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@mhsmall.bsky.social
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Gardener, locavore, hiker, bird watcher, nature enthusiast, community theater fan.

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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Gets earlier every year!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Monarch #butterfly! I've noticed single monarchs circling the front yard for a few weeks; hubby managed to get some pix this time.
Orange butterfly with black veins and white spots (monarch) nectaring on an orange flower (tithonia).Orange butterfly with black veins and white spots (monarch) nectaring on an orange flower (tithonia).
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Nice! I didn't know they liked to nectar on tithonia, which the butterflies also seem to love.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Aw, it has a halo!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Great photos! We have them, but they move so fast I don't get a good look.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Thanks for the link! I am a fan and have had the luck to see her speak a couple of times when she visited the East Coast.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Persistence pays off!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Excellent!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Poor little guy! Must be a bit early for bugs.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
In defense of cowbirds open.substack.com/pub/twib/p/i... @skwinnicki.bsky.social
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In defense of cowbirds
Avian anti-heroes that deserve some respect.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
First crocus of the year on April 1! #spring #flowers
There is a purple and white striped flower, petals closed, poking up from a lawn covered with brown leaves.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Wow, that's amazing. I grew up there in the sixties and never saw such a thing.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Love this! Our town has a poetry phone booth.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Saw my first robin of the season today while going to an appointment in Boston. Still too much snow on the ground here in the 'burbs. I did see a male cardinal feeding a female in the backyard, so sweet.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Frozen Assabet River, Feb. 20, 2026.
The frozen Assabet River covered with snow with only a bit of open water showing, as seen from the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail bridge. Animal tracks in the snow are visible and the view is framed by bare trees.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
#Sunset Groundhog Day eve 2026
Sun setting over a snowy golf course, framed by trees. There is possibly a sun pillar above the sun, broken up by low clouds.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK) www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bird-snuggle...
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Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK)
A photographer Fay was visiting a park when a friendly robin came over and nestled right atop her camera near the warmth of her jacket.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Many species engage in egg dumping, including Wood Ducks, Tree Swallows, and American Avocets.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Wow, what an amazing haul!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
How wonderful! Bitterns are so hard to see!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Love the golden hour! So beautiful!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
That first pelican photo is amazing!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Too bad, Carl, I figured it was worth a shot. Someday, perhaps?
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
So sorry. What a great memory of your sister to hold close.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Roadrunners always welcome!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
You could try @carlbovisnature.bsky.social or ebird.org
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
I have bloom envy.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Hangin' with the bros.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Thanks! This was the first I heard of this place.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Stunning #fullmoon #coldmoon rising this evening.
Full moon rising over pine trees and houses in a not-quite-dark sky.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Going down to 5 deg F tonite - thought I'd better pick these. Not bad for early December! #gardening #bloomscrolling #calendula
A vase with three orange daisy-like flowers and a bud.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 03/12/2025
Another comic from this past year. Sometimes I'm in awe about how incredibly small birds can be.
In a comic strip panel, person in a red shirt walks through a sunlit forest. The text says "Sometimes I go looking for a tiny part of the universe." "This part only takes up as much space as: half an apple, a salt shaker, or 2 ping pong balls." Each of these items is shown. Galaxies and stars swirl as the text says "But somehow, in an unfathomably huge universe," and then there's a complex mess of forest leaves, with one tiny Wilson's warbler in one corner, and the text says "this one tiny part". There's a close up of the warbler, blazing yellow against a sparkly yellow background, and the text says "can fill up my whole heart."
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Coyote Canada Jay (feeding by hand) Barred owl Monarch butterfly Tiger swallowtail butterfly
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/11/2025
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Apple orchard and shadows, New Salem, Mass.
Apple trees, blue sky and puffy clouds with two people's shadows projecting in the foreground.
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
When I was a kid I learned that some rehabbers raised Chimney Swift babies by having them cling onto a vest (they usually cling to the inside of chimneys, the bats of birds). I wanted to be that person so bad These swifts are safely warming up after their home was wrecked, and I love that so much.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
They are the cutest! I've been lucky to see them get banded in Massachusetts.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
One of my favorite varieties! They are still being grown at farms here in Massachusetts.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
I saw one the other day hanging out on the patio with a couple of mourning doves. And I heard a white-throated sparrow singing while walking the local rail trail.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Wow, I've seen the state quarters but I didn't know there was a National Park series . . .
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Pic 1: Patio birds: 2 mourning doves hanging out and a newly arrived dark-eyed junco. Pic 2: Autumn day on the Assabet Bluff trail.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Nice! All the way from the NH mountains, maybe.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social GBH in Boston picked your book Annihilation as a fall book recommendation: www.wgbh.org/foundation/h...
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GBH Staff's Eight Book Recommendations for Fall (with Program Pairings)
Eight GBH staff members share some of their favorite books and recommend some related programs to watch and listen to.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Moonrise in the White Mountains,NH, October 3.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Yep, it's that time of year (entry from my nature calendar for Sep. 28).
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Yay! Can't wait!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Song, because I love their song.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Me too! I think ours may already be gone in Mass.
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Hurray! I knew they would!
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Bluebird @mhsmall.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Love that you got the tongue!
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