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MA Drinkwater
@madrinkwater.bsky.social
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Me: Gen X, liberal, proud Democrat, dog lady & parrot mom, (((AmYisraelChai))), meditative photographer since 1980, born & raised in Los Angeles, will probably die somewhere in the Mojave Desert.

*Except for reposts, photos are mine* Nikon D90, Z50, Z8
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MA Drinkwater @madrinkwater.bsky.social · Jun 12
#California
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #rescues #AdoptDontShop
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alan678.bsky.social
Good afternoon. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OnTheEdge , any bird at the edge of a body of water. The alternative is #pigeons I’ve went with a European Shag standing on a rocky outcrop at the edge of the coast. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A European Shag stands alert on dark, seaweed-covered rocks at the water’s edge. Sunlight highlights its brown plumage, slender hooked bill, and webbed feet. Foamy waves and soft blue water blur in the background, creating a strong contrast with the textured rocks and the bird’s sleek profile.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#SundayYellow #southerncalifornia #bees #pollinators #flowers #naturephotography #photography 📷
A bee preparing to leave one yellow flower for another. The flower, yellow with dark orange stripes, is from the Esperanza aka Yellow Bell (Tecoma stan 'Sangria') shrub. In the background, trumpet-shaped dark orange pods, green leaves/stems, and blue sky.
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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#NatureIsArt #onlybeautifulthings #hummingbird #birds #flowers #shadows #blackandwhite #monochrome #naturephotography #photography 📷 🪶
Black and white. A hummingbird approaches a flower, and the shadows play on its wing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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#hummingbird #bees #pollinators #rain #naturephotography #photography #southerncalifornia 📷
A bee enters a yellow flower. Green background, yellow flowers, red buds, and raindrops.
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#hummingbird #birds #rain #flowers #naturephotography #photography #southerncalifornia 📷 🪶
A male Costa's hummingbird behind a yellow flower with raindrops. His face is covered in purple iridescent feathers.
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
Nature calls ...
#hummingbird #birds #silhouette #naturephotography #photography #southerncalifornia 📷 🪶
A hummingbird in silhouette pees as it flies away from the yellow flowers it was feeding on. I lightened the pic and removed the gray sky in the background.
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#FlyDay #birds #hummingbird #silhouette #naturephotography #photography 📷 🪶
The silhouette of a hummingbird against a cloudy blue sky as it approaches a yellow flower. Its tongue is out, and you can see a hump as it unrolls.
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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slotkin.senate.gov
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.

The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.

Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown bird looking at you, the Alternative is #GullsInFlight. The Jay absolutely stared down. I’ll just repost today as I’m getting ready to visit my daughter in Australia. Sorry. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A close-up photo of a Eurasian jay perched on a branch, its warm brown body and pale throat contrasting with the striking blue-and-black barred feathers on its wing. The bird looks directly toward the camera with a slightly raised crest and a bit of green plant matter on its bill. Surrounding it are deep green leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #shadesofgrey #birds #hummingbird #naturephotography #photography #SouthernCalifornia 🪶
I believe this is a female Costa's hummingbird - white eye stripe, gray cheek, white/grey underside. She is taking off from a thin brown branch. Yellow flowers, green leaves, cloudy blue sky.
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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aaronparnas.bsky.social
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#SundayYellow #rain #flowers #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photography #SouthernCalifornia
In the center is a yellow flower with raindrops on its petals. Green stems and leaves, yellow flowers, stamens, pistils against a white background.
November 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#SundayYellow #rain #flowers #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photography #SouthernCalifornia
In the center, raindrops on a yellow flower, green stems, and yellow buds. On the left is a blurred palm tree trunk, and yellow flowers and green leaves along the edge. On the right is a blue/white sky, green leaves, and a yellow flower along the edge. There is a bee in the lower right.
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning. Apologies for going missing in action yesterday but went out with mates. 🥴 The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #shadesofgrey any bird with grey in their colours and the alternative is #beakopen Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A tall grey heron stands on bright green grass, its long legs mid-stride. The bird’s sleek grey feathers, white neck, and dark crown are clearly visible, and it gazes to the right with its yellow eye and long pointed bill. A blurred wooden fence and soft blue water create a gentle background.
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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To celebrate the publication of the 3rd already #BestSelling womensart book #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Sundays are all about your favourite women printmakers!...
A grid of six different images of prints by different artists
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#rain #SouthernCalifornia #flowers #naturephotography
Yellow and red trumpet flowers, green leaves and stems, and raindrops.
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#rain #SouthernCalifornia #naturephotography #photography
Raindrops fall from a beam. Blurred green leaves and yellow flowers in the background are reflected and inverted in each drop from the refraction of light.
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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schiff.senate.gov
😶‍🌫️
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has announced It's time for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme which is #DucksOutOfWater and the Alternative Bird is a #Moorhen I’ve went with an in flight Mallard. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A mallard in flight skims low over deep blue rippling water, its wings fully extended and showing pale feathers with a vivid purple-blue speculum bordered in white. The duck’s yellow bill and mottled brown body are sharply defined as it glides smoothly across the scene.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning. If you’ve got it flaunt it. Hope you all have a wonderful day ahead. Don’t know what I’m doing yet, figure I’ll just wing it. 🙄😁 #birds #classicmono #photography #EastCoastKin
A black-and-white photograph of a white egret standing on dark sand with its wings fully outstretched in a wide arc, showing layered feathers glowing against the shadowy background. The bird faces away from the camera, its slender neck turned slightly to the side, while its long legs cast faint reflections on the ground.
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOnTheGround #birds #roadrunner #naturephotography #photography 📷 🪶
A roadrunner runs across a road. It is reddish-brown, black, and white. It has a head crest, white and red skin outside the eye, long tail and legs, big feet. Roadrunners can fly, but are faster on the ground at about 20 MPH.
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOnTheGround #birds #mockingbird #inchworm #naturephotography #photography 📷 🪶
A mockingbird and a green inchworm making eye contact. Green grass in the background.
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM