Starting on the Troupials and Allies (Family Icteridae - Blackbird Family) this week as I work toward the last of the Passerines. A diverse Family with 30 Genera and 106 species in the Americas (23 in North America).

Both Eastern and Western Meadowlarks are found in our area - more common at the Tallgrass Prairie. Here I show two Eastern Meadowlarks. Turns out the photos of Westerns show mostly rump shots (social comment?). Their ranges overlap, but they do not seem to get along. They are so similar that I need to hear the song to ID.

#BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #EasternMeadowlark #DarkTable #TallgrassPrairiePreserve #NoWar #NoICE #NoGOP

Remind me of what century we live in…? #BountyHunters are now a thing, now that there has been a (insufficient) draw down of federal agents in #Minnesota And they don’t need to identify themselves. They just have to “follow the law.”

What could possibly go wrong…?

https://www.lawhelpmn.org/self-help-library/fact-sheet/know-your-rights-immigration-bounty-hunters

#ICEout #NoICE

RE: https://peoplemaking.games/@GBGames/116222840132604830

Less than 30 minutes left, and it is 98% of the way there!

https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota

#NoICE #Game #IndieGame

RE: https://peoplemaking.games/@GBGames/116167599678293401

There are mere hours left to get over 1,400 games, books, comics, and soundtracks AND to try to get this charity bundle over $700,000!

#NoICE #Game #IndieGame

PLEASE BOOST! #NOKINGS PROTEST

Millions of people will take to the streets for the #NOKINGS PROTEST on Saturday, March 28. In fact, more than 2,540 events are already planned in all 50 states!

Last June, 3 million of us came together for the first #NOKINGS. Then, 7 million in October. And now, March 28 is on track to be the largest #NOKINGS mobilization yet—and the largest nonviolent demonstration in U.S. history.

We need to keep building this pro-democracy movement until we reach a tipping point when the people of the United States grow more powerful than Trump and MAGA authoritarianism.

According to decades of research on non-violent civil resistance movements, NO GOVERNMENT HAS EVER WITHSTOOD A CHALLENGE WHEN 3.5% OF ITS POPULATION MOBILIZES AGAINST IT IN A SUSTAINED WAY. In the US, 3.5% means approximately 12 million people.

Your presence with us is vital! Please join a #NOKINGS protest in your area! For more information please visit the following:

www.mobilize.us
www.Indivisible.org

#Protest #Democracy #MoveOn #Indivisible #Activism #Resist #USA #Resistance #Peace #Pax #Solidarity #NoICE #NoKings #Rally #PeacefulProtest

Striving to keep PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) in the face of the immense disconnects from reality of the US regime of incompetence, corruption and delusion. Birds help a bit.

Today a Purple Finch (female), a common winter visitor in our area. These can be difficult to see and to ID. My mantra is start with the bill, look for the eye-patch and eyebrow plus mottling. As always Merlin App is a great help.

#BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdPhotography #DarkTable #PurpleFinch #NoWar #NoICE #NoGOP