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Savitri de Sousa
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Bluesky early adopter. Digital marketer. Polyglot. Nature lover and hobby photographer. Crow fan. #Basel, #Switzerland🇨🇭/ #Schweiz
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A honeybee making the most of the last summer days among the purple loosestrife. Was pleased to get a photo with yellowish-purple contrast 🐝🪻🌿

#switzerland #bees #bugsky
Close-up of a honeybee drinking from purple loosestrife flowers. The bee is in profile against a blurred yellow-green background with touches of pink and purple.
September 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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🪶 🌿 One of the grim grey guardians of the river Wiese, this heron sticks out its head to strike as it scans the water for a juicy, tasty morsel.
@everyheron.bsky.social

#heron #birds #graureiher
Grey heron standing ominously in shallow water beside a cluster of rocks, hunting for fish as ripples flow around it.
September 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Hummingbird hawk-moth rushing from flower to flower. Very tough to photograph because these guys are so fast! 🦋 🌿

#insects #bugsky #switzerland
Hummingbird hawk-moth hovering beside bright pink flowers, its long proboscis extended into a blossom as it feeds, with blurred greenery and flowers in the background.
September 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Some more wall lizard cheekiness and cuteness 🦎 🌿

#lizards #reptiles #herps
Wall lizard peeking over the edge of weathered wood, its head and tiny front claws catching the sunlight against a dark green background.
September 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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This cheeky little wall lizard has found the perfect spot to 1) enjoy the view of the unsuspecting passersby, 2) keep cosy in the warm metal pipe and 3) hide when the camera of doom comes too close for comfort 🦎 🌿

#lizards #reptiles #herps #eidechsen
Wall lizard peeking curiously out from a rusted metal pipe, with its head, a front leg and green and brown markings visible against a softly blurred background.
September 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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This frog stuck its head out of the water right on time for me to take its snap 🐸 🌿

#amphibians #frogs
A green-brown frog peeks above the surface of a pond, surrounded by submerged reeds and aquatic plants.
September 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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On a humid, hot afternoon, what can be better for this frog than a leafy sunshade? 🐸 🌿

#amphibians #frogs #summer
A green frog rests on a shady lily pad, surrounded by large green leaves and light pink water lilies on a pond.
September 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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I was walking past a flowerbed when I saw a flurry of movement from the corner of my eye. It was a very busy hummingbird hawk-moth zipping from flower to flower. Enjoy the recording! 🦋 🌿

#insects #bugsky #switzerland
August 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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🇨🇭 It's the 1st of August! For our Swiss National Day today, I'm posting a ladybug, one of the most popular insects hereabouts and regarded as a symbol of good luck 🐞 🌿
#bugsky #switzerland #schweiz
A bright red ladybird with three visible black spots climbs the tip of a green leaf in bright sunlight. The background is a soft, out-of-focus wash of green, making the insect stand out sharply against the foliage.
August 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Not sure what kind of bee this is - maybe a carder bee? Is there a bee expert or entomologist who can identify it? 🐝 🌿

#bees #switzerland
A very fluffy bee on a purple flower.
July 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Scarlet dragonfly. I love the bright red colour on these guys, they're like little red arrows when they dart around the pond and reeds. 🌿

#bugsky #insects #dragonfly #libelle #basel
A bright red dragonfly sitting on a reed against a green background.
July 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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FYI if you upload genAI slop to iNat or Macaulay Library, the reviewer is allowed to come to your house with a baseball bat, don't risk it!
July 21, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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💚 A lucky afternoon after visiting my amphibian friends. Two small frogs, each on a big leaf 🐸 🌿

#amphibians #frogs
Two small frogs on two big water lily leaves. Everything is green.
July 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Finally! After ages, an eight-legged friend. Quite sure this is a wasp spider (argiope bruennichi) because of its stripes and the pattern woven into its web. Photographed at my favourite pond 🌿 🕷️
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#spiders #bugsky #arachnids
Wasp spider in a web between the reeds.
July 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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A horse fly sitting on my shutter and not a single horse in proximity... 🌿 🪰

#insect #bugsky
A large horse fly with stripes, eerie-looking eyes and an extraterrestrial touch.
July 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Stork flying into the sunset 🌿 🪶 🌅

#nature #switzerland
Stork and a sunset.
June 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Iridescent wingspread from a beautiful demoiselle 🌿 🦋

#bugsky #insects #nature
A damselfly with iridescent blue wings sitting on a leaf.
June 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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This leafcutter bee is definitely in the pink! 🌿 🐝 🌸

#bees #insects #bugsky #flower
Leafcutter bee visiting a pink blossom.
June 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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A coot family portrait with a mighty nest at the back and one of the parents feeding its very hungry chick 🪶 🌿

#birds #waterfowl #nature
A bristling nest in a pond with a coot family. Two birds are in the foreground. The adult is feeding its baby.
June 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Another bubble-gumming frog. Literally very cheeky. 🐸 🌿
#amphibians #frogs
Croaking frog with impressive puffed out vocal sacs. It's sitting in a green pond looking a little outraged.
June 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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One of my favourites, a tortoiseshell on maiden pinks! 🦋 🌿
#bugsky #insects #butterfly
Red, white, black and blue butterfly on pink flowers.
June 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Photographed a painted lady butterfly sitting on red valerian flowers. 🦋 🌿
#bugsky #insects #butterfly
A brown, white and orange butterfly sitting on pink flowers.
May 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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A close-up of my grasshopper guest 🦗 🌿
#bugsky #insects
A grasshopper sitting on the window with a blue sky in the background.
May 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Found and photographed this Nursery Web Spider sitting on a leaf🕷️ 🌿
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#spiders #spidersky
A big brown spider with a stripe in the middle and long legs sitting on a bright green leaf.
May 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Taking a stand quite literally: this frog has got attitude 🐸 🌿
#frogs #amphibians #frosch
A large frog floating in the water with its front paws and webbed hind feet visible.
May 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM