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Nathan Vaughn

@nathanvaughn.bsky.social

180 followers 27 following 210 posts

UX and Web Designer as a career. Lover of all things science. On Bluesky to post and view wildlife photos. Sony RX10 MkIV.

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Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Despite their appearance, these are not venomous.

Question Mark butterfly caterpillar
White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
Oct 14, 2025

#photography #wildlife

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Tufted Titmouse
White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
Oct 14, 2025

#photography #birds #birding #wildlife

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Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 4d

Blue-winged Teals
White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
Oct 7, 2025

#photography #birds #birding #wildlife

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 4d

Little Blue Heron
White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
Oct 7, 2025

#photography #birds #birding #wildlife

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Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 4d

This is a lifer (first) for me. I don't think they're terribly rare, just my first.

American Wigeon
White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
Oct 7, 2025

#photography #birds #birding #wildlife

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 4d

I saw a flock of 5 near Dallas, Texas on Christmas Day 2020. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Mandarin Duck from Dallas, TX, USA on December 25, 2020 at 01:16 PM by Nathan Vaughn

www.inaturalist.org

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

I’d love my tight friends and family to wake up in 10yrs or so after fascism is defeated.

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

Oooh neat never heard of this one.

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

No fin on the bottom a more freestyle board or something? I skated don’t know much about surfing

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

I didn’t even know that was a move one could do.

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Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

Disappointed there isn’t tons of steam but still really cool

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

So hard to get them still for half a second and have the crown visible. 👍

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

See my top level reply

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

Looks like Poke. It’s safe to eat the young leaves as you would spinach or collard greens but the mature leaves are poisonous.

I grew up couuuuntry and ate this several times.

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SarahAndCo @sarahandco.bsky.social · 7d

No matter how hot or cold a room is, it's still room temperature.

Follow me for more science facts.

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Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

Watch out for the Jazz!

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 9d

Only have a few photos of one but I like their very distinct lines of color on and around their heads

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

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Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 14d

The early days of the Mormons were brutal.

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 15d

in Dallas I've only ever heard one a couple times and saw a dead one once :/ quite rare around here. No photos yet.

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 15d

Had to punch this up because our American ones are so much larger than the Euros...

"Euro and American robins...not closely related; American a true thrush, Euro is an Old World flycatcher, ...reddish-orange breast naming the result of early settlers in NA naming the bird on its appearance."

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 19d

I had a teacher tell us that human males had one few bone than females.

Because of Adam and Eve.

This has been demonstrably false since forever.

And in high school a physics teach said that matter and energy could not be created or destroyed. Except by God.

Rural TX education, folks.

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 19d

Spoiler: it is

It’s also in MO though.

Nathan Vaughn @nathanvaughn.bsky.social · 21d

Wow that’s good