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Rywood
@rywoodpics.bsky.social
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Artist, writer, photographer and hermit. Trying to lurk less and socialize more. I mostly just post my nature photos here.

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Eastern Phoebe w/Nesting material #birds #easternphoebe
An Eastern Phoebe stands on the edge of a tree stump. It holds nesting material in its beak and tilts its head to look towards the sky
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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I guess I'm just going to have to make a tag/album for horrible deer photos because all my photos of deer are horrible
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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#Insects #Butterflies #swallowtail
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail perches on a Tomato plant. Its wings and antennae are outstretched. The camera is angled just below the butterfly making it appear larger
December 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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I will never stop taking pictures of birds at odd angles #birds #nuthatch
A White-Breasted Nuthatch sits on the edge of a tree stump and looks up towards the sky. Its beak is pointed straight up over its head. A White-Breasted Nuthatch sits on the edge of a tree stump and looks up towards the sky. Its beak is pointed straight up over its head.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Fall approaches #Reptiles #Snakes #Gartersnake
A Garter Snake peers over the edge of a leaf at the camera. The left eye shines amber in the bright light while the right eye is cast in shadow. The camera is tilted slightly upwards at the snake's face, making it appear as though it is frowning.
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A shy fellow #herps #toad
A toad hides its face under a piece of rotting birch bark. Only its back and right side are visible.
September 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A Monarch at my window #insects #butterflies #Monarch
A Monarch Butterfly peers over the edge of a leaf. Only its front half is visible.
September 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Goldfinch vs. a Sunflower Seed #Birds #americangoldfinch
A side profile view of an American Goldfinch as he nibbles on a sunflower seed. He is in the middle of a spring molt so is half grey and half gold with black and white markings on the head and wings. A tuft of yellow feathers sticks out upright on the top of his head.
August 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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One of my favorite butterfly photos from this year. #insects #butterflies #Swallowtail
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly feeds from a Milkweed flower with its wings fully extended. A beam of light is shining through the left wing, while the right wing is cast in shadow.
August 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Just a little wasp washing its face #Insects #wasps
A Wasp washes its face with its front foot while standing on a milkweed plant.
August 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Garter Snake! #Reptiles #Snakes #Gartersnake #addHerper
Side view of a Garter Snake. Its head is raised slightly above the ground.
August 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Have a sunflower seed! #birds #Chickadee ##blackcappedchickadee
A Black Capped Chickadee holds a Sunflower seed in its beak. Its head is angled slightly towards the side and its one visible eye looks directly into the camera.
July 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Spotted this little one while I was cleaning out the suet cage #birds #DownyWoodpecker #Woodpecker
A Male Downy Woodpecker clings to the side of a young tree. The sunlight streams in behind it, lighting up its chest, beak and tail.A bit of suet sits on top of its beak.
July 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Alert! #birds #tuftedtitmouse
A Tufted Titmouse gazes into the camera. Its head crest is in an alert position and its beak hangs slightly open as if in surprise.
July 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Resilience #Insects #Butterflies #Swallowtail
A male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (yellow butterfly with black stripes), hangs off the side of a chive flower. As the butterfly feeds, it holds both wings open. The right wing has a visible tear in it.
July 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Nuthatch being a classic Nuthatch. #birds #nuthatch
A White-Breasted Nuthatch clings to the side of a tree stump. Its body is pointed directly towards the ground while its head is angled upwards. It holds a Sunflower seed on the tip of its beak.
July 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I always love it when I get shots of birds at odd angles. #birds #nuthatch
A White-breasted nuthatch crouches on a stump glancing up towards the sky. The head is angled in such a way that it is pointed above its head.
July 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Red-Winged Blackbird!
A Red-Winged Blackbird stands on a tree stump looking in the direction of the camera A Red-Winged Blackbird crouches on a tree stump preparing to take flight.
July 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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I've been coming out of a multi-year art/writing break and its insane how quickly some of those skills just come back
July 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The best thing about Bluejays is that they can never take just one #Wildlife #Birds #Bluejay #addBirder
A Bluejay stands on a tree stump, leaning slightly forward. Two sunflower seeds can be seen poking out of his beak
June 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Raven at my window moment 🪶
#Photography #BlackandWhitePhotography #Birds
#Raven #TorontoWildlife #NatureLovers #ClassicMono #Life
June 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Doing a little restructuring on this account. I spent the past few months getting used to social media again and while I feel like I have a good handle on how the other sites work, there are a few things here that are a mystery to me
June 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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One of my favorite photos of a Tufted Titmouse #birds #birding #photos #nature #tuftedtitmouse #mynaturepics #mybirdingpics
March 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM