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lycophidion

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Neurodivergent biologist, environmental justice activist, ecosocialist, birder, amateur wildlife photographer. Also bicyclist, hiker and sci-fi/fantasy fanatic.

(He, him, them).

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lycophidion, to nature
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Some birds at the Marine Nature Study Area, a salt-marsh preserve in NY. 5.17.24

Clockwise from upper left: Green Heron, Ruddy Turnstone, Osprey and Yellow-crowned Night Heron

#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #biodiversity

Ruddy Turnstone, a shorebird patterned like a Calico Cat.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in profile. A small heron with a blue-grey body and black and white banded head, with a yellow tinge to its forelock and a long plume arising from the rear of its head.
Osprey, a large fish-eating hawk, perched on a snag. Body is mostly dark brown with some white on the underside and head and a black mask.

lycophidion, to Palestine
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“Biden Is Making Jews the Face of the War Machine”: First Jewish Biden Appointee Resigns over Gaza

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/16/headlines/biden_is_making_jews_the_face_of_the_war_machine_first_jewish_biden_appointee_resigns_over_gaza

#gaza #palestine #genocide #genocideenablers #genocidjoe

lycophidion, to nature
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A few more birds from World Migratory Bird Day
May 11
Central Park, NYC

clockwise from top left:
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blue Jay (not migratory)




Blackburnian Warbler: "The breeding male, with vivid orange in face and throat, is unmistakable; females and immatures show at least a hint of this coloration, but more important is the unique triangular facial pattern of black (or gray), also seen in all plumages." (AllAboutBirds)
"White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above." (AllAboutBirds).
"Males are midnight blue above and white below with black on the throat, face, and sides. Females [this one] are plain grayish olive overall, although some individuals have blue tints on the wings and tail. Both sexes have a characteristic small white square on the wing, sometimes called a “pocket handkerchief”."(AllAboutBirds)

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Scarlet Tanager ( Piranga olivacea) in Central Park, NY's The Ramble woodland area at yesterday's World Migratory Bird Day. It's worth mentioning that Scarlet and Summer Tanagers are not in the Tanager family (Thraupidae), but in the Cardinal group (Cardinalidae).



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Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) in Central Park, NY's The Ramble woodland area at yesterday's World Migratory Bird Day



"Hooded Warblers are small, well-proportioned birds with a straight, sharp bill. Compared to other warblers, they are fairly heavy-bodied and thick-necked. Adult males are olive-green above and bright yellow below with a black hood and throat, a yellow forehead, and yellow cheeks. Females and immatures are also olive-green above and yellow below, but they don't have a black hood, although some adult females show an outline of a hood. Note the large black eye and white outer tail feathers that it often flashes." (AllAboutBirds)

lycophidion, to Palestine
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To Confront Antisemitism, Stand With the Oppressed, Not Today’s Pharaohs

An excellent dissection of the deliberate conflation of Palestine Solidarity and antizionism with antisemitism.

https://truthout.org/articles/to-confront-antisemitism-stand-with-the-oppressed-not-todays-pharaohs/

lycophidion, to Palestine
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AFTER RAIDS, NYPD DENIED STUDENT PROTESTERS WATER AND FOOD IN JAIL

STUDENTS ARRESTED DURING the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside.

Other students reported that they were beaten by New York City Police Department officers after their arrests and taken to the hospital for injuries before being returned to central booking. Photos of the injuries were provided to The Intercept.

https://theintercept.com/2024/05/06/columbia-student-protests-nypd-jail/

#Palestine #genocide #Gaza #genocideenablers #policestate #NYPD #abolition #protest #studentrevolt #palestinesolidarity

lycophidion, to nature
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Female American Kestrel (Falco sparverius).
Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba
3.14.24

Based on her color pattern, this is probably a resident bird. American Kestrels also migrate from the north. #nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #Cuba #Cubanwildlife #biodiversity #kestrel

lycophidion, to Palestine
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Updated (May 3) list of encampments, occupations and protests against Israel's war of genocide against the Palestinian people.

lycophidion, to Palestine
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Sanders: Gaza “May Be Biden’s Vietnam”

“Biden is putting himself in a position where he has alienated not just young people, but a lot of the Democratic base.”

https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-gaza-may-be-bidens-vietnam/

#genocidejoe #gaza #Palestine #genocide #policestate

lycophidion, to Palestine
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Across the US, Campus Protests for Palestine Face Intensifying Police Crackdowns

The authorities seem to be taking their playbook from Obama's take-down of the Occupy movement.

https://truthout.org/video/across-the-us-campus-protests-for-palestine-face-intensifying-police-crackdowns/

#gaza #Palestine #genocide #genocideenablers #genocidejoe #policestate

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Sanders Sharply Rebukes Netanyahu’s Claim That Campus Protests Are Antisemitic

https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-sharply-rebukes-netanyahus-claim-that-campus-protests-are-antisemitic/

#Gaza #Palestine #genocide #zionism #israel #BernieSanders

lycophidion, to Palestine
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Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Day After Omar Grills Its President

Omar had grilled Shafik about her characterization of pro-Palestine protests as antisemitic.

https://truthout.org/articles/columbia-suspends-ilhan-omars-daughter-day-after-omar-grills-its-president/

lycophidion, to Palestine
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Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes as Gaza Campus Protests Multiply

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/22/headlines/columbia_cancels_in_person_classes_as_gaza_campus_protests_multiply

#Gaza #Palestine #solidarity #genocide

lycophidion, to random
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Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), a small, bright blue member of the Cardinal family that prefers shrubby edges of forests and grasslands, foraging on berries, seeds and insects.

lycophidion, to nature
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A pair of Cuban Parrots/Cotorros (Amazona leucocephala) doin' a bit of flirting and chewin' the fat (or at least the berries). This species is a regional endemic, with subspecies in Cuba, the Bahamas and the Caymans. The IUCN considers them near threatened due to habitat loss and the pet trade.
Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba
3/15/24

lycophidion, to climate
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A roadblock is changing Europe

https://theecologist.org/2024/apr/11/roadblock-changing-europe

#climatechange #climatejustice #systemchange #ecosocialism #xr

lycophidion, to Palestine
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The Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth

The last six months of genocide in Gaza have ushered in a new phase in a long history of colonization and extraction that reaches back to the nineteenth century. To truly understand the present crisis, Andreas Malm argues, requires a longue durée analysis of Palestine's subjugation to fossil empire.

Andreas Malm
8 April 2024

https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/the-destruction-of-palestine-is-the-destruction-of-the-earth

lycophidion, to nature
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Biodiversity conservation, social wellbeing, and the Blue-headed Quail-dove



Blue-headed Quail-dove, an endangered Cuban endemic species. A Roundish dove with a bright blue head and black "bib" outlined with white and blue highlights on a cinnamon body. Foraging on the ground.

anathema_device, to random
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A local paper carries an item critical of Facebook, and finds all its links removed. A reporter, Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) tries to report on the story, and finds all her links removed on FB and Threads, and then can't post at all.

Lok at Marisa's account on Bluesky because the situation is becoming more bizarre by the hour!

Here's the column Meta doesn't want you to see

Read the Kansas Reflector's piece about Facebook's climate change ad policy

https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/kansas-reflector-meta-facebook-column-censored

lycophidion,
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@anathema_device
I posted it on fb. Let's see what happens...

lycophidion, to nature
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A Birijita del Pinar/Olive-capped Warbler (Setophaga pityophila)that hopped up to my friend's feet, while collecting nest material. The Cuban name refers to their habitat, usually high up in pine woods. These insectivores are only found in two isolated spots on the east and west ends of Cuba, as well as Abaco and Grand Bahama islands. They nest from March-June in pine trees. Although they are fairly common where they occur, their restricted range puts them at risk.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife
#naturecommunity #photography #birding
#birdphotography
#warbler #songbird #Cuba #Cubanwildlife #biodiversity

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Siju Platanero, Aka Cuban Pigmy Owl (Glaucidium siju). Evidently nesting nearby, this little guy flew to a perch right over my head, presumably to make sure I stayed on the straight-and-narrow. These small owls are nocturnal, but didn't seem shy about being visible in broad daylight. I saw them repeatedly during my stay in the Playa Larga (Playa Girón)/Ciénaga de Zapata area. It is found pretty much anywhere there are lots of trees, except at higher altitudes and forages night and day on lizards, insects, small mammals and birds.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #Cuba #Cubanwildlife #biodiversity #owl

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Cabrerita de la Ciénaga/Zapata Sparrow (Torreornis inexpectata), a Cuban endemic found only in the Zapata wetland and a couple of other isolated spots, is considered threatened due to its restricted range and ongoing habitat fragmentation. Subspecies of this bird live in varying wetland terrestrial habitats, including sawgrass, wooded and shrubby areas and even areas of thorny shrubs and cacti. Diet varies seasonally, but they will feed on seeds and flowers, insects and other small invertebrates, and even small lizards.

lycophidion, to Birds
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Two Cuban Anoles, left, the Cuban Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) and right, the Western Giant Anole (Anolis luteogularis). Both are considered giant anoles (~19 cm in snout-vent length, with a tail longer than that). Males slightly larger than females. Both are Cuban endemics, although A. equestris has been introduced into Florida, while A. luteogularis is only found on the western end of the island. The Anolis radiation provides a classic case of adaptive radiation with convergent evolution on the many Caribbean islands. Unrelated species (not sharing common ancestors possessing their traits) have evolved with very similar body forms to fill similar ecological niches on each island. These are categorized as "ecomorphs." Both A. equestris and A. luteogularis are "Crown-giant ecomorphs," since they prefer the higher limbs of tall trees.The A. luteogularis, which is noticeably moulting, was basking on a ladder at a tourist bar near a mojote , and allowed me to approach quite closely before extending its gular pouch (last photo), whereupon I backed up a bit to give it some space.

Western Giant anole, endemic to Cuba's western region. A dark-bodied giant anole with white- or cream colored "lips" (labial scales) and throat. This one has dry skin patches as it is shedding.
Western Giant Anole with gular pouch expanded.

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I was privileged to spend a couple of weeks two regions in Cuba to observe, photograph and learn about birds and other fauna: la Ciénaga de Zapata and the Valle de Viñales. The first is a 450 sq km mangal-salt marsh and subtropical deciduous forest that is home to large number of endemics. The second was a dry open woodland and agricultural area, dominated by large exposed limestone mounds called mojotes, which offer a variety of habitats to many endemic and unique species. Eons old, the mojotes are important fossil sites and erosion of some has left a myriad of caves and (inaccessible) hollow centers with their own unique humid woodland assemblages. Here are a few shots of the respective terrains. Fauna follows. It is important to point out that the U.S. blockade has not only subjected the Cuban people to starvation, but has important negative consequences for Cuba's outstanding biodiversity.
#Cuba #Naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #insects #reptiles #birdphotography #ecology

Scene of a channel in a mangal, Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba
Panoramic view of a section of the Valle de Viñales and mountains in the background
View of the exposed limestone face of a mojote in the Valle de Viñales

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