eyy i'm walkin here

a bit of buddhism while browsing for bird art

you call it luck, i call it dependent origination

Feb 8 • ryan mandelbirder

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January 2026

that time we rediscovered endangered snails for fun

you're welcome, michigan

Jan 12 • ryan mandelbirder

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November 2025

potatoes have descended on new york city

peent

Nov 20, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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October 2025

we should talk to animals more

an essay on what i really mean when i call them "little guys"

Oct 14, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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September 2025

these butterflies have a head for a butt

a good old fashioned blog post

Sep 2, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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August 2025

a few nature zines from my nature journaling class

chelsea is better at drawing than me

Aug 7, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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July 2025

new yorkers have taken over antarctica (and vice versa)

the most common bird you've never heard of (ok, some of you have heard of it)

Jul 30, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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pingquest: a wild plant chase

to the tune of the funiculì, funiculà: pinguiculi pinguicula

Jul 10, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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June 2025

what's it like to do wildlife biology new york city?

q+a with ellen pehek, wildlife biologist and research ecologist retired from nyc parks' natural resources group

Jun 23, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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the major rediscovery in nyc's "most damaged" park

nevertheless the dusky salamanders persisted (i feel like i have used this subtitle before)

Jun 15, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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May 2025

the hidden creatures of nyc's ice age scars

salamander season, part 2!

May 16, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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April 2025

why is the east's most common animal a new york city rarity?

SALAMANDER SEASON!!!

Apr 30, 2025 • ryan mandelbirder

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