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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
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Toby was such a very brave cat boy at his vet visit.
#Caturday #TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
Toby a white with brown tabby spots Japanese bobtail cat is sitting on a shelf in the operatory at his veterinarian's office waiting for his 6 month check up. There's a blue purse next to him that matches his eyes.
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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The best thing that you can be remembered for is that you were kind. #WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Happy #Caturday from little man Toby
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Toby doing his interpretive dream dance for #Caturday
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
Toby a Japanese bobtail cat is asleep twisted into a crazy pretzel shape on a fuzzy throw.
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Happy Halloween featuring Toby in his ebi sushi costume. It couldn't be more perfect for a Japanese bobtail.🎃😂
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky #Cats
Toby a white with brown tabby spots Japanese bobtail is wearing a shrimp sushi costume while laying down on fuzzy throw blanket.
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Here's little man Toby in honor of #NationalCatDay.
He's such a funny little love bug. #TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
A close up of Toby's beautiful blue eye. Toby has a perfect hourglass on his head.
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
A closeup of the three toes of the Baird's Tapir.
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
A Baird's Tapir standing in a garden looking at the camera. It's night.
October 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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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🪶
A very wet juvenile hawk perched on my fence gate with it's wings slightly stretched out staring right at me. It's yellow feet with black toenails are gripping the fence board. Hayward kiwi fruit vines are visible in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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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 🪶
A female Pileated woodpecker perched on a suet feeder. This suet feeder has a long tail prop at the bottom which makes it easier for large woodpeckers to hold on to the feeder. Pileated woodpeckers are huge. This shows how big it is compared to two suet blocks.
October 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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I choose video over stills in the hopes i can capture this again.
banditelli.org Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · Dec 14
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
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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 🐍🐸
A Northwestern garter snake is cruising along through the back meadow area of my son's back garden. It is a shiny black with thin yellow to orangish stripes. The garter snake moved through the meadow and traveled along the edge of a raised garden. It is approximately 2 feet long, a beautiful well fed specimen. I kept hearing this Pacific tree frog and as I was picking up windfall apples it startled me as it hopped onto a camellia leaf. I don't often get photos of them where you can see the slight blue above their eyes and tail end.
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!
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A dolphin above the surface of the ocean, mid-leap.
October 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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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/...
Job Posting: CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator State Seal Logo Department of Fish and Wildlife JC-493311 - CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST $4,269.00 - $8,877.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. Final Filing Date: 10/13/2025
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
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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
Toby a white with brown tabby spots Japanese bobtail cat is sitting on a shelf at the veterinarians office. He is looking out towards the hall (there's a window in the operatory door).
September 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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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
The view from my chair under the kiwi fruit vines looking up at a very blue clear sky and two 100 foot Douglas firs, with a few tendrils of kiwi fruit vine showing.
September 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Quick! I need to grab this bunch of ripe grapes before the raccoons get it. 🌱🦝😂
A very full clump of grapes that are perfect for picking.
September 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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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.
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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.
🌿🐻‍❄️🦊
Two wet and dirty polar bear cubs peeking through the stalks of pink fireweed flowers. They are very curiously looking at the large vehicle the photographer is standing in.
August 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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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 🌱
I'd never seen a tulip form before. It really has a beautiful tulip shape. This one is called Sandia (tulip). Such a beautiful defying gravity arrangement. A white suspended pitcher looks like it is pouring cedar branchlettes and reddish/burgundy dahlias. A ticket a basket so many different types and colors of dahlias in baskets. This is a table full of dahlias as big as your head!
August 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Happy #Caturday!
This is one of my favorite photos of
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
A very close up view of the side of Toby cat's face showing his very blue eye that looks like it's rimmed in eyeliner.
August 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM