Seems likely they are more "flighty" in the spring and early summer when the flowers are a bit sparser. But if you're patient you'll eventually come across one feeding calmly.
(06/03/24)
June…and I couldn't help but think that #wearorange will soon be back in the US
A wonderful campaign that I know thanks to @TonyStark
I am writing the poem for this year and ask you all to think of all the far too many people who have lost their lives far too soon because of gun violence
We should all develop an awareness that guns should only be left in the hands of people who have been trained to use them...
Last years poem…until I finish the new one
#AltText The pain of a boy Robbed of the beautiful steps in his life Torn mercilessly from life Lying in his own blood The parents soul broken The future of all here ended For a better world The pain of a sister The Life of her Brother robbed Lying lifeless in his own blood Torn from her heart Pain that never ends Pain that only she can feel This is the pain That those do not feel Who should feel it For the bullet did not hit them And not those they love most The cry of a student Robbed of his future Of life with endless dreams Now the dreams go up in smoke The smoke that escapes From the weapon's vent The cry of a teacher Otherwise imparting knowledge To the growth of a Hopeful generation Seeing their students Lifeless in their own blood This is the cry That those do not hear Who should hear it Shattering the bullet hit life And shattered too many of them #AltText The scream of a woman Hit by an invisible nothing Lying helpless in her own blood Brutally torn from life Begging for her children, who are without her now Begging for her great love, who is without her now The cry of a man Losing his love Who was by his side long Seeing his eternal love Lifeless in her own blood Torn from his side forever Deprived from their children's side This is the cry That those should hear Who bear the guilt But they do not do For the bullet did not hit them The pain; the suffering You do not see That you are supposed to Following an ideology From a past time Looking at other things For much more important to you Than life Is the money that is made And a freedom sung Which is not For freedom does not kill And your compassion Is no longer believed here For if you would feel the pain And hear the never ending cries Then the change Had already been made Now those who are no longer here Deprived of their right to life Speak for their life taken So that it may be understood What we all lost The innocence we should have The future we should see For this world of us Because bullets do not stop They fly on Destroy And kill Far more than we thought.
We take so many of these statements at face value because they seem to make sense in our #patriarchal system, and then before we know it we’ve got terrible, repressive, socially-accepted "knowledge."
Don't get me wrong, I think it's good that including #AltText for images is the norm here on the #Fediverse .
But for me, this also means that I am sharing far less images than I did back on Twitter.
When I am abroad and take some interesting pictures - and I take a lot of pictures - I am usually not in the mood of spending several minutes typing Alt-Text on my tiny smart phone keyboard. Thus, I wait until I am back at my desktop PC - if I haven't forgotten about my intention by then, which is usually the case.
My typing speed on smart phone screens is vastly slower than on proper keyboards, so this is unlikely to change.
EDIT: Thanks for the people who have made suggestions in the comments - keep them coming!
Not the best pic but my first of the Eastern towhee👍
Been hearing them the past two years but not had a chance to photograph. Very cute birds and I ran across it while it was singing its heart out so I got to watch its behavior for a while. Awesome first encounter 🙂
(04/30/24)
Ich finde die Empörie der fehlenden Bildbeschreibungen unter einem Post suboptimal. In der Zeit, in der ich meine Empörung darüber zum Ausdruck bringe, habe ich den #ALTtext selbst verfasst und mich nicht aufgeregt sondern meine Kompetenzen in Bildbeschreibung geübt und möglicherweise verbessert.
Reminder: #AltText is not a place for copyright information, or additional details about the image.
Put that into a separate post, for the love of god.
It's as if you were blocking a bike path with a street sign.
The purpose of alt text is increased accessibility, so when in doubt, ask yourself if the text you're adding helps blind or visually impaired folks better understand what's in the actual image.
"It distracts me."
"In case of visual humor, the alt text often spoils the joke."
"Showing alt text by default encourages people to use it as a caption or Easter egg, rather than for describing the image." https://github.com/cheeaun/phanpy/issues/540#issuecomment-2136313339
Generally I'm seeing a lot of people these days post media without #AltText and being blasé when confronted about it. Some correct their habits, but not all. Some add very cursory alt-text, clearly they couldn't be bothered doing more. And it really disappoints me, because good alt-text is not only necessary for disabled people anywhere, but also a boon for those with insufficient internet connectivity, AND a great supplement for any media when used thoughtfully.
The #alttext link in the web interface doesn't work for me so I've been trying other free services. Although it takes way too much time for what I'm posting (album covers and discs), I think I'll just keep doing it myself.
Any implicit standard on how to contribute #AltText on someone else's media, that apps like #Moshidon load up from replies? Any of the apps that are about to implement similar thing?
The internet is already off here, and apparently the cell coverage isn't great, so I have been reading a lot of alt text while I wait for photos to load, and sometimes just boop yer delightful alt text descriptions without ever getting to see the images.
In case you thought alt text didn't matter. #altText#altTextMatters
I’ve recently been using #IceCubes for Mastodon and recently noticed the automatic #AltText generator. So far it’s been pretty accurate including adding text from memes.