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Matt Higgs

@theofficialmatt.bsky.social

A Northern Flicker all puffed up, trying to stay warm on a chilly winter day! 🥶
Lunenburg NS #novascotia #canada 🪶
📸: CA Thomas

January 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM

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Luis Cordoba Photographer

@luiscordoba.bsky.social

Oh dear friends, look at this little cute creature, don't you feel like giving it love?
ups! I did it again!! 🍀❤️🎉

some of my 🔝bird 📷 collection ▶️
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#stunning #picoftheday #photograper #luiscordobapharchive #nature #birds
#eastcoastkin #hummingbirds

June 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM

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BERGΛMΛX

@bergamax.bsky.social

"Apatura ilia" 💜

Photography by Rita Barbie [FB] in Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹

Apatura ilia, the lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is named for its similarity to purple emperor butterflies

#butterflies #purple #nature #photography

January 24, 2026 at 8:55 AM

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Sophie Dijkgraaff

@phietje.bsky.social

Goedemorgen, vandaag geen bloem, geen sneeuw maar Doutze, de stabij van mijn zus 😍
Fijne vrijdag en weekend! 🍀
#photography #stabij #stabijlovers #fryskestabij

January 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM

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SoCalDad

@bhersh.bsky.social

Saturday morning pastel sunrise 🌅

January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM

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Liliths GangsOfBerlin TinyBeaksBigCity 🕊𓅪

@lilithl.bsky.social

Good morning everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂🪶

Ich, wie ich versuche, den Algorithmus zu verstehen.

Me, trying to understand the algorithm.

#smallbirdsaturday #Sparrows
#Gebäudebrüter #Spatz

Sechs Haussperlinge stehen auf einer weißen Holzfläche. Links am Bildrand ist nur ein Schnabel zu sehen. Vorn rechts, im Fokus, blickt ein Spatzenküken als einziger in die Kamera. Zwei Vögel links daneben sind mit dem Rücken zur Kamera gedreht, die übrigen picken Körner vom Untergrund. Im Hintergrund das Grün einer Hecke.

Ende der Bildbeschreibung, es folgen Aufzählungen vom Wort Spatz in verschiedenen Sprachen und Hashtags.

passerdomesticus, Passer domesticus, #passerdomesticus Varpunen, Varpusta, Gorriones, Haussperling, #Haussperling
Haussperlinge, #Haussperlinge, Wróbel, Wróbla, Wroble, Wróble , Sparrow, Sparrows, Spuggy, Spuggies, Housesparrow, #Housesparrow , #Housesparrows , House sparrow
Housesparrows, Gebäudebrüter, Spatz,
#Spatz Spatzen, #Spatzen #Passerotto
Passerotto gråspurv, graspurv, Speug
Moineau domestique, moineaux domestique, vrabac, Spoggies,
moineaux domestiques, Passerotto, Gorripato #Moineaudomestique врабче, Домашно врабче, huismussen, huismus, huismusjes, Pardal, gråspurv,
piaf #piaf Pierrot #Pierrot
Gealbhan Binne #GealbhanBinne
#Gealbhan (wörtlich übersetzt: Sperling der Giebel) Chummy
AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
BotschafterDerStadtnatur
#BotschafterDerStadtnatur
BNatSchG #BNatSchG
VogelDesJahres #VogelDesJahres
Vogel der Woche
#VogelDerWoche #weeSparrow
#Strauchdiebe Strauchdiebe 🪶
#Sparrowglow #glow Flausch
#StopHedgeClearing #birds
#SchönesGegenDoofes
#JederMeterHeckeFehlt
#BirdOfTheDay #SerialBirbs
#BirdOfTheWeek

January 24, 2026 at 10:12 AM

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M by Morgan K | London Artist

@mbymorgank.bsky.social

I wish all the BTS ARMY to get the tickets they want for the concerts 💜

January 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM

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Wild🌻Flower

@pamelawf.bsky.social

CanNOT Be Tamed
A n y m o r e
Come Too Far
Gained So Much
To Return
Where I Use To Live
Captive To The World
No More
W🌻F 1/24/2026

youtu.be/TSoXmshd7_w?...
Fearless Flame – Rise Above the Storm | Bleeding Strings

January 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM

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Keitenaijin

@keitenaijin.bsky.social

Sakura

January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM

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Literland

@literland.bsky.social

"Sé gentil. No dejes que el mundo te endurezca. No dejes que el dolor te haga odiar. No dejes que la amargura te robe la dulzura. Siéntete orgulloso de que, aunque el resto del mundo esté en desacuerdo, todavía crees que es un lugar hermoso ”.
Kurt Vonnegut
📷Bert Hardy

January 24, 2026 at 1:29 PM

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BelleAB

@belleab.bsky.social

“Purple flowers: Proof that nature likes to show off.”🪻💜🪻💜
#purplefriday #flowersonfriday #scape #mountainscape #flowers #trees #sky #clouds #catskills #overlookmountain #thornepreserve #nature #summer #hudsonvalley #newyork #photography

January 23, 2026 at 5:31 AM

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Espoir Warrior

@w-hope.bsky.social

Dans la prairie, un voyage en cette fluide merveille
Cueillir le temps dans un solide calme évident
Soyons envoutés par cette lumière arc en ciel
Tout devient cohérent et si rafraîchissant.

#ArtYear #EastCoastKin #Scape
#nature #photography #words

Double rainbow over the green meadow. A cow is grazing along the river which reflects the colors of the golden sky. Happy Day to you 🌈📷

January 23, 2026 at 10:07 AM

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Ben

@benksyphoto.bsky.social

Busy scene in the Shibuya Center-gai shopping district
#Tokyo #Cityscape #Scape #EastCoastKin #TravelPhotography #StreetPhotography

January 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM

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13mtm80 Designs

@13mtm80-designs.bsky.social

The video shows the transformation of a monarch butterfly from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
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#Butterfly #LifeCycle #Chrysalis #Caterpillar #Nature #Butterflies #Insects #monarch #bug #insect #milkweed #insectworld #autisticartist #actuallyautistic #smallartist

January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM

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Kelly Lantana

@kellylantana.bsky.social

Pause… Enjoy creation… Smile…

Yearning lately, for summer-time in a desert garden:
A large butterfly, visiting orange Lantana flowers.

Please see ALT for details.

#Photography #Butterfly #FlyDay #FloralFriday #NatureTherapy
#NaturePhotography #Peace #Joy #Blooms #Flowers #BloomScrolling