it irritates me to no end when people say north american birds are dull in comparison to other countries’ birds

blue jay

american kestrel

painted bunting

yellow-throated vireo

cerulean warbler

baltimore oriole

american goldfinch

northern cardinal

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Prickly Pair Chair, Gentleman’s Style - Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers, 2009

North Cascades National Park Whatcom County, Washington, USA

by Gabe Scalise

Tlingit people chiefs at the Dakl’ aweidi HÍt (clan house) raising ceremony 3 from the Raven moiety, (from the left) and a Wolf moiety, (far right) – Sitka Kaagwaantaan Naa Shaa dei hani, in Alaska

Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)

Greg Lasley photos

Puente de Dios San Luis Potosi, Mexico

by José Miguel Escobar Pérez

The Snake-Headed Dog is a dog-like creature reported to live in California. The Snake-Headed Dog was first seen by two people in a car in May of 1996. The two people described it as a dog-like creature with the head of a snake. People believe this could be a living sauropod dinosaur however sauropods weren't covered in hair unlike this creature.

Hi guys! I recently made a discord server for cryptids and paranormal related things feel free to join for your daily dose of spooks! https://discord.gg/xvDaJvZ

Indigenous People Have Reclaimed the National Bison Range

After 113 years of fighting the U.S. government and systemic racism, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are once again managing 18,800 acres of wildlands, and its resident bison herd.

In December, a bipartisan bill that would transfer the lands and management of the National Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes looked as if it might die in Congress with the end of the session.

Instead, it was attached to a must-pass package of COVID-19 relief and government spending bills, and, unexpectedly, it passed. After a century of work, it felt sudden, said Morigeau, a tribal member and attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and a Montana state legislator. “It happened so fast, it just really hasn’t sunk in.”

Finally, after 113 years, the 18,800 acres of grassland, woodland, and wildlife that comprise the National Bison Range, along with its resident bison herd, will be returned to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Today, the transfer has broad support from the community, conservation groups and politicians alike. But the long journey included three rounds of failed agreements between the U.S. and the tribe, numerous lawsuits, a federal investigation, and a massive public education campaign to quash racist rumors and stereotypes.

It comes at a time of a broader conversation on the return of land stewardship to tribal nations, with an Indigenous woman—Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo)—poised to oversee public-lands management as Interior secretary for the first time in history...

Read more: https://civileats.com/2021/02/03/indigenous-people-have-reclaimed-the-national-bison-range/

Horsetail Falls - Yosemite National Park - California - USA (by Steve Corey) 

Humboldt Heaven Redwood National Park, California, USA

by Matt Walker

Emerald Lake, Canada | danielgreenwoodphotography

An assemblage of anthropomorphic masks created by Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples on the continent of North America. 19th-20th century.

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Colchuck Lake, Leavenworth, Washington, USA

by Daniel Plotts

Puebla, Mexico by  Alejandro Mirsha

Purple Fluorite with Zoning & Sphalerite on Drusy Quartz on Limestone Matrix

Locality: Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA, North America

Size: 11.0 × 7.0 × 5.0 cm

Schwabacher Landing Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA

by Donald L.

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Ice cave on Baffin Island / Canada (by Artur Stanisz).