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Birds, politics shouting, jewsky, snacks, music and other flights of fancy. Reporting live from Queens, NY. My profile pic is a one-eyed screech owl named Otis who lives at a sanctuary in NJ. He is very smol in real life.

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Ordered grocery delivery to make my life easier and paid extra for rainbow carrots. And got one single purple carrot. Boooo!
A bag of carrots that reads "clean carrots" with a pic of rainbow colored carrots. The carrots are all orange except for 1 purple one.
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Love the borough-specific early voting stickers!

As a reminder, if you have not voted yet, they are preventing people from taking ballot pics. I saw a couple people get chastised today. Imho a good sign because people are excited.
Sticker with a pic of the unisphere in blue and white, red background, and white lettering. "Queens Votes Early"
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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While Colorado always has my heart, the Canadian Rockies are pretty spectacular. Not just saying that because I heard a northern pygmy owl today. Don't make me leave 😭.
Sunrise on a still lake, with some rocks visible through the clear nearby water. The sky is reflecting clouds and colors on the water in the foreground and the back of the lake is blue-green with a bit of vapor sitting on it. The mountains are a mix of rock, trees and snow. There is a dead tree leaning into the water making a triangle with its reflection.
October 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Forest regeneration in action!
A yellow, green and brown meadow with burnt and dead tree stands on a grey, cloudy day. There is a rainbow arching across the sky.
October 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Yeah a lot of women there voted for trump regardless. I feel bad for that 30% of people who are not cruel idiots but we have been telling the rest of the country not to trust trump for a decade now and they had 3 freaking chances. They would rather die than listen. Now we all have to suffer!
Idaho presidential results number from the new york times, showing 66.9% voted for trump and 30.4% votes for harris
August 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Other people passing by were not super enthused when I kept trying to show them this rad snake.
A garter snake with its head raised in a pile of leaf litter amid green spring leaves in the ground cover.
June 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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I am in coastal Maine, 100% confident I am getting this one.
Merlin app. Picture of an american herring gull in profile standing on a rock, the ocean is behind it.
June 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Very pleasing bird of the day choice here.
Your bird of the day: Brown Thrasher. This is a picture from the app Merlin showing a brown thrasher (bird).
June 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Thought this hole in a lamppost was too small for a nest but this guy was popping his head in....nyc real estate is tight.
A tree swallow perches on a lamppost with a small hole in it. The background is a small patch of diffuse blue sky and bright green sunlit leaves. The bird is possibly displeased.
May 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Second lifebird of the week, pileated woodpecker in Manhattan! Truly a majestic dinosaur in person.
A pileated woodpecker on a large tree, it is brightly backlit and there are dead logs on the ground and small leafy branches to its right.
April 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Forget hot girl summer, it's grosbeak spring!
A rose breasted grosbeak in the distance on a high, mostly bare branch. Larger trees and green blurred foliage in the background. A blue grosbeak on a bright green lawn
April 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Daily dose of sunshine and sanity from a post-work birdwalk. A pine warbler enjoys the Forest Park feeder offerings.
A bright yellow pine warbler perched on a feeder with seeds and suet. The light is not great.
April 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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As of today, I am up to 89 bird species spotted within NYC for 2025.
An ad on the subway platform that says "What's on Your Life List".
March 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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10 likes lmao
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March 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Timeline cleanse: Behold the majestic American Woodcock aka the timberdoodle. This little friend was hanging in Bryant Park amid the chaos.
American woodcock in freeze / loaf pose, sitting in a mixture of dirt, branches and green ivy leaves.
March 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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January 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Absolutely stunning peregrine falcon in Flushing Meadows Corona Park today. A frequent visitor to the area but it took a break from being the fastest bird on earth to perch for me. Didn't get a good enough shot of the leg band to get the details. Not bad for through the binocs phone camera pics.
Peregrine falcon perched on a parking lot light, head pointed sideways. Peregrine falcon facing forward on a parking lot light. Its right leg has a band on it. Peregrine falcon looking sideways on a parking lot light. Its feathers are gently ruffled in the wind.
December 30, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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American wigeon couple on a brunch date at Jamaica Bay wildlife refuge today. This was at west pond but if you want to find aaaaaall the mergansers they were at the east pond.
A dead tree with several narrow branches on a lake shore with dead brown and yellow short plants. There is a large puddle with two American wigeons and in the background there are Canada geese.
December 8, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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So many things that are wrong in such a small fluff piece! There have been previous xmas bird counts in FMCP; I have participated in them. Also that is a northern mockingbird in the picture, definitely not a catbird. I am begging these sites to get an editor and never trust AI for bird IDs.
A headline stating that there will be a first ever Christmas bird count in FCMP. A picture of a northern mockingbird sitting on a hedge. The caption says it is a grey catbird [*it is not].
December 5, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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You know what always cheers me up? A giant flock of grackles fucking up a leaf pile. Taken in Queens, NY this week.

*Not a time lapse, they are just chaotic.
November 19, 2024 at 4:01 AM