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Ad for The Pigeon Hustle show on PBS.

100% watching this on @pbs.org. #birder

Rails to Trails with beautiful flowers.

Insightful documentary about Rails to Trails on @pbs.org.

I support @railstotrails.org. Love being able to go birding and cycling.

#birder #trails #bike #safety #cyclist

www.pbs.org/video/from-r...

Bouquet of pink, white, and orange flowers.

Stop and smell the flowers. Yield to bees. They are nature's heroes. 🐝

Maple, a retired K-9, donning her bee suit at the Pollinator Performance Center. Photo by G.L. Kohuth.

Meet Maple. She is a retired police K-9.

This goodest girl is now helping to detect bacteria in bee colonies to keep it from spreading.

She works at Michigan State University's Pollinator Performance Center. 🐝

msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/bu...

I do not but here are more details! macaulaylibrary.org/asset/309666...

A baby piping plover.

This photo of a baby piping plover is exactly what I needed today...

Photo by Max Kelly (Macaulay Library). #birder

A baby and adult sandhill crane.

In these troubling times, you need a photo of this baby sandhill crane. #birder

Photo by Matt Felperin (Macaulay Library).

I am not sure why, but I was shocked. Bird seed does not seem that appetizing...

I do! I enjoy writing on it. No complaints.

Adorable! I love opossums.

What a cute pair of cardinals! #birder

Such incredible birds!

Love NPR!

Such amazing creatures, indeed!

Yes! Gave my brain much needed happiness!

Thank you for sharing! Listening now.

Same! Reading about birds and their many talents was a great start to my day.

Silly crows!

I was thinking the same thing. It is probably very helpful for travel!

They never cease to amaze!

Agreed! Crows are so smart. 🐦‍⬛

A crow's math skills include geometry Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

When you just need light-hearted news, NPR delivers!

A crow's math skills include geometry... #birder

"It's the first time a species other than humans has been shown to have this kind of geometric intuition." - @npr.org

www.npr.org/2025/04/12/n...

I do try to educate some depending on the context.

1 - Gets an eye twitch when a non-writer mentions how they are using AI.

Love that movie!

Lovely flower!

So cute!

American goldfinch! First one I have seen at the birdfeeders.

As an avid birder, I am so sad about this...

I am one of them! I continue to monitor the news in case that time comes.