Allen Gathman

@agathman.bsky.social

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Retired genetics professor. I spend my time birding, reading, growing native plants, cooking, singing in a community chorus, playing mountain dulcimer, biking, kayaking. My wife and I are blue dots in very red SE Missouri. He/him.

Sunrise over hills.
Bird nest in flowerpot with five brown-speckled eggs.
Perched bird with metallic blue back, wings, and head, and white underparts.
Merlin (a small falcon) perched in a bare tree.
Seedling flat with a couple of Silene regia seeds sprouting.
Largely white bird sitting on the ground in a fallow field.
Flower arrangement with gold sunflowers, purple flowers, and green cedar branches.
River shore with sun peeking through overcast sky.
Orange and yellow sky reflected in a pond.
Man in US Navy uniform.
Blue and white flowers in a shallow tray.
Red sky behind trees and hills.
Sunrise with orange sky behind tall pine trees.
Two seated men, one in a Navy uniform and one in an Army uniform.
Caterpillar on the stem of a dill plant that has produced seeds.
Large moth resembling a hummingbird, feeding on yellow flower.
Foggy morning view of a pasture with a fence and a few trees.
Video of a caterpillar moving around on a flower. The caterpillar is covered with bits of flower and looks like old dried petals.
Screenshot of Trump’s Epstein rant.
Nest among wood scraps with seven cream-colored eggs with brown spots.
Praying mantis on a flower.
Flower arrangement.
Plant with five-petaled yellow flowers.
Map of temperature worldwide for May 2025 as a percentile of the 1992-2020 period. Most of the world was above average.