blackhawk in Albuquerque bosque
Many years ago, there were no blackhawks in the Albuquerque bosque. However, now there are a few, including nesting pairs. They are big bold birds with quite a call, heard in this video.
We’re never going to turn around and say, ‘You know, you’re right.’”
Nick Offerman on Trump, ‘Civil War’ and Ron Swanson – The Washington Post
“I just wanted to say to bigots of every stripe, ‘You’re never going to win,’” he says, summarizing his remarks. “It’s never going to get better for you. We’re never going to turn around and say, ‘You know, you’re right.’”
yellow-rumped warbler, Audubon’s subspecies
ladderback on suet
Put the message in the box, put the box into the car, drive the car around the world, ’til you’ve been heard
Gasp. Tears. My heart belonged to many bands growing up but World Party was extraordinary. I’m shaken. I wasn’t this sad for Zappa or even LCohen. “The look on their faces was ‘my god this is real!'”
It’s a great obit. (I always thought he was German.) Seek out his/their tunes.
Tangentially, I’m stunned to learn World Party originated “Is It Like Today?” I know that song as performed by Eliza Gilkyson. I prefer her less-pop version. “How could it come to this?” Wheels within wheels: I discovered this song at the end of the finale of The Finder, a quirky tv show you should have seen. The song blew my mind from the start. Sometimes, you don’t know who to thank for what.
western screech owl on birdcam
This was quite a surprise. What a cutie. Why was it on the suet feeder? Mer thought it saw the camera as eyes — mama? A friend sees it as a messenger from a dead friend.