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Erin C.
@erinopteryx.bsky.social
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Coming soon to your feed with wildlife IDs you didn’t ask for
Wildlife ecologist still grieving the loss of the American Chestnut

Plant natives 🌿
Leave the leaves 🍁
Keep cats indoors 🐈
Give a shit about nature 🌳
Respirators are community care 😷
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They say VT is rocky, but may I present the rocks produced by digging 1 hole in Ohio
A shallow hole with grass surrounding it and 6 medium-to-large rocks next to it. A mattock leaning against a young cherry tree is visible in the background.
May 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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It’s annual pawpaw flower appreciation day #asiminatriloba #nativetreesofohio
Two dark maroon bell-shaped pawpaw flowers on a branch with an out of focus tree trunk in the background A dark maroon pawpaw flower viewed from below. An out of focus blue sky with clouds and trees is in the background Two dark maroon pawpaw flowers viewed from below with new leaves. An out of focus blue sky with clouds and trees is in the background
April 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Made some #newmexicodinner last night
A 9x13 pan filled to the brim with delicious green enchiladas made with blue corn tortillas and covered with bubbling pepper jack cheese A cast iron chicken fryer filled with delicious spanish rice A square cast iron skillet filled with sauce made with green chile, onion, and tomatoes A plate of blue corn green chile enchiladas smothered with sour cream with spanish rice on the side, one bite missing and a fork in the rice
April 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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I love my Bolt ⚡️
A turquoise Chevy bolt parked on a street curb. Fall color trees and brick apartments are in the background
April 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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I guess some of you followed me for house reno content so here it is! 🏚️

I forgot the word for “doorway” 20 seconds after I said it 🤷
March 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Making custom college swag for The Child
A Rice owl patch being sewn onto a light blue hoodie with white letters (R I C E) under a sewing machine
March 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Beanie being cute & basking under her halogen lamp
A cute rat snake in an enclosure curled up with her head looking at the photographer Closeup of a cute rat snake face looking at the photographer, hoping for food
February 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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January 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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I’m a sucker for spring ephemerals. Couldn’t just pick one 🥴
A yellow trout lily with variegated green and maroon leaves in a sea of invasive creeping jenny Duchman’s Breeches with flowers that look like tiny upside down pants and delicate feathery green leaves Virginia Bluebells, aka the best spring salad greens, with beautiful bell shaped periwinkle colored flowers that are lavender before they open all the way. A white person’s hand with a silver ring is supporting the flowers so they can be seen since they usually hang down
January 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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We just got an Aranet radon monitor after being really happy with their CO2 monitor & app. Unlike CO2 there’s not really a pattern with the ups and downs. Unfortunately this is an apartment so no way to mitigate. We’ll be putting in a vent at the reno though!
Graph showing radon levels wildly fluctuating between 1.5 and 5.1 pCi/L over a 7-day period, with levels under 3 in green and levels over 3 in orange
January 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Ice cream for breakfast because fuck it that’s why

feat. @effinbirds.com
A white mug containing ice cream and a spoon with brown text and an illustration of a bird that says “how long until the apocalypse”. A black keyboard is visible in the background
November 7, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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At work it’s absolutely fucking BEANS
October 23, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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I got some shiddy eclipse photos
One of the wildest things I’ve ever seen 😮‍💨
April 9, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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Love her work!! I have a RCKI and a GRCA 🥰
Two mugs on a shelf, one short blue mug depicting a greenish and grey bird with a red crown, and a tall greenish mug depicting a gray bird with a long black tail showing its rusty colored under-tush feathers
March 31, 2024 at 9:18 AM