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Pamela Mitchell
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Fascinated by all aspects of nature.
Avid gardener with a special interest in unique plants. Tapirs are my #1animal.
Avatar was drawn by Ethan Kocak
Toby was such a very brave cat boy at his vet visit.
#Caturday #TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The best thing that you can be remembered for is that you were kind. #WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Happy #Caturday from little man Toby
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Toby doing his interpretive dream dance for #Caturday
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Happy Halloween featuring Toby in his ebi sushi costume. It couldn't be more perfect for a Japanese bobtail.🎃😂
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky #Cats
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Here's little man Toby in honor of #NationalCatDay.
He's such a funny little love bug. #TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Mama brought her baby by last night!

She still has a few stripes, so she's probably around four months old.

Unfortunately, I was sleeping and missed the visit. But she'll most likely start bringing her by more now. Prepare for baby tapir videos! At @casabentbill.bsky.social

#tapirs #costarica
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Banana's toes when he came to visit me tonight. The Baird's Tapir belongs to the order Perissodactyla, or odd-toed ungulates, with horses and rhinos.

At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica

#tapirs #tapiroftheday #nature #mammals
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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#TapirTuesday was also a #TapirTwofer as Bananas visited me after this female who seems to be lactating. She was very pregnant in February and the gossip in the neighborhood is that she has her calf.

Let's hope she brings her baby to visit!

At @casabentbill.bsky.social

#tapiroftheday #tapirs
October 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Walking towards my front door on Sunday I heard a "different" bird call so I stopped and looked towards the side of my house and saw what I think is a juvenile Cooper's hawk perched drying itself on my fence gate. A big rain squall had just passed and it looked very wet. #birds🪶
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I had to back up as I was going into my kitchen so I wouldn't scare this Pileated woodpecker off the suet feeder this morning. They were absent for a good portion of the summer and just showed up again two weeks ago in the Douglas firs in my back garden. They are magnificent birds!
#birds 🪶
October 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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I choose video over stills in the hopes i can capture this again.
The past month I've been chasing the sunrise at the same place because there are feeding birds at short distance.

Occasionally when cormorants or a large fish are underwater the anchovies all leap at the same time.

I've never caught video or stills.

Until today

Twice.

In the sunrise reflection.
October 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
My son's back garden (which is wildlife friendly) abuts a greenbelt. Whenever I'm up helping him I'm always excited to see Northwestern garter snakes and Pacific tree frogs.He always jokes that I'm the only mom he knows that comes running to see a snake
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#snakes #frogs 🐍🐸
October 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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The Marine Life feed has hit a whopping 2k likes 😱 so my friends, POST CELEBRATORY SEA CRITTERS. Birds Feed folks, seabirds count 😉🪶 come join us in the feed if you are a lover of ocean life!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Here comes the wind and rain. This marks the first heavy rain with wind in a very long time. We'll see how the dahlias and other flowers fare tomorrow morning.
#flowers #dahlias #plants 🌱
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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CA Biology job alert
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Toby is such a very good boy. He's waiting so patiently in the exam room for his wellness exam. It's so hard to believe he just turned 14 years old.
##TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
#Cats
September 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sitting under the kiwi fruit vines looking up at the wonderful Douglas firs in my back garden. It's a perfect spot for resting while gardening. The weather here in the Pacific Northwest is perfect today. 73°F with a slight breeze. 🌱
#trees #Gardening
September 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Quick! I need to grab this bunch of ripe grapes before the raccoons get it. 🌱🦝😂
September 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Happy 14th birthday Toby "Little Man", aka fancy pants name RW GP Kiddlyn's Toby Aki Koneko. You bring so much joy into our lives. 🎉🎂🐾❤️
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky #Cats
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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🍃🦓💩🌸 🐝 The smell of fall is in the air and so is the sweet aroma of Woodland Park Zoo’s coveted Zoo Doo! It goes fast, so now is the time for gardeners to place their bulk orders for the zoo’s poopular compost. Pickups will be available over three weekends this fall: zoo.org/zoodoo
Zoo Doo Compost - Woodland Park Zoo Seattle WA
Woodland Park Zoo goes green with its popular Zoo Doo compost. Animal waste is turned into sustainable compost for your garden, made available during twice annual Fecal Fest lotteries and in the ZooStore.
zoo.org
August 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Doesn't get much cuter than this. Two curious 8-month-old polar bear cubs playing in the fireweed in the rain. Mom was not far away.
🌿🐻‍❄️🦊
August 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We went to a dahlia show today put on by the #SeattleDahliaSociety and #PugetSoundDahliaAssociation at #SkyNursery. It will be running tomorrow (Sunday) too. Not only will you see every type of Dahlia you will also see some stunning dahlia floral arrangements.
#Dahlias 🌱
August 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Happy #Caturday!
This is one of my favorite photos of
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
August 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM