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Dan A-M
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Naturalist and human being living in RVA, teaching environmental studies, and occasionally researching birds.

Richmond’s least-popular middle-aged bisexual
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I love #RVA in spring. So much to see in the JRPS!
Two young five-lined skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus) on a log. One has an insect in its mouth. Blue-eyed Grasses (Sisyrinchium sp.) in bloom Wool Sower Gall Wasp (Callirhytis seminator); a fluffy gall hanging over baby oak leaves Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) in bloom, with some lesser celandine in the background.
April 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I guess we’ve gotta build more (bird) housing.

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Three frogs and five chickadee eggs share a cozy nestbox.
April 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Dogwood Dell always delivers on my spring faves.
Yellow trout-lily in bloom Bloodroot in bloom in RVA Dogwood Dell / James River Park System Star Chickweed in Bloom A teeny mayapple emerges from the soil in#RVA
March 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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In the last day, at least 8 Cedar Waxwings have died after colliding with windows on the VCU campus 😢.

You can them and more records of bird deaths on our #iNaturalist project: www.inaturalist.org/projects/rva...
A dead Cedar Waxwing lies on a brick sidewalk. Some blood from its head has frozen on the ground.
January 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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ALL PRAISE THE SNOW DAY

HAIL THE BOIL ADVISORY’S END
A demonic snowman perched atop a plinth at Pumphouse Park in RVA, smiling ominous at passersby
January 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Very excited to bathe in the James in winter during the #RVA water crisis. The baby sturgeon can exfoliate my toes, and we can make toxic mud masks.

#rvaDroughtParty2025
January 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Just boarded #Amtrak on the relatively new 40 Floridian Route! The first time I’ve been able to take a train directly from RVA to Indiana.
https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ Map of route for Amtrak 40 Floridian Route, which runs from Miami to Chicago.
December 19, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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QA/QC of cookies for the last day of VCU fall semester classes.
A cat sniffs cookies lined up on a cooling rack.
December 9, 2024 at 2:09 AM