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Alex Sphon

@ads5202.bsky.social

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Based in Erie Pa. Accountant, Queer Activist, Bookworm, Crafter and Hobby Photographer

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · Dec 22

Squirrel of the Day for December 22, 2024 is judging you #sqrlpix

gray squirrel looking down with disappointed expression

Alex Sphon @ads5202.bsky.social · Dec 22

Canadian Lynx kitten from Erie Zoo

#animalphoto #lynx #lynxphoto

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HourlyWolves @hourlywolf.bsky.social · Dec 21

Tongue out 😋

garou_wolfphoto 📸
#Wolf #Wolves #Animals

Credit: https://x.com/garou_wolfphoto?lang=en

Alex Sphon @ads5202.bsky.social · Dec 17

Red Panda photo from Akron Zoo!

#redpanda #wildlifephotography #zoophotos

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Sean Marier @seanmarier.bsky.social · Dec 6

ON MY WAY
Greater Kruger Area
South Africa

#photography #travel #wildlife #art #elephant

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Tina’s Wilderness Photography @tinaswilderness.bsky.social · Dec 5

Bald Eagle ❤️ #birds #wildlife #maine #photography #beauty #birdofprey

Alex Sphon @ads5202.bsky.social · Dec 5

One of my favorite photos of the year! African Elephant from @northcarolinazoo.bsky.social

#elephant #elephantphotos #zoophotography #art #photography

Alex Sphon @ads5202.bsky.social · Dec 3

Dasa from Erie Zoo! She is one my favorite orangutans

#eriezoo #zoophotography #orangutans #animalphotography #photography

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Humbly Jay @humblyjay.bsky.social · Dec 3

Aurora over Monument Valley, Arizona 🇺🇸

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Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · Dec 3

#Birds
#photography

All photographs are my own

Tuesday’s Bird:

Alex Sphon @ads5202.bsky.social · Dec 3

Polar Bear from Columbus Zoo

#polarbear #animalphotograpy #bearphotograpy

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Tina’s Wilderness Photography @tinaswilderness.bsky.social · Dec 2

Good morning all. I absolutely could sit here forever in fall. Sadly I now have to wait until next year, lol. #waterfalls #river #fallfoliage #maine #landscapephotography #photography

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Guy Combes @guycombesartist.bsky.social · Nov 30

Abstract pattern and movement can add dynamics to a pose but it is a supremely challenging balancing act to get it right. I’m still trying… #contemporarywildlifeart #wildlifeart #oilpainting #abstract #realism #jaguar

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FotoFantasties @dustdogza.bsky.social · Dec 1

Mamma and Calf.

#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#travelphotography
#photography
#AfricanElephant

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Shawn Thomas Photography @understudy77.bsky.social · Nov 28

I felt there was more to get from the lighthouse. So I went back for sunrise instead and boy was I right. So much more color than the rainy day. #photography

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Marc Venema @marcvenema.bsky.social · Nov 16

Coyote.

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Emyr Davies @emyrdavies.bsky.social · Dec 1

Shroom cluster from a week or so ago.

#fungi
#fungifriends

A family of fungi on a tree stump in the Forest of Dean, UK

Alex Sphon @ads5202.bsky.social · Dec 1

My favorite clouded leopard photo ever from Cleveland Metro Park Zoo

#cloudedleopard #zoophotos

Alex Sphon @ads5202.bsky.social · Nov 30

Sharing some of my old photography here!
Photo from Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium

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Astronomy pictures @astronomers.bsky.social · Nov 29

The Andromeda Galaxy seen from El Capitan in Yosemite Valley in California

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Astronomy pictures @astronomers.bsky.social · Nov 29

A new photo of the Sombrero galaxy from @NASAWebb

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Sombrero galaxy with its MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), resolving the clumpy nature of the dust along the galaxy’s outer ring. This image includes filters representing 7.7-micron light as blue, 11.3-micron light as green, and 12.8-micron light as red.
Researchers say the clumpy nature of the dust, where MIRI detects carbon-containing molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, can indicate the presence of young star-forming regions. However, unlike some galaxies studied with Webb, including Messier 82, where 10 times as many stars are born than the Milky Way galaxy, the Sombrero galaxy is not a particular hotbed of star formation. The rings of the Sombrero galaxy produce less than one solar mass of stars per year, in comparison to the Milky Way’s roughly two solar masses a year.