As we get close to the end of the year I thought I'd repost some of my favorites. These aren't in any particular order, but how could I not start with my absolute favorite of the Kingbird riding on the osprey while carrying a fish? #photography #birds

Happy Solstice, Bluesky lovelies! As the light returns, may people round the world, allow it to enlighten our hearts & minds & actions with kindness & empathy. Each new day,is a new opportunity for each one of us to share light, in our own way. ☀️🕊️♥️

Happy #WinterSolstice! Here's Winter depicted on the Mosaic of the Four Seasons from Ain Beida near Timgad, 2nd century AD. National Museum of Antiquities, Algiers, Algeria.

Happy Winter Solstice! Beer can, pinhole camera photos of the Summer to Winter Solstice (2024) and the Winter to Summer Solstice (2025). You never know quite what you're going to get with these photos, set the beer can pointing towards the sun at hopefully the correct angle and wait 6 months!

A SOLSTICE ANALEMMA: Italian photographer Paolo Bardelli stitched together 48 pictures spanning 12 months to reveal the analemma over Lake Varese. spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com

Happy Winter Solstice

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I love this story about sandhill cranes!

Ribbit ribbit 💜🐽🐸

Sue has the best critters

@molly56.bsky.social Not trusting ChatGPT for any medical info after seeing this!

Not trusting ChatGPT for any medical info!

I'm too sexy for my wings, too sexy for my tail, too sexyyy

A real treat to watch a male Lyrebird perform at the Healesville Sanctuary yesterday. Truly magnificent.

Field & puddle full of grazing sandhill cranes!

#PhotoFailFriday *NO, I WON'T LOOK AT YOU* Gambel's quail sitting on fence post w/ back towards the camera

He did something RIGHT for once? How much money 💰,💰💰💰,💰💰💰 did he get?

Beyond amazing detail, in marble!

Question Authority

Over six years ago, I published an 11,000 word article in The Atlantic (gift link below) explaining how Donald Trump was, beyond any question, mentally ill and unfit to hold any office of public trust. He has proven these points virtually every day since. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Grey Fox 🦊

You can clearly see how the 🦝 are *seeing* w/ their hands. I learned yesterday (from 9yo PBS Nature) that dipping their paws/hands in water softens them so they can more clearly feel & see w/ their hands. Frees their eyes 👀 up to watch for predators.

Squawky & Hennrietta (pheasants). Watch till the end, he stands up & starts to fluff up. Previous Squawkies would then flap their wings & then SQUAWK SQUAWK. I put seeds on the ground in front just to get these two.

Peak Geminids Meteor shower this past Saturday night captured over Stonehenge. Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869

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Squawky getting breakfast. Showing off his tail & glorious colors. White lined doves & white crowned sparrows bopping around. And probably the spotted towhee pair.

Squawky🐓 the pheasant & White lined dove taking off at dawn

Two racoons (on the right) One is mounting the other & she said NO! Meanwhile sub-adult on left continues to munch on sunflower 🌻 seeds.

OK so I've decided on the hashtag to use with my tracking santa posts next week #CritterXmasEve with Sarah so be sure to look for all the posts with that hashtag. I'll also try to keep it to one thread :)

Squeeeee 🥰🥰🥰

No, you're not seeing things. These trees ARE blue. In 2013 'The Blue Trees' art installation came to Albuquerque. A harmless vibrant colorant was used to paint the trees to raise awareness about deforestation with installations appearing in cities around the world. #ColorADay #BlueTues #BlueTrees

The photo was captured with a motion-activated camera. Not mentioned, the scent of freshly baked cookies

Fact check: this turned out to be AI. They're not this big.

It's HUGE

@wynoc.bsky.social @molly56.bsky.social @billreagan16.bsky.social Have some whale 🐋 serenity

Image of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light Photographer Kathrin Swoboda

U.S. pals: Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army. There are better charities out there. Much better.

Racoons not feeling like sharing seed bowl. I think it's the big male chasing the other one away, probably one of the sub-adults.

@wynoc.bsky.social @billreagan16.bsky.social @molly56.bsky.social The great 🦝🦝🦝 + 🦝 search continues.

Views in daylight & at night of woods & old yellow VW Bug. The 2nd one has 🦝 racoon next to VW at the wheel well & door. The next view of the camera was of it tipping over & looking at the sky. 🤣 So tonight I have the camera pointed at tail of VW & at pile of metal tubes.

I get it!

Cruelty is the whole point.

@wynoc.bsky.social More right whales 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋

@cameratrapsue.bsky.social This is the video I mentioned of them interacting. I love watching them.

Timeline cleanse, please enjoy a minute with the local raccoons. Raccoon interactions as snow softly falls in the garden. #mammals

Today's woodpecker performing a metaphor

MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE YOU WILL EVER SEE I learned to hate myself by copying my Daddy who verbally & mentally castigated himself for everything he did wrong. Shutting that voice in my head off has been an endless struggle for last 45 years. Be kind to yourself

Record-breaking 75-year-old mother #bird prepares to nest. Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...