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betsy cooley
@betsycooley.bsky.social
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San Francisco Bay Area
Amateur photographer, mostly nature, birds and landscapes. Enjoy nature, reading, #uglydogs, the local food scene, etc. Also, curious about and fascinated by weather⛈️ and volcanoes🌋. #EastCoastKin.
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I saw one today at the barn! Just after this I had to move my car and as I was driving he was on the ground just about ten feet from me! So beautiful! I was going slowly but it spooked him and I got to watch him fly off.
Great blue heron on a barn roof in Portola Valley, blue sky above, trees in the distance.
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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pierpaolo.bsky.social
Al tramonto, le montagne dell'Appennino Romagnolo ricoperte della prima neve autunnale, risplendono ai raggi dorati del sole che sono riusciti a penetrare attraverso lo strato di nuvole rosate che ricoprono il cielo.
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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nigels1.bsky.social
Snow geese coming in for a landing 2/2
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #CanonR5MarkII #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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nigels1.bsky.social
Snow geese’s coming in for a landing. I took a series, it’s around 30 photos. It’s amazing how many adjustments (wings, tail, body etc) it makes as it comes in to land. Truly amazing!!! 1/2
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #CanonR5MarkII #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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ceebreeze.bsky.social
last one today: greater yellowlegs, pier 94 san francisco #birds #wildlifephotography #nature 🪶
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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glendunlap.bsky.social
Took this one tonight at sunset up on La Cumbre Peak and I don't hate it! #Sunset #Photography #SantaBarbara
Marine clouds creating a layered effect over the central coastal foothills.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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conniemenefee.bsky.social
Good night 💞
Dark pink tree peony with yellow center Slightly mauve peony blossom Two different pink peony blossoms close together Pale pink lush peony blossom
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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cait.bsky.social
this is getting absurd
orange cat laying with his head outside his little house
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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bitchesthecat.bsky.social
Queen.
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Sunset over San Francisco tonight, from Emeryville, California.

#sunset #sky #nature #eastcoastkin
Yellow, orange sunset over dark gray fog. San Francisco skyline, Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island. Water is pale gray, branches of pine tree to left, riprap and part of path lower right corner.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Great Egret at very low tide in a little cove next to San Francisco Bay Trail. Emeryville, California.

#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
Large white shorebird with lime green around eyes, yellow eyes, bright yellow-orange bill, black legs. Muddy seabed with little brown puddles at low tide.
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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itsflanoy.bsky.social
Momb haff to cleen owt veggie bins in fridgerader fur hollerday hostink so McQ haffink wildlife hollerday buffet watsh pardty todey #hedgewatch
a dark tabby cat grooms his toes sitting on a carpeted platform in a window outside of which there is a red water bowl and a platter of “refreshed” veggies for local outdoor creatures a plastic mat/tray set on a retaining wall outside with lettuce, carrots, celery, tomatoes and other greens laid out on it, next to a red bowl with fresh water
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
betsycooley.bsky.social
Choe

#cats #torties
Calico cat sleeping on cat tower.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Marin side of the Golden Gate Bridge, Watertower on Alcatraz Island, barges in front of Treasure Island on a hazy evening. Marin headlands in background. Taken from Emeryville, California.

#landscape #eastcoastkin
Marin Headlands upper right, Northern end of Golden Gate Bridge, WaterTower and dormitories Alcatraz Island, barges in front of Treasure Island. Water is pale blue as is sky and Marin Headlands (~9 miles away).
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
betsycooley.bsky.social
Large Great Blue Heron at Crescent, San Francisco Bay, Emeryville, California. This heron was standing close to the shoreline last night. It was about an hour after sunset so the resolution is less than perfect.

#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
Large shorebird standing on rocks in bay at low tide. The rocks are covered with green moss and seaweed.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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annenc.bsky.social
These tiny birds are year-round residents in my yard, and I’m lucky to see them at the bird feeder everyday.
#BOTD #Merlin
My Bird of the Day: Brown-headed Nuthatch Screenshot from the Merlin app
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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annenc.bsky.social
Hope all our friends have a relaxing #Caturday 😻
An orange and white tuxedo cat lounging on her favorite pink blanket.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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rangedan.bsky.social
The Santiam river today
The Santiam river as it flows through North Santiam State Park. Some large rocks above the water and green grass along the near bank. Beyond that trees line both sides of the river under partly cloudy skies ☮️
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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pelzerb.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow

The #small world of #pollinators
at work: a #bumblebee finds
breakfast among the Japanese
Anemones in an August garden.

📷 08/25 #EastCoastKin
Annapolis, Maryland (U.S.) 🌱
#Flowers #Gardens #PinkMon
#BloomScrolling #Nature 🌱
A vibrant pink Japanese Anemone flower with five delicate petals in sharp focus against a soft, blurred garden background. A fuzzy bumblebee rests on the bright yellow-orange center stamens, its dark body and translucent wings clearly visible. The flower’s thin stem extends downward through green foliage.
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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pierpaolo.bsky.social
Oltre la chioma ormai spoglia di una robinia e i tetti di due abitazioni, le colline e le montagne, ricoperte da un leggero strato di foschia, sono illuminate dagli ultimi raggi dorati del sole al tramonto.
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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prepekka98.bsky.social
Good morning, good evening and happy #Caturday from Minka on the kitchen table.

#Cats #PetPics
Face of a tabby cat with large round eyes.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Last night's sunset behind San Francisco skyline. Taken from Emeryville, California.

#sky #sunset #nature #eastcoastkin
Orange, gold and yellow sunset over San Francisco Financial District. Same colors reflected on bay. Foreground is riprap and ground cover along shoreline and branches of a pine tree to the left.
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
betsycooley.bsky.social
Riley and Chloe - #HappyCaturday!

#cats #torties
Two Calico cats with similar markings, lying down back-to-back on top of multi-color blanket. Cat on the left is staring off into space.
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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bitchesthecat.bsky.social
When the wet food is like three seconds late.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
#FishyFriday

Fish mosaic at the Pismo Beach Pier, California

#EastCoastKin #Mosaic #FishArt #AnimalArtTuesday #WestCoastKin
A colorful mosaic of fish swimming through kelp and other ocean vegetation. Mosaic is located on the Pismo Beach Pier in California
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM