Jen Cross

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you may have heard of Tim Wong's successful project to re-establish the western subspecies of pipevine swallowtail to San Francisco, great example of what you ca do with a small outdoor space and the correct plants: www.vox.com/2016/7/6/120...

How one man repopulated a rare butterfly species in his backyardwww.vox.com We can all contribute to conservation efforts — sometimes even from our own backyards.

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Jen Cross

I hear today is #PortfolioDay so here's a sampling of my illustration. I'm always available for freelance work, and I'm shopping around a few stories too, see more at my website: johnlechner.com #kidlitart

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜⚽😷

Setting aside judging health issues, I don’t know. Biden is running behind other D’s on the ticket and every stumble will be under a microscope now. It’ll be the “but her emails” of 2024.

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new newsletter post! i found the usa's only endangered dragonfly at the lake cabin i've been visiting annually with my in-laws. while i researched the dragonfly more, i learned that actually, the entire habitat surrounding the cabin was a threatened ecological community. 🧪

i found our only endangered dragonfly in a drivewayopen.substack.com the lake cabin we visit every year sits on an imperiled ecosystem and i only just realized it

Great post. It was interesting hearing how you learned more and more about the ecology each year. Also sounds like an interesting place to visit and is an inspiration to look for unique pockets of wonder.

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Mike N.

I love the long tail. I think it might be part dragon too. 🐉

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Thought I finally got a tarantula wasp shot today, but the abdomen was wrong. A biology PhD student friend showed it to some colleagues, who pointed me to the Alcathoe genus on iNaturalist. #Invertebrates

Whoa, it’s a moth. That’s some nice mimicry.

Thanks!

All cats in the blast radius

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Janet Hill

Oh, that’s interesting.

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Erin Biba

My cat meows his displeasure whenever I sneeze. Pretty funny.

You too! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Sheesh. Might’ve been a bad trade. Fingers crossed.

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Pan

If it grows a beanstalk that leads to a nice alternate place, I’m in.

Alright, alright… here is a Baldie for the 4th. Looking a bit grumpy and worn, seems appropriate for this year. 🪶

Birds Feed! 🪶 today calls for some bald eagle photos! Bring out your eagles (or other raptors if the baldies aren’t in your portfolio) 🦅🌿

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Pan

You are a magic food wizard.

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There's nothing more American than ball games and Common Nighthawks! Enjoy this informative nighthawk post from The Chicago Birder Blog. Where have you seen nighthawks this summer? www.chicagobirder.org/blog/2023/6/...

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜⚽😷

They’re fab. I’ve loved having so many around.

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Dan Baldassarre

Been seeing lots of these little knuckleheads this summer and it’s been fun having them around. #NOCA

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JThomasAlbert

This makes me want to draw a Shadow Finch.

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Rob Cruickshank

Oh wow, that's really cool.

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Alex Wild

I mean, I always thought your surname was pretty good.

Fledgling Cardinal looking like a lanky teenager. So darn cute! These little ones have been hanging out at the cafe and investigating seed husks so I put out a low tray feeder for them.

Lady Cardinal. The dads have been bringing the kids to the feeder so maybe she is taking a nice respite from raising a family.

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Carrie D

That is an amazing buffet! I bet the birds love it.

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FrontRangeWildflowers

So they were the calibration device. Interesting.

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Rob Cruickshank

ahhh, well done... 🥲

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FrontRangeWildflowers

Yes, I was going to make a joke about calibrating them, but I guess it's possible they needed to be set differently depending on what the circuit is doing.

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FrontRangeWildflowers

Oh. Well, I will ruin them by aligning in them! lol