u/kjjphotos

I have no clue what happened to the old mod(s). Looks like Reddit admins removed them on June 26. They put out a call for new mods the same day and I guess I was the only person who responded to it.

This is a small subreddit and y'all seem well behaved so I don't see any reason to change the rules or do anything crazy right away. The existing rules seem good enough to me. I'm going to re-word them for clarity (like rule 2) but basically nothing changes.

1. The focus is on Missouri - only share wildlife photos that were captured in Missouri and all non-photo discussions should be related to Missouri wildlife in some way.
2. Gore and dead animals should use the appropriate flair and be flagged as "spoiler" so people who don't want to see that content can avoid it. The NSFW toggle should only be used for content that should be avoided by children and teenagers. Use your best judgement on this one. If it's NSFW then it probably doesn't belong in this subreddit.
3. No cruelty to animals. Not much to say about this one. Anyone posting photos depicting animal cruelty or admitting to animal cruelty in text posts and comments will be permanently banned.

And finally, since you read all that, here's a photo of a yellow-headed blackbird that I captured in Joplin a few years ago.

A Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) in a tree at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center in Joplin, MO

Retroid has been drip-feeding us info about the Nova all week. For anyone who hasn't been keeping up, this article consolidates it all in one place.

If you're getting one, which color do you have your eye on? I'm torn between watermelon and crystal.