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Aerial Combat! Black-rumped Flameback Found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight. 📸: @balram_v_panikassery

Strike A Pose... Early morning. Babette The Blue Jay, enjoying the fresh air and scenery, of the Great White North. A true beauty. 📸🇨🇦 #AlgonquinPark #BlueJay #Birds #Photography #BirdPhotography #OntarioParks #Canada

These bees really do take my breath away! Such a beautiful species that can sometimes seem a bit menacing when they buzz in front of you but are only after their nectar. Canon R5 and Sigma 150mm SS1/3200 F8 ISO3200 #bee #bees #probiscus #macro #nature_perfection

Japanese Waxwing Breed Russia, NE China Migrate Japan, North Korea, South Korea, E China. Diet primarily berries and fleshy fruits Eats insects during breeding season Female incubates 14days, parents feed 18 days in the nest, and 10 more after juveniles migrate with the parents and a large flock

A diver stumbles across a whale shark trapped in a commercial fishing line in a marine sanctuary that bans fishing, while the giant lies still while the rope is cut. The footage also shows the scale of a whale shark vs a human. [📹 Smithsonian Channel] Original post

On this day in 1942, a 52 year old Dutch Jewish woman arrived at Auschwitz where she was murdered after selection. Two sibling perished in Sobibor and one survived the Shoah. Her name was Catharina Porcelijn Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

Both cats are committed to preventing me from getting this chapter typed

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i went outside to do one thing. i forgot it. i am staying until it comes back. 🐾 #TankTheGolden #DogsOfBluesky

Nature always finds a way Original post

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a primary architect & driving force behind the organized movement that ultimately won American women the right to vote in 1920. She died on #OTD in 1902 & never got to vote in her lifetime. Because of her (and others), we can. #VOTE #WomensRights #WomensSuffrage

The Monday slowed down farm rush hour with our forever friends

A record turnout of voters in an election provoked by student-led protests looks to have ended the rightwing leader's 12 years in power. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

This boycotting of Sirdar Yarns is a pretty big thing in the UK (JK Rowling / Harry Potter co-lab) It’s being advertised everywhere. Thankfully my lys has decided not to stock 🧶 #knit

Autumn in Italy: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/earthisawe...

Sunflower (Helianthus) #Autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling

Fox cubs are born blind and deaf with a dark grey fur. This changes to a dark brown as their ears and blue eyes open. At one-month-old, their red fur starts to come through on their face and their eyes change colour to amber. [📹 mathlabrosse] Original post

@helenbennett.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OnOneLeg - birds seen balancing on one leg. Here's a Willet at rest #Birds #Willet

Attn: USPS changes mean your ballot may not be postmarked the same day you mail it. Don’t wait until Election Day! Deadlines vary by state. Some require ballots to ARRIVE by Election Day, not just be postmarked.

From Helen Bennett today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #OnOneLeg - birds seen balancing on one leg! Alt: Is #SpottySpeckled - any bird with spotted or speckled plumage. Carolina Wren #birdphotography #birds #wren

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social's theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BrownBirds Cocos Booby (Costa Rica - 2025). Formerly considered a subspecies of Brown Booby and split as a full species by the American Ornithological Society in 2024.

Sea foam is created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter. This happened in New South Wales, Australia [📹 matt_wardhaugh] Original post

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” - Maya Angelou 🌅 Good morning! Wishing you a lovely Monday and week! 🩷 #ColorADay #PinkMon #ECK #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

The Townsend's Warbler 12cm Breed Pacific Northwest Alaska, British Columbia Migrate from the north to S British Columbia Mexico and Central America. Diet insect-and-arthropod, seeds and berries Female incubates 14days, both feed chicks 11 days, plus a week after they fledge and then depart

Dahlia #Autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling

On this day in 1905, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband, and on 9 May 1942 to Sobibór, where they were murdered. Her name was Marta Löwyová. Please support @sobibor.org

A few of the hundreds of passengers Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has flown over the years, each an orphan in need of a helping hand and a second chance at life. #AGoodPlace

The Anemone-type dahlia, 'Polka', with a fluffy golden central disc and outer florets in pink and white provides a bright burst of sunshine and happiness as well as having a botanical superpower: harvesting the #flowers actually causes the plant to double its output #Autumn #Garden #BloomScrolling

On this day in 1899, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 30 Jun 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and two sons (17 & 11) and on the 8 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where they perished. Her name was Irma Bauerová

Common #Sunflower (Heliathus annuus) shot this morning in the middle of Columbus Boulevard. #Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #Sunflowers

An alternative view of the Sunday rush hour thanks Kate

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) #Autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling

#Photography #ECK #ColorADay #PinkMon #Macro #BloomScrolling #Raindrops #Dahlia

Is there a better way to start your week than with a #WeeBee on a pink flower? Thought not. Here's one nectaring at the garden centre. Have a beautiful day. #PinkMon #ColorADay #Insects #BugsOfBluesky #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #iPhonePhotography

Carunculated Caracara 50-56cm (falcon) Diet Invertebrates,Vertebrates Unlike fast-flying falcons they are ground feeders High Andes of Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. Both parents share duties, nest building incubation, and feeding chicks 4 months in the nest, and 4 months after they fledge.

Seen from above, a flock of sheep seems to behave like a fluid [📹 rural.riley] Original post