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Samantha
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she/her. making a potato allergy my entire personality. Chronically ill (POTS/MCAS/EDS) birder (NoVA) & classic film lover. no alt text = no interaction. (Please be patient with my brain fog)
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I've never done an introduction post, so: I'm Samantha from Virginia, love just about all of nature & taking pictures of it. Used to study biology & turtles but got stuck working in a dental office. Now I'm mostly housebound with chronic illness & watch classic film all day long! loves: 🍄🐝🕷️🪶🐢🐇🌼🌱🌫️🌧️📷🎥
the wind woke me up 😳
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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someone's been in the cookie jar
#birds
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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what do you think they are saying to each other?
#TwosDay #birds #CouchBirding
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Just some really cool owls

#birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
hate to see you go, but love to watch you fly away (so I can identify you by your butt) #birds #BaldEagle
February 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
last week's woodpecker, hard at work #birds #WoodpeckerWednesday
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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look who showed up next to my front door on this #WoodpeckerWednesday I braved the freezing cold and got to watch him at work for a few minutes.
#birds
January 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
they painted my neighbor's door so I have to hide in the bedroom away from the smell today. hopefully it isn't too bad so I don't have to leave the apartment.
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Gentiana algida, our Arctic Gentian, blooming on Mt BlueSky #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to August 3🌿
February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
what do you think they are saying to each other?
#TwosDay #birds #CouchBirding
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
someone's been in the cookie jar
#birds
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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in their element
#birds #CouchBirding
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Seven years ago today 🌿

Ludwigia octovalvis (Mexican primrose-willow) blooming at Keālia.
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash.
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 PM
OMG I DID IT AGAIN I CAN'T BELIEVE IT 😭 and yet I can only get a handful of regular jeopardy clues correctly
it is exciting enough that I answered two tournament of champions final jeopardy answers correctly, but I got one that they all missed? wild. I deserve a cookie.
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 PM
it is exciting enough that I answered two tournament of champions final jeopardy answers correctly, but I got one that they all missed? wild. I deserve a cookie.
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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I don't know if you're in the mood to laugh at waterfowl but the moment this shot was taken it makes it look like the goose is angry at their butt. #birdbutts 🪶
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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in their element
#birds #CouchBirding
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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the geese went out of town, but left their poop on ice
#birds
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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the bluebird before the storm
#birds #CouchBirding
January 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Power hop! 🪶
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Could see this up in the trees from a distance as the sun lit it up like a jewel.

🍄 #FungiFriends
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM