@rachel-garcia
Anxious with an affinity for distress. 2SLGBTQIAP+ Advocate. RN. N95 Masker. Health. Climate. Social Justice. Animal Advocate. Vegan. Cat Fancier. Photography. Caregiver. Bookworm. HEA. Both Grumpy & Sunshine.
Portrait of Western Tiger swallowtail butterfly on pink and yellow flowers
A fine example of a western tiger swallowtail
Our county is slowly filling with all types of pollinators! 🥰
This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.
A 1944 map by geologist Harold Fisk charts a 40-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Friars Point to Gunnison, Mississippi. Fisk used aerial photos and maps to estimate the past and then-present channels. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mississippi-rivers-hidden-history-uncovered-by-lidar?fbclid=IwY2xjawQYXkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCZ2JBT2tWdVlXMmEzNU5Uc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsbjW-Yuubr_o_Kfeh0Elzc94geDwfXIZmeNL7NyljEBAOEjH53m2QLSo1NF_aem__4NkCIJ_D8J6mI1e8eMByg
Rivers are living beings.
Snapped it up. Thank you!
Photo of wren, description from ebird: ‘A small, warbler-like wren of Andean cloud forest. Plumage is gray and white with a barred tail and vent, brownish crown, and faint streaking on the head. When seen from below in poor lighting conditions, the barred tail is usually the best feature to look for. Stays high in the canopy and is almost always encountered with mixed-species flocks. Vocalizations are very high-pitched and include gravelly trills and siren-like whistles.’
Wren of the Day:
Grey-mantled Wren
📷 Mario Córdoba H.
Pebbles the tabby-Bengal cat sleeping in luxury on top of a small couch cushion that is on top of a purple velvet blanket.
(I can't photograph her without waking her up, so here is a photo from Monday instead.)
What a fantastic capture!
Steller’s Jay with gray crest and blue feathers walking on a fence
Steller’s Jay on the fence
#birds #jay #corvid #birding
American crow with head turn looks backward
American crow
#birds #crow #birding #corvid
A narrow, unpaved path leads through a sparse forest with tall, bare trees. Sunlight filters through the branches, creating light and dark patches on the ground.
#ForestFriday #photography #nature #trees #scape #ArtYear #Fotografie #Natur
Three Christmas Cactus flowers in a vertical line against a black background. The top and bottom flowers are in full bloom (present) and the middle flower is fading away (past) slowly drying out and wrinkling as it does so. The cactus flowers are a second flush the first was just before Xmas.
Past and present
#Flowers #BloomScrolling #FlowersOnFriday #Monochrome #ColorADay #BWFri
Staircase with desk and two chairs at the base. A picture on the wall on the right. A vase of tall dry grasses halfway up. Three ornamental box lampshades casting a green light
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekIForInteriors
All about the light. In this case green 💚
a yawning egyptian gosling, portrait view, backlit.
There's so much bad news out there I'm so glad there's good baby bird news. 🪶 🐣
Three tuxedo cats are snuggled up together on a cream blanket
Everything is…you know. But here is a vortex of little guys.
Steller’s Jay with blue markings on a gray crest
Steller’s Jay watching me in the backyard
#birds #jay #birdnerd #birding #corvid
Often nature moments are envisioned and waited for.
You see something or imagine it might happen, and you have to plan and return multiple times
Often it never happens
Then there are the completely unexpected encounters
Like a baby goose hopping on mamas back
And it's FUCKING ADORABLE!
🪶 🐣
A gray duck with brown head and white breast floats in blue water lit by pretty golden light.
A lot of the delightful winter ducks will be moving on soon. Here’s an elegant Northern Pintail
#birds 🌿
What a lovely capture!
A very bright yellow orange adult male hooded oriole is perched at a feeder. His face and neck and wings are black. His wings have a couple white stripes. The foreground is blurry bright light gray native plants.
Getting multiple visits daily by this handsome guy!
#birds Hooded oriole San Diego north county
A round beige and white shorebird stands on a jetty on one leg. Its head is tucked back around between its wings in the back but its eyes are still watching the camera.
Sanderling dozing but also keeping an eye on things
#birds 🌿
Wow! The silky and smooth texture of this capture is gorgeous. Great shot!!
Unbelievably smooth looking beige and peach bird with black eye mask and jaunty head crest is perched on a bare twig look intensely at something. The weekend?
Looking forward to the weekend like
#birds 🌿
A blue bird with an orange breast perches in a mostly bare tree. There are a few leaves in the background that almost match the bird’s orange.
I’m seeing a lot of Eastern Bluebirds around which is a delightful surprise
#birds 🌿
Your gorgeous photos do an amazing job of spreading awareness and compassion toward our wildlife community. I can’t imagine all your magical moments!! Wow! I am in awe at your skill, and thank you for your advocacy and dedication.
A very round Bohemian Waxwing on a branch with red berries. The bird is light brown and gray with darker brown upper wings. The edges of the wings are black with white, yellow and red spots. There is a peach band on the forehead and black around the eyes. The head crest is raised.
Meditative borb #birds
A small blue and orange songbird launching itself off a branch. It’s fully airborne, but its wings aren’t open yet. Blue sky behind ©️DTL 2026
Eastern bluebird launching 🪶
A purple flower with tendrils that form nearly perfect circles grows into the center of the frame from the bottom. Bright yellow bokeh surrounded by darker greens in the background frames the flower nicely
A pretty little forked bluecurl for the #BlueSkyArtShow today
#Round #Photography #Flowers #Bloomscrolling
On the ledge of a palm tree sits a red-tailed hawk hunched over. He pulls at a rodent he caught. Behind the hawks tail, a gray and white mockingbird hovers in mid-flight with feet pointing at the hawk.
A red-tailed hawk eats a rodent while a Northern mockingbird gets territorial. Happy 💙 #SkySunday! There is a #BlueSky in the background. 😉
#Birds #Nature
The Lagoon has soft cloud lines mimicked in its waterway. Frosted grasses highlight the grasses surrounding its shore and the quiet is felt along with the early morning chill.
It’s a chilly and quiet welcome to March!! 📷🕊️ …
A lone fishing boat anchored on the beach, silky smooth waves in motion, turquoise colors of the ocean contrasting with the pink, orange, and blue colors of the sky.
A fishing boat
#Photography #Seascape #Landscape
