It looks like you had an awesome day today! Thanks for sharing.
It looks like you had an awesome day today! Thanks for sharing.
Coming through!
Awesome!
Wowza! A young Red-tailed Hawk swooped low past me and settled on a nearby branch this morning, allowing me to capture it in beautiful light! 🎉🎉🎉 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding
The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
Good morning!
looking forward to the weekend #heron #bird #wildlife #photography #photographersofbluesky
Rufous Hummingbirds undertake one of the longest migrations of any bird, traveling nearly 4,000 miles from their wintering grounds in Mexico to breeding areas in Alaska and Canada. Migrants Welcome! #birds #birdsky #birdsoftheworld #aves #birdsofbluesky #hummingbird #colibri
And then he was gone... #birds #owls
Neighbourhood watch #birds (a young Cooper’s hawk keeping an eye on things)
Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington. #olympicnationalpark #nps #beautifulusa #landscape #photography #hurricaneridge #photographersofbluesky
Memories of 'The Seven Year Itch'... Late evening. Honey The Great Blue Heron, reenacting Marilyn Monroe's iconic pose, from one of her famous Hollywood films. She could be a model. A total beauty. 📸🇨🇦 #GreatBlueHeron #Photography #Wildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada
My Shadow... Late evening. Wile E. The Eastern Coyote, chilling out and relaxing, while enjoying the fresh air and scenery. Gorgeous eyes. Very handsome and intelligent... Show these beauties, the respect that they deserve. 🐺📸🇨🇦 #EasternCoyote #Mammals #Wildlife #Photography #OntarioParks #Canada
I love that shot! You don’t always see a side view of an owl.
"My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear" Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens, in which he lays out what the Dems must do if they win back the House next year, including defunding the entire executive branch and nationalizing SpaceX.
Here's some more views of the Blue-winged Teal at Horicon Marsh. #Ducks #birds
Great shots!
Daskalakis: There is a program called Vaccines for Children. It is the safety-net program that gets vaccines to kids. Over 50% of kids in the U.S. get their vaccines through this. If the ACIP says this vaccine should not be given to six-month-olds through 12-year-olds, the VFC won’t buy it
🚨Governor Pritzker has no fucks. He is not playing games with the host in D.C. Chicago is not a piece on a board, it is a city - just like LA and DC. Rolling over is not an option.
Pritzker: When did we become a country where it's okay for the president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything, especially something we don't want? Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
somebody done broked the great blue heron gonna need all the kings horses and all the kings men on this one 😉 #birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #greatblueheron #heron #photography #shotoncanon
What a great shot you captured!
Powerful Owlet in a suburban Brisbane nature reserve this morning. It's mama was about 5m away in another tree. #brisbane #birds #wildoz
The papa of the Powerful Owlet was fast asleep about 30m down the creek. #brisbane #birds #wildoz
Battle Ready... Early morning. Briana The Bald Eagle (Wife of Brock), flexing her wing to deter a group of Crows, trying to harass her. It would be no contest. Check out her talons!! 🦅📸 🇨🇦 #BaldEagle #Raptor #Birds #BirdsOfPrey #Photography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada
Kingfisher - brown(ish) feet denotes juvenile. #Nikon #photography #birds #ukwildlife #ukbirding #wildlife #nature
While camping this weekend, I had a quick visit from a young Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, who appeared to dig something to eat out of a tree. #wildlife #birds
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
You’re welcome.
Looking for migrating warblers, I came across this one in our woods. #birds
What a cool shot!
And now about the war. As of August 25, due to russian war in Ukraine, 1,553 cultural heritage sites and 2,388 cultural infrastructure facilities have been destroyed or damaged. – Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine
Brown Violetear showing some of his violet ears to me at La Minga Ecolodge #colombia #hummingbirds #birds
He is always there… 🌎 Northern California #greatblueheron #birds #photography #birdphotography #birding #nature #naturephotography #wildlife
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Morning walk. I got a surprise! A white egret and great blue heron.
Beautiful!
Love your street art.
I love watching them! They are having so much fun!
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
I’m not sharing this to scare people—though it’s fucking terrifying. I’m sharing it because we all need to be on guard. We won’t be getting reliable data from the CDC anymore. Worse, the guidance could be harmful. RFK Jr. has no medical training, no scientific background…
No, President Trump. Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again. It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors. DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
Scroll break courtesy of Silas… he has mastered the art of zen. 💤 #ambassadorwolf
My Rocky enjoying the sunshine today.
Duck family at Horicon Marsh. I love #ducks! #birds
Trump to bulldoze Texas wildlife refuge for border wall.
The Republican party is a death cult. They are antiscience & have no compassion or common sense. Vaccines save life. www.latimes.com/california/s...
If the Democratic Party intends to win this fight, it must stop functioning solely as a party & instead step into its moment in history: to lead a pro-democracy movement capable of confronting this authoritarian threat. https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/stand-up-america-the-time-for-a-pro?r=2lckc
“.. democracy often erodes slowly at first .. But with each concession, autocrats become bolder.. and reversal becomes harder. Responses that, early on, can feel pragmatic—waiting it out, remaining silent, cutting a deal—only embolden ..” @dziblatt.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
Gupta: Here’s why this matters: 1. Because the FDA indications have changed, if I prescribe it to you, I’m opening myself up to a lawsuit. He directly signals that… 2. A pharmacist is no longer able to prescribe and administer a COVID-19 booster that doesn’t meet indications.
This is very bad news. Louisiana won't even defend its own map in SCOTUS. It abandoned its own Black voters. Those of us committed to defending the VRA are now entirely on our own. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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bumpertheluckdragon Bumper Ernie is a 5 month old, Australian shepherd x. Ernie was born blind and deaf Grey Bruce Animal Shelter www.grey-bruceanimalshelter.com
Awesome shot!
Another nice encounter with a Great Horned Owl last night just as the sun was setting. #wildlife #birds #owls
Cracking views of the male kingfisher this morning at Walthamstow Wetlands. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birdphotography #walthamstow #ukbirds #birds
Common Kingfisher by Laura Corkindale in the UK.. #kingfisher #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlifenet #bsky #bluesky #photography
Kevin the Kingfisher #birds #ukbirds #nature #wildlife #BirdOfTheDay
My daughter went to her pharmacy and asked for the covid shot a few days ago. She was told they were out too.
This is how you stand up to bullies and aspiring tyrants.
Time stands still... Early morning. I am in love!! My little sweetheart, Fiona The Fox Kit Twin, curiously checking me out. Her Brother Freddie, was still in their den. So beautiful!! 🦊📸🇨🇦 #AlgonquinPark #Fox #Kits #Twins #Mammals #Canada #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks
“This is about the President of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.” – Gov. J.B. Pritzker
A Red-shouldered Hawk, just minding its onw business, sitting on a branch as we walked past this morning. #Birds 🪶 #Photography #EastCoastKin #FujiFilm #XT5
This is 100% correct.
Even a shoebill has moments that look like laughter. #birds
I’m glad you got your mammogram. It saved my life. I didn’t have a lump on my breast but the mammogram caught the cancer.
You’re welcome, Helen.
It’s all about power. If they replace the heads of military with yes men, they have power and control. And ensuring it just before the mid terms. By the time most realize what has happened and what continues happening, it will be too late.
I am sounding the alarm on the real crisis we face today. Donald Trump’s overreach is what our founders warned against – it is unprecedented, unwarranted, and un-American. There’s no emergency here that calls for military intervention.
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
They look so happy to be together.
🚨National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C. And so it begins. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
A female Belted Kingfisher watches over the pond, planning her next dive.
I went to Horicon Marsh again yesterday. It's a good habit to get into. A beautiful day and a few nice pics. I need to start processing them. Until I get some processed, here's a few of the Sandhill Crane in some taller grass from not too long ago. #birds #SandhillCrane
Perfect! Love the heron in front of the reeds!
One of the big blue boys at Horicon Marsh. The #GreatBlueHerons usually land and hangout behind this big reed bed and we don't get good photo ops of them. I was so happy this guy landed in front and stayed a few before hopping to his more private area. #birds
And a #Stunday hummingbird Velvet-purple coronet Ecuador 2020 #photography
Wow! Stunning!
A young great horned owl 🦉 #birds #owls
Awesome! That look in its eyes!
This great horned owl looks a little wet. I saw it drink from a puddle, and I suspect it enjoyed a bath just before I arrived. #birds #owls #wildlife #nature 📷
I'm gonna need a good car wash after today!🪶
This is so cool!
Dawn Launch in Cappadocia #Stunday #photography
What a gorgeous shot!
A portrait of a wonderful Dalmatian Pelican for #Stunday They really are fantastic and impressive birds especially in flight... despite their massive size they were surprising elegant! 🤍 🪶 📷 Happy Sunday everyone. 🕊️ #Stunday #Photography #Birds #Nature #EastCoastKin
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Stroke of luck today. I was actually pointing my camera at a Dipper when Kevin the Kingfisher popped out of the undergrowth and landed on a rock nearby. First time I've photographed one with a fish. #birds #wildlife #nature
I invite you to look at this photo on a good quality monitor, if you have one, to see the amazing beauty of this creature. #birds
It knows you’re the owl lady.
This is how I want to start every day of my life. 🪶
Portrait of a beautiful spotted deer 📷 🌿 🦌 #wildlife #nature #mammals #photography
Billions of lights pierce the night sky, disorienting migrating birds and leading to deadly collisions. Fall migration is underway—turn off unnecessary lights at night. A small act, but it saves lives. 🌌🕊️ youtu.be/_gXSN2GmI8M?...
*Posting for patti3333.bsky.social* while she is temporarily suspended for being hacked: NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES AUGUST 22, 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES From Oregon I thank you all of you everywhere All over our country, fighting fascism America WE CANNOT LOSE DEMOCRACY