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John (bird whisperer)

John (bird whisperer)

I post a lot about birds, nature, and politics, along with some other interests. Also active on Flickr and Twitter, and I have a blog.
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo on Flickr. - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
Yellow-billed Cuckoo on Flickr.
jenn2d2: The devil examining the head of a boy; three other boys lurk under the devil’s wings; frontispiece to a manual on phrenology. Steel engraving 1847 By: Hippolyte Bruyères after: Jean Denis Nargeot Published: Aubert & c.ie,[Paris (Place de la Bourse, 29) : 1847 V0009469 Credit: Wellcome Library, London Clink on image to see larger version.... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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The devil examining the head of a boy; three other boys lurk under the devil’s wings; frontispiece to a manual on phrenology. Steel engraving 1847 By: Hippolyte Bruyères after: Jean Denis Nargeot Published: Aubert & c.ie,[Paris (Place de la Bourse, 29) : 1847 V0009469 Credit: Wellcome Library, London Clink on image to see larger version. You can learn more on Wellcome Images. (via Morbid Anatomy: “The Devil Examining the Head of a Boy” Frontspiece to a Manual on Phrenology; 1847, The Wellcome Library)
This isn’t the “greatest generation” as it has come to be depicted in popular histories. But in “What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American G.I. in World War II France,” the historian Mary Louise Roberts draws on French archives, American military records, wartime propaganda and other sources to advance a provocative argument: The liberation of France... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Strike Oklahoma by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr. On May 20, 2013, a supercell thunderstorm in central Oklahoma spawned a destructive tornado that passed just south of Oklahoma City. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image of the storm at 2:40... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Strike Oklahoma by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr.
On May 20, 2013, a supercell thunderstorm in central Oklahoma spawned a destructive tornado that passed just south of Oklahoma City. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image of the storm at 2:40 p.m. local time (19:40 UTC). The red line depicts the tornado’s track. The twister touched down west of Newcastle at 2:56 p.m. and moved northeast toward Moore, where it caused dozens of deaths and widespread destruction. The tornado had dissipated by 3:36 p.m., after traveling approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers).
 Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Adam Voiland.
Thoughts on the Yahoo! Thing - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
raoulpop: Soft cactus on Flickr. - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Soft cactus on Flickr.
Mmm, pink artichoke. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
invaderxan: Scorpions are probably the only type of animal which can actually creep me out. But they do glow under ultraviolet light, which is pretty cool. One hypothesis suggests that this might be an effect of a scorpion’s entire body being able to act as a light receptor (an eye, basically), to help them stay in the shade. - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Scorpions are probably the only type of animal which can actually creep me out. But they do glow under ultraviolet light, which is pretty cool. One hypothesis suggests that this might be an effect of a scorpion’s entire body being able to act as a light receptor (an eye, basically), to help them stay in the shade.
deboracpq: Purple Honeycreeper, female (Cyanerpes caeruleus) at Asa Wright, Trinidad. by One more shot Rog on Flickr. - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Purple Honeycreeper, female (Cyanerpes caeruleus) at Asa Wright, Trinidad. by One more shot Rog on Flickr.
adorablespiders: Viciria sp. female jumping spider with her precious eggs. image source - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Viciria sp. female jumping spider with her precious eggs.
 
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ancientart: Dancing maenads, fragment of a relief. Marble, Roman copy after a neo-attic model, 1st century CE. Courtesy & currently located at the Louvre, France. Photo taken by Jastrow - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Dancing maenads, fragment of a relief. Marble, Roman copy after a neo-attic model, 1st century CE.
 
Courtesy & currently located at the Louvre, France. Photo taken by Jastrow
allthingseurope: Pistyll Rhaeadr, Wales (by Nick Livesey Mountain Images) - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Pistyll Rhaeadr, Wales (by Nick Livesey Mountain Images)
scientificillustration: Emerita talpoida (Say) (1855) by The Ernst Mayr Library on Flickr. Also known as the Atlantic Sand Crab. - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Emerita talpoida (Say) (1855) by The Ernst Mayr Library on Flickr.
  
Also known as the Atlantic Sand Crab.
njdotcom: This goat caused an accident and a traffic nightmare on the Pulaski Skyway this morning. - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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This goat caused an accident and a traffic nightmare on the Pulaski Skyway this morning.
ichthyologist: Threadfin Sand Diver (Trichonotus elegans) Sand divers are often found in groups, hovering several centimeters above the sea floor. The males, with their long flowing fins, put on an elegant display to court the smaller females. Klaus Stiefel on Flickr - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Threadfin Sand Diver (Trichonotus elegans)
 
Sand divers are often found in groups, hovering several centimeters above the sea floor. The males, with their long flowing fins, put on an elegant display to court the smaller females.
 
Klaus Stiefel on Flickr
Even as Apple became the nation’s most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and went beyond anything most experts had ever seen, Congressional investigators disclosed on Monday…. Congressional investigators found that... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
Women shouldn’t be deliberately misled or coerced when they seek legitimate medical services. While I will defend crisis centers’ First Amendment rights even though I disagree with their view of abortion, those that practice bait-and-switch should be held accountable so that pregnant women are not deceived at an extremely vulnerable time in their... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
allthingseurope: Bled, Slovenia (by dondemola) - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Bled, Slovenia (by dondemola)
Goat causes accident and brings traffic to halt on Pulaski Skyway: video | NJ.com - http://www.nj.com/hudson...
Goat causes accident and brings traffic to halt on Pulaski Skyway: video | NJ.com
"A rebellious goat caused a car accident and traffic jumble this morning on the Pulaski Skyway, Jersey City Police Capt. Edgar Martinez said. A four-car accident at around 7 a.m. put traffic in the northbound lane at a total standstill and the goat was seen hopping over the hoods of cars, Martinez said. Martinez noted that it took 90 minutes for emergency services to corral the goat with a rope as it ran along the four-lane bridge between Jersey City and Kearny." - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet
Aw, poor goat (and people who got into a wreck.) I hope they figure out where he belongs. - Jennifer Dittrich
thats why they have the saying "Stop acting like a goat" !! LOL - Peter Dawson
mucholderthen: Topographical Map of the Moon centering on the south pole Colors represent altitude: purple (over 9,000 metres below surface level), blue (3,000 below), green (zero altitude), yellow (2,000 metres above surface level), orange (4,000 metres above) red (8,200 metres above). A massive impact crater known as South Pole - Aitken basin is... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Topographical Map of the Moon centering on the south pole
 
Colors represent altitude:
 purple (over 9,000 metres below surface level),  blue (3,000 below),  green (zero altitude),  yellow (2,000 metres above surface level),  orange (4,000 metres above)  red (8,200 metres above). 
A massive impact crater known as South Pole - Aitken basin is seen here as the purple and dark blue patch just below the south pole and is 2,500 kilometers in diameter.
 
Picture: SPL / Barcroft Media (via X )
animals-animals-animals: Blue-Faced Honeyeater (by amrodel) - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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Blue-Faced Honeyeater (by amrodel)
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