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Moving to St. Paul Minnesota in a couple of weeks for a new job with the state government. I would rather not leave DC, but I can't stay here either. Any MN locals have tips on good photography spots?

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Another blue check... yeah I'm good. Thanks.

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YEET!

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This eagle-eyed chonk kept a watchful eye on me as I walked past their house on my nightly walk this evening.

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Another passerine I love, the Goldfinch. 📸 🪶 📷 Sony a7RIV 👁️ Sony 200-600 G #photography #birds #wildlifephotography #rockvillemd #animalphotography #nature #sonyalpha #audubon

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Tufted Titmouse, one of my favorite passerine birds.📸 🪶 📷 Sony a7RIV 👁️ Sony 200-600 G #photography #birds #wildlifephotography #rockvillemd #animalphotography #nature #sonyalpha #audubon

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Mockingbird giving me the side-eye and casting a long shadow. 📸 🪶 📷 Sony a7RIV 👁️ Sony 200-600 G #photography #birds #wildlifephotography #rockvillemd #animalphotography #nature #sonyalpha #audubon

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Oh sorry, you DIDN'T want a backlit baby killdeer scampering across your timeline? Sorry. I'll tell the bird they're unwanted here. They'll be so sad. But it's fine. What really matters is you. No no. I'll tell them they're too smol and "low resolution" They'll understand. #birds 🐣

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The Syrian Arabic word for a hamster is أبو جراب (abu jrab), where jrab refers to a pouch/saddlebag/tote. And abu often means “father of,” but can also function as a general honorific (like “mister”). So it’s not too big a stretch to say the Syrian Arabic word for a hamster means “Mister Saddlebags”

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If I close either bathroom door, they will immediately try to claw through them, and my landlord frowns upon that. If I mostly close the doors, they FLING them open and trot right in to watch me... except Kira, who lets the boys do the hard work so she can watch from a distance.

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Found a painting at an estate sale in Joppa, MD that spoke to me. I love the colors and brush strokes. Paid a whopping $22 for it. Supposedly by a Caroline Burnett. Probably worth what I paid for it but I love it.

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Not going to lie: for a VERY brief moment I thought he was De Niro. 📷 Times Sq–42 St. Subway Station 📸 Sony a7RIV 👁️ Sigma 24-70 DG DN | A #streetphotography #photography #nyc #newyorkcity #subway #people #souls #peoplewatching #life #urban #underground

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I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Trying to decide if I should upgrade to the 16 Pro Max before the tariffs kick mess with the price. Don’t really want to yet, but if it could conceivably be years before prices come back down, so it may be a good plan in the long run.

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Up to NYC Sun. with other photogs to shoot. Can't decide TWO lenses to take. Taking a7RIII/a7RIV. A little street, and a little architecture prob. Lenses: Sigma 14-24 2.8 A 24-70 2.8 A Sony 24 GM 50 1.4 GM 135 GM 100-400 GM. Prefer tele for street - I'm shy. #photography

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I'm super jealous. I bought one of those backpacks for my cat, Ted, and holy crap, he HATED it.

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Also I am sorry but LOOK AT THIS KITTEN. He didn't even flinch when I opened his crate because I couldn't resist rubbing his belly. He is a delight and and I am SO proud of him.

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More spring-themed shots from Stanton Park with Sarah O'Grady (IG: @sarah.g.ogrady) and vintage glass. Sony a7RIV 📸📷 Carl #Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 #sonyalpha #washingtondc #vintagelens #dcmodels #modelphotography #springtime #sonya7riv #biotar #carlzeiss #cherryblossoms

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Spring photoshoot in Stanton Park with the stunning Holly Cahrens (IG: @hollycahrens) and some 1950's glass. Sony a7RIV 📸📷 Carl #Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 #sonyalpha #washingtondc #vintagelens #dcmodels #modelphotography #springtime #sonya7riv #biotar #carlzeiss #cherryblossoms

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How I feel today…

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My Cousin Eddie cosplay next halloween's gonna be lit... #shittersfull #cousineddie #tenementonwheels

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They like it!

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Time for Garak to make the biscuits. Dont mind the blanket over the window, I was suffering a light-sensitive migraine.

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Song Sparrow nom-noming. 🪶 Sony a7RIV + Sony 200-600 G 📸📷 Croydon Creek Nature Center, Rockville, MD #photography #birds #wildlifephotography #rockvillemd #animalphotography #nature #sonyalpha #audubon

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Tufted Titmouse 🪶 Sony a7RIV + Sony 200-600 G 📸📷 Croydon Creek Nature Center, Rockville, MD #photography #birds #wildlifephotography #rockvillemd #animalphotography #nature #sonyalpha #audubon

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Northern Mockingbird 🪶 Sony a7RIV + Sony 200-600 G 📸📷 Croydon Creek Nature Center, Rockville, MD #photography #birds #wildlifephotography #rockvillemd #animalphotography #nature #sonyalpha #audubon

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Morning pea murder session! It's a good day for gorging on delicious peas apparently. They will be four weeks old on Sunday, and look at how huge they are!

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Sometimes I envy the dead, that their pain is over and they're at peace. Sony a7RIV + Sony 200-600G #cemeteryphotography #cemeteries #momentomori #death #theend #atrest #rip #sadness

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So beautiful! 🐭 #photography #nature #animals #discover #travel #planet #wildlife

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For those not familiar with the White-breasted Nuthatch, they're much more often seen like this. Making their way up and down tree trunks, foraging in the bark. Or they like bird feeders too obviously #birds 🌿

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I would literally do anything for Mr. Garak.

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I always held out hope against hope that we'd get a director's cut 1984's Dune - one of my favorite movies. That will never happen now. RIP David Lynch.

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Bowed, bent, and broken. Lake Needwood, Rockville, MD on Christmas Eve. 📸📷 #photography #landscapephotography #moodylandscape #bnwlandscape #blackandwhite #rockvillemd #rkv #moody

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A few shots from my nightly walk last night. The sunset was pretty nifty. #winter #rockvillemd #twinbrook #rkv #snowy #streetphotography #cold @capitalweather.bsky.social

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Late night, snowy walk around my neighborhood. #winter #rockvillemd #rkv #snowy #streetphotography #cold @capitalweather.bsky.social

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Spent a great day-after Christmas with my son and photographed my hometown from Mount Washington. 📸📷 #photography #cityscape #pittsburgh #theburgh #landscapephotography #nightcity #home #sonyalpha #yinzer #monongahela

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Hello, deer. Sony a7RIV + Sony 200-600 G 📸📷 #photography #deer #rockvillemd #gentlecreatures #wildlifephotography #animalphotography #nature #sonyalpha

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