Abby Benson
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Abby Benson
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Biologist who dabbles in data science. Open science supporter. Fluent in Darwin Core. Data lackey for USFWS. (she / her)
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QuotePost with a picture you took in a National Park.

#NationalParkService America’s Best Idea
Canyonlands NP April 2021

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Arch of red rock backlit as the sun rises with tower rock formations in the distance. The under side of the arch glows red from the morning sunlight. The arches in the distance are hazy and look ethereal or otherworldly.
February 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Ooo! I just hiked that one last weekend but we had far less rain this year so not many flowers. But I did see desert lavender 🪻
Plant with sage green color leaves and small purple flowers.
February 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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We've had birds flying into our windows so I put up some bird blocks (vertical lines). I've also started keeping the blinds part way down to help too (horizontal lines). Stay safe birdies! 🐦
Window with blue sky, clouds, trees, and ground reflected but with vertical all the way across and horizontal lines in the top half.
December 23, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Had a nice day at the tide pools 💖
Iridescent purple with bright orange cerata nudibranch sea slug in a rocky algae covered tide pool. Stone gray brittle star with long spindly arms reaching around. White bat star with a brown spot in the center. Dark brown sea hare with eggs that look like ramen noodles.
December 16, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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Put up our shark stockings. One of my favorite things!
Four shark shaped Christmas stockings with red mouths for the openings and white teeth hanging over an unlit fireplace. A different color for each one: dark grey, purple, light green, light grey.
December 8, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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Post more bugs? Can do!
Grey butterfly with orange on its wings sitting on green foliage with yellow flowers. Large iridescent green beetle on green foliage. Red furry wingless wasp on leaf litter and mulch. Large black beetle on a sidewalk.
December 6, 2024 at 2:55 AM
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My #BookOfGoodTimes arrived and I hadn't decided if I would keep it for myself or give it as a gift and now that it's here I still can't decide 🫠
Small book with a black cover wrapped in plastic titled "The Book of Good Times".
November 27, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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Black wasp on white flower with green vegetation behind it.
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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Just a few of all the beautiful species I've seen in Mexico this week.
A collage of pictures of nine animals.
December 2, 2023 at 12:25 PM
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Here have a bee for my first post 😃
Longhorn bee on a yellow sunflower.
August 19, 2023 at 9:17 PM