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Callen Harty

@callenh.bsky.social

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Writer/photographer/activist. he/him/his www.callenharty.com All photos and words mine unless reposted or noted.

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 4h

Common baskettail. #CommonBaskettail #EpithecaCynosura #Dragonfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A female common baskettail hanging onto a vertical stick. All six of its black legs are clinging to the stick at the left. The dragonfly is facing left. The face is a reddish brown with white at the back. The length of it is brown with orange spots throughout. It is holding eggs at the back end, ready to be deposited.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 1d

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 1d

Ring-billed gull in flight. #Ring-billedGull #LarusDelawarensis #Gull #Seagull #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeMichigan #Wisconsin

A ring-billed gull flying over Lake Michigan. It is facing right and looking down as if about to swoop down for a bite to eat. The wings are just above its head, causing shadows on its face. The wings are grey closer to the body, but black on the outer edges. Its body is white with a greyish head and an orange beak with a black ring at the tip. There is some mottling on the neck and lower head. The legs are yellow and hanging straight down and the bird has a short, tapered tail with black on the end.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2d

Cardinal. #Cardinal #CardinalisCardinalis #NorthernCardinal #Singbird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

Cardinal on a limb. It is perched on a small branch of a tree and facing left. The cardinal is a brilliant red with a black mask and neck. The wings are slightly tinged with a light brown. Its long red tail is sticking straight out behind the bird. There are other branches around the cardinal and green leaves in the background.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3d

Red fox. #RedFox #VulpesVulpes #Fox #Carnivore #Animal #Nature #Photography #UniversityOfWisconsin-Madison #Wisocnsin

A red fox standing in the middle of a lawn looking curious. It is looking to the right, with its head cocked slightly to its left. It has beautiful red fur and a long tail curved around its body. The legs are jet black. The chest and underside are white and grey. Its ears are up and show black on them. The face is red, except for bands of white around its mouth and on its cheek. It has a long snout and a black nose. The fox is standing erect and at attention and seems to be looking at something in the distance.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3d

My latest blog post, My First Chemo Date. #MyFirstChemoDate #Chemo #Chemotherapy #Cancer #Sickness #Treatment #Recovery #Writing #Essay #ASingleBluebird callenharty.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/m...

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 5d

Great spreadwing. #GreatSpreadwing #ArchilestesGrandis #Spreadwing #Damselfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A great spreadwing damselfly clinging to a twig. It is facing up. The damselfly has large blue eyes. Its thorax looks brown with a light stripe along the side. Its wings are held up diagonally above the body and are clear except for veining and black spots at the tip. The abdomen is dark, except for a light blue tip.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 6d

Smile. #Smile #Train #Engine #Photography #Mid-ContinentRailwayMuseum #NorthFreedom #Wisconsin

The front of a train engine forming what looks like a smiling face.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 7d

Yellow-rumped warbler. #Yellow-RumpedWarbler #SetophagaCoronata #Warbler #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #WingraPark #Madison #Wisconsin

A yellow-rumped warbler holding onto a plant. It is facing right in the photo. The background is blurred. The bird has a white neck and its breast is not seen in this photo. The wings and the head are mostly grey, with black and white streaks throughout. There is a small yellow spot on the top of its head and white bar above the eye. It has a short black beak. There is a yellow spot on its rump, just above the tail. Another small yellow spot can be seen just at the bottom edge of its wing.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 8d

Western corn rootworm. #WesternCornRootworm #DiabroticaVirgiferaVirgifera #CornRootworm #Rootworm #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A western corn rootworm on a green leaf. The insect is facing right. It is mostly yellow with three vertical dark brown stripes going down the length of its wings. The thorax is a lighter yellow and the head is dark. It has long antennae which are sticking out in a V formation. The legs are dark brown.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 9d

Spotted sandpiper. #SpottedSandpiper #ActitisMacularius #Sandpiper #Shorebird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #NineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

Spotted sandpiper in a tangle of sticks at water's edge. The sandpiper is centered in the photo and is looking right. It has light brown or tan feathers with some brown spotting. Its breast is white, also with brown spotting. There is a white bar above its black eye and it has a medium-sized orange beak.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 10d

Celery looper moth. #CeleryLooperMoth #AnagraphaFalcifera #Moth #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeKegonsaStatePark #Stoughton #Wisconsin

A celery looper moth. The moth has its wings open and is viewed from above. Its body is a light brown and the wings are a deep reddish-brown, with a white streak on each wing. The antennae are long and are sticking straight out to the sides in this photo.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 11d

Painted turtle. #PaintedTurtle #ChrysemysPicta #Turtle #Reptile #Animal #Nature #Photography #UniversityOfWisconsinArboretum #Madison #Wisconsin

A painted turtle out of the water. It is standing on a pile of small rocks. The turtle is mostly a dull green on the top of its shell, with red edging and red on the lines of its shell. Its head is sticking out of the shell and is also a dull green, with some light green stripes on the neck. The legs are black with red dots on top and a red stripe on the side. Red can also be seen around the edge of the bottom shell.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 12d

Willet. #Willet #TringaSemipalmata #Sandpiper #Shorebird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #HoneymoonIsland #Florida

A willet walking along the beach. The bird is facing left and is walking along some sand at the edge of the water. Behind it is water with a large number of rocks sticking up. The bird is stout. Its breast is white with some markings on it and the feathers are a greyish brown. It has dark legs and the right one is lifted up as it walks. It has a long black bill and a black eye with a white eye ring. There is also a white streak going from the top of the eye to the bill and a dark line under that.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 13d

Hermit thrush. #HermitThrush #CatharusGuttatus #Thrush #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Brooklyn #Wisconsin

A hermit thrush on the ground. The bird is standing in dirt next to a green plant. There are several pockets of green plants/growth scattered around the picture with brown dirt between them. There is the end of a board at the top center. The thrush is just barely right of center in the photo, looking to the right. Its feathers and head are brown and the long tail looks orange. Its chest is white with brown streaking. It has a black eye with a white eye ring and a short stout beak.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 14d

Ring-billed gull. #Ring-BilledGull #LarusDelawarensis #Gull #Seagull #Seabird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeMichigan #Algoma #Wisconsin

A ring-billed gull on the edge of Lake Michigan. The gull has its back to the camera and its head is turned to the left. Its feathers are a light grey and its neck and head are white. It has a yellow eye and a thick yellow beak with a black ring just short of the end. The tail is black. The bird's yellow legs are in shadow, so they look dark in the photo.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 15d

Lilium, Casa Blanca. #CasaBlanca #Lilium #Lily #OrientalLily #Flower #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

A bright white lily at the left of the photo. Most of the background is black with a few green leaves showing. It has four large oval petals and several smaller ones. There are half a dozen stamen, reddish-brown in color.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 16d

Stacked chairs. #StackedChairs #Chair #Metal #Curves #Photography #Madison #Wisconsin

Side view of a number of chairs stacked one upon the other. At the bottom of the photo, the silver metal of the chairs is curved downward. Stacked over them are chairs with the metal curved upward. The lower chairs can be seen behind the upper chairs on the left. The image creates an unusual picture of curves and lines.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 17d

Green stink bug. #GreenStinkBug #ChinaviaHilaris #StinkBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A green stink bug on a brown leaf. There are another couple of brown leaves to the left and the green of the bug really sticks out against all the brown. It is a bright green bug. It is looking to the right. Its wings form what looks like a shield from the top. It is green all over, including its head and legs, except for its antennae, which alternate between black and tan.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 18d

Blue dasher. #BlueDasher #PachydiplaxLongipennis #Dragonfly #Skimmer #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #EdnaTaylorConservationPark #Madison #Wisconsin

A blue dasher dragonfly on a plant. It is facing left in the photo. Its head is green with a white face and a black eye. The wings are clear with veining and black tips at the end. They are spread out and held forward. The thorax has alternating brown and yellow stripes. The dragonfly's abdomen is a chalky white with a black tip.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 19d

Song sparrow. #SongSparrow #MelospizaMelodia #Sparrow #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A song sparrow perched on a branch. There is a branch to its left and it is perched on one at the center of the photo that curves upward to the right. Behind it is a blue sky except for part of a cloud at the bottom left. The branches are bare. The sparrow is centered in the photo and looking to the right. It has brown wings with dark bars and a long tail. The breast is white/grey with brown streaks, mostly on the upper half, as is the neck. Its head is greyish. It has a dark eye and a short stout beak. There is a brown streak that stretches from the eye to the back of the head.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 20d

Green-striped darner. #Green-StripedDarner #AeshnaVerticalis #Dragonfly #Darner #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeFarmCountyPark #Madison #Wisconsin

A green-striped darner dragonfly clinging to the bottom of a green stem. The dragonfly is facing upwards. It is mostly a chocolate brown, but with several light green stripes on its thorax and green spots running all the way down its abdomen. The wings are spread out to the right over its body and are clear except for veining.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 21d

Tree swallow. #TreeSwallow #TachycinetaBicolor #Swallow #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #HoriconMarsh #Wisconsin

A tree swallow resting on a cement sidewalk. Its neck and belly are white with a couple black spots on the breast. Its head is a deep blue. It has a short black beak. The wings are dark and are folded over its back.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 22d

Milbert's tortoiseshell. #Milbert'sTortoiseshell #AglaisMilberti #Tortoiseshell #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #CadizSpringsStateRecreationArea #Browntown #Wisconsin

Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly on a yellow flower. The butterfly is centered in the photo and looking right. Its wings are closed and are a dark brown from the head do just over half-way toward the end, where it turns into a tan stripe.