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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There were a lot of bumblebees just sitting on the New England Aster this morning. I think they were all waiting for some sunshine to warm them up! Same, bees, same. #nativeplants #pollinators #nature

A photo of at least 5 bumblebees sitting on a large group of purple flowers with yellow centers. One bumblebee is flying in the background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Sometimes I just have to wonder, how is it possible you can go outside and see something this cool/goofy? And why isn’t everyone doing it yet?? Hudsonian Whimbrel from the archives. Virginia Beach, VA. #birds #birding #nature #wildlife

A photo of a shorebird with a long curved bill and dark legs running along a sand beach in front of blue-green water.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Small, but mighty! That look is clearly saying stay back if you know what’s good for you. Least Terns may be the smallest tern, but they vigorously defend their nests. Cape May, NJ. #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography

A photo of a small gray and white bird with long wings, black cap, and yellow bill stands on a gray dock post and turns sideways to look at the camera.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Lovely Cinnamon Ferns today during my (quite damp) walk at the arboretum near my house! 🌿📷

A photo of an intensely green fern with two tall brown stalks in the middle.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Look at this amazing page full of birds from the #picturebook THANK YOU, OLD OAK by Britt Crow-Miller and Amy Schimler-Safford! Definitely check it out!

An illustration of many small birds perched on the bare branches of a brown tree from the picture book Thank You, Old Oak by Britt Crow-Miller and Amy Schimler-Safford.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A great bird to find on the rocky coast of CT! Purple Sandpiper. New London County, CT. #BirdOfTheDay #RockSolid #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography

A photo of a brown streaky shorebird with orange legs standing on a seaweed covered rock, surrounded by gray water.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

My favorite #WellTimed bird photo is this American Dipper from Yosemite National Park in California! Dippers are North America’s only aquatic songbird. I hope it found something tasty! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography

A photo of a small grey songbird sticking its head under greenish water with a splashing wave arcing overhead.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

How does it even move its eyes like that??? My favorite camouflaged bird for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #CamoOrContrast. American Bittern. Virginia Beach, VA. 🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife

A photo of a brown and white striped bird, stretching its neck and hiding in tangled, dry grass.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just a little bird trying to make it in a big world. You’re doing great buddy! Golden-crowned Kinglet. Washington County, Rhode Island. #bird #birding #nature #wildlife

A photo of a small gray bird with a bright golden stripe on top of its head perching on a curved branch.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The “blackbird army” has arrived back in our yard. Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and Brown-headed Cowbirds by the dozens! I’m finally letting myself believe spring is just around the corner! #birds #birding #nature #wildlife

The photo shows a large black and purple iridescent songbird perched on a wooden railing in front of a blurred blue background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Another fun batch of #picturebooks from the library this week! Zebra and Yak were especially popular with the kiddo! #kidlit

Six picture books laid out together. Their titles include Over and Under the Coral Reef, The Pink Hat, Broken, Zebra and Yak The Backwards Alphabet Book, Lap Cat, and Hilwa’s Gifts.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I don’t care if this is a false spring…. I’m going to go enjoy some sunshine anyway (and patiently wait for my first of the year Fish Hawk)!! ☀️🦅 Osprey. Virginia Beach, VA. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature

A picture of a large bird of prey with black and white feathers soaring against a blue sky and wispy clouds.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Some fun #picturebooks from our latest library haul! This it the THIRD time our 4yo has checked out Princess Battle Royale. A clear favorite! #pb #kidlit

A group of picture books spread out on a multi-colored rug. Book titles include Across the Ice, Princess Battle Royale, Dear Acorn (Love Oak), Don’t Eat Eustace, If We Were Dogs, and Forts.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Dreaming of spring and migrating warblers with today’s #BirdoftheDay themes #SideView and #Yellow! Yellow-throated Warbler (a very appropriate name). Fairfax County, VA. #birds #birding #nature #wildlife

A small songbird with grey back, black striped sides, and yellow throat sits perched on a curved branch with new green leaves.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

What’s the best “weird duck” you’ve seen lately? It’s the eye staring into my soul that gets me in this picture! 😂 Red-breasted Merganser. New London County, CT #birds #birding #nature #wildlife

A picture of a duck with long dark and scraggly head feathers, long orange beak, and a beady red eye swims in choppy grey water.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Always a good day when you see a Great Blue Heron! Cape May, NJ. 🌿📷🪶 #heron #birding

A large gray wading bird flies just over the top of yellow marsh grass and in front of blurred trees.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Can’t let a little nor’easter ruin lunch! Common Eider. New London County, CT. #birding #wildlife #longislandsound 🌿🪶

Water rushes off the body of a brown duck as it holds a crab with a large, yellowish bill.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

The slicked-back hairstyle icon. Royal Tern, Mobile County, AL. #birding #wildlife 🌿🪶📷

A large tern with a white forehead and long black crown feathers stands on a wooden piling over the water.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

My first year New England Aster is CRUSHING IT! Note to self: better supports for next year.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

One of my favorite little corners of our native plant garden. The Dotted Mint is still going crazy and the New England Aster is about to bloom! 🌿📷

A photo showing a jumble of flowers. Some have rings of pale yellow petals stacked on top of each other, and some are taller with purple buds that’s haven’t quite bloomed.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Do you like cats, Maine, very cool boats, or lobster ghosts? If so, you might like the #picturebook KITTYBUNKPORT by Scott Rothman and Zachariah OHora! Our family sure did! BRB, just going to adopt another cat so we can name it Chowder! #kidlit

The front cover of a picture book titled KITTYBUNKPORT by Scott Rothman and Zachariah OHora. The Illustration shows two cats with extra large eyes wearing sweaters and hats and standing in front of a coastal village and yellow sky.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Happy Confusing Fall Warbler season! Palm Warbler. Cape May, NJ in 2023. #migration #warbler 🪶🌿📷

A small brown and yellow songbird perches on a branch with dry green leaves.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Enjoy a few peaceful moments in this gorgeous field of Joe-pye-weed and goldenrod swaying with the hurricane breeze reaching SE CT! #nativeplants 🌿

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I’ve been afraid of bees and wasps pretty much my whole life (since I was 5 and I got stung 12 times in one summer). But spending time in my garden has helped me so much! It’s actually fun now to see what’s buzzing around. Great Golden Digger Wasp and Great Black Wasp. 🌿📷

An orange and black wasp is probing the small pink flowers of a swamp milkweed plant against a blurred green background.

A large black wasp with iridescent blue wings and a pollen covered back rests on a yellow and green dotted mint plant against a blurred background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Who are you, and what are you doing in my marsh?! Marsh Wren (a young one I’d guess with that gape!), New Haven County, CT. #birding #wildlife 🌿📷🪶

A small tan and brown bird grips a blade of grass with long toes against a blurred green and tan background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

When are we getting a monarch caterpillar alphabet #picturebook?? They already do the shapes! #wildlife #caterpillars 🌿

Three large black, white, and yellow striped caterpillars twist and turn on a green plant with thin leaves and purple flowers.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

When the butterflies perfectly match the flower color scheme… American Copper on Butterflyweed! #wildlife #nativeplants #butterflies 🌿

A small gray and orange butterfly rests on bright orange flowers against a blurred orange and green background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I had a fun encounter with an immature Black-crowned Night Heron this past weekend! It grabbed a stick from the grass and repeatedly threw it into a small puddle then struck at it like it was a fish. Maybe practicing its hunting technique? New Haven County, CT. #birding #heron #wildlife 🪶🌿📷

A brown and white streaky heron stands in a small puddle surrounded by grass with a stick held in its beak.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Next time I get my hair cut I’m asking for the Green Heron. #birds #heron 🌿🪶📷

A picture of a small wading bird with yellow legs and feet, blue-gray back and brown neck. The blue-gray feathers on top of its head are raised like crest.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I am speed. Faster than fast, quicker than quick. I am lightning. -Lightning McQueen. - Also this Green Heron. Fairfax, VA. #birding #wildlife #flyday #featheredfriday 🌿📷🪶

A small heron stands on a tree trunk extends its neck to the max reaching for something not visible under the murky water.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Would anyone like to join a Snapping Turtle Appreciation Club with me? Just look at how cool that eye is! 📷🌿 #reptiles #wildlife

A close up picture of a snapping turtle’s face featuring a black and brown striped eye, pebbly chin, and scaly front leg.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The recent #picturebook hits in our house have had one thing in common: hidden details! Check out the super detailed end pages of Our Tree by Jessica Meserve and the “lost” bird in Agent Unicorn by Jenny Alvarado! Both toddler approved! #pb #kidlit

The front cover of the picture book Our Tree by Jessica Meserve. The illustration shows a red squirrel looking at a tree with a face, surrounded by leaves and other little critters.

An illustration from the picture book Our Tree by Jessiva Meserve. The illustration shows many small green leaves in various shades and lots of little critters hiding on them lol insects, bats, and a gray squirrel.

The front cover of picture book Agent Unicorn by Jenny Alvarado. The illustration shows a unicorn in a detective hat and trench coat looking up at purple bird hanging upside down from the top of the book.

An illustrated page from the picture book Agent Unicorn by Jenny Alvarado. The illustration shows a unicorn with blue mane and tail cleaning Agent Goats detective agency and a little purple bird walking down the street outside the office. The text reads: someday I’ll be… a real agent.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Even Osprey need a beach day sometimes! Virginia Beach, VA. #birding #wildlife 🌿📷🪶

A brown and white bird of prey stands in shallow water on a beach with waves crashing in the background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Found some gorgeous mushrooms while birding this morning! Maybe red chanterelles? New London County, CT. 🌿📷

Several small bright orange mushrooms growing over green moss on the forest floor.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

An unusually cooperative White-eyed Vireo. And an unusually accurate bird name! New London County, CT. 🪶🌿📷

A gray and yellow bird with a distinctive white eye perches on a branch and hold its beak open.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Decided to check out a new birding spot today. I only managed photos of one bird… but it was a pretty good bird! Blackburnian Warbler. Windham County, CT. 🌿📷🪶

A small songbird with a bright orange face, black face stripes, and black and white body perched on a small twig against a dark green and brown background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, one of the many nest camouflage experts! Taken with a zoom lens and cropped. Virginia Beach, VA. #wildlife #birding 🌿📷🪶

A small blue-gray songbird sits in a cup-shaped camouflaged with lichen and holds a fuzzy bit of plant material in its beak.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The roundest chickadee fledgling I’ve ever seen. 😍😍 Black-capped Chickadee. New London County, CT. 🪶📷🌿 #babybird #birding #wildlife

A floofy black and white bird with a small beak grips a brown branch in front of a bright green leafy background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Rain or shine, the work never stops for a sparrow parent! Song Sparrow. New London County, CT. #wildlife #birding 🌿🪶📷

A wet sparrow holds a bug in its beak while perching on a tall grass tuft in front of a green background.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

A very accommodating Barn Swallow! Fairfax County, VA. #birding #wildlife 🌿🪶📷

A close-up photo of a blue and orange swallow perched on a dead twig.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Just a little bird in a big world. New London County, CT. 🪶🌿📷

A slender shorebird stands on a seaweed covered rock in front of a blurry, grey ocean.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

A Yellow Warbler on the hunt for nesting material! New London County, CT. 🌿🪶📷 #warbler #wildlife

A bright yellow songbird pulls at some dried grass with its beak.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

The perfect place for a Purple [Sand] piper. Try saying that 5 times fast! New London County, CT. #shorebirds #wildlife 🌿📷🪶

A dark brown, streaky shorebird stands on a seaweed covered rock behind a rushing wave.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Anyone want to play “guess that bird?” Hint: I consider it the bravest shorebird ever. Slippery rocks, crashing waves… no big deal for this bird! New London County, #CT. #flyday #featheredfriday #shorebirds 🌿📷🪶

Only the head of a dark brown, streaky bird is visible behind a wet rock.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

“You know we can see you, right?” Ruddy Turnstone. New London County, #CT. #shorebirds #birding #wildlife 🌿📷🪶

Two brown, black, and white shorebirds with bright orange legs stand on a seaweed covered rock. One is looking directly at the camera.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The constant tension between wanting my plants to look pretty… and remembering I planted native species BECAUSE bugs eat them. 🤦‍♀️ #caterpillar #nativeplants #birdfood 🌿

A light green caterpillar with a dark brownish head rests in an s shape on dark green rose leaves.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

VERY happy all our resident catbirds are back! Pro tip: choose a common bird to be your favorite, so you see it constantly and get that little boost of joy often. Gray Catbird. #birding #wildlife 🌿📷🪶

A gray bird with a black cap and beak perches on a branch in the shady underbrush.

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Marlee Fuller-Morris 🏳️‍🌈 @mfmwrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The blue just after a sunset is, without a doubt, my favorite blue. #sunset 📷

A boathouse and trees are black silhouettes against the dark blue water and sky, with just a bit of peachy sunset on the horizon.

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