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I worked half-time in the EU for years. Those memories/ photos my soothe my soul. All pictures mine unless noted/ reposted. I respect human dignity & diversity. Seek to appreciate beauty amid chaos. @mhstory on Substack. Slava Ukraini
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Germany has successfully engineered a revolutionary transparent solar glass that generates clean electricity while remaining completely see-through from both sides, fundamentally transforming how buildings produce energy. #solarpower #ActOnClimate
June 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Germany has successfully engineered a revolutionary transparent solar glass that generates clean electricity while remaining completely see-through from both sides, fundamentally transforming how buildings produce energy. #solarpower #ActOnClimate
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Deborah Sandidge Photography
"A Great Blue Heron reaches toward the sky in a display that’s part of an ancient mesmerizing ritual to attract a mate. The deep bow and skyward stretch is a beautiful hypnotic gesture that I look forward to filming each year."
"A Great Blue Heron reaches toward the sky in a display that’s part of an ancient mesmerizing ritual to attract a mate. The deep bow and skyward stretch is a beautiful hypnotic gesture that I look forward to filming each year."
June 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Deborah Sandidge Photography
"A Great Blue Heron reaches toward the sky in a display that’s part of an ancient mesmerizing ritual to attract a mate. The deep bow and skyward stretch is a beautiful hypnotic gesture that I look forward to filming each year."
"A Great Blue Heron reaches toward the sky in a display that’s part of an ancient mesmerizing ritual to attract a mate. The deep bow and skyward stretch is a beautiful hypnotic gesture that I look forward to filming each year."
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🔥 These two adorable juvenile Eastern Screech Owls
June 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
🔥 These two adorable juvenile Eastern Screech Owls
Gdànsk, Poland. The sun reflects back the windows on the opposite side of the street. A good one for #windowswednesday ☀️
May 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Gdànsk, Poland. The sun reflects back the windows on the opposite side of the street. A good one for #windowswednesday ☀️
A #barredowl gets chased off by a #mockingbird just a few minutes ago in my yard. The mockingbird is the flash of white just below the crook of the next higher branch in the first picture. #birds 🪶🪶
May 16, 2026 at 6:08 PM
A #barredowl gets chased off by a #mockingbird just a few minutes ago in my yard. The mockingbird is the flash of white just below the crook of the next higher branch in the first picture. #birds 🪶🪶
One of my favorites of #blackbelliedwhistlingducks. At dusk they fly overhead in my neighborhood in small groups chatting with their whistles as they settle into the trees. Sometimes they talk for hours, like teenagers.
April 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
One of my favorites of #blackbelliedwhistlingducks. At dusk they fly overhead in my neighborhood in small groups chatting with their whistles as they settle into the trees. Sometimes they talk for hours, like teenagers.
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Petition to Protect the UNCA Urban Forest. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Protect the UNCA Urban Forest
UNC Asheville’s 45-acre urban forest—a vital community resource and wildlife habitat—is under threat of development. Without notice, excavation began on January 13, destroying ecological research plot...
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April 22, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Petition to Protect the UNCA Urban Forest. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
April 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Alligator Lake is more like Alligator Wetlands right now. Still, a beautiful evening #bluehour accompanied by an egret looking for one last snack before heading to bed. 🪶🪶
April 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Alligator Lake is more like Alligator Wetlands right now. Still, a beautiful evening #bluehour accompanied by an egret looking for one last snack before heading to bed. 🪶🪶
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A Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus). Photographed on March 8, 2026 at the ARM Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida, USA. #birds #nature #naturephotography #loxahatchee #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #OMSYSTEM #OM1MarkII
March 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
A Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus). Photographed on March 8, 2026 at the ARM Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida, USA. #birds #nature #naturephotography #loxahatchee #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #OMSYSTEM #OM1MarkII
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Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) male, Rancho Naturalista, Cartago, Costa Rica, December 2025. 🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#costarica
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#costarica
March 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) male, Rancho Naturalista, Cartago, Costa Rica, December 2025. 🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#costarica
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#costarica
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There are many photogenic birds out there but the Lilac-breasted Roller is one of my favorites. I call them "Damn Birds" because it seems like every time I get one in focus, they fly away and I go "damn!" 😆 But once in awhile, they stand still!
#BirdOfTheDay #Photogenic #birds #nature #photography
#BirdOfTheDay #Photogenic #birds #nature #photography
March 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
There are many photogenic birds out there but the Lilac-breasted Roller is one of my favorites. I call them "Damn Birds" because it seems like every time I get one in focus, they fly away and I go "damn!" 😆 But once in awhile, they stand still!
#BirdOfTheDay #Photogenic #birds #nature #photography
#BirdOfTheDay #Photogenic #birds #nature #photography
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So excited! A lifer today for me: 5 long-eared owls perched in a neighbour's garden!
I am so happy😍😍
[Taken with an Iphone at distance, to avoid disturbance].🪶
I am so happy😍😍
[Taken with an Iphone at distance, to avoid disturbance].🪶
March 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
So excited! A lifer today for me: 5 long-eared owls perched in a neighbour's garden!
I am so happy😍😍
[Taken with an Iphone at distance, to avoid disturbance].🪶
I am so happy😍😍
[Taken with an Iphone at distance, to avoid disturbance].🪶
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#ArtDD2026
Red kite
From my archive - been a busy day.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social 🪶
Red kite
From my archive - been a busy day.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social 🪶
March 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
#ArtDD2026
Red kite
From my archive - been a busy day.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social 🪶
Red kite
From my archive - been a busy day.
@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social 🪶
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #photogenic — birds you find to be photogenic.
Black-capped Donacobius, Brazil 2011
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Amazonia #Brazil
Black-capped Donacobius, Brazil 2011
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Amazonia #Brazil
March 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #photogenic — birds you find to be photogenic.
Black-capped Donacobius, Brazil 2011
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Amazonia #Brazil
Black-capped Donacobius, Brazil 2011
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Amazonia #Brazil
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American black duck 🪶
March 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
American black duck 🪶
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March 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Hiking in the Cascade Mountains.
#washingtonstate #washingtonisbeautiful #cascademountains #mountainlakes #pnw #pacificnorthwest #hiking #fog #wesrcoastkin
#washingtonstate #washingtonisbeautiful #cascademountains #mountainlakes #pnw #pacificnorthwest #hiking #fog #wesrcoastkin
March 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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No words to describe the experience of seeing an overhead corona aurora at THE SAME TIME as a total lunar eclipse--this happened last night on our aurora workshop. Crazy experience. The aurora was so bright and the snow glowed green under the blood moon.
March 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
No words to describe the experience of seeing an overhead corona aurora at THE SAME TIME as a total lunar eclipse--this happened last night on our aurora workshop. Crazy experience. The aurora was so bright and the snow glowed green under the blood moon.
#redbudtree after the wonderful rain yesterday. Harbinger of #Spring. Somehow I missed this tree in bloom in my yard last year.
February 28, 2026 at 10:19 PM
#redbudtree after the wonderful rain yesterday. Harbinger of #Spring. Somehow I missed this tree in bloom in my yard last year.