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swandiveswim.bsky.social
@swandiveswim.bsky.social
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Nature nut with a camera; wandering the bush in BC, Canada
No politics thanks. No solicitations. No DM's. When I do follow people back, it's those who post nature content, otherwise, thanks for the likes.
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danschyk.bsky.social
Lundbrek Falls AB
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social
This should be on EVERY CITY BILLBOARD!
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #WoodpeckerWednesday A female Three Toed Woodpecker patiently flicking off pieces of bark in her search for overwintering insects. Of all the woodpeckers that frequent my area, these are the quietest. They don't drill holes but pry off pieces of bark on dead/dying trees.
A black & white woodpecker with many stripes on both the back and breast feathers, sits on thick branch. It has a thin white ring around the eye and a thin white moustache marking below. The branch has a bit of snow beneath the bird. In front of the bird, reddish areas where the bark has been pried off.
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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fra1964.bsky.social
Alive [+ sound]
#ai #ia #digital

Let me wish you a very joyfull evening or afternoon or morning depending on where you live on earth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#ColourADay #RedWed #Maianthemum
Maianthemum racemosum aka False Solomon's Seal
False Solomon's Seal berries against a background of dark green & shadows. The berries towards the top are light cream colour, heavily speckled with red. The lower half of the cluster is bright red, the berries are highlighted by the sun's light coming from the left.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #OnTheEdge
A male Killdeer doing the macarena.
A male Killdeer displaying at water's edge with it's back to the camera. The tail is flared wide, showing the rusty orange edged with black tail feathers. The background of water is a greyish lavender colour. A male Killdeer displaying at water's edge with it's back to the camera. It's beak is open. The tail is flared wide, showing the rusty orange edged with black tail feathers. The background of water is a greyish lavender colour. A male Killdeer displaying at water's edge with it's back to the camera. The tail is flared wide, showing the rusty orange edged with black tail feathers. The background of water is a greyish lavender colour.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
Your Daily Dose of #Cuteness
contemprainn.bsky.social ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 1d
Kitty Cafe 😸 for Chipmunks 🐿️ #tuesdayvibe #TuesdayFun
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #Sparrow #HangingAround A comical looking White Crowned Sparrow hanging onto a forked wild rose branch.
A round shaped, buff brown bird, facing forward. A White streak (crown) on top of it's head, with a black bar on either side. The eyes have a dark line going towards the back of the head, It has an orange beak. It's 2 feet are each holding onto a separate slender twig.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
Looking for some warm colours on a sub zero day, I came across these.
A log with the bark peeled off, exposing the insect trails in the orange coloured wood. The pattern is somewhat reminiscent of the Nazca lines in Peru. A Conch (fungi) sticks out from rough bark. The outermost grooved ring/edge of the conch is a deep orange, the next ring is a chocolate brown, and the innermost section a dirty looking tan. Nestled in the fork of two branches, partially covered by dead brown leaves; the folds of a bright orange fungi.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
2 days ago, morning dense fog, burned off early afternoon. #Frost followed as soon as the sun hit it.
Frosty weeds in a field. Top of frame is dark shadows. Below frosted weeds backlit by the sun. Mid frame, heavy to the right, dark brown Common Burdock. Bright red, frosty wild rose hips against a background of blurred green pine boughs. A fragment of insect web hangs from a branch. The web is frosted white, against a grey background. The branch has peeling bark, a bit of brown at one end and an outline of frost on it's upper edge. Heracleum maximum aka Cow Parsnip. What was the flowerhead that held seeds is now bare branches with clusters of frosty little fingers reaching up. The background is dark twigs & branches against grey.
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#TwosDay A Mallard drake leads the way for American Wigeon ducklings. The Wigeon hen had disappeared; fox dinner? For a little over 3 weeks the Wigeon ducklings stuck with the very patient Mallard. Following his cues, they learned the best spots to eat, when to take cover and, just be ducks.
A Mallard drake in eclipse plumage, leads 7 American Wigeon ducklings across still water reflecting the green of the Bulrushes in the background.
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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rumiwhitcher.bsky.social
~Living on the edge~ ☀️🌊💛💙

At low tide in Cornwall, the shore reveals some live gems - shiny blue little mussels and the intricate shells of limpets.

#Bluesky #TidesOutTuesday #shore #coast #nature #photography #sea #shells #moluscs #blue #Cornwall #naturephotography
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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balail.bsky.social
Reddish Egret
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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hikerdude63.bsky.social
Hoodoos reaching for the clouds. Fairyland Loop, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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engelssun.bsky.social
Am Rande stiller Klippen steht,ein Baum vom Nebel zart umweht.Die Wurzeln greifen tief in Stein,als wollten sie unendlich sein.So anmutig der Wächter zwischen Nacht und Licht,der alten Erde Angesicht.Wer in erblickt,mit Ehrfurcht lauscht,seinem Atem der poetisch rauscht.Schönen Abend ihr Lieben 🌳🩶🌄
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#ColorADay #PinkMon #Flower
Lewisia longipetala 'Little Plum'
Pink, 8 petaled blossoms with deeper pink streaks in the petals, against strap shaped mid green leaves.
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #YellowEyes
The striking male Barrow's Goldeneye.
A duck floating on rippled, tan coloured water. It's back is towards the camera, it is looking over it's shoulder. The sun is highlighting the deep glossy purple on the dark coloured head with a white patch behind the black bill. It has a yellow eye, white breast feathers, white marking on black wing.
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #Warbler The very handsome Audubon's Yellow-Rumped Warbler, singing on an early May day.
Profile view of a male warbler. Slate grey head and shoulders, bright yellow throat, under wing and the just barely visible crown. The eye is dark with a broken white eye ring. White bar above the primaries. Black breast feathers below a dappled grey yoke. The bird sits on a bright green branch against a beige background.
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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matthewpaulson.bsky.social
Fiddler Crab showing off its claw. 🦀
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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franlaura.bsky.social
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Magnificent ice art. 😲
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Photo by Daniel Cheong (danielcheongphotography.com)

#landscape #landscapephotography #photography
A dramatic coastal landscape at sunset, featuring rugged black volcanic rocks surrounding serene tide pools with clear turquoise water. The sky is filled with streaked clouds in motion, radiating warm tones of orange, pink, and purple as the sun sets on the horizon. A jagged rock formation rises prominently in the background, partially shrouded in sea mist.
May 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #Ducks #Mallards Not the sharpest focus but, I was happy to see Mr. Blue, the Mallard with the chalky blue bill, who I've been observing for the past 3 seasons. He was trying to nap on the bit of open water surrounded by ice, just as the sun went down. His lady friend was just as sleepy.
A Mallard drake with a chalky blue instead of yellow bill. The bird is floating on light, icy blue coloured water in which a slightly distorted reflection can be see. A pair of Mallards napping on gold and green coloured water. The hen is in the background in profile. The drake with the chalky blue coloured bill, is facing center.
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Stunday #Sunrise taken in the field across from my house, early October a couple of years ago.
Bottom left, trees silhouetted against umber & tan coloured clouds. The sun is just visible over a band of clouds. Center, dark brown fading to brownish yellow with small puffs of clouds beneath fluffy clouds highlighted by the sun.
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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#Birds #Mr&Mrs a pair of Green Winged Teal assessing my threat level.
2 ducks on a log facing to the left. Center is the male with an iridescent green bar on his wing; his head is green on the upper half, rust on the lower. Behind is the female with just a hint of green on her wing, the rest of her colouration is mottled browns with hints of white.
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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daisyhenry72.bsky.social
🥰Marimbondo/vespa 🤔

Outro dia senti a dor do beijo dele. 😅🤣😱
Marimbondo marrom em flores de salsinha
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM