Leslie Richter
@rock-skipper.bsky.social
Wildlife/Travel/Cultural/Marine Photographer, Storyteller. The more remote, the better, although I love my backyard in the San Juan Islands. Retired EE, tech marketing and business developement. #RockskipperPhotography rockskipper.com
Smile! A cute yellow-bellied marmot eating dandelions.
#marmot #blueskyphotos
#wildlifephotography
#NikonZ9
#marmot #blueskyphotos
#wildlifephotography
#NikonZ9
September 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Smile! A cute yellow-bellied marmot eating dandelions.
#marmot #blueskyphotos
#wildlifephotography
#NikonZ9
#marmot #blueskyphotos
#wildlifephotography
#NikonZ9
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Speak up to protect our public lands and submit your comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
September 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Speak up to protect our public lands and submit your comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...
I lost my husband to cancer 12 years ago. Participation in a clinical trial extended his life by 2 years. Now, there are at least 3 new drugs that could have extended his life much, much longer, thanks to our extraordinary system of medical research.
Cutting medical research funding is lunacy!
Cutting medical research funding is lunacy!
Withdrawing from the War on Cancer: an extraordinarily successful scientific research system that took decades to build, saved millions of lives and generated billions of dollars in profits is being dismantled in short order. @jonathanmahler.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I lost my husband to cancer 12 years ago. Participation in a clinical trial extended his life by 2 years. Now, there are at least 3 new drugs that could have extended his life much, much longer, thanks to our extraordinary system of medical research.
Cutting medical research funding is lunacy!
Cutting medical research funding is lunacy!
Gorgeous common loon - back and front.
Known for their eerie, echoing calls, loons can dive over 200 feet and stay underwater for minutes at a time. Their eyesight is adapted to focus both in air and water.🪶👀🪶
#birds #Gaviaimmer
#blueskybirds #WildlifePhotograpy
#birdphotography
#NikonZ9
Known for their eerie, echoing calls, loons can dive over 200 feet and stay underwater for minutes at a time. Their eyesight is adapted to focus both in air and water.🪶👀🪶
#birds #Gaviaimmer
#blueskybirds #WildlifePhotograpy
#birdphotography
#NikonZ9
August 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Gorgeous common loon - back and front.
Known for their eerie, echoing calls, loons can dive over 200 feet and stay underwater for minutes at a time. Their eyesight is adapted to focus both in air and water.🪶👀🪶
#birds #Gaviaimmer
#blueskybirds #WildlifePhotograpy
#birdphotography
#NikonZ9
Known for their eerie, echoing calls, loons can dive over 200 feet and stay underwater for minutes at a time. Their eyesight is adapted to focus both in air and water.🪶👀🪶
#birds #Gaviaimmer
#blueskybirds #WildlifePhotograpy
#birdphotography
#NikonZ9
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I absolutely love the FEARLESS Dr. Peter Hotez!!!!!
August 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I absolutely love the FEARLESS Dr. Peter Hotez!!!!!
When mom and baby both have something to say - perhaps protesting cuts to the National Park Service.
Western grebes🪶, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in July.
#birds
Western grebes🪶, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in July.
#birds
August 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
When mom and baby both have something to say - perhaps protesting cuts to the National Park Service.
Western grebes🪶, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in July.
#birds
Western grebes🪶, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in July.
#birds
There’s nothing common in the grace and elegance of the common loon!🪶
#blueskybirds #birdphotography #NikonBirdPhotography
#blueskybirds #birdphotography #NikonBirdPhotography
August 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
There’s nothing common in the grace and elegance of the common loon!🪶
#blueskybirds #birdphotography #NikonBirdPhotography
#blueskybirds #birdphotography #NikonBirdPhotography
Adorable burrowing owlet siblings seeking respite from the desert heat. 🪶🦉💕
#blueskybirds
#owls
#RockskipperPhotography
#blueskybirds
#owls
#RockskipperPhotography
July 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Adorable burrowing owlet siblings seeking respite from the desert heat. 🪶🦉💕
#blueskybirds
#owls
#RockskipperPhotography
#blueskybirds
#owls
#RockskipperPhotography
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
#FoxyFriday - 🦊a nice distraction! This patient vixen was nursing her own four kits (about 8weeks old), and several from another mom. An ill advised neighbor across the road feeds them dog biscuits and hot dogs. 😢
#RedFoxes #wildlifephotography
#PacificNorthwes
#RockskipperPhotography
#NikonZ9
#RedFoxes #wildlifephotography
#PacificNorthwes
#RockskipperPhotography
#NikonZ9
May 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
#FoxyFriday - 🦊a nice distraction! This patient vixen was nursing her own four kits (about 8weeks old), and several from another mom. An ill advised neighbor across the road feeds them dog biscuits and hot dogs. 😢
#RedFoxes #wildlifephotography
#PacificNorthwes
#RockskipperPhotography
#NikonZ9
#RedFoxes #wildlifephotography
#PacificNorthwes
#RockskipperPhotography
#NikonZ9
Stunning tulips at Roozengaarde gardens. 🌷
#MayBlooms
#Rainbow
#Tulips #BloomScrolling #MagicSkagit
#Roozengaarde
#MayBlooms
#Rainbow
#Tulips #BloomScrolling #MagicSkagit
#Roozengaarde
May 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Stunning tulips at Roozengaarde gardens. 🌷
#MayBlooms
#Rainbow
#Tulips #BloomScrolling #MagicSkagit
#Roozengaarde
#MayBlooms
#Rainbow
#Tulips #BloomScrolling #MagicSkagit
#Roozengaarde
Tulip #scape - the beautiful Skagit Valley, WA tulip fields.
#tulips #fieldoftulips #landscapephotography #MagicSkagit #SkagitValleyTulipFestival #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9
#tulips #fieldoftulips #landscapephotography #MagicSkagit #SkagitValleyTulipFestival #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9
April 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Tulip #scape - the beautiful Skagit Valley, WA tulip fields.
#tulips #fieldoftulips #landscapephotography #MagicSkagit #SkagitValleyTulipFestival #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9
#tulips #fieldoftulips #landscapephotography #MagicSkagit #SkagitValleyTulipFestival #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9
Happy Earth Day! This image reminds me of the tragic loss of ice in the arctic and the species that are threatened, like this polar bear - who should be sleeping on ice, not rock😢.
#EarthDay #PolarBear #Svalbard #ArcticCircle #ClimateChange #NaturePhotography #RockskipperPhotography
#EarthDay #PolarBear #Svalbard #ArcticCircle #ClimateChange #NaturePhotography #RockskipperPhotography
April 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Happy Earth Day! This image reminds me of the tragic loss of ice in the arctic and the species that are threatened, like this polar bear - who should be sleeping on ice, not rock😢.
#EarthDay #PolarBear #Svalbard #ArcticCircle #ClimateChange #NaturePhotography #RockskipperPhotography
#EarthDay #PolarBear #Svalbard #ArcticCircle #ClimateChange #NaturePhotography #RockskipperPhotography
Tulip Tuesday🌷
Tulip season is almost over for the season in Skagit Valley, WA. Enjoy this boost of colorful beauty - it lifts my spirits…
#TulipTuesday
#MagicSkagit #BloomScrolling #FlowersofBluesky #RockskipperPhotography
Tulip season is almost over for the season in Skagit Valley, WA. Enjoy this boost of colorful beauty - it lifts my spirits…
#TulipTuesday
#MagicSkagit #BloomScrolling #FlowersofBluesky #RockskipperPhotography
April 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tulip Tuesday🌷
Tulip season is almost over for the season in Skagit Valley, WA. Enjoy this boost of colorful beauty - it lifts my spirits…
#TulipTuesday
#MagicSkagit #BloomScrolling #FlowersofBluesky #RockskipperPhotography
Tulip season is almost over for the season in Skagit Valley, WA. Enjoy this boost of colorful beauty - it lifts my spirits…
#TulipTuesday
#MagicSkagit #BloomScrolling #FlowersofBluesky #RockskipperPhotography
Starting the #BlueSkyMonday week with beautiful tulips 🌷 of the Skagit Valley, WA
#bloomscrolling #nature #photography #tulips #spring #MagicSkagit
#bloomscrolling #nature #photography #tulips #spring #MagicSkagit
April 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Starting the #BlueSkyMonday week with beautiful tulips 🌷 of the Skagit Valley, WA
#bloomscrolling #nature #photography #tulips #spring #MagicSkagit
#bloomscrolling #nature #photography #tulips #spring #MagicSkagit
#Stunday beauty from the tulip fields of Skagit County, WA. The sweet Savannah Sparrows flit among the tulips singing the songs of love. 🪶🌷🐦⬛🎶
#SkagitValleyTulipFestival #SavannahSparrow #MagicSkagit #Tulips #BlueskyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9 #NikonPro
#SkagitValleyTulipFestival #SavannahSparrow #MagicSkagit #Tulips #BlueskyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9 #NikonPro
April 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
#Stunday beauty from the tulip fields of Skagit County, WA. The sweet Savannah Sparrows flit among the tulips singing the songs of love. 🪶🌷🐦⬛🎶
#SkagitValleyTulipFestival #SavannahSparrow #MagicSkagit #Tulips #BlueskyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9 #NikonPro
#SkagitValleyTulipFestival #SavannahSparrow #MagicSkagit #Tulips #BlueskyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9 #NikonPro
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For those wondering if this whole "defying the Constitution to unlawfully detain people and send them to foreign prisons" thing is a worthwhile focus, it has been a hotter 5 Calls topic than both tariffs and Signalgate over the last month...
April 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
For those wondering if this whole "defying the Constitution to unlawfully detain people and send them to foreign prisons" thing is a worthwhile focus, it has been a hotter 5 Calls topic than both tariffs and Signalgate over the last month...
Dramatic clouds and tulips - what a wonderful combination! Images from Skagit Valley, Washington last week.
#flowersofbluesky #tulipfields #springvibes #dramaticskies #skagitvalleytulipfestival #skagitvalley #colorfulnature #landscapephotography #nikonZ #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography
#flowersofbluesky #tulipfields #springvibes #dramaticskies #skagitvalleytulipfestival #skagitvalley #colorfulnature #landscapephotography #nikonZ #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Dramatic clouds and tulips - what a wonderful combination! Images from Skagit Valley, Washington last week.
#flowersofbluesky #tulipfields #springvibes #dramaticskies #skagitvalleytulipfestival #skagitvalley #colorfulnature #landscapephotography #nikonZ #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography
#flowersofbluesky #tulipfields #springvibes #dramaticskies #skagitvalleytulipfestival #skagitvalley #colorfulnature #landscapephotography #nikonZ #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography
@gluesenkampperez.house.gov I’m extremely disappointed in you for voting FOR the voter suppression SAVE Act. This act will make registering to vote extremely difficult for many legitimate voters who have changed their names by marriage and adoption.
No more campaign donations from me!
No more campaign donations from me!
April 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@gluesenkampperez.house.gov I’m extremely disappointed in you for voting FOR the voter suppression SAVE Act. This act will make registering to vote extremely difficult for many legitimate voters who have changed their names by marriage and adoption.
No more campaign donations from me!
No more campaign donations from me!
A moment of zen for this tumultuous day…
Snow Geese in the Skagit Valley, Washington State. Turn up the volume!🪶
#snowgeese
#SkagitValley #MomentOfZen
#birdsofBlueSky
#SnowGeeseinFlight
Snow Geese in the Skagit Valley, Washington State. Turn up the volume!🪶
#snowgeese
#SkagitValley #MomentOfZen
#birdsofBlueSky
#SnowGeeseinFlight
April 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A moment of zen for this tumultuous day…
Snow Geese in the Skagit Valley, Washington State. Turn up the volume!🪶
#snowgeese
#SkagitValley #MomentOfZen
#birdsofBlueSky
#SnowGeeseinFlight
Snow Geese in the Skagit Valley, Washington State. Turn up the volume!🪶
#snowgeese
#SkagitValley #MomentOfZen
#birdsofBlueSky
#SnowGeeseinFlight
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T’wasn’t a flask of Old Crow, so t’wasn’t Hegseth’s kin.
In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
March 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
T’wasn’t a flask of Old Crow, so t’wasn’t Hegseth’s kin.
Spectacular daffodil fields at sunrise in the Skagit Valley, Washington.
#SkagitValley
#MagicSkagit
#SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers
#BlueSkyFlowers
#RockskipperPhotograhy
#SkagitValley
#MagicSkagit
#SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers
#BlueSkyFlowers
#RockskipperPhotograhy
March 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Spectacular daffodil fields at sunrise in the Skagit Valley, Washington.
#SkagitValley
#MagicSkagit
#SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers
#BlueSkyFlowers
#RockskipperPhotograhy
#SkagitValley
#MagicSkagit
#SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers
#BlueSkyFlowers
#RockskipperPhotograhy
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Can you IMAGINE if Kamala Harris did something like this. Don't EVER say a WORD about DEI. So far we see a bunch of white male clowns making a mistake so egregious as likely to warrant a criminal investigation in a normal world. Imagine a lowly military grunt doing this.
March 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Can you IMAGINE if Kamala Harris did something like this. Don't EVER say a WORD about DEI. So far we see a bunch of white male clowns making a mistake so egregious as likely to warrant a criminal investigation in a normal world. Imagine a lowly military grunt doing this.
@cantwell.senate.gov your constituents expect a loud and relentless response to the egregious Hegseth and cabinet member security lapse! Democratic leadership as well as the rank and file must take all available actions to ensure this never happens again.
March 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
@cantwell.senate.gov your constituents expect a loud and relentless response to the egregious Hegseth and cabinet member security lapse! Democratic leadership as well as the rank and file must take all available actions to ensure this never happens again.