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It's August now, which means the Sockeye run is pretty much done. Soon we should start seeing the Coho run, which is smaller but still important. After that will be the Fall Feast -- when the bodies of spawned sockeye start washing down the river from Lake Brooks.

The sockeye run this year was smaller than the modern average, one of the worst runs the Naknek River has seen in the last decade. That's why we are seeing so many bears pile up at the falls: they're hungry, and looking for food. We've still had some good pulses though, and it didn't run late like it has in some previous years.

I hope the Coho run is good this year, because the bears could use the boost. I know we've seen some Pink salmon this year also, which i haven't really seen much before. I imagine that the diversity of salmon is extra important when the Sockeye run is worse than usual -- it means the bears have more species to fall back on for food.

katmaibearfan

also, during August the number of bears we see usually dips. Lots of bears go on "August walkabouts" -- they head up to Brooks Lake or other smaller salmon streams in search of food. There will still be bears on the cams, to be clear -- there are actually more bears during August these days than there were 10 years ago -- just less than there are in July or September.

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childsacrifice

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#ayo?#what song needs that annotation? just yknow. for curiosity's sake.

batboyblog

you know its telling how few people on the internet actually spend time outdoors in general and around actual gay men in particular

because to hear even Tumblr the "gay gender website" talk people only wear harnesses while strapped into a sex swing while being fisted

but the reality is that the harness, both leather and spandex, in gay male world is like stiletto pumps, a bright red lip stick, a short skirt or push up bra.

sure some people are wearing those things because they're about to get laid or hoping to. But lots of people wear them just to feel sexy, confident or powerful. And there's nothing X rated and "shouldn't be seen in public" about any of that.

lots of gay guys wear harnesses to bars or clubs not because its a sex thing, but because its a sexy thing, they feel attractive and confident.

I get that gay men feeling attractive and confident terrifies people, but if you're at Pride and a guy walks past you in jeans and a harness, either shirtless or over his shirt, he didn't violate your civil rights or do a sex thing in front of you, he's wearing a totally appropriate outside that makes him feel confident and powerful.

grow up, deal.

maggotwithanf

I own this exact harness and I wear it to play Beyblade. unironically

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And you do indeed look very cool and powerful playing Beyblade

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Queer joy detected!

quixoticanarchy

my cousin’s kid has some kind of developmental disability, idk the details, and the way adults in the family react to this kid is so bleak and insidious and just so frustrating. my mother kept saying how sad it is for the parents and I had to tell her point blank That’s Mean. you are being mean about this child and his future that you’ve already decided is tragic and hopeless and not very worthwhile. and she was like ohh well you know as a parent you just have all these hopes and dreams for your child, it’s just sad when that doesn’t turn out— ok well yeah that explains a lot about your parenting track record but idk how to tell you that your child is not a vessel for the realization of your personal desires and goals. not to mention that everyone deciding this kid is a tragic failure of his parents’ dreams only makes it more likely that he won’t get the supports he needs to do the things he might in fact be capable of. you’re not his parent! you don’t know him! who are you to decide it’s all so tragic! especially, ironically, in my mother’s case bc she literally had various doctors tell her that neither of her kids would grow up to live a normal life or participate in normal milestones. people absolutely thought it was very tragic that I developed so many complex medical issues as a child. and my mother found these reactions to be offensive and demoralizing!! but it’s fine to turn that judgment on others…. like I have complex thoughts around my own disabilities and associated grief but other people rushing to mourn the person you ‘should have been’ just feels cruel to the person you actually are

creekfiend

its so awkward when people ask me why i dropped out and i have to be like "inadequate disability support" bc no one wants to hear this. they're always like i thought they had to provide that though isn't it the law? girl you might want to sit down i have some bad news about the litigation-based enforcement of the americans with disabilities act

then if i do say that theyre like, couldnt you sue? well theoretically maybe but not without spending more money than i have and putting myself through absolute hell. so no. no i can't.

mabelsguidetolife

it’s just this

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Did you know that the Lesser Death's Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia styx) is one of the three species called death's head? Like the other two, they like to raid beehives for honey. These ones have also been noted to feed on yuzu fruits in South Korea.

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