Simon Corston-Oliver
@simonhco.bsky.social
Linguist / computational linguist. Keen hiker and nature photographer in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I mostly photograph amphibians, fungus and birds, or whatever comes across my path.
Yes. This was October 24. There were so many right beside the boardwalk.
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Yes. This was October 24. There were so many right beside the boardwalk.
It's a Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) not a Common Gallinule according to multiple expert birders on iNaturalist.
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It's a Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) not a Common Gallinule according to multiple expert birders on iNaturalist.
The land is very wet. And they actually don’t even have an aquatic phase — they lay their eggs on land and hatch fully formed.
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The land is very wet. And they actually don’t even have an aquatic phase — they lay their eggs on land and hatch fully formed.
The audio is just some passing hikers discussing smart home technology.
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The audio is just some passing hikers discussing smart home technology.