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@ottaviojanni

Mostly birds. Happiest on Linosa or in the Neotropics

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Praticamente gli USA sono diventati un regime teocratico guidato da un folle che sta bombardando un regime teocratico guidato da un folle con l’aiuto di un altro regime teocratico guidato da un folle.

06.03.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 4

Not a bug but a feature in this new war of choice. What Trump requires is a major terror attack on American soil prior to the midterm elections. Declared state of emergency. Disruptions in voting. Political dissent challenged and even prosecuted.

His war has primed the pump as intended.

06.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 351 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 10
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Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi 12 track album

Stop literally everything.

Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time.

fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

06.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 1371 πŸ” 503 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 136

come for the first time in history that Ted Cruz and Purple Martin populations have been meaningfully linked, stay for the spectacular paper. Well done team!

06.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The only North American record of the extinct Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris
Alexander L. Bond, Paige R. Langle
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An historical record of the extinct Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris from Ontario, Canada, is quite exceptional, being the only North American record. Its inclusion in North American, Canadian, or Ontarian avifaunal lists is patchy, and the specimen has not been assessed against current identification criteria. We show that the specimen is extant, in the collection of the Buffalo Museum of Science, and is indeed a Slender-billed Curlew. Here, we compile the history of the specimen and its collector in the wider context of the ornithology of the Niagara Region.

The only North American record of the extinct Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Alexander L. Bond, Paige R. Langle Abstract An historical record of the extinct Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris from Ontario, Canada, is quite exceptional, being the only North American record. Its inclusion in North American, Canadian, or Ontarian avifaunal lists is patchy, and the specimen has not been assessed against current identification criteria. We show that the specimen is extant, in the collection of the Buffalo Museum of Science, and is indeed a Slender-billed Curlew. Here, we compile the history of the specimen and its collector in the wider context of the ornithology of the Niagara Region.

New paper in @britornitholclub.bsky.social - Paige Langle and I highlight (and confirm the identity!) of the only North American record of the now-extinct Slender-billed Curlew (1/4) bioone.org/journals/bul... #ornithology

06.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

This is an absolute abomination.

The comment process is a little kludgy, but the link below is a great guide. It took me under a half hour to respond to both (hideous) proposals.

If you've ever looked up at the night sky in wonder, do this.

23.02.2026 03:57 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
LA NIÑA - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
LA NIÑA - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) YouTube video by KEXP

How great to hear Neapolitan on KEXP!

20.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More hybrids. Today on the Texas coast. FulvousxBlack-bellied Whistling Duck. The barred rump is particularly intriguing.

16.02.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Repeated, irreversible evolution of ant-following behavior across Neotropical avian families Abstract. Ecological specialization is a result of the interplay between ecological and evolutionary processes. One iconic ecological specialization of the

18) Sweet et al. 2025. Repeated, irreversible evolution of ant-following behavior across Neotropical avian families. Evolution (doi.org/10.1093/evol...)

13.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Barrington Levy performing Under Me Sensi on No. 73 in 1985. Yes, they had songs celebrating cannabis on kids TV back then. Also look out for Sandi Toksvig and Nicholas Parsons joining the audience for a joyous skank

11.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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putting this up in my room like a movie poster

12.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Tempesta senza fine.

Il flusso perturbato che da un mese schiaffeggia mezza Europa non solo non si placa, ma Γ¨ intenzionato addirittura a rilanciare.

Tra giovedì e domenica due profonde depressioni atlantiche transiteranno sul vecchio continente coinvolgendo in maniera diretta anche l'Italia. 1/8

11.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6
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Some excellent goose watching in North Norfolk over the last week. A notable influx of White-fronted, Barnacle and Tundra Bean Geese joining the Pinkfeet flocks. The Netherlands is most likely the origin of these birds. Certainly livened up the grey weather.

11.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.

β€œFour of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. β€œI looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

10.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 12806 πŸ” 6983 πŸ’¬ 378 πŸ“Œ 867
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La gravitΓ  del cambiamento climatico in un grafico.

Premessa per comprendere l’eccezionalitΓ  del dato che sto per riportare.

Grazalema, in Andalusia, Γ¨ una delle localitΓ  piΓΉ piovose della Spagna, in media cadono circa 1700 mm l’anno. 1/5

10.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6

Best birding magazine out there

10.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) YouTube video by KEXP

Give this a listen www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi... not sure I have heard anything genuinely new in music for 40 years. This is unclassifiable and brilliant

10.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly it is also used in an EasyJet add that plays before *every single video* I watch on youtube

09.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fight to Stop Data Center Creep - Truthdig Generative AI isn’t inevitable, and people are already fighting hard to keep power-hungry data centers out of their communities.

β€œGenerative AI is going to be part of the infrastructure of authoritarianism. Stopping data center and fossil fuel plant construction is going to be antifascist work from here on out.β€œ

08.02.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6

I'm sure Elon Musk would not care that putting "a million satellites into orbit to form vast, solar-powered datacentres" would essentially end the utility of the celestial compass for animal navigation πŸ•·πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŒπŸŒƒ

07.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

07.02.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 17865 πŸ” 4467 πŸ’¬ 250 πŸ“Œ 110
A field guide to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, edited by Yong Ding Li and Sayam Chowdhury, expected December 2026.

A field guide to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, edited by Yong Ding Li and Sayam Chowdhury, expected December 2026.

Coming soon around December 2026: the first book I've ever contributed to!

06.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Illustrated Catalogue and Phylogenetic Relationships of 330 Species of Arctiinae Moth Species from the ChocΓ³ Rainforest in NW Ecuador: Most Species are Undescribed - Neotropical Entomology Tropical rain forests are the most species rich terrestrial habitats on Earth, but their insect diversity is understudied, and it is unclear how many species are already scientifically described. A mo...

Great job Gunnar and colleagues. This is the frustration and beauty of working with tropical diversity, and it is also the tragedy that we are losing so much diversity before observing and describing it. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

05.02.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Read every word of that exchange.

There is no doubt of their intention.

05.02.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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eBird Checklist - 2 Feb 2026 - GuΓ©ra, TD (12,176, 18,786) - 38 species Submitted by Pierre Defos du Rau.

ebird.org/checklist/S2...

Rusty Lark rediscovered in Chad, after 94 years!

05.02.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Superchunk - Night of the Chill Blue
Superchunk - Night of the Chill Blue YouTube video by wildweaselslayer

Superchunk did a really nice cover of this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNTH...

01.02.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the world's best birds, no joke.

31.01.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That one pintail looking like it showed up at the wrong party.

31.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Social movements are transformative agents for biodiversity conservation | PNAS Civil society has long been a catalyst for social change by reshaping structures, influencing values, and challenging power dynamics; however, its ...

Having advocated for decades for more support and recognition of the fundamental role of local and indigenous communities in conservation, this analysis using the Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) dataset is most welcome. Environmental organisations take note. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

30.01.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
IMAGE SHOWS GRAPHIC OF CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY PHYLOGENY EXPLORER TOOL.

IMAGE SHOWS GRAPHIC OF CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY PHYLOGENY EXPLORER TOOL.

MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...

27.01.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 410 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 31