Sydney and its Opera House dressed up in lights for Vivid 2023.

Does anybody know what this tree is? The closeup is, I'm guessing, a complex stamen structure. Eastern Australia, near Byron Bay.

Have been in Brisbane for about 24 hours, here for a conference and some vacation. Was at an outdoor but downtown coffeeshop and this guy (or gal) jumped up on the next table picking over scraps. It's an Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus). Apparently, they're extremely common, but people were shooing them away like we do pigeons in the US.

GAME 7! FUCKIN' GAME 7!

Check this out. A Pileated and Red-bellied, same shot.

Some kind of reduviid, I think. But obviously a wheel-bug wannabe. Questions?

ECF, Game 1. 15 minutes!

Eastern Conference Finals...Celtics vs. Heat. Should be intense.

See? Orangutan. (this isn't animal cruelty, is it?)

Photo of Mike Pence leaning his head sideways.

Gap in cliffs, south side of the Potomac River near Boteler's Ford.

Game 4, coming up in 41 minutes.

This was just on MSNBC. It wasn't just "another". There were 3 yesterday.

Now, THAT'S more like it!

This is one of my girls. Meet "Ruby".

Mr. Pileated visiting the suet, this morning...like, right now.

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Stand of pitcher plants (Saracenia alata) at Turkey Creek Unit, Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. Yesterday.

Just tested positive. First time.

Born, on this day, 214 years ago. Happy Birthday, fellas.