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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 18h

Thanks Buddy

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 19h

An egret looking for breakfast on this #FeatheredFriday.

A great egret standing in a pond. Tall grass is hiding part of his body. The pond has reflections of the trees on the other side.

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Mark D Alexander @mad7500.bsky.social · 5d

It is ridiculously sweet, they spend hours training the owls to fly, but the biggest laugh is when they walk.. Rafiki an African Spotted Eagle Owl is incredibly fast… running around, where as Kibo tends to plod along…. But Kibo does keep stopping to look at grass or leaves 😁..

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 1d

Adorable!

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Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 1d

A moment of zen.
#grasshopper

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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 1d

There Be Witches Here 🧹

What stories might this house tell? A solitary dwelling perched on a hill beneath a sky in turmoil. Are its occupants still among ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #house #buildling #architecture #haunt #witchcraft #witch #sky

"An old wooden house stands weathered and worn in a clearing, surrounded by tall, thin trees with sparse foliage. The structure appears abandoned—its boards faded, its roof sagging slightly, as if bowing to time. The ground is littered with dry vegetation and fallen branches, suggesting long neglect and nature’s quiet reclamation. The trees rise like sentinels around the house, their trunks pale and upright, casting faint shadows across the clearing.

Above, the sky is surreal—a vivid turquoise streaked with dark, ominous clouds. The contrast between the eerie sky and the muted earth creates a haunting atmosphere, as if the scene were paused between memory and myth. The light is strange and theatrical, bathing the house in a glow that feels both sacred and foreboding.

This image evokes a sense of mystery and solitude, as though the house were a forgotten shrine or a threshold to another time." - Copilot

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Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 1d

It's beautiful out. I wanted to do some gardening, but there's still so many bees & butterflies & grasshoppers. I don't want to disturb them.

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 1d

This is wonderful (wonderfall)!

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 1d

These are cool. Perfect for October.

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 1d

That's a cool one

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Greenwings Wildlife Tours @greenwingstours.bsky.social · 5d

Good morning & good week from Greece 🇬🇷

For our #orctober theme today here’s one from a new tour we have there in spring, the beautiful Ophrys aesculapii.

Please share your own #orctober pics throughout the month to make it a true floral festival (otherwise the feed will be full of orcs).

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Sanny Bailey @sannybailey.bsky.social · 5d

Tonight's moon, October 5 2025 “really beautiful”

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 5d

A wrong turn with light shining through

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getoutsider19.bsky.social @getoutsider19.bsky.social · 5d

a cool foggy start, an overtime spider web weaving team decorating the entire area, a Hummingbird surprise (they are still here!) and the fall blooming lilac. The little things that I appreciate even more these days. Enjoy the day.
#littlethings #daybyday #nature #silentsunday #Lilacs

foggy early morning, the sun breaking through..a Lilac bush with purple flowers, spider webs, a tree branch still full with leaves.10525

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 5d

Looks like a painting!

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 5d

So, I’m driving along the #WestCoastHighway on #VancouverIsland, #BC 🇨🇦 one day when I make a wrong turn. And this is what I saw.

And then I thought to myself: sometimes in life you get off the main road, even if at first it seems like a wrong turn, & something wondrous awaits ✨

#HunterFranklinPics

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 6d

Disgusting

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Veronica @veronicatrue.bsky.social · 6d

Getting paid to hang out with dogs like getting paid to eat chocolate.

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🕯️ El(iza)beth 🌬️ Mistress 🍁 of 🕸️ Spiders 🕷️ @arachnereid.bsky.social · 6d

Here's some trees and water in Portland, OR 💚

sunset over reservoir at Mt Tabor Park in Portland
trees and the West hills making stripes under layered clouds and sunlight

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Truffles 🇨🇦 @truffle5.bsky.social · 8d

Good Afternoon 🕊️ #InsectThursday "Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the bee" #bees #bumblebee #nature #insects

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Mark D Alexander @mad7500.bsky.social · 9d

Happy #WaterWednesday … late today, but here now 😉 I hope everyone’s day is going well.
Felixstowe, Suffolk, U.K. 📷 last Monday… it was like Summer 😎
#Photography #Nature #Breathe #EastCoastKin #GetOutside #MentalHealthAwareness

A seascape, a stoney pebble beach on the right going into the distance, the North Sea on the left, in the distance a pier going out into the sea. Late afternoon Sun, starburst through the fluffy clouds.

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 10d

This autumn, please consider leaving dead plants in your garden rather than 'tidying' them up. Over the winter they will provide sheltered spots for hibernating ladybirds and lots of other creatures 🐞

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Lajfun @lajfun.bsky.social · 9d

#Flowers #Photography #Gardening #Nature

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Marsha8of9 @marsha8of9.bsky.social · 9d

Happy #Wrensday friends. Came across this beautiful immature Carolina Wren last weekend and couldn't help but share. So cute! #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin

Left of center frame, an immature (rough looking) Carolina wren is perched on a tree branch, facing viewer but looking over their right shoulder, with lots of blurred fauna around lending to the view.

From Allaboutbirds.org., The Carolina Wren is sensitive to cold weather, with the northern populations decreasing markedly after severe winters. The gradually increasing winter temperatures over the last century may have been responsible for the northward range expansion seen in the mid-1900s.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 10d

Rough-looking character for #TextureTuesday. Tortuguero, #CostaRica #photography

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