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Missourian nomad interested in all things birds. NSF GRF PhD student @UChicago | Former NSF REPS @OxyMLZ (She/they, 🏳️‍🌈)

Chicago, IL

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Marky Mutchler

2 years

It’s time for an introduction! I’m Marky, an NSF-REPS participant currently managing the genomics center @ the Moore lab (and applying to grad programs this fall!) I work w/ neotropical birds, finding interest in museum-based work and comparative genomics!

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2 years

You ever nearly pass out from how amazing a bird is and then it goes and decides to pose perfectly? Still blown away by this amazing encounter with my lifer Swallow Tanager

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1 year

I took way too many photos of this gorgeous owl, but it was worth it 😍 When am I ever going to see a Snowy Owl against palm trees again??? #SoCal #snowyowl

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7 months

You ever wondered what a couple seconds of a tiny portion of sky would look like during a morning with 180,000+ migrating warblers? That’s oddly specific, but wonder no more!

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2 years

OHHHHHH MYYYYYYY GOSHHHHHHHHHH

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2 years

!!!! Saw Mountain Quail today!!!!

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1 year

Because I can, here is a thread of some of my favorite bird photos I’ve taken Starting with this freakin adorable Lapland Longspur during an ice storm in Louisiana

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1 year

Since 2013, I’ve spent holidays at home admiring the incredible variation of Dark-eyed Juncos. I have notebook pages filled with juncos, attempting to categorize the ones at our feeders. 2022’s installment is a quick iPhone sketch, featuring Cassiar, Oregon, and Slate-colors.

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2 years

Oh how the terns have tabled

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2 years

Picked up this Whiskered Tern waterlogged in the sea yesterday. Underweight (65g) but otherwise fine. Unbelievably relaxed bird happy to sit on the dining table to be fed. 74g by end of breakfast this morning - hope to release tomorrow.

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7 months

Nearly 1,000 migratory birds died at ONE building just this morning in Chicago. Imagine across the whole city. Please please please consider turning lights off in your home and offices over night as our feathered friends make their journey south! 📸 Daryl Coldren

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5 years

Just found out this little fluff nugget I helped band in 2017 in KCMO has been spending his winters in Dallas. Glad to see he’s still sporting an angry face!

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2 years

I SAW THE CHORIOLE!!!

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2 years

Probably my favorite photo of the Connecticut Warbler 😍 I’ll never forget this experience. Having this skulker of a bird slowly walk closer to me as it went about its biz was truly enchanting

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2 years

Got to catch up with one of the bluest blue birds to ever exist- a Lazuli Bunting! Bear Divide was a little slower today, but over 60 LazB’s flew by making for a wonderful morning. (Bird handled under proper supervision and permitting before being released on his way!)

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4 months

When traveling, I often have the urge to draw but don’t have the materials on me. So, I resort to drawing with a finger on my iPhone 😅 Some comparisons of Kentish and Snowy Plover plumages from the other day when art motivation struck!

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2 years

A few stunning birds from this afternoon’s LA co. birding!

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4 years

My first scientific poster ever! Bummed I couldn’t be live, but so excited for what this project has become! Thank you all for tuning in and for the kind words and support. A huge huge thank you to the one and only @glaudelrio #naoc #NAOC2020

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1 year

When you coincidentally wake up at 5am, so you decided to beat rush hour traffic and go see a Snowy Owl in Southern California. The traffic back at 8 wasn’t even bad, somehow!

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1 year

Number 1,000 for the year has been observed!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 No bean goose sadly (it would leave the day I chase…), but seeing a Rough-legged Hawk for the milestone is almost better - best hawk around!

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1 year

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!! 😭😭😭

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2 years

Believe it’s the first Lowe 48 record!! Wood Warbler, booyah!!!

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1 year

First bird of 2023? Carolina Wren 🎉 What are y’all’s?

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2 years

I FOUND A CONNECTICUT WARBLER!!!! The sneakiest of sneaky warblers- and I found it at a spot I’ve been checking since 2013 for this very species!! Totally over the moon right now 😭

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7 months

“Today was the greatest birding day of my life.” - @thebirdsguy Is how I feel after observing one of the ~3 biggest flights of warblers ever counted on the planet. The largest ever was 721,000: Vid: 500 birds in 25s =~1,200 birds/min in this bit of sky

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7 months

5-year-old me would be wide-eyed over the fact I was going to school for birds, 12-year-old me would be losing their mind! First week into my PhD, classes at the University of Chicago, and a new badge for work at the Field Museum!

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1 year

Casually finding a state first record for Texas with a fellow guide on the first day of my visit 🤯🤯🤯

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1 year

!!!!!!!!! RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL ACQUIRED!!!!!! (Turns out sitting completely still = bird landing a couple feet away from one’s face) WOOOO!!

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1 year

As a birder, I think it is completely fair to ask that my honeymoon someday is spent entirely on a boat chumming for tubenoses at thee Petrel Station in New Zealand

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1 year

I’ve seen 999 bird species this year…I need one more!! Yet, I go home to visit family today through the new year and there are 0 easy birds I need there…Down to the wire!!

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2 years

Bear Divide migration has been so much fun already, so I felt inspired to draw a Bullock’s Oriole in a pose I’ve often seen them in as they zip by!

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2 years

Big fan of the eBird home page color scheme this week 🇺🇦

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Few more photos of the supercell from last night! Was incredible to watch it rotating, yet a touch scary as it was coming straight for us! Thankfully no damage to cars, but some 2.5-3” hail did occur!

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2 years

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1 year

It was one of those rare weekends where you somehow see every last one of your target birds, have a great time with friends, and also see mind-blowing landscapes. The 6-hour drive home didn’t even suck!

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1 year

Oh what did I do today? Only just see the BEST INTRODUCED BIRD IN THE WHOLE US! I ❤️magpie jays

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1 year

With the new year, one of my resolutions is to spend time getting back into art more seriously. I regularly share my photos (which, are for sale and commission!), but I want to share more art. Would people be interested in purchasing prints or requesting commissions?

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2 years

Just got done seeing 200+ species in a couple days and couldn’t be happier 😍😍😍

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2 years

I had an AMAZING time last night presenting my first in-person poster ever at #AOS_BC_2022 It was great to meet so many new faces and in doing so, getting to share some of the fascinating work we are doing at @OxyMLZ

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1 year

Love when young white male birders call you a liar over something dumb and then twist the story to make you look bad. This is why birder drama is so petty and just adds on to making the hobby less welcoming!

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1 year

Maybe my favorite hawk of all time… The ever-variable and awesome Swainson’s Hawk! A few shots from this weekend’s detour for a migratory spectacle.

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1 year

Next up- Demon-eyed Phainopepla from campus in LA earlier this year

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2 years

One of the most range-restricted and endangered birds I’ve ever laid eyes upon…Amazing views of Cundinamarca Antpitta yesterday at Refugio del Tororoi!! 🤯🤯🤯

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1 year

Something more positive ❤️ My first lifer of 2023! A pair of gorgeous Queen (King) Eiders! These lovely birds have been hanging out at Ventura Pier for a few weeks. They thankfully stuck around long enough for me to drive up after work today.

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1 year

In addition to Mountain Plovers, I also went and saw some really adorable Bell’s Sparrows this morning. Aren’t they the freakin best?!

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2 years

First day of trying out a mirrorless setup…I didn’t want to be impressed because they’re so expensive - but dangit!

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1 year

Well, Bear Divide did it again! This morning @kelseyreck & I counted nearly 12,000 birds migrating through! This is the third largest movement we have recorded, following close behind our largest day ever this past Monday with 21,000+ birds

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7 months

Did you have your lights off? Over ONE BILLION BIRDS flew through the United States in just one night!!!! Thank you @DrBirdCast for creating and providing such amazing tools to visualize and quantify bird migration!

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2 years

It has been exactly a year since my first ever pelagic…I’ve now done almost a dozen pelagics and even completed my first spotter position aboard as of yesterday! I can’t get enough of the ocean and its birds.

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6 months

“Woohoo!”….The proper reaction to a second state record Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in Chicago

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1 year

After much deliberation over many incredible programs, I am very excited to announce that I will be starting my PhD in the CEB program @UChicago this fall!!!

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2 years

1,700+ birds and some opportunities for flight photography - Spring on the West Coast rocks!

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7 months

Goodnight Chicago! Remember to TURN YOUR LIGHTS OFF!! This radar image from right this moment shows a ton of green circles over the Midwest, which are actually nocturnal migrating birds (not rain!)

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2 years

Mom surprised me with a trip to Santa Cruz Island. Turned into probably the best day of birding I’ve ever had in Southern California!! Red-footed Booby, 6(!) Tennessee Warblers, double digit warbler species in general, and of course Island Scrub-Jays

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1 year

First month of 2023 is over, and bird-wise I wasn’t very busy…But 👀 I did get 4 life birds! Three of the four were right here in Southern California

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2 years

Snagged every Puerto Rican bird endemic in ~2 days!! Oriole was the final addition #AOS_BC_22

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2 years

Been quiet on Twitter about it, but I saw over 9,000 tubenoses in a couple days and I still can’t believe it 😧

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7 months

Officially the best morning flight of my life ever…over 100k birds with more pouring in…and I have to go to class 😭

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1 year

Oh, another fun story - my lifer Red-footed Booby on my first-ever pelagic!

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7 months

Today was not all doom and gloom, and in fact, we actually were able to witness well over 100,000 birds migrating in real time! There’s no photos or anything in the list yet, but if you’re curious, check it out!

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1 year

Speaking of road-trips, I did an insane trip to TX and NM to chase some cool birds. One of those birds was this lovely Blue Mockingbird!

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1 year

I forgot how much I love banding birds! Spending a few of my free mornings banding migratory birds at Bear Divide has been one of the best experiences ever! Can’t wait for more! (All birds safely handled under proper permits and training!)

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1 year

Everyone stop what you’re doing. This is what the ideal backyard looks like

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1 year

Having a real stellar party at my house

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1 year

Birding for 20 years has provided me with many a story, and one of the most amazing ones IMO was finding a Black Rail scooting around under some oak trees in the Bay Area

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4 years

Largest bird I’ve prepped yet! A beautiful salvaged Black-footed Albatross

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4 years

More than 300 Hudsonian Godwits this morning. Plus, a banded bird from Chile! Often these godwits will make a nonstop trip from Chile to the center of the US.

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2 years

A blue Green Jay! How cool is that?? 😲

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1 year

2023 resolution off to a half-decent start. A couple 30 minute pieces from today

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1 year

Can you guess what state I just finished interviews at? A super fun and exhausting day! Relaxing with some local bird art is very much the vibe

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1 year

One of the last photos I took before embarking on a several day road trip to SoCal - a self-found Long-tailed Jaeger which made for quite a story!

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9 months

I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a bit of an academic dream of mine to be on a jay paper with @LAevolving ! It was super cool to be a part of this work (and even do a little art for the figures!). I love when taxonomic questions lead to cool stories!

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8 months

Sitting in my comfy chair, drinking coffee, eating a croissant, and scoping a Parasitic Jaeger from my apartment has got to be one of the coolest yard bird sightings for me so far!

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1 year

….two days of birding between two weekends…😳 Only in California!

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1 year

Now THIS is probably top 3 for my favs. The lighting, the bird, the mood is all *chef’s kiss* (LeConte’s Sparrow)

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1 year

Speaking of cute…baby Barn Swallow impressed by the sunrise

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1 year

Should’ve started this in January, but I am recently inspired! I am going to keep a thread of my life birds in 2023, starting with my first one only 3 days into the new year: #1681 - King Eider (Or, Queen Eider) during sunset off the Ventura Pier

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2 years

Back from Colombia 😍 Time to share some of the gorgeous birds! Here’s the amazing Many-striped Canastero, a unique little bird that lives above ~10,000 feet in a special habitat known as páramo (which happens to be one of my all-time favorite environments now!)

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3 years

Murder parrot and its parrot meal

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Edward Lucas

3 years

never a dull moment here in south-west London

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3 years

Grateful for everything I learned at LSU, which has allowed me to share that knowledge with others and use it in a productive manner! Here’s 20-some odd specimens I’ve been able complete here at @OxyMLZ

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1 year

Oh no, two rails in one thread! I think the cuteness factor of this Clapper Rail family will allow for it

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1 year

Trying to keep the art inspiration going - some Oystercatchers and Bell’s Sparrows inspired by some of my more recent outings! Might color in the oystercatcher bills…

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3 years

It was a *really* good morning

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3 years

Unlike my pets, I most definitely have favorites whenever I draw out a series. This C.s. restricta portrait has certainly gained the top spot for me currently- and it’s not even finished!

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3 years

It is all still sinking in, but I am overjoyed to announce that I was awarded funding via NSF’s new REPS supplement! I will be working on the Mexican Bird Resurvey Project at @OxyMLZ with @LAevolving starting this fall!!

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4 years

This week has been incrediblyyy slow, filled with exams and assignments, so it was a very nice surprise to be given a research award!! 😱😱

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2 years

Abstract accepted!! Time to prep for my first in-person scientific conference!

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1 year

I haven’t drawn in SO long ahhhhh!!! I need to work on some more birds in flight stuff…

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1 year

QRT with your wing art! All of my artwork technically has wings, but usually they are folded. However, open wings were a must for the raptors in this field guide I’m working on! Black Kite Colored pencil 9x12”

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1 year

I rather enjoy the crazy assortment of exotic bird species down here in LA, so here’s a thread on some of the introduced species to Southern California! First up: Scaly-breasted Munia, a cute little finch from India & SE Asia I regularly encounter in grassy urban areas of LA

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10 months

A Vermilion Flycatcher looking stunning af for your Friday

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2 years

Inside of you there are two wolves…Er, maybe two gulls? Ring-billed Gull with a California Gull-like dark eye from this weekend

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10 months

Finished up my final day of work at MLZ ☹️ Prepped my last bird, a salvaged Common Loon. Words cannot begin to describe my amazing time at the Moore Lab, nor the amazing people I worked alongside! I am going to miss California, LA, and MLZ dearly!

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2 years

When you hike straight up a “hill” in Los Angeles just for a bird…worth it!

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1 year

Here, have a Bridled Tern from Puerto Rico

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3 years

Woohoo! It didn’t feel like 4 years in time, but it occasionally felt like 4 years of work! On to more adventures

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11 months

Happy Pride Month!

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6 months

I saw a Black-legged Kittiwake today 😭😭😭 One of those birds I’ve only seen a few times ever!

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1 year

How about something from Colombia? Endemic Gold-ringed Tanager checking me out from 15 feet away

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9 months

I’ve seen this! Scared a Woodcock on the side of the road and it quickly grabbed and flew a few feet with one of its young.

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9 months

It’s interesting how often this behaviour is mentioned without any evidence. A former colleague once told me he’d seen it. Where does this come from?

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2 years

OKAY my week is ABSOLUTELY MADE

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