The US Fish & Wildlife Service has a feather atlas to help people ID North American birds.

It’s not perfect as they may only have feathers from one or two individuals, and like people birds of the same species aren’t all identical. But it’s still a good resource. Plus it has an Identify My Feather feature that’s fun and interesting to use.

Moonlight Rabbits looks adorable. I’ve never played Steam games before (just don’t get my computer out much), but this one is tempting me to start

Sounds like your clocks aren’t set to cat time. Better check if they’re on the right time zone or if they need new batteries.

Uh oh. Were you 1 minute late with dinner again?

Look at that sweet innocent face! I just want to boop his widdle pink nose

That’s really smart! And probably less stressful for you and her. My cat used to play fetch on the stairs when he was younger. Now at 17 he just watches it roll down the steps, then stares at me until I go get it.

“Who dares disturb my slumber?”

And more penguin species live outside the Antarctic region than in it

I first read it as “hopping missile thrush” which I think works too

Poor, long-suffering baby! Obviously needs more balls to lose and an automatic ball retriever

I really like how the stripes turned out

One of the things I love about birding is you can do it pretty much anywhere. All (not captive) birds count.

From the original court filing: “Defendant would show that any injuries or illnesses alleged to have been sustained by Plaintiff, Mary Doe [the 9 year old girl], were proximately caused by Plaintiff’s own fault and negligence, were proximately caused by Plaintiff’s use of the compromised lavatory, which she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.”

American Airlines is passing the blame to their “outside legal counsel.”

Parentheses and emphasis are mine.

That’s an amazing idea. Have you looked for any local organizations or after-school programs you could connect with? Or even a local school’s tech program. I bet they’d love to have you in as a guest to do a project with the kids. My kid’s school has local experts come in to do week- or month-long projects with a class. Doesn’t solve your job dilemma but if you’re finding fulfillment outside of work it may not matter.

English word: curmudgeon or cattywampus

French word: hippopotame

Yeah it really stuck with me. When people think of smart birds it’s usually parrot and crow families, and definitely not pigeons.

Keep it to 4 letter words and pigeons might join in

Not as good as your awesome shot, but this guy showed up for the first time this year and tried to eat from the hummingbird feeder

The US forests got used to not having them, so now some trees like maples need a thick layer of leaves on the ground to trap moisture around their roots so they don’t dry out. There are also native plants that need this layer to help protect them from temperature swings.

A couple of sources: https://nysufc.org/earthworms-implicated-sugar-maple-decline/2017/11/28/ https://wormwatch.d.umn.edu/forest-ecology-and-worms/forest-ecology/about-forest

Those eyes! Trying to look so innocent like they just happened to find you in the kitchen