Terri Savage

Real person in Oklahoma. Republican no more.Obama Democrat. Democracy. Rule of Law. Fauna, flora, birds. To complain on this beautiful day would be a sin.

[🇨🇦 Nico Carney, Purr Minister of Canada @CarneyPurr67561]

Today I held meetings with my German counterpart, Choupette Lagerfeld. We were happy to help secure this new submarine deal for @MarkJCarney! 😸🇨🇦🇩🇪

[ABC News @ABC]

Subway passengers got a spectacular view of New York City’s Fourth of July fireworks as the Q train passed over the Manhattan Bridge.

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

You believed. You filled stadiums. You brought the game into homes and communities across the country.

Most of all, you showed everyone what this crest means. Thank you.

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

Our World Cup journey comes to an end.

[Terri Savage @KTSavage]

Asterisks, not accolades - a shame #USASoccer neither asked for or deserved - would have followed a win forever. Not winning was a gift. cc: .@BBCBreaking

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Everything Trump touches turns to s**t.

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Welp, @davidfrum called it a month ago:

https://t.co/7xVPyruAUI

[Mike Nelson @mikenelson586]

When Platner drops out, it's going to be like Biden leaving the race - people who swore up and down that what was clear to the naked eye wasn't so will come forward and talk about how they always had concerns, etc etc

They will never come clean about covering for this guy

[Mike Nelson @mikenelson586]

@EmmaVigeland I'll tell you, it's almost like you can't trust a guy who lied about his Nazi tattoo

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Oh, that’s cute. He thinks he can dictate terms.

[Terri Savage @KTSavage]

Asterisks, not accolades - a shame #USASoccer neither asked for or deserved - would have followed forever. Not winning was a gift.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

THE TRUMP EFFECT: The USA just lost to Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 by a score of 4-1, right after Trump personally called FIFA to clear star striker Balogun to play.

Sports fans are calling it the Trump curse.

He attended the Super Bowl and predicted a Chiefs win, but the Eagles blew them out.

He was there when the Commanders hosted the Lions and lost at home.

He watched from a suite as Miami fell in the College Football National Championship.

He sat in the owner’s suite when the Knicks snapped their huge playoff streak in NBA Finals Game 3.

And he attended the Ryder Cup where Europe topped the US team.

[Weather Monitor @WeatherMonitors]

The Brooklyn Bridge is leaking... literal gold.

Incredible view from the East River of the iconic firefall effect during NYC’s America 250 celebration. This is how you throw a birthday party!

[Terri Savage @KTSavage]

White House last year secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the East Wing ballroom according to a copy of the agreement obtained by The Washington Post. By Sarah Blaskey #WhiteHouseBallroom https://t.co/HygVh7LTZU

[Joseph Pickett @Pastpassport]

@CultureExploreX This is Sail4th 250, this morning's Parade of Sail from the Verrazzano Bridge past the Statue of Liberty.

Forty-eight tall ships from twenty nations, the largest fleet review since OpSail 1976. The same harbor, same salute, fifty years apart.

Beautiful!

[Culture Explorer @CultureExploreX]

What an amazing and breathtaking photo…

Photo by Elle Lookbook…

[Terri Savage @KTSavage]

Owls are the coolest birds. 🦉(photo: Bucci Photography)

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Northern pygmy owl

[📸 Bucci Photography]

[Terri Savage @KTSavage]

This Bar-tailed Godwit flapped continuously for the entire journey, battling shifting winds and weather systems the whole way. via .@Rainmaker1973 cc: @BirdCentralPark

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A single bird has just accomplished one of the most extraordinary feats in the animal kingdom — flying nearly one-third of the way around the Earth without stopping to eat, drink, or rest.

The record-breaker is a five-month-old Bar-tailed Godwit that flew nonstop from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. Covering 8,425 miles in just over 11 days, it set a new record for the longest nonstop flight ever documented in any bird.

What makes this journey even more astonishing is that it was the young godwit’s very first migration. The entire route took place over the open Pacific Ocean, with no chance to land. Despite that, the bird navigated thousands of miles of featureless water with pinpoint accuracy.

This incredible endurance is made possible by remarkable physiological adaptations. Before takeoff, the godwit packs on enormous fat reserves — nearly half its body weight — to fuel the flight. At the same time, many of its internal organs, including parts of the digestive system, temporarily shrink to lighten the load and maximize energy efficiency.

Unlike many seabirds that depend heavily on gliding, this godwit flapped continuously for the entire journey, battling shifting winds and weather systems the whole way.

Researchers at the Pūkōroro Auckland Shorebird Centre say discoveries like this are transforming our understanding of migratory birds. Their astonishing endurance, navigation skills, and energy management demonstrate biological capabilities that can match — and in some ways surpass — even the most advanced human engineering.

[Terri Savage @KTSavage]

#Hero 🌲🪵🌿🌳

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

The guy who created Fortnite (Tim Sweeney) has been quietly buying up U.S. forests to save them from developers.

He has spent over $200M to buy 50,000+ acres of wilderness in North Carolina, using permanent legal protections to block any future logging or building.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Take your suet feeder down today if it's still up. You can put it back in October.

Suet goes rancid above 90 degrees. The fat melts, the oils separate, and what's left coats the feathers of any bird that lands on it. Coated feathers lose their waterproofing and insulation. A bird that gets wet in a summer storm with compromised feathers can't regulate its body temperature.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is unambiguous on this: suet comes down in warm weather.

The birds that love suet, woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, don't need it right now. Summer is when insects are abundant and that's what they're eating to raise their young. The suet is a supplement for lean times. Lean times start in the fall.

Put it back when the nights start cooling in October. Clean the cage while you have it down. The birds will be back for it when they actually need it and the fat won't be trying to kill them.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Glorious! Ukraine just hit Russia’s LARGEST oil refinery in Omsk, about 1,700 miles from Ukrainian territory.

It was the first time Ukrainian drones reached the facility, making it Ukraine’s deepest strike inside Russia since the war began.

[Terri Savage @KTSavage]

This photo is perfectly framed and absolutely delightful Only in New York City 🦃📸👏 cc: .@StellaH07773809 🌺 @Hanabi_NYC 🌻@BirdCentralPark 🗽

[Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark]

Astoria the Wild Turkey poses with her two devoted caregivers @Hanabi_NYC (left) and @StellaH07773809, who helped to keep her healthy and safe through the recent record-breaking heat wave just as they did during winter's arctic blasts.