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West Coast Birder

@westcoastbirder.bsky.social

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Retired engineer. Politically further left than most. Bleed Dodger blue. Splitting time between Portland, Oregon and Santa Barbara, California.

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 2d

It takes literally 2 minutes to pick up the phone and call you or send out an email. Ain’t nobody so busy they don’t have 2 minutes to spare, especially for their damn job.

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 2d

Not responding is inexcusable. Yeah, they can say hey I am busy and I need a few days to come by and fix it, but not even responding is just unprofessional. Not much sympathy from me on that.

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for good references (books or papers) on negative externalities of both fossil fuel technologies and electrical alternatives for transportation. For example, how do we objectively weigh EV-related mining against the obvious negative externalities of fossil fuels.

Pointers welcome! 🙏🏾

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 4d

Lovely shot!

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 4d

Lovely shot!

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 6d

Well, Vesia did his job. Now we’ll see who Doc brings out for the 8th.

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 6d

😆🤣

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful!

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 10d

I swear, Blake Treinen is going to take a decade off my life. Roki didn’t help either.

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 11d

My adopted hometown of almost 36 years! ♥️🥲

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 13d

I died several times last night with my Dodgers too. Crazy ending.

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 13d

I know there’s a long way to go, but a Dodgers vs Mariners WS would be great! My favorite team vs my PNW adopted team.

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 13d

Gorgeous shot!

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Is this like an actual airbase for a foreign country on US soil, or is this naming rights like a sports stadium? The Quatari Emir AFB…. 🤓

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Another on from our beautiful neighbors to the north: Sequim.

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Yachats.

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Wow, crazy. As a lifelong Dodgers fan, my heart was beating right out of my chest all evening. And when they loaded the bases at the end, I was losing it. Two tough teams, someone’s got to win. Glad it was us. But yeah, that’s got to haunt the pitcher for ever.

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 14d

What happened? Dying here, not being able to watch. And mlb app isn’t updating

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 14d

No, looks way too human.

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Gorgeous!

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 15d

🙏🏾🙏🏾

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you!

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 15d

😂 Looking forward to that!

West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 15d

On Sept 30, I retired from the only company I have worked for, after 35 years of employment. It’s a new experience waking up every morning without a clear schedule of things to do, but I think I’ll get used to it! 😉

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West Coast Birder @westcoastbirder.bsky.social · 25d

Finished it a week ago. What an amazing book! I think I will get a hard bound copy as a graduation present for my son who is currently a senior at college and looking to go to grad school in ecology and evolutionary biology. It will be a great way to expand his thinking in his field of study.