Three common birds to my area. Black phoebe, yellow-rumped warbler and Say's phoebe. Glendale, Arizona. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotographer

Woodpeckers: Male gila woodpecker and female gilded flicker. In Glendale, Arizona. #birds, #woodpeckers, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotographer

(T)he Washington Post reported today on a court filing by lawyers for the government that claims it is legal for the administration to distribute federal money only to Republican-dominated states, withholding it from Democratic-dominated states. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-1...

Raven near Superior, Arizona. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotographer

Fixed it

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CITIZENS' INITIATIVE TO HELP ABORTION ACCESS ACROSS EU

People like Vought aren’t meaningfully different from grand inquisitors or modern Taliban leaders: men singularly obsessed with dragging society back to tue dark ages when fanatical simpletons like themselves could more easily control the masses.

Epstein files are supposed to be released on Friday this week. Guess we'll be invading Venezuela on Thursday.

“.. Wage growth is rapidly easing and judging by leading indicators and conversations with business executives there is more deceleration in the pipeline (lower raises and lower entry wages).” - @gregdaco.bsky.social

The American wigeons are back at the golf course ponds. Masses of them. Glendale, Arizona. 12/14/25

It's a Queen. Found out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, AZ #nature, #butterflies, #wildlifephotographer

I don't have to go far to find beauty, just to my backyard. Rosy faced lovebirds. Glendale, Arizona. 12/14/25 #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #lovebirds, #wildlife photographer.

Catching glimpses of autumn colors in the desert. In my community in Glendale, Arizona. 12/14/25 #nature, #flora, #autumncolors, #fallfoliage, #naturephotographer

Some herons at the ponds. Black crowned night herons and green heron. Glendale, Arizona 12/14/25 #birds, #wildlfe, #herons, #nature, #wildlifephotographer

Arizona sycamore in autumn, at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, AZ . 12.6.25

Osprey. I was taking an afternoon nature walk, and was lucky to see this beautiful creature. 12/14/25 n #birds, #wildlife, #birdofprey, #nature, #wildlifephotographer.

Pipevine Swallowtail near Superior, Arizona. 12/6/25 #butterfly, #swallowtail, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

Orange-crowned warbler out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, near Superior, Arizona. 12/6/25

Inca dove out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, near Superior, Arizona. 12/6/25 #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotographer,

#Pinks #ProudBlue We need to join the ICC when Dems take back control of the White House in 2028. Hand the regime over and give them the green light to go after Netanyahu. www.bbc.com/news/world-1...

Magnificent Aurora over Loften, Norway ~ time lapse

Thank you @captmarkkelly.bsky.social for speaking up!

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay letting me know she was there. Out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. 12/6/25 #birds, #jays, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

Spotted Towhee, foraging. Out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. 12/6/25

Hermit Thrush, in the shadows of a tree with berries it was eating. Momentary glimpse. Out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. 12/6/25 #birds, #thrush, #wildlife, #wildlifephotography

Ruby-crowned kinglets, fighting. I didn't expect to see this little bird being so aggressive, but I guess, territory is a big thing for these tiny birds. Boyce Thompson Arboretum, near Superior, Arizona. 12/6/25 #birds, #kinglets, #nature, #wildlife, #wildlifephotography

Ruby-crowned kinglets, crowns flaring for territory infringement. At Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Saturday, 12/6/25 #birds, #kinglets,#wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

Northern cardinals, out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. Saturday 12/6/25 Often found there. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

Difference in location. Autumn colors out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum on 12/6/25. One is at peak on the stone cliff, the other is still in transition to the red it will be at peak. Superior, Arizona. #flora, #autumn, #fallfoliage, #photography, #wildness

Phainopepla, a pair, out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. Saturday 12/6/25 Often found there. #birds, #wildlife, #nature,#wildlifephotographer

What are your thoughts on the video @jasmineforus.bsky.social launched with her entrance into the TX Senate race?

Sora, a first for me. Out on Ayer Lake in Boyce Thompson Arboretum on Saturday, 12/6/25 abt. 9 AM, near Superior, Arizona. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

Cedar waxwing out at Boyce Thompson Arboretum on Saturday, 12/6/25. Near Superior, Arizona #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography,

This belted kingfisher is very camera shy and when it sees the lens, bolts like a bullet back and forth across the pond. I am lucky to get one shot that is decent. Glendale, Arizona. #birds, #kingfisher, #wildlifephotography

Two separate black crowned night herons. One still fishing and the other trying to get some shut eye. Glendale, Arizona #birds, #herons, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

2025/12/5 Full Cold Moon Glendale, Arizona.

Backyard friends in Glendale, Arizona. Female Anna's hummingbird and rosy-faced lovebirds. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifphotography

Double-crested Cormorant, Glendale, Arizona. They are back. So soon the crowds of egrets and blue heron will be back at the golf course ponds too, because the cormorants stir up the fish. #birds, #wildlife, #symbiosis, #wildlifephotographer, #nature.

Yellow-rumped warbler in perfect camouflage setting, in Glendale, Arizona. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

Phainopepla, up at the Sears Kay Ruins Trail in N Scottsdale, Arizona, on 11/28/25. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

Ruby crowned kinglet, tatting at me when I walked by, out at Sears Kay Ruins Trail, N. Scottsdale, Arizona. #birds, #wildlife, #kinglet, #nature, #wildlifephotography, #Arizona.

Rock wren, on a rock, out at Sears Kay Ruins Trail, N. Scottsdale, Arizona. #birds, #wildlife, #wren, #nature, #wildlifephotography, #Arizona.

Desert lavender, on the Sears Kay Ruins Trail in N. Scottsdale, Arizona 11/28/25 #flora, #firerecovery, #nature, #wildlifephotography

This is desert lavender and I'm so happy that it is flourishing after a terrible man-made fire burned through in 2020. This would be the fall bloom and lusher because we have had some rain. The bees are very happy too. On the Sears Kay Ruins Trail in N. Scottsdale, Arizona 11/28/25 #flora, #nature

Canyon towhees out at the Sears Kay Ruin Trail, N Scottsdale, Arizona. #birds. #towhees, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography

A canyon towhee singing a song. Sears Kay Ruins Trail, N. Scottsdale, Arizona. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography, #towhees 11/28/25

Young red-tailed hawk out at Sears Kay Ruins Trail in North Scottsdale. 11/28/25 #birds, #hawks, #redtailhawk, #nature, #wildlife, #wildlifephotography

I took a hike up to Sears Kay Ruins trail in N. Scottsdale, AZ. We've had some nice rains and the desert lavender seems to be very happy, which makes the bees happy. 😍 #flora, #nature, #naturephotography

Backyard friends. Glendale, Arizona: Anna's hummingbird, Gambel's quail, and Abert's towhee. #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #Arizona, #wildlifephotography

Various birds on the pond at the golf course. Green heron, killdeer, mallard ducks. Glendale, Arizona. #birds, #waterbirds, #wildlife, #nature, #wildlifephotography