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Mary Ellen
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Politics. Birds. Watercolor. Random stuff. Postcarding keeps me sane.
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Mary Ellen @mefoxmi.bsky.social · Dec 6
This Blue Jay visited our back deck a few summers back, checking me out through the window. As it stayed for at least 10 minutes, it may have been a juvenile who hadn't yet learned the job of screeching to scare off all the others birds. Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar #birds
Close up photo of a Blue Jay looking to the right. The black beak, eye, and collar are prominent against the white face and blue crest.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Eastern Towhee
#birds #snow #photography
A male Eastern Towhee stands in the snow. A large sparrow with a dark black head, back, and tail, red sides, a white belly, and red eye.
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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brymo.bsky.social
Little buddy getting loaded up on passion flower pollen
#flowers
#bees
#macro
#photography
#art
A macro photograph of a western honeybee covered in pollen on a passion flower
February 1, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
Kicking off February with my favorite SE Arizona raptor, the Crested Caracara in fantastic light 🪶
Crested Caracara in some great light
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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I cry for all the Liams who do not have the public image that this one does and who are now languishing in horrid conditions. And I protest for them.
February 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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banditelli.org
Wow, today was a real fucked one.

Let's do some of that again, but not most of it.

Definitely not most of of it.

Here's something that happened you DIDN'T know about, for I was the only one capturing, thus everyone NOT on bluesky is missing out!

I give you January 30th's Full Pelican 🪶
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 AM
mefoxmi.bsky.social
#Clouds at night, back lit by the moon. #BlueSkyArtShow #StormySky
A very dark sky with the barest arc of the moon in the center right side. The cumulus looking clouds near the moon glow white to light grey and seem rusty orange in the middle of the frame. It was going to storm, and the clouds were changing shape and moving from right to left very rapidly.
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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writerpaula.bsky.social
I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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spicuzza-art.bsky.social
For the #BlueSkyArtShow and the theme of #Clouds
A beautiful #ending to the day.

#photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #JanuArty2026
#ArtYear
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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msriffle.bsky.social
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme #FavoriteOfTheMonth. As I photographed this great egret in our local wildlife refuge it suddenly opened its wings to preen. I held the shutter down. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #egrets #birds #birdphotography #ornithology
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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inkradio.bsky.social
Here’s your moment of zen
A vibrant gazania flower with golden-yellow petals featuring bold reddish-brown stripes radiating from the center. Each petal has a dramatic dark band near the base. The flower’s center is a dense cluster of tiny yellow disk florets. The bloom is surrounded by silvery-green foliage and photographed from directly above, showing perfect symmetry.
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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linda2.bsky.social
Bruce standing in water! 🦢

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paddling, birds standing in water, the Alt theme is #Robins

#UKWildlife #Birds #UKbirding #blackswan #birdphotography #nature #photography
A black swan standing in water with head turned to the right as I approached to capture an image of his pose!
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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joegarrity.bsky.social
I took this macro photo of a glass shrimp resting on a starfish in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines. They are often seen in sea anemones with clownfish.

#marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #macrophotography #macro #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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dave1957.bsky.social
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

#birds #photography
Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in flight
January 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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brucespringsteen.net
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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michiganadvance.com
Michigan House Republicans openly threatening the funding of state courts if the Michigan Supreme Court adopts a rule that would prohibit most immigration arrests in courthouses, is not a side issue according to Michigan Advance Editor Jon King.

Instead, he says it’s a canary in the coal mine.
When Michigan Republicans threaten courts, they’re preparing our state for federal abuse • Michigan Advance
Before Michigan ever sees federal officers flood our streets, before another video shocks the conscience, the warning signs are already here — and they are coming from inside our own state government....
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January 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
The special little Chestnut-belted Gnateater in the dark forests of Amazonas. #Brazil

#birds #nature
Close-up of a small bird with a black face and throat, a white eyebrow stripe, and a warm orange-brown chest, perched on a branch against a blurred forest background.
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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metaresistance.bsky.social
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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donrice.art
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#ladder #high #winter #snowsuit #overalls #workers #humansofbluesky #blueskyartshow #cold #eastcoastkin #sketch #art
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#wormseyeview #outdoorjobs #E #nameremoval
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January 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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dabutterbrot.bsky.social
fresh snow

#BlueSkyArtShow #Cold
#photography #winter #chiemsee
A snow-covered boat dock at dawn. In the background, a lake shrouded in fog.
January 24, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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rina2012.bsky.social
In extreme cold,
running water turns to ice.
Keep on moving now!
❄️❄️❄️
#BlueSkyArtShow #cold #ClassicMono #Monochrome
#Stunday #WaterfallWednesday #photography #landscape #scape #Poetry #Senryu #Haiku #MicroPoem #ImageAndVerse #EastCoastKin
A waterfall has frozen into ice on a rock face. It is framed by snow-covered coniferous trees.
January 24, 2026 at 6:39 AM
mefoxmi.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #Cold #Birds #BirdPhotography
A floofed Red-breasted Nuthatch, facing to the upper right, perches on bare branches. It has a black crown and eye stripe with white above and below the eye. Most of the body is a blue grey, with orange underbody feathers showing on the back. A single star shaped snowflake adorns the wing feathers.
January 24, 2026 at 3:18 PM
mefoxmi.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #Cold
#Winter #Photography
Against a dark blue sky, a close up of the end of a pine needles branch tipped in feathery looking frost. The frost on bottom most needle is reflecting the sun, making it glow brightly.
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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balail.bsky.social
Killdeer
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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qasimrashid.com
Today I stood in -20 degrees alongside interfaith leaders & community members demanding that ICE stop terrorizing Minnesota. I was struck by three things.

1. People are traumatized, not paralyzed.
2. These are American tax $$.
3. MN is showing what we all could be doing nationally.

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Live from Minneapolis: Protesting ICE Out of Minnesota and Delta Stop Deportation Flights
Honored to stand alongside faith leaders representing diverse backgrounds and religions, coming from all different states around the country
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January 23, 2026 at 8:21 PM