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#SmallBirdSaturday
#Birdsky

This stunning image of Bluebird in a vineyard, was captured by NatGeo India.

Enjoy the bird elegantly perched above purple grapes in soft & warm hues that capture wildlife in sunlight and it's peaceful allure.

#Birds #Photography
#Wildlife #Nature
#Vineyards #Sunrise

January 24, 2026 at 12:35 PM

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For @joegarrity.bsky.social capture, he used a Sony RX100 Mark IV, Nauticam Housing, Sea&Sea YS-D3 MKII strobe, macro lens & wide angle lenses.

I think it's phenominal! 🌟🏆

#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#UnderwaterPhotography #ScubaDiving
#MarineLife #Fish
#PhotographersOfBluesky

JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 2d

This beautiful sea fan is at the foot of a pinnacle at a dive site known as Da Bai Sha (Big White Sand), Green Island, Taiwan.

#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #scuba #island #taiwan #asia #eastcoastkin #photography

January 24, 2026 at 12:22 PM

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Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of slavery exhibit from public park

Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Par...

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January 24, 2026 at 11:55 AM

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#BlueskyArtShow
#SatArtDay
#Caturday 😍🐾

Ukrainian Artist, Ebrehnn Kapnehko, drew this #SiameseCat using Derwent Soft Colored Pencils.

#Art #ArtYear
#smArtist #Cats
#Pets #Animals
#Portraits #Drawings
#KharkovUkraine🇺🇦
#HyperRealism

A color photo of a hyper-realistic, Siamese Cat, looking to the left. Only the cat's head and neck are showing, along with piercing blue eyes a plenty of whiskers. This is a pet portrait of the Ukrainian Artist's pet. 01.2026

January 24, 2026 at 11:40 AM

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#BlueskyArtShow
#Cold
#BNWmacro
#EastCoastKin

A #Snowflake.
01.20.26

The complexity of simplicity.

#Winter #Snow
#Photography
#ClassicMono
#Macrophotography
#B&WPhotography
#ArtOfPhotography

A black and white, macrophoto of a single snowflake in winter, in Moscow, Russia on 01.20.2026.
📷 Alexey Kljatov

January 24, 2026 at 11:22 AM

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#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#Swans

Backlit by sunset.

#Birds #Nature
#Wildlife #Swans
#Photography
#UKPhotography
#BirdPhotography
#NatureIsArt
#ArtOfPhotography

A color photo of a beautiful, white Swan, standing on land, facing water to the right. The bird is highlighted, naturally by a sunset in the UK - making it appear as if it's glowing.
📷 Danielle Watson 7/2025

January 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM

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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 20h

New Yorker cartoon. A man and a woman are standing in front of a television set. The woman has a remote in her hand. She says: want to watch coverage of the politicians encouraging fascism or the politicians doing absolutely nothing to stop it?

January 24, 2026 at 5:49 AM

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#BlueskyArtShow
#FlowersOnFriday
#FloralFriday

Like many people, orchids aren't hard to love. They're just not safe in careless hands.

~Hazel McDonald

#Flowers #Writing
#Poetry #Nature
#Photography
#WestCoastKin
#Bloomscroll
#ArtOfPhotography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#OnlyBeautifulThings

A close-up, color photo of a cluster of pink & magenta Orchids, against a solid black background. The flowers are in bloom, the photo was captured of this indoor plant in January, 2026, by Vox.

January 24, 2026 at 5:31 AM

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#FungusOnFriday
#FungiFriends
#OysterMushrooms

I photographed them, prior to cooking.
01.20.26

#Food #Foodsky
#Photography
#NatureIsArt
#WestCoastKin
#ArtOfPhotography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#PhotographersUnited
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekCForCloseUp

A close-up, color photo of a cluster of raw Oyster Mushrooms, prior to being cooked on 01.20.26.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:05 AM

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#ColorADay
#BWFri

A Conch shell.

01.21.26

#Shells
#SeaLife
#Photography
#NatureIsArt
#ArtOfPhotography
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekCForCloseUp

A close-up, black & white photo of a Conch Shell. The background is completely black.
📷 Richard S. McWherter

January 24, 2026 at 4:55 AM

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Thank you @stepintoknowing.com! My new trend might reposting Skircles I'm in rather than generating them myself. Many mutuals! 🌊🌟💞

stepintoknowing, LLC @stepintoknowing.com · 2d

Good morning everyone!

January 24, 2026 at 3:47 AM

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He might have meant BlueCrew 😎, but who am I to correct this comedian? #Follow (at your own risk). 😂👍 👇 @hoosiergreg.bsky.social

Hoosier Greg 😎🤘💨 @hoosiergreg.bsky.social · 1d

Back on the chain gang 👋

January 24, 2026 at 3:40 AM

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January 23, 2026 at 4:48 PM

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#Music #Musicsky
#MusicChallenge
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#Queensryche
WARNING

Day 24 - A song that feels like a warning.

An all time favorite band.🤟🔥

youtube.com/watch?v=PgJV...

Queensrÿche - Warning Lyrics

YouTube video by Queensrÿche Ultimate

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January 24, 2026 at 1:35 AM

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#Music #Musicsky
#MusicChallenge
##MusicThroughYears
Kings Of Leon
Radioactive

Day 24 - (2010)

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Kings Of Leon - Radioactive (Official Video)

YouTube video by kingsofleonVEVO

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January 24, 2026 at 1:27 AM

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#Music #Musicsky
#MusicChallenge
#52WeeksOfFavourites (4/26)
#HallOfFame
#Queen🌟
We are the Champions

Rock And Roll - 2001

Hollywood Walk - 2002

Songwriters - 2003

UK Music - 2004

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Queen - We Are The Champions (Official Video)

YouTube video by Queen Official

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January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM

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#Music #Musicsky
#MusicChallenge
#Rock&MetalFriday
#Scorpions
Peacemaker

"Bury the undertaker."

youtube.com/watch?v=fUWc...

Scorpions - Peacemaker (Official Video)

YouTube video by Scorpions

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January 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM

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#ForestFriday

On Jan. 9, 2026, Olga Schmidt captured the deer through misty fog in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Gerolstein, SW #Germany forest.

It's award-winning & being used as a reference photo for paintings.

#Forests #Deer
#NatureIsArt
#Wildlife #Fog #Winter #Snow
#Photography
#ArtOfPhotography