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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social

A stare down from a Green Heron.

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jun 16, 2025, 9:06 pm • 3,668 264

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Chris Tomkinson @bardonabike.bsky.social

I tried, but I blinked first. This bird’s incredible!

jun 16, 2025, 9:55 pm • 1 0 • view
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lenovar.bsky.social @lenovar.bsky.social

Yikes. Is he mad? Did we do something wrong? Should we apologize?

jun 17, 2025, 2:03 am • 0 0 • view
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tRumpeTroll @trumpetroll.bsky.social

We take the challenge, you sweet, tasty... I mean beautiful snack, noo I wanted to say bird! Yeah, you sweet bird! Really! No one wants to eat a such wonderful delicious, I mean gracious bird. Believe me!

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jun 16, 2025, 9:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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3Crows @pamelab52.bsky.social

Fierce!

jun 17, 2025, 11:47 am • 0 0 • view
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🌊 Meshuga Monster Mash 🗽⚖️ @neptuniandemocracy.bsky.social

Awesome 🤩

jun 16, 2025, 10:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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afigure.bsky.social @afigure.bsky.social

We could be herons, just for one day.

jun 17, 2025, 8:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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FLUX Kontext | Official @fluxkontext.bsky.social

POV: your boss caught you pretending to work.🤓

jun 17, 2025, 8:34 am • 0 0 • view
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The Men In Tights Podcast @menintightspod.bsky.social

This feels so intense.

jun 17, 2025, 2:01 am • 0 0 • view
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Judy @eabl81.bsky.social

The same look my mother used to give me when I came home after curfew! 😧

jun 17, 2025, 6:50 am • 2 0 • view
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Harley @harleyrider.bsky.social

Kinda blue

jun 16, 2025, 11:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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Half Matt Half Biscuit @byrninho.bsky.social

Just looks very disappointed in you, like your mum does when you've done something foolish.

jun 16, 2025, 10:42 pm • 2 0 • view
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EndofCommonDecency @endofcommondecency.bsky.social

Looks like he means business.

jun 16, 2025, 11:05 pm • 2 0 • view
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SkippY @skippie12.bsky.social

You clearly spot that on😹

jun 17, 2025, 1:05 am • 0 0 • view
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OldeHippi🦋 @oldehippi.bsky.social

Cool!!

jun 16, 2025, 9:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tee. @mooretee.bsky.social

Hi Green Heron !!!!

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jun 17, 2025, 10:06 am • 2 0 • view
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Don't look up @zone6bgardener.bsky.social

The green Heron of judgement

jun 16, 2025, 10:15 pm • 3 0 • view
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pcoordinator.bsky.social @pcoordinator.bsky.social

He didn’t lie that parade. Watch this space.

jun 16, 2025, 11:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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hollypond.bsky.social @hollypond.bsky.social

Now that is a serious bird 'stink eye' if I ever saw one!

jun 17, 2025, 12:01 am • 6 1 • view
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Kim @voxlyra.bsky.social

😲...

jun 16, 2025, 11:05 pm • 2 0 • view
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wotsnottolike.bsky.social @wotsnottolike.bsky.social

That's a pigeon!

jun 17, 2025, 3:16 am • 2 0 • view
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Karakht @karakht.bsky.social

I'm currently listening to this: youtu.be/1PID-sRkLOk The Heron stare is fitting this so well lmaooo

jun 16, 2025, 9:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bartleby the Paralegal @sunraa.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpJO...

jun 17, 2025, 2:11 am • 1 0 • view
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🇧 🇴 🇧 🇧 🇮 🇳 🇵 🇴 🇳 🇾 🇹 🇦 🇮 🇱 @bobbinponytail.bsky.social

Wow 😮

jun 17, 2025, 2:40 am • 0 0 • view
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Kim Whitesell @kimwhitesell.bsky.social

He won

jun 16, 2025, 10:17 pm • 1 0 • view
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Half gay @adhomonym.bsky.social

Looks like a tall mad pigeon 💕

jun 17, 2025, 9:28 am • 0 0 • view
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marg-feuille @marg-feuille.bsky.social

I'll see your heron and raise you a shoebill

Shoebill frontal head shot
jun 16, 2025, 10:57 pm • 18 2 • view
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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social

Shoebill take life way too seriously. 😏

jun 16, 2025, 11:27 pm • 5 0 • view
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IrishIceSP @irishicesp.bsky.social

Ho-lee shit. Feathers at dawn!

jun 16, 2025, 11:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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lfarrell.bsky.social @lfarrell.bsky.social

My money’s on a grackle

Grackle, looking menacing
jun 21, 2025, 3:38 pm • 0 0 • view
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marg-feuille @marg-feuille.bsky.social

youtu.be/kDMHHw8JqLE

jun 21, 2025, 3:41 pm • 1 0 • view
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lfarrell.bsky.social @lfarrell.bsky.social

Shoebills really are delightfully terrible!

jun 21, 2025, 3:43 pm • 0 0 • view
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marg-feuille @marg-feuille.bsky.social

They are quickly becoming my favourites birds after crows.

jun 21, 2025, 3:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jasnah Kholin @mlyngrant.bsky.social

“Did you just call me green?”

jun 16, 2025, 11:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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Gravamen in Black @sreginald.bsky.social

Lyght Green

jun 17, 2025, 8:44 am • 1 0 • view
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Jasnah Kholin @mlyngrant.bsky.social

🤣🤣🤣

jun 17, 2025, 12:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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ꈤꀎꈤꉓꀤꂦ ꌃꀤ꓄ꀤꌗ 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @nunciobitis.bsky.social

"what YOU lookin at?"

jun 16, 2025, 9:51 pm • 1 0 • view
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Dave @illinibrowndog.bsky.social

That heron is not mad. Just disappointed.

jun 17, 2025, 10:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Just Jack ⚾️ ⚽️ @jpogolds.bsky.social

He’s definitely not happy that I’m checking him out right now 😂

jun 16, 2025, 11:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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รค๓คภՇђค ђ๏гเչ0ภ 🏳️‍⚧️ @samanthahoriz0n.bsky.social

Looks like he's got an opinion on something. We should probably listen 🤨

jun 16, 2025, 10:35 pm • 2 0 • view
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Mister Falkone @mrfalkone.bsky.social

Happy Heron #iykyk

jun 17, 2025, 11:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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IrishIceSP @irishicesp.bsky.social

I surrender. I know murder chickens when I see them. 🧐

jun 16, 2025, 11:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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Guintiger @guintiger.bsky.social

You don't scare me - I have one of these bad girls living in my backyard:

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jun 17, 2025, 12:05 am • 6 1 • view
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S Crowley (she/they) @arguchik.bsky.social

Dude, is she an osprey?? I can’t tell from the photo how big she is.

jun 17, 2025, 2:26 am • 0 0 • view
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Guintiger @guintiger.bsky.social

Yes - that's not a pic of MY girl (she never holds still for me) - but looks the same. She has a mate but he's smaller - she's about the size of a corgi (just guessing - I never try to get too close).

jun 17, 2025, 2:41 am • 2 0 • view
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S Crowley (she/they) @arguchik.bsky.social

Keeping your distance is prudent! She’s beautiful, and a major badass.

jun 17, 2025, 2:52 am • 1 0 • view
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donnadeka.bsky.social @donnadeka.bsky.social

It’s actually pretty safe to get close to a Corgi. Just sayin’…

jun 17, 2025, 5:53 am • 2 0 • view
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Guintiger @guintiger.bsky.social

Yeah, but Corgis don't do majestic af stuff like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMw-...

jun 17, 2025, 1:06 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jdub @irish5.bsky.social

Great picture❣️❣️

jun 17, 2025, 12:22 am • 0 0 • view
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Jimmyclyde @travmad.bsky.social

That is a serious look!

jun 16, 2025, 9:47 pm • 1 0 • view
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Amber and Mama 🐾👣 @ambergheeni.bsky.social

“You talkin’ to me??”

jun 16, 2025, 9:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mary @mbr-too.bsky.social

Impressive 📸

jun 16, 2025, 10:18 pm • 2 0 • view
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🇺🇦Kathryn Sievers she/her🇺🇦 @easternbluebirds.bsky.social

That is a very bill-reducing angle!

jun 16, 2025, 11:21 pm • 2 0 • view
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BetsyStansell @betsystansell.bsky.social

The elusive spectacular pigeon?

jun 16, 2025, 10:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social

Okay, okay! Fish is fine for dinner. Again. Forget I said anything about it.

jun 16, 2025, 10:46 pm • 3 0 • view
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navytrueblue.bsky.social @navytrueblue.bsky.social

"NO SOUP FOR YOU" !!!

jun 16, 2025, 10:25 pm • 5 0 • view
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Communications Officer of #SquirrelTeamSix @squizzradical.bsky.social

He’s sick of our literal shit.

jun 16, 2025, 11:52 pm • 2 0 • view
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Breck Wilhite @breckwilhite.bsky.social

Man, I know that face. That's the face my mother would make when she heard me swearing.

jun 16, 2025, 9:58 pm • 2 0 • view
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Timeflies @komue.bsky.social

He is staring at the US Eagle

jun 17, 2025, 8:24 am • 0 0 • view
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Flipturns 🏊‍♀️🦋🌈🐁🐈📷🤳🐢🐇💐🌞😎🎸🎹🎶✂️🎨🖼🍎🐴📲☎️📖👢⛰️🌋⛺️🦒🐧📻🌂 ⛱️ 🐟🏰🪣💩🚽🚗🚣‍♂️ ⛵️📺🦉🌙🐄 🐔🦉 @flipturns.bsky.social

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jun 17, 2025, 6:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flipturns 🏊‍♀️🦋🌈🐁🐈📷🤳🐢🐇💐🌞😎🎸🎹🎶✂️🎨🖼🍎🐴📲☎️📖👢⛰️🌋⛺️🦒🐧📻🌂 ⛱️ 🐟🏰🪣💩🚽🚗🚣‍♂️ ⛵️📺🦉🌙🐄 🐔🦉 @flipturns.bsky.social

This bird needs to be on a meme.... Hmmmm.

jun 17, 2025, 6:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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UpEarly.bsky.social @upearly.bsky.social

pretty sure from that expression that it is annoyed by being called 'green' ..

jun 16, 2025, 9:49 pm • 5 0 • view
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Lois @freedom333.bsky.social

Great picture

jun 17, 2025, 12:17 am • 0 0 • view
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StaceyinAustin @oscuro-nube.bsky.social

They wish to speak to the manager.

jun 16, 2025, 10:44 pm • 2 0 • view
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dailysmudge.bsky.social @dailysmudge.bsky.social

They do look a little intense, don't they?

