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monicapelger.bsky.social
@monicapelger.bsky.social
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Based in 🇳🇱🇪🇺. I love cats (big and small), nature and wildlife, books (fiction and non-fiction), politics, history, photography (Nikon P950). Favourite series: Vera, The West Wing.
All pictures are mine, unless I state otherwise.
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sheldricktrust.bsky.social
Newborn rhinos are extremely vulnerable. They need to be shielded from even the slightest chill, hence Chamboi's woollen, cherry red blanket. It was such a favourite when he first came into our care, that he flatly refused to wear anything else! Meet the rhinos currently in our care: t.co/CvOTGiQk8X
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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butterflyguy99.bsky.social
Butterfly Season 2025

As I review this past butterfly season on BlueSky, I am sifting through my favorites and finding new ones to post among the 15,000 photos in 2025.

I hadn’t posted this one of Spicebush Swallowtail mates in flight. Male chasing the female. 💙

#Photography99 📷🌱 #Butterflies 🦋
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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abbphotos.bsky.social
Week V for vowels - I is for Ingwe, the Zulu word for Leopard. This is a young male leopard and his mother resting on a fallen tree after getting the zoomies and playing a wild game of chase.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Ingwe #Travel #Africa
#EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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simonscatofficial.bsky.social
Going anywhere?! 😽
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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measureofcalm.bsky.social
The snow booped this red squirrel. Boop! ❄️
#mammals #EastCoastKin
The image shows a red squirrel upside down on a tree, its head raised and its nose bearing a dusting of snowflakes. I’ve cropped the hind portion of its body out of the image to emphasize its dear little face.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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aintright.bsky.social
#Twosday #HolidayRobin #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
For #StunDay i've gone with a bird that is usually very elusive to capture, but for some unknown reason this #Bittern decided to step into the light and grace us with it's stunning presence.

It made to long drive to @rspbminsmere.bsky.social (267 miles) worth it.

#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
I just love hawfinches. Can’t wait till they find their way back to our balcony. 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
Just a (European) #Goldfinch #HangingAround. 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
Splish splash he was taking a bath. 💦 #EurasianJay 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
#HolidayRobin swimming by.
It’s just an illusion 🎶 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
#RedSquirrel #mammals
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
Summer, Peacock #butterflies. #insects #pollinators
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
Hey! That’s my patch! Great spotted woodpecker & Starling. 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
A raptor’s eyes. #Buzzard 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
#Hawfinch in the snow from January. 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
A long-tailed tit’s bad hair day. 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
For Rob’s theme #HangingAround I found a juvenile bearded reedling and the tiny goldcrest. #BirdOfTheDay
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Good Morning my Friends

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows

I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
monicapelger.bsky.social
Good morning peeps on this grey and dull Dutch morning. Have a better one!
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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mckeedi.bsky.social
Waxwings at Sainsbury's car park Hessle, near Hull #hull #birds #nature #hessle #sainsburys #rowantrees #rowanberries #magratorybirds #waxwings #winter
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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peterwelsh.bsky.social
Portrait of a Blue Jay...
A whole bunch of them came by this morning.
More photos to follow.
#birds #bluejay
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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meatballsalad.bsky.social
Fluffy Osprey perched in a tree
#birds #wildlife #photography #naturephotography
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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jirisvestkaphoto.bsky.social
❄️ A Siberian Eagle-Owl landing on a snow-covered rock in pure winter silence.
Power. Stillness. Perfection. 🦉

#EagleOwl #Owls #WinterWildlife #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #NatureMoments #BirdsofPrey #FrozenNature
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November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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photographyguy28.bsky.social
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#NatureLover
#WildlifePhotography
Good Afternoon BlueSky Folks! My second Picture of the Day is of a White wagtail that I Managed to Capture Today while in my Local Park.
Captured on a Canon EOS R50
The picture shows a small bird standing on a gravel or pebbled surface. The bird has a distinctive black and white plumage pattern: it has a black head with a white cheek patch, a black bib on its chest, and white underparts. Its back and wings appear to be a mix of gray and white. The bird is facing slightly to the right and appears to be in a natural, outdoor setting. This bird is likely a White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), a species commonly found in Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM