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GA_Brownie
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Wandering the mountains, lakes, trails, & waterfalls of NE Georgia...soon.

I use #AltText.
Banner: A collection of colorful antique Christmas ornaments.
PFP: A black & white female stick figure wearing a red & white Santa hat.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtYou. #Birds 🪶

Beware of the bluebird's stare!

📸:Eastern bluebird: Sialis sialia
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtYou. #Birds 🪶

Beware of the bluebird's stare!

📸:Eastern bluebird: Sialis sialia
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One of my favorite photographers - Carlton Ward. I love his Florida panther captures. Too bad this photo is accompanying sad news for the Florida panther today. Less panther deaths could be a sign of decline in Florida's panther population.
#Florida's panther population may be on the decline after decades of growth www.news-press.com/story/news/e...
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Because bsky can always use more #herps...

Now you see me, now you don't.
Bullfrog of the day!
Wednesday, 3 Dec 2025
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Because bsky can always use more #herps ...

This salamander's middle name is slimy and when it feels threatened it can release a sticky substance that sticks like glue and tastes bad. 😝
Rabbit rabbit! December 1st came early, thanks insomnia! Here's a White-spotted Salamander (Plethodon cylindraecus) from central North Carolina this fall. #herps #salamanders #NaturePhotography 🌿
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Here finchy, finchy. What a cutie! #Birds🪶

📸 House finch: Haemorhous mexicanus
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
NORTH: Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland
SOUTH: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
NORTH: Reykjavík, Iceland
SOUTH: Aswan, Egypt
North: Oslo
South: Buenos Aires
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Because bsky can always use more #herps...

"You don’t really need to dress in expensive clothes to look cute." ~ this bullfrog, probably.
Bullfrog of the day!
Sunday, 30 Nov 2025
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Meanwhile, in the deep South...

This male Eastern bluebird jealously guards a cup feeder that is full of mealworms on this cloudy balmy day. #Birds 🪶

📸 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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A selection of black-and-white moths from my garden list #teammoth
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pelicans were all lined up and swimming home. There were about 10-15 in total swimming towards us, but then a power boater came up the creek and scared them off. 🤬 #WinterVisitors #Birds 🪶

📸 American white pelican: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:

Blue-footed booby
Galapagos tortoise
Black-tip reef shark
Manatee
Moose
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Javalina
Pine Martin
Black Bear
Bobcat
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:

(this might be unfair since I lived in Saudi Arabia and Kenya until high school when I moved to Finland)

- Black mamba
- African elephant
- Leiurus quinquestriatus (deathstalker scorpion)
- Lions (tons of them)
- Rhino
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Poor little mole didn't make it. Most likely a victim of the feral cat that visits us at night for water from our bird bath. #mammals 🌿

📸 Eastern mole: Scalopus aquaticus
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A bright shiny bauble in our holly tree. #BirdOfTheDay #MorningLight #Birds 🪶

📸 Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Because bsky can always use more #herps...

You'll always remember the first time you fell in love with them.
Bullfrog x3 of the day from 2017!
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025

I believe these are the first bullfrogs I photographed!
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

Ehhh....my pets will be in good hands, but not so sure about myself.
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The potted chrysanthemum I planted after the blooms died last year is blooming again. #Bloomscrolling 🌱🌿🏵️

📸 Florist mum: Chrysanthemum Point Pelee™
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Ice hockey season is about to get jam up. In addition to the NHL and PWHL, the IIHF men's world juniors start in 30 days, the Olympics start in February, and the Paralympics (a good friend's son is Alternate Captain of Team USA) start in 100 days.
a pig is sticking its head out of a car window and holding a red stick with the words weeeeeeeee written below it
Alt: A pig is sticking its head out of a car window and holding a red stick with a rotating pinwheel at the top and the words weeeeeeeee written below it.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One good Carolina wren deserves another! #Wrensday #Birds 🪶

📸 Carolina wren: Thryothorus ludovicianus
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Speaking of #inverts, we found this red and black mason wasp (suggested common name) in our bathroom. Not sure how he got there. 🤷

P.S. Find out more about this beneficial insect here: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...

📸 Red and black mason wasp: Pachodynerus erynnis
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
For the first time, it's possible to track individual Monarch butterflies on their journey south. Cellular Tracking Technologies developed a tiny chip used to geolocate butterflies on their epic flight all the way to Mexico. buff.ly/mrNJ5y9
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
An oldie goodie from the archives for #TuesJay.

This bluejay is exhibiting his very best posture! #Birds🪶 #Corvids

📸 Bluejay: Cyanocitta cristata
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Those eyes! 💛 #YellowEyes #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

📸 Brown thrasher: Toxostoma rufum
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Sweet little Palm #warbler for #BirdOfTheDay. #Birds 🪶

📸 Palm warbler: Setophaga palmarum
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Sweet little Palm #warbler for #BirdOfTheDay. #Birds 🪶

📸 Palm warbler: Setophaga palmarum
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM