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Asrat

@asratag.bsky.social

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Interested in Nature, Culture, Society - in that order. Avid birder. All pictures/videos I post here are mine unless specified otherwise. Researcher @ZEF, University of Bonn

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · Feb 19

H.D.
"The Walls Do Not Fall"

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 39m

Mesmerizing!

Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 3d

Dragonflies have 5 eyes: 2 large compound eyes and 3 simple eyes called ocelli. The large compound eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses that give them a nearly 360° field of vision, while the 3 simple eyes help with flight orientation and stabilization
Why do we humans have just two?
Not fair!

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 5d

tuf! tuf! tuf!Come on guys! we gotta spit some more!
Spitttlebugs trying to live up to their names. It is not easy!
#bugs #nature

Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 5d

Also, the Easter Yellow-billed Hornbill when you don't show up with an ant

Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 5d

How to eat an ant properly
If you do not see the ant, well, you should be glad you have other things to eat.
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
📍Borena, Ethiopia
🪶 #birds #life #nature

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 5d

It's #Flyday already?
Oh well! One doesn't have to fly to spread one's wings, right?
Woodland Kingfisher spreads its wings to ... well, show off really.
📍Bahirdar, #Ethiopia
🪶 #birds #nature #wings #blue

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 14d

A life well lived.

Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 15d

Could be either. The sexes are not dymorphic in this case.

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 15d

Ignore the matching feet and beak. Ignore the larger than life pose. Nothing extra ordinary there, anyone can do it. But the splash of dazzling velvet across the face ... that is what makes you a fashion icon.
African Pygmy Kingfisher
📍Bahirdar, Ethiopia
🪶 #nature #fashion #colors

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 16d

Nature's paintings
Nature does some of its best paintings on bugs
From left to right - clockwise
Bandit Shieldbug
Ladybird Bug
Picasso Bug
Jewel Bug

#Nature #Bugs #art

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 16d

Clip is from FRAproductions; link 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX-q...

RIAT 2025 Highlights #1: Arrivals, Training, Air2Air: IL-78, JF-17, C-5, E-3F, U-2, C-17...

YouTube video by FRAproductions

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 16d

A new species of eagle, made of metal, has been documented for the first time.
Haliaeetus metallum
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Magnificent livery!

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 18d

No one guessed, but here is the answer any way.
Vulterine Guinefoul
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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 19d

Feathers on Friday
Guess the bird
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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 24d

Some rock formations from Borena, Ethiopia

Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 26d

It's #Flyday folks!
So, here is an African Fish-Eagle flying away with the dismembered head of a catfish. Like most birds of prey, the African Fish-Eagle is a hunter. But it won't say no to a free meal. This particular head of a catfish was left over from the local fishermen.
📍Bahirdar, Ethiopia
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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 28d

Yeah, that would have been my first choice - who doesn't want bigger prints! But it is a bit out of my budget as well. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience.

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · 28d

I would love to hear your thoughts about the printer. Have been thinking of getting a good printer for a while now but I haven't gotten around to making it happen yet. Was considering the PRO-300 but this looks to be a newer version?

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · Sep 15

Ayaye!
Let's get them feet moving yal all!
The Konso have some nice groves. If I was a music producer, I would have signed these bunch in a heartbeat
Konso, Ethiopia
#music #art #africa #indigenous #dance

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's #Twosday, innit?
So, how about a faceoff between two bishops?
Yellow-crowned Bishop
🌍 Bahirdar, Ethiopia 🇪🇹
🪶 #birds #nature

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Asrat @asratag.bsky.social · Sep 7

Starlings on Sunday
Africa has some of the most colorful starlings in the world. From left to right
Golden-breasted Starling
Suberb Starling
White-crowned Starling (quite odd looking, more like a crow than a starling)
Violet-backed Starling
All photographed in Ethiopia
🪶 #birds #starlings #nature