When In Doubt: Leeches

I am a Doctor of proper Medicine and have come from the past to cure us all.

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Hello, welcome to my blog! I am a small plague doctor who likes to go on silly adventures. This blog is run by a good friend on here, who also likes to post.

We mainly talk about nature, history, and all things creepy crawly. While we are not on here to often, we do check in regularly.

Please note that any hate will not be tolerated and we are a welcoming space.

If you want to check out the other blog that is run by the same person who runs this, check out @lightofdis

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Recent Adventures!

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Juvenile gar from work. Probably a shortnose, but it's hard to tell when they're that small. Released

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Somehow it never occurred to me that gar start out as babies. I have never considered what a baby gar would look like. The world is so full of beauty and wonder

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The littlest fella. Just a stick of a creature.

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A picture of my plague doctor family and some cousins!

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Some recent adventures! It's been a busy time, so I hope to catch up on posting soon.

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Average bubonic plague moment.

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Some photos from my recent trip to Vermont! These are specifically from The Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington VT.

In the second picture there is weird ground slime. Hard to see but I love it.

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For jasper

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I wish to be in one with the bats.

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4 years in the making, a jloak (jean cloak) made from many pairs of 2nd hand jeans and hand-sewn together. Everything is made from denim, the mask made from mod podged scraps.

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor

Shall be lifted—nevermore!

-Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven

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Had a small yule celebration! Happy yule to those that celebrate and happy holidays!

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Making a mask with mod podge and denim scraps. This will accompany a cloak made from jeans I made years ago. Offical pics will be posted later. Might do some art!- Manger of account

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any monk born after 1436 doesn't know how to truly devote themselves to christ... all they know is be late for matins, copy they manuscripts, contemplative herb garden walk, be bisexual, eat eels and lie

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I had posted earlier about eels. Love eel currency.

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Peltigera extenuata

Sheepish pelt lichen

Did this guy get his common name because he kinda resembles a sheep? Or because he is just a little bit shy? Maybe a bit of both. This foliose lichen grows in irregular rosettes or extensive patches on mossy soil in moist, shaded habitats. It has relatively flat, elongated lobes with wide, rounded margins. The upper surface is tomentose, and appears pale gray-brown when dry, and blue-green when wet. It has rounded, protruding soralia producing pale, granular soredia. The lower surface is white with pale veins and pale, flocculent rhizines. P. extenuata can be found in temperate and boreal regions of Australasia, China, Europe, North America, and South America. It looks very similar to P. didactyla, but can be distinguished by its lack of apothecia, lighter lower surface veins, and bushier rhizines.

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My adventures in Maine. From Cadalac Mountian Jordan Pond, and several lovely patients. It was wonderful to get some fresh air after living in the city for so long. I missed the cold and quiet of the appalachian mountains.

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From New York to Maine. Going to the woods for a few days to gather supplies and visit some patients. Fresh northern air is the best cure of them all.

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Hey! Hey look at this! Vultures eat dead bodies so you don't have to! Go support vultures! They're beautiful animals and important to the environment! They help slow the spread of diseases, and keep the environment clean. Without scavengers like them, the natural world would be littered with diseased and rotting animals. Below are links to several organizations where you can donate to conserve their populations, as well as several pictures and facts about some of the endangered vultures of our world.

Home - Vulture Conservation Foundation

The Vulture Conservation Foundation is the leading NGO solely dedicated to protecting, conserving and restoring Europe’s vulture species.

Tusk | Vulture Conservation Project

Vulture Conservation Project. Vultures play an important ecological role by cleaning up dead carcasses and decreasing the spread of disease.

Pretty vultures for you!

Bearded vulture:

Near threatened worldwide, but endangered in europe! They cover themselves in red and orange pigment to show status, and thrive in the desert! Their diets are 80% bones, which most scavengers either can't digest, or simply avoid.

Egyptian vultures:

Also known as the white scavenger or the pharaohs chicken, the endangered egyptian vultures are native to egypt (no surprises there) They were often seen as symbols of purity and motherhood!

Cinereous Vultures

Look. at. them. Endangered, with a decreasing population! These birds are large. seriously, big boys. They can be brown and white, and are also quite floofy! They live in europe and asia, often in mountains!

Himalayan Griffon vultures

With a threatened population, the big birds of the mountains. They live on snowy peaks, and are generally docile.

Cape vultures

These all white birdies typically forage in groups, and live in southern africa. They're also at risk, due to lack of food and getting poisoned.

White backed vultures

Another endangered vulture, they often live in desert climates and can have up to 6 foot wingspans.

These are not the only endangered vultures! There are many more, listed in the article below.

16 of the World's Most Endangered Vulture Species

With the important role they play in ecosystems, the disappearance of vultures has dire consequences. Learn about the 16 endangered vulture

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They are also very pretty and there are many different types!!! Condors are cool too!!