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Jon Reischl @reischl.bsky.social · 11h

Lubitsch, 30x48in, oil on canvas

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Jeremy Szopinski @jeremyszopinski.bsky.social · 5d

Image: Jeremy Szopinski / Evening Storm #5 / Oil on board / 20" x 17" / 2024
You are invited to our annual Rock9 Open Studio event on Saturday, November 1st, 3-8pm. 840 Hampden Ave / St. Paul.
#artist #abstractart #mplsart #mnart
www.jeremyszopinski.com

Blue sky with abstract clouds, dark on the top half, light on the bottom.

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Paintstew @paintstew.bsky.social · 7d

Getting excited for our Open Studio! Here is a work on paper: "Klein's Edge and Collision, Part A" 22 x 30, acrylic, ink, collage on paper. (c)2025 Neil Johnston.
#bsky.art #art #abstraction #painting #minnesotaart #rock9artstudio #SaintPaulMNArt #Kleinblue #abstractpainting

Open doorway to an art studio with a sign for "rock 9 ART STUDIO" and text announcing an open studio event on Saturday, November 1, from 3 to 8 PM.

Abstract painting with black horizontal stripes, textured blue and gold background, and bold blue paint splatters and loops over the surface.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · 10d

Light Snack
Downy Woodpecker - Saint Paul, Minnesota

#woodpecker #downywoodpecker #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota

Side view of a Downy Woodpecker clinging to a mesh bird feeder with it's top half highlighted by a shaft of late afternoon sun

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · 17d

Get on the Horn
Horned Lark - Grand Marais, Minnesota

#lark #hornedlark #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · 24d

The Eye Has It

#nuthatch #whitebreastednuthatch #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota #backyardbirds

A close up view of the head of a white-breasted nuthatch as it clings to the side of a finch feeder

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Aug 11

Right Place, Right Time

This ruby-throated hummingbird is a regular visitor to my backyard and I happened to be on the patio with my good camera when it visited the feeder today.

#hummingbird #rubythroatedhummingbird #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota #backyardbirds

A. Ruby-throated hummingbird looking up and to the right while perched on the edge of a feeder.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Jun 18

Young Turks

I spotted this wild turkey and its young on a recent Sunday morning walk.

#wildturkey #wildturkeys #bird #birds #birdsofmn #birdsofminnesota #thingsyouseeonawalk

A female wild turkey standing in grass in front of a trailer with its young trailing behind

Young wild turkeys standing amongst some plants

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Jun 10

Crowd Control

Lots of activity at the feeder as the seed log reaches its end.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #woodpecker #hairywoodpecker #sparrow #housesparrow #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

A Hairy Woodpecker clings to the bottom of a seed log feeder as a House Sparrow approaches

A Hairy woodpecker clings to the bottom of a seed log feeder as a House Sparrow perches on the top

A Hairy Woodpecker forces a House Sparrow off of a seed log feeder

A Hairy Woodpecker stands triumphant after forcing a House Sparrow off of a seed log feeder

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Jun 3

Who's on First?

After my trip to the National Eagle Center, it was only a short drive to the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota where I got to meet Ruby and JR, two of their ambassadors.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #owl #owls #internationalowlcenter #birdsofminnesota

A close up view of the head of Ruby, a great-horned owl.

A full body view of JR, an eastern screech owl, perched on the glove of his handler.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · May 21

Double Eagle

Recently I made a trip to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota where I got to meet Angel and Was'aka, two of their ambassadors.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #eagle #baldeagle #nationaleaglecenter #birdsofminnesota

Side view of a bald eagle at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · May 7

And of course by some minor miracle I managed to not scare it off when I opened the back door to get this photo.

Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · May 7

By Any Other Name

Migration season is underway and today I was lucky enough to capture this rose-breasted grosbeak on one of my feeders.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #grosbeak #rosebreastedgrosbeak #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

A side view of a rose-breasted grosbeak as it perches on a seed log feeder.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · May 1

Gatekeeper

I'd like to think this is the same white-throated sparrow that visited my yard the same time last year. But it's probably not.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #sparrow #whitethroatedsparrow #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

A white-throated sparrow foraging on the ground, seen through two pickets of a fence gate

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Apr 26

Ground Breaker

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #goldfinch #americangoldfinch #backyardbirds #birdsofminnesota

A bright yellow colored American Goldfinch forages on the ground for seed

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Apr 6

Thanks, I was there in February visiting some family. It was my first time there and I loved seeing a lot of new birds.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Apr 2

Red Line

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #cardinal #northerncardinal #birdsofminnesota

A Northern Cardinal perches on a squirrel buster feeder with a wood fence in the background.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Mar 29

Ahead of the curve

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #greatblueheron #birdsofflorida

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Mar 15

Comin' in hot. A Brown Pelican prepares for a landing outside the Lighthouse Grill and Tiki Bar in Englewood, Florida.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #pelican #brownpelican #birdsofflorida

A brown pelican with wings spread wide prepares to land in the water. Its feet are barely touching the surface.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Mar 14

White Noise

There was a lot of honking during the morning ride.

#birds #swans #trumpeterswans #bikeride #bikecommute

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Mar 12

Meltdown

I made a detour on the ride home from the office yesterday to see what kind of view the falls had to offer.

#bikeride #bikecommute #bikecommuter #bikecommuterlife

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Nice find

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Mar 2

Mock up. I spotted this Northern Mockingbird outside a relative's house in Rotonda West, Florida.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #mockingbird #northernmockingbird #birdsofflorida

A northern mockingbird, perched on a branch, surrounded by numerous leaves.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Feb 25

Post production. A Brown Pelican perches itself on a post near the Lighthouse Grill & Tiki Bar in Englewood, Florida.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #pelican #brownpelican #birdsofflorida

A Brown Pelican perches on top of a white post, with palm trees in the background.

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Geoff Laskowski @geofineart.bsky.social · Feb 22

Scratch that. A White Ibis takes care of an itch while perched on a boardwalk railing in the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens.

#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #ibis #whiteibis #birdsofflorida

A White Ibis scratches its neck while perched on a boardwalk railing.

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