Tech and data nerd | Cat spinster | I will not be calling them 'skeets' I'm a Millennial | Follow me for occasional bird facts | she/theyhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jypjlzxduc2621 Jun 2023 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jypjlzxduc26https://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jy5enisibi2zBird Fact! Paleontologists discovered Say’s phoebe fossils in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas dating back to about 400,000 years ago.14 Jun 2023 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jy5enisibi2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jy3edflejj25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2023 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jy3edflejj25https://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jxgtgzcczl2aI am not a big Apple person, but I think I'd try these out. https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/05/apple-reveals-vision-pro-headset/05 Jun 2023 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxgtgzcczl2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jxbwlx445k2sBird Fact! While most red birds owe their redness to a variety of plant pigments known as carotenoids, the Western tanager gets its head feathers from a rare pigment called rhodoxanthin. Unable to make this substance on their own, Western tanagers probably obtain it from insects in their diet.03 Jun 2023 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxbwlx445k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jx4psj3hcc2e01 Jun 2023 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jx4psj3hcc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwofr7dpk42fPresumptuous27 May 2023 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwofr7dpk42fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwnanp5xx62lBird Fact! The yellow-rumped warbler is the only warbler able to digest the waxes found in bayberries and wax myrtles. Its ability to use these fruits allows it to winter farther north than other warblers, sometimes as far north as Newfoundland.26 May 2023 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwnanp5xx62lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwlh26ode22qThe corporate rainbow washing starts... I am very curious what makes this a 'Pride' shirt. They could have at least highlighted some of their queer/trans characters... Give me a Wiccan/Hulkling shirt right now. Are they saying that all of these are confirmed bisexual? If so, I'm on board.25 May 2023 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwlh26ode22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwkswg6i4s2vMy heart goes out to all the late night comedy writers out there on the picket line today. Ron DeSantis is out here begging to be mocked into oblivion, and they just have to stand by and let him for the greater good. Stay strong, folks. He’s not getting un-hilarious anytime soon.25 May 2023 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwkswg6i4s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwkldnlf5t23Happy Towel Day for those who celebrate.25 May 2023 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwkldnlf5t23https://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwic2vtxyp2mBird Fact! In response to predators, American avocets give a series of call notes that gradually rise in pitch, simulating the Doppler effect and making its approach seem faster than it actually is.24 May 2023 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwic2vtxyp2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwg7fxst6l2mShelley says no work, only pets for Shelleys, and frankly who am I to argue?23 May 2023 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwg7fxst6l2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jwfo6mfjr32wBird Fact: Despite their impressive size, great blue herons weigh only 5 to 6 pounds thanks in part to their hollow bones.23 May 2023 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwfo6mfjr32whttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jw46ff53qk2oOne of my friends who works at a bank just said "So for the first time today I spoke to someone who is dead through one of those apps that has a real person translate their texts" and for a moment I was convinced they now had apps to 'communicate' with dead people via AI or something (He meant deaf)19 May 2023 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jw46ff53qk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jw3v4wvmge2jBird Fact of the Day: The brown-headed cowbird is North America’s most common “brood parasite.” A female cowbird makes no nest of her own, but instead lays her eggs in the nests of other bird species, who then raise the young cowbirds. (Male brown-headed cowbird, image taken 5/18/23 in Lakewood, CO)19 May 2023 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jw3v4wvmge2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jw3ox3bofd2uWe had a rare three void convergence last night.19 May 2023 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jw3ox3bofd2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericaj.bsky.social/post/3jvwjzstx7s26Wonder if Google would consider allowing relatives/friends to request keeping accounts as memorial accounts, kind of like Facebook has.17 May 2023 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:una6gnm5h2corh2obxdbh2c4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvwjzstx7s26