Smile! A cute yellow-bellied marmot eating dandelions. #marmot #blueskyphotos #wildlifephotography #NikonZ9

Speak up to protect our public lands and submit your comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...

I lost my husband to cancer 12 years ago. Participation in a clinical trial extended his life by 2 years. Now, there are at least 3 new drugs that could have extended his life much, much longer, thanks to our extraordinary system of medical research. Cutting medical research funding is lunacy!

Gorgeous common loon - back and front. Known for their eerie, echoing calls, loons can dive over 200 feet and stay underwater for minutes at a time. Their eyesight is adapted to focus both in air and water.🪶👀🪶 #birds #Gaviaimmer #blueskybirds #WildlifePhotograpy #birdphotography #NikonZ9

I absolutely love the FEARLESS Dr. Peter Hotez!!!!!

When mom and baby both have something to say - perhaps protesting cuts to the National Park Service. Western grebes🪶, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in July. #birds

There’s nothing common in the grace and elegance of the common loon!🪶 #blueskybirds #birdphotography #NikonBirdPhotography

Adorable burrowing owlet siblings seeking respite from the desert heat. 🪶🦉💕 #blueskybirds #owls #RockskipperPhotography

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

#FoxyFriday - 🦊a nice distraction! This patient vixen was nursing her own four kits (about 8weeks old), and several from another mom. An ill advised neighbor across the road feeds them dog biscuits and hot dogs. 😢 #RedFoxes #wildlifephotography #PacificNorthwes #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9

Stunning tulips at Roozengaarde gardens. 🌷 #MayBlooms #Rainbow #Tulips #BloomScrolling #MagicSkagit #Roozengaarde

Tulip #scape - the beautiful Skagit Valley, WA tulip fields. #tulips #fieldoftulips #landscapephotography #MagicSkagit #SkagitValleyTulipFestival #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9

Happy Earth Day! This image reminds me of the tragic loss of ice in the arctic and the species that are threatened, like this polar bear - who should be sleeping on ice, not rock😢. #EarthDay #PolarBear #Svalbard #ArcticCircle #ClimateChange #NaturePhotography #RockskipperPhotography

Tulip Tuesday🌷 Tulip season is almost over for the season in Skagit Valley, WA. Enjoy this boost of colorful beauty - it lifts my spirits… #TulipTuesday #MagicSkagit #BloomScrolling #FlowersofBluesky #RockskipperPhotography

Starting the #BlueSkyMonday week with beautiful tulips 🌷 of the Skagit Valley, WA #bloomscrolling #nature #photography #tulips #spring #MagicSkagit

#Stunday beauty from the tulip fields of Skagit County, WA. The sweet Savannah Sparrows flit among the tulips singing the songs of love. 🪶🌷🐦‍⬛🎶 #SkagitValleyTulipFestival #SavannahSparrow #MagicSkagit #Tulips #BlueskyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9 #NikonPro

For those wondering if this whole "defying the Constitution to unlawfully detain people and send them to foreign prisons" thing is a worthwhile focus, it has been a hotter 5 Calls topic than both tariffs and Signalgate over the last month...

Dramatic clouds and tulips - what a wonderful combination! Images from Skagit Valley, Washington last week. #flowersofbluesky #tulipfields #springvibes #dramaticskies #skagitvalleytulipfestival #skagitvalley #colorfulnature #landscapephotography #nikonZ #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov I’m extremely disappointed in you for voting FOR the voter suppression SAVE Act. This act will make registering to vote extremely difficult for many legitimate voters who have changed their names by marriage and adoption. No more campaign donations from me!

One the signs I created for the Hands Off protest on 5 April 25 in Friday Harbor, WA. Where will you be? #HandsOff #50501

A moment of zen for this tumultuous day… Snow Geese in the Skagit Valley, Washington State. Turn up the volume!🪶 #snowgeese #SkagitValley #MomentOfZen #birdsofBlueSky #SnowGeeseinFlight

T’wasn’t a flask of Old Crow, so t’wasn’t Hegseth’s kin.

Spectacular daffodil fields at sunrise in the Skagit Valley, Washington. #SkagitValley #MagicSkagit #SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers #BlueSkyFlowers #RockskipperPhotograhy

Can you IMAGINE if Kamala Harris did something like this. Don't EVER say a WORD about DEI. So far we see a bunch of white male clowns making a mistake so egregious as likely to warrant a criminal investigation in a normal world. Imagine a lowly military grunt doing this.