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jun 17, 2025, 2:07 am • 1 0 • view
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lisaandotis.bsky.social @lisaandotis.bsky.social

What did you do!

jun 16, 2025, 10:48 pm • 1 0 • view
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mwalker99.bsky.social @mwalker99.bsky.social

😳

jun 16, 2025, 10:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mark Simmonds @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social

Amazing shot Jocelyn

jun 17, 2025, 12:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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MotherPuppers @macblacksheep.bsky.social

I feel like that bird is about to pull out a gun and start quoting Ezekiel at me - what a stare! 😳

jun 17, 2025, 8:58 am • 1 0 • view
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Carlos T @carlost5555.bsky.social

@james65.bsky.social Have you ever come across one of these…😆

jun 16, 2025, 9:57 pm • 2 0 • view
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James @james65.bsky.social

Italian birds are friendlier. 😳

jun 17, 2025, 7:14 am • 2 0 • view
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Carlos T @carlost5555.bsky.social

well yeah, you guys eat horses...the birds are having a field day over there. 😆😂

jun 17, 2025, 3:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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James @james65.bsky.social

Know a group of older men here that catch and eat little birds. 😬 I was invited once for the feast but never did that again. There's more meat on a chicken wing than an entire little bird. ☹️ Everyone thought Italy was just pasta 🤣

jun 17, 2025, 5:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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captkickback.bsky.social @captkickback.bsky.social

The bird is like, hey don’t forget I’m a dinosaur

jun 16, 2025, 10:10 pm • 3 0 • view
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Ariel Judge @elsiecreek.bsky.social

Love this

jun 17, 2025, 1:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Atilla McNamee @atillamcnamee.bsky.social

Okay, it was me, it’s a fair cop….

jun 17, 2025, 10:18 am • 0 0 • view
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Twist @supercoiled.bsky.social

YOU HAVE MY FISH

jun 16, 2025, 9:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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deBeauxOs @debeauxos1.bsky.social

I've never seen a photo of any Heron, head on. Tbh, this heron looks like a pigeon when not captured in profile.

jun 17, 2025, 4:01 am • 4 0 • view
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Laura Young @catsmyau.bsky.social

I saw one today over my pond!

jun 17, 2025, 3:08 am • 0 0 • view
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FakeSummer 🏳️‍⚧️🦊♥️ @fakesummer.foxgirl.gay

/r/Birdsfacingforward would LOVE this

jun 16, 2025, 9:17 pm • 1 0 • view
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Audrey de Witte @audjde.bsky.social

Goodness mean. I feel like I need to confess. Okay, okay ... I did it. A very arresting stare.

jun 16, 2025, 10:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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salrob.bsky.social @salrob.bsky.social

Looks like it means business!😜

jun 17, 2025, 10:24 am • 1 0 • view
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Jeff Tidwell @enemyfromwithin25.bsky.social

We better do what he says…

jun 17, 2025, 12:40 am • 2 0 • view
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Skydive @skydive8.bsky.social

Doesn't look green on my screen. Maybe he doesn't have his hair on.

jun 17, 2025, 6:10 am • 0 0 • view
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navyvet1972.bsky.social @navyvet1972.bsky.social

Wow

jun 16, 2025, 10:13 pm • 1 0 • view
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paws4justice.bsky.social @paws4justice.bsky.social

I feel like I did something really bad and I don’t know what it is.

jun 16, 2025, 11:07 pm • 3 1 • view
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Jeff son of Cool @smartmove.bsky.social

Damn I blinked!

jun 16, 2025, 10:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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KrokinToad @krokintoad.bsky.social

Look into my eyes...you are getting sleeeepy...

jun 16, 2025, 10:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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BadCat @mrbadcat.bsky.social

American eagle

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jun 16, 2025, 10:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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Cinda Gillilan @clgillilan.bsky.social

Moments like this I can easily believe birds are the descendants of dinosaurs.

jun 17, 2025, 2:33 am • 1 0 • view
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Kokopelli Design @kokopellidesign.bsky.social

Fantastic!

jun 17, 2025, 9:36 am • 0 0 • view
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The Humble Beetle @thehumblebeetle.bsky.social

This makes me unbelievably nervous.

jun 17, 2025, 4:46 am • 0 0 • view
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Snooker the Wonder Pom! @lisapom.bsky.social

Uh, he means it.

jun 17, 2025, 1:33 pm • 0 0 • view