Show threadAdrianna TanDec 19, 2024
I get notes with fish on them
Show threadAdrianna TanDec 19, 2024
View from my lunch meeting
Show threadAdrianna TanDec 21, 2024

The kelp forest exhibit says something like ‘you always know it’s a rockfish when it’s just laying there not moving’

Same

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 9

Birds before work (I went through a secret door to find some cormorants)

#Birds #Monterey #Birding

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 9

I’m obsessed with the egg yolk jellies

#jellyfish #marine #monterey

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
My wife is in town (very rare!) so we took a nice evening stroll from the aquarium to the Sandbar
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10

Bloody-belly comb jelly. Can’t believe I get to see this at work

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/bloodybelly-comb-jelly

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
Black necked stilts at our onsite aviary (which rehabilitates and releases injured birds, and keeps those who can’t be released)
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
The ‘wave crash’ feature at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
GIANT sea bass
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10

I love this pic I took of the avocet this morning. I went to the aviary this morning before we opened and I had the whole place to myself

#Birding #Avocet #Shorebirds

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 11
Baby birb (snowy plover)
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 14
I like to take the scenic route to my office (past the kelp forest)
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 14
The back deck when there’s no one there is really cool
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 22

I don’t know if you know how big this tank is

You can also se inside here https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/kelp-forest-cam

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 22
The round blob in the top center is a southern sea otter frolicking by herself
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 22

Lunch with a view

#Birding #Cormorants

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 23

Seen around the office.

1. Sunfish costume (!!)
2. Penguin plushie

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
Pacific sardines at the roundabout
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
I sea you
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
Same window, a few seconds apart
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
The world feels weird. I’m just going to work by a window
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
I love that this penguin waddled over to ‘chat’
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
I need to not buy all the things at the store
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
Honk.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 12
I think I am floundering (but actually it’s a mola mola)
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 13

I went to hang out with my friend, Ray

(You can watch the live stream too: https://www.youtube.com/live/QXhVdEyLRT0)

#Marine #Monterey #MontereyBayAquarium

Live Open Sea Cam - Monterey Bay Aquarium

YouTube
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 21
A coworker was waving at me from inside the shark tank.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22
I went to see my friend. He’s the bass.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22

Black sea nettles

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/jellies

Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22
My evening commute (I waited till closing time and for all guests to leave, then I went to hang out at the open sea exhibit by myself)
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24

I saw this on a coworker’s desk (she works with the birds)

#Birds #Birding #Puffins

Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24
Room with a view
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 29
Let me kelp you
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 16

I have puffins at my workplace

#Birds #Birding #Puffins #Marine

Show threadAdrianna TanApr 16
I didn’t realize I loved sea nettles and jellyfish so much
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 18
Shark
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 18
Ray of hope
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 18
Sardines
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 29
Do the black sea nettles know they’re beautiful
Show threadAdrianna Tan
Debut of Opal, our one year old otter that was named by the Internet
Apr 29 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 1
I adore puffins
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 1
Reflections in the tank
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 9
Moon jellies
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 9

I like these little puffin bellies and feet

#Birds

Show threadAdrianna TanMay 14

HI IVY (I misidentified this otter, sorry)

#Otter #Otters #Marine

Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15
Sent my wife this (the joke is, I am kind of face blind and I can’t find her especially at airports)
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15
Low light photo of a hammerhead shark
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15

The California sheepshead can change gender. It also sleeps in a cocoon made of mucus, for protection.

I feel like I’m going to spend the wrasse of my life being jealous of it. (It is actually a wrasse)

#Fish #Puns

Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15

I’m in a conference room. I looked out of a window (because lots of people were). Someone says ‘they get all my seals of approval’

#Seals #Pinnepeds

Show threadAdrianna TanMay 16
You can’t tell, but this guy is swimming, burping and yelling and probably farting all at the same time. Impressive work.
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 16
I just love hanging out with them. Honestly I’d rather listen to sea lions barking than some politicians. Or internet sea lions
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 30
Lunch time walk
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 30
Sculpin and sea stars
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 31
Cardinalfish
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 3
Divers taking a giant sea bass to a medical appointment (they weigh 350lbs)
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 4
Brayyyyyy
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Peekabooooo
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Scream
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Puffin with a branch
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 6
Big boi
Show threadUNREALJun 5

@skinnylatte

What are they going to do with it?

Show threadSir David NielsenJun 5
@skinnylatte it looks so happy, I want to be more like that puffin.
Show threadKate RobertsJun 6
@skinnylatte this entire thread is pure joy 😍
Show threadcachalotJun 6
@skinnylatte Trumpuffin?
Show threadcpmJun 6

@skinnylatte
oh

oh my

gorgeous

thank you

Show threadMikaJun 6
@skinnylatte this photo unopened, on my feed, looked like feet positioned to ‘clap’ 😂
Show threadDeer Witch NyxJul 15
@skinnylatte same besties
Show threadAndrea Magnorsky 😹 🦙Jun 6
@skinnylatte Ngl love this updates
Show threadjlinMay 31
@skinnylatte super cool!
Show threadEmma Loves ☕️May 31
@skinnylatte when do they elect their pope?
Show threadAsta [AMP]May 31
@skinnylatte huh, I guess they only wear red fins when choosing a new pope?
Show threadD. G. MarshallMay 30

@skinnylatte

Sounds like a great name for a band.

Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimalMay 30
@skinnylatte I'm extremely jealous! Thank you for sharing!
Show threadSean BalaMay 30
@skinnylatte I am really loving all of the aquarium post and all the puns - keep ‘em coming!
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 30
@seanbala hehe thank you
Show threadJacobRPGJun 3
@skinnylatte I really wish this could be my lunch time walk.
Show threadOur OaklandMay 16
@skinnylatte Some politicians? *Most* politicians... 🙄
Show threadAndresMay 16
@skinnylatte *digging out swim trunks from the closet*
Challenge accepted!
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 16
@Andres4NY hehheh
Show threadMicahMay 16
@skinnylatte How do you know I can't tell? Maybe I can tell!
Show threadMy camera shoots fascistsMay 16

@skinnylatte

I've seen seals flopped in the sand like this before and every time I think they're dead at first. Nope, just super chillin'.

Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)May 16
@skinnylatte You work at a punusual workplace.
Show threadkatch wreckMay 16
@skinnylatte hopefully they helped seal the deal hehe
Show threadwevdapMay 16
@skinnylatte Behold! The Great Seals of the State of California!
Show threadJeff Miller (orange hatband)May 15
@skinnylatte Today is the first day of the wrasse of your life, as the self-improvement affirmation used to go.
Show threadkfMay 15
@skinnylatte fish is also pink, blue, and white because it is canonically trans
Show threadMy camera shoots fascistsMay 16

@skinnylatte

I'll add this fish to my list of things to point out when someone tries to claim that sex and gender are binary and there are only two and that's just how nature is 😂

Show threadZyhlaariMay 15
@skinnylatte Misidentification? Ottrageous!
Show threadcetanMay 9
@skinnylatte so hydrophobic!
Show threadScott FrancisMay 9
@skinnylatte Your workplace never ceases to deliver the delights
Show threadDavid GriffithMay 9
@skinnylatte You have puffins? *books flight*
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 9
@theplaguedoc we have a few rescues at the aquarium. they’re super cute. It’s also pelagic birding season and I’m going on trips to the Farallon islands nearby. have seen puffins in the water often
Show threadcachalotMay 9
@skinnylatte Puffin Butts!
Show thread𝔞𝔷𝔲𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔤𝔴𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔬𝔩𝔶𝔫 𝔨𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔞𝔫🦇May 9
@skinnylatte
Show threadAndrew Lewis WorkshopMay 9
@skinnylatte yes, but at some point you're going to have to admit that the canoe has actually sunk. One does not simply observe the underside of a puffin.
Show threadChris PetrilliMay 9
@skinnylatte Sung to the tune Moon River.
Show threadDeborah PickettMay 9
@skinnylatte I love how they exhibit phases, like their namesake.
Show threadnerd teacher 🦇Apr 29
@skinnylatte I'm so glad this otter got a good name, lmao.
Show threadKaren BrunerApr 29
@skinnylatte look at those big flipper feet!
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Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
The world feels weird. I’m just going to work by a window
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
I love that this penguin waddled over to ‘chat’
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
I need to not buy all the things at the store
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
Honk.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 12
I think I am floundering (but actually it’s a mola mola)
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 13

I went to hang out with my friend, Ray

(You can watch the live stream too: https://www.youtube.com/live/QXhVdEyLRT0)

#Marine #Monterey #MontereyBayAquarium

Live Open Sea Cam - Monterey Bay Aquarium

YouTube
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 21
A coworker was waving at me from inside the shark tank.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22
I went to see my friend. He’s the bass.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22

Black sea nettles

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/jellies

Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22
My evening commute (I waited till closing time and for all guests to leave, then I went to hang out at the open sea exhibit by myself)
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24

I saw this on a coworker’s desk (she works with the birds)

#Birds #Birding #Puffins

Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24
Room with a view
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 29
Let me kelp you
Show threadUNREALMar 24
@skinnylatte wow
Show threadrednikkiMar 24
@skinnylatte I rarely see an angle on Monterey I've never seen before, but you found one!
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24
@rednikki hehe, access to all the aquarium buildings along cannery row helps
Show threadlisa cMar 24
@skinnylatte so pretty
Show threadEmma Loves ☕️Mar 24
@skinnylatte I should had made time to go see some puffins when I was in Iceland back in 2018.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24
@emma I’ve seen a bunch in the Farallon Islands. And the aquarium!
Show threadEmma Loves ☕️Mar 24
@skinnylatte oh cool! I've been meaning to take one of those tours out to the Farallons, and of course Cyn and I need to make a day trip to the Aquarium.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24

@emma do the ones with Alvarado adventures. Cheaper than the expedition and tourist boats. It’s a birding boat but it ends up being very similar, and cheaper

Lemme know if you plan a trip to the aquarium. I would suggest staying over a night to break it up. It’s close but not that close.

Show threadKevin RiggleMar 24
@skinnylatte I am told that the way one gives a penguin an MRI is one puts it in a traffic cone
Show threadKevin RiggleMar 24
@skinnylatte (partner works in vet med, with MRIs albeit not with penguins)
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24

@kevinriggle penguin at the vet

https://youtu.be/JR7vItMNyTU?si=UcUGbWShz7XfNX3r

Rey The Penguin And Dr. Mike Tour Our Animal Care Center!

YouTube
Show threadKevin RiggleMar 25
@skinnylatte that’s _delightful_ 😍
Show threadGoing T. MaineMar 22
@skinnylatte jelly
Show threadrednikkiMar 22
@skinnylatte I cannot tell you how envious I am.
Show threadYes, *that* dawn personMar 22
@skinnylatte You have the best job, and you have earned it.
Show threadUNREALMar 22

@skinnylatte

Well is he your bass or your friend??

Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22
@noondlyt the bass friend I’ve ever had
Show threadUNREALMar 22

@skinnylatte

Thank Cod for them.

Show threadPhil Stevens Mar 22
@skinnylatte How low can he go?
Show threadBram MoreinisMar 22
@skinnylatte it’s all about the bass.
Show threadpiku    minor!Mar 22
@skinnylatte no braine, it's not a bass, it's a bass
choir is rotting my phonetic ability for bass
Show threadAnders von Hadern 🐦‍🔥Mar 13

@skinnylatte Is Ray still on X or is there a Ban?

#SCNR the wordplays

Show threadGeePawHillMar 12
@skinnylatte Bad Adrianna, no biscuit!
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 12
@GeePawHill it’s actually wearable. I might get in it.
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Mar 12
@skinnylatte @GeePawHill I mean, you are hilarious, but actually I think that's a sunfish.
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Mar 12
@skinnylatte @GeePawHill Fuck. I just marinebiosplained. But I LOVE marine science!
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 12
@msbellows @GeePawHill edited, and I knew but I couldn’t make a verb with mola mola
Show threadGeePawHillMar 12
@skinnylatte @msbellows Oh! Neo-figure. "Sorry, I'm all mola mola here."
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Mar 12
@GeePawHill @skinnylatte Yeah, I would totally pretend it means something cool in another language. Sort of the same way my best friend came back from Hawaii in high school and convinced everyone that "mahalo" was a swear word.
Show threadJuliaMar 12
@skinnylatte they’re one of my current obsessions 💘
Show threadbinchickenMar 12
@skinnylatte i assumed it was a supremely whimsical art piece. now i know it's a costume i am overjoyed that such a thing exists
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 12
@thegarbagebird oh yeah i work at an aquarium and we wear this in our podcasts or to pride
Show threadbinchickenMar 12
@skinnylatte you have so much self-control. if i had daily access to that i would be banned from using it within a week
Show threadIrene ZhangMar 12
@skinnylatte I’ve seen the one at the Monterey aquarium!! It’s so cool and huge!
Show threadCallum McleodMar 12
@skinnylatte reminds me of the one hanging in my home towns museum https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/otago-museum%E2%80%99s-display-sunfish-just-got-even-more-intriguing
Otago Museum's sunfish even more intriguing

If you want to learn a strange secret, take a closer look at the big ocean sunfish specimen on display in the ground floor foyer of the Otago...

Otago Daily Times Online News
Show threadSarah OelkerMar 12
@skinnylatte look, you're adorable and so is the fish!
Show threadGinevraCatMar 12
@skinnylatte Too awesome. (Both photo AND caption.)
Show threadSiddhesh PoyarekarJan 30
@skinnylatte That's Canada's finest right there :D
Show threadArtemesiaJan 30

@skinnylatte

Canada goose, AKA the flying shitbomb. Unfortunately, not good eating.

Show threadEm Jan 28
@skinnylatte Very jealous
Show threadDouglasJan 28
@skinnylatte you've got a view of the worst Mexican restaurant on the peninsula that also has the best view 😅
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
@douglasvb yepppp
Show threadTerry RJan 28
@skinnylatte @douglasvb Pacifica Taco Bell has entered the conversation…
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
@Starorstone @douglasvb i would eat the taco bell. i would not eat at el torito haha
Show threadDouglasJan 28
@skinnylatte @Starorstone I really want to go to the Pacifica Taco Bell in an unironic way 😅
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
@douglasvb @Starorstone it’s a long bike ride some of my friends do. Ride from sf to the Pacifica Taco Bell. Have a crunch wrap. In the scheme of awful food, they know what they’re selling, and it’s good awful food