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beandreams

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Settler on beautiful lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories aka Victoria BC.

Software person since the old internet, with one million hobbies and interests when I have the energy. Against capitalism and colonialism, for a liberated, multi-species future.

😷 #LongCovid #mecfs #MaskUp

🌱 #NativePlants #permaculture #GrowingFood #BotanicalDye #herbs

🤖 #ReadingCode and making #software

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you're not a bee!!!

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@loren Wannabee

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I heard one of my favourite #BirdSongs in #Coquitlam last night (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm territory), a loopy upward spiral song belonging to the Swainson's Thrush.

They were singing in a tree in a friend's yard where my kiddo had been picking #salmonberries.

Just like this:

https://youtu.be/U2UI3IWinI8

#birds

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I realized I hadn't thought about the Swainson's Thrush since I learned about the idea of using #BirdNamesForBirds so I went looking for non-eponym common names.

Some Wikipedia editor loves that bird song as much as I do, because after Olive-Backed Thrush they listed Reverbius Maximus Harmonius.

#birds

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I realized even harder, that since the last time I heard Swainson's Thrushes singing I had read the excellent book Held By The Land, by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh herbalist #LeighJoseph.

She mentions a story about the thrushes singing to make the salmonberries ripen, and I remember that reading that made me yelp in delight because even I, who have picked salmonberries maybe three times, associate those bird songs and those berries.

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I re-read that page of Held By The Land just now, and she gives another name for the Swainson's Thrush: Salmonberry Birds. I think I'll go with that for my #BirdNamesForBirds

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I have an energy impairment so i am always on the lookout for chill, seated projects you can do in brief sessions. Lately I've been trying to identify my various yard #bumblebees .

I think this one is Bombus mixtus, the fuzzy-horned bumblebee. Their butt stripes go yellow-black-orange, they seem to be passionate about pollinating raspberries, and last year they nested under our #compost heap.

#pollinators #pnw #LongCovid #gardening

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These Bee ID Cards from the BC Native Bee Society have been the most helpful #bumblebee field guides so far. I love focused guides for small regions, rather than wading through an encyclopedia of North American Insects.

https://www.bcnativebees.org/bee-id-post

#NativeBees #pollinators #pnw

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