New Day Cafe ~ Saturday: Stuff, Scenes & Strigiformes

Good morning, Newdists. Hope you all are well. Damn, but it is coooold. We get a pinch of snow and then back to freezing. We’ve been guzzling vegetable or chicken soup for a few days now, just to thaw our insides out.

Lets dive in — 

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This is a Great Spotted Woodpecker in my Somerset garden. 😍
Have you ever had a Woodpecker visit your garden?
Maybe you've never seen a Woodpecker? 😊🐦 pic.twitter.com/ZSDIAfmzXn

— Carl Bovis (@CarlBovisNature) January 16, 2026

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Podcast topic — Ressentiment In The Time Of Trump. 

I’d listen to their podcast. pic.twitter.com/Yi5ZdhQ1lF

— cats with jobs 🛠 (@CatWorkers) January 12, 2026

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A pair of Roman bracelets from 500-700AD “made probably in Constantinople.” They “have richly jeweled exteriors & finely detailed opus interrasile patterns on their interior. The luminous beauty of pearls was highly prized in the Byzantine world”

Source: The Metropolitan Museum pic.twitter.com/TjEppegj4x

— ShadowsOfConstantinople (@RomeInTheEast) December 7, 2023

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Greatness in the shadows 🦉🖤

"After 5 years of searching, I finally managed to find and photograph the elusive Yosemite great gray owl.

Yosemite, today, is the southernmost range and last sanctuary of almost all of California's great gray owls, listed as California State… pic.twitter.com/kxpe14BhIu

— Discovery (@Discovery) January 10, 2026

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✨💎 In Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, “diamond dust” is a rare winter sight where tiny ice crystals form in the air and sparkle in sunlight on clear, windless mornings below −20°C.pic.twitter.com/JGD2j1M1tf

— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) January 13, 2026

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Cousin marriage legality around the world pic.twitter.com/T40rxdh8Ln

— Vintage Maps (@vintagemapstore) January 14, 2026

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Baby owls watching the world
pic.twitter.com/YSSfetuNtV

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 17, 2026

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Bronze turkey feet candle holders ca. 1890. pic.twitter.com/JZHt0ZPKcV

— Archaeology & Art (@archaeologyart) January 15, 2026

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Bronze peacock doors in the Art Nouveau style pic.twitter.com/9nDWu99LS1

— ʙʏ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ʜᴀɴᴅ (@bymortalhand) August 27, 2025

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(You may have to click on the photo to see the owl )

Night Owl on a Winter Eve Flight (c. 1925) by Walter King Stone pic.twitter.com/7XbqfOsALb

— Titania (@TitaniasRealm) January 14, 2026

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“I’ll take you home, you’ll have a good life!” pic.twitter.com/o0XZB7BPNz

— Meidas_Charise Lee (@charise_lee) January 16, 2026

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The Baker River yesterday from the Smith Millennium Bridge in Plymouth, New Hampshire #environment #nature #photography #NH #naturephotography #NewHampshire #photo #photos #photographer #photographers #landscape #landscapes #landscapephotography #water #river #rivers #ice #winter

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— Todd B. Bates (@toddbbates.bsky.social) January 16, 2026 at 7:17 AM

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Morning at Bryce Canyon National Park. #nature #photography #bryce

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— walksphoto (@walksphoto.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM

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An owl finding something to eat in the snow pic.twitter.com/fxucGZ0Bjq

— Interesting things (@awkwardgoogle) January 14, 2026

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I'm packing now.... pic.twitter.com/Zbgaj9bZcb

— In Otter News.... (@In_Otter_News2) January 15, 2026

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Cueva de las Manos, Argentina pic.twitter.com/4dbkfWfTS3

— Art Encyclopedia (@artenpedia) January 15, 2026

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Pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researcher 🐺 pic.twitter.com/Y3Y2rBUB1L

— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) January 13, 2026

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Greatness in the shadows 🦉🖤

"After 5 years of searching, I finally managed to find and photograph the elusive Yosemite great gray owl.

Yosemite, today, is the southernmost range and last sanctuary of almost all of California's great gray owls, listed as California State… pic.twitter.com/kxpe14BhIu

— Discovery (@Discovery) January 10, 2026

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The view from nursery pickup today.

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— Jenny Chase (@solarchase.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM

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Speaking of Montana, last time I went to Glacier Natl Park Macdonald Creek was roaring! Man I love those icy blue waters

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— Viper (@viperiumprime.com) January 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM

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Beautiful Antique owl door, c. 1930, Copenhagen pic.twitter.com/eWtEHOtDon

— DaVinci (@BiancoDavinci) December 10, 2025

Diego, the Spectacled Owl, stays indoors during the winter since he is a tropical species. After he finished a small bath, Diego continued his cleaning on his perch. When he shakes out his feathers, called a rouse, you can see just how long his legs really are! pic.twitter.com/mFRHlQzpmb

— World Bird Sanctuary (@WBSSTL) January 14, 2026

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Since the last ice age English Bluebells have thrived in our woodlands

For 10,000 years & with no indigenous threats, as an invasive & poisonous species, they slowly got on with their lives

And then non-native Muntjac Deer from Asia escaped from the Woburn Abbey estate pic.twitter.com/AytQiI8iQ7

— The English Oak Project (@TheKentAcorn) January 14, 2026

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New painting

The Rook from Broad Haven
acrylic on newspaper pic.twitter.com/nsDUFS7flu

— Sarah Evans (@SarahjevsEvans) January 14, 2026

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A round-shaped interior doorway with an art nouveau design from the 1930’s. pic.twitter.com/mpAltc6e58

— Archaeology & Art (@archaeologyart) January 14, 2026

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The famous Pillars of Creation, captured from my light polluted backyard with a telescope I got secondhand for a measly $500.

There are wonders above our heads waiting for you to discover pic.twitter.com/RJIoLtStiy

— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) January 13, 2026

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In winter, Greenland and Iceland move south and that's why we feel cold https://t.co/6RTkT75A0S

— Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) January 15, 2026

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An interesting fact about the burrowing owl pic.twitter.com/5ZaiJ9xukV

— Potato (@MrLaalpotato) December 5, 2025

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A lesson for humanity. 🙌🙏🫶👇 pic.twitter.com/kb9Z7NjJsI

— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) January 16, 2026

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The most perfect landing,

perfected by years of evolution
pic.twitter.com/374srLGglt

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 14, 2026

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Barn Owls are primarily nocturnal, but will adjust & hunt when food is most accessible, the recent bad weather has made finding prey much harder so hunger has forcing the owls to adapt & hunting well into the day. Enjoy watching but give them space to hunt undisturbed. pic.twitter.com/7RmrgFuxbE

— Elmley NNR (@ElmleyNNR) January 13, 2026

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Newdists, it’s that time to grab some coffee and join us in the thread below. 

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New Day Cafe is an Open Thread

What do you want to talk about today.