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Susan Reid

@susanreid.bsky.social
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An armadillo dug a hole under my deck. I put a camera under there to monitor activities. The videos are frequently bad or confusing. I am interested in wildlife, invasive plant eradication, weather, books, and rocks.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Mourners marched across the Mississippi to the federal building carrying coffins for every migrant that has died in DHS custody.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
New kid on the block.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
World Donkey Day is celebrated annually on May 8 to recognize these intelligent, hardworking animals and raise awareness about their welfare.
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Dr. Wildlife @drwildlife.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
the mantis shrimp has 16 types of color receptors. humans have 3. we see roughly 10 million colors and think that's impressive. the mantis shrimp is sitting there processing a visual reality so hyperchromatic that scientists genuinely aren't sure what it's like to be one. #addOcean
Scientific Shot of a Peacock mantis shrimp eyes which are the most advanced in the animal world. Photo by Daniel Sasse.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Something caused a possum to drop a load of leaves on the way to the critter hole. This one decides to add it to the tail-full they are already carrying so we get to see the loading process.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
A new contestant has entered (or in this case exited) the ongoing battle for ownership of the Critter Hole.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Raccoon 🦝 attempts to steal camera. Another raccoon 🦝 stops him.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Itch kitty. I haven’t seen this one before. May not see it again as the coyote crew has returned to the swamp across the street and a cougar has been spotted a few miles North of here.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Possum flips a camera. It's duct taped to a brick and wedged between a post and a flower pot.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Armadillo romance not going so well. Watch top left at start of this video.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This armadillo worked for three hours last night hauling fresh Fall leaves to the Critter Hole.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
It finally rained here last night and this poor opossum got caught out. Unfortunately the Critter Hole is already occupied by an armadillo who planned better.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Armadillo courtship activities continue. He's getting closer :)
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A possum gets a drink.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
This possum stopped by the camera twice last night to get clean up.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The armadillo has taken back the Critter Hole .
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I'm no David Attenborough but my observations of armadillos leads me to conclude that a fast chase equals a territorial dispute. A slow chase means the two armadillos will eventually join up to create more armadillos. Also I need to pull that camera and clean the crap off it!
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
A feral kitty investigates the Critter Cam. We have a feral cat feeding station in the community to attempt to tame them enough to trap and spay/neuter. It seems hopeless because people drop off unwanted animals out here in the country all the time.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I thought the opossum was going to attack the camera again but he was just tired.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Possum discovers water bowl is empty.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
An opossum has taken control of the Critter Hole
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Armadillo going places. The armadillo is still in control of the Critter Hole.
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Yard Gone Wild @yardgonewild.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Today’s all new episode in the series: How Much Opossum Can Fit in this House? 1/2
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Deer eating mushrooms
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Turtle! Not able to count its toes but I think it is a three-toed box turtle. www.texasturtles.org/three-toed-b...
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The outfacing Critter Cam is back in operation. The possum chewed through two straps of duct tape, chewed through the silicone rain cover, removed the camera and tape from the brick and rolled / dragged it about 5 feet from the original location.
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Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
www.vfaes.org/post/a-life-... One of the only times I will cheer AI. This is what we should be using it for. This and detecting cancer/illnesses.
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A Life Lost, a Future Saved: How AI is Protecting Elephants
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful tools ever created by humanity. Conceived in 1956 at the Dartmouth Conference by John McCarthy and others, AI has evolved from theory into a tr...
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
A feral kitty is concerned about the camera situation. Will he be blamed? Leaves the crime scene.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Possum leaves the scene of the crime.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Possum attacks the Critter Cam again.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
South Texas game cam catches a raccoon riding a javelina (Dicotyles tajacu). The deer feeder corn attracts a lot of other species, but maybe we should worry about them all teaming up against us? (📷: Jeff Davis, TAMU-Kingsville alumni forum)
On a black and white game cam, three javelinas are browsing corn while a raccoon sits on one of their backs.  The lighting produces laser-eyes in the raccoon, who is secretly one of the X-Men.A raccoon knight on a javelina steed.  "Onward, Pigasus!  Let us show them the meaning of haste".  Motion blurred, black and white game cam shot.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A very important announcement.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Some new little faces at the water pans last night.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
We’re talking about why native plants matter and how to plant them in the city tonight at the Olde Richmond Civic Association meeting. Gave out zines and seeds and worksheets and it was cute! Nice things are still possible in this shitty timeline of ours.
Sarah stands in front of a PowerPoint in a room full of people sitting in folding chairs. Everybody’s got a worksheet
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Possum gets a drink. The raccoons prefer to wash their feet in the water pans further out so the water in the bowl next to the camera probably tastes better.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Is the Critter Hole available? Still nope.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Is the Critter Hole available? Nope.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Armadillo gets a bug
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The Map Center @mapcenter.com · 16/09/2025
Thanks so much for coming!
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Armadillo moons the critter cam.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Possum attempts to steal the camera again. Does not succeed. (I started duct-taping it to a brick after the last incident).
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Yard Gone Wild @yardgonewild.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
What’s happening in the yard? You know, regular stuff… Caterpillar’s taking selfies & Squirrel’s sitting on the porch gnawing a bone😄
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Something about the camera attracts bugs (infrared light maybe?) so the armadillo often stops to do a little digging for a snack on its way to or from the Critter Hole. So far it hasn't buried the camera, but it is certainly capable of doing so.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I don't think this feral kitty will be able to handle either of the creatures that are likely to emerge from the Critter Hole.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The armadillo still controls the Critter Hole. A second armadillo has made a home under the shed. Possum stopped by, took a quick sniff of the hole, and moved on.
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The Map Center @mapcenter.com · 25/08/2025
One of my customers had so much fun visiting the Map Center that he came back a few days later with a camera. He made this magnificent short documentary about my store, about me, and why I bother to do any of it at all. It's really lovely and I hope you watch it! youtu.be/Dj9uKpk3Idk?...
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The Map Center
YouTube video by You Are Here
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Armadillo is NOT sharing after doing all that work moving leaves into the Critter Hole.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Armadillo is making some improvements to the Critter Hole after retaking possession from the possums. He worked on this for several hours last night.
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Susan Reid @susanreid.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Armadillo has moved back into the Critter Hole
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