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Reader, writer, passionate about the word thing. Science fiend also. Hireable as scribe. Conservation has been my life. Published...also I have some ideas a-cookin'. Hawaiʻi since 1994. https://www.drivebymuses.com
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I’m starting to see more carpenter bees visiting flowers. I’ll always be fond of a fat bee. Love Xylocopa.

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More of the amazing Agami Heron, working on its nest here in #CostaRica. I'm going to be working with the owner over the next few months, helping to document this amazing site. #birds #nature #herons #conservation

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DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT. CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open. DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open. CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are. DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.

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One of the coolest features of the Agami Heron is its gorgeous, flowing crest that flutters as it poses and preens. But I've never seen it up close before with the details and textures. #CostaRica #herons #nature #birds

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A herring is a fish. When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells. It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail. Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.

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Pearl Jam, opening for Nirvana, who were opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at a New Year's Eve show in the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Either 90/91 or 91/92. Life-changing.

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When Tom Petty opened for Bob Dylan.

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Nature is crazy.

submitted 7 days ago • 20 comments

A great 7 minute overview of the recent #okeanos EX 2305 visiting the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands! by on ship videographer Caitlin Bailey! youtu.be/O8IR59hwguE?...

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i don’t remember where i saw this ages ago but it brings me so much joy for absolutely no reason

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So cool what Dr. Jansen and his team at Hawai’i State Archives are doing by digitizing collections. Between these glass plates and the audio, I’m so jealous of the archivists who just get to look through and work w/ such old and important pieces of history. www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...

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🌿 Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is looking for 2 Vegetation Stewards to join the team thru a yearlong, FT Conservation Legacy-AmeriCorps position starting late August! ✅ Hands-on conservation fieldwork experience ✅ $7,395.00 education award upon completion Apply by July 7 → ow.ly/4B5z50VVhFP #HVNP

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📅 Mark your calendars! June 19th is #Juneteenth National Independence Day AND a fee-free day at your national parks! 🏞️🎉 Fee-free days are a fun & fantastic time to shop national park visitor center stores, too! You know that you (or someone in your tribe) wants that mug/book/hat... IMG: NPS/HALE

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"The monument was created in 2009 by President George W. Bush and expanded in 2014 by President Barack Obama."

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I recently visited the ALMA observatory in Chile. While I was poking around the telescopes, ALMA researchers released amazing new views of planet-forming disks around young stars. These are the most detailed images yet of new solar systems being born. 🧪🔭 public.nrao.edu/news/exoalma/

submitted 21 days ago • 8 comments

Practical fashion: Decorator Crabs! #LetsChangeThat

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Spooky. Meet the Viperfish! #LetsChangeThat

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A fan-favorite: Sea Sheep! #LetsChangeThat

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The difference between a tornado WATCH and a tornado WARNING is that a WARNING means it's imminent 🚨 but if it's a WATCH you've got time ⌚ (yes I've seen the taco/sandwich/whatever memes but this is the only one I can remember because it has the watch-time word association)

submitted 27 days ago • 5 comments

Contacted a bank to cancel a credit card today and when they were asking me why to try to get me to change my mind I realized I could just tell them it was a secret 🙃

submitted 27 days ago • 66 comments

Welcome to Coral City the Parrotfish Capital of the World! Here’s six species in ten seconds!! #redtailparrotfish #yellowtailparrotfish #stoplightparrotfish #redbandparrotfish #blueparrotfish #stripedparrotfish #doctorfish #fishparade #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

submitted 28 days ago • 26 comments

That was a gorgeous, pre-storm afternoon.

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I love it still. But Jesus wept: Watership Down. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Hide ya kids, hide ya wife!

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠 A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home! TO BE CONTINUED…

submitted 41 days ago • 57 comments

A wonderful shot from my wife Wendy--this is a juvenile I'iwi feeding on mamane. 🌿📷🦉

submitted 31 days ago • 10 comments

Striped horse fly - amazing eyes - #macrophotography #diptera #insects #naturephotography #flies #invertebrates

submitted 35 days ago • 5 comments