LD
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Idaho born. Bird nerd. Believer in good.
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Look what just came in the mail! Go on and preorder your copy today. press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Look what just came in the mail! Go on and preorder your copy today. press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
All right peppers. Its time!
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
All right peppers. Its time!
The Hyde Park Hummingbird Cafe was quite busy this morning.
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Hyde Park Hummingbird Cafe was quite busy this morning.
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A recently-released database called BIRDBASE is the most comprehensive avian trait dataset ever and compiles data on 78 different traits for all 11,589 bird species: https://bit.ly/3YHaDM4
Broad-billed Tody 📷 Chris Parish
Fig. 2 from Şekercioğlu et al. 2025
Broad-billed Tody 📷 Chris Parish
Fig. 2 from Şekercioğlu et al. 2025
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A recently-released database called BIRDBASE is the most comprehensive avian trait dataset ever and compiles data on 78 different traits for all 11,589 bird species: https://bit.ly/3YHaDM4
Broad-billed Tody 📷 Chris Parish
Fig. 2 from Şekercioğlu et al. 2025
Broad-billed Tody 📷 Chris Parish
Fig. 2 from Şekercioğlu et al. 2025
Anthropogenic impact on raptors is real.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behave
Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Anthropogenic impact on raptors is real.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Bob Weir / 23 June 2008
January 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Bob Weir / 23 June 2008
No words.⚡️🌹⚡️💔
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of the Grateful Dead, Dies at 78
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:49 AM
No words.⚡️🌹⚡️💔
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
Fare the well Arthur. You will be missed. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/station-news...
Longtime KBSU music host Arthur Balinger has died
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Fare the well Arthur. You will be missed. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/station-news...
Yep!!
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Yep!!
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Rancher Bill Sproul manages cattle according to principles of regenerative grazing and has seen an increase in plant species rarely found outside of healthy, high-quality prairie.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
Flint Hills rancher works to restore biodiversity of imperiled Kansas tallgrass prairie ecosystems
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY — About 15 years ago, Flint Hills rancher Bill Sproul was given an oak sapling, sprouted from an acorn dropped beneath the tree where conservationist Aldo Leopold sat and wrote his…
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December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rancher Bill Sproul manages cattle according to principles of regenerative grazing and has seen an increase in plant species rarely found outside of healthy, high-quality prairie.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
This is a good app for those interested in birding www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app
Merlin has been trained to identify the songs of more than 1,300 bird species around the world
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This is a good app for those interested in birding www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Normally I can't stand house sparrows. But hey, it's Christmas.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves... 🎶
This Christmas Bird Count, we salute the fabulous, underappreciated, common species. Here’s to you, house sparrow: buff.ly/fSIhNjE
This Christmas Bird Count, we salute the fabulous, underappreciated, common species. Here’s to you, house sparrow: buff.ly/fSIhNjE
December 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Normally I can't stand house sparrows. But hey, it's Christmas.
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Award-winning Native American Hopi pottery artist Rainy Naha, Jar with Interlocking Birds #womensart
December 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Award-winning Native American Hopi pottery artist Rainy Naha, Jar with Interlocking Birds #womensart
Can't remember where I picked up this belt buckle - I think maybe a small town flea market - but in the market for a belt for it. I lost it for awhile and just found it.
December 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Can't remember where I picked up this belt buckle - I think maybe a small town flea market - but in the market for a belt for it. I lost it for awhile and just found it.
Evolve • www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/s...
How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Evolve • www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/s...
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Old friends are like bananas, they get sweeter with time and they are starting to look a little rough.
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Old friends are like bananas, they get sweeter with time and they are starting to look a little rough.
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The ESA protects wildlife, plants, and the lands we all depend on.
🛢️ This latest proposal is part of a broader effort to gut the ESA. they issued another proposal to redefine “harm” so narrowly that habitat loss wouldn’t even count...
Follow @beersandbeans for more information.
🛢️ This latest proposal is part of a broader effort to gut the ESA. they issued another proposal to redefine “harm” so narrowly that habitat loss wouldn’t even count...
Follow @beersandbeans for more information.
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The ESA protects wildlife, plants, and the lands we all depend on.
🛢️ This latest proposal is part of a broader effort to gut the ESA. they issued another proposal to redefine “harm” so narrowly that habitat loss wouldn’t even count...
Follow @beersandbeans for more information.
🛢️ This latest proposal is part of a broader effort to gut the ESA. they issued another proposal to redefine “harm” so narrowly that habitat loss wouldn’t even count...
Follow @beersandbeans for more information.
Feel like I just won the Haribo Goldbears lottery.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Feel like I just won the Haribo Goldbears lottery.
@tentonheart.bsky.social looks like they rejected a few of your (or your friends) personalized Idaho license plates. www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/a...
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@tentonheart.bsky.social looks like they rejected a few of your (or your friends) personalized Idaho license plates. www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/a...
We'll miss you Donna. RIP. 🌹⚡️
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We'll miss you Donna. RIP. 🌹⚡️
This is pretty cool. Great local artist. www.ktvb.com/article/news...
Boise illustrator's app makes Idaho history fun
Kelly Knopp’s children's book evolves into an interactive app, bringing Idaho's quirky history to life with fun quizzes and activities for kids and adults.
www.ktvb.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is pretty cool. Great local artist. www.ktvb.com/article/news...
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The 2025 California Condor Release livestream starts soon! Tune in now: https://bit.ly/LiveCondorRelease25.
2025 California Condor Release hosted by The Peregrine Fund & Bureau of Land Management
Join us and celebrate the release of captive-bred California Condors to the wild! Tune in starting at 11:30am Mountain Daylight Time (1:30pm Eastern / 12:30p...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The 2025 California Condor Release livestream starts soon! Tune in now: https://bit.ly/LiveCondorRelease25.