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lou-ellen

@louceph.com

“Krampus is known to beat those that don’t behave with a birch branch and kidnap them in his sack, taking them to his lair” 🐐

December 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM

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HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈

@holboldoart.bsky.social

Happy Solstice ❄️

A snowy scene in which a humanoid figure in long black robes with the head of a rook stands in a churchyard holding a long spear. By its feet is a red fox. Both are flecked with fallen snow. Around them are many weathered snow-covered graves. In the background is a medieval church of warm coloured stone with large rectangular windows and a battlemented parapet topped with pinnacles. Behind the main body of the church is the tower with clock face and belfry. Behind the church are tall but bare trees dusted with snow. More snow falls in the air.

December 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM

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ascalaphid

@ascalaphid.com

party larva

December 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM

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Jeff, Stopping by Woods

@jeffontherock.bsky.social

Pink Ghost Pipe plant at my hometown, Logy Bay, #Newfoundland Canada. Ghost Pipes are most commonly white, but some have pink or even red colouration. Pic from a couple of years ago, in August.
#wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends

Photo of a cluster of pink ghost pipe flowers in a forest. The flowers are approx 7” high (approx 18cm).

December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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Mike Melton

@mikemelton.bsky.social

The always spectacular Snowcap #hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

#birds #nature #hummingbirds

A small, iridescent deep purple hummingbird with a striking bright white crown perched on a thin branch against a soft green background.

December 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁

@minibubbly.bsky.social

A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited #NovaScotia

Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News

Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.

www.cbc.ca

November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM

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Jitka Klimesova

@jitkaklimesova.bsky.social

New on the belowground blog: Renewal buds and phenology plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/r...

Renewal buds: A hidden key to spring phenology

Research and photos by Renáta Schnablová from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In the photo above, an overwintering renewal bud of Pulsatilla pratensis is fu…

plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com

November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM

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a grassland chase 🌾🌾🌾🌾

@chasesolidago.bsky.social

THE PROPHESY CAME TRUE
ONE SNOWSTORM AND THEN...

Napoleon and his men starving in snow on wabash

November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM

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Rosemary Mosco

@rosemarymosco.com

Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...

A six-panel comic. In panel 1, text says "People often wonder, why don't I see baby pigeons? Here's where they're hiding:" and there's an egg with an arrow pointing to a question mark, then an arrow pointing to an adult pigeon. Panel 2 says "Pigeons don't nest in trees. They nest in sheltered spaces on or in buildings. This keeps their babies safe from weather and predators." There's a pigeon nesting in a sheltered cavity in the side of a building. Panel 3 says "The hidden babies look like this: like moldy potatoes, but cute" and there are two baby pigeons looking, well, like moldy pink and gray potatoes with yellow fuzz. Panel 4 says "Older baby pigeons hide in plain sight. When they leave the nest, they're adult-sized, but they're still young and learning" and a fledgling pigeon is flying out of a building saying "aaaaaa". Panel 5 says "Here's how to identify these young pigeons" and shows a fledgling pigeon with arrows pointing to these features: eyes may be gray-brown, pale-edged feathers, smaller "nose" (cere), subdued hues, and looks worried. Panel 6 says "Scientifically speaking, though, all pigeons are sweet babies" and there are three very cute round pigeons, a gray, white, and red one, with arrows pointing to them to make things look scientific.

November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM

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Titus Seilheimer

@drfishsg.bsky.social

For #GarWeek, here is a juvenile gar from southern Green Bay that we encountered this summer. Look that those pectoral fins go! After length measurement, this fish was released on site. #GreatLakes

November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Leshy林

@fisherhenrik.bsky.social

Friday night at the lab! Unfortunately they don’t have gloves big enough for my paws. And the lab coats aren’t designed with tails in mind 😅

November 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM

Leshy林

@fisherhenrik.bsky.social

Trying to apply to fishery jobs without having done internships (due to life issues in university) like: please I love fish please please please hire me I will relocate for fish

October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM

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🍄Just a Mushroom🍄

@mycotae.bsky.social

Finished commission for @glitterbiscuits.bsky.social :D

Monster forest goat? Hell yes!

A monstrous goat with its mouth open and hand extended towards the viewer. Thorny vines extends from its hand and wrap around his muzzle and wrist.

October 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM

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Dr. Solomon David

@solomonrdavid.bsky.social

Enjoy some Bluesky positive vibes (sound on👍) from these juvenile Lake Sturgeon @garlab.bsky.social!

November 18, 2024 at 7:36 PM

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Helen Whistberry

@whistberry.bsky.social

Ok, good thing I started this one early enough because it was a project! But I had to do one of my favorite birds proud. It is always fascinating to me how birds that you think of as black are actually so many different colors. Here's my turkey vulture for this month's #BirdWhisperer

#SciArt 🪶

Photo realistic digital painting of a turkey vulture perched on a tree branch. The bird's feathers shine with many shades of deep purple to highlights of tan and it has a red face.

October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM

Leshy林

@fisherhenrik.bsky.social

Being hit with the “losing weight will help with this problem”card again by my pcp 😔

Like ma’am. Half my body mass is muscle.

I also had this problem when I weighed 30-40lb less.

October 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM

Leshy林

@fisherhenrik.bsky.social

Graduation Progression
(Middle, High, College)

October 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM

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GHOSTT

@gutterghostt.bsky.social

HI HI IM GHOSTT and it's #PortfolioDay , I mostly draw OCs and spooky things. and green, apparently.

July 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM

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A Measured Moth

@measuredmoth.bsky.social

Just want to say I had an amazing time with my partner getting to see him for two weeks. @fisherhenrik.bsky.social is an amazing person and im glad to have him with me.

Also he got some cute art of both of our sonas!

Picture of two furry sonas, one a purple blue mothman wearing glasses who is lifting up the other, a brown fisher wearing black overalls with a yellow-greyish sweater and green cap.

October 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM

Leshy林

@fisherhenrik.bsky.social

Went on a night hike with my little bug (boyfriend) and even though we didn’t find much we still found some lads

September 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM

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Abbie R. 🥤🐶

@alridpath.bsky.social

*that one clip of Kylo Ren* MORE!!! MORE!!!!

For radioishere & @fisherhenrik.bsky.social ! 🐒🦋

#furryart #chibi #fantasyart

September 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM

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franz

@franzanth.bsky.social

"Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides"

this is why #InverteFest encourages you to smell the flowers and ogle the critters. cameras have gotten exponentially better over the years and EVERYONE has a high chance of making scientific discoveries in normal places.