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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sunset at Sandstone Falls
#nature #sunset #waterfall #photography #naturephotography #mountains #longexposure #explore

AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Aug 25

The angriest of ruby throated hummingbirds.
#photography #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nikon #hummingbirds #photo #photographer #art

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Aug 20

The art and the artist.
Cricket bat orb weaver.
#nature #wildlife #photography #photographer #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #spider #art #summer #nikon

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Aug 11

Whitetail buck starting to transition to his winter coat.

#nature #wildlife #photography #photographer #photo #nikon #deer #wildlifephotographer #naturephotography #summer #whitetail #nikon

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Aug 10

Male and female tiger swallowtails.
#wildlife #photography #nature #butterfly #insects #bugs #naturephotography #nikon #wildlifephotography #photographer

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Aug 6

Common eastern bumblebee.
#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bees #bee #bumblebee #nikon #bugs #insects #photographer

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Aug 2

#flowers #plants #flower #nature #photography #naturephotography #photographer #lily #photo #nikon #tigerlily #moody

AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Aug 2

Double tiger lily.
I planted some Asian tiger lilies back in the spring. One of them has a mutation that causes it to produce more petals than usual. It’s called a double flower or in this case a double tiger.

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 31

Young great blue heron.
One of the better lit photos I’ve taken of one.
#nature #birds #wildlife #photography #photographer #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikon #summer #bird #westvirginia

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 30

#waterfall #waterfalls #longexposure #photography #photographer #nature #naturephotography #nikon #appalachia #explore #photo

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hawk moth. This is the first time I’ve gotten one to show me its eye spots.
#wildlife #bugs #insects #wildlifephotography #photography #nikon #photographer #wildlifephotographer #nature #moth #naturephotography

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 27

Monarch caterpillar devouring a milkweed leaf.
#wildlife #photography #photographer #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #monarch #insects #bugs #nikon #appalachia #summer #caterpiller

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 23

#photography #nature #nikon #landscape #naturephotography #westvirginia #landscapephotography #nikonphotography #nikoncreators #photographer #photo #wildandwonderful #summer #sunrise #travel #hiking #art #outdoors #woods #appalachia #mountains #almostheaven

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 23

2 and half more months and this will all start turning orange,yellow,red, and brown.

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 22

Honey bee on a zinnia.
#photoraphy #photographer #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #nikon #bee #flowers #summer #bees

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 15

Great White Heron/Egret.
They stop in WV for a few weeks one their migration path. So they’re kind of rare here.
#nature #birds #wildlife #photography #photographer #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikon #summer #bird #westvirginia

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 14

Full Buck Moon.
#photography #moon #fullmoon #nature #naturephotography #photo #photographer #night #summer #nikon #nightphotography #explore

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 11

The old Pipestem post office.
#photography #photographer #photo #nikon #appalachia #westvirginia #oldhouses #abandoned #summer #wildflowers #flowers #rural

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 10

Double rainbow over the river.
#nature #photography #photographer #nikon #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photographer #summer #westvirginia #explore

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 9

Nice little view at the lake once the fog burned off.
#photography #summer #photographer #photo #explore #nikon #lake #westvirginia #appalachia #mountains

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jul 2

Common snapping turtle.
#wildlife #nature #photography #photographer #wildlifephotography #naturephotodraphy #nikon #turtle #turtles #wildlifephoto #reptiles #animals

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jun 30

Whitetail fawn.
#nature #wildlife #photography #photographer #photo #nikon #deer #wildlifephotographer #naturephotography #summer #fawn #nikoncreators

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great Laurel.
#flowers #nature #photography #naturephotography #photographer #summer #plants #sunset #flower

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jun 23

Female eastern box turtle with what looks like a healed crack in her shell.
#wildlife #nature #boxturtle #turtle #naturephoto #photogrpahy #nikon #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifephoto #photographer

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AppalachianGrant @appalachiangrant.bsky.social · Jun 19

Ghost pipe!
#nature #photography #naturephotograpgy #wildflowers #flowers #wildflower #nikon #photographer #photo #explore

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