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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 2d

Couldn’t forget about #Mushroom and #MossMonday
#Fungi #OysterMushroom #Photography #Naturephotography

Hundreds of small golden oyster mushrooms growing on a fallen mossy trunk

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 8d

Omg I can’t believe I almost forgot about #MossMonday

#NaturePhotography #HikingPics #Moss #Rügen #Nature #Plants

Patches of different colored moss grow on a tree

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 9d

“Say Cheese!”
#Llama #MinnesotaZoo #LlamaPhotos #Alpaca #Photography #Animals #SayCheese #FunnyPhotos

A brown and white llama shows its massive underbite while posing for a picture

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 12d

Prepare for landing
#Hummingbird #Rubythroatedhummingbird #Birds #🪶 #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildlife

A female ruby throated hummingbird lands on a curved garden feeder pole

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 13d

The Baltic Sea definitely has some gorgeous scenes
#BalticSea #Germany #ScenicPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Panorama

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 14d

My favorite plant… thistle!
#thistle #plants #flowers #spiky #photography #blackandwhite #naturephotography

A black and white image of a thistle flower

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations!!! 🎉🥳

Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 16d

I know these guys are considered a bit invasive and problematic, but his eyes are gorgeous
#AmericanBullfrog #Frogs #NaturePhotography #WalkingPics #🐸 #Wildlife #FallFrogs

A big American Bullfrog hops through the grass and leaves

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 17d

“Say hello to my little friend”
#Spiders #Photography #ForestFriends #Web #Macrophotography #Nature #Wildlife

A spider sits and waits in its web house tunnel

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 18d

I love how lazy this toad is
#AmericanToad #Lazy #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BackyardPhotography #Frog #Toad #🐸

A toad lazily rests his head on a water cabbage

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you Luis!!

Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 20d

Splish, splash, sploosh
#MallardDuck #Ducky #BalticSea #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography

A female mallard duck flapping her wings on the water

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 23d

We were visited by this absolute chonk of a dude
#americantoad #toad #🐸 #naturephotography #backyardphotography #wildlife #chonk #frogs

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 22d

Kung-fu Panda (live action) part 2
#GreyHeron #doubleCrestedCormorant #birds #seabirds #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #🪶

Grey heron swooping in as double crested cormorant tries to find off its special rock

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you! A lot of luck and cropping 😆 my Rebel T7 can only do so much 😂

Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 23d

We were visited by this absolute chonk of a dude
#americantoad #toad #🐸 #naturephotography #backyardphotography #wildlife #chonk #frogs

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 24d

Kungfu Panda (live action)
#BirdPhotography #DoubleCrestedCormorant #GreyHeron #Waterbirds #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography #🪶

A double crested cormorant and a grey heron show off. There is only room for one water bird on these shores.

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 25d

The chalk cliffs in Rügen, very beautiful sight
#ChalkCliffs #JasmundNationalPark #Nature #scenery #NaturePhotography #Photography

The white chalk cliffs in Jasmund national park in Rügen, Germany

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 25d

Birds on the Baltic, just hanging out
#DoubleCrestedCormorant #Cormorant #BalticSea #Photography #BirdPhotography #Germany #Rügen #Waterbirds #Birds #🪶 #nature #wildlife

A row of cormorants perched on mossy wooden posts by the sea, one with wings outstretched. A lone seagull stands apart on the far left.

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 28d

The sights around Berlin
#Berlin #Germany #StreetPhotography #blackandwhite #photography

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · Sep 15

I have been in the Baltic Sea recently and with no wifi, but found some #CommonMergansers chillin’ on some rocks
#Rügen #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #BalticSea #Nature #Wildlife

Female common mergansers resting in the Baltic Sea

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · Sep 11

Trying to go on vacation and remaining ignorant to whats happening at work

#squirrel #photography #nature #wildlifephotography #Minnesota #bird #turkeys

A squirrel eating a nut on a rock with two menacing male turkeys walking behind him.

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · Sep 3

Somehow spotted this little #WoodFrog on the forest floor

#ForestFriends #FrogPhotography #Camouflage #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Macrophotography #FrogSpotting #Photography #Hiking #Minnesota

close-up of a camouflaged frog resting among dry brown leaves. The frog’s mottled green and brown skin blends into the leaf litter, with a dark stripe running from its nose past its eye.

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · Sep 6

Tiny chaos goblin caught mid-bleb while resource guarding
#RubyThroatedHummingbird #hummingbird #BirdsOfBluesky #Hummingbird #NaturePhotography #BackyardBirds #Wildlife #TinyChaosGoblin #Bird #🪶 #Minnesota #BackyardPhotography

A hummingbird perches on the curved green metal of a feeder pole, its tiny body facing left. Its iridescent green feathers catch the light against a dark, blurred background. The bird’s long, slender tongue sticks out far beyond its beak, giving the shot a playful, unusual look.

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · Sep 9

Right? It’s a wonderful mushroom

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