buteo autisticus

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna

welcome to my raptor taxonomy conspiracy board

Hi all, I’m Hawk, and this is my hawk blog. As you can tell, I like hawks. I’m a computer and electrical engineer, hobbyist photographer, accipitriforme identifier(and general obsessor), and guy with 20-something years of experience rummaging in the dirt for bugs. I am not an ornithologist or professional rehabber nor do I play one on TV.

This blog is mostly for posting wildlife content/naturalist memes and shilling for iNaturalist(join iNaturalist btw). My favorite hawks are Red Shouldered Hawk, Tyrant Hawk-Eagle, and Oriental Honey Buzzard. My favorite non-hawk birds are Shrikes, Scrub-Jays, and Great Potoos. My favorite non-bird animals are Marbled Polecats, Mountain Lions, and Foxes. I think all kinds of bugs are cool, but I’ve got a fondness for cutworm moths, ladybugs, and hoverflies. I’m in a parasocial relationship with salticus peckhamae.

Join my Naturalist Discord for pictures of bugs, taxonomy discourse, and extremely niche natureposting

I’m autistic and bad at tone, so if I come off as blunt in any responses/messages its usually not on purpose. Please let me know if anything I say is in poor taste and I’ll fix it ASAP.

You can find my own photography under #hawks photos, my identifications under #raptor id, my original memes under  #hawk tourism, and my personal posts under #hawk noises. A few other random tags are #hawk screeches for anything I consider ‘discourse’, #hawk talks for responses to other people, #hawks guides for iNaturalist user guides, and #hawks faves for my favorite organisms.

You can also find me on iNaturalist, on flickr(if you want to see more of my photography), and occasionally with my good buddy Kestrel over on @inaturalist-unofficial

As it says in my description, I’m a top identifier of Accipitriformes(Hawks, Eagles, Kites and Allies). While I do specialize in “hawks”, as nebulous a category as that is, I can identify most Accipitriformes worldwide, and if I can’t, I can definitely point you to someone who can. I don’t know anything about falcons, but Kestrel does. My accuracy with any other kind of bird is up to God. 

If I’ve commented on your photo/post with a species ID, its because I noticed there wasn’t one in the original post/tags and I think its valuable to include.

In conclusion, join iNaturalist. You want to sooooo bad

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beneviolentwilyskytreader
beneviolentwilyskytreader

why don't you calm down and consider the humble brownspotted grouper, otherwise known as the brown spotted rockcod or honeycomb cod?

beneviolentwilyskytreader

upon reflection (looking at an image of the humble brownspotted grouper otherwise known as the brown spotted rockcod or honeycomb cod) this has not calmed me. forgot clusters of small circles makes me feel queasy.

typhlonectes
mbari-blog

Here it is, your Monday morning moment of zen. 〰️

Big red jellies (Tiburonia granrojo) are found between 600–2,100 meters (2,000–7,000 feet), and their bells can reach up to one meter (3.3 feet) across. They are covered in tiny harpoon-like cells that stun prey. Unlike other jellies, big red doesn’t have tentacles. Instead, a cluster of finger-like oral arms dangle beneath their bells, helping them capture food.

MBARI researcher George Matsumoto, along with several colleagues, discovered and described this giant red medusa. It was named Tiburonia granrojo in recognition of the research contributions of the ROV Tiburon, retired by MBARI in 2008. The species name, granrojo, means big red, a descriptive name that biologists used to refer to this jelly until it was formally named.