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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · 1d

Love this bookstore ! And a joy to see my book among the other fine ones. Thanks Sarah

Sarah Swanson @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social · 1d

I love finding my friends’ books at independent bookstores! I hit the jackpot at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, OR today.
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Congrats to my friend Tom Myers on his newly released “Birds of the Pacific Northwest For Kids”! A blue book with a Steller’s Jay on the front sits on a shelf next to a pink book with a trillium on it.

Jeff VanderMeer’s “Absolution” is out in paperback with some wonderful cover art! A black book with a trippy alligator and other distorted shapes.

I strongly recommend my good friend Rebecca’s book, “Flight Paths”, about the fascinating history of the study of bird migration! The cover features a flock of birds against the sky.

Marina Richie’s book “Halcyon Journey” is a wonderful read. The cover features a Belted Kingfisher, the subject of the book.

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · 1d

Yay! Thank you for sharing …

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · 2d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · 2d

No kings only kingfishers, kinglets, and kingbirds!
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · 4d

Sauntering with Thoreau in Oregon. My new post-
Thoreau in spirit will be with us tomorrow at No Kings!

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Sauntering with Thoreau in Central Oregon

The sun waves a casual wand, casting aureate rays on summer’s fading green. In the Turquoise Forest of ponderosas at the edge of a seven-thousand-year-old lava flow, I follow the slant of October l…

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · 14d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Bend Oregon” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Bend Oregon · No Kings

SAVE THE DATE AND STAND BY FOR MORE DETAILS AS WE PLAN THIS DAY OF ACTION AND RESISTANCE! (Note: Location and time subject to change) **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peacef...

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · 26d

Ready for a Cascade of Butterflies? Always there are lessons to apply to the times we are in--when do we camouflage and when do we spread our bright wings wide? And isn't it time for an irruption of millions who care about our planet and Democracy? See my new blog: marinarichie.com/2025/09/24/a...

A Cascade of Butterflies

A Gift of Autumn Equinox Wes and I are canoeing on Elk Lake in the company of thousands of California tortoiseshell butterflies. Like flying embers, they cross the sparkled and breezed waters with …

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Sep 15

Countdown to submitting your comment by Friday, Sept. 19 to show your love for roadless areas. Oppose the move to rescind the Roadless Area Rule of 2001. Share your comments with Congressional reps and your governor, too.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...

Joseph Canyon, Marina Richie photo

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just out--my new blog on saving roadless areas: marinarichie.com/2025/08/31/s...

Save the Heart of Wild America

“A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness” – William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice from 1939 to 1975. Where the roads end, wildness begins. The clock is ticking for all who care a…

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Sep 1

Speak up for Roadless Areas--the Heart of Wild America.
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Save the Heart of Wild America

“A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness” – William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice from 1939 to 1975. Where the roads end, wildness begins. The clock is ticking for all who care a…

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Aug 12

Kingfishers Out Loud

For your listening pleasure-- 9 1/2 minutes.

Teaser quote: "Seeking kingfishers near rippling or tranquil waters, worries tend to mist away."

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#birder #kingfisher #beltedkingfisher #rivers #halcyonjourney

Kingfishers Out Loud

August marks the coming deadline for delivering my new book manuscript to Chelsea Green Publishing. That leaves little space for writing new blogs. Since summer can be a dreamy time to read outdoor…

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Aug 11

Conserve roadless areas to protect the wilds. Read my letter to the editor in the Oregonian: www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

@oregonwild.bsky.social #roadless #climateforest #wilderness #badgercreekwilderness #stoptrump

Readers respond: Conserve roadless areas to protect the wild

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Aug 4

So true. (And with real cheetos taped to the poster). From Bend, Oregon's Fight Fascism Rally, August 2nd. #fightfascism

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Aug 2

Wild birds are solace. As I write, my eyes flick to fluttering wings--Black-headed Grosbeak, Mountain Chickadees, Rufous Hummingbirds hovering, sunflower-bright Lesser Goldfinches, & Red Crossbill juveniles at the water baths. I've injured my hamstring and rely on closeby nature. Do you?
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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 30

A Rufous Hummingbird is a fireball. Two in the air are dervishes! We love that they have nested within our tangled native yard. Fact: The Rufous Hummingbird makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird ( measured by body size). #birder #hummingbird #migration
(photo: Marina Richie)

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hope for renewal, the meaning of legacy, words about my father ,Dave Richie, and gratitude for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and MountainTrue.

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#appalachiantrailconservancy #mountaintrue #hurricanehelene #bigtree #birder #appalachiantrail

The Dave Richie Tree Survived Hurricane Helene

Earlier this summer, I received an email from Josh Kelly of MountainTrue that resonated on a deep personal level: Hi Marina, I accompanied the ATC crew to treat the trees at Moffett Laurel Botanica…

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 27

Endangered Marbled Murrelets link marine reserves to protected old-growth forests. Their fate is our fate. I saw and heard my first murrelets flying into the wild forests at Cape Perpetua last week—citizen survey. Life changing ! Thanks Bird Alliance of Oregon. #birder #marbledmurrelet

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 15

While I love to see people reading my book outdoors by a stream, river, pond, or lake, or bay with kingfishers... the audiobook version is on sale.
If you're seeking Halcyon Days tranquility/peace/ myths of transformation/ memoir:
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#kingfisher #birder #audiobooks

50% OFF Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher

Winner of the 2024 John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History Writing More than one hundred species of kingfishers brighten every continent but Antarctica. Not all are fishing birds. Th...

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 14

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions

Rally at Peace Corner to make some Good Trouble--there will be chanting! There will signs! There will be calls to action beyond this event! Join 50501 Central Oregon and Indivisible Bend as we once...

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 13

Lewis's Woodpeckers are nesting in ponderosa snags within a nearby forest. The parents are tireless in feeding and guarding their young. This photo by fellow observer Michelle Kellogg shows a parent feeding wax currant berries to the chicks. We could learn lessons from birds on parenting.
#birder

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 13

This is a critical New York Times OpEd to read after the tragic floods in Texas!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/o...
Written by my friend Tim Palmer--river champion and author of a must-read book. Order one for your library: Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Water Crisis.

Opinion | Stop Building in Floodplains

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Interdependence Day Revisited

Six years ago I wrote this post, Interdependence Day: Time for a New Celebration that begins: This July 4th morning I woke, contemplating why Interdependence Day resonates more than Independence Da…

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jul 1

I found hope and renewal last weekend while helping with a postfire bird survey in beloved Opal Creek.

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#opalcreek #wildfire #wildfirerenewal #birds #birder #merlinapp #savingwilds #oldgrowth #ancientforest #wilderness #beachiecreekfire @oregonwild.bsky.social

Opal Creek Ancient Forest: Abundance After Wildfire

The word “abundance” is on the tip of our sweetened tongues. Melt-in-your-mouth blackberries burst from the native vines twining along the ground. Lazuli Buntings are singing their hear…

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thanks for reading on a Friday! It's all so urgent to save the wilds.
#roadless #wilderness #savewilds, #protectwilderness #publiclands

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Roadless Forever!

Save the Heart of our Public Lands

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Marina Richie @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social · Jun 25

Message from the kingfisher! Fireworks endanger birds. Be responsible on July 4th. Let's make good trouble instead and protest to save birds, public lands, wilderness, and all we hold dear.

www.oregoncoastbreakingnews.com/post/no-fire...

No Fireworks Allowed On Beaches Or State Parks

Oregon State Parks welcomes Fourth of July celebrations, but fireworks and explosives are strictly prohibited within Oregon State Parks and the entire ocean shore. Park staff encourage visitors to cel...

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