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Spotted Jewel-Babbler (Ptilorrhoa leucosticta), family Cinclostomatidae, order Passeriformes, New Guinea

Blyth’s Tragopan (Tragopan blythii), family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, AP, India

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), given em the ol razzle dazzle, family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes, Costa Rica

Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti), male, family Maluridae, order Passeriformes, SE Australia

THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OMTAI!!!

You have come to Tumblr's #1 heron appreciation blog!!!!

Anything for you, mon petit chou...

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Brazil

photograph by Nishant Kumar

Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra), dark morph, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Andaman, India

photograph by প্রতীক লাহা

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Gulf Coast of Texas, USA

photograph by Greg Lavaty Houston Audubon 

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens), HIMS EAT A TASTY FISH!!!, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Yucatan, Mexico

photograph by Mike Diaz

Nankeen or Rufous Night-Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, NSW, Australia

photograph by JJ Harrison 

Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus), in breeding plumage, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, China

photograph by Johnny Loh

Agami Heron (Agamia agami), family Ardeidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Chris Jimenez

Green Heron (Butorides virescens), BIG STRETCHY, family Ardeidae, Rhea County, TN, USA

Photograph by Rick McCulley

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus), breeding plumage, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Pantanal, Brazil

photograph by Cristian Sánchez Arce

Bare-throated Tiger Herons (Tigrisoma mexicanum), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, found in Mexico and Central America

They are one of my favorites, as well!

Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

photograph by Mike Ashbee

Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, Estes Park, Colorado, USA

All birds in North America, named after people, are about to be re-named.

Do you have any ideas for a new name for the Steller’s Jay?

photograph by Jordan West

Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, California, USA

photograph by Ayla (@aylas_nature_photography)

Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), EAT A TASTY PEANUT!!!, family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, OR, USA

This is an example of an intersection of white fragility with white guilt, both of which are ways in which white people deflect the responsibility of examining their own racist biases or actions by weaponizing their feelings to keep the conversation about them and their feelings, either by getting defensive about accusations of racism or imploding with self-flagellation and guilt for being Such A Terrible Person.

The thing about being raised white in the US, europe, and canada, is that the society you grew up in will inevitably instill subconscious racist biases in you, directly or indirectly. Even the most leftist white spaces are rife with racist tendencies, many of which stem from absences, rather than overt presence of denegrating opinions of PoC. Like ignorance to the breadth and nature of the struggles of BIPoC, the nuances of systemic racism, where assumptions of equal opportunity and saftey in a given scenario break down.

If you want to actually be an effective anti-racist, it needs to be easy and safe to tell you "hey, that was racist" without you imploding, exploding, getting defensive, or centering your guilt. Don't make it a bigger deal than the person approaching you has made it, keep the apology short and sweet, and keep the load off of whoever aproached you to correct your error; that is your responsibility to fix and your responsibility to manage your emotions about, not the victim of your racist behavior.

Like all things in life, you need to be willing to make a little bit of an ass of yourself if you want to get better. You need to get comfortable being wrong, being the bad guy. Because sooner or later, you will be, and you can't let it be the end of the world. Because it never is, but treating it like one forces everyone else to save you from whatever personal apocalypse you've spun up over it. And when you've fucked up or hurt someone, it is always the wrong time to make yourself need rescue first.

Help a Palestinian family directly:

gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical attention, food, rebuilding homes/businesses etc. (Spotlights 1 verified gfm at a time so if you don't know who/where to donate to just go here and donate to the one they show you!)

Help provide tents (urgent):

The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents for displaced families in Gaza (emergency bc tents in Rafah are being burned as we speak) (paypal) (gfm)

Food, cash & essentials:

Care for Gaza: Working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Direct Aid for Gaza: also working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash & other daily essential suppliess to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Water:

Gaza Municipality's water project: The official Municipality of Gaza needs help rebuilding the water infrastructure in Gaza City to restore access to clean water and waste management services for the people of Gaza. (This campaign only has a couple of weeks left but it's still only at 15%!)

eSIMs (urgent):

guide to buy & send esims for gaza

crips for esims for gaza: If you don't know how to buy esims or don't have the capacity to manage them (e.g. topping up regularly), this team of volunteers are collecting funds to buy & manage gaza esims regularly

Medical Aid

may 22nd:

Support Mohammed Ayesh (@mohammedayesh) - A university student who desperately needs to evacuate to Egypt.

Help evacuate Hani's family (@skatehani) - A Palestinian skater trying to evacuate 10 members of his family.

Help evacuate Fadi's family (@fadisharif11) - A father trying to save his wife, 9-month-old child, parents, three brothers, and three sisters.

Help Mahmoud Abu Hamam and his family (@ma7moudgaza) - A college student who desperately needs to evacuate to Egypt.

Help Iman’s family find safety (@imaneyad) - Iman has a family of 7 who need to find safety.

Help Ezzideen Shehab and his family evacuate (@helpezzideen) - Ezzideen, a young doctor, and his parents, siblings, and young brother Mazen urgently need to evacuate.

Help Tahseen and his family (@tahseenmush) - Tahseen and his family are from northern Gaza and need urgent help to survive this genocide.

Help save Youssef's family (@bba3lo) - Ahmed Baalousha wants to save his wife, his two sons, his daughter, as well as his parents and siblings.

Help Basel get his wife and children out of Gaza (@basel321) - Basel's family consists of 5 people (his wife and four children) and he is trying to help them evacuate.

Marah needs to save her family (@marahsalem) - Marah is trying to get reunited with her family, which consists of 5 members who need to urgently evacuate.

A sphinx moth enjoying moonflowers in the garden.