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cliftographer.bsky.social
Amateur wildlife photographer, mostly birds. Retired software engineer. Politically progressive, I believe in authentic democracy and diversity in all its many dimensions. An old white guy who tries not to act like one. All photos mine (except reposts).
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He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore. Make it make sense.

submitted 11 hours ago • 884 comments

I'm not a #macrophotography expert by any definition, I just dabble now and then. But for what it's worth, here's my best photo ever of a house fly. Not excited? OK, just keep scrolling. #insects #insectphotography

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

Family time, happy Friday! #Canon #Birds #Photography #Wildlife

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

"Hi, my name is Junior. I'm the smallest juvenile Canada goose in my family. I am very cute, and I know it. Check out how cute my ear tufts are!" Lake Fairfax Park, Reston, Virginia, USA 20-April-2025. #birds

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

I think this barn swallow must have opted for the special hot wax at the bird wash, it's a shiny as a new car on a dealer showroom floor. Lake Fairfax Park, Reston, Virginia, USA 20-April-2025. #birds

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

As an old #boomer, I had to do some research to convince myself that no English hounds were involved in this drug bust.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This is about as good a depiction of the orange, yellow, and cream colored shoulder-patch on the dubiously named 'red-winged' blackbird as I am likely to get. Lake Fairfax Park, Reston, Virginia, USA 20JUN2025. #birds

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Need something calming and pleasant in your feed? How about this family of juvenile geese going for a swim. Not babies any more, but still lots of cute fuzziness. #birds #video Lake Fairfax Park, Reston, Virginia, USA 20APR2025.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Who would stop by here? 🏔️ 👤: Dylan Chen #mtfuji #travel #mountains #photography

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

So I guess that according to MTG illogic, what we need is just to get the right balance of hate. Kind of like Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), but with words. #USApol

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

@joegarrity.bsky.social Very impressed with the range of styles of photography you display and the high quality in each category. Reminds narrow specialists like me that we need to broaden our horizons occasionally.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Saw this in my neighborhood today. I don’t think this #CyberTruck driver is fooling anyone with that big TOYOTA logo, but I applaud the effort. #Tesla #DOGE #USAPOL

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Your inability to fight all injustice is no reason to fight none. #Injustice #TakeAction #BeTheChange #FightInjustice #NoExcuse #bluesky #HumansAreGreaterThanMoney #Humans>$

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

A couple of my favorite signs from the No Kings rally in Fairfax (Fair Lakes) Virginia. Great crowd, very enthusiastic and supportive and very positive reception from passing motorists. Lots of honking, cheers, and thumbs up. Great experience for this 70yo first-time protester. #NoKings

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

www.mobilize.us/nokings/

submitted 10 days ago • 41 comments

Owls are sometimes wrapped by wildlife rehabbers so they can be weighed and fed. Here’s a saw-whet owl at The Raptor Center: Ninety two grams of pure aggression:

submitted 102 days ago • 3 comments

**RANT** Years ago I purchased Corel Draw 3 graphics suite. Paid major dollars ($349 IIRC) for PERPETUAL #license. Also paid for upgrades thru Ver 7. Used for years, no issue. Today, it's broken, demands #activation, but activation mech broken. Hey #COREL Corp. IMO you STOLE my #software. SHAME

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

I was trying unsuccessfully to get a picture of an Eastern Meadowlark (heard 'em, couldn't see 'em) when this male tree swallow said "Please, let me pose for you close by at the perfect height." What choice did I have? Mannassas, Virginia, USA 10-Jun-2025. #birds

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

I have to admit I'm not one to get super excited about all the different kinds of sparrows, but here's a grasshopper sparrow. I've only seen it at Mannassas Battlefield (Virginia, USA), but that may be because it's more meadow and field than my usual marshy haunts. 10-June-2025. #birds

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

I would have loved to get photos of the escaped zebra running free in suburbs and fields of Tennessee, but I don't. How about a Zebra Swallowtail #butterfly instead? Uncommon in my area. Proof that a little pop of color goes a long way! Mannassas, Viriginia, USA 9JUN25 #insects #naturephotography

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

What happened to states’ rights, Kristi?

submitted 15 days ago • 699 comments

Who's up for a few green tree frogs? Here two different ones. The photo on the left has a nice setting & mood, while that on the right is probably my personal best 'technical' wildlife photo of a GTF. Which do you like best? Alexandria, Virginia, USA 5JUN25 #herps #photography #naturephotography

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Up until yesterday, I had never photographed a raptor catching a fish & flying away with it. Finally checked that box, which is kind of a must for wildlife photogs.. Here's the moments-before and moments-after photos. Osprey, Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. 5-June-2025. #birds

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

#AI can be a great thing when properly employed as a tool to enhance human achievement. I had this #flower and #bee photo that I liked, but the bee was noticeably out of focus. Used Topaz Photo AI's "super-focus beta" tool, and wow, improvement was dramatic IMO. Before/After pair. #photography

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Happy Friday #herps fans. Here is a nice green tree #frog settled in for his/her daytime nap. Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia, USA 5-June-2025.

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

This Yellow-crowned Night Heron apparently did not read the field guide that says that it only feeds at night, given that this was taken after 9 a.m. Lifer bird for me! Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia, USA 5-June-2025 #birds

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

"Happy Dance!" I was having an absolutely crappy birding outing yesterday but then this northern mockingbird came down and landed smack dab in the middle of the trail in good light for a frame-filling shot. 3-June-2025 #birds

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

"Blue Angel #2". A better pose IMO of the male eastern bluebird, and this time I ran it through Topaz PhotoAI to clean up the high ISO noise. Clifton, Virginia, USA. 1-June-2025. #birds

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

"Blue Angel" A male eastern bluebird checks out the contents of a newly-filled bird feeder. Clifton, Virginia, USA 1-Jun-2025. #birds

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Mrs. & Mr. American Goldfinch look up briefly at the suspicious photographer guy to see whether it's safe to continue to chow down on the thistle seed. Clifton, Virginia, USA 1-Jun-2025. #birds

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

I can't be sure but I think this red-winged blackbird is flipping me the bird. Chantilly, Virginia, USA 30-May-2025. #birds

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments