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Elizabeth
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Amateur photographer interested in politics, movies, books, animals, nature, sports, sci fi & history.
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Today along the Seattle waterfront
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A Downy Woodpecker and a Carolina Chickadee were on either side of a suet feeder until the woodpecker glared at the chickadee and it left. 🪶
A black and white woodpecker glares around the suet feeder. A black and white chickadee glances up and around the other side of a suet feeder.
December 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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My red-eyed tree frog enjoys climbing in the canopy of her paludarium, but most of all, she loves resting in the bromeliads that overhang the waterfall.

#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #redeyedtreefrog #treefrog #frog #amphibian #herps #photography
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Cow pics from my walk (San Mateo County coast).
December 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Brown Karaoke Bird

Most sources say Brown Thrashers have a repertoire of more than 1,000 songs, largely because they mimic other #songbirds. I found this fellow singing outside Little Rock, Arkansas, when we traveled there for the total solar eclipse in 2024.

#birds #Birdoftheday #photography
Brown Karaoke Bird Most sources say Brown Thrashers have a repertoire of more than 1,000 songs, largely because they mimic other #songbirds. I found this fellow singing at the top of his lungs outside Little Rock, Arkansas, when we traveled there for the total solar eclipse in 2024. #birds #BirdoftheDay #photography
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Bird of the day - 'Long Tails' Magpie on the fence. Galway, Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #Magpie #Birds #LongTails #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography
Magpie standing on a fence
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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House Finch

Schmeeckle Reserve

#Birds #Wisconsin
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Feathers Against the Bright

Like Icarus, this brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) seemed to soar too close to the sun. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pelican #BrownPilican
"A brown pelican soars through a bright, nearly overexposed sky, its wings fully extended in a wide, majestic arc. The feathers fan out like layered blades—each one etched with texture and shadow, catching the light in subtle gradations of brown, gray, and cream. The bird’s body is streamlined, its long neck slightly tucked, and its distinctive beak—long, pale, and slightly curved—points forward like a compass needle. The pelican’s head and throat pouch are clearly visible, framed by the outstretched wings that seem to slice through the sky with effortless power. The background is a wash of light, almost glowing, which throws the bird into sharp relief—making its form appear both sculptural and alive. There is no visible horizon, no water or land—only sky and motion. The pelican floats in a moment of suspended grace, mid-flight, mid-thought, mid-ritual. It is a sovereign witness of the coast, captured in a posture of quiet command. The image is signed “© Swede’s Photographs” in the bottom right corner, marking this airborne ceremony as a moment of natural clarity and reverence." - Microsoft Copilot
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving (pic from my walk this morning).
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) from NE Louisiana. These small (<24in) kingsnakes are mimics of the venomous Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) and a joy to photograph. #herps #snakes #NaturePhotography 🌿
Side image of a brightly colored snake, posed on a leaf and facing right. The front quarter of the snake is in the image, the body starting at lower right to middle left where it curves back to the right, with the head and neck in an S-shaped curve. The snake is a banded tricolor, as follows a wide red band, followed by a narrow black band, then a wider white band, another narrow black band, and then repeat. The neck and upper and lower jaws are white, while the top of the head and the nose are red.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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🐸Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas).

Max size for males 5 cm (2"), for females 7 cm (2.75").

If sensing danger, tadpoles may hatch early and drop into the water below.

Found from Honduras down to northern Colombia.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

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A slender green frog is sitting in a green plant. The frog has large red eyes. There are red and light blue colour on parts of its legs, orange fingers and toes as well as blue and yellow marking along its side. The frog is looking up and to the left in the camera.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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The president and his special envoy are primarily concerned with finding a way to make Putin happy by providing a sufficient reward for his brutal and sadistic war of aggression. We have become a country that sells out our friends and embraces the worst people on the planet.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay the theme is all about Birds looking a bit on the #Round side.
And the Alternative Birds are #Sparrows.

I've gone with a Chaffinch, Robin, Bullfinch & Dunnock all looking #Round

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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🐍Jungle carpet python (Morelia spilota cheynei).

This subspecies has a max. size of ~2.6 m (~8'6"), but is usually smaller. Females tend to be larger than males.

Found in rainforests in northeastern Queensland, Australia.

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A bright yellow snake with jet black patches is curled up. The snake is looking to the right of the camera..
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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I get excited when I can get decent pics of some relatively hard-to-find bird, but these darned gorgeous northern cardinals keep flying in front of me at near eye-level in good light. Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling, Virginia, USA 14-Nov-2025 #birds
A bright red-orange northern cardinal poses in the sun on a diagonal branch with some sparse late Fall green and brown foliage in the background. The bird is facing to the right but has its head turned so it is looking back at the camera.
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Barry the Blue Tit. Photographed today. #ukbirds #wildlife #birds #photography
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A Path to the Light, Del Norte Coast Redwood Forest
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #pacificnorthwest #nature #fineartphotography #pacificnw #eastcoastkin #trees #treephotography #forests #californiaphotography #morninglight #woodlandphotography #forests #scapeday
October 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Remember Ukraine!
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Standing Tall in Del Norte Coast Redwoods

#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #pacificnorthwest #nature #fineartphotography #pacificnw #eastcoastkin #trees #treephotography #forests #californiaphotography #morninglight #woodlandphotography #scapeday #ethereal
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Field Sparrow at Heron Park, Danville, IL. (OM-1 Mk2, M.150-400mm)
#bird #birdphotography #microfourthirds #M43 #OMSystems #olympus #blueskyphotographers #Photography #Photographers #PhotographersUnited #sparrow #fieldsparrow
November 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Did you know? One part of correctly identifying gartersnakes is the number of labial scales they have, and the shape/width of those scales. This dude has 7 labials (arrows at 2 & 5). That, along with where it is and appearance are pretty good at helping you be sure it is who you think it is. #herps
A close up of the head of a gartersnake, with blue arrows pointing to the 2nd and 5th labial scales.
October 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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#FrogFriday: A Three-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega trivittata) from NE Peru. A large poison #frog, up to 50mm (2in) in length. Males care for the eggs, laid terrestrially, and after hatching, they carry the tadpoles on their backs to water. #herps #frogs #NaturePhotography 🌿
Side image of a brilliantly colored frog, sitting on reddish-brown leaf litter and facing right. The frog's ground color is a deep black, which is interrupted by bright lime green stripes; one runs under the eye to the arm, and then down the arm to the fingers. Another green stripe runs from the nose, over the eye and down the sides of the back, where it connects with broad stripes of bright green on the legs and toes. The center of the back is black, speckled with many small green dots. The belly is all back, as is the eye.
October 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM