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Posting through it. Photos are my own (derogatory). Portland, Oregon.

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HLK™ @hlkfotos.com · Nov 11
Here are some more giraffes I met in Nairobi.

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A photo of the face of a baby giraffe close up using a wide angle camera lens, its dark purple tongue sticking out and its nose wrinkled, with a cloudy sky and greenery in the background behind it. A photo of two young baby giraffes from mid-neck up, one in profile and one from behind, with vibrant greenery visible behind them. A photo of an adult female giraffe's face and neck, peering at the camera with a cloudy sky and greenery visible behind her. A photo of a large adult male giraffe's knobby head in profile, with out of focus trees and sky visible behind him.
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michaelapdx.bsky.social
My pics of the ICE gas attack today in Portland, OR. We just finished a labor rally with 5,000+ people and started to march when ICE unleashed a massive amount of gas on us. Elderly, families, babies, and children were all gassed. I, and hundreds of others, were incapacitated. #ICE #Portland #PDX
February 1, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Here's a clouded leopard.

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A close-up portrait photo of a clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), from the shoulders up, facing toward the left of frame with a brown rocky background. It has golden-brown fur with large blotchy black spots, long white whiskers, rounded ears, a pink freckled nose, and amber eyes.
January 31, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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hardlikearmour.bsky.social
Peek-a-boo #birds #FlickerFriday
A female Northern Flicker peering out from behind a small diameter tree trunk. Her right eye is visible but her beak is hidden. About half of her black bib and speckled breast are showing. Her striped tail feathers are barely visible.
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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A close-up photo of the face of a gray cat with green eyes, a thin slice of window light illuminating one of its eyes while the rest of its face is in shadow.
January 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Gadwalls, making new gadwalls. #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks

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A photo of two gadwalls (Mareca strepera) in the act of mating on the surface of a pond. The male is small, finely-patterned brown, gray, and black duck with a black bill, and is mounted on top of the female who is barely visible, with just the top of her head and bill above the water. Her bill is orange and black. They are both facing to the left. The water reflects hues of bright green and blue.
January 31, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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lilu-bean.bsky.social
Such a beautiful afternoon for a walk in the park. #dogsofbluesky #canadianpoodles #winter #prairie #greatwhitenorth #adventuredog
January 31, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Around Portland...err, timeline cleanse?
A photo of the weathered plastic head of a toy rabbit wedged between black metal numbers mounted on the painted black wooden slats of a fence, with blurred greenery and a house partially visible in the background. A photo of a teal-colored wooden display box in a front yard with a hand-drawn diagram on plywood showing a simple outline map labeled "AMERICA" at top, "EQUAL" in one section, "SLICES" in another section, and "IN" at the bottom. A smooth river rock that's been painted with a winter scene including a snowman sits in the lower left corner of the box. Brown leaves on a lawn are visible in the background. A photo of a white sign lying on a pine needle-strewn yard with black stenciled text on it that reads "PLEASE DON'T LEAVE YOUR FREE STUFF HERE. (OUR LANDLORD THANKS YOU)." A photo of a hand-painted yellow and red wooden bird ornament hanging by brown twine on a tree branch next to a sidewalk, with a blurred wooden fence, pointed rooftops, and blue sky in the background.
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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jhoffman.bsky.social
There was some chuckling after the SHEEP DETECTIVE trailer. A man shouted “Quiet!!”

I am in an insane asylum.
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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wizkaliko.bsky.social
I really appreciate the solidarity I'm seeing from local small businesses in the Portland area today.

Many are unable to close for the day but are donating 25% of their proceeds to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC).

Does anyone have a list going?
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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scottakenhead.bsky.social
It’s cold. Feed the birds.
They are depending on you.
Northern Flicker photo from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3507020792782908&set=gm.1638627274236686&idorvanity=694395815326508
January 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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lorichirp.bsky.social
I was surprised to see the Bald Eagle at the nest tree, but absolutely shocked when I noticed the Northern Flicker Woodpecker on the branch above!

#TwoSpeciesTuesday #birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Happy Flicker Friday! He's on the neighbor's roof, behind our flicker house, taunting me.

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A photo of a male northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) perched on a roof top with pale blue sky behind it and an out-of-focus bird box partially visible in the foreground in front of it. It is a sleek taupe-colored woodpecker with a gray head and a long dark gray beak, dark eyes, bright red cheek patches, a large black chevron on its chest, black barring on its back and wings, and black polka dots all over its belly. It is facing to the left in warm-hued sunlight.
January 30, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Maybe this one. #BirdOfTheDay #FavouriteOfTheMonth

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A photo of a pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) floating on water and preening itself, with its head turned around attending to a large wing feather over its back. It is a small brown water bird with a short pale bill that has a dark spot in the middle of it. The lighting is warm-hued, around golden hour, and the rippling water around the grebe looks lilac and golden-brown.
January 30, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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I AM ON FIRE; KEEP CLEAR OF ME
pdfmerchant.bsky.social Old Sam @pdfmerchant.bsky.social · 2d
tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
January 30, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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Going to find whoever is doing this to me.
A photo of stickers on the back of a metal street sign, including a red bumper sticker that says "KILL YOUR CELLPHONE" in bold white text. A photo of a small square-shaped wooden sign screwed onto a wooden utility pole that has an image of a cellphone inside a red circle with a line through it on a white background.
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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I meant to post my best picture of Mike Patton for his birthday, but I forgot.
A photo of singer Mike Patton, a middle-aged man with short slicked back black hair in a white long sleeved linen shirt, making an extraordinary face on stage while holding a microphone in purple-hued stage lighting with a velvet curtain and a flower arrangement in the background behind him.
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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photosteve.bsky.social
A grizzled alpha male Mantled Howler monkey
#mammals #monkeys #CostaRica #photography
An alpha male marked howler monkey sitting on a branch looking out over the jungle. It is a large black monkey with long fingers and a long tail. Its face is scarred and one eye is milky white, likely from conflict with other males trying to take over his group.
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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matthewpaulson.bsky.social
Bird Bullets - 3 different birds streaking by me all in the bullet position with wings folded and feet tucked for maximum aerodynamics. 🪶
1)Red-winged Blackbird
2)Palm Warbler
3)Blue Jay
January 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Thursjay angel.

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A close-up photo of the head and shoulders of a California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica), a medium-sized songbird with a vibrant blue head and wings, gray underside, white throat, black eyes, white eyebrows, and black beak. It is facing to the left with a blurred green background and light rain falling around it. It has no idea about all the horrors going on in the human world, and loves peanuts a lot.
January 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Buncha starlings checking out the flicker house what the fuck do they think they're doing.
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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diplopodracer.bsky.social
Hope you feel better soon, @alan678.bsky.social 🖤

One more #BirdOfTheDay for #EyeContact with a hybrid wood duck X mallard from #SewardPark in #Seattle

#birds #photography 🪶
A close headshot of a duck head with wood duck feathering and mostly mallard color
January 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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chloecumming.bsky.social
I got wrestler drawings. I want to do more. But selling a couple would especially motivate me especially much. 🤼

www.chloecumming.com/wrestlerdraw...
Hangman page in intricate grainy textures, looking right. Long haired soft blond man with pecs Bastion Booger, a large allegedly disgusting man. In pencil, searching line Toni Storm face, a glamorous but silly lady in pastels Kevin Von Erich, a problematic fave, is one way of putting it. All golden in pencil and coloured pencils
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Check out this desaturated wood duck!
philippajane.bsky.social philippajane.bsky.social @philippajane.bsky.social · 2d
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #eyecontact. I have this lovely duck - a male silver Carolina duck. I photographed him somewhere on or near the River Lee navigation. Near Waltham Abbey but I can’t pinpoint exactly where - foggy brain 🙄
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
Hilariously, a coyote walked behind a San Francisco reporter as she was doing a segment on the mountain lion. 🤣
Francis Wang in brown wool wrap holding mic with coyote in left hand side of screen behind her on street. Banner reads LOOK BEHIND YOU COYOTE WALKS THROUGH FRANCIS WANG'S LIVE SHOT
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
A good news story: a year old male mountain lion walking around a San Francisco neighborhood was successful tranquilized and relocated to wilderness, in part because the neighborhood helped out and had the right attitude.
Photo by: https://www.facebook.com/share/1KMPhkWTWG/ Young panther asleep on an orange tarp while being examined by two vets
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM