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paulwood.bsky.social
Retired Navy, Birder, Louisiana Master Naturalist, Photographer, IT Geek, Community Scientist, Scistarter Ambassador, Cat Herder and Mildly Interesting Person. Central Oklahoma. https://ranchnaturalists.com/
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I'll never get tired of watching these little guys. 🪶

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Calves and kittens and buntings, oh my! The latest from the ranch.

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First painted bunting I've ever seen at my feeders. 🪶

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April has been mostly a catch up and get things done kind of month, so I don't have any kind of theme for the latest post. Instead, you're getting some of my favorite photos from the month.

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USCIS tricked a Kansas mom into showing up for a spousal interview for her green card appointment—it was a trap for ICE to detain her. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

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This is the time of year when #10MinuteMerlin gets exciting. 🪶

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In case you need a reminder tomorrow when you see posts from MAGA Christians stating "He is risen!" that they are hypocrites.

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Europe gets all the cool stuff. ☹️

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Birds, blooms, morel mushrooms and baby calves. The latest update from the ranch.

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This is the kind of art I’m here for.

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#10MinuteMerlin Needed some bird time today. Plus a Blue Jay that didn’t fit on the screenshot.

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#10MinuteMerlin mid afternoon central Oklahoma

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Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

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The Emu Wars do not suggest the mammals are going to win here

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An Uber for Owls Yesterday, we had the opportunity to assist in renesting two baby great horned owls that had fallen out of their nests in the recent windstorms.

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We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.

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Fawn Lilies and Pocket Gophers Where we accidentally find a rare flower and how pocket gopher observations can be a part of community science.

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Tomorrow, I become eligible for social security. Yeah, we’ll see how *that* goes. #DOGE

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Calves and Roadrunners A lost calf, watching a roadrunner, gallons and gallons of milk, and more.

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Think Morse code meets porn. 😝

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This seems….unwise.

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New post: ranchnaturalists.com/2025/03/10/h...

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Every day I wonder when it’s going to get worse. Whoops, there it is.

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Any country that isn't making plans to rapidly ditch Starlink is making a big mistake

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Scoop: ~33% of NWS offices no longer have sufficient staffing to safely keep 24/7 operations. Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include: Boston Miami Houston Omaha Wichita Kansas City Marquette, MI Sioux Falls, SD Rapid City, SD Cheyenne, WY www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Milking, weather science, cows and cats. paulwood.wordpress.com/2025/03/06/m... #standupforscience2025

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Hamilton has canceled its show at the Kennedy Center due to Trump's takeover, according to a statement from producer Jeffrey Seller

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As my friend @drshepherd2013.bsky.social says, asking why we need a National Weather Service when we have apps and the Weather Channel is like asking why we need potato farmers when we can buy fries at McDonalds.

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There it is: Trump announces the US will not be enforcing its new shell company registry, which is the single-best tool to counter kleptocracy.

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Finally, an update. paulwood.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/a...

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If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.

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It will be generations before we fix this mess.

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I had three close relatives die of pancreatic cancer, and I know in my bones this is how I will go. This is wonderful news.

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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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It has not even been a full month yet and the Trump regime is already doing or proposing multiple things that are plainly global level crimes.

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Please share: The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Staff, is surveying the impact of the Trump Admin’s mass firings of federal employees from science agencies. If you were terminated since 20 Jan 2025 please fill out this survey: democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

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Last night, Trump signed a new EO basically declaring himself king, using the Unitary Executive Theory—aka “POTUS can do whatever the fuck POTUS wants” doctrine. I didn't know much about it, but here's what I've learned so far. It’s the legal theory behind every wannabe dictator’s wet dream. 🧵

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All this sounds great until the AI tells you to go eat toxic yard mushrooms. And if you have zero education, you’d probably listen. Education is great. Human expertise is great. Let’s be humans talking to humans. Bonus: minimal environmental damage! And we aren’t eating poisonous mushrooms!

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My head spins everyday….never “EVER” did I think this country would allow such “EVIL” to “infiltrate and destroy”our Democracy…. I don’t “recognize”America anymore …I don’t feel like an “American”…. I am lost trying to find my way back 😰

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