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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

nice sunrise over the coastal range this morning 📷

photo of some hazy mountains with partially cloudy golden sky, sun sending beams dramaticly throgh the slight morning haze, some low cloudy fog hugging the valleys, wind swept shore pine forest in the foreground, blue sky towards the top of the frame. Manzanita, Oregon looking south east towards Nehalem.

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

visiting some crows back at the beginning of August. bestest crow view.

Large sculpture of a crow (one of many) titled “On a Mission” by Nelson Lowry part of the LAIKA Wildwood movie promotion. Crow body is painted sky blue filled with flying crows and fading to sunset orange and purple towards the feet and tail. It is placed at the Pittock Mansion overlook of Portland Oregon with Mt. Hood in the distance framed by a tree. Several people are sitting enjoying the view. My dog, a black and white brindle cardigan corgi, is laying in front of the crow, tongue out. He is content because he just pooped on the mansion lawn. 🤦‍♀️

(yes, I removed the code, go visit it yourself, it’s a lovely spot!)

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here's some more of one of the herds from this weekend hangin' at Cannon Beach City Park

photo of three elk grazing on the grass at a city park, there's a picnic bench in the foreground and some trees and a path in the background

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you see this, post some cats 🐈

Illustration of of a just starting to ripen pumpkin that is also a cat. Big shiny orange eyes, jack-o-lantern like toothy grin and whiskers, orange feets, a viney tale with a single leaf on the end, two ear shaped vines on top, "Pumpkitten"

Illustration of a cat shaped candy apple. Oblong green eyes, blep, purple/black/yellow sprinkles, green tail with caramel and sprinkles on the end, popsicle stick coming out top and decorated with a black bow with little skull in the middle, "Candymeowple"

Illustration of a candy corn that's a cat. Big orange and yellow eyes, single tooth sticking out of mouth also candy corn, ears more candy corn, "cattycorn"

Illustration of a ghost cat. The faint shadows of bones/skeleton is seen inside the form, happy open toothy mouth, little ghostly sparkles/dust around it, slight glow, "Appurrition"

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧡🎃 QRP with your pumpkin art 🎃🧡

illustration of a bunch of slightly distressed looking ghosts floating out of some pitcher plants that look like smiling jack-o-lanterns

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

bonus panel because I kept thinking about this 😅🪶

panel 1: grosbeak looks excited “you’re expecting too?!? that’s wonderful! congrats!” cowbird looks happy “thank…”, panel 2: closeup of sinister looking cowbird again “… you.”

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This one’s been on my mind after listening to the dorky Steller’s jays in my backyard try to do the red-tailed hawk call… A LOT. They’ve been cracking me up and I can only imagine what the neighbor hawks are thinking. 🪶 #TerribleComicTuesday

sketchy comic, Panel 1: jay open mouth “SQUEEAA!”, Panel 2: second jay “lol what even was that? It’s more like… KREEEARR!”, Panel 3: both jays, first one “AHHAHAHA! That’s so bad! I got it… SKEEARREE!”, Panel 4: hawk in foreground looking down on a forest, the two jays are dots in the trees in the background, laughing and attempting the call more, hawk says “wtf.”

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

just a little last minute #InverteFest party stars got the moves 🕺 goosenecks moshpit 🤘 anenomes just here for the snacks 🍿🦑

tidepool boulder photo, a few ochre stars striking poses, anemones nearly in the sand and around the stars, gooseneck barnacles everywhere else covering all rock

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Twig is also celebrating #InverteFest with his friends 🦀🐛

a brindle and white cardigan corgi on a black and white stripy rug nibbling on the side of a large adorable crab dog toy

same corgi laying on a dark teal couch with one paw on top of an orange caterpillar dog toy, could be an album cover

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's a new Tidal Farce! 🪶🦑 🐡 tidalfarce.com?pg=12#showCo...

Panels 1-3: a painterly rainbow colored flow of various sea critters gulls eat (sea stars, fish, squid, whale), music notes, gull chick and eggs, chips and fries. At the end of the river of color is a young gull screaming out this "song". The gull has a mottled white gray head with pinkish black tipped beak. There is motion lines between the two starting and end positions of the head while vocalizing. Panel 4: an adult gull, white head, yellow beak with some unidentifiable "food" in their beak, they say "oh wow! that's beautiful!" Panel 5: head of the young gull with a perky expression saying, "Thanks! so... can I have some of that?" Panel 6, part 1: close up of the adult gull, forward facing, angry face with the mystery food still dangling in their mouth. Panel 6, part 2: adult gull angrily charging young gull with, what we now see is rotting fish on th ground, fishy chunks flying out of their mouth and yelling "&#!@ you! Get outta here! Get!" Young gull is flinching leaning towards escape.

