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Esther Yoder Strahan @estherstrahan.bsky.social · 14h

Encountered while watering the plants 😊 #insects

Praying mantis climbing up white siding on a house.

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Mila 🐺 @mila83.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Incredible

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Will no one tell me what she sings? Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago" ~ WW Loch Voil

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sorry I missed your text. I'm processing a non-stop 24/7 onslaught of information with a brain designed to eat berries in a cave.

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Nicole Adams SideEye-Photography @blathin384.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good Morning ☀️ AB says, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White #ECK #photography #birds #ClassicMono #BnW-Photography #reflection

Black and white Photo of a Snowy Egret in shallow water. The surface is so extremely smooth, the bird's reflection is a perfect mirror image

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Esther Yoder Strahan @estherstrahan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The eyes are the windows of the soul... 😮 #cats

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Spud vs Radish IG: @spud.the.cryptid www.instagram.com/spud.the.cry...

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plover chick: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Its #BlueskyMonday. I know. I post a lot of images of this lonely old pine snag that sits just offshore on a North Florida beach. I don't know what draws me to it. There's a certain elegance in its curves. It's a piece of nature's art. #photography #landscape #ECK #longexposure #sunrise

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Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So this photo contains zero birds, but in my defence, we were sitting outside waiting for birds. But the sun was almost setting and the backlit Snapdragons stole the show!

A backlit snapdragon flower that is partially opened. The background is dark green with a round sun like highlight in the top right corner. It’s actually an out of focus highlight that appears large because it’s a telephoto lens. The pink snapdragon flower is rim lit but has some light bouncing back to light the flower.
For those interested, the lens is a 400mm and required 5 frames focused on slightly different parts of the flower to be stacked together so the entire flower was sharp .

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TommyCoyneBN1. Preferred Pronouns Ho/Hum @tommycoynebn1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Usually, during or after my trips, I share pics of stained-glass windows from churches or cathedrals. This beauty, though, is from the entrance lobby of #ManchesterCentralLibrary . Beautiful, isn't it? 😍

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Lyndy Lambert @lyndyphotos.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

All twisted up with her breeding plumage catching a breeze, the great egret guards her two blue eggs while preening. For the #HeronsAndEgrets theme for #BirdOfTheDay. #EastCoastKin #birds #Wakodahatchee

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Vox 🇺🇲 @voxrox.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A beautiful cat created by hand out of cut stone and tile, by Artist, Mahdy of Saudi Arabia. #MosaicMonday #Cats #Art #Mosaics #ArtYear #Handmade #NoAI #AltText #Animals #ArtChallenge #Caturday #MenWithCats

A color photo of the head & face of a cat with piercing green eyes & long whiskers created by hand to form a mosaic animal out of cut stone & tile.
08/26
Shared with consent

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Sonnenschein @lyphshro.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wie tief können Worte gehen, wenn sie unsere Seele berühren. Roswitha Bloch

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Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Taken a Winter or so ago, deep in the rural heartlands of Ireland. Solitude, peace & the sheer grace of nature. Have a soothing day my friends 😌 #ECK #BlueSkyArtShow #minimal #Winter #Photography #Fog #Mist #Stillness #PhotographyOfBlueSky #Ireland #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Frost

A highly minimalist winter landscape stretches beneath a vast, pale cream-coloured sky.

The simplicity of the composition is its defining feature, with large areas of almost empty space creating a quiet, contemplative atmosphere.

In the lower half of the image, a gently rolling agricultural field is covered with a thin layer of frost or snow.

Fine, parallel lines from the ploughing run diagonally across the field, providing the only strong texture within the otherwise restrained scene.

Two solitary, leafless trees stand on the distant horizon, their delicate branches silhouetted against the misty background.

A single utility pole and an almost imperceptible overhead wire extend horizontally nearby, adding a subtle human element without disturbing the sense of solitude.

Along the bottom and right edges, dark, frost-covered hedgerows and bare branches frame the field.

Their intricate detail contrasts beautifully with the enormous simplicity of the sky and open landscape.

The muted palette of soft whites, pale creams, gentle greys and deep charcoal reinforces the minimalist aesthetic.

There is no dramatic focal point; instead, the photograph invites the eye to rest on its emptiness, balance and stillness.

It is an image about space, silence and simplicity where just a field, two trees, a faint horizon and a winter sky are enough to create a profound sense of peace.

And finally, our pictures today is finished with a simple white border frame.

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Manel Vinuesa @mvinuesa.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#Water reflections in Benasque Valley #BlueSkyArtShow #nature #photography #travel

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If I were wrong 50% of the time I’d be in jail but sure why not use AI chatbots for your health www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
CIDRAP
“AI chatbots provide poor answers to medical
questions half the time, study finds”

Mary Van Beusekom, MS, April 15, 2026
Topics: Misc Emerging Topics

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Nordlicht @physiognom.eurosky.social · 06/08/2026

'Tür und Tor' #FotoVorschlag Irgendwo in Hamburg #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin

Nächtliche Aufnahme eines Backstein-Gebäudeeingangs. Über der Holztür ein beleuchtetes buntes Glasfenster mit Hafenmotiv (Kräne, Boote), darunter die Inschrift „KONTORHAUS STUBBENHUK". Eine Person geht mit Bewegungsunschärfe im Vordergrund vorbei. Backsteinfassade mit hellen Sprossenfenstern links und rechts.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A new study shows that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and over $1 trillion every year. The new research out of Yale shows that reductions in administrative overhead, lower pharmaceutical prices, less fraudulent billing, and fewer emergency care trips would lead to huge savings. /1

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Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year | Common Dreams

"Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All," the senator said. "What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed."

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Maryanne Chisholm 🌊 💙 @maryannechisholm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Just finished my latest original painting, “Venice Nouveau Riche” - I absolutely love how it turned out. The gold detail was very time-consuming, but completely worth it! I still have several pieces available, including one that’s immediately ready to ship: DM or maryanne@mcartist.art 💕

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MicheleMuse 💙🌈🦋🇺🇦 @michelemuse.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

There is still beauty in the world. (Botanical Art) 📷 Robert Peterson

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Esther Yoder Strahan @estherstrahan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"Buck Moon" rising in Vermilion, Ohio this week. My cell phone photo does not do justice to how beautiful it was ❤️ #moon #waterfront

Waterfront photo with boats and orange tinted moon rising above the horizon

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Alan Smith (b.1941,Germany) Cornish Fishing Village. Acrylic on board.

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Christine Beeton @christinebeeton.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Having a color-blind colleague is a good reminder that we need to be more careful when designing figures for scientific publication 🧪 My lab has found this page especially useful for selecting color palettes, used in combination with different symbols: thenode.biologists.com/data-visuali...

thenode.biologists.com

Color blind friendly palettes for data visualizations with categories

A discussion of color blind friendly palettes for labeling unique catergories in data visualization.

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Esther Yoder Strahan @estherstrahan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Good morning, BlueSky! It's a lovely, cool morning here. #sunrise

Sunrise over a small lake with dark trees in the foreground

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Amy Gann @amygann.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A moment of light and dark. An egret hunts in the shelter a fallen tree. For the #birdoftheday theme of #summerlovin #birds #heron #egret #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A great egret emerges from the shadows to hunt for breakfast. The white feathers of the bird stand out against the dark shadows

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KevTheRev @kevtherev.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Happy #Caturday

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"I don't want a whole dessert, let's just get two spoons" - Former friends of mine.

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

One of the quiet bright moments of lockdown was Sam Neill serenading us on the ukulele. This type of tenderness feels rare nowadays, how lucky we were. Thank you for everything. ❤️❤️❤️

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 13/07/2026

Rob's alternate #BirdOfTheDay today is #OpenBeaks. Here's a red-winged blackbird screaming at the world. Me, I go outside and take photos a lot to try to avoid doing that. 😀 #ClassicMono #Photography #Birds #Monochrome

A black and white photo of a male red winged blackbird standing on a cattail. The blackbird has its head tilted up and beak wide open as it shrieks into the void.

The cattail stalk is broken just beyond where the bird sits and bends abruptly downward at a right angle. Background is more blurry green stalks and reeds.

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Esther Yoder Strahan @estherstrahan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"And for all this, nature is never spent. There lives the dearest freshness deep down things; and though the last lights off the black West went, oh, morning at the brown brink eastward springs...". Gerard Manley Hopkins

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Cats in Cars Sunday Drive Edition

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Scoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 05/07/2026

I'm not sure why this is so soft—could be because the lens is wide open and using an adaptor, but could also be bc I don't now how to focus in the pitch dark without an optical viewfinder, but the fireflies were putting on a show tonight. I don't remember them being this intense up here!

Long exposure photograph of firefly forest at dusk showing hundreds of bright yellow-green bioluminescent flashes scattered across dark silhouetted evergreen and pine trees. Lavender-grey twilight sky above contains white streaks from aircraft light trails or star trails creating horizontal striations. Dark foreground shows treeline with densest firefly activity concentrated mid-frame. Sparse firefly lights visible throughout upper canopy and sky. Trees appear as solid black shapes against twilight, creating dramatic contrast with glowing insects.

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

By Dawn's Early Light. This morning in Chicago on Independence Day, America 250.

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