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pelecanus.bsky.social
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@pelecanus.bsky.social
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Retiring cynic, amateur naturalist, wannabe artist, covid long hauler, trying to live my best life in far west Chicagoland
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This residential neighborhood in southern Indiana has bunches of fairy rings of what appear to be Chlorophylum molybdates (spore print green)

#fungifriends
2 false parasol mushrooms
October 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Circle of life in my own back yard. Unexpected but such is life
#birds
Pile of feathers, probably cardinal
September 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Autumn is coming, whether or not we are ready
Maple tree starting to turn red
September 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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#happynationalparkday
Overlook at Colorado National Monument
August 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Handy perch right above the Batavia dam on the Fox river in Illinois
#birds
Comorants on a log above the dam
August 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Just enjoying the last days of summer on the Fox River in Illinois
Heron and 2 teals standing on a riverbank
August 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Beebalm indeed
Bumblebee feeding on a Monarda cultivar
July 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Kankakee swamp mallow in bloom (Iliamna remota)
#nativeplants
Pink flowers of Kankakee swamp mallow
July 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Screaming into the vast beyond like many of us are

#birds
Red winged blackbird cawinh
June 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Let me know when something actually happens

#birds
Mourning dove just chilling
June 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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The perp in question. Now I caught hi eating the jelly out of my oriole feeder

🙄

#birds
Robin on a birdbath
June 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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A committee of vultures just hanging around waiting for a better idea
#birds
4 or 5 vultures perched in a tree
May 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Made the mistake of buying seed with meal worms in it. Now I have a Robin that thinks feeders are the best thing ever 🙄

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Robin on bird feeder
May 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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First swimmers in the pool

#birds
Mallard pair in swimming pool
May 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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An American species, but still bluebells and still a welcome sight in spring
#theenglishoakproject
Bluebell buds American bluebells blooming
April 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Snow in March disappoints everyone even if it happens every year
#birds
Mourning doves scowling in a bird bath while it snows
March 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Anhinga drying wings in the sun
#birds
Anhinga drying wings
February 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Some park ranger in Florida has been studying that CIA manual
Sign with text about life on the hammock floor. Tite is "Who makes the leaves"
January 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Scrub Blue Jay
#birds
Scrub blue jay on ground with acorns in mouth
January 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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At least we are starting out of the darkness
Upshot of a big tree covered in blue lights
December 25, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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I'll settle for a white Solstice
Snow covered trees against an early morning pink sky
December 20, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Hope he visits my feeder again this winter #birds
Hawk sitting on a tree
December 12, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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So much for squirrels not eating safflower seed #birds #addBirder
Squirrel chomping away on safflower seed in a fly through feeder
December 11, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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Waiting for the cleaners to open. In November. Near Chicago. Can't head south without his favorite suit? #birds
Sandhill cranes waiting outside a dry cleaners
November 27, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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Intro to me. Retiring cynic, amateur naturalist, wanna be artist, covid long hauler, trying to live my best life in far west Chicagoland
Simple view of a calm Lake Huron
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 PM