@JimRobbins19

Jim Robbins writes for the N.Y Times and elsewhere on the big eco-stories of our time--climate change, species loss and more. He authored The Wonder of Birds.

 Helena, Montana
Joined May 2014
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This is the most extreme migratory bird in the world. What they have evolved to do is just gobsmacking. smithsonianmag.com/science-n…

This Wonder Bird Flies Thousands of Miles, Non-Stop, as Part of an Epic Migration

The more scientists learn about the Hudsonian godwit, the more they’re amazed—and worried

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Wow, I have never seen a bird with ears before. Gorgeous!
World birds@worldbirds327 Jan 2023
Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)🐦🦜🕊️🎵❤️
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Blond-Crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens)🐦🦜🕊️🎵❤️
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🌊WATER is LIFE 🌊
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All right we need more videos of geckos playing with walnut shells! An antidote to the craziness of the world.
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A cute tiny gecko playing with a walnut shell
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Wow. What a tragedy. The environmental toll of AI continues to grow. theguardian.com/environment/…

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push

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This is one fine looking bird!
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The Gorgeted Woodstar is a tiny hummingbird, measuring around 6 cm long and weighing just 2.5 grams It is native to South America, particularly Colombia and Ecuador. 📹 ferarrigophoto
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@Rainmaker1973Oct 21
The palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), also known as the goliath cockatoo, is the largest species of cockatoo in the world.
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The incredible bald eagle courtship flight It involves elaborate, spectacular flight displays. These include swoops, chases, and cartwheels, in which they fly high, lock talons, and free-fall, separating just before hitting the ground [📹 Mark Smith]
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@Rainmaker1973Oct 18
Inside a human brain when reading a book.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This video shows time-lapse of cultured neurons connecting via growth cones in a lab dish, not processes in a living human brain while reading. Similar real clips by Dr. Lila Landowski show developmental wiring; this one's exact source is unconfirmed. youtube.com/watch?v=Rvmvt7… lifo.gr/now/tech-scien…
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Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)🐦🦜🕊️🎵🐤❤️🐤
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@Rainmaker1973Oct 14
Turtles with algae growing on their shells. Algae are generally harmless and provide some camouflage for the turtle in the wild.
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Floodlight@FloodlightNewsOct 14
“Polluting less than a farm.” That's how DataOne's CEO described his Vineland data center in January. Our analysis: its generators likely emitted enough smog-forming pollution to rank among New Jersey's top five polluters. floodlightnews.org/vineland-…

REVEALED: NJ data center emitted staggering amounts of air pollution for nearly a year before...

Newly obtained public records shed light on emissions caused by DataOne’s unpermitted generator fleet

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@Rainmaker1973Oct 13
Life finds a way. “The Green Pearl”, a wild pistachio tree growing in the heart of a huge rock in Arsanjan, Fars Province, Iran.
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That's a lot of flying around for one tablespoon!
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@Rainmaker1973Oct 12
A single bee can produce 1 tablespoon of honey in its lifetime. 683 bees fly roughly 32,550 miles to gather 5.93 lbs of nectar from about 1,185,000 flowers in order to make one 9.5 oz. jar of honey.
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Blue-capped Cordon-bleus, a finch found in Africa
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The Marilyn Monroe of birds...
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A golden pheasant showing off its vibrant feathers and striped cape.
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@Rainmaker1973Oct 5
Elephant seals are really massive. Adult males may grow to over 5 meters in length and weigh up to 2,500 kg. [📹 Deborah Carati]
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@Rainmaker1973Oct 4
An old man has spent years caring for this ray ever since she was little. He feeds and nurtures her, and she treats him like her human grandpa, approaching him affectionately like a massive ocean companion.
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Four owlets watch a butterfly in near-perfect synchronization.
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Father giraffe and sibling come to see newborn calf for the first time.
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