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Joanne

@joannelowry.bsky.social

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Hoping to retire sooner. Amateur animal and landscape photographer - Beauty is the Earth's nature. Human rights advocate, "mind your own damn business", Pagan, Loves real books. Hetero. Listen to your heart. Maga/Republicans stay away. I ignore Chats.

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · Aug 15

Another FYI

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 6h

A couple leftover shots from Monday, when the golf course is closed. Blue heron and yellow rumped warbler. Glendale, AZ
#birds, #nature, #wildlife, #photography

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 1d

Great white egret. I went on a stroll after work and found this egret resting in front of an interesting cactus. I made sure to get the angle overlooking the pond. Glendale, AZ
#birds, #egret, #wadingbirds, #wildlife, #nature, #photography

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 2d

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Let's talk about Trump damaging the dollar more than anybody in 50 years....

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 2d

Is there a way to edit my posts? I have not figured it out. The Cooper's hawk is not "sub-adult", my mistake, and so I need to change that.

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 2d

Wild lovebird. I was making my calendars for Christmas gifts this year, so didn't take many pictures. I recognize this individual, and therefore the group that it is a part, because it's wings have the white on the edges. My backyard tree in Glendale, Arizona, USA. #birds, #lovebirds, #nature

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 2d

Cooper's Hawk, sub-adult, small. A frequent visitor to my yard, drawn by all the pigeons & doves. I was sitting at the desk right inside the window, so the reflections must have been opportune for me. He did hear the click of my camera though.
#birds, #wildlife, #hawks, #nature, #photography

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

5 day countdown until the largest protest in American history.

Find an event near you:

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful!!

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 5d

Black-chinned hummingbird, such a beauty.
Heber-Overgaard, AZ
#birds, #hummingbirds, #wildlife, #mountains, #nature, #photography

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 5d

A couple very common bird variety:
Female grackle and juvenile house finch.
Glendale, AZ
#birds, #wildlife, #nature, #arizona, #photography

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 6d

House Republicans have been on vacation for 20 days.

The government is shut down and health care costs are exploding.

Cancel the vacation, and let’s get back to Washington. We have work to do.

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 6d

Curve-billed thrasher, a neighborhood friend, (well here for the food.) Glendale, Arizona #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #thrashers, #photography, #photos, #wildlifephotography

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 6d

Wild lovebird on a branch. Glendale, AZ Oh, the branch has been plucked bare by the lovebirds.

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 7d

Herons anyone? Just hanging around the pond at the golf course. Glendale, Arizona #birds, #nature, #wadingbirds, #wildlife, #photography, #photos, #nightherons

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 7d

Wild lovebirds in Glendale, Arizona.
#birds, #lovebirds, #wildlife, #nature, #photography

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 7d

Sharing is okay with one other, well, temporarily. Two Black-chinned hummingbirds in Heber-Overgaard, Arizona
#Birds, #hummingbirds, #nature, #wildlife, #photographers

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 8d

This is a rufous hummingbird with a russian sage plant in Heber-Overgaard, Arizona. 9/14/25 #birds, #wildlife, #nature, #hummingbirds, #photography

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 8d

Backyard friends. Gila woodpecker after the sugar water, white-crowned sparrow ground foraging, and the very musical sneaky northern mockingbird. Glendale, AZ
#birds, #wildlife, #nature, #woodpecker, #mockingbird, #sparrow, #photography

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 8d

Wild lovebirds enjoying the black sunflower seeds. Glendale, AZ 10/4/25 #birds, #wildlovebirds, #wildlife, #nature, #photos

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 8d

My backyard buddy, a young Anna's hummingbird. He will probably be here year around. He has plenty of feeding stations now. Several of my neighbors have put out sugar water. #birds, #hummingbirds, #wildlife, #nature, #photos

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 9d

WILD lovebirds. Small groups throughout the day, during the weekend. Very skittish because a Cooper's hawk keeps dropping by. Glendale, Arizona. #birds, #lovebirds, #wildlife, #photography

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 9d

Good morning! I do love these little miracles of nature. Rufous hummingbird in Heber-Overgaard, Arizona. #birds, #nature, #wildlife, #hummingbirds, #photography

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Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 9d

At work I get my heart walk in, first thing in the morning. It is the only break I get, other than lunch. So, here are the better shots from last weeks walks. Verdin, Cactus wren, and lesser goldfinch in Phoenix, AZ #birds, #nature, #wildlife, #photography

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! 😊

Joanne @joannelowry.bsky.social · 9d

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