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Sade
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journalist & musician

@UMD graduate school
This is a Northern Saw-whet Owl.

Most banding stations don’t let volunteers hold them, but when I went banding with ornithologist Susan Hengeveld, we each got to let an owl go.

She says there’s nothing like the biological link you feel holding them.

Story below !

cnsmaryland.org/2025/08/02/i...
In the deep woods, a little owl teaches big lessons
BROWN COUNTY, Ind. – Susan Hengeveld gently untangles a tiny saw-whet owl from the net where he’s trapped. It’s like solving a puzzle, figuring out where he’s holding on with his talons,…
cnsmaryland.org
August 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by Sade
I met Miss Mary on 14th Street back in February. She had a cart full of sandwiches and offered me dinner.

A few weeks later, we followed her on her daily route feeding anyone she can.

They’re worried Trump will relocate them and put people in DC at risk.

cnsmaryland.org/2025/04/08/l...
Local woman helps to feed D.C.’s homeless community
Follow ‘Miss Mary’ on one of her daily routes as she collects food from local restaurants and distributes it to people experiencing homelessness.
cnsmaryland.org
April 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM