Protect Night-
@protectnight.bsky.social
Native habitat restorer, darksky advocate. No Daylight Savings Time. Got Dark Skies? Show me?
I love dark skies but I also love birds and dogs so I mostly hang out @kodaeris or @thebirdsnest also on BlueSky
I love dark skies but I also love birds and dogs so I mostly hang out @kodaeris or @thebirdsnest also on BlueSky
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@protectnight.bsky.social
· Nov 25
My son was a teenager when he started this account in school. I didn’t want it to die on Twitter, so I kept it going a little, now bringing it over. There are other voices that say it better. At the time those voices were very few. So glad to see this. #ProtectNight
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Have you ever seen the night sky in a place without any light pollution?
How did it make you feel?
How did it make you feel?
August 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Have you ever seen the night sky in a place without any light pollution?
How did it make you feel?
How did it make you feel?
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camped out in a car away from light pollution for once and remembered stars exist
August 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
camped out in a car away from light pollution for once and remembered stars exist
Hi friends, I don’t post here much. I just had to close up everything on the bird account and this is one of the accounts that I had. I hope in 2025 you will commit to fight for dark nights. It is the simplest way to rewild your surroundings by making them dark.
a night sky filled with stars and trees in the foreground
Alt: a night sky filled with stars and trees in the foreground
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January 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hi friends, I don’t post here much. I just had to close up everything on the bird account and this is one of the accounts that I had. I hope in 2025 you will commit to fight for dark nights. It is the simplest way to rewild your surroundings by making them dark.
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Todays vibe:
Mini Forest on a pinecone 💙
moment of zen
Mini Forest on a pinecone 💙
moment of zen
December 1, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Todays vibe:
Mini Forest on a pinecone 💙
moment of zen
Mini Forest on a pinecone 💙
moment of zen
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Purple Finch doing his best Sumac flower impression #birds #birdphotography #ornithology #photography
December 9, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Purple Finch doing his best Sumac flower impression #birds #birdphotography #ornithology #photography
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First post at Bluesky… 3 minute video by WonderMedia. Yes for kids but great information for all of us! Watch out….its a catchy jingle!
Ditch the hawk stickers and mark that glass….EFFECTIVELY!
youtu.be/L-lVLxujPac?...
Ditch the hawk stickers and mark that glass….EFFECTIVELY!
youtu.be/L-lVLxujPac?...
A WonderGrove for Birds: Make Windows Safer
YouTube video by WonderGrove Kids
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November 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM
First post at Bluesky… 3 minute video by WonderMedia. Yes for kids but great information for all of us! Watch out….its a catchy jingle!
Ditch the hawk stickers and mark that glass….EFFECTIVELY!
youtu.be/L-lVLxujPac?...
Ditch the hawk stickers and mark that glass….EFFECTIVELY!
youtu.be/L-lVLxujPac?...
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Hey @NWF Since you run the backyard wildlife habitat program, will you please consider adding, as one of your criteria, Shelter from artificial light at night #ALAN? There is abundant research on the negatives of artificial light at night to #bees #moths #Bats and #birds.
November 26, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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From the research:
November 24, 2024 at 8:19 PM
From the research:
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In this house we believe in killing pollinators and harming our neighbor’s health:
November 24, 2024 at 7:23 PM
In this house we believe in killing pollinators and harming our neighbor’s health:
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Found a wonderfully (bad) example of LEDs that reveal the hidden blue light that lurks in them 💡
We can’t manufacture inherently white LEDs, so most are blue chips coated in phosphorus to create a ‘white’ light.
(There are other ways to do it, but this is most common)
Blue light = Bad News
We can’t manufacture inherently white LEDs, so most are blue chips coated in phosphorus to create a ‘white’ light.
(There are other ways to do it, but this is most common)
Blue light = Bad News
November 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Found a wonderfully (bad) example of LEDs that reveal the hidden blue light that lurks in them 💡
We can’t manufacture inherently white LEDs, so most are blue chips coated in phosphorus to create a ‘white’ light.
(There are other ways to do it, but this is most common)
Blue light = Bad News
We can’t manufacture inherently white LEDs, so most are blue chips coated in phosphorus to create a ‘white’ light.
(There are other ways to do it, but this is most common)
Blue light = Bad News
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The wave length in blue lights disrupts natural patterns, like human circadian rhythms and the production of hormones. The same is true to our wildlife.
This ‘white’ street light’s chip has degraded, meaning the phosphorous has gone, revealing the true blue at its core.
This ‘white’ street light’s chip has degraded, meaning the phosphorous has gone, revealing the true blue at its core.
November 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The wave length in blue lights disrupts natural patterns, like human circadian rhythms and the production of hormones. The same is true to our wildlife.
This ‘white’ street light’s chip has degraded, meaning the phosphorous has gone, revealing the true blue at its core.
This ‘white’ street light’s chip has degraded, meaning the phosphorous has gone, revealing the true blue at its core.
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Here is Akari (she is all white) demonstrating my healthy amber 1800K interior lights at 11 pm. #ProtectNight
November 25, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Here is Akari (she is all white) demonstrating my healthy amber 1800K interior lights at 11 pm. #ProtectNight
Alt text from an archived post:
An example of a shield (solid barrier that lets no light escape) on a light that shields it in 3 different directions, so it can only shine on the school’s property. #NoPrisonLightZone
An example of a shield (solid barrier that lets no light escape) on a light that shields it in 3 different directions, so it can only shine on the school’s property. #NoPrisonLightZone
This shield is an example of recognizing the seriousness of artificial light at night. We should shield it in all directions so it only spills where it is needed: @SeaPubSchools (Also, it is mostly off, except for school events in the evening.). #ProtectNight #EndLightPollution
November 25, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Alt text from an archived post:
An example of a shield (solid barrier that lets no light escape) on a light that shields it in 3 different directions, so it can only shine on the school’s property. #NoPrisonLightZone
An example of a shield (solid barrier that lets no light escape) on a light that shields it in 3 different directions, so it can only shine on the school’s property. #NoPrisonLightZone
Alt Text From the archives-four examples of fully-shielded lights. You never see the source of the light from above a plane, of where the light is mounted. I also advocate to try to mount lights as low as you can for the purpose.
