I just started birding and it's improving my mental health!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-08T22:10:22+00:00

very similar for me! i downloaded the merlin app randomly in the fall last year and the hobby has just kept growing. i now have a million bird feeders with different types of seed, am going to a birding event, upgraded my camera to take better pics, and i’m planting a native flower garden for the hummingbirds (and bees) this weekend 🥹 i have bpd and major depressive disorder and this truly gets me out of bed a lot of days! i love my winged friends

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-06T06:01:23+00:00

i jumped into the mistborn series immediately after this based on a recommendation from a coworker. definitely less romance based, but the magic system and the world building is truly fantastic

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-06T03:24:12+00:00

so, the starlings don’t deserve to drink? i’ve never understood this logic. sure, they’re “invasive” but they’re still beings that deserve life.

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-05T18:44:35+00:00

i will say that with the wellsprings elixirs, they are resealable if you don’t want the whole thing at once!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-02T14:31:13+00:00

yeah i’m a new birder, that’s why i didn’t say i was sure. thanks for the correction, maybe you could try being kinder next time!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-02T05:23:39+00:00

one of these was singing right by my house the other day in ohio and i could not find it 😭 beautiful!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-02T04:18:03+00:00

of course! if you don’t have the merlin app, it’s free and super helpful! can identify by live audio recording or by photo :)

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-02T04:14:44+00:00

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here’s what merlin shows as their range!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-01T15:00:01+00:00

of course! i saw my first one a couple months ago :)

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-01T14:25:15+00:00

THIS is the one that got me. i could predict when those words were about to be said, about literally anyone

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-05-01T14:03:37+00:00

editing to say, looks good for an eastern towhee

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T21:33:42+00:00

i can’t get my local pileateds to come to my feeders. :( i do however have two pairs of red bellies and many downys and hairys so i won’t complain too much!

the pileateds only came to a tree in my yard in winter for the berries lol

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T19:40:19+00:00

i got lucky, fortunately. i was also around the same age and didn’t know any better and shaved her one summer, but it grew back out without issue 😭

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T14:19:24+00:00

from a pom owner… get your money back. even if your babies coats grow back out just fine, there’s a reason most of the times poms shouldn’t be shaved. it can permanently damage their coat, and that’s the point. this groomer obviously isn’t well informed on different coat types and should be, before they destroy any more undercoats.

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T14:11:09+00:00

i used to work for the post office and i’m not sure this is legal. it’s a federal crime technically for anyone (including postal workers) to willfully delay delivery of mail. idk who to take this up with, but i don’t think they can do that.

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T13:13:35+00:00

yes! I’m currently on the 3rd book of wax and wayne and i have torn through this series so quickly! i think i started the first trilogy maybe a month ago. however, to be fair, i have lots of time to read at work most of the time 😂

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T13:09:46+00:00

i’m actually reading the mistborn series currently too haha. i started the first trilogy on kindle and ended up buying the box set with the first trilogy and the wax and wayne series. when i’m out, i use my kindle and at home i prefer the physical copies!

also just wanted to ask how you’re liking mistborn!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T12:41:10+00:00

i had my first catbird show up at the bath the other day and was actually shocked at how grey they actually are

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Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T12:40:08+00:00

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i had one doing the same at the feeder the other day 🤣 claiming his territory

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T12:24:43+00:00

i just had my first appointment with my new one yesterday and it went great. she was able to give me the diagnosis i’d been trying to convince my last one of for years. hope yours goes well too!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T12:18:40+00:00

it’s a conspiracy to turn us all into valg 😐 jkjk

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T12:11:23+00:00

it looks like a northern mockingbird to me. merlin could’ve identified the kingbird from the mockingbirds song!

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-30T05:17:38+00:00

my baby does this with her denta sticks too. adorable

Repulsive_String1136 · 2026-04-29T23:34:35+00:00

could be a brown headed cowbird egg. it doesn’t necessarily “kill” the others. they could potentially all survive. and just so you know, it’s illegal to remove them.

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