Okay folks it’s hot out there so we need to talk about #bees and #water.

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Thank you for caring.

BEES NEED WATER!
BEES GET STUCK IN AND DIE IN WATER!
Here’s what you need to know!

Given that they can collect water, their nectar based diet and their ability to generate…
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#nature #worldbeesanctuary
#biodiversity #environment
#education #science #pollinators
#wildlife #insects #summer #help

#nature #photography #silentSunday

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Op deze foto een rivier, in het water spiegelen de zon en bomen, met een mooie blauwe lucht er boven.

A Coyote walking along the road

See it bigger or get it here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/coyote-walking-along-the-road-jan-luit.html

#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #Coyote #Road #Lake #LakeSuperior

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The head of the Coyote is just left and in the middle of the photo

Red Gerber Daisy! Summer is here!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/red-gerber-daisy-flower-botanical-floral-pop-art-sharon-cummings.html

#red #redart #redflowers #gerberdaisy #daisy #daisies #floral #flowers #art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #handmade #handmadeart #nature #fun #colorful #SharonCummingsArt #buyintoart #garden #gardening #gardens #gardener #botanical

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Red gerber daisy on white framed in black by artist Sharon Cummings.

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Red gerber daisy on white by artist Sharon Cummings.

#nature #photography #netherlands

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Paddenstoelen, 'n hele groep, tegen een boom aan

#nature #photography #silentSunday #netherlands

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Op deze foto een paar paddenstoelen, tussen het gras, met ook nog wat mos erachter.

Arc de Mockingbird

#birds #birding #nature

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Northern Mockingbird sits on an arcing vine against a bright blue sky. Dark gray wings with white and black patches and a light gray underside.

🤗🌽🥐🥐🌽🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️🐦🦜🦚🦢🐥🐧🕊️🐓🦃🦅🦆🐣🐦‍⬛🪿🦉🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐💮💠🏵️🌼🌻🌺🌹🌸🌷❇️🪷♻️🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟💙💜🤍🩵🤎💛🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️☀️🥐🌽🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️🐦🐦🦜🦚🦢🐥🐧🕊️🐓🦃🦅🦆🐣🐦‍⬛🪿🦉🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐💮💠🏵️🌼🌻🌺🌹🌸🌷❇️🪷♻️🌽🐦‍⬛💮🌼🤗*"When we try to pick out anything by itself!*we find it hitched to everything else in the universe!"🤗☀️🥐🐿️🐦🦜🦚🦢🐥🐧🕊️🐓🦃🦅🦆🐣🪿🦉🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐💠🏵️🌻🌺🌹🌸🌷❇️🪷🌽🐦‍⬛💮🌼♻️♻️♻️🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟💙💜🤍🩵🤎💛🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟🌟💜🤍🩵🤎💛💙🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟💜🤍🩵🤎💙💛🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️☀️🥐🐿️🐿️🐿️🐦🦜🦚🦢🐥🐧🕊️🐓🦃🦅🦆🐣🪿🦉🍐🍐🍐🍐💠🏵️🌻🌺🌹🌸🌷❇️🪷🌽🐦‍⬛💮🌼♻️♻️♻️🤗

~ John Muir

#Quote #Animals #Nature #Environment #Gods #Creatures

🤗🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟💙💜🤍🩵🤎💛🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️🤗*"When we try to pick out anything by itself!*we find it hitched to everything else in the universe!"🤗🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟💙💜🤍🩵🤎💛🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟🌟💜🤍🩵🤎💛💙🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝🐻‍❄️🐻🐨🧸🦝✨🌟💜🤍🩵🤎💙💛🌕⭐🌞🔆☀️♻️🤗

~ John Muir

#Quote #Animals #Nature #Environment #Gods #Creatures

*~*"When we try to pick out anything by itself!*we find it hitched to everything else in the universe!"*~*

~ John Muir

#Quote #Animals #Nature #Environment #Gods #Creatures

Bruarfoss waterfall in Iceland. The waterfall's water originates in the Langjokull Glacier, eventually running into the river Bruara which then drops into a gorge forming the waterfalls.

https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/bruarfoss-waterfall-iceland-joan-carroll.html

#iceland #waterfalls #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #glacial #river #rocky #picturesque #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

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Bruarfoss waterfall in Iceland.

She walked at her own pace, in her own way, thought her own thoughts, and refused to copy others, stumble in and out of trends, live in fear, or keep up on the "news."

And she found that she was quite content.

Light of Zion framed print -- https://www.pictorem.com/2682355/light-of-zion/

Free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #zion #utah #beauty #nature #outside #outdoors #wallart #homedecor #decor #fedigiftshop #adventure #independence #freedom

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Woman walking through Zion National Park.

#seaWednesday #meerMittwoch #photography #nature

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Op deze foto 'n beetje strand, dan de middellandse zee, met aan de rechterkant rotsen en begroeiing.

Purple And White Daisy!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/purple-and-white-daisy-flower-botanical-floral-pop-art-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #daisy #daisies #purple #lavender #garden #gardening #gardener #summer #summertime #SharonCummingsArt #fun #whimsical #handmade #handmadeart #fedigiftshop #botanical #nature #buyintoart

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Big purple daisy on white in a decor setting by artist Sharon Cummings.

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Big purple daisy on white in a decor setting by artist Sharon Cummings.

Bright Cloudy Day by the Sea https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bright-cloudy-day-by-the-sea-marco-sales.html

#blacknwhite #landscape #nature #sky #summer #mountain #winter #paradise #tree #ayearforart

19 mai 2026
Pluvier kildir et son nid à terre dans le gravier ,
Lorsque vous le voyez feindre une blessure, c'est pour que vous le pourchassez , pour vous éloignez de son nid , c'est sa façon de le protéger , alors faite attention où vous marchez 😉

#oiseaux #oiseauxduquebec #nature #wildlife

#Photo #Mywork #Nature #Rétrospective #Frog
Je retrouve de vieilles photos disparues de mon DD mais retrouvées dans ma messagerie électronique 😀
10 ans déjà la #grenouille

Now in College, #LudditeTeens Still Don’t Want Your Likes

Three years after starting a club meant to fight #SocialMedia’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.

By Alex Vadukul
Jan. 30, 2025

"Biruk Watling, a college sophomore wearing a baggy coat and purple fingerless gloves, walked the chilly campus of Temple University in #Philadelphia on a recent afternoon to recruit new members to her club.
She taped a flier to a pole: '#JoinTheLudditeClub For #MeaningfulConnections.' Down the block, she posted another one: 'Do You Desire a Healthier Relationship With Technology, Especially Social Media? The Luddite Club Welcomes You and Your Ideas.'

"When a student approached, Ms. Watling dove into her pitch.

"'Our club promotes #ConsciousConsumption of #technology,' she said. 'We’re for #HumanConnection. I’m one of the first members of the original Luddite Club in #Brooklyn. Now I’m trying to start it in #Philly.

"She pulled out a #FlipPhone, mystifying her recruit.

"'We use these,' she said. 'This has been the most freeing experience of my life.'
If Ms. Watling had a missionary’s zeal, it was because she wasn’t just promoting a student club, but an approach to modern life that profoundly changed her two years ago, when she helped form the Luddite Club as a high school student in New York.

"But that was then, back when things were simpler, before she had embarked on the more independent life of a college student and found herself having to navigate QR codes, two-factor-identification logins, dating apps and other digital staples of campus life.

"The #LudditeClub was the subject of an article I wrote in 2022 — a story that, ironically, went viral. It told of how a group of teenage tech skeptics from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn and a few other schools in the city gathered on weekends in Prospect Park to enjoy some time together away from the machine.

"They #sketched and #painted side by side. They read quietly, favoring works by #Dostoyevsky, #Kerouac and #Vonnegut. They sat on logs and groused about how #TikTok was dumbing down their generation. Their flip phones were decorated with stickers and nail polish.

"Readers inspired by their message responded in hundreds of emails and comments. Reporters from Germany, Brazil, Japan and elsewhere flooded my inbox, asking me how to reach these students who were so hard to track down online. Snarky Reddit threads and think pieces sprouted. #RalphNader endorsed the club in an opinion essay, writing: 'This is a rebellion that needs support and diffusion.'"

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/style/luddite-teens-reunion.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/
#SolarPunkSunday #Nature #NeoLuddite #Luddites #LessScreenTime #MoreBoardGames #MoreGreenTime #MoreOutdoorTime #FlipPhones #MoreBooks #ResistTheMachine

A Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak on a wire

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#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #Male #Wire

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The head of the bird is just right and above the middle of the photo

Kann ich dein Sandwich haben?
Biiiittttteee!!!

Lachmöwe am Sandstrand - Acryl handgemalt

Wer sie gerne in sein Haus einladen möchte, findet Wandbilder in Wunschgröße und Wunschmaterial hier
--> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Lachmoewe-am-Sandstrand/1358810

#MastoArt #art #painting #birds #nature #cute #beach #seagull

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Lachmöwe am Sandstrand ist ein handgemaltes Acrylgemälde im zeitgenössischen quadratischen Format gemalt von der Künstlerin Karen Kaspar. Vor einem abstrahierten Hintergrund in verschiedenen Schattierungen von orange, sand und gelb steht eine kleine Lachmöwe und schaut neugierig zum Betrachter. Hast du schon einmal versucht, an einem Strand zu picknicken? Im Nu bist du umringt von hungrigen Möwen. Die Vögel rücken immer näher und schauen sich das Angebot an Essen an. Ganz freche Tiere schaffen es auch manchmal, kleinen Kindern das Vesperbrot aus der Hand zu rauben und damit davon zu fliegen.