Why spill light and create this harmful pollution that ends up in sensitive chinook habitat ? You can light to #ProtectNight - shield all light - force it to only spill down, on walkways, or sidewalks. Do not let light-pollution travel for miles unchecked.
November 25, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Alt Text From the archives-four examples of fully-shielded lights. You never see the source of the light from above a plane, of where the light is mounted. I also advocate to try to mount lights as low as you can for the purpose.
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The Ever-Present Glow of LED Greenhouses Documented by Aerial Photographer Tom Hegen | Colossal #LightPollution is a stressor to wildlife and pollinators. Why aren’t these covered at night? https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/10/greenhouse-series/
The Ever-Present Glow of LED Greenhouses Documented by Ae...
German photographer Tom Hegen (previously), who specializ...
www.thisiscolossal.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:42 AM
The Ever-Present Glow of LED Greenhouses Documented by Aerial Photographer Tom Hegen | Colossal #LightPollution is a stressor to wildlife and pollinators. Why aren’t these covered at night? https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/10/greenhouse-series/
My son was a teenager when he started this account in school. I didn’t want it to die on Twitter, so I kept it going a little, now bringing it over. There are other voices that say it better. At the time those voices were very few. So glad to see this. #ProtectNight
November 25, 2024 at 6:45 PM
My son was a teenager when he started this account in school. I didn’t want it to die on Twitter, so I kept it going a little, now bringing it over. There are other voices that say it better. At the time those voices were very few. So glad to see this. #ProtectNight
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For some crazy reason Hadnal on the a49 in Shropshire has blue LED street lights. This can't be good for the locals and wildlife.
November 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM
For some crazy reason Hadnal on the a49 in Shropshire has blue LED street lights. This can't be good for the locals and wildlife.
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This cover of the latest Butterfly Conservation magazine hit me hard. It’s a perfect backdrop for a meadow brown or common blue, but your eye frantically looks for any sign of life in this picture.
Where have all the butterflies gone? 😔
#bigbutterflycount
Where have all the butterflies gone? 😔
#bigbutterflycount
November 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM
This cover of the latest Butterfly Conservation magazine hit me hard. It’s a perfect backdrop for a meadow brown or common blue, but your eye frantically looks for any sign of life in this picture.
Where have all the butterflies gone? 😔
#bigbutterflycount
Where have all the butterflies gone? 😔
#bigbutterflycount
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November 23, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Photos are mine mostly taken in my Seattle neighborhood unless I post a source or re-post someone else’s photo. (This artwork was bought and created for my yard. I will post the Esty account next.)
November 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Photos are mine mostly taken in my Seattle neighborhood unless I post a source or re-post someone else’s photo. (This artwork was bought and created for my yard. I will post the Esty account next.)
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In this #BugBanterPodcast, we are taking to the skies! But also underwater?
Join us as @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social explores the lives of some of her favorite insects: dragonflies and damselflies!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or on our site for a full transcript: xerces.org/bug-banter/d...
Join us as @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social explores the lives of some of her favorite insects: dragonflies and damselflies!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or on our site for a full transcript: xerces.org/bug-banter/d...
Dragonflies and Damselflies: A Life's Journey from Water to the Sky | Bug Banter Podcast
When we see a dragonfly, we normally see adults, which are capable of impressive aerobatics and have astonishing eyesight. Yet these fearsome aerial predators begin life underwater, and when they unde...
xerces.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:16 PM
In this #BugBanterPodcast, we are taking to the skies! But also underwater?
Join us as @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social explores the lives of some of her favorite insects: dragonflies and damselflies!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or on our site for a full transcript: xerces.org/bug-banter/d...
Join us as @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social explores the lives of some of her favorite insects: dragonflies and damselflies!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or on our site for a full transcript: xerces.org/bug-banter/d...
“In Newfoundland and Labrador, we are seeing detrimental effects of light pollution on the Atlantic Puffin and Leach’s Storm-Petrels during fledging season.” oceanliteracy.ca/light-pollut...
Light Pollution and its Effects on Atlantic Puffins and Leach’s Storm-Petrels
By: Mary Alliston Butt
Light pollution is the usage of artificial lights, such as streetlights, car lights, business signs, etc., which brighten the natural dark night skies. Throughout the world, ...
oceanliteracy.ca
November 22, 2024 at 9:04 AM
“In Newfoundland and Labrador, we are seeing detrimental effects of light pollution on the Atlantic Puffin and Leach’s Storm-Petrels during fledging season.” oceanliteracy.ca/light-pollut...
Many bat species are harmed by artificial light at night. Won’t you help them, and rid your yard of mosquitoes? Minimize outdoor light at night. Keep night dark for Bats. 🦇 www.batcon.org/new-paper-su...
New Paper Suggests Light Pollution Limits Bat Habitat - Bat Conservation International
Researchers show how light pollution can harm imperiled bats
www.batcon.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Many bat species are harmed by artificial light at night. Won’t you help them, and rid your yard of mosquitoes? Minimize outdoor light at night. Keep night dark for Bats. 🦇 www.batcon.org/new-paper-su...