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Mary M
@marynh.bsky.social
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NH-based editor/writer with kids, dogs, and anxiety
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Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday to all who celebrate
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Downy Woodpecker stands on feeder holding a seed in its beak
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I might be imagining things, but I swear this pair comes around every #TwosDay
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#BlueJay
Two Blue Jays stand on a backyard feeder
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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This Red-bellied Woodpecker, who was #HangingAround, eating an orange last summer, is my #BirdOfTheDay.
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#EastCoastKin
Red-bellied Woodpecker hangs off the side or a feeder with his beak full of oranges. Half an orange is on the feeder in front of him.
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Good morning
#sunrise
Sunrise behind trees - oranges, pinks, purples, blues
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Today’s alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #yelloweyes. This Common Grackle dares you to say you don’t like them.
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#EastCoastKin
A Common Grackle crouches on a backyard feeder, its yellow eyes staring menacingly into the camera.
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Good morning
#sunrise
Dark trees in silhouette in front a sky streaked with a sunrise of orange and pink
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Currently reading
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Cover of Watchers by Dean Koontz
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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These two lovebirds are my entry for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #MrAndMrs
#birds
#NorthernCardinal
#EastCoastKin
Male and female Northern Cardinals on a feeder with their beaks nearly touching. He is feeding her.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Apparently, today the females told the males.
#birds
#EasternBluebirds
#EastCoastKin
Three male Eastern Bluebirds gather on a backyard feeder.
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Thank God it’s #FlyDay
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White-breasted Nuthatch comes in for a landing, its wings outstretched, on a backyard feeder.
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The Bluebirds are back! They were around all summer, but avoided the feeders, preferring to dine on insects. Now that insects are harder to find, they’ve returned, and I couldn’t be happier to see them. Welcome back, my friends! 🥰💙
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Three Eastern Bluebirds stand on a backyard feeder tray.
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #round. This Blue Jay flew in this afternoon and demanded that I submit this picture. (I do not argue with Blue Jays.)
#birds
#EastCoastKin
A Blue Jay flies toward a backyard feeder, its wings in downward motion, almost coming together to form a circle. Its little legs are visible in the middle of the circle.
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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This Gray Catbird is my entry for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #ShadesOfGrey (or #ShadesOfGray, for those of you on my side of the Atlantic).
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#EastCoastKin
Gray Catbird stands on feeder perch
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This American Goldfinch in his summer feathers is my #BirdOfTheDay for today’s alternate theme, #yellow
#birds
#EastCoastKin
Bright yellow American Goldfinch on feeder perch in a green yard
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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More Northern Lights
#EastCoastKin
Stars are visible in a sky of purple, pink, and green
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Northern Lights from my back deck this evening.
#EastCoastKin
Trees in shadow in front of a sky streaked with green, purple, pink, and red.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BirdsOnTheGround, here’s a city-dwelling House Sparrow.
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A House Sparrow stands on a brick walkway. Autumn leaves are on the ground.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #least, meaning a bird you don’t see very much. It’s always a treat for me to see a #NorthernFlicker. Merlin tells me they’re here far more often than I spot them.
#birds
#EastCoastKin
A Northern Flicker looking fancy on a feeder rail
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #fighting, and let this be a lesson to you: Never mess with a Goldfinch.
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#EastCoastKin
Two American Goldfinches go beak-to-beak on a feeder.
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Thank god it’s #FlyDay
Red-bellied Woodpecker coming in for a landing and showing where he got his name
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#EastCoastKin
Red-bellied Woodpecker begins to land on feeder. His red belly is exposed.
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CloseUps, and no one loves a close-up more than a #MourningDove
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#EastCoastKin
Mourning Dove sits on feeder tray and peers coyly into the camera.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Some days are perfect
#dogsky
#dogsofbluesky
#goldenretriever
A 9-year-old Golden Retriever rests on a lawn surrounded by autumn leaves on a sunny day and smiles at the camera
November 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #underrated — birds that don’t get the appreciation they deserve.
#RockPigeon
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A Rock Pigeon struts around the streets of Boston.
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Currently reading The Black Wolf by Louise Penny @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social 📚💙
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Cover of The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
November 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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We don’t have a patch, but we hope the Great Pumpkin will recognize the sincerity inherent in our lone pumpkin.
Pumpkin on table with Jack-o-lantern face drawn in sharpie
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM