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Hank!! Hank!! That's not a "japanese snow fairy" that's a long-tailed tit Hank!!! Hank!!!! They're found throughout eurasia not just japan Hank!!!! No Hank that photo is AI generated!!!!! HANK!!!!!!!!!

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Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata), family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes, Alaska

photographs by john crawley

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Avian August day 1: 'I'iwi (pretend like I posted this yesterday)

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people are clowning on this guy on reddit but uhhh let's pause for a minute and ask...so what happens if someone has a skin condition? what if part of their face has been burned? what if they're missing their eyes? and so what if they just have a fuckton of tattoos? recognition algorithms are aligned with the most ""average"" / ""normal"" features which means any deviation gets denied access to shit we didnt need age verification for 1 year ago. i dont care if it's a choice versus not, dont care if it's accessing porn or wikipedia, this needs to stop

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Little ringed plover.

I love plovers, they are just too cute, but can also look quite angry - see below.

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Tapicuru/Bare-faced Ibis

Phimosus infuscatus

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the funny thing is that i don't think younger people - and i mean those under the age of 40 - really have a grasp on how many of today's issues can be tied back to a disastrous reagan policy:

war on drugs: reagan's aggressive escalation of the war on drugs was a catastrophic policy, primarily targeting minority communities and fueling mass incarceration. the crusade against drugs was more about controlling the Black, Latino and Native communities than addressing the actual problems of drug abuse, leading to a legacy of broken families and systemic racism within the criminal justice system.

deregulation and economic policies: reaganomics was an absolute disaster for the working class. reagan's policies of aggressive tax cuts for the rich, deregulation, and slashing social programs were nothing less than class warfare, deepening income inequality and entrenching corporate greed. these types of policies were a clear message that reagan's america was only for the wealthy elite and a loud "fuck you" to working americans.

environmental policies: despite his reputation being whitewashed thanks to the recovery of the ozone layer, reagan's environmental record was an unmitigated disaster. his administration gutted critical environmental protections and institutions like the EPA, turning a blind eye to pollution and corporate exploitation of natural resources. this blatant disregard for the planet was a clear sign of prioritizing short-term corporate profits over the future of the environment.

AIDS crisis: reagan's gross neglect of the aids crisis was nothing short of criminal and this doesn't even begin to touch on his wife's involvement. his administration's indifference to the plight of the lgbtq+ community during this devastating epidemic revealed a deep-seated bigotry and a complete failure of moral leadership.

mental health: reagan's dismantling of mental health institutions under the guise of 'reform' led directly to a surge in homelessness and a lack of support for those with mental health issues. his policies were cruel and inhumane and showed a personality-defining callous disregard for the most vulnerable in society.

labor and unions: reagan's attack on labor unions, exemplified by his handling of the patco strike, was a blatant assault on workers' rights. his actions emboldened corporations to suppress union activities, leading to a significant erosion of workers' power and rights in the workplace. he was colloquially known as "Ronnie the Union Buster Reagan"

foreign policy and military interventions: reagan's foreign policy, particularly in latin america, was imperialist and ruthless. his administration's support for dictatorships and right-wing death squads under the guise of fighting "communism" showed a complete disregard for human rights and self-determination of other nations.

public health: yes, reagan's agricultural policies actually facilitated the rise of high fructose corn syrup, once again prioritizing corporate profits over public health. this shift in the food industry has had lasting negative impacts on health, contributing to the obesity epidemic and other health issues.

privatization: reagan's push for privatization was a systematic dismantling of public services, transferring wealth and power to private corporations and further eroding the public's access to essential services.

education policies: his approach to education was more of an attack on public education than anything else, gutting funding and promoting policies that undermined equal access to quality education. this was, again, part of a broader agenda to maintain a status quo where the privileged remain in power.

this is just what i could come up with in a relatively short time and i did not even live under this man's presidency. the level at which ronald reagan has broken the united states truly can't be overstated.

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Would love some photos of the ivory billed woodpecker if you have them :)

WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY STELLAR IDEA!!!

Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis), family Picidae, order Piciformes, Singer Tract, LA, USA (1935)

EXTINCT.

This bird was found in the Southern US and Cuba.

Extinct due to deforestation.

The last credible sighting in the US was in 1944 (though, its possible that the bird was sighted in East TX in the 1960s).

The last sighting in Cuba was in 1987. (Some ornithologists consider the Cuban population to have been a separate species.)

Though many people believe that they may still exist, due to possible sightings in a swamp in Arkansas, no conclusive credible evidence has been produced.

The Ivory-billed was one of the largest woodpeckers in the world, and was the largest in the U.S., growing to 51 cm (20 in; 1.67 ft) long and 76 cm (30 in; 2.49 ft) in wingspan.

I could swear that I saw one in the Pearl River swamp of Mississippi in 1998, but it was getting dark, and it flew by quickly, so...

images by Arthur A. Allen

James T. Tanner’s guide, J. J. Kuhn, with a juvenile Ivory-billed Woodpecker (1938).

L- male, R - female

painting by John James Audubon (1827)

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Person online: I would like to adress an issue I've noticed in queer spaces

Enlightened, rational, socially aware poster who is definitely not just willfully ignorant towards any topic that doesn't directly affect them as a cishet white person: people irl: "hey man how's it going"😂😂 wow you chronically online people with your made up problems😂 no one irl cares about this😂 queer people don't exist outside the internet😂

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I dreamt I saw an oul

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🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒😋

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I love you

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A cucumber right about now would be heaven on earth

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Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris

7/10/2024 Caldas, Colombia

brewmaster via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

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Avian August day 1! The 'I'iwi, a honeycreeper endemic to Hawai'i ♥️🍒