Carmel de Bertaut
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Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth. Francis of Assisi
Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge. Don Henley
In a world of chimpanzees be a bonobo. Me
Love and Light.
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Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge. Don Henley
In a world of chimpanzees be a bonobo. Me
Love and Light.
https://ko-fi.com/carmeldb
Tuesday is here. Today we have a wolf spider. I don't know what species. San Benito County, California.
#spiders
#wildlife
#wolfspiders
#lycosids
#invertebrates
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#spiders
#wildlife
#wolfspiders
#lycosids
#invertebrates
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December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tuesday is here. Today we have a wolf spider. I don't know what species. San Benito County, California.
#spiders
#wildlife
#wolfspiders
#lycosids
#invertebrates
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#spiders
#wildlife
#wolfspiders
#lycosids
#invertebrates
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Just another #mammalmonday. Female northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) relaxing at Año Nuevo State Park. San Mateo County, California.
#mammals
#wildlife
#seals
#trueseals
#phocids
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#mammals
#wildlife
#seals
#trueseals
#phocids
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December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just another #mammalmonday. Female northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) relaxing at Año Nuevo State Park. San Mateo County, California.
#mammals
#wildlife
#seals
#trueseals
#phocids
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#mammals
#wildlife
#seals
#trueseals
#phocids
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I hope everyone has a peaceful Sunday. It's a little foggy here right now but we are expecting sun and temps should be a little higher than yesterday. Today we have a California towhee (Melozone crissalis). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#towhees
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#towhees
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I hope everyone has a peaceful Sunday. It's a little foggy here right now but we are expecting sun and temps should be a little higher than yesterday. Today we have a California towhee (Melozone crissalis). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#towhees
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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#birds
#wildlife
#towhees
#newworldsparrows
#passerellids
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Wishing everyone a chill Saturday. Today we have ash-throated flycatchers (Myiarchus cinerascens). Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County side on trail to High Peaks.
#birds
#wildlife
#flycatchers
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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#birds
#wildlife
#flycatchers
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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December 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wishing everyone a chill Saturday. Today we have ash-throated flycatchers (Myiarchus cinerascens). Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County side on trail to High Peaks.
#birds
#wildlife
#flycatchers
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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#birds
#wildlife
#flycatchers
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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Happy Wednesday all. Today we have a urkey vulture (Cathartes aura). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#vultures
#newworldvultures
#cathartids
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#birds
#wildlife
#vultures
#newworldvultures
#cathartids
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December 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy Wednesday all. Today we have a urkey vulture (Cathartes aura). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#vultures
#newworldvultures
#cathartids
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#birds
#wildlife
#vultures
#newworldvultures
#cathartids
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Pretty red here too.
December 2: sunrise over the Diablo Range, sundown over the Gabilan Range. I didn't get very good shots of either. While I have a clear view of sunrise I'm not usually up to see it and I can't really see the sunset from my house, this shot was outside on the road.
December 2: sunrise over the Diablo Range, sundown over the Gabilan Range. I didn't get very good shots of either. While I have a clear view of sunrise I'm not usually up to see it and I can't really see the sunset from my house, this shot was outside on the road.
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Pretty red here too.
December 2: sunrise over the Diablo Range, sundown over the Gabilan Range. I didn't get very good shots of either. While I have a clear view of sunrise I'm not usually up to see it and I can't really see the sunset from my house, this shot was outside on the road.
December 2: sunrise over the Diablo Range, sundown over the Gabilan Range. I didn't get very good shots of either. While I have a clear view of sunrise I'm not usually up to see it and I can't really see the sunset from my house, this shot was outside on the road.
Tuesday has arrived. I hope everyone has a good one. black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#phoebes
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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#birds
#wildlife
#phoebes
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Tuesday has arrived. I hope everyone has a good one. black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#phoebes
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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#birds
#wildlife
#phoebes
#newworldflycatchers
#tyrannids
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Yeah, this is what happens.
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Yeah, this is what happens.
December is here as another year ebbs away. This time of year can be hard for some members of our communities and I wish everyone was a kind as the two and four leggeds here on Bluesky.
Common raven (Corvus corax) San Benito County, California
#birds
#wildlife
#ravens
#corvids
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Common raven (Corvus corax) San Benito County, California
#birds
#wildlife
#ravens
#corvids
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December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Good Sunday one and all. Today we have a white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#kites
#accipitrids
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#birds
#wildlife
#kites
#accipitrids
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November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Good Sunday one and all. Today we have a white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#kites
#accipitrids
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#birds
#wildlife
#kites
#accipitrids
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You might like this one.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
You might like this one.
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Good morning all. The Calaveras Fault has stilled, so shaking has stopped. I hope the ground under you is stil, though sometimes a little shaking is energizing. Today's bird is a male tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). Santa Clara County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#swallows
#hirundinids
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#birds
#wildlife
#swallows
#hirundinids
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November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good morning all. The Calaveras Fault has stilled, so shaking has stopped. I hope the ground under you is stil, though sometimes a little shaking is energizing. Today's bird is a male tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). Santa Clara County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#swallows
#hirundinids
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#birds
#wildlife
#swallows
#hirundinids
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Western bluebirds (Sialia mexicana), San Benito County, California. Not the best shot but I felt the need for a little sunshine this morning. Bluebirds belong the thrush family which includes thrushes, robins and chats.
#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Western bluebirds (Sialia mexicana), San Benito County, California. Not the best shot but I felt the need for a little sunshine this morning. Bluebirds belong the thrush family which includes thrushes, robins and chats.
#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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#birds
#wildlife
#bluebirds
#turdids
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Greetings Bluesky friends and happy #mockingbirdmonday. Today's northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) calls San Benito County, California home.
#birds
#wildlife
#mockingbirds
#mimids
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#birds
#wildlife
#mockingbirds
#mimids
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November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Greetings Bluesky friends and happy #mockingbirdmonday. Today's northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) calls San Benito County, California home.
#birds
#wildlife
#mockingbirds
#mimids
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#birds
#wildlife
#mockingbirds
#mimids
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Hoping everyone has a chill Sunday. Today we have a male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#icterids
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#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#icterids
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November 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hoping everyone has a chill Sunday. Today we have a male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#icterids
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#birds
#wildlife
#blackbirds
#icterids
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Happy Saturday. How about some raccoons (Procyon lotor) for today? Santa Clara County, California. The word raccoon is Powhatan meaning animal that scratches with its hands. Procyon means pre dog or first dog (though it is not a canid). Loter means washer.
#mammals
#wildlife
#raccoons
#procyonids
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#mammals
#wildlife
#raccoons
#procyonids
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November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy Saturday. How about some raccoons (Procyon lotor) for today? Santa Clara County, California. The word raccoon is Powhatan meaning animal that scratches with its hands. Procyon means pre dog or first dog (though it is not a canid). Loter means washer.
#mammals
#wildlife
#raccoons
#procyonids
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#mammals
#wildlife
#raccoons
#procyonids
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#Thursjay again. Obviously my favorite day of the week. California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica). San Benito County. I need to get a good photo of a Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) so I can change it up. Nothing I have is good-all too dark.
#birds
#wildlife
#jays
#corvids
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#birds
#wildlife
#jays
#corvids
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November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM