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Samantha biobabbler

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Unbridled enthusiast of that nature thing, card-carrying conservation biologist, photography phan & word nerd. Have swiffer, will fend off mountain lion. she/her

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🧡Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (40s?) is riding on a bright red mobility scooter. A fluffy brown dog cosied up in a plush looking dog bed at her feet.
Blue sky overhead.
Birds Singing.
Coasting along a beach path.
Off for an adventure. (1)

12.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Magical timeline cleanse.πŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’žπŸ’ž

11.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Researchers 'ping' great white shark near Vancouver Island | CBC News It’s far from the sandy shores of Florida, where you might expect to see a great white shark, but earlier this week, one "pinged" off the coast of Vancouver Island, researchers say.

Researchers 'ping' great white shark near Vancouver Island

Researchers say that while sightings of great whites this north are rare, they can be as far north as Alaska

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

11.03.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
Swimming through still blue water, a black and white duck with a rainbow-colored face looks to the right, giving us a nice portrait. Small beads of water cling to its feathers across its body. Soft morning light shines on it from an upper-right angle.

Swimming through still blue water, a black and white duck with a rainbow-colored face looks to the right, giving us a nice portrait. Small beads of water cling to its feathers across its body. Soft morning light shines on it from an upper-right angle.

Soft morning light did a great job helping this beautiful bufflehead show off its rainbowy face

πŸ“· Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 1600, 500mm
1/19/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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

πŸ¦‰ πŸͺΆ

11.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Outdoor Tip 🌀️

Spring weather can shift quickly. Layer clothing, check trail conditions before you go, and always let someone know your plan. Prepared visitors help keep parks safe and welcoming for everyone.

Image by: Angela Kenny

#OutdoorSafety #CaliforniaStateParks #ExploreMore

11.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A single morel mushroom, which has a honey combed surface, and is generally beige to white. It is growing in a raised garden bed.

A single morel mushroom, which has a honey combed surface, and is generally beige to white. It is growing in a raised garden bed.

I forgot to show you this fabulous morel my neighbor found!πŸ€©πŸ„β€πŸŸ«

11.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

There is hope for me! #birds

www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

11.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It must be Wednesday @jackdashby.bsky.social is posting wombats

11.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sterling blue skies with fluffy white clouds on the horizon, a few very thin streaky clouds, above very green grass and a mixed conifer and oak landscape.

Sterling blue skies with fluffy white clouds on the horizon, a few very thin streaky clouds, above very green grass and a mixed conifer and oak landscape.

Pretty glorious skies, this afternoon.🀩

11.03.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Hey’ came before β€˜hi,’ and β€˜hi' came before β€˜hello.’

β€˜Hi’ is most likely a variant of β€˜hey.’

β€˜Hello’ is not related to either.

Goodbye.

10.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 6430 πŸ” 1181 πŸ’¬ 240 πŸ“Œ 152

One more (deadlines, dang it) because who can resist an ab fab Feralia februalis Sallow Moth?

(no one, the answer is no one!)

#inverts #becurious

10.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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A difficult time of day/evening for the camera looking into the fading sunlight but the Spec Ops HP5 Ultra did great. You can see the detail in 1440p video, but had to be 720p to share. You just know what it would feel like to touch the texture on the antler, but we all know, NO touchy the wildlife

10.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
view from a Honda Civic of a large flock of white snow geese, in the distance, well into a fenced off green field. The sky is blue and cloudless.

view from a Honda Civic of a large flock of white snow geese, in the distance, well into a fenced off green field. The sky is blue and cloudless.

Classic moments in birding:

Driving OUT of the national wildlife refuge, and Oh! THAT'S where all the snow geese went.πŸ˜…

Across the street, safely behind barbed wire.😎

10.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An i'iwi (vermillion Hawaiian honeycreeper) a small bird with a long curved beak and black wings and tail perched on a cluster of sandalwood flowers, red on the outside and white when open

An i'iwi (vermillion Hawaiian honeycreeper) a small bird with a long curved beak and black wings and tail perched on a cluster of sandalwood flowers, red on the outside and white when open

OK, #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfile , here's one of the first I'iwi images I ever captured, lil' one was good enough to pose on a blooming 'iliahi (native Hawaiian sandalwood) #birds πŸŒΏπŸ“·πŸ¦‰

09.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Music appreciation. #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #fujifilm #France

09.03.2026 05:16 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From England for #BirdsSeenIn2026

08.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow!

08.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a brown hen at eye level peering at the viewer

Photo of a brown hen at eye level peering at the viewer

Happy #InternationalWomensDay πŸͺΆ

08.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fabulous!!😁 That time lapse is great.πŸ‘

08.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That golden yellow paint is lovely!🀩

08.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, wow--household archeology. I love that kind of stuff.πŸ§πŸ€“

08.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bluebells in West Woods
from The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame, born #OTD (1859)

🎨Chris Dunn

08.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜πŸ‘ Yup! New places to explore.πŸ’š

08.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, what a huge improvement (IMO)!🀩

08.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!😁 We'll visit plenty--have so many friends and family in CA.

08.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

aw ... 😻😻😻😻😻

That way they must return to get a fix!😍

08.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! That is great to hear.😻

Moving is in stages, some up and back trips, but, yes! We are PNW residents, now.πŸ’š
🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
πŸ¦…πŸ¦­πŸŒπŸ»πŸΈ

08.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank youuuu!!!πŸ₯³πŸ’–

We're super excited.πŸ˜πŸ‘

08.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯°

08.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

omg, that's so sweet!

08.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0