James Petruzzi

@hawaiianimages.bsky.social

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Haleakala Observatory/NASA T4 Laser Ranging Project (skeets/opinions mine)
Photographer/Astrophotographer, birder, conservationist, SCUBA diver, Zen philosopher-idiot. Shoots a big laser at satellites for a living. : ) www.myhawaiianimages.com

James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 06:35 UTC

Just got new wheels for the first time since 2014. Replaced my 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid (a NOBLE car that, in 10 years only required a replacement battery) with a 2018 Honda Clarity, a plug-in hybrid with a 49 mile battery-only range, a 7 gallon gas tank and beautiful styling. Am happy. :)

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Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine.com
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:35 UTC

"Seeing this baby bobbing up and down in the dark water, paddling for its life, I felt sobered by its odds of survival: only about one in 1,000 sea turtles reaches maturity."

Image by Grant Thomas.

hakaimagazine.com/videos-visua...

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 06:39 UTC

I must admit, give me a holodeck and a replicator and you may not see me for a while. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:48 UTC

Oh hi good pupper!

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:43 UTC

"Consider a spherical hippopotamus..."

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:37 UTC

This sounds like a Duolingo exercise

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:37 UTC

Airborne hippos. This, THIS is the content I am here for.

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Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 16:39 UTC

Now CNN is on it. Yeah, slow news day indeed. Nothing going on but trotting hippos. edition.cnn.com/2024/07/04/s...
I'm chuckling. It's probably the simplest study I've ever done, but I'm glad people like it. I do, too.

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:27 UTC

Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) at Montezuma Rainforest Lodge, Colombia.

#birds #hummingbirds

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:32 UTC

In this dimension? I have no pets at the moment. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:29 UTC

(Monty Python Voice) "I think this has something to do with optics"

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:11 UTC

I think I might pay money to hear Biden say this. Or Werner Herzog. Either way. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:08 UTC

Solid. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

Why stick with a bald eagle when you can go with a patriotic marbled shrimp? Check out the stars and stripes on that tail! These shrimp have a wild variety of color and patterns, this one was pretty unique. Off Ulua beach a few years ago. (Saron marmoratus) 📷🌿🐙

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 02:25 UTC

Have a nice healthy one growing in my back yard, it's about a meter high and counting. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 02:22 UTC

Excellent. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 01:24 UTC

My goodness. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 20:23 UTC

Well done, sir!

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:44 UTC

Yep---the closer you look the more you find. My fave are the shrimps that imitate urchin spines. :)

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:32 UTC

Offensive as fuck, and The Economist should google “FDR.”

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:34 UTC

Wow is that some bullshit

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:19 UTC

Yeah, I was keeping it simple LOL :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:18 UTC

The shrimp are fairly common, but this color pattern isn't. I'm not sure if anyone eats them, they're pretty small and don't free swim in schools or anything. More pretty colors in my shrimp gallery here: www.myhawaiianimages.com/Home2/Diving...

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:45 UTC

Thank Mother Nature, I just took the pic. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 06:04 UTC

no he is a good cat :)

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 02:24 UTC

lol someone is impersonating me (please block and report if you see them)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 02:49 UTC

I don't call it that, but I do remember the marketing campaign

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 00:09 UTC

EUROPEAN ROBIN: a precious feather baby, a ruddy sky dumpling, a good friend, will help you find your keys, full of ice cream AMERICAN ROBIN: big, often wet, surly, has your wallet, killed a rat underneath the bird feeder to make an example to the other animals

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 17:54 UTC

AM EXCITED

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 17:54 UTC

YES and not just because this is one of my fave Sandman storylines. Thank you, as always.

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 17:51 UTC

Sometimes you stand up and it all just keeps going Stovey :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 15:40 UTC

C'mon in, you're always welcome. :)

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:49 UTC

For the right person, this is a dream job- marine biologist in Hawaii

www.usajobs.gov/job/796211700 🧪🦑🌎

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 06:44 UTC

I had to search on the blinker bit because I'm old, but good on you. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 06:42 UTC

And then the show only gets better. And many of those secondary characters don't stay that way. :) Absolutely among my favorite Trek

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 06:24 UTC

(raises hand) Don't underestimate the unpredictability of the future. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 05:52 UTC

Solid. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 04:58 UTC

Cool, working till Wed but maybe get wet Thurs or Fri

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 04:47 UTC

My first thought was "Transportation of the Daleks" tbh

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@geosupergeek.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 04:39 UTC

Monk seal, elegant nudibranch, and jeweled anemone crab at Ulua today. #Maui #scuba

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 04:42 UTC

Monk seal!!! I was at the summit working, sorry I missed it!

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 22:38 UTC

AWWWWW

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:16 UTC

Things I've spontaneously said to animals.

Mailing list: buttondown.email/rosemarymosco
Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdandmoon

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:33 UTC

Definite improvement! :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 06:17 UTC

One island over from my office. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 03:50 UTC

Well-spoken, sir. And well done.

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 03:49 UTC

Your logic is flawless, cat. :)

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 03:46 UTC

...she said, expecting the answer no. And in this I'd wager you were not disappointed. : )

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 22:09 UTC

I think he should withdraw from the human race, for the good of the species.

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