Angela

Anna’s hummingbird is perched on the edge of a diagonal twig in front of blue sky. His beak points upward, his face and neck are brilliant shiny pink, and his tail feathers are flared straight out around him. His body and tail feathers are a mix of green, gray, and white. His wings stick out to the sides.

Anna’s hummingbird looks like a tiny dancer as he displays his gorget and flares his tail feathers #PerfectlyPerched #birdoftheday #hummingbird #photography #birds

an AI generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and mocking a diagram that originally showed trucks going across the land, but now I've put two stargates there instead

can this be a solution

A Song Thrush perched on a thin garden branch, its creamy chest marked with bold dark arrow-shaped spots. The bird looks alert, head tilted slightly upward, showing a slender yellow-based bill and a large glossy eye catching the light. Warm brown feathers cover its back and wings, while small red berry stems and green leaves frame the scene. The background is softly blurred green foliage, making the thrush stand out sharply in the sunlight. 🌿🐦

Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SongBirds any songbird and the alternative is #PerfectlyPerched any bird perched. I’ve went with a Song Thrush. Wishing you all good luck and a great day ahead. #birds #photography #ECK

Photo of Canyon Wren. Description from ebird: ‘Subtly beautiful wren found in picturesque canyonlands and rocky outcroppings of the western U.S. and Mexico. Exceptional songster most often located by rich cascading song, or harsh call notes. Rich orangey-brown body with tiny black-and-white spots, bright white throat, and thin decurved bill. Most similar to Rock Wren; note more contrasting white throat. Almost always on the ground or cliffs, running up and down rocks, repeatedly disappearing from view only to suddenly pop up atop a lookout. Feeds on insects. Nests in crevice or under ledge on cliff.’

Wren of the Day:
Canyon Wren
📷 Bryan Calk

Painting of both birds perched on cut branch with budded stems growing from it.

Mistle Thrush and Song Thrush, Tunnicliffe.

the spring wind
still cold...
with such a scent of plum blossoms
I just cannot close
my windows’ paper sliders

はる風は
まだ寒けれど
梅香に
まどのさうじも
さされざりけり
-Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣蓮月 1791-1875).

#Kyoto #梅の花 #ume #京都 #blossoms #plumblossoms #Japan

Former Marylander here experiencing a Nostalgia Warning 🦀 😔

WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings

an orange and white cat lays on a bed, looking adorable. his ancient cat eyes have seen the rise and fall of generations of cat empires (these only last like a few years, typically)

no, he doesn't "lift." he doesn't "do" "reps." and he doesn't "walk." but he gets plenty of exercise. you see, he holds the entire weight of the world on his cat shoulders.

this is his sacrifice. this is his gift.

and he asks for nothing in return except your obedience, time, money, and health.

My outstretched hand holding an orange and white spotted sea star. It's friggin delightful. Not sure which species it is. The common one local to the south of England coast.

Good evening/morning/aft. Please enjoy this sea star. (From the interaction part of the itty bitty Lyme marine aquarium.)

Thank u that is all.

Blue, tan, and white Eastern Bluebird against a blurry background. 📷 Dreamcatcher

Eastern Bluebird

Somewhat perplexed...

Always wanted to read The Mid Gatsby

This is the story of Weda Bay – and how nature is being sacrificed for mining Analysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet – a much bigger footprint than previously thought

This is the story of Weda Bay – and how nature is being sacrificed for mining

A large, black, red-crested woodpecker is viewed from behind as it clings to a white-barked tree.

I love this view – this woodpecker reminds me of Dracula. #birds

Tiny Warty Frogfish Was Surprise Birth at Shedd, Is First-Ever Raised in Aquarium “This little fish is truly one in a million,” said Jenny Richards, senior aquarist at Shedd Aquarium.

A baby warty frogfish at the Shedd Aquarium is the first of its kind ever raised from egg to juvenile in an aquarium setting. It is roughly 1 centimeter, or less than half an inch, in size.

https://to.wttw.com/3PuW2lh

I feel like I remember there being years when m b v wasn't available. But not Loveless! Something with the label?

A small, round, white, and light brown bird quickly steps away from approaching foamy sea water on the shore. This bird, a sanderling, has black legs and a black beak, a white underside, and a light brown top side. Low angle morning sunlight highlights the bird and sea foam from the left side.

This sanderling got a nice portrait in this moody morning light

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

#birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife

🦉 🪶

Beautiful sky in a Minnesota summer

Beautiful sky of a Minnesota summer
#Photography
#Photographer
#BlueSkyArt
#ECK
#Naure
#Minnesota

Red squirrel on bird feeder.

The Red Squirrels still have 'tufted ears' at the moment - but will soon lose the extra fur as Spring gets warmer. Two of them here on different sets of bird feeders this morning. Then to the hazel nuts to grab and bury somewhere in the forest.

Ageing: the condition of becoming less serious about all you were once far too serious about and more serious about all that you once undervalued.

Ribbons of green and reddish light sweep up into the night sky from behind a grove of snowy spruce trees like the fiery plumes of a bird's tail.

Ribbons of greenish-blue light sweep up into the night sky from behind a grove of snowy spruce trees like the fiery plumes of a bird's tail.

Lady aurora blew up the sky last week in Churchill. I'm so glad my guests got to experience this amazing evening. #NorthernLights #aurora

A Roman mosaic depicting an owl with wide eyes, brown and red body, and blue feet, set against a cream-colored background with a black geometric border. The owl looks a bit deranged.

Just another Monday…

A Roman mosaic depicting a somewhat whimsical owl 🦉, found in Uzès, southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.

📷 Denis Gliksman, Inrap

🏺 #MosaicMonday

listen, this isn’t a lie, but it’s really close.

when you google it, the top source is Siskind’s own Facebook page.

the actual audio is just a meaningless blanket statement from which no one should draw any conclusions.

no actual news source has covered the quote, including Fox.

A hand-drawn digital painting by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan of three garden eels on the ocean floor. The one in thr foreground is painted in more detail, sticking out from the sand and slightly bending its head towards streams of light depicted in a soft lilac tone, part of the dynamic shading of the piece. The other two are in the background, facing the opposite direction but similarly looking up at the light rays. The background is a mix of textured and blurry, wuth some grains of sand highlighted.

Revisiting a fave, experimenting with different brushes and gestures for this study of Spotted Garden Eels #SundayFishSketch 🐡
#art #SciArt #fish #fishArt #wildlife #wildlifeArt #nature #artists

Photo of a blueish fungus growing on a dead tree trunk on the forest floor. Some green moss sprigs are visible on the tree trunk. The fungus consists of a short, stout stalk, branching into two semi-open cups. One cup is atop the stalk and opened upwards. The other is on a short branch coming off from the right side of the stalk.

Chlorociboria aeruginascens aka green or blue-green elf cup #fungus. NWT, Canada. About 2cm high. #fungi #fungifriends

like to think I lead complex emotional life but then the sun comes out and i am happy. i am functionally no different from a big leaf

I think about this a lot

It turns out the U.S. did a “double tap” attack just as emergency responders were arriving at the girls’ elementary school. This is what the Russians do routinely in Ukraine.

That’s a war crime under international humanitarian law.

A small white lamb stands in sunlit grass while its ewe stands protectively beside it near a wire fence. In the softly blurred background, bright yellow daffodils bloom across a green field, capturing a quiet moment of spring on a rural Irish farm. 🌼🐑

Sorry I have to post and go soon. Take care of yourselves.

A small lamb greets one of its first mornings, while its mother stands watch and the Irish spring quietly ushers itself in for another year. 🌿🐑☘️

#Stunday #photography #Ireland #ECK

an orange and white cat with a moustache looks displeased

i told him you have his money

don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free