Jo Hofmann (@birdcmp) · DIRTY

Jo Hofmann

@birdcmp

Birder, woodworker, recovering servant of public health, exFed, ID doc

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Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· 5d

Wut?

Photo of a haddock. Presumably dead, lying on its side with wide eye and open mouth, it is still better looking than Elon.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· 5d

Are u my mom?

An immature Northern Cardinal at a bird feeder cam: he is splotchy beige, orange & red w/ a mottled brown-red beak. Big beautiful dark eye looks towards the camera.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· 13d

This guy is a random controlled trial.

Sen Ron Johnson making an ass of himself in the Senate hearing w/ Tony Fauci.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· 13d

Rand Paul @ the Senate hearing today blaming Tony Fauci for the deaths of 15 million people from COVID-19.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· 18d

This is what convinced Bill Cassidy to support the current nominee for CDC Director? Capstone to your legacy, Bill.

Screenshot of “new” CDC webpage that basically says that vaccines could cause autism because no study has definitively ruled out that vaccines cause autism. Studies have not yet ruled out Jimothy as a cause either, but they don’t mention that.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· 19d

Toucan @ the feeder.

Photo from a feeder camera. A male Grackle looks into the camera - a black bird with a yellow eye and large slightly down curved beak which looks much bigger because of the camera angle and wide lens.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jul 8

Bloodcheep!

Picture of a molting male Northern Cardinal at a video feeder. He is facing the camera w/ head turned to the left. He is missing about 75% of the red feathers on his head, which reveals the black skin underneath as well as his auditory canal. He resembles Rosemary Mosco’s Bloodcheep comic.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jul 1

Looking forward to Pope vs. AntiPope.

Image from Mad Magazine comic: Spy vs Spy. Two spies that look like plague doctors face each other - one dressed
in black, the other in white. They look evil and determined in long coats, weird fedoras and pointy smirking faces

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jun 13

Omg-we have the best time improving lyrics for our dog songs. Love that one.

Photo of 2 Italian greyhounds stretched out on a blanket on a couch.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jun 3

Friends of USAID on Instagram. Why the US response to Bundibugyo virus is so poor. www.instagram.com/reel/DZH510R...

Photo from Friends of USAID interview of Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, former head of Nat Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease @ NIH, now CEO of the Infectious Diseases Soc. of America. Story of the development of the first Ebola vaccine and the detrimental impact the current admin. has on our ability to respond to ID threats

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· May 22

Could it be:

An Australian lungfish. A long, baguette shaped fish with a slightly dopy face and hand-like flippers.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· May 4

May the 4th be with you.

A black & white photo of the Beatles from 1967ish, with Ringo circled in red

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Apr 16

My Iggie has been turned into a Puli.

Close-up of an Italian greyhound’s head, seen from the side, only muzzle is visible outside a big fuzzy blanket.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Apr 15

I thought it was the Jersey Devil

Not very good depiction of the Jersey Devil. Kind of a unicorn bat-reptile with a spiked tail.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Apr 13

WTAF. Extra AI digit and weird sky monster noticed.

Donald Trump, healer of white people, depicted as AI Jesus w/ white robe and red supplice, beaming a light at a old white guy’s head for some reason. He is surrounded by the Statue of Liberty, Bald eagles, an American flag, fighter jets and a weird troop of sky demons. A disembodied hand in the lower left corner has an incipient extra digit.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Mar 28

From the NIH Vigil/No Kings rally today in Bethesda.

Group photo of speakers at the
NIH Vigil/No Kings rally

Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, former NIAID Director, speaking at the NIH Vigil.

NIH Vigil/No Kings participants

A golden retriever with a sign on his back that says “Retrieving Never Bowing since 1776.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Mar 27

Welcome back.

White and tan Italian Greyhound on a blue couch, wrapped in a pink and gray scarf. Looking pensive.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Feb 14

Not really heart shaped, but def red. Scarlet skimmer from Panama

Close up photo of a dragonfly, looking at us. They are deep red w/ huge eyes and orange spots on the upper distal edge of the wing.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Feb 9

Jeez- am I really that out of it?

A bright green cluster map of Bluesky use. I am on the left lower periphery.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Feb 8

Superbowl awaits the Superbunny.

A Long-eared Owl with back to camera but head is facing us. Beautiful owl w/ shades of cream and brown, with clearly demarcated facial disc and prominent “ears.”

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Feb 8

Currently 13 degrees in DC. Italian Greyhounds psychotic from a week of no walks.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Feb 3

Sadly, did not see any werewolves on my travels.

Night picture of Big Ben Clock Tower in London w/ an almost full moon in a cloudy sky. Also a small green reflection in the sky just right of Ben that is an artifact and not celestial

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 26

Just added a Unicorn to my life list.

Photo of one of the gates @ Buckingham Palace in London. An ornate black wrought iron gate topped w/ gold crosses. There are stone columns on both sides of the gate and the one on the right is topped w/ a bronze rampant unicorn. The sky is cloudy and the people in the picture look cold.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 25

Why trying to make the bed is always so challenging.

Two Italian Greyhounds with heads poking out from under the covers @ the head of a bed.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 20

How do I get my head out of this?

Photo of a Skipper butterfly feeding on a cluster of Lantana blossoms. The flowers are fiery orange and shaped like a funnel. The butterfly is brown and orange and it has its head deep in a flower.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 19

“Whadda you lookin’ at?” A Jersey Kinglet.

Close up photo of a female Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a branch surrounded by leaves. A tiny bird facing the camera w/ head turned to the left. It is mostly gray w/ a yellowish wash on the chest, has a small slender dark bill and an incomplete white eye-ring. Looks vaguely pissed and proud to be from Jersey.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 18

Fine, I’m going this way. #birds

A picture of 2 Greater Yellowlegs knee deep in water. They are both walking out of the picture, one heading left, the other right. They are tall slender shorebirds, white w/ brown spots, long necks and beaks, and YELLOW legs.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 17

Why am I subjected to Mallard butts?

A picture of a Pied-billed Grebe and 2 Mallards on a pond. The Grebe is in the foreground between the ducks. The male and female Mallards are both dabbling, w/ their butts in the air and heads under water. The smaller grebe is looking skeptical and somewhat offended.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 17

I’m supposed to eat bugs why am I eating a leaf?

A Familiar Bluet perched on a leaf. It is a long, thin blue damselfly with black markings.

Jo Hofmann@birdcmp· Jan 16

Greetings from the kitty cat.

Picture of a Gray Catbird. A gray bird perched on a branch, facing right; has a keen black eye and little black cap. Surrounded by brambles of green briar.