Nancy McDonald 🏳️🌈🦉⛵🦅
@raptorrescuer.bsky.social
Raptor educator, retired U.S Federal Government employee, U.S. Army veteran, currently consult on AI/SEO.
Live/work in the DMV.
Gay, she/her.
Featured in the NYT, WTOP, WMAR, the Capital Gazette.
Sailor on a fast 14' dinghy.
Semper Gumby!
Live/work in the DMV.
Gay, she/her.
Featured in the NYT, WTOP, WMAR, the Capital Gazette.
Sailor on a fast 14' dinghy.
Semper Gumby!
1981, Soldier of the Quarter, Fort Eustis, VA
#veteransday
#veteransday
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
1981, Soldier of the Quarter, Fort Eustis, VA
#veteransday
#veteransday
1/ Exciting news! I have my federal and state raptor education permits and can now do raptor education programs, presentations and events here in Maryland! 🥳 I am the co-founder of the Maryland Raptor Conservancy.
marylandraptorconservancy.org
marylandraptorconservancy.org
Raptor Education Programs - Maryland Raptor Conservancy
We offer raptor education programs for the public and K-12 using native Maryland birds. Contact Maryland Raptor Conservancy to book your program today.
marylandraptorconservancy.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
1/ Exciting news! I have my federal and state raptor education permits and can now do raptor education programs, presentations and events here in Maryland! 🥳 I am the co-founder of the Maryland Raptor Conservancy.
marylandraptorconservancy.org
marylandraptorconservancy.org
High tide on the creek earlier today.
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
High tide on the creek earlier today.
Here is goofy, making the cutest hawk face ever at the end of the video. #redtailedhawk
October 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Here is goofy, making the cutest hawk face ever at the end of the video. #redtailedhawk
I renested an almost-fledgling RTHA back in June, and today the finder sent me this picture of it. I know it's the baby bc we always put the silver federal band on the left leg. I'm so happy to see it thriving. #redtailedhawk
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I renested an almost-fledgling RTHA back in June, and today the finder sent me this picture of it. I know it's the baby bc we always put the silver federal band on the left leg. I'm so happy to see it thriving. #redtailedhawk
Owlvira's first program today is a meet and greet at a farm and garden center for Phoenix Wildlife Center. #barnowl #birdsofprey #owls #raptors
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Owlvira's first program today is a meet and greet at a farm and garden center for Phoenix Wildlife Center. #barnowl #birdsofprey #owls #raptors
Two Barn owls toe dusting - a defensive posture that means you better stop now. Ayala and Gesa.
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Two Barn owls toe dusting - a defensive posture that means you better stop now. Ayala and Gesa.
Here are the raptors I worked with at the Maryland Renaissance Festival this year. #marylandrenaissancefestival A 🧵
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Here are the raptors I worked with at the Maryland Renaissance Festival this year. #marylandrenaissancefestival A 🧵
Every storm has an expiration date- heard at the 2025 Maryland Women's Small Business Celebration.
October 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Every storm has an expiration date- heard at the 2025 Maryland Women's Small Business Celebration.
Tyrant hawk eagle Zuule. He is a sweet bird. Love him.
October 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Tyrant hawk eagle Zuule. He is a sweet bird. Love him.
Barn Owl that is 5 months old. She is awesome.
October 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Barn Owl that is 5 months old. She is awesome.
What you see when Our Lady of Doom is coming for you...😁
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
What you see when Our Lady of Doom is coming for you...😁
I brew my own hard cider. I use my own cultivated yeast with Granny Smith apples and organic apple juice. This batch started with 5 gallons that cost $70 and yielded >4 gallons @ 7.72 ABV. It's dry as hell and I love it.
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I brew my own hard cider. I use my own cultivated yeast with Granny Smith apples and organic apple juice. This batch started with 5 gallons that cost $70 and yielded >4 gallons @ 7.72 ABV. It's dry as hell and I love it.
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CALLING ALL VIRGIN ISLANDS WOMEN VETERANS 📣
The USVI Office of Veterans Affairs is calling all Virgin Islands women who have previously served or currently serve in the U.S. Armed Forces to register their service to be honored in the Military Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Learn more:
The USVI Office of Veterans Affairs is calling all Virgin Islands women who have previously served or currently serve in the U.S. Armed Forces to register their service to be honored in the Military Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Learn more:
Virgin Islands Veterans Affairs encourages women who have served to register for military memorial in DC
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September 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
CALLING ALL VIRGIN ISLANDS WOMEN VETERANS 📣
The USVI Office of Veterans Affairs is calling all Virgin Islands women who have previously served or currently serve in the U.S. Armed Forces to register their service to be honored in the Military Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Learn more:
The USVI Office of Veterans Affairs is calling all Virgin Islands women who have previously served or currently serve in the U.S. Armed Forces to register their service to be honored in the Military Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Learn more:
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We’ve got a new video series out now! Wild Birds Revealed slows down the fascinating behaviors of wild birds, giving us a glimpse of their nuanced flight, fishing, diving, and nesting skills.
Watch Episode One, all about Ospreys, here: hubs.la/Q03CnKWX0
Watch Episode One, all about Ospreys, here: hubs.la/Q03CnKWX0
September 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We’ve got a new video series out now! Wild Birds Revealed slows down the fascinating behaviors of wild birds, giving us a glimpse of their nuanced flight, fishing, diving, and nesting skills.
Watch Episode One, all about Ospreys, here: hubs.la/Q03CnKWX0
Watch Episode One, all about Ospreys, here: hubs.la/Q03CnKWX0
Male American Kestrel can't eat fast enough. #birdofprey #americankestrel
August 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Male American Kestrel can't eat fast enough. #birdofprey #americankestrel
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June 28, 2025
June 28, 2025
Last night just before midnight, Republicans released their new version of the omnibus budget reconciliation bill.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
June 28, 2025
High heat, humidity and raptor rescuers hanging with the STAH Luna the Barred Owl. ##barredowl #raptorrescue
June 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
High heat, humidity and raptor rescuers hanging with the STAH Luna the Barred Owl. ##barredowl #raptorrescue
OK, all of my SEO colleagues - for those of you who use Screaming Frog, are you using it to extract embeddings from the page content and semantic embeddings, and if so, are you doing Python magic to convert the strings to numbers to do data visualization? 1/2 #screamingfrog
June 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
OK, all of my SEO colleagues - for those of you who use Screaming Frog, are you using it to extract embeddings from the page content and semantic embeddings, and if so, are you doing Python magic to convert the strings to numbers to do data visualization? 1/2 #screamingfrog
osprey banding today at Paxtuxent River Park, MD. My yearly obligatory picture. #osprey #ospreybanding
June 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
osprey banding today at Paxtuxent River Park, MD. My yearly obligatory picture. #osprey #ospreybanding
U.S. Army veteran here.
The shit show that my fellow soldiers had to endure was embarrassing and tasteless. What an insult to our oldest military organization. I weep.
The shit show that my fellow soldiers had to endure was embarrassing and tasteless. What an insult to our oldest military organization. I weep.
June 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
U.S. Army veteran here.
The shit show that my fellow soldiers had to endure was embarrassing and tasteless. What an insult to our oldest military organization. I weep.
The shit show that my fellow soldiers had to endure was embarrassing and tasteless. What an insult to our oldest military organization. I weep.
Aaaaaaand just spent more than an hour beating my head against a wall trying to figure out why Chrome stopped working on my desktop, but behaved normally on phone/tablet.
It's the extensions, stupid. The Chrome extensions. SMMFH #googlechrome
It's the extensions, stupid. The Chrome extensions. SMMFH #googlechrome
a woman in a red shirt is waving her hand in the air
ALT: a woman in a red shirt is waving her hand in the air
media.tenor.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Aaaaaaand just spent more than an hour beating my head against a wall trying to figure out why Chrome stopped working on my desktop, but behaved normally on phone/tablet.
It's the extensions, stupid. The Chrome extensions. SMMFH #googlechrome
It's the extensions, stupid. The Chrome extensions. SMMFH #googlechrome
Did a raptor program at the Nature Forward Woodend After Dark gala last night. Luna the Barred Owl was an excellent ambassador helping us share facts and information about all of our native DMV raptors. #barredowl
June 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Did a raptor program at the Nature Forward Woodend After Dark gala last night. Luna the Barred Owl was an excellent ambassador helping us share facts and information about all of our native DMV raptors. #barredowl
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One of my most important posts ever: SEO isn’t dead. But the search pipeline has changed. You don’t need to rank; you need to be retrieved, fused, and reasoned over by GenAI systems. This is the new stack.
Tactical guide + visuals + what to do next: duaneforresterdecodes.substack.com/p/search-wit...
Tactical guide + visuals + what to do next: duaneforresterdecodes.substack.com/p/search-wit...
Search Without a Webpage
How Vector DBs, Embeddings, and RRF Are Changing the Stack
duaneforresterdecodes.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
One of my most important posts ever: SEO isn’t dead. But the search pipeline has changed. You don’t need to rank; you need to be retrieved, fused, and reasoned over by GenAI systems. This is the new stack.
Tactical guide + visuals + what to do next: duaneforresterdecodes.substack.com/p/search-wit...
Tactical guide + visuals + what to do next: duaneforresterdecodes.substack.com/p/search-wit...
Guy sitting underneath an overpass on the Maryland ICC west bound playing drums with a full set. Can't make this up. #drumpractice
May 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Guy sitting underneath an overpass on the Maryland ICC west bound playing drums with a full set. Can't make this up. #drumpractice