Minstrels of a Hyaena

She is the complete man, isn't she? A man of reason and imagination; of potent passions and bright fancies. She's joyous, she's unrepentant. Her weapons are fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and armed with these she faces out the black bloody terrors of living.

[slaughtersafe]

Composure

[agardenandlibrary]

making my way (🎶) thru Hemlock and Silver

[michaelnordeman]

Long tailed tit/stjärtmes. Värmland, Sweden (March 1, 2016).

[sanjism]

strapping japanese law student SHOCKS investigation team by writing his dying words in perfect russian

[ilikeloons]

Cardinal! I see these a lot, but rarely get them to stay still long enough to grab a photo.

[mammalianmammals]

Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula), family Mustelidae, WB, India

photograph by Soumitra Biswas

[maureen2musings]

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve

Utah_matt

[mundanalyst]

Stellar's Jays, Rocky Mountain National Park; 3/13/2026

[inatungulates]

African forest buffalo Syncerus nanus nanus

Observed by thierry_aebischer_chinko, CC BY-NC

[herpsandbirds]

Zimmerman’s Poison Frog (Ranitomeya variabilis), family Dendobatidae, San Martin, Peru

photographs by Dardomx

[jerkeline]

One way to get tasks done in the day is to make yourself a Chekhov's List. Put all of the things you have to do on a list, and now that they've been revealed they'll need to be completed by the afternoon (third act) and when you've completed something you can Chekov that task from the list

[mammalianmammals]

Javelina aka Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu), male, family Tayassuidae, Arizona, USA

photograph by Sheryl Hester

[herpsandbirds]

White-headed or White-faced Buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli), male, family Ploeceidae, order Passeriformes, Tanzania

photograph by Birdlife Tanzania

[herpsandbirds]

Crocodile Bird aka Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), family Pluvianidae, order Charadriiformes, The Gambia

There is an ancient belief that this bird cleans the mouths of crocodiles, but this behavior has actually never been documented.

photographs by Yankuba Jammeh

[inatungulates]

African bush elephant Loxodonta africana

Observed by tobin_sparling, CC BY-NC

[lamignonette]

[mammalianmammals]

T - Guanacos and baby Mara

M - Muskoxen

B - Sichuan Takin

[inatungulates]

European fallow deer Dama dama

Observed by luukieluuk, CC BY-NC