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Rumyana Whitcher

@rumiwhitcher.bsky.social

Birds can astound us with there beautiful plumage.🪶🦚
I wish one day I will photograph birds of paradise in the wild.

#BirdOfTheDay, #Colourful, theme introduced by @alan678.bsky.social.
Bee-eaters from Zambezi River and Mandarin duck from Somerset, UK.

#nature #photography #wildllife #birds

October 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM Everybody can reply

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Knight's Gallery

@knightsgallery.bsky.social

You can see why these guys got their name - the star of the day is....

⭐Rainbow Lorikeet⭐

#australia #birds #birding #photography #wildllife #wildlifephotography #canon #ausgeo #australian_wildlife #raw_community #birdlifeoz #raw_australia_nz #raw_birds #australianbirds #natgeo

October 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM Everybody can reply

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Rumyana Whitcher

@rumiwhitcher.bsky.social

Porcelain fungi are so photogenic!🍄🍄🍃🍃

#nature #wildllife #fungi #porcelainfungi #photography #light #bokeh #Bluesky #forest #naturephotography

October 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM Everybody can reply

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julielfrost.bsky.social

@julielfrost.bsky.social

Bonus find while looking for warblers this morning: a blue-headed vireo.

#Birds #Photography #FlyDay #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildllife

A blue-headed vireo, viewed from the side, perched on a branch. Its distinctive blue-gray head and white eye-ring and pale olive green back contrast against a dark green background.

October 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM Everybody can reply

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julielfrost.bsky.social

@julielfrost.bsky.social

What make some birds so special to find? For me, the Wilson's Warbler is one of those birds. Fellow birders, what's your special find?

#Birds #Warblers #Birder #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildllife #BlueSkyPhotography #NatureLovers

A Wilson's warbler, vibrant yellow with a black cap, sits on a branch.

September 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM Everybody can reply

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Carmel de Bertaut

@carmeldb.bsky.social

A male red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) on a foggy morning in San Benito County, California.
#birds
#wildllife
#hawks
#accipitrids
🪶

September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM Everybody can reply

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julielfrost.bsky.social

@julielfrost.bsky.social

A moment of sweetness with a warbling vireo.

#Birds #BirdPhotography #Photography #Nature #Wildllife #Birder #Vireo

A warbling vireo peeks out from the shade of a bush, the sunlight highlighting its eye and the whitish stripe above the eye.

September 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM Everybody can reply

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Vox 🇺🇸

@voxrox.bsky.social

The Majestic Silver Pheasant in flight!
My post is a few hours late but is sincere just the same. Captures of animals bring me joy. I thank everyone for their admiration too, desire to protect wildlife & so many w/impressive photo skills!
📷 ZW Young
#HappyNationalWildlifeDay #Birds #Wildlife

A macrophoto of a black & silver Pheasant in flight with a large wing span, a red head & red feet. Happy Wildllife Day!

September 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM Everybody can reply

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julielfrost.bsky.social

@julielfrost.bsky.social

A ruby-throated hummingbird cooperates for #TongueOutTuesday.

#BIrds #Nature #Wildllife #Photography #Hummingbirds #Birding #BirdScrolling

September 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM Everybody can reply

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🇨🇦 Gerrit

@gerritb.bsky.social

Wake-up Call” © Gabriella Comi / Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Highly Commended, Behaviour: Mammals.

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Image: A female lion looks at a cobra on a rock

Gabriella Comi (Italy) witnesses a dramatic stand-off between a lion and a cobra. Energy levels among the lions were low in the scorching midday sun. Gabriella and her guide, David, were about to move on when David spotted movement – a cobra was slithering towards two sleeping lions. Within seconds, the eldest of the pair was facing down the venomous intruder. Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is renowned for its large population of lions, with around 3,000 individuals living there. Lions are estimated to sleep for up to 20 hours a day to conserve energy. Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Technical details: Fujifilm X-S10 + Tamron 150–500mm f5–6.7 lens at 288mm; 1/1600 at f5.6; ISO 250

August 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM Everybody can reply

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IOIII - Tom

@pxnd.bsky.social

This is my favorite hawk portrait!

The head is rotated 180 degree looking to the back

light, background, pose. 🤙

#wildllife #birds

August 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM Everybody can reply

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Steve Hugh Westenra

@stevewestenra.bsky.social

#SFFChat I'm Steve, the host! I'm a fantasy and horror author + academic.

I was apparently 9 when I wrote these! 🤣I guess that's why my mom used to make fun of my spelling

Title: The Summar

For my summar holodays I want to Eorarp I want to two country,s there name,s are England and Scotland. First I want to England and stad with my nanny and popy some times we went to see anty halan and ucole brian. One day we want punting I sat at the end of the bout and stuk my feet in the water. Just as we came back from the end of the river we saw a lady fole of another bout. We also want to a safiri wildllife parck were you drave throw a path of lons and wolves and evan rainows. Than you come to a stop and you gaet out of your car and go on raeds. Soon we want to Scotland in Edinburuw the capetal city there was a mussem down the road it was houg it was free (underlined) and they were making it evan biger. Then we want to stay with my dad,s sister than we want bake to Scotland. Next I want to Galssgo and stad with anty Cathlan and uncle Ian and learnd I have chinese ralatevs than I want to London we stad with anty Pipa and ucole Garint. We want to Mdam tosords it was grate. I also want to the Nasanol history musseam. The Britih mussam I sawe planty of mumess. Last of all I saw Chessington world of Advancars

May 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM Everybody can reply

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Yokomation Studios

@yokomation.bsky.social

DONE! ok morning walk then to Nat´s Last bits and we can get him ready for Multires and textureing,
than our 3rd Future wildllife script.

July 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM Everybody can reply

julielfrost.bsky.social

@julielfrost.bsky.social

Happy (finally) Friday! Red-bellied woodpecker.

#woodpeckers #birds #nature #wildllife #photography #birdphotography

A red-bellied woodpecker perched on the side of a tree. The woodpecker's tongue is sticking out, likely to help it catch insects in the tree crevices.

March 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM Everybody can reply

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Knight's Gallery

@knightsgallery.bsky.social

The star today is...

⭐Pacific Gull⭐

#australia #birds #birding #photography #wildllife #wildlifephotography #canon #ausgeo #australian_wildlife

February 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM Everybody can reply

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It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for

@realistichumanoid.bsky.social

Some rabbit decided that my tiny patch of strawberries 3 feet off the ground in a yard that smells like and is patrolled by 2 large dogs, would be a good place to give birth. SMH

#funwithgardening #wildllife #garden

April 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM Everybody can reply

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julielfrost.bsky.social

@julielfrost.bsky.social

A graylag goose, a non-native escapee. One of 35 on the lake this day.

#Bird #Goose #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdLife #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildllife #WildlifePhotography #BlueskyPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky

A graylag goose, a non-native escapee, preening. It is notable for its bright orange-rimed eye and orange bill.

August 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM Everybody can reply

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Raymond Barlow

@raymondbarlow.bsky.social

Eastern bluebird, rushing back to his princess.

#Niagara
#birds
#Canada
#nature
#wildllife
#Sony

December 29, 2024 at 7:31 PM Everybody can reply

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Simon Corston-Oliver

@simonhco.bsky.social

Hunting for #herps at Alaksen National Wildllife Area, British Columbia yesterday.

I only saw (and heard!) invasive species: red-eared slider #turtle, American #bullfrog, green #frog.

🐸 🐢 #bcnature #naturephotography #wetlands #amphibian

American bullfrog peeking out of algae-rich water, with a nicely symmetrical reflection of the head.

Red-eared slider turtle basking on a log.

May 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM Everybody can reply

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Knight's Gallery

@knightsgallery.bsky.social

The star today is...

⭐Zebra Finch⭐

#australia #birds #birding #photography #wildllife #wildlifephotography #canon #ausgeo #australian_wildlife

February 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM Everybody can reply

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Beth Verity - Artist & Illustrator

@bethverityart.bsky.social

Sometimes, I like to draw olms.

Olms are aquatic salamanders found within cave systems of the Dinaric Alps.

A quick study using liquid charcoal.

#olm #salamanders #SciArt #wildllife 🐡