Idaho fish/wildlife biologist. Lover of nature, photography, books, family. Politically active & outraged, just not posting that on Bluesky. Views my own.
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Power up ๐๐ท
His body is tiny but his approval is vast - keep fighting the good fight.
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Knee high by the fourth of June-ly
I guess the corn will manage to mature before frost, we beat the northern farmers' mantra by a whole month! ๐ฑ
Blessed by the bug #่ซ
A semi-aquatic scorpichungus a METER LONG used to terrorize prehistoric UK and Wales.
#Invert ๐งช
I had to do an about-face on my drive yesterday to figure out what these beautiful plants were.
Yellow flag iris invading a wetland
I do wonder if this nonnative elbowing out a niche in a wetland that is otherwise a cattail monoculture is all bad. ๐คทVisually lovely, but *sigh*...
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My 5th grader had an assignment to draw things about Earth he appreciates. I'm impressed with his attention to detail.
I have not forced him to be a science nerd, but after learning so much about it I can't blame him for loving it.
#SciArt
Saturdayโs hike for y[our] Tuesday doldrums.
Up & down Mt. Elwell, Plumas National Forest.
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Full moonrise on the 30th of May behind palm trees east of Borrego Springs (Photo: Sicco Rood).
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Marianne Denton
Praearcturus gigas was among the first large predators to ever stalk the land, measuring over a metre in length.