Birdchick
Birder and writer currently based in Minnesota who lives with a retired government dog named Party. Birdchick.com
- I had dinner with the ex-husband and he was wearing one of the new Disapproving Rabbits shirts.To my surprise I got a notification of $343 from Red Bubble deposited my account—just a little over a week from putting up the merch that I can send to The Bond Between. www.redbubble.com/people/Birdc...
- It says a lot that the folks who really love the old terribly designed colonialist Minnesota flag are out calling ICE unAmerican.
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- When your out of state friend checks on you and voice to text ignores your heartfelt gratitude and instead focuses on a conversation you are having with your dog when she’s dancing at you.
- Maybe I should drag that design out too. I just found it in the archive.
- There's a black and white version too for the Old School Disapproving Rabbits peeps! www.redbubble.com/i/photograph...
- So I’ve taken Disapproving Rabbits out of retirement as part of the resistance. Proceeds will go to The Bond Between who are taking in pets after people are disappeared by ICE. www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Di...
- More info about The Bond Between www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
- This is just inside the door of my locked office building. Because pepper spray is being deployed without care for what’s nearby and mostly because an ice agent doesn’t like the sound of a whistle. Call your elected officials. You do not want federal occupation in your city.
- Reposted by BirdchickI was trying to explain to my husband the other night how the Gar Guy - a scientist who posts exuberantly and almost exclusively about his study fish - is now posting about ICE alerts and how this indicates both the level of danger we're in and the confidence we should have in our fellow Americans.
- My dog is like, “For the love of all that is holy, please turn off Cities 97!”
- Can confirm. Cities 97 is not ok.
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- Buy this shirt!
- I'm super excited to share that I am part of the October lineup for Mary Jo Pehl's Garage for the Performing Arts on October 18 at 6 pm talking about why moose are the worst. Tickets are $5 and you must email Mary Jo to reserve a spot. mjopehl@gmail.com
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[Not loaded yet] - Thanks, Hallmark Channel, I hate it. Of course it’s a guy introducing a woman to birding 🙄 Also he wants to be a bird guide and he’s using porro prism binos?? he doesn’t have a real neck strap? Or even a harness for that matter? Where the hell is his spotting scope?
- I guess I have my Thanksgiving Day plans set!
- Noted
- That face your dog makes when you say, “Babe, this is us!” And start singing along to Die with a Smile at them. #HuskySideEye
- Reposted by BirdchickA State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
- Cathy Wurzer shared the story of my life with Party Pants www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
- Here’s my segment with Angela Davis last week. See, I still talk about birds. And not just dogs. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025... Guide to summer birdwatching: What to look and listen for | MPR News
- I’ll be on with @angeladavismpr.bsky.social on Thursday answering your bird questions at 9 am on MPR
- Came home to find my screen ripped, glasses and cups on the floor, lamps unplugged, remotes everywhere and my tv on. I suspect a squirrel was on my deck and a merry chase ensued. Party is the sword in the darkness, the watcher on the deck. She is the shield that guards the realms of Shaz.
- Looks like I will be zooming into the Twin Cities Fox station at 3:30 PM to talk about turkeys and cobra chickens. Also photo of Party for tax.
- I have done the exact same thing.
- This is so stupid. But also knowing the general public at least 50% of the write ins are just going to be the word “Poop.” New National Park Service signage asks public to flag negative content www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...
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- And now my retired sled dog has started to redecorate my place.
- BOOP
- Overheard a mortician in a South Dakota hotel bar say to someone who asked he did his grandmother, “I was in treatment then…not for alcohol.”
- OK a dog can take a pill once a month that will kill a tick that bites them AND get a Lyme vaccine but I can’t?
- Consider considering the number of people that I have told on dating apps that I won’t pee on them, I’m remarkably OK with a sled dog just staring at me while I peed for the rest of my life.
- Morning ZOOMIES!
- She’s in a completely new space. She doesn’t know yet that she will never go back to Alaska. She’s happy but she’s uncertain. And having a constant paw on me right now is bringing her comfort. Oh my heart.
- A big thanks to Denali Kennels for making this happen, the Denali wolf biologist for escorting her down, Gayle for documenting the event, Josh for being my driver. Party Pants is now in my home, sleeping against me on the couch. Lost a government job. Gained a government dog. Good trade.
