Clare Nielsen
@clarenielsen.bsky.social
Walking with Benny - I’m on the hunt for unexpected beauty and inspiration. He’s just looking for snacks. Communications & Marketing VP for @abcbirds.bsky.social. Living in lovely Catonsville, MD.
Exploring Catonsville history with Benny! The Catonsville 9 were Catholic activists who burned draft cards in protest of the Vietnam War inspired more anti-war protests around the country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Exploring Catonsville history with Benny! The Catonsville 9 were Catholic activists who burned draft cards in protest of the Vietnam War inspired more anti-war protests around the country.
Today we walked on the Trolley Trail in Catonsville. Lots of history here, and nice places to walk and sniff - we love it!
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Today we walked on the Trolley Trail in Catonsville. Lots of history here, and nice places to walk and sniff - we love it!
Today we spotted a Kentucky coffee tree seed pod. Benny decided it’s not good for eating; someone else evidently disagreed.
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today we spotted a Kentucky coffee tree seed pod. Benny decided it’s not good for eating; someone else evidently disagreed.
I spend a LOT of time with Benny. It gets boring. So I decided to make a game out of it. How many interesting things can I see while walking the dog? Today we spotted a persimmon tree! I love the texture of the bark. Benny loves how it smells apparently.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I spend a LOT of time with Benny. It gets boring. So I decided to make a game out of it. How many interesting things can I see while walking the dog? Today we spotted a persimmon tree! I love the texture of the bark. Benny loves how it smells apparently.
More reasons to support organic agriculture. Horrendous. #pesticides www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure
Silicone wristbands worn by volunteers in the Netherlands captured 173 substances in one week
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
More reasons to support organic agriculture. Horrendous. #pesticides www.theguardian.com/environment/...
July 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Adorable bobwhite behavior - jumping to reach the berries! Anyone seen this before? This was today on the #Chincoteague wildlife loop. #birds #birding @abcbirds.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Adorable bobwhite behavior - jumping to reach the berries! Anyone seen this before? This was today on the #Chincoteague wildlife loop. #birds #birding @abcbirds.bsky.social
I love that @abcbirds.bsky.social celebrates #Pride each year with this special birding event. Happy birding and happy Pride, ya’ll! 🌈 🪺 🪷
🪷 Earlier this month, we gathered for ABC’s 3rd annual Birding Con Orgullo — a joyful celebration of identity & nature.
We shared poetry, welcomed the season’s first lotuses, & spotted a variety of birds.
🌱 Co-hosts: Latino Outdoors, Feminist Bird Club, Out for Sustainability, & Kenilworth Gardens.
We shared poetry, welcomed the season’s first lotuses, & spotted a variety of birds.
🌱 Co-hosts: Latino Outdoors, Feminist Bird Club, Out for Sustainability, & Kenilworth Gardens.
June 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I love that @abcbirds.bsky.social celebrates #Pride each year with this special birding event. Happy birding and happy Pride, ya’ll! 🌈 🪺 🪷
Feeding frenzy at Chincoteague NWR - I met a #USFWS volunteer out doing a bird survey (she’s also a member of @abcbirds.bsky.social!) She said the water is low right now so fish are concentrated in places like Black Duck Marsh and birds are feasting. Awesome esp. to see the skimmers. #AddBirder
June 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Feeding frenzy at Chincoteague NWR - I met a #USFWS volunteer out doing a bird survey (she’s also a member of @abcbirds.bsky.social!) She said the water is low right now so fish are concentrated in places like Black Duck Marsh and birds are feasting. Awesome esp. to see the skimmers. #AddBirder
Give me one good reason for this.
April 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Give me one good reason for this.
Spring in Catonsville MD. Towhee “tee-ing,”Red-winged Blackbirds conk-a-reeing and White-throated Sparrows singing about Canada. You could almost believe everything’s alright in the world!
April 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spring in Catonsville MD. Towhee “tee-ing,”Red-winged Blackbirds conk-a-reeing and White-throated Sparrows singing about Canada. You could almost believe everything’s alright in the world!
Invertebrate of the year has been announced, thanks to @theguardian.com for attention on the little guys who run the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A dazzling fairy giving off supernova-like light: the amber comet firefly
Perhaps the most awe-inspiring of over 2,000 species is the amber comet, thought to only remain in Texas and Mexico
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Invertebrate of the year has been announced, thanks to @theguardian.com for attention on the little guys who run the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I devoured this book in a single day. It’s an inspiring read by a person who has been on death row for decades for a crime he didn’t commit. He turned to writing and Buddhism during his incarceration. #freejarvis
March 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I devoured this book in a single day. It’s an inspiring read by a person who has been on death row for decades for a crime he didn’t commit. He turned to writing and Buddhism during his incarceration. #freejarvis
Yeah! Good news is so welcome right now!
Want to start your week off with some good news? Check out this story from @abcbirds.bsky.social about the rediscovery of two birds in Peru that hadn't been seen in over 10 years. #ornithology
FOUND: Sira Barbet and Peruvian Solitaire Rediscovered in the Mountains of Southeastern Peru
Fabrice Schmitt tells the story of an expedition by GECO Nature that resulted in photographs and sound recordings of two species not documented since 2013
abcbirds.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Yeah! Good news is so welcome right now!
I heard my first Red-winged Blackbird of the spring this week, returning to breeding grounds as if everything is normal. It really hit me hard - the contrast of that familiar song against this backdrop of total chaos. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Erased generations of talent’: US public land stewards decry firings and loss of knowledge
In February, thousands of civil servants were fired from agencies that study the country’s soils, seas and skies
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I heard my first Red-winged Blackbird of the spring this week, returning to breeding grounds as if everything is normal. It really hit me hard - the contrast of that familiar song against this backdrop of total chaos. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Clare Nielsen
Call to Action: March 4 Liberty. Washington, DC and every state capitol, March 4th, 12PM
Need mass protest in DC as Trump addresses congress. #3E #USprotests #FiftyFiftyOne
Need mass protest in DC as Trump addresses congress. #3E #USprotests #FiftyFiftyOne
February 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Call to Action: March 4 Liberty. Washington, DC and every state capitol, March 4th, 12PM
Need mass protest in DC as Trump addresses congress. #3E #USprotests #FiftyFiftyOne
Need mass protest in DC as Trump addresses congress. #3E #USprotests #FiftyFiftyOne
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
March 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Another small thing everyone can do — that could add up to a big thing. Stop buying from Amazon. Stop subscribing to the Washington Post. Leave Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Boycott companies who are cowardly complying! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump
Americans are using their wallet to hurt where it matters – including during Friday’s planned ‘economic blackout’
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Another small thing everyone can do — that could add up to a big thing. Stop buying from Amazon. Stop subscribing to the Washington Post. Leave Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Boycott companies who are cowardly complying! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
Reposted by Clare Nielsen
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
Just as well I already canceled my subscription. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...
Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’
Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just as well I already canceled my subscription. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...
We’re so happy to have @bintadixon.bsky.social on our team! From day one she’s been expressing her love for birds and nature in such a beautiful way. Thank you Binta!
So honored to be a part of the #afrofuturism collective with these incredible folks. Getting to weave fiction with my love of nature and community is truly a dream realized.
ABC & Re:wild are proud to announce the inaugural Afrofuturism Collective!
The Collective’s nine members will independently and collectively examine how stories, lifeways, technologies, and concepts from the African diaspora might influence biodiversity conservation and habitat stewardship. 🐦
The Collective’s nine members will independently and collectively examine how stories, lifeways, technologies, and concepts from the African diaspora might influence biodiversity conservation and habitat stewardship. 🐦
February 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We’re so happy to have @bintadixon.bsky.social on our team! From day one she’s been expressing her love for birds and nature in such a beautiful way. Thank you Binta!
Reposted by Clare Nielsen
Our shared love for birds inspires us to keep fighting for nature.💪 As another member of our ABC community wrote last Valentine’s Day, “I want to do what I can to ensure the world is full of birdsong now and well into the future.” Today and always, that is American Bird Conservancy’s mission & hope.
February 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our shared love for birds inspires us to keep fighting for nature.💪 As another member of our ABC community wrote last Valentine’s Day, “I want to do what I can to ensure the world is full of birdsong now and well into the future.” Today and always, that is American Bird Conservancy’s mission & hope.
This is the little shot of hope I needed today! Stumbled across this new effort by Doug Tallamy to encourage native plant gardening. 40k+ people are on the map already! homegrownnationalpark.org
February 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is the little shot of hope I needed today! Stumbled across this new effort by Doug Tallamy to encourage native plant gardening. 40k+ people are on the map already! homegrownnationalpark.org
Direct link: act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
February 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Direct link: act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...