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Nature lover & backyard birder. I enjoy watching visitors to my feeders and birdbath. Former volunteer at a wildlife hospital.
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A magical spot along the lower Paria River in northern Arizona. #BlueskyArtShow #GetOutside #hiking #backpacking

I knew the Raccoons were emptying the bird feeders at night, but had never caught them in the act before... #raccoon

We’re lighting the I-35W bridge green tonight and tomorrow in honor of Melissa Hortman, who found joy and peace in trees and gardens 🌳

Aww! 🐸💚

A Piping Plover chick tries to squeeze in. Moms are so patient and amazing.

We were so fortunate to have such a good and decent man as our president.

Mark and Melissa lie peacefully at the center of our state and our hearts today. Their memorial, guarded by service dogs and men and women in uniform, casts a momentary shadow over L'Étoile du Nord as we honor their life’s work to make Minnesota shine brighter for all.

Cabbage 🥬 #butterfly 🦋 dining on some delicious lavender 😍

An outraged hummingbird #birds #hummingbirds #Stunday #nature

Not your typical view of a Great Blue Heron #birds #dslrcameratrap #camtraptions #photography #heron

After activists threatened to flood Venice's famous canals with inflatable crocodiles, Jeff Bezos was forced to relocate his lavish wedding to a historic, fortified shipyard complex.

🚆 All aboard for a #TrainTake with @raskin.house.gov: “Co-equal” isn’t a real word—and neither is the idea that Congress is just one of three equal branches.

Trump is such a gaslighter, and some people just love being gaslit by him. People will study this for centuries

Swing Dispute Two Baltimore Orioles (Icterus galbula) are engaged in a spirited dispute over half an orange at a bird feeder designed like a bench swing. ... 1/2 #photo #photography #photographer #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #BaltimoreOriole #blackbirds

Crows need baths too! 😀 (Video taken through dirty glass door, sorry!) Happy #WildlifeWednesday everyone! #birds #waterforwildlife

Baby bears secret handshake. 😍

Whoa

This operation - which cost hundreds of millions of taxpayer money, has led us to the brink of regional war, and pushed Iran and Russian closer together - was apparently a total failure. And Trump is now actively hiding this from the public.

All we need are four Republicans in the Senate to stand up to Donald Trump. That’s all it takes to stop his plan to gut Medicaid so he can give a tax break to rich people. Keep up the pressure.

Looking west, up the clear and refreshing Skykomish River #Forest #Trees #Nature #Mountains #PNW #Photography #River #Skykomish

One of those moments when everything is kindly reflective 📷🕊️ …

A lovely greeting! On the glass door of work this morning. A sweet Small Emerald moth. Hemistola Chrysoprasaria. Took with my cell phone....

The sweltering heat gave way to a cool breeze as Friday’s sun began to set, and with it, this young hare burst into motion, full of life and zoomies, much to the frustration of its mother… #sharemondays2025 #mammals #wildlife #photography #hares #Nature

This Little Wood Satyr (don’t butterflies have wonderful common names?) helping himself to the hummingbird nectar…

Another bather today. I've never seen so many birds coming to the birdbath. This one left so much dirt I refreshed the water after it left! In the last few weeks we've had hardly any rain, we really could do with some now 🌧 #waterforwildlife #gardenfornature #SundayYellow

Enjoyed seeing this handsome visitor to the garden yesterday. 🪶 #birds #PileatedWoodpecker #WaterForWildlife Have a great week, everyone!

I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡

West Coast Trail Sundown Nicholas Bott 2019