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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️

An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail

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AdorkaBows @adorkabows.com · 15/09/2026

I know the likelihood of this being found is really low, but one of my clients lost this bow this morning probably on the T somewhere near Dorchester, Roxbury, Ruggles in the Boston MA area. 🥹

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Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ) ❤️‍🔥 @amandamakepeace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My Feather & Stone 🪶🩶 project is LIVE! I’m part of this year’s Printopia event, an amazing collection of books. 🫶🏼 @backerkit.com #art #booksky #sciart #books www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Mock-up of my book Feather & Stone with Art, a sticker, pencil, eraser and a turkey feather on a rustic wood background

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Come out to the rally on Tuesday at 10am in front of The Academy of Natural Sciences! RSVP here luma.com/1qwnrqz2 Read more here: whyy.org/articles/phi...

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Supporters plan rally to protest closing of Academy of Natural Science Museum

The nearly 200-year-old museum is the oldest natural history museum in the Americas.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This is our first caturday as a one-cat household. I miss my little lap cat. #loss #twpetloss

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It's my birthday today! As per bluesky tradition, may I ask for your attention and reblogs?

Painting of a black cat looking inquisitively at a bright red crab on a beach covered with tide pools

a drawing of a decorative guillotine painted with folk art inspired floral motifs with a bow at the top holding the blade and two babushcats framing it on the sides

a white and blue ceramic dish shaped like a loafing cat, with others like it in the background

a holographic sticker depicting a fluffy black cat with sparkly eyes

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Attention Ecologists! We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists. The First Lego League Teams need to speak with a scientist about their projects every year. Every year it's a different type of scientist. Last year was archaeologists. This year, ecologists! Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A fish is a teacher, wearing a button-up shirt with a collar. He says "Volunteer to speak with classrooms in front of a chalkboard that says "Skype a scientist needs YOU!". A snail on his desk says Help! And a shrimp says "Lego league is coming!" and a nervous seahorse says "this year's theme is ecosystems"

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Happy Solar Eclipse Day to all who celebrate! Remember your eye protection, and enjoy. 🌍😎 🌚 🌞

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Looked out my window and this little guy was just sitting on a branch, waiting for the rain to stop. 🪶 #bird #photography

A photo of a ruby-throated humming bird perched on a small branch, with other branches surrounding them. Its long, thin beak is pointing to the left and its dainty tail feathers stick out below the branch. Its body is a puff of tiny, white feathers.

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Floral Frolic 🔜 NYCC 2781 @floralfrolic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

😵‍💫 It is the gen con booth! We are 1650!

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Asmadi Games (Chris) @asmadigames.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hurray! Relics of the Forge Digital has just released on Steam (and it's working through the systems for iOS/Android). Also - If you're a Relics physical game backer, there's a steam key for ODD Digital (base), on its way to you by email, plus the OST! store.steampowered.com/news/app/770...

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One Deck Dungeon - Relics of the Forge Now Available - Steam News

Get the latest expansion DLC today!

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you ever find yourself in need of some art but short on time or funds, this is a great list of resources you can use right now, for free.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A branch set aside just for this bird to perch on, surrounded by tranquil water. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #MomentsOfMagesty

A photograph of a double-crested cormorant perched elegantly on a branch just above the river. Soft ripples in the water obscure its reflection. Watertown, Massachusetts.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Question for artists out there: Does anyone have a non-Adobe solution for automating signature and/or watermark placement on a batch of images? I'm using Lightroom right now, but would like something else. Windows preferred. Thanks in advance!

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Jack Musto / 🐇 🌕 🐺 @jackattack.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This is the longest of long shots but - have any Massachusetts folks seen a Tabletalk Coconut Cream pie for sale anywhere? It's my 92 year old grandmother's favorite and her birthday is this weekend.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This has been the cutest week. Look at the little fluffy hawks, growing real feathers and keeping an eye on the world around them. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #Cutie

A photograph of at least two young hawks in a nest. They're mostly covered in fluffy, white feathers, but darker smooth feathers are starting to show up in the wing area. The hawk to the right is looking directly at the camera, even though it is quite far away. It has dark eyes with deep gray irises, and a sharp beak. Green leafs fill in the foreground and background.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I took several prettier bird photos this month, but this one was the most rewarding. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfJune26

A photo of a hawk perched in a nest with two fluffy white young hawks barely visible above the leaves and twigs. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Strolling through the edge of the garden together. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #GreyDay

A photograph of a pair of mourning doves in the garden. The nearer one is stretching its wings and the further one is strolling toward the base of a nearby plant. Each one is a subtle blend of pinkish-brown with gray. The near bird has subtle iridescent pink feathers and a spiced-pumpkin colored face. A calm moment. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

[ (•_•() ] [ ()•_•) ] [ (O‐O) ] [ ()^-^)> ♡] #makeATerribleComicDay2026 #art

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Back in 2019, one of the local wild turkeys decided to perch on the railing of my front porch for a bit, just outside my front door. I took a bunch of photos through the glass, and got a close-up view of the iridescence on her feathers. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay alt #Feather&Light

A close-up photograph of the feathers on a wild turkey's back. Each feather has a fringe of reddish-brown at the bottom with a band of black just above it. Above that is a band of light color that shifts as the atmospheric light hits it, looking green or gold or orange. There's another black band above that, covered by the fringe on the next feather up. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Went out after the rain yesterday evening and everyone was out and about, trying to dry off and checking in on the neighbors. 🪶 #bird #photography #BlackAndWhite

A black and white photograph of an Eastern Kingbird taken just before sunset. It's stretching one wing slightly to the left with an elegance like a ballet dancer, and letting the sunlight shine through each flight feather. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

...I so commonly see SO much attention paid to racists being stupid and so little to material support for those they attack or for the rich tapestry of Black art in general. Often, the work itself is buried in the uproar. What if we instead lifted such work and spent our time on that?

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This was a bird that I'd never seen before. I just happened to look up into the branches of our front tree as I was going back into my house, and there it was. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice

A photograph of a Common Yellowthroat, tucked away in the branches of a maple tree. It's surrounded by bright green leaves and looking up and to the right, showing off its yellow throat below its dark, black face. Taken in Massachusetts. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

If you're ever looking for some artistic inspiration...

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

To us it's a barn, to them it's an enormous bird house. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #BorrowedPlaces

A photograph showing a detail of a red-painted wooden arch where it meets the top of a wooden column. A sparrow (a small, light brown bird with a triangular beak) perches on it, in front of a gap with nesting material spilling out of it. The barn is weathered and the wood has worn away in spots, giving the impression that this bird or others like them have been living here for a long time. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Good morning everyone, I'm looking for some gardening help today. Everything purple you see here got mowed down to dirt level today. The landscaper insists the roots are still there. My question: what's the best way I can help these plants recover? Thanks in advance. MA. #plants #gardening #help

A photograph of a bed of purple-blooming ajuga flowers over their green leafy ground-covering base, with a glowing green forest in the background. This got cut back to dirt level, though we believe the roots are still in place. Is there anything I can do to help the roots come back to leaves? Any chance they will come back this year? I'm not a green thumb, so even very basic advice is appreciated. We're in Massachusetts.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Settings > Moderation Advanced: Bluesky Moderation Service > List of a bunch more settings. (It's all the way at the bottom of the screen. This is not just a list of the moderation services you have enabled, each has settings.) Not sure why it's split in to two different setting lists, but it is.

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YHR @yahiro-photograph.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A Barn Swallow slicing through the city air, busy as ever. No traffic lights, no detours—just straight to the next destination. #birds

A Barn Swallow in flight between urban structures, its wings spread wide as it passes through a sunlit section of the city.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

There were a lot of good shots this month (nice weather for birds and birders alike) but I think this one of a red-winged blackbird is my favorite. Quiet and hiding in the leaves. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth

A photograph of a red-winged blackbird (the female bird has a rusty glow around her beak and strong black and white vertical strips radiating across her face and down her body). Green leaves and thin branches partially obscure her as she perches on a branch and watches the ground below. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Maybe if I tilt my head far enough to the right... 🪶 #bird #photography

A photograph of a house finch perched on a wire. It's a small bird and its red head usually sits just above its shoulders. In this case, however, it has stretched its neck up and to the right like a spring. It gazes at us with a flat expression and a beady eye. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A lookout from the top of the pole for the nesting box. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay theme #NegativeSpace from @alan678.bsky.social

A photograph of a tree swallow standing on top of a metal pole with the roof edge of a wooden bird house below. The bird is looking mostly away and has blue on the top of its head and shoulders, with dark brown wings folded behind it. Its belly and chin are white. The distant background is a mottled green. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Even on a bird that's almost entirely black, the sunlight reveals the shapes and texture of the feathers overlapping in a variety of sizes. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #Texture

A photograph of a red-winged blackbird from behind. He's perched on a slender branch, looking over his left shoulder, and fanning out his tail feathers. His red should with the pale yellow stripe is visible clearly. Tall green grasses fill in the background. Taken at Ipswich River in Massachusetts. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It's getting a bit crowded in the blue jay nest. 🪶 #bird #photography

A photograph of at least two young blue jays huddled together in a nest behind a tangle of twigs and branches. They have expressions that you'd usually see on kids in the back of a minivan on a long, long vacation.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The hawk was standing up to turn around on its nest. I think it decided I was far enough away, as it settled back down right after this. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #LookingRightAtYou

A photograph of a hawk on a nest surroubded by greenery. The hawk's head is turned to look directly into the camera. Somehow, the hawk's tail is also pointed at the camera, making the pose look uncomfortable to say the least.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I've been watching this hawk for a couple weeks now, but I'm not sure what kind it is. The Merlin app says Cooper's Hawk, but I don't see it? Can anyone offer any insight? Thanks in advance. 😄 🪶 #bird #photography #IDPlease

A photograph of a hawk perched on a branch, looking directly at the camera. The hawk has golden yellow eyes, yellow legs, a rusty-red face, dark brown wings, striped tail feathers, brown-spotted white chest and legs. It's got a fluffy white rump too. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

One of yesterday's serenades taken by a local pond. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #ScrollBack

A photograph of a song sparrow perched on a branch, framed by other branches like the sides of a window. The bird's head is tilted back and its beak is open, singing. Taken in Massachusetts. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The red-winged blackbirds were out in force on our walk yesterday, calling to each other. A few very prominently displayed their red wings in an impressive display while others were content to wait and see what would happen next. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #Songbird

A photograph of a red-winged blackbird perched on a slender branch and surrounded by dream-like catkin streamers and new spring leaves. He is black and solid in comparison, with a bright red epaulet visible at the top of his wing as he looks to the left, steady and sure. Taken at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Also, if you want to follow along with BirdOfTheDay, someone's made a feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

If anyone wants to join in on the Bird Of The Day themes I've been posting, here's a link to one of the organizers with today's theme:

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Sarah Farooqi @sadiekate.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm in good company with a Mallard for today's Bird of the Day shot. I actually took this one today, at the Mass Audubon Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. 🪶 #bird #photography #BirdOfTheDay #WaterDroplets

A photograph of a Mallard duck (a bird with a blue-green iridescent head, white band around the neck, warm-brown body, and a bright yellow bill) floating on a rippling pond. A droplet of water splashes back up out of the surface of the water, presumably after it has dripped off the duck's bill. Short green water plants fill the background. Watermark says Sarah Farooqi.

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