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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 9h

A fluffy little Brush Rabbit
#mammals #bunnies

A brush rabbit sitting on a gravel trail

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shortcreek.bsky.social @shortcreek.bsky.social · 1h

Razor clam digging, Puget Sound WA; photo from WDFW.

Silhouette of person carrying a clam shovel, with sunrise reflection, at low tide.

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Kjcole 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♏️🦂🕊️🐞🦋🐇🍀 @kjcole.bsky.social · 1d

Sweet dreams 😘😴✨🌚💤🌙🧡

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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · 22h

Fall is here #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling #photography

Closeup of a tree with a patch of bright red leaves among a background of green leaves

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shortcreek.bsky.social @shortcreek.bsky.social · 2h

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 3h

We have hay donations from *almost* the entire United States - does anyone want to donate a bale or two from the grey states? Thank you! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 3h

We made up a map of all the donations to our hay campaign from the United States and we almost have the whole country! Does anyone from the grey states want to help us complete it?! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

Map of the United States with all of the states colored in different colors according to how many donations they have given. It’s shades of green and blue and purple, except for the states with no donations, which are gray. the states with no donations are Alaska Mississippi Iowa, Oklahoma South Dakota Wyoming, Montana and Delaware.

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shortcreek.bsky.social @shortcreek.bsky.social · 2h

Maple tree in shades of green, orange and red.

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Andrea Peterson @andreapeterson.bsky.social · 4h

Some red rose action from our garden 🌹

#Flowers #Roses #RedRoseWednesday #RoseWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #Edmonds #PNW #Photography #Bloomscrolling

A deep red colored rose with two small buds next to it, one in front, and one in back. Additional roses and leaves are blurred in the background.

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shortcreek.bsky.social @shortcreek.bsky.social · 3h

A wintry alpenglow at Washington Pass Overlook yesterday, North Cascades Highway(US 20), by Andy Porter Photography.

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shortcreek.bsky.social @shortcreek.bsky.social · 4h

There's an orange glow of the forest, and then there's an orange glow eating the forest. Photo from Labor Mountain Fire 2025, WA

Night scene with fall foliage trees in the foreground, and wildfire glowing in the background. North Cascades, WA.

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Sanny Bailey @sannybailey.bsky.social · 11h

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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 5h

How Nature Works

I believe this butterfly is a Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), weaving its way among a patch of Skyblue Asters (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense). ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #flowers #insects #butterflies

"A vibrant butterfly, patterned in bold orange and black, rests with wings fully open atop a cluster of white daisies. The petals are crisp and delicate, each flower crowned with a bright yellow center that glows in the sunlight. The butterfly’s wings are intricately marked—black veins and spots tracing through the orange like ceremonial script—while its body is slender and dark, poised in quiet balance.

The daisies rise from a textured field of green and brown, softly blurred in the background, suggesting grasses and wild vegetation swaying just beyond focus. The lighting is bright and natural, casting gentle highlights across the butterfly’s wings and the daisy petals, as if the scene itself is basking in a moment of quiet celebration.

The composition feels intimate and serene—a fleeting alliance between flower and insect, captured in perfect stillness. In the bottom right corner, the image bears the signature “© Swede’s Photography,” marking it as part of a sovereign archive of nature’s quiet rituals." - Microsoft Copilot

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Christopher Dunn @aylwardphotography.bsky.social · 6h

A rare moment with this fox standing tall, it felt like I'd wandered into the pages of a Roald Dahl tale. R5
100mm 1/2000 f5.6 ISO 6000
#RedFox #FoxPortrait #BritishWildlife
#WildlifePhotography #AylwardPhotography
#UKWildlife #NaturePerfection
#FoxesOflnstagram #standingfox

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Adrianna Amari @4aamari.bsky.social · 12h

more precious than rubies

in the golden October marshscape a tree stands adorned with its wisdom glowing like rubies of life

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Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 7h

Sunset in early October this year
with autumn leaves.
#Sunsets
#SurreyHills
#Autumn
#ColorADay
#RedWed
#Skies
#Photography

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Nick Acheson @themarshtit.bsky.social · 2d

October haws (to a soundtrack of pinkfeet, brents, curlews and redshank) on the north Norfolk coast.

Good things to you all this week x

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MJM Grand @huntnfish8.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning Blusky friends

Ruby said “Happy Wednesday”

Winter is here and that means we roll in the snow!

Golden Retriever

Ruby the golden retriever having what can only be described as her personal snow-day masterpiece. She’s sprawled out joyfully in a fluffy white field, nose and whiskers completely dusted in snow, wearing an expression that says, “I regret nothing.” The sun glints off her golden fur.

The snow around her is cratered and tossed like a bakery explosion, proof of an epic roll-fest.

She’s a golden retriever snow angel in action—equal parts athlete, comedian, and connoisseur of mischief.

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 7h

❤️❤️❤️

Matt @inpoetsshoes.bsky.social · 7h

Clouds that are up high
Move into transition
Breathe life into the day

These trees will have to learn
Lost in translation
How to hold on to the day

Days like thunder change
In nature its a behaviour
You are going to feel the flame

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ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 9h

hellebore
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#alphabetChallenge
#weekPforPink
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

the back of a hellebore.
pale cream but the backside is mostly pink.

photograph.

macrophotograph of the back of a hellebore flower. dark pink on the backside. two green leaves on the stem rising from the lower right corner. against a dark pink background.

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Lori @lrlowe.bsky.social · 9h

Wednesday Wow
#naturepainting
#blueskyartshow

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Romek66 @romek66.bsky.social · 8h

#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsWednesday

view of cloud-covered stratovolcano
Snæfellsjökull through a window
in the lava rock Gatklettur

Djúpalónssandur, Snæfellsnes peninsula
September 2025
#hiking #Iceland

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Remy Michaels @remyscameraeye.bsky.social · 18h

Just Chilling... Early morning. You never know, who you might see in the deep woods. My big friend Benicio The Black Bear, enjoying the fresh air and scenery. Very handsome.🐻📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #BlackBear
#Mammals #Wildlife
#Photography #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada