Parents whose children Harris has taught say his efforts have transformed their children’s lives. nyti.ms/3Iwg7EI
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August 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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I'm reposting this, because I refuse to believe no one wants to see a tiny #jumpingspider bro on a plastic golf tee #macro shot.
I mean, unless you just walk around all day with super magnification glasses on and marvel at all of the cool shit you now see, I get it.
I mean, unless you just walk around all day with super magnification glasses on and marvel at all of the cool shit you now see, I get it.
August 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I'm reposting this, because I refuse to believe no one wants to see a tiny #jumpingspider bro on a plastic golf tee #macro shot.
I mean, unless you just walk around all day with super magnification glasses on and marvel at all of the cool shit you now see, I get it.
I mean, unless you just walk around all day with super magnification glasses on and marvel at all of the cool shit you now see, I get it.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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I’ll end this week of oil-rewarding flowers with Angelonia, a genus of nearly 30 spp from the American tropics. All spp have oil-secreting hairs in the throats of their corollas & are pollinated by oil-collecting #bees. It's a popular bedding annual. #Plantaginaceae #TropicalBotany #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
September 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I’ll end this week of oil-rewarding flowers with Angelonia, a genus of nearly 30 spp from the American tropics. All spp have oil-secreting hairs in the throats of their corollas & are pollinated by oil-collecting #bees. It's a popular bedding annual. #Plantaginaceae #TropicalBotany #Botany 🌾🧪🌱