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Rex Beard
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Mountain-Gravel-Road-Fat Biker; Father of 2; Military Spouse; Podcaster (Dispatches from the Forest); Master Naturalist & Certified Interpretive Guide; Agent of Chaos; Defender of the Unloved; Future Yooper #dispatchesfromtheforest
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Pickett suggests taking a deep breath and a nap in the sun.
A black and white cat lying on a rug on her back in a the sun. Close up of a black and white cat’s face as she lies in a sunbeam on her back
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Best guess is that it has mange so definitely not healthy. But like I said, that posture, the feet, apparent size and head shape all indicate raccoon. I’d stake my reputation as an Interpretive Nature Guide and educator in it.
A screenshot of a raccoon with mange from a video next to a picture of a healthy raccoon in a similar pose
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Late in the season - we’ve had plenty of below freezing nights (as low as 20° F) and even a couple of snows, but this Morning Glory Plume Moth was hanging out on the back door the other night when it was milder.

#Dispatchesfromtheforest #moth #invertebrate #nature #naturenerd #podcast
A moth that looks like a capital “T”: The morning glory plume moth on a window A moth that looks like a capital “T”: The morning glory plume moth on a window A moth that looks like a capital “T”: The morning glory plume moth on a window
November 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Yes I know I spelled it wrong in the video (sorry!). But check out the colors in this Steller’s Jay - a Corvid related to the Blue Jay.

#dispatchesfromtheforest #naturenerd #feralfriends #podcast #corvid #nature
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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One of my resident magpies has a lot to say. If you don’t speak magpie, let me translate - he says “Listen to the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!”

#dispatchesfromtheforest #naturenerd #feralfriends #podcast #magpie
March 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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I was at the game Tuesday night and shared a tender moment with Todd McLellan.
March 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Spotted this muskrat on the equinox - not super common to see here in Wyoming!

#dispatchesfromtheforest #podcast #muskrat
March 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The Wings did not win on fightaversary eve, but Wings head coach Todd McLellan and I shared an intimate moment during the game (even if he didn’t know it)
A cartoon turtle holding a hockey stick with its head in its shell and the words “Detroit Turtle Day Established March 26, 1997” commemorating the day Mario Lemieux of the Colorado Avalanche got an epic beat down. Detroit Redwings head coach Todd McLellan with his hand on the glass behind the bench with my left hand touching the opposite side of the glass
March 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Happy #caturday from Picket. Stretching out to nap in a sunbeam is good for your mental health.
Picket - a black and white cat - stretching out on her back in a sunbeam.
February 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Picket says “Draw me like one of your French girls.”
A photo of a black and white cat (whose name is Pickett) lying in a chair with one of her back legs up on the armrest.
February 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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May you sleep as care-free as Loki.

#caturday #catsofbluesky #dispatchesfromtheforest
Loki: a gray and white cat sleeping on his back with his front legs stretched off the bed Another picture of Loki from a lower angle with his front legs stretched off the bed.
February 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Our 8yo neighbor came by with gifts for us: crosses he colored, 1 for each of us. Blue for me, pink for my wife, purple for my 14yo daughter and this one for my 17yo trans son. We’re atheists and I’m pretty sure he really doesn’t understand 17yo’s gender, but I love him for it.
A cross colored half blue and half red
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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My winter happy place: The winter trails in Medicine Bow National Forest. When the world seems like too much to handle, this is place I go to inhale; exhale; inhale; exhale. Calm my mind and soothe my spirit.

#dispatchesfromtheforest
January 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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The front half of a gravel bike leaning on a large rock from a high spot near Marquette, MI. In the background (below) are many green trees and in the distance you can just see Lake Superior.
January 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Today’s (largely) gravel ride north of Cheyenne, WY. Temps in the high 20’s but a NW wind also in the 20’s made the windchill single digits and added a degree of difficulty.

#dispatchesfromtheforest #naturenerd #gravel #coldkidsclub
A bike leans against barb wire fence next to a gravel road. The ground is dusted in snow and the road disappears in the distance under a blue sky and puffy white clouds.
January 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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A.C.M.E.: All Coyote Myths Exposed! The first Dispatches from the Forest webinar!

Registration is just $5. To register, pay the $5 fee via PayPal using Dispatchesfromtheforest@gmail.com or via Cash App using the cash tag ForestNerd. Then just shoot me an email and let me know you’ve paid!
A coyote in profile an top of a hill covered in brown grass with grey clouds and patches of blue sky on the background
January 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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May you sleep as deeply and without care as Loki. (Turn up the sound to truly appreciate the depth of his slumber)
January 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Took a hike the other day in a place few people in my area know about, let alone go. The mountain lion tracks definitely made me VERY aware of that fact.

#dispatchesfromtheforest

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A snow-covered trail in a rocky area of Wyoming. A snow and ice covered creek in the woods. A mountain lion track in the snow with a glove next to it for size comparison A snow covered aspen grove with a rocky hill in the background
December 24, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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Not quite sure how something made a single perfect wing mark in our recent dusting of snow.

#dispatchesfromtheforest
A perfect wing-shaped mark in a dusting of snow.
December 12, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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December 7, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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Who-who who-who-who’s ready for the weekend? Volume up to hear my local Great horned owl greeting the sunrise.

Check out the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!

#dispatchesfromtheforest
December 6, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Found this unfortunately road-killed gray partridge yesterday just north of Cheyenne, WY. What’s interesting is that Cheyenne is a bit outside their known range.

Check out the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!

#dispatchesfromtheforest
A deceased gray partridge A deceased gray partridge. This is an ex-partridge.
December 3, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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I don’t often run (my knees prefer it if I ride a bike) but when I so I prefer to run in the woods. (Rock Cut State Park, Rockford, IL)
A trail crossing a stream in woods in the Fall. There are very few leaves on the trees. A trail through the woods.
November 28, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Here’s a great book about pigeons.
The cover of a book titled “A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching”
November 28, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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I think my cat is broken.
A gray cat turning his head at an odd angle to look at the camera.
November 25, 2024 at 4:46 PM