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Is today the day I finally get this thing I've been working on for *mumble8mumble* months done? So close! Brute forcing this art block, dangit. 🪶

Work in progress panel from my next Tidal Farce comic featuring seagulls. A young gull side view head (splotchy white head, pink/black beak) is featured in a panel. They have their beak open and look perky. A faint sketch is behind them with the words "thanks! so can I have some of that?" in a speech bubble. Yes, I know this is very similar to the latest Bird and Moon comic. No, I'm not going to trash it--I've been struggling with this one too long and it's solid bird humor and also something something convergent art. Yes, I am very slow at arting. The Procreate brush controls are visible off to the side cuz I was too lazy to do a better crop. Anyway, gulls.

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have so many little guys looking for homes like this flapjack octopus pin. 🦑 #InverteFest www.thefuzzyslug.com/products

an enamel pin of a pink flapjack octopus on a deep blue background, big shiny eyes, tiny flappers, and arms curled under, surrounded by bubbles and the text "chillin'" on top

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

here is my sad “gold” for a data point, not sticky, but I have experienced the phenomenon

a wee tiny sad octopus sketch in sort of pasty pink with uneven pinkish gold sparkles “*cries in cephalopod*”, a green watercolor splotch (unrelated) on the scratch paper, offending gold gelly roll pen cap to the side

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Good news! I'm almost done with the next Tidal Farce. Only took me *mumble8monthsmumble* to get it done. Inks are finally ready. 😮‍💨 I really should stick to invertebrates. ANYway, here's a sneak peek! 🪶 (Also loving the unintentional convergent themes between all us nature comic folks lately. 😂)

comic panel line art of a close up of a seagull's face, front view, there's something they are eating dangling to the side of their beak, they do not look pleased, a seagull wing and tail from the next part of the panel is just visible

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

*DING DONG!* That’s the dog door bell. *I look at the dog who’s sitting next to me, he looks back, we both go to the back door*

photo of a pacific tree frog sitting in the middle of the dog doorbell, a green fellow with gothy black stripe from nose around eye to ear, unconcerned, possibly wanting to sell us something

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Finally got around to making a tufted to go with the Atlantic one I did several years ago. Now to maybe do a horned to fill in the Full Puffin. 🪶🦑

stylized illustration of a tufted puffin, head is big and exaggerated with giant googly eye, two little wings held off the the side and feet extended, in the chunky orange beak, the puffin is holding three silver gray fish, the puffin's tuft starts from above the eye and swoops back along the back of the head like a big epic eyebrow, body is black and face is white with an orange ring around the eye, plain blue background, thefuzzyslug.com

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you see this, post your marine-themed art! 🦑🐡

illustration of a manta ray, mouth open and with a coral reef growing on their back. the reef has a lot of reef friends going along for the ride including some squid, eels, and various fish, gradient open ocean blue background, thefuzzyslug.com

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

“hello. would u like 2 buy sticky? payment in fries or meat cookies plz and thx u.” janky popup artist alley in the food court at Lloyd Center Mall’s last day

photo of a corgi from behind looking out over a chair with some stickers arranged for sale

photo of a corgi from behind looking back at the camera behind a chair with some stickers arranged for sale

photo of a corgi looking over his shoulder with a big grin behind a chair with some stickers arranged for sale

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

sure, I’ll try the thing one like, one answer

book asks:
1. book you've reread the most times?
2. top 5 books of all time?
3. what is your favourite genre?
4. what sections of a bookstore do you browse?
5. where do you buy books?
6. what books have you read in the last month?
7. is there a series/book that got you into reading?
8. what is the first book you remember reading yourself?
9. when do you tend to read most?
10. do you have a guilty fav?
11. what non-fiction books do you like if any?
12. did you enjoy any compulsory high school readings?
13. do you have a goodreads?
14. do you ever mark/dog ear books you own?
15. recommend and review a book.
16. how many books have you read this year?
17. top 5 children's books?
18. do you like historical books? which time period?
19. most disliked popular books?
20. what are things you look for in a book?

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

*pulls out the stash of extra long stakes I had been saving for a vampy-day* #CorgiForScale

photo of a pile of long straight sticks on a patio I had been saving for maybe plant stakes or vamp stakes idk, a black and white brindle cardigan corgi is standing next to them and squinting up at the camera probably because it's smokey as heck outside right now, I am wearing bright teal socks, the socks are irrelevant to this story

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

most importantly "HELMETHEAD SEA MUPPET"

screenshot of article:
"...new study published in the Journal of Lost Species. This is Australyichthys aegis, a newly described fish from the deep reefs off southern Australia. We have given it the common name helmethead sea muppet, after the domed, helmet-like crest on its head."

