Small herbivore from America living in New Zealand. Spending my brief time on Earth trying to save the wild things. I used to drive race cars.https://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mrkekjiayk23Finally going through our photos from our trip to Costa Rica last December. This tiny feathered jewel is a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, photo by @uskiwi13.bsky.social26 Jul 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkekjiayk23https://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mqo47bvcac2sFor those of you old enough to remember Ferdinand the Bull, one of my favorite childhood stories ♥️15 Jul 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqo47bvcac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mozd24kais2fPOV: After the 2024 U.S. election, you decided to sell your house, your car, most of your belongings and move 8000 miles away. You are very happy.24 Jun 2026 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozd24kais2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mon6ucuw5k2qJump! You could fall. But you might fly, too. 💫 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon6ucuw5k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mon6shzjls2qI’m head over heels in love with my beautiful new country. I left everything I’ve ever known to move to the other side of the world & every day I wake up grateful that I was brave enough to take that leap. I miss good people I left behind, but I do not miss the chaos of America at all, not one bit.19 Jun 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon6shzjls2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3momywtrd722r39 days since our arrival and New Zealand just keeps blowin’ my socks off19 Jun 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3momywtrd722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3moa5zbvye22fThe Blue Spring in Aotearoa New Zealand is the most crystal clear blue freshwater I have seen in my entire life. It is comforting to see some of these rare wild places humanity has preserved 🩵14 Jun 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moa5zbvye22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mo5reewvmk2uParadise on Earth, also known as The Blue Spring in Aotearoa New Zealand. The most crystal clear water I have seen in my entire life. Unreal.13 Jun 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5reewvmk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mo5o35sifk2bFeeling so grateful to be a new resident of beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand. I feel like I’m in a dreamland, like I’m living inside a screensaver. Surreal beauty that looks fake in photos because it’s *too perfect.* Falling head over heels in love with the country 24 years after falling for the man 💚13 Jun 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5o35sifk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mnouaxznds2tThe Aotearoa New Zealand night sky is ✨ quite spectacular ✨ Goodnight, friends. 💫07 Jun 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnouaxznds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mltjiy2rs22nI made my first forest friend in Aotearoa, New Zealand! We were walking deep in the forest (they say “bush” here) when this adorable, very tiny, very round and friendly Pīwakawaka (New Zealand Fantail) flew right up to us and landed on a fern about 2 feet from my face. Photo by @uskiwi13.bsky.social14 May 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltjiy2rs22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mlshoxcdy223This beautiful place is known by a few different names. Aotearoa. New Zealand. The Land of the Long White Cloud. Middle Earth. But my favorite is: My new home. 🇳🇿14 May 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlshoxcdy223https://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mlqxu25v322mWe did it! We sold our house, our cars, most of our belongings & boarded a one way flight for New Zealand! Longer threads are harder to post here (maybe that’s on me) so I’m sharing by way of screenshots instead. Got attacked by tons of MAGA trolls & bots for this on Threads but I hate them anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️13 May 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqxu25v322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mkjjachepc2pRose-breasted Grosbeak, a rare visitor to our backyard. We usually only see them briefly for a day or two during the spring and fall migration. This was my only action shot today and sadly I didn’t zoom out in time. The bird arrived here on the *exact same day* it did last year: April 27.28 Apr 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjjachepc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mk7la3uxdk2mThere is nothing more disappointing than someone you once loved and considered family deciding to change their vote from Bernie (in 2016 and 2020) to a vote for Trump (in 2024) and still (literally today) standing behind that decision. So, anyway, I said goodbye forever to an old friend today.24 Apr 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7la3uxdk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mipqicaqvs2wHi everyone, I slid on my back across sharp sticks and leaves while barefoot to get this photo of a gorgeous Red-shouldered Hawk that landed in our backyard today, so please look at my picture 😁05 Apr 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipqicaqvs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mh4r2645qc2e“In pushing other species to extinction, humanity is busy sawing off the limb on which it perches.” — Paul R. Ehrlich I hope you are still chasing the butterflies, wherever you are. 🦋 Rest in peace, Professor.15 Mar 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4r2645qc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mgyj434xzs2vHave you ever seen the movie Contact? The movie was based on the novel by Carl Sagan and the character of Dr. Ellie Arroway (played by Jodie Foster) was based on Carl’s friend, the astronomer Jill Tartar. Jill is famous for her work searching for life beyond Earth with SETI.14 Mar 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyj434xzs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/leilanimunter.bsky.social/post/3mdu6ficyvc2hBeautiful tribute to Bobby at the Grammys tonight. Husband to Natascha. Father to Monet and Chloe. Guitarist, singer, and songwriter to the soundtrack to the lives of millions of people all over the world. The first Dead show my big sister Natascha brought me to was in 1986,02 Feb 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:b2nhjpytjdmrorrx3ydgm4mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdu6ficyvc2h