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The One True Kat
@theonetruekat.bsky.social
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Biologist. Californian. Madly in love with nature. Always outside. Garden nerd. Cyclist. Big fan of informed democracy. Sheltering and supporting as many people as possible. She/her All photos mine unless credited.
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · Mar 21
Since I have to reintroduce myself after the move:

I’m Kat. California biologist, currently in Davis. Herpetologist. 15 years in private consulting (utility and infrastructure), mostly as a field nerd, doing surveys for local flora/fauna and passing on whatever niche wisdom I can.

🦎🐸🐟🐻🦉🐝🐍🐢🌿
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 26m
Northern Harrier doing a floaty. 🪶
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 3h
Merced NWR out here with the tko.
A green lush wetland with blue skies and impossibly fluffy clouds
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 4h
Oh Central Valley! I love your fluffy cloud days beyond reason!
A rural rd and blue skies with huge floofy white clouds!
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 8h
NorCal peoples! As of last night there are a few spots open in a Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Workshop in Sonoma. Jeff is a great instructor and it’s always worth it if you’re looking to get into more herp work! #herps

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For those interested in an Introductory level Foothill Yellow Legged Frog workshop, there is one offered by the Laguna Foundation (Sonoma County) coming soon (next week), with a couple of spots left. If you are interested, send an email to Maggie Hart (maggiehart@lagunafoundation.org).
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 8h
I get to go hang out in the desert with these beauties in a few weeks and I could not be more excited. Desert Tortoise. It’s been a minute (and by minute, I mean decade). #herps
A Mojave desert tortoise looks around amid a background of desert scrub.
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 8h
Here come dat bill.
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Mstreefrog @mstreefrog.bsky.social · 8h
For the #Reflections theme for #BirdOfTheDay a Northern Shoveler. Not a perfect reflection, but I love the leopard-skin pattern on the water. 🐆
#Birds #WaderWednesday
📷🪶🦆
A Northern Shoveler on gentle blue waves with a bit of reflection of those beautiful deckled side walls it’s sporting.
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 9h
Starting my day with some attitude. House Wren. 🪶
A small, brown borb sits on a fence post. Small brown bird does a yell.
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 9h
Share a cartoon from the past kids today probably never heard of. 📺
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 19h
I did not know who these two were before the booker interview reposts, but this had me rolling and now I’m down the rabbit hole…
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Howard Ashman 🔪stab🔪 account @michaelchu7.bsky.social · 19h
They're fun! Jennifer Welch once got EXTREMELY offended when someone called her a centrist.
Is Jennifer Welch a Centrist??: IHIP HIGHLIGHTS
YouTube video by I've Had It
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 19h
That is awesome!
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 1d
BRB, moving to Portland.
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ROSE @milkshakemotel.bsky.social · 3d
Portland art lovers and fans of unusual fish transportation MUST go see Sasha Fishman’s SHAD MODE at ILY2, there is a functional salmon cannon in the gallery with realistic weight hot pink rubber salmon you can chuck into it
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Colton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝 @fishsqueezer.bsky.social · 1d
I'm fine with Bluesky being the last hurrah of social media but clearly the bubble has burst. This should be at the top of everyone's feed, but it's crickets.

YOU CAN USE A SALMON CANNON
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ROSE @milkshakemotel.bsky.social · 3d
Portland art lovers and fans of unusual fish transportation MUST go see Sasha Fishman’s SHAD MODE at ILY2, there is a functional salmon cannon in the gallery with realistic weight hot pink rubber salmon you can chuck into it
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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 2d
i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today
A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"
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Oregon Wildlife Foundation @orwildlife.bsky.social · 1d
🐍 New episode!
Western rattlesnakes in the Willamette Valley — how they live, what threatens them, and why they matter.
🎧 Listen: nwnaturematters.libsyn.com/western-ratt...

#Rattlesnakes #OregonWildlife #Conservation #NWNatureMatters
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d
The frilled lizard is an iconic Australian reptile because of their utter fearlessness.

Their scientific name, Chlamydosaurus kingii, translates to 'King cloaked lizard' & you can see why.

They're one of a few modern lizards that can accurately be called bipedal, running upright on hind legs.
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Shannon Downey @badasscrossstitch.bsky.social · 2d
Put a little tutorial and downloadable stencil options on my website for you.

www.badasscrossstitch.com/communitypro...

#craftivism
A spray paint can, stencil, and spray painted message that reads we save us on concrete
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WhitePaaws @whitepaaws.bsky.social · 2d
The other lifer I managed to find this past weekend was this beautiful Tiger Rattlesnake chilling in a rock crevice! This was one of my targets for the day and one of my top targets in Arizona! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Tiger Rattlesnake coiled inside a rock crevice. This snake is gray-ish/brown with some dark brown markings on their body.
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 2d
When you hear that Rice Creek Bird Observatory caught eight owls last night
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SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · 2d
Roadrunner on a post. I have no idea what he was looking at . 🪶
Roadrunner on a post.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2d
Good news: a grant I submitted got selected for an interview out of ~150 apps. Only 2 others got interviews!

Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞

I will keep trying.

In the meantime, consider supporting our work with $5-10/month?

givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
Support Skype a Scientist!
By Skype a Scientist
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 2d
“Since the 1970s, when California’s green turtles first surfaced, scientists have suspected that the animals represent an expansion of the species’ known range… these suspicions are almost definitely true.”

A shot of hope from @biographic.bsky.social.

www.biographic.com/go-north-you...
Go North, Young Turtle
As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.
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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 2d
An immature Black-headed Grosbeak foraging around in fallen leaves
#birds
A young black-headed grosbeak standing in a messy scene of fallen leaves, bark, and sticks. It is a medium sized bird with an orange body, black wings with white spots, and a black face with white stripes.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Oct 9
Because I still find people who don't know how the story ends:

Christopher Columbus was returned to Spain in chains in 1500 AD, convicted of barbaric torture of colonists, but released 6 weeks later by order of King Ferdinand II.

Neither he nor his brothers ever governed a Spanish holding again.
Christopher Columbus awaits sentencing in jail.
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Birdrgirl🦉 @birdrgirl.bsky.social · 2d
Recognition of #IndigenousPeoplesDay is about the truthtelling of history and the realities of colonization. Don’t allow them to sweep these realities under the rug to create a new narrative.
“…a society grounded in fiction, rather than reality, cannot function.”- @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2d
Mods are asleep post brassicas
You either die a brassica or you live long enough to see yourself become a crab. CAP'N CRUNCH'S DOPSIAll NATURALLY & ARTIFICIALLY Brassica oleracea otened cer What vegetable are you? I'm brassica oleracea Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down? Brassica oleracea Ladies, get you a fella who can do it all Selection for terminal buds Selection for lateral buds Selection for stem Selection for leaves Selection for stems and flowers Selection for flower clusters Cabbage Brussels sprouts Kohlrabi Kale Broccoli Cauliflower
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