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#WellnessWednesday

I haven’t caught a trout from this spot for quite some time, but I know they’re there, which motivates me to keep trying

Urge Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks to Ban Fur and Wildlife Skins! https://secure.peta.org.uk/page/162214/action/1

This turkey was standing near my car this morning and when I went to get in the car, it sort of poofed up all over. Spectacular display! Its wings dragged along the asphalt as it strutted, making an ominous scraping noise. Such a tough and handsome guy, most impressive!
#EastBay #wildlife #wildturkey #tailfeathers

Interrupting disasters for... salamander migration?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_hnfgftLE

Here's a photo that could be in my Herring Spawn video. This juvenile bald eagle was practicing how to catch a small fish in the big sea.

Goose Barnacles (Lepas sp.)

Photo : Julian Rad #Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Among the Branches

I caught sight of a downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) perched high in a distant forest tree. These woodpeckers are somewhat elusive in this area, though I do occasionally get a close look at one in my backyard—although not recently.

Explore more chic woodpecker photos by visiting my photo gallery.

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Green Sea Turtle, aka Honu, resting at an #Oahu #Hawaii #reef . Your #sealife #photooftheday

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Mama bear has her… paws full with these two.

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) on wild Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on February 2, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Feb28_birds_and_cats/2025feb02_titmouse_IMG_2772c.html

What the salt air brings

One in five butterflies lost in the US since 2000, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/one-in-five-butterflies-lost-in-the-us-since-2000-study-finds/

Now that the weather is warming, the bluebirds are not so friendly with each other. It seems the maximum occupancy of the feeder is 3, not 10 as it was before. And here's the view when the hawk lands right over your head. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast #bluebirds #hawk

A Fox Sparrow in a spruce tree.

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/a-fox-sparrow-in-a-spruce-tree-jan-luit.html

Bluetits paired and starting to think about building the nest

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and Tree Mallow (Malva arborea)