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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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@samasama.bsky.social Please buy Tesla and the PowerWall thing too. It would make so many of us so incredibly happy. Think of all the families in SoCal who want to be off grid especially after the fires.

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FREE contest for writers of romance, historical fiction, & women's fiction. tinyurl.com/2025wdwcon2 Judged by agent Brandy Vallance, via @writingdaywksp.bsky.social. Winners get an agent critique of their work. #Writers & #WritingCommunity, check out this great opportunity! 📚 ❤️ ✍️ 🆓

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#Hike #59 / 1445 3.0 miles Birds are remarkable. It was great to see the meadowlark flash across the landscape (see it near bottom of left frame). As for sparrows, they're so easily dismissed but are really quite pretty. #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #NoPlanetB #birds #birding

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#Hike #58 / 1445 (4%) 7.7 miles Wish you were there. Two wild honeybee colonies within 100 meters of each other. The pictures don't do these pollinators justice, so I'll add video in replies. #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #NoPlanetB #bugs #insects #pollinators #honey

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#Hike #57 / 1445 6.3 miles A few days ago, we saw the coyotes--two I've shared before--then we realized there were way more than two. We saw seven coyotes, enjoying a crisp winter morning together. Here's one. #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #NoPlanetB #mammals

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#Hike #56 / 1445 7.6 miles This inch-long beetle is a member of Eleodes, otherwise known as Darkling Beetles or desert stink beetles. They stand on their heads and spray quinones when threatened. #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #NoPlanetB #bugs #insects

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(Day 54: jog day) #Hike #55 / 1445 5.6 miles This towhee is banded (wears a band, or a ring). It's part of another census project in our area, like the mule deer a week or so back. #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #NoPlanetB #birds #birding

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#Hike #53 / 1445 7.1 miles Bracket fungi on rotting wood. The fungal kingdom is very diverse with many species uncharacterized. #hiking #NoPlanetB #nature #fungi

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#Hike #52 / 1445 10.4 miles. A magical sighting to end the year. Great horned owl. Content. #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #birds #NoPlanetB #owls #verydemureverymindful #happynewyear

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#Hike #51 / 1445 8.8 miles. Many more birds today--many fewer people--on the trails. Here's a white crowned sparrow who posed very nicely. #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #birds #NoPlanetB

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#Hike #50 / 1445 3.8 miles Slim pickings for photos from the trail today. Maybe all the people out hiking. Best option seems to be this warbler. #hiking #nature #NoPlanetB #Wildlife #birds

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#Hike #49 / 1445 7.8 miles This is a legally protected, rare and possibly endangered Dudleya species growing wild. These pretty succulents are at home in wilderness. #NoPlanetB #hiking #nature #plants #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #48 / 1445 5.1 miles This beautiful doe has an ear tag on her left ear, see it? In some parts of California, these tags help naturalists track deer populations. #NoPlanetB #hiking #nature #mammals #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #47 / 1445 6.8 miles Sunset hike. The owls hooted at me then went silent. #NoPlanetB #hiking #nature #landscapes

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#Hike #46 / 1445 2.4 miles Another Cooper's hawk. It's been around a lot lately. #birds #NoPlanetB #hiking #nature #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #45 / 1445 7 miles Mockingbird #NoplanetB #Birds #hiking #nature #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #44 / 1445 9 miles Starling #NoPlanetB #hiking #nature #wildlifephotography #birds

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#Hike #43 / 1445 3 miles Goldfinch #noplanetB #hiking #nature #wildlifephotography #birds

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#Hike #42 / 1445 (3%) 9.5 miles Nanday parakeets #Birds #NoPlanetB #hiking #nature #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #41 / 1445 6.0 miles Some sort of hornet or wasp. I can't sort out the species but the geometry on its thorax is sure pretty. #Hiking #NoPlanetB #Nature #wildlifephotography #bugs #insects

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#Hike #40 / 1445 7.0 miles California Towhee #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #NoPlanetB #birds

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#Hike #39 / 1445 11 miles (season p.r.!) Still aiming for a good picture of our local meadowlarks. In the meantime, I'm finding them more easily. #nature #wildlifephotography #NoPlanetB #Birds #hiking

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#Hike #38 / 1445 6.0 miles Another gopher snake, pretty coloration and pattern, with its wee tongue flicking. #nature #noplanetB #hiking #snakes #wildlifephotography

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Day #36 recovery day #Hike #37 / 1445 8.4 miles Ocean, island, sunset. #hiking #nature #NoPlanetB #landscapes #sunsets

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#Hike #35 / 1445 10 miles (weekly pr! 47+ miles) This red tailed hawk brought many feelings. Awe--that she was so close to the trail, concern--that she seemed unable to fly. Fear for her safety. I alerted the rangers. #birds #NoPlanetB #Hawks #Raptors #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking

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#Hike #34 / 1445 6 miles American #Kestrel (sparrowhawk), evidently the smallest of the American #falcons. It has just launched from its perch. Wonderful tail feathers. #birds #NoPlanetB #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking

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#Hike #33 / 1445 6.4 miles A bunny!!!!!!! Chomping down, on a long stalk of.... ??? Grass? #nature #hiking #NoPlanetB #wildlifephotography #mammals

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#Hike #32 / 1445 6.0 miles The more you hike, the more off-the-beaten paths you find. The more under-used trails you find, the more you see. Five gentle mule deer. #hiking #mammals #noplanetb #wildlifephotography #nature

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#Hike #31 / 1445 10.4 miles This is a replacement photo for hike 20, a black-hooded phoebe (perhaps the exact same bird) but in marginally better focus. That attitude! #nature #noplanetB #birds #wildlifephotography #hiking

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#Hike #30 / 1445 3.0 miles It's always wonderful to see a new species, and here's one for me--a Western Meadowlark. Apologies for yet another mediocre photo, but I know where they're hanging out now and will improve upon it. #nature #noplanetB #hiking #birds #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #29 / 1445 (2%) 6.0 miles Mule deer #nature #noplanetb #hiking #mammals #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #28 / 1445 6.3 miles Field sparrows in formation. Clearly on a mission. #hiking #nature #birds #noplanetb #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #27 / 1445 6.5 miles Roadrunners live around here but often dash off before a hiker can get a good photo. This is a placeholder until a better chance comes along. #hiking #nature #birds #noplanetB #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #26 / 1445 9.3 miles A very young (newly hatched?) Pacific Gopher Snake. #hiking #NoPlanetB #snakes #nature #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #25 / 1445 7.2 miles A honeybee flitting between flowers in search of sweet nectar. #hiking #NoPlanetB #bugs #insects #nature #pollinators #wildlifephotography

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There's a presidential election in 2028. I'm hiking every day until then.

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#Hike #24 / 1445 1.2 miles Say's Phoebe #birds #nature #NoPlanetB #hiking #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #23 /1445 9.0 miles A dragonfly for the insect lovers #Nature #NoPlanetB #hiking #bugs #insects #wildlifephotography

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#Hike 22 / 1445 1.2 miles A second coyote living down the road. It seems to live in the same area as the first coyote, but this one has a unique fur pattern. #nature #hiking #NoPlanetB #mammals #wildlifephotography

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#Hike #21 / 1445 3.8 miles A better picture of a scrub jay ... making up for the poor picture two days back. #hiking #birds #NoPlanetB #nature

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Day 19: family #Hike #20 / 1445 5.5 miles Phoebe #birds #NoPlanetB #Hiking #nature

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