Zane Roskoph

@scholarerrant.bsky.social

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Birder. Photographer. Traveller. Population ecologist. Compulsive collector of information. Sewage & wastewater treatment specialist. BAs in evolutionary biology and psychology (CWRU), MS in biology (Rutgers). Be warned, there will be puns. He/him.

A group of orcas swim just under the surface, creating a wave that washes a seal off of a small chunk of ice for them to eat.
A blonde mixed breed dog sits on a dark brown leather couch with a green pillow behind her. Three of her legs more or less together are in front of her, while her right front paw holds a human’s arm in place, making sure the belly rubs keep coming.
A blonde mixed breed dog sits on a dark brown leather couch with a green pillow behind her. Three of her legs more or less together are in front of her, while her right front paw holds a human’s arm in place, making sure the belly rubs keep coming.
A photo out of a window showing a skyline with multiple planes towing banners. An airliner landing is visible on the left.
A map showing the container ship NCL Salten, flanked by two tugs, still aground on the Norwegian coast.
A six-spotted tiger beetle stands tall on the white and tan sand of the New Jersey pine barrens. The beetle is a bright, almost metallic, green with the highlights having a nearly bluish cast and its legs are thin. Six small, almost invisible, white dots are present along the outer edge of the beetle’s wing cases. The fine sand grains are large in the image, emphasizing the beetle’s small size.
A dirt trail runs through an expanse of pine trees, most of which are under six feet tall.
A green bag of Herr’s brand kettle-cooked potato chips in fried pickle with ranch flavor. Both potato and fried pickle chips are on the bag.
A Hessel's hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys hesseli) hangs upside down as it drinks nectar from a pinkish black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata) flower. The butterfly is a bright green with a slight bluish cast and has side-by-side brown and white zigzagging lines on its wings.
A Twitter post that describes the bankruptcy of MyPillow founder Mike Lindell. It reads “So he lost his Pillow case.”