Splash of Purple

#BloomScrolling #Nature #Photography

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A close-up of a single, vibrant purple allium flower, growing up through a gap in a rustic wooden bench. A perfectly spherical, deep violet flower head made up of dozens of tiny, star-shaped blossoms. The intricate structure of the umbel radiates outward from the center. The weathered, graying wood planks run diagonally across the frame, providing a stark, neutral contrast that makes the rich purple color pop intensely.

Looking forward to those summer morning hikes in the mountains.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #SanJuanMountains #Summer #MountainMonday

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Evergreen forest framing a sunlit mountain ridge and rounded peaks beneath a clear blue sky.

Yesterday's Captured. Puppy relaxing on the beach 🌼🐯❤️ #puppy #dogs #dogsofmastodon #beach #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #photographie #love

地面に這いつくばって撮るタニギキョウ
#nature #photography #マストドン写真部 #fedibird

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白く小さな花をつけているサワギキョウの群落

The Cat's Secret Door..Happy Caturday!
Available here...https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/the-cats-secret-door-tina-lecour.html

#cat #cats #caturday #catsOfMastodon #catsofpixelfed #animal #animals #cute #cuteanimals #nature #naturelovers #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #creativetoots #wallart #art #arte #artist #artwork #artforsale #fineart #painting #gifts #giftideas #greetingcards #puzzle #puzzles #homedecor #buyintoart #ayearforart #garden #mastodonart

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A dreamy countryside escape featuring a white cat resting beside a weathered teal doorway surrounded by blooming white blossoms. Soft, romantic, and filled with peaceful cottage charm

time for a #canadagoose image

https://adam-gladstone.pixels.com/featured/swimming-canada-goose-adam-gladstone.html

#photography #giftidea #ayearforart #buyintoart #fineartamerica #nature #goose #fedigiftshop #mastoart

Sunflowers

Sunflowers can actually have anywhere from 34 to 89 petals, depending on the size and variety. Another fun fact: many sunflowers track the sun across the sky, a behavior called heliotropism.

If you love flowers—or just enjoy discovering their beauty and names like I do—come explore my gallery of blooms captured in moments of wonder and curiosity.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #flowers #sunflowers

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"The photograph captures the radiant beauty of three common sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) in full bloom. Each sunflower boasts vibrant yellow petals that radiate outward from a central, dark brown disk. These petals form a circular arrangement, creating a striking contrast against the blurred gray background. The sunflowers are at different stages of opening, adding visual interest. Their petals curve gently, imbuing them with a sense of movement and liveliness. Within the dark centers, intricate patterns of small seeds spiral outward, following the natural Fibonacci sequence. These seeds contribute to the sunflowers’ exquisite appearance. The sunflowers are attached to green stems, which provide sturdy support. These stems lead to broad green leaves, adding freshness and complementing the bright blooms. Against the blurred background, the sunflowers stand out, ensuring that the focus remains on their vivid colors and intricate details. Overall, the image evokes feelings of brightness, warmth, and natural elegance. For those with vision disabilities, imagining the vibrant yellow petals and contrasting dark centers can evoke a sense of natural beauty and joy." - Microsoft Copilot with edits

#SilentSunday #Bird #Hummingbird #Flying #BirdPhotography #BIF #BirdInFlightPhotography #Photograph #Wildlife #Paramo #Biodiversity #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon

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A large brown hummingbird with backlit wings and white rump flies by a blurred paramo landscape. This is the Giant Hummingbird, gentle giant of the high Andes. Tambo Condor. Photo by Peachfront

Not my picture, sadly ...

I got it from https://www.reallywildbirdfood.co.uk/news/image.axd?picture=/Woodpecker_2.jpg

... but I'm posting it here for #SilentSunday because I just had a rare visit to my birdfeeder from one of these beauties.

It pops in every now and again, but always too quick for me to get a pic. As much as I love watching all the birds that come to feed, I somehow feel especially privileged to see this little fella ❤️

#birds #nature #woodpecker

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A stock photo of a Greater Spotted Woodpecker with its distinctive red head-top and underbelly, and black and white wings

European bee-eater (Merops apiaster, 🇩🇪 Bienenfresser, 🇵🇱 żołna).

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki

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A European bee-eater sits on a branch in a poplar tree, partially hidden by leaves. The sky behind it is blue.

A solar plant in Minnesota planted flowers beneath its panels, and soon monarch butterflies and dozens of new plant species began to appear

https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-plant-enhances-plant-biodiversity/21410/

#solarpower #nature #wildlife

Ribwort Plantain.
Front Meadow.
World Bee Sanctuary.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowers #nature
#sunday

I photographed Blooming Way Wildflowers at Sunset Cliffs — a sandy trail framed by yellow and white blooms with the Pacific beyond. Which corner of your home would this calm view suit? Prefer vertical or wide formats for coastal scenes?

I designed it to bring a quiet coastal presence to your space.

ART: https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com/featured/blooming-way-wildflowers-sunset-cliffs-natural-park-joseph-s-giacalone.html

#SunsetCliffs #coast #wildflowers #ocean #seascape #landscapephotography #nature #wallart #SanDiego

Some magical new images of Mars have just come in from our interplanetary robots.

The Psyche probe, en route to a metal asteroid, got this startling view of crescent Mars during its flyby. (Processing by Kevin Gill.)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinmgill/55271374755/ #space #science #nature

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Mars as a bright crescent as seen by the Psyche spacecraft as it gets a gravitational assist from the Red Planet.

#nature #photography

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Deze paddenstoel, rood met witte stippen, staat in het wat hoge gras

Love among the bog myrtle, in three acts. 💕 Narrative in alt text. #SnakesOfMastodon #Nature #Ontario #Spring #CottageLife

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Two entwined northern water snakes. The head of the larger snake, the female, is facing the camera, on the right. The head of the smaller one, the male, is on the left, in profile. They're on dead leaves, surrounded by bog myrtle branches.

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The same female northern water snake, loosely coiled and alone now, rests amid dead leaves in a tangle of bog myrtle. She's facing toward the snake in the 3rd photo, most likely her next suitor.

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A northern water snake, about 75 cm long, balances horizontally in the slender branches of budding pink bog myrtle. He's about 50 cm above the ground, at the water's edge. The larger female in the previous photo is about 1.5 m away. He's looking in her direction.

Time for a #springthaw or perhaps a #winterthaw

https://adam-gladstone.pixels.com/featured/winter-spring-thaw-indian-head-reservoir-adam-gladstone.html

#photography #winterphotography #ayearforart #buyintoart #winter #buyartonline #buyart #fineartamerica #mastoart #fedigiftshop #fediart #fediartshop #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #naturephotography

Under the Desert's blue sky there is a gathering of stone to enchant the soul. Details in ALT

A Gathering of Stone --> https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/a-gathering-of-stone-chrystyne-novack.html

#Travel #Desert #Scape #AYearforArt #Arizona #HomeDecor #southwest #BuyintoArt #Outdoors #Nature #explore #zen #landscape #Mastoart #fotografie #art #fedigiftshop #artforsale

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All around Sedona are gatherings of rock formations of stunning beauty. The view from the top at the Chapel of the Holy Cross gives a beautiful view of the desert landscape. In the foreground on the left the smaller rock formation in the middle is called Madonna & Child. The two tall stone pillars at the end are called The Two Nuns. And I have always seen in the giant rock formation on far right of photo as an elephant with the nip at end being the end of the trunk. It is really more clear when you drive up and see it on the other side as more of the 'trunk' is visible. Or maybe that is just me and my imagination.

Robin in the blue - a little handmade watercolor painting for the bird lovers.
Have a great day!

Art --> https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/robin-in-the-blue-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #watercolour #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #NatureLover #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #blue

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Robin in the Blue is a watercolor painting in contemporary square format painted by the artist Karen Kaspar. A little robin sits on a branch and looks to the right. The background is abstract in light blue with loose brushstrokes and splashes of colour. The orange-red breast of the little bird stands out as an eye-catcher for the viewer due to the color contrast with the background.

A Lapland Longspur along a road

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/lapland-longspur-along-a-road-jan-luit.html

#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist

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The head of the bird is above and right of the middle of the photo.

Common Passion Fruit Flower BW https://fineartamerica.com/featured/common-passion-fruit-flower-bw-marco-sales.html

#abstract #blacknwhite #garden #unique #nature #flower #fruit #flowers #stilllife #ayearforart

Some days, you just don't want to be busy. Efficient. Pro-active. Intentional. Purpose driven. Or driven in any fashion.

Banking on the Columbia canvas print -- https://www.pictorem.com/2671946/banking-on-the-columbia/

Free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #boating #weekend #peace #peaceful #autumn #nature #travel #river #washington #oregon #quiet #calm #wallart #decor #fedigiftshop

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Waiting room with a picture of a canoe berthed at the edge of the promontory.

I watched and listened to this vibrant Couch's Kingbird pause on a simple wire against a clear blue sky at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park in South Texas; its bright yellow plumage a bold splash of color as it darted after an insect and returned.

https://debramartz.com/featured/kingbird-on-wire-against-blue-sky-south-texas-bird-debra-martz.html

#birding #nature #wildlife #kingbird #yellowbird

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A small yellow bird with a gray head and wings perches delicately on a wire against a deep blue sky. Its posture is alert and graceful. A Couch's Kingbird in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Photography by Debra Martz