Sabrina Blasik
Sabrina is an English major and Quest contributor, and was an editor of the Quest from January to December of 2022. She frequently reports on important breaking stories at Reed. She also sometimes writes movie reviews, and runs the Bird of the Week column which she started in 2020.
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Friday, 1 December 2023, 9:37 amThe Reed College Quest catapulted itself into campus-wide controversy last month when it published an article reporting on a November 9 protest against the Israel-Palestine […] -
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Friday, 21 April 2023, 10:16 amIn January 2023, Former Director of Residence Life Clea Taylor, who filed a lawsuit against Reed in June 2022 alleging disability discrimination and retaliation, reached […] -
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Friday, 21 April 2023, 10:15 amWiseau’s First Film in 20 Years Is Caught In The Wake Of The Room On April 2, I took a break from Qualing to attend […] -
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Friday, 7 April 2023, 8:15 amWhy Staff Are Protesting > Faculty Objections > Staff Objections > HR’s Response > Monday’s Protest As part of our coverage of recently proposed changes […] -
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Thursday, 6 April 2023, 10:24 pmOver the last several weeks, Reed College staff and faculty have raised ongoing objections to the college’s proposed changes to the staff compensation system, changes […] -
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Saturday, 25 February 2023, 5:46 pmCorrection: This article incorrectly stated that Faculty Parliamentarian Peter Ksander had interpreted faculty policy to mean that the motion passed to send a proposed policy […] -
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Friday, 3 February 2023, 8:00 amSpecies: Bufflehead, or Bucephala albeola Family: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e., ducks, geese, and swans) Star sign: Sagittarius Rating: 15/10 Ideal Date: Zoom call …even though the […] -
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Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 6:10 pmSpecies: Red-tailed Hawk, or Buteo jamaicensis Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites) Star sign: Leo Rating: 14/10 Ideal Date: You know the finale of Singin’ […] -
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Friday, 9 December 2022, 6:24 amCollege Finds No Violation Of Policy; Currie Attributes Bigoted Comments To Insomnia Medication Professor of Psychology Paul Currie has resigned from his position at Reed […] -
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Friday, 2 December 2022, 6:48 pmAries: March 21–April 19The Huge Tent (supposedly it’s supposed to look like the mountains?) Courtesy of Wikipedia Taurus: April 20–May 20The cool, fun art Courtesy […] -
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Friday, 2 December 2022, 6:17 pmAmendments to lawsuit allege “Constructive Termination” and Further Retaliation by Reed CollegeResidence Life Director Clea Taylor, who filed a lawsuit against Reed College in June […] -
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Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 2:19 amSenate Delays Student Body Elections Following Alleged Czar Misconduct In an emergency meeting late Tuesday evening, members of Senate unanimously voted to terminate the employment […] -
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Friday, 4 November 2022, 5:28 pmSpecies: Vaux’s Swift, or Chaetura vauxiFamily: Apodidae (Swifts)Star sign: PiscesRating: 13/10Ideal Date: Joining the Mile High ClubA few weeks ago, between one day and the […] -
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Saturday, 29 October 2022, 1:43 amEverything You Didn’t Know You Needed To Know About The Possessed (1977)First of all: spoilers for all the things about The Possessed that anyone should […] -
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Saturday, 29 October 2022, 1:12 amWhat Could Possibly Be Spookier Than Poor Nomenclature? Species: Ring-necked Duck, or Aythya collarisFamily: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e., ducks, geese, and swans)Star sign: AriesRating: 13/10Ideal Date: […] -
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Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:41 amPisces: February 19–March 20The Emoji Movie (2017)Aries: March 21–April 19Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)Taurus: April 20–May 20Foodfight! (2012)Gemini: May 21–June 21Troll 2 (1990)Cancer: June 22–July […] -
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Saturday, 29 October 2022, 12:38 amThe Greater White-fronted Goose That Interrupted The NLDS I love you, Rally Goose. (Image courtesy of Sports Illustrated) If you’ve been following the Major League […] -
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Thursday, 27 October 2022, 7:59 amOh God We’re Talking About Songbird Syntax AgainSpecies: Chestnut-backed Chickadee, or Poecile rufescensFamily: Paridae (Tits, titmice, and chickadees)Star sign: TaurusRating: 13/10Ideal Date: Drinking pine needle […] -
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Thursday, 13 October 2022, 12:56 am2019 Lawsuit Against Luis Giraldo Alleged Alleged Misconduct At Previous Position, Was Dismissed In 2020This September, Dr. Luis Giraldo was hired by Reed College as […] -
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Thursday, 22 September 2022, 7:19 pmSuit Alleges Disability Discrimination Following Denied Remote Work And Semester Of “Forced Unpaid Leave”Director of Residence Life Clea Taylor filed a lawsuit against Reed College […] -
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Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 4:06 pmSpecies: Downy Woodpecker, or Dryobates pubescensFamily: Picidae (Woodpeckers)Star sign: CapricornRating: 11/10Ideal Date: Taunting every jacked, 6’3 bro he meets for an entire nightDowny Woodpeckers are […] -
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Friday, 8 April 2022, 4:00 pmIdentify a Steller’s JayIdentify a Song SparrowIdentify a MallardIdentify a BushtitIdentify a Red-tailed HawkIdentify an American RobinIdentify a Pied-billed GrebeIdentify a Great Blue HeronIdentify a […] -
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Friday, 8 April 2022, 4:00 pmCo-Authored by Mud BentleyOn Thursday, March 31, student demonstrators sat in at Eliot Hall, protesting the racist behavior of Professor Paul Currie and the Administration’s […] -
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Monday, 21 March 2022, 4:34 pmSpecies: Barred Owl, or Strix variaFamily: Strigidae (True Owls)Star sign: AriesRating: 13/10Ideal Date: Picking up Spotted Owls at the local Vole Hole. Photo Courtesy of […] -
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Friday, 18 March 2022, 10:26 pmRugby Team, Russian House Claim Victories In Battle Photo by Sabrina Blasik At 3:30 PM last Friday, violence broke out on the Great Lawn. But […] -
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Friday, 11 March 2022, 5:00 pmPisces: February 19 – March 20IKEA KornsnöAries: March 21 – April 19Batman CostumeTaurus: April 20 – May 20SlimeGemini: May 21 – June 21One (1) Oat […] -
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Friday, 11 March 2022, 5:00 pmThe Republican Party Wants What This True Icon of “Family Values“ HasSpecies: Greater White-fronted Goose (aka Specklebelly), or Anser albifronsFamily: Anatidae (Waterfowl, i.e., ducks, geese, […] -
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Sunday, 6 March 2022, 3:45 pmSpecies: Rock Dove (aka Rock Pigeon or Common Pigeon or Feral Pigeon), or Columba liviaFamily: Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)Star sign: VirgoRating: 11/10Ideal Date: Watching Nikola […] -
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Saturday, 26 February 2022, 12:01 amDebt Threatens Student CafeParadox, Reed’s independent student-run Cafe, is currently operating at an approximate $15,000 deficit, which is expected to increase to $20,000 by the […] -
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Friday, 25 February 2022, 5:00 pmIn a Monday faculty meeting, approximately 100 Reed professors voted on a number of CAPP measures that will affect all Reed students, but especially those […] -
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Saturday, 19 February 2022, 6:40 amAquarius: January 20–February 18The Shahnameh of FerdowsiPisces: February 19–March 20The Homeric Epics (the Iliad and the Odyssey)Aries: March 21–April 19The Kalevala, compiled by Elias LönnrotTaurus: […] -
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Friday, 18 February 2022, 5:00 pmSpecies: Bewick’s Wren, or Thryomanes bewickiiFamily: Troglodytidae (Wrens)Star sign: LibraRating: 10/10Ideal Date: Crouching among the bushes and serenading anyone who passes by. You’ve probably seen a […] -
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Sunday, 13 February 2022, 8:55 amLibra: September 23–October 23 Photo by Sabrina Blasik Skeleton String— it’s a rope with six little skeleton dudes hanging off it that I have strung […] -
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Sunday, 13 February 2022, 8:45 amSpecies: Wood Duck, or Aix sponsaFamily: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e., ducks, geese, and swans)Star sign: LeoRating: 12/10Ideal Date: Sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G Photo by Albert […] -
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Saturday, 5 February 2022, 9:57 pmPhoto Courtesy of Utah Public Radio Species: Red-breasted Nuthatch, or Sitta canadensis Family: Sittidae (Nuthatches)Star sign: CapricornRating: 13/10Ideal Date: Going to Six Flags and not using […] -
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Saturday, 5 February 2022, 9:40 pmSagittarius: November 22–December 21Show Me How You BurlesqueCapricorn: December 22–January 19Kingdom Hearts 101 Aquarius: January 20–February 18Indigenous History: Stories and Legends of the Yaqui TribePisces: February […] -
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Friday, 10 December 2021, 5:00 pmThe least festive bird since Scrooge McDuck in Mickey’s Christmas Carol Image courtesy of Bird Watching Daily Species: Glaucous-winged Gull, or Larus glaucescensFamily: Laridae (Gulls, […] -
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Friday, 10 December 2021, 5:00 pmPhoto courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Sagittarius: November 22–December 21Clay LoamCapricorn: December 22–January 19Silty ClayAquarius: January 20–February 18ClayPisces: February 19–March 20Sandy Clay LoamAries: March 21–April 19Sandy […] -
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Friday, 10 December 2021, 5:00 pmAccording to the Office of Institutional Research, there are currently 502 first year students at Reed. That comprises nearly a third of the 1,566 person […] -
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Monday, 6 December 2021, 12:20 amPhoto by Albert Kerelis Species: Common Merganser, or Mergus merganserFamily: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e. ducks, geese, and swans)Star sign: VirgoRating: 14/10Ideal Date: Duck ViolenceCommon Mergansers are, […] -
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Monday, 6 December 2021, 12:07 amAriesDancing your soul out in the Student Union.TaurusSpraying wine at your friends in the wine fight. GeminiSpraying wine at your enemies in the wine fight. CancerMaking out […] -
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Saturday, 20 November 2021, 2:10 amPhoto by Gregg Thompson Species: Spotted Towhee, or Pipilo maculatusFamily: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)Star sign: SagittariusRating: 11/10Ideal Date: Hopping and ScratchingIt’s hard to tell apart […] -
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Friday, 19 November 2021, 5:00 pmDean of Faculty Kathy Oleson and professors from Reed’s Computer Science (CS) Department met with students on November 11 to discuss concerns about overwork and […] -
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Friday, 12 November 2021, 5:00 pmHappy Fifth Birthday to this Special Guy! Photo Courtesy of San Diego Bird Spot Species: California Scrub-Jay, or Aphelocoma californicaFamily: Corvidae (Corvids)Star sign: GeminiRating: 12/10Ideal […] -
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Friday, 5 November 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Bird of the Week: Northern FlickerSpecies: Northern Flicker (Yellowhammer, various other names), or Colaptes auratusFamily: Picidae (Woodpeckers)Star sign: LibraRating: 11/10Ideal Date: […] -
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Friday, 29 October 2021, 4:00 pmA Review of What We Do in the Shadows Courtesy of FX I am currently going feral over the third season of What We Do […] -
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Friday, 29 October 2021, 4:00 pmYou Can Run, but Can’t Hide from the Cackling Goose Photo courtesy of eBird Species: Cackling Goose, or Branta hutchinsiiFamily: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e. ducks, geese, […] -
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Friday, 15 October 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto by Mick Thompson The Black-capped Chickadee is a cute and round little songbird familiar to denizens of the northern United States. It can often […] -
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Friday, 8 October 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of the National Audubon Society Species: Northern Harrier, or Circus hudsoniusFamily: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)Star sign: GeminiRating: 14/10Ideal Date: Listening to a […] -
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Friday, 1 October 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Species: Gadwall, or Mareca streperaFamily: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e. ducks, geese, and swans)Star sign: TaurusRating: 12/10Ideal Date: Playing minigolf at Pirate’s Cove […] -
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Friday, 24 September 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of National Audubon Society Species: Lesser Goldfinch, or Spinus psaltriaFamily: Fringillidae (True Finches)Star sign: AquariusRating: 10/10Ideal Date: As long as you notice it, […] -
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Friday, 17 September 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto by Jonah Rohlfing Species: Belted Kingfisher, or Megaceryle alcyonFamily: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)Star sign: AriesRating: 11/10Ideal Date: Ordering you to be hanged for daring to ask […] -
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Friday, 10 September 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of Wikipedia Species: Barn Swallow, or Hirundo rusticaFamily: Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)Star sign: SagittariusRating: 10/10Ideal Date: Squatting in an abandoned Soviet-era housing complexTo […] -
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Friday, 9 April 2021, 4:00 pmDr. Melinda Krahenbuhl, the former Director of the Reed Research Reactor, was allowed in mid-March to return to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-related activities after […] -
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Friday, 9 April 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of the National Audubon Society Species: Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)Star sign: GeminiRating: 12/10Ideal Date: Going on a triple date alongside its […] -
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Friday, 2 April 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of the National Audubon Society Species: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Family: Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)Star sign: VirgoRating: 14/10Ideal Date: Sky DivingThe Peregrine Falcon is […] -
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Friday, 26 March 2021, 4:00 pmPhoto by Albert Kerelis Species: Song Sparrow, or Melospiza melodiaFamily: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)Star sign: CancerRating: 10/10Ideal Date: A night at the karaoke bar.The Song […] -
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Friday, 26 March 2021, 4:00 pmThe fact that Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a good film is almost as impressive as the fact that it even exists in the first […] -
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Friday, 19 March 2021, 4:00 pmAn Anna’s Hummingbird in the Canyon. Photo by Jonah Rohlfing. Species: Anna’s Hummingbird, or Calypte annaFamily: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)Star sign: PiscesRating: 12/10Ideal Date: Spending a weekend […] -
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Friday, 12 March 2021, 5:00 pmPhoto by Albert Kerelis Species: Great Blue Heron, or Ardea herodiasFamily: Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)Star sign: CapricornRating: 15/10Ideal Date: a night at the opera—in […] -
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Friday, 5 March 2021, 5:00 pmA Highly Divisive Bird Photo by Jonah Rohlfing Species: Steller’s Jay, or Cyanocitta stelleriFamily: Corvidae (Corvids: Crows, Jays, Magpies)Star sign: LeoRating: public opinion is mixed/10Ideal […] -
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Friday, 26 February 2021, 5:00 pm“A rotund little bird worth a large amount of love and appreciation” Photo Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Species: Townsend’s Warbler, or Setophaga townsendiFamily: Parulidae (New World […] -
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Friday, 19 February 2021, 5:00 pmPhoto by Albert Kerelis Species: Green-winged Teal, or Anas creccaFamily: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e. ducks, geese, and swans)Star sign: LibraRating: 12/10Ideal Date: Footie pajama movie nightAs […] -
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Friday, 12 February 2021, 5:00 pm“A bird of bad moral character” A Bald Eagle in the Reed Canyon. Photo by Albert Kerelis. Species: Bald Eagle, or Haliaeetus leucocephalusFamily: Accipitridae (Hawks, […] -
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Friday, 4 December 2020, 7:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Species: Cedar Waxwing or Bombycilla cedrorumFamily: Bombycillidae (Waxwings)Star sign: LibraRating: 12/10Ideal Date: Getting wine-drunk at three in the afternoon.This week’s songbird […] -
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Friday, 20 November 2020, 6:00 pmAw, man! Photo Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Species: Brown Creeper (American Treecreeper), or Certhia americana Family: Certhiidae (Treecreepers)Star sign: GeminiRating: Yes/10Ideal Date: Creeping up trees (duh!)This […] -
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Friday, 13 November 2020, 7:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Species: Cooper’s Hawk, or Accipiter cooperiiFamily: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)Star sign: CancerRating: 11/10Ideal Date: People watching from the comfort of […] -
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Friday, 6 November 2020, 10:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Species: Hooded merganser, or Lophodytes cucullatusFamily: Anatidae (waterfowl, i.e. ducks, geese, and swans)Star sign: LeoRating: 13/10Ideal Date: a very expensive outing […] -
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Friday, 30 October 2020, 9:00 pmPhoto Courtesy of Wikipedia Species: American Crow, or Corvus brachyrhynchosFamily: Corvidae (Corvids)Star sign: ScorpioRating: 15/10Ideal Date: Causing Problems on PurposeIn case you haven’t noticed, Reed […] -
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Friday, 23 October 2020, 9:00 pmAre you really an Oregonian if you can’t recognize our variety of Dark-Eyed Junco? Photo Courtesy of allaboutbirds.org Species: Dark-Eyed Junco, or Junco hyemalisFamily: Passerellidae […] -
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Friday, 16 October 2020, 6:00 pmGreen Heron in the Reed Canyon. Photo by Sabrina Blasik. Species: Green Heron or Butorides VirescensStar sign: CancerRating: 13/10Ideal Date: standing completely still next to […]