Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

“woke” is the new caravan.

When they say they are pro-life, they do not mean yours.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

When I was faster i was always behind.

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

He really is that stupid.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

The lights are all blinking red.

Giving in to doom is how authoritarians win.

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

So many bastards, so little time.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Be a wild strawberry.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.

I really should read my own blog.

Let me file that under fuck it.

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It’s Albatrossity Monday!  On Tuesday we see Mendocino, this time through JanieM‘s eyes.   BillinGlendale will be taking  us to Highland Park, but he said something about Chicken Boy, so I’m not sure what to think about that!   Get out your climbing boots because Wag is taking us to the Elk Range to close out the week.

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This concludes our series of avian portraits for the spring 2022 season. Stay tuned for some bird images from the Sandhills of Nebraska, which we visited in May 2022, and from the shortgrass prairies of Montana, where we will be heading in late June!

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Near Manhattan KSMay 11, 2022

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), female in alternate (breeding) plumage

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Near Manhattan KSMay 11, 2022

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), female in alternate (breeding) plumage

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Elk City KSMay 7, 2022

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchis crinitus)

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Cheyenne BottomsApril 25, 2022

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), molting into alternate (breeding) plumage

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Quivira National Wildlife RefugeApril 25, 2022

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), male in alternate (breeding) plumage

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Near Manhattan KSMay 8, 2022

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

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Cheyenne BottomsApril 25, 2022

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

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Near Manhattan KSMay 11, 2022

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata), male still molting into alternate (breeding) plumage

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Near Manhattan KSMay 16, 2022

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) with orb-weaving spider for breakfast

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Near Bassett NEMay 27, 2022

Here’s a hint for what’s to come for the next couple of Mondays. Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata), perched on a fencepost in the Nebraska Sandhills

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    HinTN

    So, you can hunt an actual Snipe! The evidence in the picture to the contrary, are they nocturnal?

    Great portraits. Thanks

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    Albatrossity

    @HinTN: Yes, you can hunt them in many states, but no, they are not nocturnal. Here is the season information for Kansas.

    09/01/2022 – 12/16/2022

    • Area open: Statewide
    • Daily bag limit: 8
    • Possession limit: 24

    I personally don’t know anyone who does hunt them, however. They are small, and have a very twisty flight pattern!

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    HinTN

    @Albatrossity: When I was a Tenderfoot the older scouts organized a Snipe Hunt. This, of course, took place at night and was an occasion for all manner of hijinks. Somehow, we never located an actual Snipe but there was “evidence” that such a creature existed. Snipe Hunt entered the lexicon as an impossible task, perhaps having some anchor in your description of their flying patterns.

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    Albatrossity

    @HinTN: Yeah, those practical jokes with the gunny sacks to catch a snipe were pretty widespread. And it might actually be easier to get one with a gunny sack than with a shotgun; either one would be a challenge. Especially at night!

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    Mike S (Now with a Democratic Congressperson!)

    All great to look at as always and snipe is my favs!

    p.s. Ask the plover to rinse his bill! I want to reach out with a napkin and do it for him. :-)

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    Torrey

    Amazing pictures, as always. I do feel a little sorry for the spider, though. But just a little. Tufted titmice (titmouses?) must keep up their strength. Thank you for sharing these incredible shots.

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    J R in WV

    Does that Wilson’s Snipe even have two legs? I don’t see any sign of the other one at all.

    These close-up portraits are so great. Amazing work, thanks again for sharing with us, the few jackals~!!~

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    StringOnAStick

    Gorgeous photos, as always.  I’m glad you show so much alternate plumage, that really opened my eyes to realizing how different it can look within the same species.

    I got a marginal photo of what turned out to be a red breasted sap sucker near a wild and scenic designated part of the Deschutes river last week.  When I looked it up in my Sibley’s guide I discovered that the range maps say they are rare here, so I saw and identified my first rare bird.

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