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That's a lot to bark about... 🦭🦭🦭 . . . More Than 1,000 Sea Lions Gathered at SF's Pier 39 This Week, the Largest Herd in Over a Decade https://sfist.com/2024/05/04/more-than-1-000-sea-lions-gathered-at-sfs-pier-39-this-week-the-largest-herd-in-over-a-decade/ Officials say a record number of sea lions have gathered at San Francisco’s Pier 39, one of the city's most iconic tourist attractions (or tourist traps, depending on who you ask) this week. Pier 39 harbormaster Sheila Chandor counted more than 1,000 sea lions there this week, per the Associated Press, the highest number in 15 years. Usually, there are about 300-400 sea lions in the winter, reaching up to 700 in the spring. They’re reportedly flocking to the docks to feast on above-average populations of anchovies and herring before the onset of mating season next month. "They are fueling up for the mating season,” Chandor told the AP. "It's spring. They are ready to rock and roll down in the Channel Islands, and we're a nice pit stop with some great seafood." At the Channel Islands, nomadic male sea lions find families to mate with... . . .

different shot... (btw, she'll be 12yo next month)

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1chnovz/oc_cost_of_living_by_county_2023/

my daughter launching one ⚽ in the rain yesterday...

The Horsehead Nebula, imaged by the NIRCam instrument on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, featuring a portion of the "horse's mane" about 0.8 light-years wide. The ethereal clouds that appear blue at the bottom of the image are dominated by cold, molecular hydrogen. Red-colored wisps extending above the main nebula represent mainly atomic hydrogen gas. In this area, known as a photodissociation region, ultraviolet light from nearby young, massive stars creates a mostly neutral, warm area of gas and dust between the fully ionized gas above and the colder nebula below. As with many Webb images, distant galaxies are sprinkled in the background. . . . https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2024/05/photos-of-the-week-may-day-campus-protests-snake-festival/678275/

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My H'birds are almost too big for their nest...pics from this morning: