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Chrisebean

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Retired science writer (mainly biology textbooks) now devoting my time to contributing to #iNaturalist (CAE1), researching my German/Lithuanian ancestry, and enjoying life in the SF Bay area. she/her.

Profile picture: Me, a middle-aged white woman with glasses smiling during a hike. Straps of a backpack are visible across my shoulders.

Header photo: A group of surf scoters swimming in SF Bay. They are mostly black, with a white patch on the head and a wedge-shaped orange and white bill.

Chrisebean 2h ago

Jerome G 3h ago

Lovely lady Wood duck

Chrisebean 1d ago

TayFoNay, Sigh-D 1d ago

This orchid is around 8 years old and every year it blooms bigger than the previous. It’s been like this for a month, at least. It’s out of control. I think it might be plotting global domination.

#BloomScrolling

Chrisebean 2d ago

NomiChirps 3d ago

Does anyone know a museum or other institution that would be willing to take this large vintage railway wheel(?) press? It's marked "Chambersburg Engineering Co., No. 863", and a long time ago it was used to help maintain rail cars at the Port of San Francisco. Unfortunately it's going to the scrap yard this week because no museums we've tried are willing to come haul it away. boosts appreciated.

edit: Sorry folks, there was less time than I thought. It's already out the door this morning 😔

Chrisebean Mar 13

Jerome G Mar 13

It is an incredible privilege to do what I do. I am aware that not everyone has the resources or opportunities to go out and find birds and take photos of them. I take this seriously and do what I can to be a good steward of the abilities I’ve been given; and to share them as a reminder that the earth is a beautiful place that’s worth fighting for.

Chrisebean Mar 11

Vicent Gisbert Cardona Mar 11

Illustrations of insects created for the board game Menagerie by Moose Games. Which one is your favorite? 🐞🦋🐛🐜🐝🪲🪳

#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #mantis #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #bug

Chrisebean Mar 6

Steve Herman Mar 6

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Chrisebean Mar 3

Colossal Mar 3

Arino Borevich has an ambitious dream to sculpt every one of the thousands of known nudibranchs in colorful felted wool.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/wool-creature-lab-arina-bovenich-felted-wool-nudibranchs/

#craft #nature

Chrisebean Feb 24

David Westwood Feb 24

Signs of Spring. Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna, coming into flower, and Early Bumblebee, Bombus pratorum, feeding on Crocus.

#nature #bees #Bumblebee #Insect #SpringCreepsIn

Coupla Bulbuls

This amoeba from a Charles river culture featured in my solo exhibition that just came down- it started eating a dying flagellate- but the flagellate actually jumped out of its mouth! I’ve never seen that before. The amoeba did catch up with it and eat it tho. #sciart #microscopy #plankton