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

From first glance it appears to be an epic poem adaptation of the epic poem the Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius. Golden Fleece Fanfic. 🐏😂

Book page “Preface” is decorated with an illustration of men rowing on a ship and someone playing a lyre cut off. Text reads “In this travesty of the Quest of the Golden Fleece I have followed the route, and noted the incidents, as recorded in "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius, and as translated into English prose by Edward P. Coleridge, B.A., Oxford, England, from the revised text of R. Merkel, from the Laurentian MS. (Leipzig, 1852, Teubner's small edition.)
For the anachronisms, pseudo-poetics and mockheroics (for which I have obtained a special mechanical license), and other absurdities, I must alone be held responsible and amenable to a patient and long-suffering public*
Bozeman, Montana.
(vii)
THE AUTHOR.”

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

*nibbles on old stale donut found in the back of the fridge while chittering with delight* #Jimothy #art 🦝 www.thefuzzyslug.com/products/jim...

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New hoot[1] in town[2] 🦉🪶 1 - SCREEEEEE 2 - the big ol’ doug fir behind my house

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The sea thrift, lupine, and columbine are spreading out nicely and the aster bounced back completely after getting snacked on by elk over the winter. #bloomscrolling 🌸 🌱

Seashore lupine - Lupinus littoralis, a short creeping lupine with purple pea-like flowers

Beach aster - Erigeron glaucus, stubby pale lavender pink daisies with large yellow center

Western columbine - Aquilegia formosa, weird flower that’s like if a bunch of vuvuzelas were having a party but also had wings and spit confetti, gradient of red to yellow

Sea thrift - Armeria maritima, bright pink pompom flowers with short grassy mound of leaves

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Second season on these pnw native wildflowers I’ve planted. The collomia especially has really taken off and the checker-mallow is taller than I am! #bloomscrolling 🌸 🌱

Meadow Checker-Mallow - Sidalcea campestris, tall spire of blooms, pastel pink with magenta stripes

Oregon Sunshine - Eriophyllum lanatum, yellow! daisy-like cluster with two barely different shades of yellow

Ookow - Dichelostemma congestum, a cluster of purple booms on the end of a reddish stem

Large-flowered collomia - collomia grandiflora, a globe cluster of creamsicle orange slightly trumpety blooms

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Welp, we just discovered Twig’s favorite movie, The Sheep Detectives. He was enthralled even through the illustrated credits. It is a very cute film, so he has good tastes. 🐑 Now I’m wondering what are the favs of everyone else’s pets. Does yours have a fav film?

a brindle black and white cardigan corgi on an ottoman and intently watching the movie credits on a large tv, there’s a cute illustration of Huge Jackman’s character kneeling petting a sheep

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

got back from a hot awkward walk (in the shade even) to discover this guy got super charged! You can get yours from the wonderful @rhicks.bsky.social here: lunaseastudios.storenvy.com/products/362...

SUPER glow in the dark sticker of a Fresno nightcrawler design “onward and awkward” on a sticker covered water bottle. did I mention it’s SUPER glowy. so much glow.

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The hawk then flew up to the fence in a huff. Hawk: not cool Me: you obviously were done Hawk: not talking to you... snack stealer *flies off* anyway, that was my evening. 3/3

crappy photo of a hawk on an iron fence with back turned to camera, no talkie to snack stealer, mist from garden sprinkler, my asparagus is tall and fluffy in the veggie bed, forest in background

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

As I was watering, a cooper's hawk landed at the scene of the crime. Hawk: wtf, where snack?? *looks under bushes and leaves* Me: dude, there was nothing left! I got rid of it! Hawk: but, was saving! Me: there was a half a beak left. you totes were not going to eat that. Hawk: was considering! 2/?

crappy zoomed in photo of a cooper's hawk standing on the lawn next to a blueberry bush and a spent peony, the hawk is handsome with a smoky gray back, some faint striping on the tail, and ginger orange stripey lag pantaloons, some cream on the neck/chest

crappy zoomed in photo of a cooper's hawk standing on the lawn next to a blueberry bush and a spent peony, the hawk is looking around with the face away from the camera, checking under the bushes for lost snack

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It just arrived and it’s so big and beautiful!! And thanks so much for all the extra goodies!! 🥰

big light aqua blue mug the size of a corgi’s head, mug is decorated with overlapping pile bivalve seashell impressions, black and white brindle corgi for scale, slight doggy blep

black and white corgi booping a sticker of a dog with similar markings and laying down pose (but taller) with text “dog is love” on heart background, corgi is laying on a tentacle rug

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Also, there are these that already found homes. 🐀 (I do have prints available of the trench coat and totoro ones)

tiny drawing of three rats in a trench coat, the coat arms are two of the rat's tails

Tiny drawing of a Totoro rat. There is a large leaf on their head and they have a big Totoro grin

Tiny drawing of a pink/purple/blue dragon rat floating in a sky, they wave with one tiny clawed paw, two ratty tooth fangs

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

hello. are you available for... A QUEST 🐀🧙

tiny drawing of a wizard rat/mouse with a big floppy purple wizard hat, matching robe, wizard staff topped with a glowing crystal, pink sparkle background, yellow stars on hat

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