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11/23/25: Fil Dor (FR) wins the 50th running of the G1 Colonial Cup at Springdale Racecourse, Camden, South Carolina.
Dan Nevin rode the 7-year-old gelding for owner Morningstar Farm and trainer Ricky Hendriks.
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Another of my favorites from this year, shot on a cold day in January. This photo is a favorite among my photo club and received an honorable mention at the Louisville National Photography Show.

#photography #birdphotography #birds #nature #ColoradoPhotographer
An american kestrel sits perched on top of a curved tree branch on a cold and cloudy winter day.
December 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 21
Crow is our friend. She has a damaged wing, but can fly, and has come back to nest in the area, and hang out in our yard, for the last few years.
She’s getting a drink and is showing off the subtle iridescence that crow feathers have!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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A crow portrait in profile against a warm brown background lit by the late evening light. Her feathers are showing the subtle blue and green iridescence that they sometimes exhibit in subdued light.
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Magical Solstice! Here's a short thread with samples from the night, ending with the full timelapse video (2/4)

#astronomy #astrophotography
December 21, 2025 at 03:10 MST looking west, Jupiter is prominent on the right. Sirius in Canis Major is prominent in the center. The houses on the horizon a fully dark. There are still a few trails of clouds low. Light pollution is still evident on the horizon. December 21, 2025 at 04:11 MST looking east. There is a meteor just left of center that is angled slightly left and pointing down over Kit Carson Mountain. The thin clouds are really picking up the light pollution from Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Arcturus in Bootes is prominent right of center. Ursa Major stretches to the top of the frame just left of center. Crop of prior frame, December 21, 2025 at 04:11 MST looking east showing detail of the meteor over Kit Carson. The tail is faintly greenish-yellow. The body is reddish/orange. The head is white. The thin clouds have created a halo effect around it. December 21, 2025 at 05:57 MST looking east during nautical twilight. The thin clouds on the right side are now lit red by dawn, even as light pollution on the left still underlights the clouds on the horizon. Arcturus in Bootes is high on the right. Corona Borealis is nearly centered. Below it is Hercules. Vega sits over Kit Carson. Draco sprawls up the left side of the frame. Houselights of Crestone and the Baca Grande are visible.
December 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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wildernessvagabonds.com
Happy Solstice! Here's a short thread with samples from the night, ending with the full timelapse video (1/4)

#astronomy #astrophotography
Nautical twilight on December 20, 2025 at 17:52 MST looking west. The last glow of the old sun lingers on the horizon. Above the horizon are some low clouds, backlit red on the horizon. Above there are stars are popping out in the twilight blue. In the center is the constellation Capricornus. To the left of center the brightest star visible is Fomalhaut, the eye of the "southern fish", Piscis Austrinus. There are a few buildings on the horizon left, one with lights on. There are scattered patches of snow in the foreground. Nautical twilight to the east on December 20, 2025 at 17:58 MST, looking at the snow-capped peaks of the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains. There are also low clouds above the mountains, on the left underlit by light pollution of Colorado Springs and Pueblo. An airplane with short light trail and "headlights" is illuminating clouds on the left. There are numerous satellite light trails visible. Many stars are visible in the still-blue sky. The constallation Auriga is centered. To the right of it are the Pleiades (above) and Taurus underneath. There are numerous lights of Crestone and the Baca Grande POA visible nestled in the foothills. Looking west again on December 20, 2025 at 18:14 MST, nautical twilight is nearing the end. The sky now has a purple tint. The clouds are thicker and illuminated underneath by light pollution from Alamosa and other small towns in the San Luis Valley. The house with lights on is very distinct. The sky is full of stars. Looking east on December 20, 2025 at 23:21 MST. The sky has streaks of green airglow. There are still a few wisps of cloud hanging over the Sangre de Cristo range. The lights of Crestone are much diminished. Jupiter is high above and right of center to the right of Castor and Pollux in Gemini. Cancer sits below. The Beehive Cluster is notable.
December 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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midwestusa.bsky.social
A snowy view up the driveway in Minnesota❄️❄️
#Photography
#Photographer
#BlueSkyArtShow
#EastCoastKin
#Snow
#Nature
#Minnesota
Up the driveway in Minnesota.
December 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora)
#Fall #flowers #bloomscrolling
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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I caught this juvenile delinquent eating some delicious plants in the garden tonight.

#tapiroftheday #tapir #CostaRica
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
bearu66.bsky.social
#ReggaeMusic ❤️
#BobMarley
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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The Hidden Beauty of #Seeds & #Fruits by Levon Biss #photography #book

Link for more information and many more #photos: mossandfog.com/the-hidden-b...
December 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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#WeekYforYearPast
#AlphabetChallenge
December 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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My painting NORTHERN ENGLAND
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Maryland signee Quincy Wilson runs a 1:02.05 500m during his first meet of the indoor season.
Maryland signee Quincy Wilson runs a 1:02.05 500m during his first meet of the indoor season.
December 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
bearu66.bsky.social
Clover in December 💪
December 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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bloodhorse.com
Vincent “Jimbo” Bracciale Jr., a beloved jockey, trainer, horseman, mentor, and friend, died Dec. 15 at the age of 72.
Maryland Jockey/Trainer Bracciale Dies at Age 72
Vincent “Jimbo” Bracciale Jr., a beloved jockey, trainer, horseman, mentor, and friend, died Dec. 15 at the age of 72.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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misheleneous.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow Theme #OpenHouse

I make #Origami trees for our house at #Christmas because my hands need a break from all the sewing I do for a living but cant bear not to be doing something creative

#WeekYforYearPast #Paper #Art #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #Craft #Makers #Photography #Trees
A collection of red and green tartan origami fir trees that I make at christmas with my the smallest and most difficult pictured between my thumb and fingers on the left
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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A Northern Flicker in flight from yesterday. Note the little bit of snow on its back.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Northern Flicker in flight with snow in the background. The bird even has a little snow on its back.
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Seventy years ago, Jonas Salk and his team worked in a lab between a morgue and a darkroom to develop the world’s first successful polio vaccine.

A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
theconversation.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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bloodhorse.com
One consideration for Eclipse Award voters to ponder is whether Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Forever Young should win the older dirt male Eclipse Award after making just one start in North America.
Forever Young or Not Forever Young: An Eclipse Dilemma
One consideration for Eclipse Award voters to ponder is whether Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Forever Young should win the older dirt male Eclipse Award after making just one start in North America.
www.bloodhorse.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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bloodhorse.com
Sir Johnny Weatherby, a member of one of racing's most famous families, and whose many achievements in the sport included modernizing Ascot, died Dec. 18 at the age of 66.
Obituary: Weatherby Shaped Ascot, International Racing
Sir Johnny Weatherby, a member of one of racing's most famous families, and whose many achievements in the sport included modernizing Ascot, died Dec. 18 at the age of 66.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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#FungiFriday 🍄
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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bloodhorse.com
The New York Racing Association plans to run 196 racing days at Aqueduct Racetrack, Saratoga Race Course, and the new Belmont Park in 2026. 
After Belmont Festival, Saratoga to Race 46 Days in '26
The New York Racing Association plans to run 196 racing days at Aqueduct Racetrack, Saratoga Race Course, and the new Belmont Park in 2026.
www.bloodhorse.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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bloodhorse.com
Spendthrift Farm's Tamara has been disqualified from her Oct. 4 win in the Chillingworth Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park after a drug test by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit indicated the presence of the muscle relaxant methocarbamol.
HIWU Disqualifies Tamara From Chillingworth Win
Spendthrift Farm's Tamara has been disqualified from her Oct. 4 win in the Chillingworth Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park after a drug test by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit indicated the presence of the muscle relaxant methocarbamol.
www.bloodhorse.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
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December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
bearu66.bsky.social
Some disturbed mushrooms for #MushroomMonday 🍄
December 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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“Look upwards
Swoon under clouds
Feel your courage
Be trustworthy
Take care of yourself
Believe in goodness
Head for the light”

-Tilda Swinton,
from Ongoing

To love is to carry on.

#BeTheLight
#ForTheHorses
#Kentucky
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Horses eating hay in a snowy pasture with sunlight streaming down.
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM