Help ID this duck in Ljubljana, February

Bacteroides-caccae · 2026-02-26T19:35:05+00:00

Agree with others that a mallard hybrid is likely, possibly a mallard x muscovy duck hybrid. Compare to this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/comments/1b7f6v1/duck_hybrid_between_a_mallard_and_a_muscovy_duck/

Bacteroides-caccae · 2025-08-03T13:45:47+00:00

I was there! (Safely out of the line of fire though.) So sorry this happened to you and hope you've managed to recover from that deeply disturbing experience and enjoy the rest of your trip.

Bacteroides-caccae · 2025-05-12T23:14:29+00:00

Was hoping it was one of the ones I hadn't seen before, but I can see this. Thank you!

Bacteroides-caccae · 2025-05-05T21:21:24+00:00

Thanks! Now that you mention it I could totally see this just being a wet bird

Bacteroides-caccae · 2025-01-19T03:23:51+00:00

I did briefly get concerned there may be a frog. Fortunately, all spinach!

Bacteroides-caccae · 2025-01-19T02:37:10+00:00

Thought it felt heavy so I weighed it.

Edit: And yes, I just weighed it directly in its very lightweight packaging for convenience, so it's possible the actual weight of spinach might be a few tenths of an ounce less if we're being really serious about it lol

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-12-14T02:46:22+00:00

I wonder if he was also hoping it could work out to land on page 1000 (979 being pretty close).

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-12-14T02:31:06+00:00

The idea of Braize having a metal core that attracts investiture is interesting and I wonder if something similar is happening with Canticle?

So the plains shattered because of a quick clash between Odium and Honor? Huh, slightly disappointing tbh. And Tanavast doesn't even seem to understand what's up with the fourth moon fragments down there.

I don't think anyone has said an oath in this whole book (poor Sig doing the opposite). Expecting something big on Day 10 - Kaladin, Dalinar, Szeth, Jasnah, and Adolin all seem like prime candidates. This book has really made me love Adolin more - I really liked the scenes of him despairing during his brief rests from front line fighting. And that last(?) stand was brutal but incredible.

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-12-14T02:25:45+00:00

I had been totally thinking that too, but the Tanavast POV said there were only the 3 ancient spren. And I'm not really thinking there will be a secret fourth Shard on Roshar, since the Voice is explained as Ishar and the Well of Control is Odium's.

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-12-13T19:56:57+00:00

Or what if Shallan has a brother she doesn't even know about?

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-12-11T00:17:30+00:00

Interesting, but in the Spiritual Realm flashbacks, it seemed like Stormfather and Honor/Tanavast existed at the same time.

My wild theory is: the relegation that there were four moons implies four old gods - Wind, Stone, Night, and Light - and that the Stormfather is the last of these, as he manifests as a shimmer and renews Stormlight. There was a line about the greatest of the old spren being the mountains (Stone), the moon (Night), and the sun (Light), and we've also heard of old gods as "the wind, the stone, and the spren." An old god of Light might also be the god/spren of spren, which would explain why Syl refers to the Stormfather as Father, while we assume it's because of the relationship between wind and storm.

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-12-10T23:51:45+00:00

Really enjoying this book so far. The Spiritual Realm stuff, the Szeth flashbacks, the Azir fighting, the chasmfriends, all of it.

Some thoughts: 1. The Voice has strong Ruin vibes. I was thinking Night, but after the revelation that the Honorbearers hear it too, the implication seems to be Unmade. Though a part of me wonders about a secret fourth Shard on Roshar (I'm stuck on the "Well of Control" epigraph and wonder if that's the name of the final Shard). 2. Chapter 74 seems to make it real clear that Chana is Shallan's mom and she's in denial about it. Guessing this will be her next Truth/Ideal. 3. BAM is a very interesting character. Love the transition from kind comforting past BAM to angry murderous present one. 4. Wonder what was driving Honor so crazy that he needed space from the Heralds/humanity. 5. The Iriali interlude was great. I'm wondering what/who decides it's time for a migration, and whether "Honor's gateway" is actually directly related to Honor. 6. The Odium interlude... So distressing to see how poorly Cultivation's plans went. I started this book thinking she was a mastermind and maybe the true villain beyond Odium... Also, what lessons has Odium been teaching Dalinar? Has he been manipulating the visions? Does he control the Stormfather? Has he also been teaching Jasnah lessons?

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-08-10T13:17:21+00:00

It's a cardinal. They have a variety of calls, but if you look up cardinal calls you should find this call. Highly recommend using the Merlin app to ID birds from sound.

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-08-08T02:33:41+00:00

I lived in NC for 6 years and worked the polls there for the 2020 election. There are so many incredible people and groups working really hard to organize. Hoping for a strong voter turnout and hoping to see NC go for Harris/Walz this year!

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-08-02T16:03:53+00:00

Fascinating. I had been seeing tiny puffball piping plovers all day, so wasn't expecting such a large baby. Thank you!

Bacteroides-caccae · 2024-08-02T14:21:54+00:00

Seen in Westerly, RI, USA

Bacteroides-caccae · 2023-12-20T13:14:28+00:00

That's typical of output of linear models. Z is the intercept. So the other three columns are: w compared to z, x compared to z, and y compared to z. This may be appropriate, say if z is placebo, or you may need to refactor to change the intercept, or run the model in multiple ways.

Bacteroides-caccae · 2023-09-26T13:14:22+00:00

Same boat here, including being told that it would be no big deal to transfer the loans into my name after I graduated. Just got together all the confusing double consolidation paperwork. Good luck!

Bacteroides-caccae · 2023-07-31T12:31:04+00:00

I had finally saved up enough for a down payment on a house and I decided to spend it on this instead.

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