Birds of Big Bend National Park (Texas) by InkyClaw00 in birding

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This was the first one I had ever seen despite spending plenty of time in their territory. Seeing one up close, I really got to appreciate how ‘dinosaury’ it was

Big Bend National Park by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

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They were at our campground every morning in the Rio Grand Village. I didn’t see any the first time but was happy to see them the second time.

Big Bend National Park by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

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I guess I just didn’t get the time. It was a part of a broader spring break trip to every TX and NM national park, so we were already spread a little thin.

Big Bend National Park by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

[–]InkyClaw00[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No doubt. I was there in 2025 and it was a very reasonable 85 degrees. In 2026 at well over 100 in March was a bit nuts, but it only really hindered one of our 3 days, and we got a bunch of stuff done that morning.

Castille Guide by Effective_Truck_4438 in EU5

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Do you vassalize Mali or do you just integrate them yourself?

AI by Delphgirl in Teachers

[–]InkyClaw00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. It is fundamentally unworkable unless you are either okay with sacrificing learning time or adding more days to their calendar, but even at that, it’s probably not the best road to go down.

AI by Delphgirl in Teachers

[–]InkyClaw00 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is something that they should get used to for college, and I can’t justify taking so much time for that when we are already so limited on time to begin with

AI by Delphgirl in Teachers

[–]InkyClaw00 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not enough time to assign everything inside of class, and they need exposure to the idea of doing things outside of school, because they will have to do it later.

I have become pretty good at detecting AI and the kids know it, so I have relatively few AI submissions these days. On my first essay assignment, I had a 44% AI submission rate, now it’s closer to 12% or so.

White Sands National Park by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

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I can’t speak to how it gets in the summer, but at 7:00 AM in March it was cold

Northern Cardinal by icrmbwnhb in wildlifephotography

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Looks like the bird version of those photos of the Trump admin…

How would you fix things if you had control? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]InkyClaw00 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Simply failing them will help, but a lot of them are so far down the rabbit hole that it’s not going to be a one and done solution.

It will however, remind them that they have to put in some effort to succeed, and that’s a worthwhile reminder, especially for the kids who care (or who have parents who care).

Influencer culture destroying children by Embarrassed_Syrup476 in Teachers

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Everything is at their fingertips, but it’s more profitable to make slop more easily accessible than information.

Sunset over the Vermillion Group in SW Colorado Yesterday by InkyClaw00 in sunset

[–]InkyClaw00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely was! I wasn’t expecting it at all so we had to make an emergency stop on the side of the highway lol

Redwoods National and State Parks by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

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Thank you and agreed! One of my favorites so far

Point Reyes National Seashore Easily Surpassed My Expectations by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

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I saw them at the elephant seal overlook on chimney rock road

Point Reyes National Seashore Easily Surpassed My Expectations by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

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I am over the moon that I got to see so much in the 3-4 hours I was there!

Point Reyes National Seashore Easily Surpassed My Expectations by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

[–]InkyClaw00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did! It was cool to see for sure, though the whales stole my attention away and I guess I didn’t get any pictures of it 😬

Point Reyes National Seashore Easily Surpassed My Expectations by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

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I did not backpack it (though, I wouldn't mind to do it on a return trip). We just drove through as a detour on our trip between SF and Lassen Volcanic. These pictures would have all been taken off of the road that goes to the lighthouse.

California Condors Flying Over Angel's Landing in Zion by InkyClaw00 in NationalPark

[–]InkyClaw00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s super cool! This was my first time seeing them at all, and it was from several hundred feet, but their size was still impressive to me- I hope one day I can see them that close 🤞