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Mighty hunter!
philplait.bsky.social Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Jul 23
Saw this out my bathroom window: a young red tailed hawk is very proud of its catch: a gardening glove.
A large hawk with brown wings, whitish chest, and yellow legs stands on a gray leather glove on the ground amidst sparse grass.
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Lupin at sunset.

#bloomscrolling #inlandnorthwest #inlandnw
A silky lupin plant in bloom is in the foreground with the sun setting in the background
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Light load
A ferry sits at a dock waiting to unload with a motorcycle as its only passenger
July 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Oh deer.

#inlandnorthwest #inlandnw #inw #spokanecounty
Three mule deer stand in a field with lupin, yarrow, and cinquefoil flowers blooming around them. The two bucks are in velvet. The largest of them is pooping.
June 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Beautiful day at Riverfront Park in #spokane
Looking south over the Spokane River through Riverfront Park toward downtown on a beautiful sunny day. Two people are watching Canada geese swimming in the River, and some wispy clouds are shining like a rainbow for some reason. The Spokane Pavilion and an American flag poke up above the treetops on a beautiful day in Riverfront Park. Looking north from the opera house courtyard over the Spokane River to Riverfront park. A statue of astronaut Lt. Col. Michael Anderson is in the foreground, along with several people strolling along the river.
May 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Tried again with the moon. Makes me want to try and attach my camera to a telescope. Need more zoom!

#astrophotography #amateurphotography
The moon with a little over half of it in the light. Some craters are visible along the shadow line.
May 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Tried taking pictures of the moon last night. Harder than I thought it would be. Felt like I had to kinda trick the camera for the settings and do a lot of trial and error. Luckily the moon doesn’t run off so there’s lots of time.

#astrophotography #amateurphotography
A sliver of the moon, with some craters visible on the border of light and dark
May 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Someone spotted the chicken coop. Luckily she trotted off instead of investigating further.

#inw #inlandnw #inlandnorthwest #wildlife
A female coyote stands in a field with the sun at her back, staring at something off camera (my chicken coop)
April 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Happy earth day! Go out and enjoy it.

#inw #inlandnw #inlandnorthwest #railtrail #bike
A far-away moose stands by itself in a wetland area at the base of a forested hill on an overcast day
April 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Nice day for a short hike.

#inlandnw #inw #inlandnorthwest #spokane
View of the Spokane River from the top of Dry Creek Canyon on a partly cloudy day, with a serviceberry bush blooming in the foreground.
April 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Sharp Shinned hawk caught some dinner.

#inlandnw #inw #inlandnorthwest #spokane #birds
A sharp shinned hawk is on the ground with its tail feathers and wings spread out wide after catching a smaller bird, presumably to keep it from escaping. It is looking at the camera. A sharp shinned hawk is on the ground with its tail feathers and wings spread out wide after catching a smaller bird, presumably to keep it from escaping. It is looking away from the camera.
April 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM