@igopogo
Photographer of plants and birds and rocks and things, sand and hills and trees ... some systems ecology, some philosophy, some sci-fi-ery, and lots of internal bird-thought monologs PDX-based Ph.D. Ecologist
This is troubling, but not unexpected, hearing similar plans for OR/WA/CA forests
π·Circa 1994 (blue shirt, binocs, compass - pre-GPSπ°οΈ) ... doing bird surveys on the Ottawa, Chequamegon, Nicolet and Hiawatha NFs ... and I am a Card Carrying Yooper π
#michigan #yooper #USFS #forest #whenIhadhair
Yeah, I have two boxes of issues from '78-'85 ... if only we had some tech to scan and summarize those π
There was a graphic short story in Heavy Metal like that (early '80s???) with the guy being prepped to go in to work his one hour (once a year) and the robots telling him how smart and special he was ... don't remember the ending ...
A comic of a bird singing about somebody eating their babies, and a crow responding that they did and they'd do it again. And below them, it is a man listening to a cd of their conversation entitled "relaxing bird sounds"
When I hear lovely birdsong in the morning, I remember this comic and laugh
The people who destroyed the environment are the ones who should pay for it.
Instead we're still giving them subsidies.
Rob, my good friend and colleague, is back in writing mode after taking some personal time off. Check out his blog posts, and the podcast with the guy that doesn't have the fancy color headshot, just a B&W of how one carries two cameras, binoculars, phone, and holds the leash of a small rat dog ;-)
Sunrise through a window brightly ...
Mt Hood profile in the background with downtown Portland in the foreground ... sometime in February 2026
π¦ Green-winged Teal at Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge near Dallas OR sometime in 2026
ALERT: New Science Findingsπ€£
Trump Administration Announces That We Donβt Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
flip.it/vpOkqS
Probably a Great Egret, a Snowy would have a dark bill (and be a bit shorter assuming I have the perspective right) ... but you gotta love Snow Goose herdsπ
Watch the full fireside chat on FDRβs legacy here: youtu.be/ehD3MEz1B2g?...
OK, ibis, listen up, no wing flapping, these egrets see any black and they'll vote us off the islandπ¬
Dammit Rodney, what did I just say? Luckily, no one was looking at you, just that silly plumage
Where are the ladies milliners when you need them? Likely gone mad? π©π
Thoughts of a White Ibis ...
New book from an old friend ... get a copy now!
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Here's the wide angle look at the tree island ... everyone welcome as long as you have white feathers ... well, OK, we'll let the Anhinga stay, but not the Little Blue Heron adults!!!
Showing off ...
π¦π· with a Great Egret on a small tree island near Venice FL ... the first one is 'daylight' WB, the second is 'auto' ... not yet decided which I prefer ... I'm thinking somewhere in the middle ...
#bird #egret #florida #whitebalance #white #green #plumage
Just a breakfast snack ...
π·π¦ Backyard birding from the living room with a Red-shouldered Hawk pecking away at something ... early Jan '25 in the NOVA
#virginia #hawk #bird #birding #trees
So, good discussion of bat habitat and life history details; kind of missed linking ropey/rough to the Εlelo HawaiΚ»i words ... just an observation ;-)
π·views of the huge lava field at Valley of Fires Recreation Area near Carrizozo NM 2025
I'm not a "Christmas" bird!
Vermillion Flycatcher catching a view near Portal NM sometime in 2016
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Heel Stoneπ€·ββοΈπ€·ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ
Denizens of the Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell NM
1) Puddle ducks - two species present (test your knowledge!), but I know there were a few Northern Shoveler in there somewhere
2) Snake of the rattle variety (I don't do reptiles ;-)
3) Location indicator sign
#NWR #bitterlake #newmexico #rattlesnake
Early morning at a slightly smaller Stonehenge ... accurate in most dimensions at 70% scale ... The Heal Stone can be seen in the far right background (seen the plaque for details) ...
University of Texas of the Permian Basin Stonehenge
Built in 2004 by stoneworkers Connie and Brenda Edwards
Circa 1995 ... so much has changed in three decades π€·ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈ
www.gocomics.com/calvinandhob...
Graham has some thoughtful folks helping him ... They got thisπ
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
#platner #maine #dumpcollins
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
On the way out ...
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Jupiter FL
