Raccoons persist in solving puzzles even after receiving a food reward, indicating intrinsic curiosity and flexible problem-solving that may help them adapt to urban environments. doi.org/hbrwg3
TMPrp2kw-6493 Sun glances off of colorful autumn leaves in the late afternoon. Thomas Peterson © iiiphoto 2019-10-29
Olympus Zuiko 50mm F1.4
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#vintagelens #photography #photo #canonRP #canon #olympus #zuiko #50mm #F1.4 #photowalk #WestCoastKin #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #ArtYear #MacroMonday #BlueSkyMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon
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© 2020-09-07
Breath the Alps… captured at the Mt Pelvoux, France
Fossil evidence suggests Sonselasuchus cedrus, an ancient crocodile relative, transitioned from walking on four legs as a juvenile to bipedal locomotion in adulthood during the Late Triassic. doi.org/hbrtbx
#invertebrates
Don't let the weather get you down. The beauty about photography is that there are always opportunities, you only need to see them! Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa.
#photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #travel #nature #bluesky
that's a trick question! it's impossible to name just one. these are from my visits there.
This stained glass window is a true wonder. In Saint Nicholas in Ghent.
Belgium. 🫠✝️
a coy #koi for #FishyFriday?
#fish
A little break from the atrocities of the world. The other night I went out to the desert on a whim to shoot the full moon rising by my favorite saguaro.
The blooms rise with a warm, steady glow.
Color gathers softly at their edges, bright but unhurried.
The leaves anchor the moment, holding everything in calm balance.
The day opens around them, learning its first light.
#sandiegocounty #flower #nature #naturephotography #photography
The petals rise in a quiet shimmer of color.
A warm pulse gathers at the center, steady and bright.
Light drifts along each curve as if listening.
The bloom rests in a calm that feels almost spoken.
#sandiegocounty #flower #nature #naturephotography #photography
The red blooms rise softly in the light.
Their color settles against the thorns.
Shadows fall quiet around them.
The moment holds its calm.
Nature’s embrace lingers in the stillness.
#sandiegocounty #flower #nature #naturephotography #photography
Did some intentional camera shots this past weekend. Thought this one turned out nicely
A quiet creek-y moment for #WaterfallWednesday.
📍Pennsylvania
I was thrilled to find this Habronattus cambridgei hopping through leaf litter in Mexico.
#Habronattus #Salticidae #iNaturalist
A molecular mechanism controlling pancreatic cancer cell states has been identified, suggesting that targeting this pathway could enhance chemotherapy effectiveness in resistant tumors. doi.org/hbq64h
#molluscmonday
Peachy skies above a golden iceberg with three peaks, which looks a little like a mini mountain range. There are little bubbles visible inside, catching the light.
A little Icelandic mountain range (well, actually just a close-up abstract of an iceberg at sunset). My entry for this week's #ShareMondays2026
Morning blues
A one of a kind moment in Namibia's Deadvlei as dust, blown by strong winds, & illuminated by the morning sun, forms a stunning backdrop to the graceful dead trees which populate this unique part of the world.
#photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #bluesky #landscape #travel #nature
👁️ Arch covered in intricate golden patterns, with the top of the Torah ark and bimah of a Moorish Revival style synagogue 📍 Spanish Synagogue, Prague 📅 10 Jun 2025 📸 Nikon D5600 ⚪️ Nikkor DX 35 mm ƒ1.8G 🎞️ ISO 100, ƒ18, -0.7 ev, 4s (long exposure)
Psalm 12 (2026)
A #poetry thread
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Oh Lord, if you’re out there,
please help us in haste —
for the false god in his lair
is laying all to waste.
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#poem #poemaday #poetry #antiwar #iran #symmetry #longexposure #photography
Three turquoise icebergs in a dark blue glacial lagoon. The two large ones were clearly one that has split - along the split edge is snow.
Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon continues to blow my mind.
You can use drones at certain times of day/season, so was able to photograph these ridiculously turquoise icebergs from above.
#Iceland #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro
A series of volcanic black stacks just off shore from a large cliff, partially covered in snow. In the distance are snowy mountains and a small town with a church. The water is very blue.
Also took the drone over the Reynisdrangar stacks (asked permission from landowner who said it was okay!) - what a view! Note the cute red-roofed church at Vík in the distance.
#Iceland #CoolStacks #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro
Feral honeybees (honeybees are not native to North America, but feral colonies are established in many places) in the desert this morning. I was gonna go ask them why they were so swarmy, but decided against it 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
This sandstone was beautiful enough on its own but I wanted to wait for the tide to come in to tell more of a story of how it was formed. After about 150 exposures, I landed on this one.
Astronomers have detected a rare radio afterglow from a powerful cosmic explosion, likely an orphan gamma-ray burst or a star disrupted by an intermediate-mass black hole, billions of light-years away. doi.org/hbqrs2
Wet
Sydney was very wet last night, so I didn’t wander far from home this morning. Surry Hills’ Wimbo Park has been many things since colonisation, including the city’s stoneyard from mid WWI to the early 1980s. Now it hosts kids, walkers, dogs…. and the light rail.
A pointy little mountain range with some snow and late afternoon winter sun and some nice snow patterns on the black sand in the foreground.
Finally rebooked on a flight to #Iceland very early tomorrow morning so shouldn't lose much time. What an unwelcome drama! Fingers crossed tomorrow is a little more successful.
Talking of drama, here's a photo from that ridiculous view again, from March 2019.
Copper Delta.
The magical waterways and intertidal areas of the Kimberley region.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
