W. P. Mueller
@wpmueller.bsky.social
Ornithologist/environmentalist focused on biodiversity conservation and ethical behavior toward all of life; Emeritus Director of Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, in Wisconsin, USA. (He, him). Born at 310.7 ppm carbon in the atmosphere.
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Pallid Swift
These birds are fast
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #bird #birding #birdwatching #uae #uaebirding #uaebirds #birdlovers #naturephotography #natgeoyourshot #wildlife #birdsseenin2025
These birds are fast
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #bird #birding #birdwatching #uae #uaebirding #uaebirds #birdlovers #naturephotography #natgeoyourshot #wildlife #birdsseenin2025
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Pallid Swift
These birds are fast
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #bird #birding #birdwatching #uae #uaebirding #uaebirds #birdlovers #naturephotography #natgeoyourshot #wildlife #birdsseenin2025
These birds are fast
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #bird #birding #birdwatching #uae #uaebirding #uaebirds #birdlovers #naturephotography #natgeoyourshot #wildlife #birdsseenin2025
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Via The Architect’s Newspaper:
“The authors mix history, outrage, and optimism to show that ditching car dependency isn’t anti-progress; it’s survival.”
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/eigh...
“The authors mix history, outrage, and optimism to show that ditching car dependency isn’t anti-progress; it’s survival.”
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/eigh...
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Via The Architect’s Newspaper:
“The authors mix history, outrage, and optimism to show that ditching car dependency isn’t anti-progress; it’s survival.”
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/eigh...
“The authors mix history, outrage, and optimism to show that ditching car dependency isn’t anti-progress; it’s survival.”
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/eigh...
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Guelph, Ontario, Canada
‘A screech owl roosts on a comfortable shelf fungus in a tree.’
Photograph: Brad Morley : Guardian Community: Readers Best Pictures
‘A screech owl roosts on a comfortable shelf fungus in a tree.’
Photograph: Brad Morley : Guardian Community: Readers Best Pictures
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
‘A screech owl roosts on a comfortable shelf fungus in a tree.’
Photograph: Brad Morley : Guardian Community: Readers Best Pictures
‘A screech owl roosts on a comfortable shelf fungus in a tree.’
Photograph: Brad Morley : Guardian Community: Readers Best Pictures
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A two-week-old sea otter pup was stranded on a beach at Morro Bay, California. The rescue team jumped into action. After two hours of searching, the mother otter surfaced near the boat, the pup was lowered into the water and the mother swam directly to the pup
Photography: The Marine Mammal Center
Photography: The Marine Mammal Center
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A two-week-old sea otter pup was stranded on a beach at Morro Bay, California. The rescue team jumped into action. After two hours of searching, the mother otter surfaced near the boat, the pup was lowered into the water and the mother swam directly to the pup
Photography: The Marine Mammal Center
Photography: The Marine Mammal Center
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Extra CO2 stimulates #photosynthesis of trees and reduces water losses through transpiration. But does that stimulate growth of #tree stems? Our paper today in NatClimateChange led by Quan Zhang uses theory & data to show that strong growth stimulation is unlikely.🌎🌐🍁
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increased efficiency of water use does not stimulate tree productivity - Nature Climate Change
The authors theoretically delineate the maximal increases in tree growth that can be expected from increases in plant intrinsic water-use efficiency, which increases with rising CO2. They highlight en...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Extra CO2 stimulates #photosynthesis of trees and reduces water losses through transpiration. But does that stimulate growth of #tree stems? Our paper today in NatClimateChange led by Quan Zhang uses theory & data to show that strong growth stimulation is unlikely.🌎🌐🍁
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🗻Understanding preferences for nature's contributions to people between and within social actors sheds insights for inclusive conservation
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/l24b8V7
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/l24b8V7
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🗻Understanding preferences for nature's contributions to people between and within social actors sheds insights for inclusive conservation
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/l24b8V7
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/l24b8V7
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This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptation to optimizing biocontrol of pest species www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eRKbv
Free to read: rdcu.be/eRKbv
Behavioural ecology in the twenty-first century - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and tackling global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptat...
www.nature.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptation to optimizing biocontrol of pest species www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eRKbv
Free to read: rdcu.be/eRKbv
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Analysis of over 10,000 necropsies reveals that seabirds face a 90% mortality risk after ingesting 23 pieces of plastic, marine mammals after 29 pieces, and sea turtles after 405 pieces, providing quantitative information on plastic pollution impact. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/GkZZ50XxIBV
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Analysis of over 10,000 necropsies reveals that seabirds face a 90% mortality risk after ingesting 23 pieces of plastic, marine mammals after 29 pieces, and sea turtles after 405 pieces, providing quantitative information on plastic pollution impact. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/GkZZ50XxIBV
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Homeland Security Secretary Noem determines it is safe for Haitians to return home, despite widespread gang violence.
Trump administration nixes temporary immigration protections for Haitians
Homeland Security Secretary Noem determines it is safe for Haitians to return home, despite widespread gang violence.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Noem determines it is safe for Haitians to return home, despite widespread gang violence.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Amy Hwang. #NewYorkerCartoons
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Amy Hwang. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Came across pair pair of #Blackbirds feeding on haws on my walk today .. noticeable how the female was feeding far more than male or was he just more cautious or fussy .. though an observable difference in their feeding habits in Hawthorn hedge for 5 mins, she 10 haws to his 1.
#birds #feeding
#birds #feeding
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Came across pair pair of #Blackbirds feeding on haws on my walk today .. noticeable how the female was feeding far more than male or was he just more cautious or fussy .. though an observable difference in their feeding habits in Hawthorn hedge for 5 mins, she 10 haws to his 1.
#birds #feeding
#birds #feeding
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In the weeks before Tina Fontaine’s death in 2014, her great aunt, Thelma Favel, spent hours calling authorities hoping for help to find the teen, who’d disappeared into Winnipeg’s troubled streets. Too often Favel found closed doors, and officials who passed on her pleas.
Indigenous organization’s report moves Red Dress Alert one step closer in Manitoba
In the weeks before Tina Fontaine’s death in 2014, her great aunt, Thelma Favel, spent hours calling authorities hoping for help to find the teen, who’d disappeared into Winnipeg’s troubled streets. Too often Favel found closed doors, and officials who passed on her pleas.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
In the weeks before Tina Fontaine’s death in 2014, her great aunt, Thelma Favel, spent hours calling authorities hoping for help to find the teen, who’d disappeared into Winnipeg’s troubled streets. Too often Favel found closed doors, and officials who passed on her pleas.
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A joint congressional investigation was launched after our reporting detailed how at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents this year.
Joint Congressional Investigation Launched in Response to ProPublica’s Revelations on Detained Americans
Senators, House members and even a mayor expressed outrage and demanded accountability after our investigation detailed how at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents this year.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A joint congressional investigation was launched after our reporting detailed how at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents this year.
