From Wild Wings Inc

Northern Saw-whet Owls will sometimes store extra prey in tree cavities or tucked-away branches, creating a small food cache to return to later. This behavior helps them conserve energy and ensures they have a reliable meal during harsh weather or when hunting conditions aren't ideal

From William Ko

Collared scops owlet

The baby owlet, a fluffy ball of downy feathers, blinking curiously at the bright, new world around it!

08 May 24

Telok Blangah, Singapore

https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/116569473374095708

From Chris-Lisa Thomison

Introducing the wee "Little Hoot" aka Pumpkin (as named by Gap Creek elementary students).

Pumpkin/Little Hoot was found grounded after a rotten tree fell.

He's only a few days old.

This is the tiniest Screech ever brought to us.

He will be in an incubator for a good while.

The good news is he's doing very well. Eating and staying warm and snug.

Big thanks to the kind folks who found him.

Google has big plans for Android in 2026, and most of it is AI.

I'll be interested to see if and how badly those "features" trickle down to custom ROMs. It's probably all proprietary in one way or other, so independent projects won't have a choice but exclude them 🤞

Bad news for anybody running OEM Android, though.

From Dave Woolridge

Pre-fledged Barred Owlet. It eventually fledged 2-3 days after this photo was taken, and joined its two siblings in the great wide open!

Lorain County, OH 05.08.26

Nikon Z9, Nikkor 600mm f4 TC @840mm

https://murena.com/

https://www.punkt.ch/

https://volla.online/en

https://jolla.com/

https://furilabs.com/

https://puri.sm/

https://pine64.org/

https://store.fxtec.com/

Quick reminder that starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID: https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/10/29/keep-android-open-movement-fights-google-dev-requirement/1470903

Addition:

Several of these OSes, including Sailfish, FuriOS, Mobian, and postmarketOS are all pure Linux OSs. They're not derived from Android, but they can all run an Android VM or container, and so allow you to install and use Android apps.

‘Monster Wolf’ was originally designed to protect cropland from deer, boars and bears

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/8920020

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A Ukrainian teenager abducted from Russian-occupied territory was personally told by the Kremlin's children's rights commissioner, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, that "there will be no Ukraine soon" and she would be better off joining one of Moscow's youth military programs.

In an interview with the Kyiv Independent, Anastasiia Chvylova said Maria Lvova-Belova — wanted by the ICC alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin on accusations for abducting Ukrainian children — told her and others that they were Russian and urged them to study in Russia or join a Russian military-patriotic youth program.

"She told us (Ukrainian children abducted by Russia) that we are Russian children, that Russia will win, that Russia is the best country ever, and that we would have more opportunities there than in Ukraine," she said.

"There will be no Ukraine soon," Lvova-Belova told the Ukrainian children, according to Chvylova.

Chvylova said she did not know at the time who Lvova-Belova was.

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Chvylova was 15 when she met Lvova-Belova. At the time, she was trapped in a Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast in 2022 and 2023, and she wanted to return home to Kherson, where her mother was waiting for her.

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Afterward, Russian occupation authorities kept Chvylova under their control, at times moved her between occupied areas, and even arranged for her brief adoption while her mother tried to find a way into the occupied territory to bring her home.

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Chvylova said Lvova-Belova visited abducted Ukrainian children from occupied territories and promoted Russian education programs.

"She came to see us and told us to go study in Russia or 'fight' in the 'Youth Army' (Yunarmiya)," Chvylova said.

The Russian military-patriotic youth organization "Youth Army" (Yunarmiya) is designed to prepare children and teenagers for service in the Russian army. Membership does not mean enlistment, but children involved in the group may later be prepared for service or recruited to fight against Ukraine.

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"I said I didn't want to go anywhere in Russia because my mom was coming soon. But they started trying to stop me and said, 'Why did she wait so long to come get you? We've been helping you; we brought you clothes and food.' And the food they brought was pork that had hair in it," [Chvylova] said.

Chvylova also said Russian military personnel were present at the meeting and offered to teach children how to operate drones.

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The ICC issued arrest warrants in March 2023 for both Lvova-Belova and Vladimir Putin, accusing them of the unlawful deportation and transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.

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Today’s game is Doom 64. Why 64? I’m not exactly sure why but it was the one I felt most attached to playing. I own Doom 2 on the switch, but I hate sharing screenshots off that thing (it feels like advertising even if not expressly stated and they’re just a pain to download overall. Plus: I hate compression), but 64 I guess just seemed more interesting to me.

I played through the first 2 levels, and compared to 2 or even something like quake (which I think it’s similar too), I think this game unsettles me. Like. 2 feels like your standard rip and tear. But doom 64? I feel like there’s something almost going to pop out from a corner and get me. It’s a weird feeling.

Not helping this feeling was the second level. I struggled to get through it and killed everything. I was left alone listening to the ambience for quite a while. And I’m embarrassed to admit it’s partly because I didn’t realize I could run.

My general feeling of discomfort aside, I like this. Something about the way Doom 64 looks appeals to me more. It’s entirely possible it’s a placebo, but also I can’t really reference it right now as I’m writing this.

I like the almost bright aesthetic some of the rooms have. I almost thought I was missing textures at first, but I think that’s just how this thing looks. Also. I love escalators. So that’s bonus points from me.

I also like the enemies, and not to come off as sadistic, but especially the way they die. There’s something oddly charming about the way they look and the way they crumble into a sprite on the ground.

Overall I kind of liked Doom 64 though. The uneasy feeling was interesting. It’s been a while since I’ve been unsettled by a game I (assume) wasn’t trying to scare me. And the gameplay is doom. I think if I had a little more perseverance I could probably play through Doom 64, but my hand eye coordination hasn’t been the best lately and neither has my sleep, so maybe no major binges any time soon