@cantwell.senate.gov your constituents expect a loud and relentless response to the egregious Hegseth and cabinet member security lapse! Democratic leadership as well as the rank and file must take all available actions to ensure this never happens again.

The Skagit Valley, WA is a major stop in winter for migrating snow geese. I was lucky to find a field with thousands of birds this week -- simply amazing to watch and photograph! They will soon be heading N. 🪶 #SkagitValley #SkagitSnowGeese #SnowGeese #BlueSkyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonUSA

Happy Vernal Equinox - Happy Spring! Nothing says spring like daffodils -- and the Skagit Valley in Washington State is home to some beautiful fields. #SkagitValley #SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers

Welcome my friend and amazing bird photographer to Bluesky!🪶

A different composite of Blood Moon Total Eclipse March 13-14, 2025. Images are ~2min apart, clockwise from the bottom. Do you prefer the linear or circular composite? #TotalLunarEclipse #BloodMoonTotalEclipse #BloodMoon2025 #YakimaRiverCanyon #astrophotography #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography

Time for us all to speak up and be heard!🪶 #BlueSkyMonday #ShortEaredOwl #SkagitCountyWashington #GiveAHoot

Blood Moon Total Eclipse March 13-14, 2025, from the Yakima River Canyon near Ellensburg, WA. #TotalLunarEclipse #LunarEclipse2025 #BloodMoonTotalEclipse #BloodMoon2025 #YakimaRiverCanyon #EllensburgWashington #astrophotography #moonphotography #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography

@cantwell.senate.gov Please vote NO on cloture! Hold the republicans accountable for the budget. Schumer is off his rocker - this is the time to fight, not capitulate!!

Pheasant flying at sunset - while waiting for owls. Such beautiful birds!🪶 #pheasant #birdsofbluesky #SkagitValley #SamishFlats #NikonZ9 #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography

Bird on a wire with moon at sunset. 🦉🪶🌙 #ShortEaredOwl #birdsofbluesky #SkagitValley #NikonZ9 #RockskipperPhotography

Enjoy another shot of my favorite Short Eared Owl on the wing!🦉🪶❤️ #ShortEaredOwl #birdsofbluesky #SkagitValley #NikonZ9 #RockskipperPhotography

Tariffs will negatively impact Washington State’s agriculture, driving up costs, reducing exports, and squeezing farmers. The retaliatory tariffs will only make things worse, harming businesses and consumers alike. An economic disaster in the making! @murray.senate.gov @repricklarsen.bsky.social

Beautiful, fierce, short eared owl huntress with her breakfast vole. Bird photography = mental health break! 🪶 #ShortEaredOwl #birdsofbluesky #SkagitValley #NikonZ9 #RockskipperPhotography

Some estimates suggest just Tuesday's tariffs alone could cost the average U.S. household $830 a year — and that's before you factor in the cost of anticipated retaliatory tariffs from Canada, China and Mexico.

NEW: One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, internal memos estimated. The USAID programs were cut anyway. By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social

Just saying.

How can such cruelty go unchecked!

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

The Dance of the Jugglers, performed in the Man region of Côte d’Ivoire was for me, very disquieting. Little girls are tossed into the air and caught by a man wielding knives. #danceofthejugglers #Côtedivoire #IvoryCoast #WestAfrica #VisualStoryTelling #TravelPhotography #RockskipperPhotography

Almost full “snow” moon rising over the Northern Cascades, Mt. Baker. #scape #NorthernCascades #RisingMoon #MtBaker #LandscapePhotography #RockskipperPhotography

RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen. 1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.

Heinous—Trump WH/HHS is planning to likely destroy $500 million worth of stockpiled COVID tests. They could give it out for free, but then Trump and RFK Jr would have to admit COVID is serious. And minimizers don’t have the guts to admit millions died. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

In these tumultuous times, wishing everyone love on Valentine’s and Every Day - regardless of who or how you love! #KissingGentooPenguins #AntarcticPenguins #LoveIsLove #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdPhotography #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography

The Snow Full Moon rising over the North Cascades - from the San Juan Islands. #SnowMoon #FullMoonRising #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9

This remarkable masked stilt dancer of the Dan ethnic group performed for the village during a ceremony, with leaps, jumps and spins - always spotted by helpers in case he should fall (he didn't). #DANTribe #MaskedStiltDancer #CoteDIvoire #IvoryCoast #WestAfrica #TravelPhotography #NikonPro

Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID! Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…