Gleam
@gleam.bsky.social
Exmo millennial who's kinda good at some things. Trilingual (working on a fourth). 🏳️🌈 I might be AuDHD... maybe...
Recently became a bird addict.
I have a tumblr. https://www.tumblr.com/keepongleaming?source=share
Recently became a bird addict.
I have a tumblr. https://www.tumblr.com/keepongleaming?source=share
I saw the Northern Light for the first time in my life. So glad the Sun's freaking out.
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I saw the Northern Light for the first time in my life. So glad the Sun's freaking out.
HUMAN ARTISTS!
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
I think I'm most proud of this one? Maybe? I don't art as much as I'd like.
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
I think I'm most proud of this one? Maybe? I don't art as much as I'd like.
October 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
HUMAN ARTISTS!
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
I think I'm most proud of this one? Maybe? I don't art as much as I'd like.
Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
I think I'm most proud of this one? Maybe? I don't art as much as I'd like.
After five million years (and the loss of my thingy that attaches my phone to my binoculars) I finally got a picture of a bird again. Best look I've ever gotten at a Wilson's Snipe. 🪶
October 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
After five million years (and the loss of my thingy that attaches my phone to my binoculars) I finally got a picture of a bird again. Best look I've ever gotten at a Wilson's Snipe. 🪶
If you see this, post an archer 🏹✨
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
If you see this, post an archer 🏹✨
It's been so long since I've taken a picture of a small critter.
September 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It's been so long since I've taken a picture of a small critter.
Get a security camera they said. It'll be fun they said.
They were right. That there's a Cooper's hawk on our swing.
They were right. That there's a Cooper's hawk on our swing.
August 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Get a security camera they said. It'll be fun they said.
They were right. That there's a Cooper's hawk on our swing.
They were right. That there's a Cooper's hawk on our swing.
After 15 years of resisting the hype, my boyfriend finally convinced me to play Minecraft. So now we have two TV's in the living room.
July 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
After 15 years of resisting the hype, my boyfriend finally convinced me to play Minecraft. So now we have two TV's in the living room.
Quail family in our cul-de-sac! We counted 11 babies! 🪶
June 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Quail family in our cul-de-sac! We counted 11 babies! 🪶
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
As long as she's already found the Antpitta, I'm good.
As long as she's already found the Antpitta, I'm good.
June 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
As long as she's already found the Antpitta, I'm good.
As long as she's already found the Antpitta, I'm good.
Imagine my surprise when I spied not one, not two, but *three* baby Black-crowned Night Herons just before it was too dark to take pictures! 🪶
June 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Imagine my surprise when I spied not one, not two, but *three* baby Black-crowned Night Herons just before it was too dark to take pictures! 🪶
I found the rest of the baby's family! 😭😭😭
Poor thing won't get to learn to fly with its momma and sibling because DWR picked it up last week.
Poor thing won't get to learn to fly with its momma and sibling because DWR picked it up last week.
May 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I found the rest of the baby's family! 😭😭😭
Poor thing won't get to learn to fly with its momma and sibling because DWR picked it up last week.
Poor thing won't get to learn to fly with its momma and sibling because DWR picked it up last week.
Saw this baby walking through the grass at work yesterday. I hope it's okay, since I don't think it's learned how to fly yet. 🥺🪶
May 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Saw this baby walking through the grass at work yesterday. I hope it's okay, since I don't think it's learned how to fly yet. 🥺🪶
I suggested we take the students to the feed ducks at the local pond to connect them with nature and definitely *not* so I could take pictures of birds..... my coworker snapped this completely unrelated picture of me.
May 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I suggested we take the students to the feed ducks at the local pond to connect them with nature and definitely *not* so I could take pictures of birds..... my coworker snapped this completely unrelated picture of me.
Latest birding trip was great! We might have heard a Green-tailed Towhee, too, but of course it went completely silent after we got Merlin out and ready to record. All seen at Highland Glen Park. 🪶
April 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Latest birding trip was great! We might have heard a Green-tailed Towhee, too, but of course it went completely silent after we got Merlin out and ready to record. All seen at Highland Glen Park. 🪶
This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else.
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else.
March 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else.
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else.
Bluesky gets it first.
Finally. *FINALLY*.
I got a picture of a breeding male Ruddy Duck. 🪶 Stunning. Gorgeous. Love of my life.
Finally. *FINALLY*.
I got a picture of a breeding male Ruddy Duck. 🪶 Stunning. Gorgeous. Love of my life.
February 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Bluesky gets it first.
Finally. *FINALLY*.
I got a picture of a breeding male Ruddy Duck. 🪶 Stunning. Gorgeous. Love of my life.
Finally. *FINALLY*.
I got a picture of a breeding male Ruddy Duck. 🪶 Stunning. Gorgeous. Love of my life.
A White-crowned Sparrow from Tonaquint Nature Center! 🪶 One of the easiest sparrows for me to identify.
February 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A White-crowned Sparrow from Tonaquint Nature Center! 🪶 One of the easiest sparrows for me to identify.
Been a bit. The rise of fascism in the US and a nasty sickness kept me from posting this cutie. A Verdin spotted in Tonaquint Nature Center. 🪶
February 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Been a bit. The rise of fascism in the US and a nasty sickness kept me from posting this cutie. A Verdin spotted in Tonaquint Nature Center. 🪶
I've bought a few kufiyas since October of 2023. With each one I've received a small gift.
These people are so grateful for *any* support to their cause.
Amid apartheid and genocide their Palestinian Resilience shines through.
Free Palestine.
These people are so grateful for *any* support to their cause.
Amid apartheid and genocide their Palestinian Resilience shines through.
Free Palestine.
February 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've bought a few kufiyas since October of 2023. With each one I've received a small gift.
These people are so grateful for *any* support to their cause.
Amid apartheid and genocide their Palestinian Resilience shines through.
Free Palestine.
These people are so grateful for *any* support to their cause.
Amid apartheid and genocide their Palestinian Resilience shines through.
Free Palestine.
One of my pieces from Inktober last year. 🪶
January 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
One of my pieces from Inktober last year. 🪶
He is beauty, he is grace, but he is sometimes a gremlin.
A couple of male House Sparrows at the Tuscon Botanical Gardens in Arizona. 🪶
A couple of male House Sparrows at the Tuscon Botanical Gardens in Arizona. 🪶
January 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
He is beauty, he is grace, but he is sometimes a gremlin.
A couple of male House Sparrows at the Tuscon Botanical Gardens in Arizona. 🪶
A couple of male House Sparrows at the Tuscon Botanical Gardens in Arizona. 🪶