The last of the Passerines this morning. Family Thraupidae - Tanagers and Allies; Red-crested Cardinal. My last in the review out of my photo library. Thank you for tolerating this review of the Passeriformes. It was a great learning exercise for me, forcing organization and review of over 187,000 digital photos. No idea what to do with the mountains of medium format and 35mm negatives and slides before the digital era. Not sure where to go next.

Volunteer work day today again, likely back to invasives. On Tuesday, had a surprise visit by a large Pileated Woodpecker that landed about 4 metes away to work on a decayed log. It looked at me from time to time, but kept working. It flew away after ~5 minutes - amazing.

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To me Dickcissels are birds of the Great Plains, found most commonly in grasslands. I see them most frequently at the Tallgrass. Vibrant coloration, but very well camouflaged, easy to miss as you walk through the tall grasses. The call is distinctive, and can help with location.

The Tallgrass Prairie was one of my research areas in tandem with several scientists looking at brine spill remediation and ecological damage. Dickcissels and Bison were constant companions (be very careful when you emerge from grass that has been over your head, there may be bull hiding out; they do not like surprises). They are a marker for climate change with a critical temperature of 35C and a Max temperature of 44C. To me, their most notable feature is their feet - look at the size of their tarsi and toes!.

This completes the Family Cardinalidae for me.

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No more Republicans. We literally can’t survive them.

#NoGOP #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

The Republicans are the sort of cult that loves to be seen praying, then turn around and commit murder, theft, kidnapping, and enslavement against their neighbors.

#NoKings #NoGOP

Thank you #Republicans in #US.

For letting millions of people suffer due to stopping USAID
For losing money because of trade tariffs
For increase of #climatechange
For letting healthcare down
For letting science down
For letting education down
For letting the poor people down
For letting Ukraine down
For betraying Europe
For supporting genocide
... and for much more bullying around. And you still support it?
#ThinkTwice
#NoGOP

#Memes #GOPCircus #WomensRights #FightLikeHell #NoGOP

This was from waaaay back in 2014...it's aged pretty well. I can't believe there are ANY women still in this party.