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swandiveswim.bsky.social
@swandiveswim.bsky.social
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Nature nut with a camera; wandering the bush in BC, Canada
No politics thanks. No solicitations. No DM's. When I do follow people back, it's those who post nature content, otherwise, thanks for the likes.
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swandiveswim.bsky.social
#FallColour #ForestFriday Foothills fall colour for Forest Friday.
The start of October, before the wind & rain dashed all the leaves to the ground.
A forest of mixed conifers & deciduous stretch back to a horizon of puffy white clouds against a light blue sky. The trees are a mix of dark green with poplars all in golden yellow leaves.
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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#Mammal #BlackBear #BlackFridayNature Late summer, a Black bear stopped wrestling with it's sibling to stare at me.
A Black bear sitting in light green grasses, up to it's shoulders, stares at the camera. The bright sun shines on the bear, highlighting it's brown muzzle, from the left.
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #MorningLight A Green Winged Teal drake & an American Wigeon drake share a log, while warming up in the early morning sun.
2 ducks standing on a log that start in the rushes & comes forward to end in the water. In the front is a Wigeon drake with a white band on the top of it's head, a deep green band that starts at the eye, a chalky blue bill tipped in black, chestnut brown breast feathers and a white belly. Behind is a Teal drake which has a copper coloured head, a deep green band that starts at the eye, a dark grey bill, speckled brown breast feathers with a white vertical band.
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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daisyhenry72.bsky.social
🥰Besouro (Compsocerus violaceus)

Família: Cerambycidae

É a primeira vez que aparece aqui. 😍❤️
Besouro de cor laranja e verde-metálico.
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #Woodpecker #BirdOfTheDay #Headshot
A male Pileated Woodpecker was enthusiastically hollowing out a would be sleeping cavity.
A woodpecker with a brilliant red crest and moustache, has a black band stretching from the eye to the back of it's head. The feathers on it's back are a glossy black, the breast feathers a matte black with slightly lighter edges. The bird hangs off of a tree trunk with it's considerable bill poised in front of a dark hole in the silvery grey wood.
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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#Poplar #Trees #FallColour #ColourADay #YellowThu Cottonwoods reflected in the waters of the North Nechako River.
A group of mature Cottonwood trees garbed in yellow foliage, reflected in the water below them. The reflection has faint ripples and slightly more orange tones.
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Insect #InsectThur Several years ago, I got excited thinking that I'd come across a colony of Ladybugs. On closer inspection they turned out to be Stinkbug nymphs, possibly . Banasa dimidiata
A cluster of orange & black beetle looking Stinkbug nymphs. Their top half is black, the bottom half is vivid orange with 3 black stripes in a triangular chevron pattern in the center. The are gathered in sunlight, mostly on 2 rocks and a weathered piece of log. 3 beetle looking Stinkbug nymphs in the sunlight on a light grey rock. Their top half is black with 1 black antennae, their bottom half is vivid orange with 3 black stripes in a triangular chevron pattern in the center.
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Say good night to Nemo's cousin, the Skunk clownfish. At dusk, the host anemone curls up into a ball and rests for the night.

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#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #clownfish #photography
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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ecowarriorss.bsky.social
Big Oil does not want you to know

It looks like plastic - feels like plastic but its not plastic
Silicone made from naturally occurring silica stone, water, and natural gas-derived methanol
It does not create microplastic particles or leach harmful chemicals
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Why Switch to Silicone? — Simple Ecology
An introduction to what Silicone is and how it impacts our bodies and the planet as a safer, more eco-friendly alternative to plastic.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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danschyk.bsky.social
Lundbrek Falls AB
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social
This should be on EVERY CITY BILLBOARD!
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #WoodpeckerWednesday A female Three Toed Woodpecker patiently flicking off pieces of bark in her search for overwintering insects. Of all the woodpeckers that frequent my area, these are the quietest. They don't drill holes but pry off pieces of bark on dead/dying trees.
A black & white woodpecker with many stripes on both the back and breast feathers, sits on thick branch. It has a thin white ring around the eye and a thin white moustache marking below. The branch has a bit of snow beneath the bird. In front of the bird, reddish areas where the bark has been pried off.
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Alive [+ sound]
#ai #ia #digital

Let me wish you a very joyfull evening or afternoon or morning depending on where you live on earth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#ColourADay #RedWed #Maianthemum
Maianthemum racemosum aka False Solomon's Seal
False Solomon's Seal berries against a background of dark green & shadows. The berries towards the top are light cream colour, heavily speckled with red. The lower half of the cluster is bright red, the berries are highlighted by the sun's light coming from the left.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #OnTheEdge
A male Killdeer doing the macarena.
A male Killdeer displaying at water's edge with it's back to the camera. The tail is flared wide, showing the rusty orange edged with black tail feathers. The background of water is a greyish lavender colour. A male Killdeer displaying at water's edge with it's back to the camera. It's beak is open. The tail is flared wide, showing the rusty orange edged with black tail feathers. The background of water is a greyish lavender colour. A male Killdeer displaying at water's edge with it's back to the camera. The tail is flared wide, showing the rusty orange edged with black tail feathers. The background of water is a greyish lavender colour.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
Your Daily Dose of #Cuteness
contemprainn.bsky.social ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 3d
Kitty Cafe 😸 for Chipmunks 🐿️ #tuesdayvibe #TuesdayFun
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #Sparrow #HangingAround A comical looking White Crowned Sparrow hanging onto a forked wild rose branch.
A round shaped, buff brown bird, facing forward. A White streak (crown) on top of it's head, with a black bar on either side. The eyes have a dark line going towards the back of the head, It has an orange beak. It's 2 feet are each holding onto a separate slender twig.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Looking for some warm colours on a sub zero day, I came across these.
A log with the bark peeled off, exposing the insect trails in the orange coloured wood. The pattern is somewhat reminiscent of the Nazca lines in Peru. A Conch (fungi) sticks out from rough bark. The outermost grooved ring/edge of the conch is a deep orange, the next ring is a chocolate brown, and the innermost section a dirty looking tan. Nestled in the fork of two branches, partially covered by dead brown leaves; the folds of a bright orange fungi.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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2 days ago, morning dense fog, burned off early afternoon. #Frost followed as soon as the sun hit it.
Frosty weeds in a field. Top of frame is dark shadows. Below frosted weeds backlit by the sun. Mid frame, heavy to the right, dark brown Common Burdock. Bright red, frosty wild rose hips against a background of blurred green pine boughs. A fragment of insect web hangs from a branch. The web is frosted white, against a grey background. The branch has peeling bark, a bit of brown at one end and an outline of frost on it's upper edge. Heracleum maximum aka Cow Parsnip. What was the flowerhead that held seeds is now bare branches with clusters of frosty little fingers reaching up. The background is dark twigs & branches against grey.
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#TwosDay A Mallard drake leads the way for American Wigeon ducklings. The Wigeon hen had disappeared; fox dinner? For a little over 3 weeks the Wigeon ducklings stuck with the very patient Mallard. Following his cues, they learned the best spots to eat, when to take cover and, just be ducks.
A Mallard drake in eclipse plumage, leads 7 American Wigeon ducklings across still water reflecting the green of the Bulrushes in the background.
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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rumiwhitcher.bsky.social
~Living on the edge~ ☀️🌊💛💙

At low tide in Cornwall, the shore reveals some live gems - shiny blue little mussels and the intricate shells of limpets.

#Bluesky #TidesOutTuesday #shore #coast #nature #photography #sea #shells #moluscs #blue #Cornwall #naturephotography
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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balail.bsky.social
Reddish Egret
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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hikerdude63.bsky.social
Hoodoos reaching for the clouds. Fairyland Loop, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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engelssun.bsky.social
Am Rande stiller Klippen steht,ein Baum vom Nebel zart umweht.Die Wurzeln greifen tief in Stein,als wollten sie unendlich sein.So anmutig der Wächter zwischen Nacht und Licht,der alten Erde Angesicht.Wer in erblickt,mit Ehrfurcht lauscht,seinem Atem der poetisch rauscht.Schönen Abend ihr Lieben 🌳🩶🌄
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#ColorADay #PinkMon #Flower
Lewisia longipetala 'Little Plum'
Pink, 8 petaled blossoms with deeper pink streaks in the petals, against strap shaped mid green leaves.
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM