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Andrea Peterson
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A brown pelican with a giant yawn, earlier this year at Pebble Beach, California

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #BeakOpen #ShadesOfGrey #Birdscrolling #Pelicans #WestCoast #California #Photography #Nature
A brown, white, and gray colored pelican with its mouth wide open and head thrown back. It is standing on a large rock on the rocky shoreline of the Pacific Ocean, which is also visible in the background. The rock is covered with bird droppings and there are four other pelicans visible in the image.
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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An orange dahlia from this past summer to start this Sunday out right 🧡

#Flowers #Dahlias #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Bloomscrolling #Photography #Stunday
Close-up of an orange dahlia with spiked looking petals that are actually curled downward on the sides. Additional flowers are visible in the background.
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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One of the many fantastic grotesques atop Notre Dame, Paris, France

#Paris #NotreDame #Photography #Stunday #NightmareNov #Grotesque #Travel #EiffelTower #Napoleon
A concrete grotesque, darkened by age and pollution, overlooking the city of Paris with the Eiffel Tower, the Dome des Invalides, and the Seine River all visible in the background, and a pale blue sky with wispy clouds above.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Antlers left behind in the rocks

#BNWMacro #BNW #ClassicMono #Mono #Photography #Rocks #BlackAndWhite
A black and white closeup of antlers on the ground with nothing but small rocks covering the ground.
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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A great blue heron soaking up the rays on the breakwater rocks at the Port of Edmonds Marina, Washington

#Birds #Herons #BirdOfTheDay #ShadesOfGrey #Grey #BigBirds #PNW #PugetSound #Birdscrolling #Photography #Edmonds #FeatheredFriends #Stunday
A grey, brown, black, and white Great Blue Heron standing on breakwater rocks with a pale blue sky behind it. The rocks are stained with algae and bird droppings, but the bird is gorgeous.
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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A couple of gulls singing a lovely morning song to wake you from your slumber 🎤

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #ShadesOfGrey #BeakOpen #Gulls #WestCoast #MontereyBay #Photography #Birdscrolling
Two gray and white gulls standing on a rock with their beaks wide open; their beaks are yellow with red marks on the bottom point. There are rocks and the Pacific Ocean in the background.
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Is that the Lorax?!? A fantastical scene at the Kruckeberg Botanic Gardens, Shoreline, Washington

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Orange #Forest #Garden #Photography #Whimsical #Fairies #Trees #PNW
A hut made out of sticks with an orange Lorax figure standing in front of it and a sign that says 'FAIRY BOWER.' It is in a forest and surrounded by trees and other plants
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Waves crashing at Laupahoehoe Beach Park, on the Big Island of Hawaii

#Stunday #BlueSky #Hawaii #Mahalo #Aloha #Scape #Photography #PacificOcean #BigWaves
Looking out at a bay in the Pacific Ocean with lava rocks on the right and left hand sides, in the forefront, and a land mass jutting out into the ocean across from it. There is a wave splashing in the middle, and a bright blue sky with wispy white clouds is above it all.
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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It is #ForestFriday

It's time once again to celebrate the forests, outdoors and nature! We welcome you to share your forest-related themes images or any artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday.

Enjoy the beauty shared by others.

#EastCoastKin #Hiking #Forests #Trees #Outdoors
The banner shows an image of trees and bushes with brightly-colored autumn leaves. The text says, "It is #ForestFriday. A weekly celebration of the outdoors & nature. If you are so inclined, post your forest-related photographs or artwork with the hashtag #ForestFriday. Happy trails, my friends."
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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'Magniloquence' (Jurassic, 2015) -- a Striking & Handsome Tree Belies Gravity on the Outskirts of Blea Tarn, Lake District National Park, UK

It's Finally Friday... Let's #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
an image of a large, proud tree standing tall in the moody winter foothills outskirts of Blea Tarn, the UK's Lake District National Park
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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One of 'our' friendly Steller's jays waiting patiently on the fence post for me to throw out some peanuts

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Posts #FlyDay #FeatheredFriday #Corvids #FriJay #Jays #Photography #Edmonds #BackyardBirds #PNW
A blue and black Steller's jay standing on a wooden fence post. A bamboo stem extends upwards on the lefthand side of the image, across the bird's tail. The background is blurred yellowed grass with some bursts of green.
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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A bright white dahlia to freshen up your Friday 🤍

#Flowers #Dahlias #Bloomscrolling #FridayFlowers #FloralFriday #Photography #FlowerScape #Scape #White
A large and full white dahlia with a light tinge of yellow in the center. There are three other white dahlias visible next to the main flower and all are surrounded by deep green colored leaves.
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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A belted kingfisher zipping across the Port of Edmonds marina. I struggle photographing them because they are so fast!

#Birds #FlyDay #Kingfishers #FeatheredFriday #FeatheredFriends #Birdscrolling #Scape #Photography #Edmonds #PNW
A blue, white, and black belted kingfisher flying in front of several sailboat masts with some boating instruments on the top of a boat visible in the forefront, along with the top of a rock on the marina breakwater. A light blue sky is in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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A red lionfish cruising in to wish you a fantastic Friday

#MarineLife #FishyFriday #Fish #Lionfish #Macro #Photography #Venomous #PteroisVolitans
A close-up of the front half of a red lionfish with dark brown, red, and white stripes and visible mandibular appendages swimming in an aquarium with dark rocks blurred in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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A stunning tree encountered while wandering along the Hall of Mosses in the Hoh Rainforest, Washington state peninsula

#ForestFriday #Trees #Forests #PNW #WestCoast #Scape #Photography #Lichen #Moss #Rainforest #Nature
A large tree covered and dripping with lichen and moss, surrounded by other green plants, ferns, and trees in a rainforest. Sunlight can be seen illuminating some areas of the scene.
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A collection of wildflowers in the forest up past Paradise in the Mt. Rainier National Park. The sky is oftentimes white with cloud cover and fog when up this high on the mountain.

#ForestFriday #Trees #Forests #Wildflowers #Flowers #Nature #Scape #Photography
A forest scene with tall trees, white, orange, and purple wildflowers in the forefront, and a white foggy sky over everything.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The iconic Moore Theater in Seattle, Washington

#UrbanGaze #STG #SeattleTheaterGroup #ColorADay #YellowThu #Yellow #LiveMusic #Concerts #Downtown #Belltown #Photography
A close-up of a yellow neon light that says The Moore, an iconic concert venue in downtown Seattle. The wall of a building filled with windows can be seen in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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A bright yellow dahlia for you this Thursday afternoon

#Flowers #Dahlias #ColorADay #YellowTue #Yellow #Bloomscrolling #Photography #Anthophile
A bright yellow colored dahlia with eight petals emanating from the center and little petals that are the same yellow color doubled up in the center but only extending about a quarter of the length of the primary petals. The center is a dark yellow orange color and has little spikes. The background is blurred.
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I was fortunate to witness a new Witch Mentoring Program at WitchFest in Gardner Village, West Joran, Utah 🧙‍♀️

#UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #Witchy #WitchyWomen #GirlPower #Photography #WitchFest
A young girl dressed as a witch, accompanied by her mother, standing in front of two adult women witches who are all dressed up with dresses and witch hats that are covered with greenery and flowers. There are trees behind them and wooden log buildings in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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A canvasback duck looking snappy, and quite debonair, at the Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City, Utah

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #DucksOutOfWater #Birdscrolling #Photography #Ducks
A brown and tan canvasback duck standing in dirt and looking at the camera with its one red eye visible. There are some rocks and leaves visible in the image as well.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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A dew-kissed red rose glistens under the sun in our garden earlier this summer

#Flowers #Roses #ColorADay #RedWed #RedRoseWednesday #RoseWednesday #Bloomscrolling #Photography #Edmonds #BackyardBlooms
A red rose that is almost fully bloomed and has tiny droplets of dew all over it. It is surrounded by three rose buds that have prickly thorns on the stems. The background is blurry bokeh.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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An American white pelican and a Dalmation pelican hanging out together in Pelican Lake at the Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City, Utah

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Paddling #Friends #Pelicans #Birdscrolling #Photography #PlayDate
An American white pelican and a gray Dalmatian pelican swimming in a lake with a rock wall bordering it in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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An intriguing place spotted in Poulsbo, Washington

#WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay #RedWed #Red #Trolls #SonsOfNorway #LibertyBay #Norwegian
A red door with a painted sculpture of a rosy cheeked troll peering over the top while gripping onto the door with its chubby fingers (like the old 'Kilroy was here' art but with a troll!). There is a white piece of paper taped to the door and a peephole above it.
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Narada Falls, in the Mount Rainier National Park. The Paradise River drops 168 feet and the water is clear (not milky) as it comes from snowfields, not debris-laden glaciers.

#WaterfallWednesday #Waterfalls #PNW #Washington #Tahoma #Trees #Rocks #Forest #Nature #Photography
A large waterfall falling over moss covered rocks and surrounded by trees. It is 168 foot high and there is an old stone bridge crossing over the river at the top of the falls.
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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An American great white pelican enjoying some breakfast at the Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City, Utah

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Paddling #Pelicans #Birdscrolling #WednesdayWaders #Photography
A white and gray American great white pelican with a fish caught in the tip of its yellow beak. It is in a lake and there are ripples around it and its own reflection in the foreground.
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM