if it’s dark outside where you are go look for aurora RIGHT NOW

Númenor Margaritaville xkcd.com/2994

Swarms in the aftermath: North Carolina is distributing Benadryl & EpiPens because yellow jackets are swarming following Hurricane Helene. Flooding disrupted underground nests causing swarming & stinging. The N. Carolina Dept of Health is bulk buying the medications medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10...

A lovely Black Dasher (Micrathyria atra) that has been enjoying my pond for the last few days. Casa Bentbill #invertebrates#dragonflies

Morning birding, Wheaton Reg. Park: Merlin, Broad-winged Hawk, several warblers, a gorgeous Great Blue Heron in a tree 200 feet from the lake, a Green Heron hunched down on a branch just over the water & looking like a football, Common Green Darner, Monarch, Cloudless Sulphur

Washington DC wildlife: Palm warbler this afternoon on Kingman Island. 🪶

Thanks! We'll endeavor to go there this month.

Which restaurant was it?

You want hurricane alerts? We've got hurricane alerts! Three additional accounts created for tracking tropical cyclones in both the Atlantic and Pacific: @nhc-atlc.nws-bot.us@nhc-cpac.nws-bot.us@nhc-epac.nws-bot.us Just the daily updates right now. I'm working on storm-specific details next.

Farewell to my local turkey vultures who have begun their long migration south. I wish I knew exactly where this family goes but it could be as far as Columbia! They'll be back in April #birds