Profile avatar
sjkoe.bsky.social
Life sciences PhD, wife, mom (she/her). Here for science, nature, humor, books, and other nerdy things.
326 posts 287 followers 327 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 19 Comments 31

This is a fascinating thread, and yet the era of box beds wasn’t exactly ancient history. Can’t help but wonder what other customs have been lost to time.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

What can you learn about an owl from their piercing eyes? There /seems/ to be a correlation between iris eye color & activity cycle. Owls with YELLOW eyes are more likely to be 'diurnal': day-hunters, as with this Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) which hunts, like a hawk, in the daytime.

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

I recently bought a feeder that’s supposed to attract woodpeckers, but instead there’s a Carolina wren who visits it all day, every day. And while I love all birds, I’ve now seen this wren up close after it landed near my window, and I gotta say, he’s become kind of a chonk at my expense 😂 #birds

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Take a break from the news and check out this gorgeous merganser

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

For obvious reasons please follow the World Health Organization 👇

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

A blep for #Caturday

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Fuzzy slippers activate.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Biden did a lot to protect the environment and for that I’m truly grateful www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Casa Batllo by Gaudì - Barcelona, Spain - December 2024 #Architecture Now, more than ever, #Travel if and while you can…

submitted 60 days ago • 3 comments

I find it both frustrating and mind boggling how much sooner El*n brought EVs to the masses than the major automakers. I want so badly to buy an EV but I won’t buy a Tesla, and nothing else fits the budget yet for the type of car I want.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Pretty cool fish in mouth pelican shot from this morning. 🪶

submitted 62 days ago • 31 comments

Merry Christmas, Bluesky

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

During World War 1, fighting temporarily ceased in the trenches for Christmas and some German troops put up a sign meaning God with us – GOTT MIT UNS. The British troops then crawled across no-man’s land and wrote their own message on the German sign – WE GOT MITTENS TOO

submitted 66 days ago • 17 comments

Complex, interesting oil paintings are hanging in my studio unfinished. They are unique; my own style. My favorite way to blend science + art. I love them and will get back to them eventually. But right now I’m captivated by painting planets on little pieces of clay. 🐡🔭🧪

submitted 75 days ago • 14 comments

Came across some urban chickens yesterday and couldn’t help but laugh at the white one. I believe it’s a Polish chicken, with its large crest and beard. #birds

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

We have a very little advertised Phone Photography feed which definitely deserves more attention and participation.

submitted 90 days ago • 7 comments

(Finally) escaping twitter reminds me of this mystic I once read who said that the gates of hell are always open for those who are ready to leave.

submitted 94 days ago • 168 comments

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

The other day I was busy working at my desk but I kept hearing the neighbors’ dogs barking. I finally looked outside - a Cooper’s hawk was calmly sitting on a fence post, knowing full well that the dogs could see him but not reach him. If it’s possible to troll dogs, this bird was doing it #birds

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments