[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Tsuro is always our go-to short game for when folks are getting to game night and getting into the mood. We also like to play Uno at the end of the night when our brains are fried or Jackbox.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

It was a battle between my queer identity and my biologist identity. For regular browsing and posting, science won out. But I have an account with blajah.zone too to discuss the queer agenda.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I consider myself a people, and I prefer my body jewelry to be gold if I can afford it. A few pieces are gold-colored anodized titanium (which are fading), but very prominent pieces are solid gold. I like yellow gold, not rose gold. I actually think titanium/"silver" looks more tacky than gold.

But that's just for pieces of jewelry that go into my body. For bracelets and such, I prefer brass, leather, and shades of brown. I don't wear necklaces.

Gold cars are disgusting though.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I wonder if this would work for my feeders, how clever! They're such a menace.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Same with me and Catan. I generally do not like resource-hoarding "competitive" games anyway, and Catan did not help that.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

I like to leave some habitat because I find it adds interest and complexity to a photo. Plus, sometimes the birb no longer appears smol if so focused in the photo! I've gotten more comfortable with even more distant shots of birbs, too--sometimes I can make raptors look illegally smol.

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As hawk watch locations across North America start hiring and counting migrating raptors, the raptors themselves are gearing up to head wherever. I've had the opportunity to see and photograph a lot of raptors in the past two years. The two common accipiter hawks, the sharp-shinned hawk (or "sharpie") and Cooper's hawk are often mistaken for one another. While the sharpie is usually considerably smaller than the Cooper's, size can be difficult to judge in the field. Sharp-shinned hawks often travel in pairs during migration.

I hope this graphic helps you to visualize some of the differences between these two species.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

The gain and then subsequent slashing of human rights based on fascist beliefs and lack of representation (and possibly over representation by fringe groups that capture the news cycle). Across the world, populism and fascism is gaining in popularity - again. It felt like we'd gotten past this point for a minute.

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A link to the African Snakebite Institute, a great organization dedicated to snake identification and education in South Africa.

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Only a favorite because they're so skinny and wiggly, I like showing the blunt-headed tree snake to students because they're just not what people new to snakes think a snake looks like. There are definitely weirder species out there, but the big eyes and shoelace appearance amuse the non-herpers.

Honduras, June 2023

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Creeper creeping (mander.xyz)

I love finding brown creepers. I often find them just scanning tree trunks, though there's one singing at one of my birding spots now.

Pennsylvania, USA, March 2022

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I was amazed at how close these birds got. I had given up most hope on locating one (I wasn't sure where local birdfeeders were), but then I found a handful of em at a parking lot up the mountain.

Colorado, USA, May 2022

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Tiny teal (mander.xyz)

I don't get tired of little ducks like teal. Two cinnamon teal on the left, blue-winged teal drake on the right.

Colorado, USA, May 2022

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Migrating Merlin (mander.xyz)

Merlins kinda breed in my area, but you're more likely to find them during migration. I believe we found three on this day.

Pennsylvania, USA, Oct. 2022

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In the right habitat (a pile of rocks near buildings at somewhat higher, but not quite cloud forest, elevation), the yellow-spotted night lizard can be easily spotted... at night. They have a pretty nice chomp. They always look to be in shed.

Honduras, June 2023

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Little parula (mander.xyz)

Sometimes warblers don't care how close you are. This one was probably ten feet away. They are truly smol, and I like to crop my photos.

Honduras, April 2023

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This cicada is such a brilliant emerald with gold tints. And they screm.

Honduras, June 2023

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I was hoping for Erie watersnakes, but this was a nice find anyway. This area is known for having melanistic garters.

May 2022

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Golden-crowned kinglet

Pennsylvania, January 2022

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

They have "teeth" in the same way some birds have "teeth." For tortoises, there are some pointy bits on the beak that function similar to our teeth, but they do not fall out like ours often do. It's just for pulling leaves off of plants in arid environments. Again, some birds have "teeth" almost like this, but they function more like filters for birds that sort through mud and water to find food.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

There is not yet enough content for your sort selection to really matter. I sort by new because at least I'll see more content as stuff is posted throughout the day.

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I feel you. My monstera is working on coming back from the dead. I agree with the other comment that this leaf looks pretty useless. Unless you rapidly moved your plant between lighting regimes like I did, it's probably a normal thing!

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

It's just more cryptic diversity by way of genetics and call analysis! So, not far, but likely more endemic to Honduras than previously thought (as is the trend with a lot of herpetofauna in the region).

[-] cadamanteus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I will! I only give up when the plant really gives up (or ants invade and it's not worth it--RIP spider plant).

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