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More Panda cuteness. A panda in the middle of meal time at the Wolong Nature Reserve in China.

#panda #giantpanda #china #wolong #animal #wildlife #cute #wolongnaturereserve #cute
December 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Went to China and Hong Kong for two weeks and one of the highlights was going to two Giant Panda reserves near Chengdu. This is a young panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding near the city of Chengdu.

#panda #giantpanda #china #animal #wildlife #chengdupandabase
December 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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I can't believe it, but I got a last minute permit to visit The Wave in Arizona. It's a 3.2 mile one way hike from a sketchy dirt road in Utah and it was totally worth it!

#thewave #arizona #outdoors #nature #landscape #goldenhour #rocks #sandstone #reflection
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A view of the trees and mountains near Tibble Fork in the Uinta National Forest near Lehi, Utah.

#trees #foliage #mountains #landscape #utah #uintanationalforest #utahcounty
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Grizzly bear eating sedge at Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada.

#grizzly #bear #grizzlybear #canada #khutzeymateen #KhutzeymateenGrizzlyBearSanctuary #britishcolumbia #bc #animal #nature #wildlife
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Belted Kingfisher in a tree in Sandy, Utah.

#kingfisher #beltedkingfisher #bird #nature #wildlife #sandy #utah
October 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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#scapefriday A scene from along the Fairyland loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. #brycecanyon #utah #landscape #nationalpark #park #mighty5 #outdoors #natural #hiking #bryce
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Fall foliage near Brian Head, Utah. #forestfriday #trees #fallfoliage #aspens #grove #fallcolors #yellow
October 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Blondie and two of her cubs clamming in the mud flats at Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada.

#bear #grizzlybear #grizzly #Khutzeymateen #clamming #bears #grizzlies #grizzlybears #nature #wildlife #outdoors #canada #britishcolumbia
August 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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A grizzly bear cub shaking off some water at Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada.

#bear #grizzly #grizzlybear #cub #bearcub #grizzlycub #Khutzeymateen #britishcolumbia #canada #animal #wildlife #nature
August 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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'Scape Friday - Milky Way and a meteor at Salt Point State Park in Sonoma County, California.

#scapefriday #saltpoint #milkyway #night #nightphotography #sonomacounty #California #nature #stars #galaxy
August 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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A grizzly bear clamming on the shore at the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia.

#Khutzeymateen #bear #grizzly #grizzlybear #animal #nature #wildlife #Khutzeymateengrizzlygearsanctuary #clamming
August 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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'Scape Friday - Sea stack at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California.

#scapefriday #landscape #seastack #coast #califonria #rock #rockycoast #coastline
August 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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A pigeon guillemot calling out to other birds at Fern Grotto Beach in Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California.

#bird #birds #pigeonguillemot #guillemot #wilderranch #wilderranchstatepark #santacruz #ferngrotto #rocks #nature #wildlife
August 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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An adult black oystercatcher feeding a juvenile at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California.

#oystercatcher #blackoystercatcher #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #eating #wilderranch #california #santacruz
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Forest Friday - Redwoods at the Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Felton, California three years after the CZU fire.

#forest #forestfriday #trees #redwood #redwoodtrees #redwoodforest #nature #outdoors #hiking
August 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Milky Way through the clouds at Lanes Island Nature Preserve in Vinalhaven, Maine.

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#milkyway #night #stars #blendedphoto #island #afterdark #nightscape #landscape #outdoors #galazy #clouds
August 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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August 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Wildlife Wednesday - An Atlantic Puffin flying over Seal Island, Maine.

#puffin #atlanticpuffin #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifewednesday #sealisland #maine #mainetheway #vinalhaven
August 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Milky Way over the Atlantic Ocean at Lanes Island Nature Preserve in VInalhaven, Maine.

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#vinalhaven #lanesisland #maine #mainetheway #milkyway #night #stars #outdoors #afterdark #natureconservancy #nature.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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An Arctic Tern flying in front of Matinicus Rock in Maine.

#tern #arctictern #flying #bird #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #matinicusrock #maine #mainetheway
August 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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An Atlantic Puffin swimming in the water near Matinicus Rock, Maine

#puffin #atlanticpuffin #bird #nature #swimming #maine #mainetheway
July 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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A black oystercatcher sharing food with its offspring at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California.

#bird #birds #nature #wildlife #oystercatcher #blackoystercatcher #feeding #eating #wilderranch
July 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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A common merganser stretching its wings in a pond on Vinalhaven, Maine

#merganser #commonmerganser #duck #bird #wildlife #nature #vinalhaven #maine
July 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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#Scape Friday. State Beach in Vinalhaven, Maine with an island with an abandoned house in the background.

#maine #mainetheway #beach #vinalhaven #landscape #scapefriday #cloudy
July 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM