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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 3h

Almost a bird-in-flight shot. Least sandpiper about to launch into flight. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 5-OCT-2026. #birds

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Great egret departures and arrivals. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 5-OCT-2026 #birds

A great egret is seen flying low over very shallow water. The wings and head are pulled back but the legs are extended far forward. It's clear from this pose that the egret is just about to touch down in the shallow water.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Shorebirds seem to prefer open mudflats but this one lesser yellowlegs was determined enough to find a nice snack poking through shallow water. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 5-Oct-2026. #birds

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Don't go near this bridge on Halloween, or the Bunny Man will kill you with his hatchet!" Or so the #UrbanLegend of Bunny Man Bridge in Clifton, Virginia, USA goes. But it was a sunny morning so I thought it safe to stop briefly and take this photo of the railroad bridge/overpass. #photography

A one-lane country road leads away from the viewer and through the arched portal of a short underpass. The underpass has a cement facade and lining with heavy wooden beams above to stabilize the soil. Railroad tracks pass laterally overhead. There are large mature trees and grass and a white rail fence to one side. The dappled sunlight filtering through the trees enhances the pleasant countryside ambience.

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Nicole Adams SideEye-Photography @blathin384.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy #TongueOut - #TwosDay A Great Egret and a Tricolored Heron (juvenile). Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware #ECK #photography #birds

Photo of a Great Egret and a juvenile Tricolored Heron in an evergreen cedar tree. The juvenile has an open beak and part of its tongue is visible. The Great Egret is slightly out of focus and preening the back of its neck and the face cannot be seen

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What a nice little architectural treasure. Small and unassuming, yet quite interesting. And beautifully captured in your photo.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How about we popularize the acronym SS for "Super Stupidity". The acronym fits Trump in multiple ways.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm sure it's a difficult transition for the young accustomed to having food delivered and dropped in front of you or even directly into your gullet. Hunger is a big motivator though!

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yes, that raptor stare that poses 2 stark questions: 1. Are you edible? 2. Can I catch and kill you?

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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Simon the Sparrowhawk. This guy tried unsuccessfully to grab a Nuthatch while I was sitting watching my log pile in the woods. He landed about four yards away and I couldn't get him all in the frame. #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #Birds #Widlife #BirdPhotography #ECK

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026

"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"

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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)

The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This Virginia Rail was spending most of his/her time hiding in patches of bright yellow flowers. He/she popped out for a brief moment before heading back into the foliage.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The eye of this green heron looks like some kind of plastic button to me, not an actual eye. It was hanging out close to the boardwalk so this photo is only slightly cropped. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 14-SEP-2026. #birds

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Another 'birdscape' with a great egret and a stumpy island. I had to wait for the egret to turn this way to get the composition I wanted. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 14-SEP-2026 #birdscape #birds

A great egret at the left edge of the photo is wading in very shallow water and facing to the right. It appears to be looking at a tiny island with some old weathered tree stumps and a small fallen tree that occupies the middle and right foreground of the photo. In the background there are more logs and stumps and dense green foliage of the far shore of the pond.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My wife ssaysthis great egret looks like a bowling pin and now I can't stop seeing that. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 14-SEP-2026. #birds

A great egret is wading in a pond with its legs almost completely covered is seen from the rear. The body is upright and its neck is fully stretched and almost perfectly vertical, with the head turned slightly turned. The slender body as seen at this angle resembles a 10-pin bowling pin. There is a good quality reflection of the entire bird in the slightly rippled water in the foreground.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

At first I tried to find a location where I could get a shot of this great egret without that stunted-tree-island being 'in the way'. Then I realized, hey that's actually a nice sculptural element for a #birdscape. #birds Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia, USA 14-SEP-2026.

A great egret is perched in the shallow water of a pond in the middle distance of this photo. In the foreground There is a small island-like outcropping with some greenery and a stunted mostly dead tree with multiple short thick limbs pointing at odd angles along with some smaller branches.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ma and Pa #grasshopper posed very nicely for their couples portrait but getting the whole family in the photo was a whole different story! Alexandria, Virginia, USA 14-SEP-2026. #herps #naturephotography

Two grasshoppers, dark brown female at upper left, and brown and green at lower right are almost side-by-side as seen from above.

Six grasshoppers are seen from above in various poses on a large leaf. Two large adults, female and male at upper left are the same as shown in the previous photo.

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Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Bloomscrolling A kiss before dying: When you're old, tired, fading, wilting, & decaying, but someone still finds you beautiful, still sees the inner you & appreciates you... #GardenSky #Photography #Photographers #Nature #FlowerPhotography #ECK #MacroPhotography #Flowers #ColorADay #YellowThu

A close-up, vertical shot captures a wilting coneflower (Rudbeckia) against a dark, out-of-focus Bokeh, desaturated background. The central disk of the flower forms a prominent, dark brown-red cone textured with tiny, tight-knit structures, ringed at its pointed peak with yellow pollen. Drooping downward around the base of the cone are several elongated bright yellow petals that appear slightly withered and creased. Beneath the petals, a few vibrant green, fuzzy sepals are visible, adding a stark color contrast to the decaying bloom.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Are you east of the Mississippi? If yes, it's a ruby-throated, barring some one-in-a-million fluke. I love Merlin, but it's far from perfect, especially for migratory birds.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How about a birdscape with a great blue heron surveying his domain? Gender differentiation with GBH's is tough, but I'm going with male due to the extensive 'chest hair' ornamental plumage. The golden light on the background water evokes a vision of the coming Autumn. #birds

A great blue heron is seen in the middle distance of the photo standing on one of many tiny island-like outcroppings in the shallow water of a pond. Part of the far shore covered in shrubbery is seen in the left background. The upper right shows the open waters of the pond with a pale green and gold reflection of the morning light. The mood is serene.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You strike me as the sort of person who juggles chainsaws for relaxation.

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Rebecca Gelernter @nearbirdstudios.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Saddlebacks must be having a good year, because between us, the women in my family have found four recently, and none of us had ever seen one before! 🌿

Big Saddleback Caterpillar on a tupperware lid. It's about an inch long and brown with what I can't stop thinking of as a saddle blanket marking with a white hem covering its middle section. On its back is the little brown "saddle" marking. It has two big spikes on each end and lots of little ones, including along the bottom edge on the side, all covered with thick, black-tipped stinging hairs. It's weird and cute.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And that is one very fine detailed photo of one. As close as I ever want to get to those bristles!

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If you are tired of all the ugliness being shoved in your face, than take a moment, breathe, and gaze upon the elegance of a great egret in flight. Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia, USA 14-SEP-2026. #birds

A great egret in flight with its wings spread wide. It's banking to the right and its legs are down indicating it's about to set back down in the shallow water of the pond beneath. On the far shore there are logs and dense greenery.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nice to see a US court knocking down another Trump abuse of emergency powers. Trump's love of #coal is perverse. [I hope people can read the content at this link. The Washington Sun has many excellent people who left the Bezosified Washington Post] #politics #USApol washingtonsun.com/energy/judge...

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Judge Knocks Down Trump’s Order to Keep a Michigan Coal Plant Open

The federal circuit court said the Department of Energy’s interpretation of an “emergency” could threaten the stability of energy markets.

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Teach Honest History @cliftographer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've heard of 'ribbed for her pleasure' but this is taking things way too far!

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