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“Don’t fight the darkness. Don’t even worry about the darkness. Turn on the light and the darkness goes. Turn up that light of pure consciousness: Negativity goes.”
-David Lynch, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
A book that found me exactly when I needed it to.
#birding has slowed a bit in #LosAngeles, but noticed a newcomer to the neighborhood today when a pair of Western Flycatchers (Empidonax difficilis) perched across from the local church. Not usually in this area, so an exciting find! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography
#photography #naturephotography
December 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
#birding has slowed a bit in #LosAngeles, but noticed a newcomer to the neighborhood today when a pair of Western Flycatchers (Empidonax difficilis) perched across from the local church. Not usually in this area, so an exciting find! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography
#photography #naturephotography
love this time of year, got my favorite xmas song in my head for days now. do you know it? it goes "deck the half with boughs of AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" and continues for four straight weeks. what's that called?
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
love this time of year, got my favorite xmas song in my head for days now. do you know it? it goes "deck the half with boughs of AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" and continues for four straight weeks. what's that called?
Some of the neighborhood House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) at sunset. 🪶
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
September 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Some of the neighborhood House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) at sunset. 🪶
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
#streetphotography #birding #losangeles #photography
Was going through some old photos and found an interesting pair of a Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) sleeping. This shows their eyespots which help protect from predators, cool little example of their adaptations! also HONK HONK HONK 🪶
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
September 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Was going through some old photos and found an interesting pair of a Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) sleeping. This shows their eyespots which help protect from predators, cool little example of their adaptations! also HONK HONK HONK 🪶
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
#honkhonk #birding #streetphotography #photography
As if parking in #LosAngeles wasn't hard enough, this meter was guarded by a Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)! Obvs I decided I didn't need to park here that badly and let her live her best meter maid life. 🕷️⌛👮♀️
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
August 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
As if parking in #LosAngeles wasn't hard enough, this meter was guarded by a Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)! Obvs I decided I didn't need to park here that badly and let her live her best meter maid life. 🕷️⌛👮♀️
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
#nope #spiders
Also is that a dead male with her?
Little one perched right in front of me on a walk. Not 100% on the ID of a juvenile Anna's Hummingbird, maybe Allen's? A fun moment regardless! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
August 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Little one perched right in front of me on a walk. Not 100% on the ID of a juvenile Anna's Hummingbird, maybe Allen's? A fun moment regardless! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
Caught this Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) swooping low over the local dog park! 🪶
#birding #streetphotography
#birding #streetphotography
July 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Caught this Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) swooping low over the local dog park! 🪶
#birding #streetphotography
#birding #streetphotography
the world lost a luminary today and they will be missed. may you rest well @andreagibson.bsky.social. thank you for all the beauty you've given the world.
#poetry #andreagibson
youtu.be/LGBxcgCyN0k?...
#poetry #andreagibson
youtu.be/LGBxcgCyN0k?...
Andrea Gibson - Every Time I Ever Said I Want to Die
YouTube video by Button Poetry
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July 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
the world lost a luminary today and they will be missed. may you rest well @andreagibson.bsky.social. thank you for all the beauty you've given the world.
#poetry #andreagibson
youtu.be/LGBxcgCyN0k?...
#poetry #andreagibson
youtu.be/LGBxcgCyN0k?...
Tried to sneak up to this Great Egret (Ardea alba) at the #LARiver in #LosAngeles but scared them off. Likely a good thing they are wary of strange humans skulking towards them 😂 - Still, it led to this pic of them on the wing, which is a victory! 🪶
#naturephotography #birding #photography
#naturephotography #birding #photography
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Tried to sneak up to this Great Egret (Ardea alba) at the #LARiver in #LosAngeles but scared them off. Likely a good thing they are wary of strange humans skulking towards them 😂 - Still, it led to this pic of them on the wing, which is a victory! 🪶
#naturephotography #birding #photography
#naturephotography #birding #photography
Walking through the LA's Historic Park, I saw a Cooper's Hawk pass low overhead and stopped to watch as it banked hard into a copse. In a flash of yellow it chased an American Goldfinch of its perch and pinned it against a nearby trunk faster than I could gasp. A thrilling sight!
#birding 🪶
#birding 🪶
June 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Walking through the LA's Historic Park, I saw a Cooper's Hawk pass low overhead and stopped to watch as it banked hard into a copse. In a flash of yellow it chased an American Goldfinch of its perch and pinned it against a nearby trunk faster than I could gasp. A thrilling sight!
#birding 🪶
#birding 🪶
The Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) isn't local to #LosAngeles, but feral populations have thrived since the 80s. Native to southern Asia, and likely introduced as pets, it's nice to see some in the wild! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
June 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) isn't local to #LosAngeles, but feral populations have thrived since the 80s. Native to southern Asia, and likely introduced as pets, it's nice to see some in the wild! 🪶
#birding #naturephotography #photography
#birding #naturephotography #photography
Spring is truly magic in #EchoPark! Weeks ago a Green Heron (Butorides virescens) built their nest in view, and on a return visit I was rewarded by seeing the 3 nestlings enjoying a perch. Looking healthy and well cared for by their hard working parent! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography #birding
#photography #naturephotography #birding
June 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Spring is truly magic in #EchoPark! Weeks ago a Green Heron (Butorides virescens) built their nest in view, and on a return visit I was rewarded by seeing the 3 nestlings enjoying a perch. Looking healthy and well cared for by their hard working parent! 🪶
#photography #naturephotography #birding
#photography #naturephotography #birding
In prep of the #NoKings protest coming up on June 14th, want to recall what the "riots" in LA were: 10k peaceful marchers waving all flags. What rises to the top are the fires, but we are all one voice, peaceful and militant alike stand together for justice. Be heard!
youtu.be/7_e1loD4MV4
youtu.be/7_e1loD4MV4
Los Angeles Anti-ICE protests 2025 JUN 07
YouTube video by sars aeol
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In prep of the #NoKings protest coming up on June 14th, want to recall what the "riots" in LA were: 10k peaceful marchers waving all flags. What rises to the top are the fires, but we are all one voice, peaceful and militant alike stand together for justice. Be heard!
youtu.be/7_e1loD4MV4
youtu.be/7_e1loD4MV4
June 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A brave Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) basks in the California sun showing the blue and green iridescence of their scales. Didn't mind me getting close enough for this close shot on a spring afternoon hike!
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
May 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A brave Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) basks in the California sun showing the blue and green iridescence of their scales. Didn't mind me getting close enough for this close shot on a spring afternoon hike!
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
#photography #naturephotography #reptiles
Sitting in the grass I found this friend crawling on my foot, after shaking them off and def not shrieking at all, I learned they were just living up to their name as a 'Daring Jumping Spider' (Phidippus audax)! They don't spin webs, but hide and hunt, very daring indeed! 🕷
#spiders #arachnids
#spiders #arachnids
May 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Sitting in the grass I found this friend crawling on my foot, after shaking them off and def not shrieking at all, I learned they were just living up to their name as a 'Daring Jumping Spider' (Phidippus audax)! They don't spin webs, but hide and hunt, very daring indeed! 🕷
#spiders #arachnids
#spiders #arachnids
A temporary resident for #LosAngeles, this Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) spends their spring breeding season along Elysian Park's Frogtown trail! Great morning walk for freeway and birding views! Lots of Vaux's Swifts (Chaetura vauxi) today too! 🪶
#birding #hiking
#birding #hiking
May 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A temporary resident for #LosAngeles, this Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) spends their spring breeding season along Elysian Park's Frogtown trail! Great morning walk for freeway and birding views! Lots of Vaux's Swifts (Chaetura vauxi) today too! 🪶
#birding #hiking
#birding #hiking
Reposted
Been trying to get a hummingbird shot for what feels like forever. Finally got one, let's just not talk about how many blurry shots it took! Beautiful Anna's at the Hummingbird Garden in Kenneth Hahn Park in LA 🪶
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
May 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Been trying to get a hummingbird shot for what feels like forever. Finally got one, let's just not talk about how many blurry shots it took! Beautiful Anna's at the Hummingbird Garden in Kenneth Hahn Park in LA 🪶
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
#wildlifephotography #birding #photography #birds #naturephotography #photography
🌱
in the passing years
we've seen our home world crumble
and then be reclaimed
🌱
overgrowing life
finding purchase on old stone
the roots hold steadfast
🌱
feeling inspired by the idea that life in its abundance will find a footing in the ashes of what is lost.
#haiukuesday #haiku #poetry
in the passing years
we've seen our home world crumble
and then be reclaimed
🌱
overgrowing life
finding purchase on old stone
the roots hold steadfast
🌱
feeling inspired by the idea that life in its abundance will find a footing in the ashes of what is lost.
#haiukuesday #haiku #poetry
February 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🌱
in the passing years
we've seen our home world crumble
and then be reclaimed
🌱
overgrowing life
finding purchase on old stone
the roots hold steadfast
🌱
feeling inspired by the idea that life in its abundance will find a footing in the ashes of what is lost.
#haiukuesday #haiku #poetry
in the passing years
we've seen our home world crumble
and then be reclaimed
🌱
overgrowing life
finding purchase on old stone
the roots hold steadfast
🌱
feeling inspired by the idea that life in its abundance will find a footing in the ashes of what is lost.
#haiukuesday #haiku #poetry
Wading birds out in full force at the #losangeles river today! Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, and Snowy Egret all wading together in the gently flowing waters of the distinctly urban nature scene. Such incredible survivalists! 🪶
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
February 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Wading birds out in full force at the #losangeles river today! Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, and Snowy Egret all wading together in the gently flowing waters of the distinctly urban nature scene. Such incredible survivalists! 🪶
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
#birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #photography #lariver
The sounds of #protest echoed off the towering walls of the old theaters in #dtla. The chant "No Tr**p, No KKK, No Fascist USA" brought people to their windows to see US and many peoples' flags represented in the crowd. #losangeles came out again for #fiftyfiftyone's Not My President's Day.
#resist
#resist
February 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The sounds of #protest echoed off the towering walls of the old theaters in #dtla. The chant "No Tr**p, No KKK, No Fascist USA" brought people to their windows to see US and many peoples' flags represented in the crowd. #losangeles came out again for #fiftyfiftyone's Not My President's Day.
#resist
#resist
@cornellbirds.bsky.social do you have any suggestions for what to tell my employer when my Bird of the Day's nearest range is over 3000 miles away? it's going to be a very long lunch.
#birding #birdwatching
#birding #birdwatching
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@cornellbirds.bsky.social do you have any suggestions for what to tell my employer when my Bird of the Day's nearest range is over 3000 miles away? it's going to be a very long lunch.
#birding #birdwatching
#birding #birdwatching