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Deborah League

@deborahleague.bsky.social

Dolomite mountains.

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#art #artshop #artstore #ayearforart #buyintoart #wallart #homedecor #artforsale #artist #blueskyart #giftideas #lifestyle #colorful #artwork #artprints #photography #travel #Italy #mountains #nature #dolomites #snow #hiking

Snow dusted rugged limestone rock outcroppings stand out starkly against a brilliant blue sky and bright white clouds on a recent hike up to Rufugio Tuckett in the Italian Alps. My companions and I started out in the hamlet of Madonna di Campiglia to make the 2,400 foot trek to the summit. What can I say, we were treated to spectacular views at every turn!

The Dolomites, located in northeastern Italy, has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is renowned for skiing in the winter months and mountain climbing, hiking and cycling in summer and late spring/early autumn, offering something for everyone year round.

May 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐

@apod.shinyakato.dev

🔭 Florida Northern Lights

Image Credit & Copyright: Samil Cabrera

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Northern lights have come to Florida skies. In fact, the brilliant streak of a Northern Taurid meteor flashes through the starry night sky above the beach in this sea and skyscape, captured from Shired Island, Florida on November 11. Meteors from the annual Northern Taurid meteor shower are expected this time of year. But the digital camera exposure also records the shimmering glow of aurora, a phenomenon more often seen from our fair planet's higher geographical latitudes. Also known as aurora borealis, these northern lights are part of recent, wide spread auroral activity caused by strong geomagnetic storms. In the last few days, stormy spaceweather has been triggered by multiple Earth impacting coronal mass ejections and intense solar activity.

November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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Ava Reaves Images

@avareavesimages.bsky.social

Golden Autumn Evening

Smoke from the Stone House creates a mist over the pond as the sun sets in Forest Hill Park in Richmond Virginia

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#scape #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin #AYearforArt
#autumn #reflection #BuyintoArt #AvaReavesImages

A tranquil autumn scene featuring a still pond reflecting the vibrant yellow, orange, and red foliage of surrounding trees.
Smoke from the stone house creates a mist over the pond in Forest Hill Park in Richmond Virginia

November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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Karen Kaspar

@karenkaspar.bsky.social

a brown and crisp heap
the young hedgehog knows
where to hibernate

Haiku: @marjoleinrotsteeg.bsky.social
Watercolor painting: @karenkaspar.bsky.social

All proceeds will be donated to the Avolare Wildlife Hospital (avolare.nl). Give yourself a wonderful gift and do good!

#hedgehogs #haiku #art

a brown and crisp heap
the young hedgehog knows
where to hibernate

A small hedgehog peers curiously out of a pile of vibrant autumn leaves that he has gathered for the winter. Its brown fur blends harmoniously into the warm tones of the surroundings bathed in the golden autumn sun. The background features rich, warm colors, creating a cozy atmosphere.
Hedgehog in autumn foliage is a hand-painted watercolour painting by artist Karen Kaspar.

This artwork, a combination of painting and haiku, is a joint project by Karen Kaspar (© art) and Marjolein Rotsteeg (© Haiku).
A haiku is a traditional Japanese poetry form consisting of three lines.

Here the watercolor painting was supplemented with the haiku in English.

November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM

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Ali

@allthingsorca.bsky.social

Running up that hill

#seabirds #ukwildlife
#photography

Puffin appears to toil uphill bringing home the catch.

Northumberland 2019

November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM

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Watercolours By Rachel

@elidanza.bsky.social

Good News....

Puffins have been seen on the Isle of Muck, external in County Antrim for the first time in years

Happy Saturday x

#watercolour #puffins #Ireland #watercolor #reflections #seabirds #sea #watercolourpainting #birds #wildlife #artist #painting #art

November 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM

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Chuck Rumsey

@flightpattern.bsky.social

November brings rain and darkness to this part of the world, but it also brings back the Short-eared Owl. I’ll take that trade any day. Richmond BC, November 2025.

#birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #owls

A Short-eared Owl, with its yellow eyes and round face pointed intently forward, spreads its wings as it glides a few feet off the brown grasses of a tidal flat.

November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM

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Photography by Douglas 🍁

@darkwaterphotos.bsky.social

📌🤠🤙📿
BlueSky Special Edition.

Blue Jay in the early morning's light, looking back at you on the Credit River Trail, Mississauga, Ontario.

#Birds 🪶 #Wildlife 🫎 #Nature 🌿 #Photography 📷 #Archives 🖼️ #Photog4Hire 🤠🤙📿

In the Credit River Valley along the Culham Trail, golden sunlight spills across the early morning giving our wonderful blue jay a stand out appearance resplendent in his dress blues adorned with white and black markings. He spies you standing there on the trail taking in the gold brown woodland scene.

This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.

January 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM

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Karen Cook Fine Art Photography 🇨🇦🍁

@karencookphotos.bsky.social

#SixOnSaturday for #BirdoftheDay means bring on the Blue Jays~ fineartamerica.com/featured/par...

Six Blue Jays are pictured perched in a tree bare of foliage

November 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM

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Josh Williams

@jwwph.bsky.social

Morning at the pier

November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM

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Björn Ek photography

@bjornphoto.bsky.social

Sunflowers - I took this photo in Ulleråker. Sweden, Uppsala.
#fineartphotography #nature #sunflower #sverige #flower #flowers #nightphotography #nightscene #nighttime

November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM

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Bee Creek photography

@beecreekphoto.bsky.social

I have been waiting for several years to be able to fly at this location and on the way home from capturing fall colors in Colorado we were able to check this off the list.

#landscapephotography
#photography
#fineartprint
#wallart
#ayearforart
#nightmarket

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Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Sunset

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Sunset - We capture this image in an aerial after sunset as the clouds picked up some nice colors over the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge in Taos is the s...

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November 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM

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Jason Fink Photography

@jasonfinkphotography.com

Check out my photo tour of the lovely Hunsicker's Grove located in Alburtis, #Pennsylvania. A pond with outstanding #Autumn reflections and a looping nature trail made for some really fun #photography.

#lehighvalley #fallfoliage

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Hunsicker's Grove - Autumn Photography Tour — Jason Fink Photography

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October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM

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Dave Bowman Photography

@davebowmanphotography.com

'LOCH ETIVE REFLECTION'
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Ben Starav's snow-dusted peaks mirrored in the calm waters of Loch Etive after a winter storm ⛰️
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#photography #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #Scotland #Scottishhighlands #BenStarav #LochEtive #NaturePhotography #wallart

A photograph of Ben Starav in Glen Etive, Scotland, rising above the calm waters of Loch Etive. The mountain has a light dusting of snow, and its rugged peaks and slopes are perfectly reflected in the still loch below, creating a sense of peaceful symmetry and showcasing the tranquil beauty of the Scottish Highlands.

October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM

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Dave Bowman Photography

@davebowmanphotography.com

'AUTUMN ON LOCH LEVEN'
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Golden autumn trees reflect on the still waters of Loch Leven as a lone canoeist glides beneath snow-capped peaks and soft Highland skies.
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#photography #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #autumnvibes #scottishlandscapes #wallart

A photograph of a calm Highland lake surrounded by golden autumn trees, their bright leaves mirrored in the still water below. A single canoeist glides quietly across the loch, appearing small against the backdrop of tall, snow-dusted mountains in the distance. Above, a soft morning sky adds to the sense of peace and stillness in the scene.

October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM

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Wild Light Landscapes 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧

@paulthomsonphotography.co.uk

Whispers of the Rockies

The still waters of Bow Lake mirror the quiet strength of the surrounding peaks, where time seems to pause and light softens into silence. A fleeting moment of calm in the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
#landscapephotography
#photography

September 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM

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Wild Light Landscapes 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧

@paulthomsonphotography.co.uk

The Road to the Rockies
There's nothing quite like the feeling of the open road leading straight into the heart of the Mountains.Fantastic trip so far with a great bunch of people with my great friend @adamgibbs.bsky.social
#landscapephotography
#photography

September 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM

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EnriqueNY

@enriqueny.bsky.social

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). Photo © Enrique Shore
#birds #nature #birding #flying #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #birdsinflight #beauty #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #dancingintheair #wings #feathers

November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM

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Patrick Lynch

@patrlynch1.bsky.social

Orion is over the horizon, and Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) are calling around the yard all night. #WinterIsComing
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #Owls

Head detail of a larger illustration of a Great Horned Owl.

November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM

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Brian Peterson

@drbrianpet.bsky.social

#RaptorSaturday!

This is a backlit (sort of) great horned #owl
at the Desert Museum
#Tucson

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#bird #birdphotography 🪶
#raptor

Yesterday was the first day of the season for the Free Flight Demonstrations. At one point the owl landed on the ground behind some bushes and wouldn't return. One of the trainers had to walk over and retrieve it.

November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM

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range dan

@rangedan.bsky.social

obscured by clouds

Monument Peak and a couple other foothills of Mount Jefferson (Seekseekqua, earlier native name) capped by waves of white clouds with a little blue peeking through. At the bottom is a forest in silhouette 🖖💙☮️

November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Rebecca Herranen

@rhfineart.bsky.social

O’Keeffe country in northern New Mexico. The shifting colors and deep shadows capture that quiet magic this landscape is known for—wild, calm, and endlessly inspiring.

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#landscapes #newmexico #fineart #photography #giftideas #georgiaokeeffe #wallart #nature

November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM