Good morning #Bluesky #Beaches #Ocean #Nice

"Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself."
Hermann Hesse

CDC employees standing up and walking out in light of the mass shootings, firings, and *waves hands in the air* everything else.

#USAnotRFK

Lets gooooo

BREAKING: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey JUST CALLED FOR a statewide and federal ban on assault weapons.

Who’s with him?

Nature’s masterpiece! Behold the beautiful Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

If you’ve never seen one before, this is a strawberry finch.

This male Snowcap was getting ready for bed last night at @tapirvalley.bsky.social. Very low light, but he was very relaxed.

#birds #hummingbirds #costarica #nature 🌿

Bird photography tips, an oldie that is hopefully useful for spring migration right now.

@maris.bsky.social reminds us that good spaces still exist in the world (and most of those spaces are independent bookstores).

Another nice Costa Rican hummingbird, the tiny Violet-headed Hummingbird. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social

#birds #hummingbirds #nature

Western Flycatcher.
This bird is unreasonably cute.
Like cute you to death cute
🥹🪶

“Americans think they’re so special with their orange celebrity president. Well guess what? We have our own celebrity version of Don the Con. Meet Yolk Hogan, the leader of the Literal Party. -Literal Party Press Statement

Photo: Yves Adams

Buff-tailed Coronet is a great Andean hummingbird with little white boots. #Colombia

#birds #nature 🌿