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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 48m

This juvenile bald eagle is tucking in on a flounder it just caught. #birdoftheday #lunchtime #baldeagle #goldenhour

Juvenile bald eagle sitting on a branch eating a flounder.

Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 16h

Beautiful Cooper’s Hawk in the neighbourhood on the weekend. It was a little unsettling when it turned and let me know it noticed me! #birdoftheday #closeups #hawks

Cooper’s hawk, backlit by the setting sun, stares directly at the camera.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 5d

Candlelight in the Stockholm Cathedral. #BWFriday #halloween

Black and white image of a globe shaped candelabra for votive candles in a church.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 5d

I like these sometimes maligned birds. They are beautiful and clever. #birdoftheday #crow #halloween

A silhouetted crow rests atop a small tree stump.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 7d

I’m guessing it needs to literally choke it down. 😬 #birdoftheday #seagulls

Adult seagull with purple starfish in its beak. Young seagull behind looking interested.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 8d

Can you get any bluer than desertbells? Wildflower mix on the green space near us has brought us these beauties. #bloomscrollimg #bluetue #wildflowers

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 9d

We once had a hummingbird build a nest on top of an extension cord we were using for the patio lights. It used the same nest the following year! #birdoftheday #twosday #hummingbirds #Annashummingbird

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 10d

Dahlias in the botanical garden in Amsterdam. #magentaMonday #bloomscrolling #dahlias

Beautiful magenta dahlia covered in raindrops

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 10d

Always a treat when I spot Great Blue Herons. Here’s an action shot during nesting season in spring. #birdoftheday #heron

Two great blue herons facing each other with wings extended and orange beaks open.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 10d

Great egret wading in the weeds. We saw such a great variety of wildlife in Costa Rica. #birdoftheday #egret

Great egret on the riverbank in Costa Rica.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 11d

Mute swan napping in the sunshine in Stockholm. Loved seeing these spectacular birds in Sweden. #birdoftheday #sunlit #swan

Mute swan sleeping while floating in the river.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 12d

Remembering summer on this rainy westcoast day. #birdoftheday #flying #hummingbird

Anna’s hummingbird hovering near an orange hibiscus flower it is feeding on.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 12d

Beautiful pink asters providing food for a peacock butterfly. Taken in Kiel in late September. #bloomscrolling #flowerfriday #butterfly

Peacock Butterfly sitting on pink asters.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 13d

Throwback to spring this year and this beautiful barn swallow. #birdoftheday #thinking #swallows

Young barn swallow sits in the sun on a wooden railing looking pensive.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 18d

Had to look this one up: it’s a safflower! Came in a thanksgiving bouquet from my lovely daughter. #bloomscrolling

Safflower is a bright yellow flower with spiky petals.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · 26d

Between showers. One of my favourites, “Easy Does It” rose. #bloomscrolling #flowerfriday

Beautiful coral coloured rose with raindrops

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · Oct 4

You know fall is here when there’s dew on the roses. #bloomscrolling #roses #dew

White rose with morning dew, in the Folly Garden at the Copenhagen palace.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · Sep 26

Love this. #heather #bloomscrolling #flowerfriday

White and soft pink heather in a tall gray planter next to an outdoor table and chair.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · Sep 19

Bright lights for fall. This heather is gorgeous! #bloomscrolling #flowerfriday

Colourful plants in front of a flower store.

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hanging onto summer. #flowerfriday #roses

Beautiful soft pink rose with ruffled edges

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · Sep 6

Loving the second flush of roses. #flowerfriday #bloomscrolling

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · Nov 15

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Lynne Powell @lynnepowell.bsky.social · Nov 15

They nest high up in the trees, making nests of big sticks. Amazing birds.

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