Richard Summerbell

Writer, scientist, openly gay, openly nerd, 45+ yrs be-boyfriended 🙂. (Due to widespread scams, if you DM shortly after a new followback, I will block you.)

[Richard Summerbell @Akiliense]

@OJoelsen Trump's threats to annex democratic countries even though their citizens do not vote for this move show that he has mentally abandoned democracy and thus severed his government from the Constitution. No American owes his government loyalty if he invades.
https://t.co/uXBw7ZHE0I

[Paul Welsh @paul_pwelsh97]

Cetti's Warbler, Local Patch (Holme Fleet) on Teesside.
@teesbirds1 @teeswildlife @bestofwildlife
@BirdGuides @Natures_Voice @NatureUK
@OPOTY @WildlifeMag @DurhamBirdClub
@durhamwildlife @BBCSpringwatch
#Birdwatching #NaturePhotography #Nikon

[Kyoko⌘ @kyokominor]

Japanese Pied Wagtail
Searching for sea worms left on the shore.
30 May 2026 Aomori

[Richard Summerbell @Akiliense]

@DrNeilStone CTV News plugs it relentlessly every night.

[KB @offlinemaxxing]

I accidentally photographed this tern perfectly in line with the roof of a house behind it :0

[IsabelleVerbist @IsaVerbist]

Grumpy juvenile #greattit
#smallbirdsaturday
#BirdsSeenIn2026

[Russell Roy @arrivedeh]

A Tawny eagle with some prey in Serengeti Park, Tanzania earlier this year. The only time we saw these birds.

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #eagles #birdwatching #birding #Serengeti #raptors #lifer

[Ryan Brock @ryanbrock365]

This is one of my favorite shots I've taken of a tri color heron. This thing is a beauty 😎

[mark@birdingpinoso @Photos2Print]

A noisy Pied Avocet flyby at El Hondo - it did not like the Black-headed Gulls near its island. Stunning waders (shorebirds). #birds #waders #birdsseenin2026 #birdphotography #birding

[Lewi Burgess @LewiBurgess]

Western Reef Heron - Absolutely awesome bird and 1st for Britain & Ireland. Not often there’s such a good bird on your doorstep

Showed well whilst it was following the shoreline this morning 😍

[Tony’s Photos ….🍂🍁 @tonywootton7]

Nuthatch’s working extremely hard today, collecting plenty of insects for the young ones.

[Edgars Trops @edzhuss]

Baltvaigu zīriņš (06.06.2026, Lubāna mitrājs)
#Chlidoniashybrida

[Trevor Ellery @ElleryTrev16932]

Turtle Dove and Stock Dove, Portland Bird Observatory, Dorset and Wendover Bucks.

[martin price @smart0406]

White-breasted Woodswallows near Mossman, Queensland, #Australia #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

[Tennessee Bird Guy @CameronMArcher]

took my nephew birding last weekend and asked him what he wanted to see

he said "colorful birds"

this summer tanager landed about 10 feet in front of us. success!

[Kritika Ranjan @KritikaRanjan6]

True to its name - A Green Bee-eater with a bee !!! @IndiAves @Theme_pic_India #birdwatching #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #JimCorbett #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #NatGeo #POTD #weekendvibes #weekend

[Meriwether Farms @MeriwetherFarms]

People who continue to blame New World Screwworm crisis on the Biden Administration need to stop

The Secretary has had 15 months to prepare a competent response, and despite what some are saying, the response has been lackluster and unserious

Let’s go over some facts:

In order to eradicate the NWS, we need somewhere between 500M-600M sterile flies produced WEEKLY, and we currently produce 100M weekly

There are current mechanisms and technologies that could be deployed IMMEDIATELY in order to produce those numbers that have been ignored by the USDA for the past 6 months

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) which oversees the NWS response is a disaster. There were some competent veterinarians interviewed during the transition willing to serve and reform the bureau who were blocked by the Secretary and her team. Instead they decided to retain the same director from the Biden Administration (ironic) who botched the response to the Avian flu

The tick rider program (people on horseback looking at wildlife and livestock in desolate areas) is completely disorganized, so the “surveillance” mechanisms that continue to be touted are not sufficient enough to detect these infestations in extremely rural areas in the timely manner required to combat this

On top of all this, producers in Texas are being pressured NOT TO REPORT potential cases, and if it wasn’t for some brave people reporting on this current case in LaPryor, it’s possible it would have been covered up

NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION NOW

[Pipapipia @pipapipia]

Right now next to my favorite lake. Today green tones. 💚🌿🌳

[Julia @lucylenora1]

It was an absolute thrill yesterday to finally see a Belted Kingfisher in the wild. I had heard them on occasion but never laid eyes on one before. #lifer #birds #birding #birdphotography #BirdsOfTwitter

[Jocelyn Anderson Photography @JocAPhotography]

If you look closely, you can see this male Common Yellowthroat has caught a tiny bug in his beak.

[they call me Pencils @CindySinor]

Today’s featured drawing is by UK artist @Davidjsalter. An engineer by profession, his technical skills and eye for detail shine through in his art. Zoom in to fully appreciate every hair and whisker.✏️