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Dave Askins
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independent journalist in Bloomington, Indiana publishing news reports on local government at bsquarebulletin.com
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These type of items are not automatically published to social media, so I am posting this one manually ... because it's a hawk on Thanksgiving!

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Monroe County historic courthouse
A red-tailed hawk is perched under the fish weathervane on top of the Monroe County courthouse.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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These types of items don't get automatically posted to social media outlets. I am posting this one manually. Because: Loons!

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Lake Monroe, Two Herons Marina
A common loon surfaces briefly before diving under again.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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@caytonholland.bsky.social Years ago you started a set at The Comedy Attic in Bloomington, Indiana with a riff on a local treasure called Darn Good Soup. It was an early casualty of the COVID pandemic. But tomorrow, it is re-opening at a new location 2 blocks south. I thought you would like to know.
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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These types of items don't get automatically posted to social media, so I am making this post manually ... because hawks!

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Monroe County historic courthouse
A pair of red-tailed hawks are perched on the steeple of First Presbyterian at Lincoln and 6th streets. They fly off to the west one block and take up a post on the Monroe County courthouse dome.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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South overwhelms Floyd Central 55–7, advances to football semi-state at New Palestine
Bloomington South erased an early 7–6 deficit with 49 unanswered points to beat Floyd Central 55–7 and claim a third straight regional title. Duncan Combs threw for 186 yards, Braylen Townsend ran for...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Joint Ellettsville–Richland Township government could be on November 2026 ballot
A proposal to merge Richland Township and the Town of Ellettsville into a single government could appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. The move, prompted partly by state tax changes and talk of eliminat...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Dirge for democracy: Bloomington protesters stage mock funeral at Switchyard Park
A mock funeral procession at Bloomington’s Switchyard Park on Saturday served as a protest against the Trump administration. The demonstration featured a casket labeled “Rule of Law,” mourners in blac...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Little 500 fall series: Riders trade oval for off-road cyclocross fun
This year’s edition of the Little 500 fall series cyclocross event took place on Saturday. Riders pedaled standard Little 500 machines around a cyclocross course laid out on the tailgate grounds south...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Monroe County council unanimously rejects North Park jail site funding after marathon meeting
At a marathon Monroe County Council meeting on Tuesday, the appropriation ordinance to pay for the purchase of the North Park property for a new jail was met with unified resistance from both the coun...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Indiana Daily Student adviser’s firing sparks legal fight, faculty rebuke, new IU task force
Former Indiana University (IU) Media School director of student media Jim Rodenbush says he plans to sue the university for wrongful termination, after being fired Oct. 14 for refusing what he describ...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Demonstrators at IU homecoming parade chant support for student newspaper: ‘Free press! Free press! We support the I-D-S!’
Indiana University’s homecoming parade followed its usual route Friday evening, heading south along Woodlawn Avenue. As parade entries rounded the corner onto 7th Street, they could see and hear about...
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October 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Editor’s Notebook: Standing with the Indiana Daily Student by sharing the load
Yesterday, the Indiana Daily Student broke the news that the student media director had been fired. What can The B Square do to help? We have set up guidelines that can allow outlets like the IDS to u...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Red-tailed hawks, a mother and fledgling in a nest. The fledgling has its wings spread. The sky is cloudless blue.
Red-tailed hawks, a mother and fledgling in a nest. The fledgling has its wings spread. The sky is cloudless blue.
May 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
As part of its relaunch, the B Square Bulletin aspires to offer to readers what the "local paper" used to offer in days gone by, in towns all across the country. Where I grew up, in Columbus, Indiana,...
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March 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Today's big Bloomington news: The Court of Appeals rules against Bloomington on constitutional question in annexation case, affirming the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment. thebloomingtonchronicle.org/index.php/Bl...
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February 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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A peek into my spam folder reveals a lot of people who allege that they are dissatisfied with the available selections of breakfast food at my bed and breakfast. I have revised my life goals to include actually disappointing people with a subpar breakfast menu. Step 1: Buy a bed and breakfast.
February 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Took my bicycle for a spin down SR 446 to the causeway and back into town. Seemed like a shame to waste a day like today in early February. ( 70 F degrees and sunny. )
February 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Miller-Showers Park, Bloomington, Indiana (Feb. 2, 2025)
Red-shouldered hawk taking flight from a lamppost light fixture in a public park. The sky background is blue. The hawk is flying from right to left.
February 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Miller-Showers Park, Bloomington, Indiana (Feb. 1, 2025)

This bird and a duck were going after the same morsel of pondweed when their bills collided. They giggled about it, then fell in love.

It is where the expression "meet coot" comes from.
American coot (chicken-like water bird, black with red eyes and white bill) swimming on the surface of a pond.
February 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Monroe county courthouse grounds, Bloomington, Indiana (Jan. 31, 2025)
Red-tailed hawk launching from a branch flying from right to left. Sky background is gray.
January 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana (Jan. 29, 2025)
Red-tailed hawk flying off the roof of a building against a cloudless blue sky. There is a fish-shaped weathervane in the background. The bird is flying from left to right.
January 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana. (Jan. 27, 2025)

"Lovebirds"
A pair of red-tailed hawks sitting on top of a building under a fish-shaped weathervane. Cloudless blue sky in the background. A pair of red-tailed hawks sitting on top of a building under a fish-shaped weathervane. Cloudless blue sky in the background.
January 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Lake Monroe, south of Bloomington, Indiana Jan. 25, 2025.
Great blue heron standing on frozen lake surface. Neck is stretched vertically. It is looking from left to right. Great blue heron standing on frozen lake surface. Neck is tucked down close to body. It is looking from left to right.
January 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Journo tradecraft tip: Always use an all-metal body Parker Jotter pen. BlueSky doesn't seem to want to indicate it clearly, but this is a music video, and you will need to enable sound to hear about the wonders of these pens, which I have immortalized in song.
January 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Monroe County courthouse, Bloomington, Indiana. (Jan. 25, 2025)
Red-tailed hawk sitting on top of the Monroe County courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana. The sky is cloudless, blue. The bird is sitting under the fish-shaped weathervane.
January 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM