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Winter birds and their heat signature against an ice frozen land. #Birds #FLIR #iOS.
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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The cause of ice protests is ice.
-unknown

Pic of the day #skiing
Skis in a rack with trees behind.
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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#today #FirePit #WinterVibes #SnowDay
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Shout out to bsky.app/profile/guru...
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Dark eyed junco. #birds
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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This is a Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Video. #Birds #BIRDVIDEOS. #SongSparrow.
February 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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Dark-eyed junco foraging on snow. Slate-gray head and back, crisp white belly, pale pink beak. The small songbird pauses mid-step with one foot raised, searching for scattered seeds on the frozen surface.
#Birds #Birding #DarkEyedJunco #Junco #WinterBirds #Songbirds #BirdPhotography
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Freezing rain on the windows.
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Ice storm transformed everything into a crystal kingdom this weekend. Every branch, every dock line, every surface wrapped in glass. The water never looked more surreal. 🧊
#IceStorm #WinterPhotography #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #Icicles #FrozenBeauty #WinterWeather
Close-up of numerous thin icicles hanging from a wooden boat rail or dock edge, with deep blue reflective surface below. Golden-brown wood contrasts with crystalline ice formations catching sunlight. Macro photograph of a single ice-encased twig with a small icicle droplet forming underneath, set against a soft blue-gray blurred background. The brown bark is visible through the clear ice coating.
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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For those interested. #tiktok
baseball-broad.bsky.social Claire @baseball-broad.bsky.social · 14d
To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:

1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account

Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · 15d
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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Those ripples on your frozen window aren’t random — they’re supercooled physics in action ❄️
Freezing rain hits glass, nucleates instantly, and the solidification front goes unstable. Layer by layer, the flow pattern gets locked in ice.

#WinterScience #FreezingRain #Physics
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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#thisisamerica

#Minneapolis #Minnesota
A composite image making a political comparison. On the left side, two photographs are shown together: a black-and-white historical photo from the Nazi era showing uniformed officers standing over a person on the ground, and below it a color screenshot from video footage of the Alex Pretti shooting showing a man on his hands and knees on a street. On the right side is a stylized illustration in gray tones against an American flag background, depicting a tactical-gear-clad officer holding a pistol over a Alex Pretti — visually combining elements from both left-side images into a single graphic commentary piece.
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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#birds

This is a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Close-up photograph of a juvenile House Sparrow resting on dry grass and straw. The small bird has fluffy brown and buff plumage, a rounded head, and a conical bill with visible yellow gape flanges at the corners of its mouth. The bird appears to be hunkered down with eyes partially closed, suggesting it may be resting or recently fledged. The background is softly blurred with muted tones of dried vegetation.
January 23, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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#Birds

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), specifically the “Slate-colored” subspecies.
A Dark-eyed Junco perched on a weathered wooden fence post, facing directly toward the camera. The bird displays the classic slate-gray hood and back contrasting with a clean white belly, with a pale pinkish-ivory conical bill. Its feathers appear slightly fluffed against the cold. The background is a smooth olive-tan blur, and the detailed texture of both the bird’s plumage and the aged gray wood grain are visible in soft overcast light.
January 23, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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#Birds

This is a Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia).
A Song Sparrow foraging on the ground among dry grass and green blades at the base of a large tree trunk. The bird faces the camera, showing its heavily streaked cream-and-brown breast, rufous-brown crown, and distinctive facial pattern with dark malar stripes. Late afternoon sunlight creates warm tones across the scene, with the textured bark and patches of yellow-green lichen visible on the tree behind the bird.
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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#sunset #sunsettoday
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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#birds That’s a female House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
That’s a female House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
January 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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#sunset #blue-orange-diverging #waterfront
Dramatic sunset over a large lake with vibrant orange, pink, and purple clouds reflected in the rippling water surface, viewed from a dock with dark silhouetted shoreline in the distance.
September 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Fresh catch of the day! This osprey just snagged lunch and isn’t sharing.

#BirdsOfPrey #Osprey #birds #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #FreshCatch #BirdWatching
An osprey perched on a weathered wooden post, holding a freshly caught fish in its sharp talons. The bird displays the characteristic white head and chest with dark brown wings and back. Its bright yellow eye is clearly visible as it looks alertly to the side. The background shows a soft, blurred green and blue natural setting, likely near water where ospreys typically hunt for fish.
September 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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September 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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#birds #hummingbirds
Hummingbird on corkscrew willow branch with wings open. Hummingbird launching from willow branch with wings open in flight. Hummingbird on willow branch with tongue visible in foreground. Hummingbird on corkscrew willow branch scratching its beak with its claw.
August 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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#birds Osprey chicks in nest #osprey
Osprey chicks in nest
July 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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#birds #GBH Great Blue Heron Sunning
Great Blue Heron Sun Bathing (Sunning)
July 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM