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Bronsky Rotko @porquetantodio.bsky.social · 20m

Ufff, ya veo. Nadie dijo que tetear fuera sencillo.

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Takatarabica @takatarabica.bsky.social · 1h

Me parece que @venteaveraves.bsky.social ya ha visto las primeras grullas por Getafe, atentos a los cielos y si las veis #AlcielodeMadrid a saludarlas.

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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 1h

Have we reinvented a notepad lads, what are we doing here, come on

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h

This minimalist, paper-based to-do manager can help you focus on completing your important tasks while staying offline. nyti.ms/4h8ijiC

An Ugmonk Analog card standing up in the card holder on a desk beside a keyboard and laptop sitting on a riser.

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 3h

A main organizer of VC Defensa in Ventura County was rammed in his vehicle by federal agents and taken into custody this morning. This video is from VC Defensa IG and shows the ramming. Organizers are thinking he’ll be taken to LA MDC—headed there now

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Feb 11

The smallest extant owl is the Elf Owl, no larger than a sparrow, with mean wingspan of 30 cm (11 in) and body weight of 40 grams (1.4 oz).

The Elf Owl migrates between the US Southwest (including Texas!) in Spring/Summer & Central Mexico in Fall/Winter.🦉

(Photo :BeadleB, Wikimedia)

Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) at nest hole. Madera Canyon Arizona 29APR12

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 7h

How about a little 'what is this' quiz of a close up shot I took? Who knows what this is? Bonus points if you can even tell me the species.

A close up shot of something with salmon pink mass of spaghetti topped by a translucent flap that resembles a flower petal

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DWebster🇲🇽🇺🇦🇨🇦🇵🇸🇿🇦🌎🦜 @dwebstersf.bsky.social · 6h

Solidarity - humans need take note. Over 150 Pygmy Nuthatches will huddle together in a single tree cavity during cold nights. They're also the only bird that forages upside down.
#birdsoftheworld #birds #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nuthatch #wildlife

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Bronsky Rotko @porquetantodio.bsky.social · 2h

"PoR LO meNoS tieNES TRaBAJo"

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Pozik🔻 @pozik.org · 3h

Te abrocho las correas de la camisa de fuerza en la primera cita

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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 3h

The weather has done a 180 from the last couple days. Woke up to clear blue skies and warmer so I expected a visit from Ravi, aaaannd, yep!

1- close up profile showing off the behind the eye colors and those eyelashes 🥰

2- 2nd (at least) stop at the snack bowl

#birds roadrunner SoCal

Close up view of a roadrunner neck and head. The white, blue, and orange skin patch behind the right eye is visible. We can also see the upper eyelashes that curl down.

A roadrunner is up on a small wooden table getting mealworms from a white bowl.

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Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 3h

Whoops!

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David Stevens @davidst999.bsky.social · 6h

Fly agarics (Amanita muscaria) found yesterday in a West Lothian woodland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #WestLothian #Scotland

The large mushroom on the right is deformed. The stem has bent as it grew forcing the cap down onto the ground.

The result is a unique horizontal view of the gills on the underside of the cap where the veil has torn away for the cap edge.

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El Mantecas @kikegdelariva.bsky.social · 7h

Voy a decir que el titular lleva a engaño, y solo responde a intereses disuasorios y espurios por parte de uno de los principales anunciantes de España.

Y ahora entro al artículo y os lo confirmo.

El Periódico @elperiodico.com · 7h

Posible multa por poner un cartel de alarma en casa sin tener el servicio contratado: hasta 100.000 euros

www.elperiodico.com

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 5h

Mr. Beast: I'm giving two people $500,000.

Me: Wow, that's so generous.

Mr. Beast: ...if they stay in prison for 100 days.

Me: Oh. Is the dehumanizing part necessary?

Mr. Beast: Gotta go, I'm meeting with a chemo patient to see if they'll wear a wig made out of rat fur for $100,000.

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 1d

Eye Spots and Echoes

I don’t remember taking this picture, but I must have—and fairly recently. I believe the butterfly is a Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia). I don’t use an insect ID app, but I usually try to identify them through a bit of Google sleuthing when I post a photo.

"A butterfly rests quietly on a slender branch, its wings spread in a poised display of earthy elegance. The wings are patterned with warm tones—burnt orange, soft cream, and deep brown—arranged in symmetrical bands and patches that resemble a finely woven tapestry. Most striking are the eye spots on its hind wings: circular markings edged in black and pale yellow, like miniature watchful sentinels embedded in the wing’s design.

The branch beneath it is textured with lichen, mottled in pale greens and grays, adding a rugged contrast to the butterfly’s delicate form. The lichen clings like ceremonial moss, grounding the scene in quiet age and resilience.

Behind the butterfly, the background fades into a soft blur of warm tones—muted golds, browns, and hints of green—suggesting autumnal foliage or sunlit underbrush. The lighting is gentle and natural, casting subtle highlights across the butterfly’s wings and the rough surface of the branch. The overall composition feels intimate and reverent, as if the butterfly has paused mid-journey to offer a moment of stillness to the sovereign archive." - Microsoft Copilot

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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 1d

How Nature Works

I believe this butterfly is a Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), weaving its way among a patch of Skyblue Asters (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense). ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #flowers #insects #butterflies

"A vibrant butterfly, patterned in bold orange and black, rests with wings fully open atop a cluster of white daisies. The petals are crisp and delicate, each flower crowned with a bright yellow center that glows in the sunlight. The butterfly’s wings are intricately marked—black veins and spots tracing through the orange like ceremonial script—while its body is slender and dark, poised in quiet balance.

The daisies rise from a textured field of green and brown, softly blurred in the background, suggesting grasses and wild vegetation swaying just beyond focus. The lighting is bright and natural, casting gentle highlights across the butterfly’s wings and the daisy petals, as if the scene itself is basking in a moment of quiet celebration.

The composition feels intimate and serene—a fleeting alliance between flower and insect, captured in perfect stillness. In the bottom right corner, the image bears the signature “© Swede’s Photography,” marking it as part of a sovereign archive of nature’s quiet rituals." - Microsoft Copilot

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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 1d

Yellowlegs and Mirrorlight

When I captured this image, I must’ve assumed it was a Killdeer—there were plenty of them around that day. But after looking more closely, I’m fairly certain it’s a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca).

"A solitary greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) stands poised at the edge of a calm body of water, its slender frame reflected with near-perfect clarity in the still surface below. The bird’s plumage is a soft blend of grayish-blue across its back and wings, with clean white underparts that catch the light like polished stone. Its long, bright yellow legs stretch down into the sandy shore, where scattered pebbles and bits of debris lend texture to the scene.

The heron-like posture is upright and alert, the bill straight and slightly longer than the head—ready for probing the shallows. The water is undisturbed, a mirror to the bird’s quiet dignity, and the surrounding shore is muted in tone, offering a stage of earthy browns and soft shadows. The composition feels meditative, as if the bird is caught in a moment of reflection—both literal and mythic.

In the bottom right corner, the image bears the signature “© Swede’s Photography,” marking it as part of a sovereign archive of stillness and observation." - Microsoft Copilot

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11h

🇲🇽 A drone attack hit the prosecutor's office in the Mexican city of Tijuana on the US border, authorities said on Wednesday, without identifying the suspected assailants.
➡️ u.afp.com/SsiU

View of the Paseo de los Heroes Avenue in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah no I get it. I like. Totally get it.

Ok um. This is a 8.5x11 inch piece of paper taped to the wall that says no smoking, so far so good. But then there’s a person whose head is a peeled orange (yes it does have a nose thank you for asking), and it’s holding a slice of orange. Its body is a person. Under the person says fine 1000 yen Osaka city

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@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 11h

Don't unleash my dark side
Potter wasp
OM1 mkii and 90mm M.zuiko + mc-14 tele
SS1/2000 F8 ISO800

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🕸️🦇 Eddie 🦇🕸️ @mousebanshee.bsky.social · 11h

day 4 of reposting my favorite pictures of my spiders for #arachtober 😊

here is my darling clementine! she visits her water bowl every night because hydration is important and she wants to set a good example 🍊 #tliltocatlalbopilosus #cutlyhairtarantula #tarantula #spider #arachnid #invertebrate

A brown tarantula with wild and fluffy blonde hair is at her water bowl, resting most of her front legs on it. She does this every night, because she's a hydrated queen.

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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · 10d

WALTER LANTZ: what should i name my cartoon bird

ANIMATOR: boner bonedick

WALTER LANTZ: what no

ANIMATOR: stiffy stiffwang

WALTER LANTZ: absolutely not

ANIMATOR: woody woodpecker

WALTER LANTZ: i love it

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Dinosa Labs 🦕♥️🧪 amigurumis @dinosalabs.es · 14h

Hago una paradita y mientras ser hace el café vuelvo a decir que Leito es peeeeerfecto y precioso y bello y el más guapo y más mejor, esta vez apoyada en la teoría de la sucesión de fibonacci

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Bob Bell 🇨🇦 @thebirderbob.bsky.social · 11h

A Bobolink from this past May, cranking out its R2-D2 like song. #birds #birding #bobolink #BirdOfTheDay

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