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"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -- Edgar Allan Poe, who died #OTD 1849

"Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead." -- Kurt Vonnegut

So sad to hear that the iconic, trailblazing, Apollo 11 moon landing software engineering lead, Margaret Hamilton, is no longer with us. Love this image of her, standing next to a print out of the software that landed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Amstrong on the moon! 👩‍🔬🔭🛰️🧪 ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great movie, wish I would've known it was a documentary, way back then🤔...

This woman contracted polio as a child about two years before a vaccine became available and spent much of her life in and out of an iron lung to survive. I truly can't fathom anti-vaxxers who seem happy to resurrect these diseases. people.com/the-last-us-...

📖 Spermophilus lateralis is found in mixed coniferous forests of the Klamath, Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, where it occurs from 1,220 m in the northern Sierra Nevada mountains of California, like this one...🐿️🌿 📸 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel #Sqrlpix #Mammals #Photography #SquirrelSaturday

DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN

This May Be Why You're Yelling ... - Janet Lansbury share.google/CLK4R0cnomx8...

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

Anna's Hummingbirds are wicked cool #WinterSurvivors - at night they go into torpor dropping body temp and heart rate. They fuel up on sugar water and bugs during the day. They can also melt snow with their fury alone. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #becurious🪶

Cladonia sp #lichen. #newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends The lichen is about 3cm top to bottom.

Thank you to Sue Craigs Erwin on Facebook for today's #FoxOfTheDay !

Maybe you’d like a tiny slug in the tiniest of egg shells? Does this make him a snail now that she’s found a shell? #Inverts

I've been watching events pop up on the map all day like mushrooms after the rain. I'll be at one of 'em! I hope you will too - and if you don't find an event in your area, maybe host one? (all those details ⬇️)

Also, according to DOJ rules, it was illegal to fire their weapon.

Squeeeee! I had some ornithologists confirm an #owl calling (audio only) last year as long-eared. Me: "No way! We don't have them." But, LOOK! Yes. We. Do. #birds So excited to capture this looker on #cameratrap. (Edited ... it was here quite a while)

Birds with #shortbeaks get appreciation today for #BirdOfTheDay House finches are a dime a dozen! One of the most interesting things they do is nibble on the ends of cherry blossoms as they bloom 📷🌿🪶

A short beak, but it gets the job done. Male American Kestrel on a sign post at Ridgefield NWR. #BirdoftheDay #ShortBeaks 📷🪶

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Another rooftop #foxoftheday , shared by @adrianblack , thank you Adrian !

Today Cull of the Wild is released in paperback ... and I would love you all to read it (or listen to it ... yes, I recorded the book!) - but if you already have, or just don't have time - could you consider spreading some love and support? hughwarwick.substack.com/p/paperback-... - thank you

Congratulations to the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! 🏆🌎 These grassroots heroes prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment. Discover their stories: www.goldmanprize.org/current-winn... @goldmanprize.bsky.social

Good morning , a beauty of a #foxoftheday today shared by @GillMerritt2 , thank you Gill !

Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the BP Disaster. I am going to re-do & edit a thread I wrote on Twitter for the 10th anniversary because it feels even more relevant today as fascism overtakes the country, and the very existence of our government's ability to respond to disasters is under threat.

"Due process is the essence of democracy. That’s what’s so alarming about what's happening today, when the govt is picking someone up on the street, sending them to a prison in El Salvador, and not bothering to ask if they’re guilty. That could happen to anyone. It’s off the charts authoritarian."

Today's cartoon by Daryl Cagle:

Caught red-coated . Today's #FoxOfTheDay from @uk-wildlife.bsky.social‬ on BlueSky !

Every now and then, remember to smile…we need to take care of each other to take care of them. Smile

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." -- Thomas Jefferson, born #OTD 1743

And I recommend "Eichmann in Jerusalem" from Hannah Arendt too. It shows what can happen when the totalitarism train isn't stopped early.

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

A sweet Wilson’s warbler that was in my backyard yesterday. #wilsonswarbler #warblers #backyardbirds #nature #bird #🪶#naturephotography #birdphotography #arizona #uarizona 📍Ancestral lands of O’Odham Jeweḍ, Sobaipuri, Tohono O’Odham & Hohokam

Goodnight everyone Pluto

A rather fluffy #FoxOfTheDay from @natureconnexion.ca‬ and all the way from Canada !

WOW WOW WOW LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF NGC 346!!! 🌌

85,000 signatures for our ban driven grouse shooting petition – thank you 🙏 Only 15K more to go to trigger a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing and sharing govpetition.uk/p/700036 ✍️

"A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority." -- Booker T. Washington, born #OTD 1856

This #dog has a PhD in #physics or what? How did she learn that?

Arguably one of the cutest owls of North America and definitely rarest! ID: Boreal Owl 📸 midhunjohnthomas #Owl #Nature #Birds

Small lifestyle changes 🤝 reducing waste on our planet. What are your #ecotips?

Here are some nice mushrooms

Can you see it? Hear it? This is our thriving planet. 🌎 It’s up to all of us to protect it. What steps will you take this Earth Month to make a difference? nature.ly/43V0aR5

#foxoftheday #fox #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky