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Philipp Maier

@imkerei-maier.bsky.social
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Veterinarian, Zoologist Master Beekeeper at www.imkerei-maier.at Mead Maker at metkeller.at Potpourri of Entomology, Microscopy, Photography, Botany, Fermentation, All Creatures Great and Small, Metal, Dry humor and everything in between. (he/him)

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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Am 11.09. mit der Österreichischen Post ein Päckchen versandt. Bis 15.09. Wien. 16.09. Anruf: Paket ist ist in Deutschland -> warum? Keine Ahnung. Rerouting. 18.09. Paket in Tirol. 25.09. Paket noch immer in Tirol. Anruf: Angeblich PLZ inkorrekt. Verschollen. Widersprüchliche Aussagen. 🖕 #post
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Had quite a bit of work planned for today.... oh well...what can you do? 😻
FPV photo of me sitting on the ground with legs that are crossed. Blue jeans, light blue socks and brown shoes. A black and white cat laying on my upper legs, its head placed in my hand to the left. Its eyes closed.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Well, that was stunning! Austria 12.09.26 #sky #rainbow #weather #photography #mobile
A photograph of a rainbow in the evening. A row of green bushes from side to side bottom third with dry grass in front. A small house between trees near the center. Clouds with blue shining through. The rainbow arches from side to side with a faint second rainbow above the main one.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So we sanction Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. We want and partially demand that russians in the EU openly oppose the regime. So far so good. Yet we do not do the same regarding the US and its allies in crime. Why not demand declaration so we know who we are dealing with? Not opportune?
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not sure what i did, but i get the feeling i am being judged... #boxes #judgement
A tower of cardboard boxes, the top one with two round holes and a linear one that resemble a face looking down at me.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wir diskutieren endlos über Klimawandel und bestrafen jedes g CO2. Gleichzeitig sitzen einige in ihren Doomsday-Bunkern und basteln an einer Technologie, die mit einer sehr hohen Wahrscheinlichkeit die Menschheit auslöschen wird. Und die meisten finden es super weil es ihnen das Denken abnimmt. 😭
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Horn, Austria. #bluesky #sky #evening #mobile #austria
An image of the evening sky over Horn in Austria. A few houses at the front bottom of the image some illuminated a little by street lights. In the distance pink  at the horizon turning light pink to white and them blue to dark blue toward the top of the image. There are some clouds that look dark against the lighter sky in the background.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Cutie asked me for a selfie so could not say no #caturday #CatsOfBluesky #cats
Ragdoll cat selfie with vet in green scrubs in the background.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
St. Catherines on a rainy evening (2025) 'Landschaft in Schwarzweiß' #FotoVorschlag #blackandwhite #monochrome #scotland #landscape #canon
A monochrome image of an evening loch with dark hills left, right and in the background. The tops hiding in thick grey rain clouds. The clouds to the left and top of the image are dark. The water is calm and reflects hills and clouds a little. Closest to the viewer is part of a dark pebbly shoreline.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Cought this cute little mischief at a wooden cabin about 1/3 of the hike up a mountain in Salzburg, Austria. #catsofbluesky #kitten #cats Not #caturday but it can't be right to wait three more days. #canon
An image of a 6 week old tabby kitten sitting on a wooden pank with bark on it surrounded by stacked split logs of fire wood. The kitten greenisch eyes and is licking its upper right lip/cheek.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Some paths are a challenge ...but worth every step. #landscape #mountains #austria #bluesky #clouds Torstein, Austria.
An image of a small path leading to the edge ot a mountain. Green mountain pine to the sides. In the background the stoney grey peak of the Torstein with some scatered patches of snow. Blue sky and white clouds.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Lunz, Austria. #landscape #lake #austria #photography #mobile #reflection #water
A photo of a lake. Green hills on the horizon. Blue sky with a few white clouds. All reflecting on the surface of the lake.
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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 16/05/2026
I’m Here For You 8 x 9.5 There is nothing quite like an earnest listener - the gift of words spoken, words received, words gently freed. Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/store/p929/r... #penandink #fantasyart #art #robot #robotart #illustrationart Story-ALTtext⬇️
 Pen and ink drawing of a robot and a young chicken.

These two are very good listeners. Despite their differences, they have a lot in common (including a love of rhubarb pie).
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
#streetart #copenhagen #mobile #graffiti Good morning #bluesky
Wall art on the side of a building. The wall is beige with a bright red and blue piece at the bottom and a white on black "spyo * sult the orphans" over it.
A grey cartoon dog (scotch terrier) with heart shaped black eyes looking over the middle wearing a bowler hat. To the right of him "worm" and a mole also waering bowler hats.
Houses and blue sky in the background.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
One minute of slow-mo cuteness. #bird #nature #slowmotion #cute
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Naturhistorisches Museum Wien @nhmwien.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
#savethedate Führung: "Schätze, Schatten, Wissenschaft – 150 Jahre Sammelgeschichte im NHM Wien" Welche Geschichten verbergen sich hinter den gesammelten Objekten? Eine historische Spurensuche in der Ausstellung 150 Jahre NHM Wien. ⏰ Mi, 13.5. | 17:00 Uhr 📌 NHM Wien Mehr: tinyurl.com/zzc7p4m5
Ausstellung "Gutes Sammeln - böses Sammeln. 150 Jahre NHM Wien" (c) NHM Wien, Chloe Potter
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Relaxed beekeeping with Carlo. #bees #cats #catsofbluesky #mobile
Carlo a red cat walking to the camera on grass with daisies. His tail is up like a question mark.A beekeeper splitting a hive into two. He is placing a frame into the left colony. To the left and right of him there are supers. In the front red cat carlo is standing in the grass watching. Background are trees and evening sky.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Finn in the evening sun. #cats #CatsofBlueSky #canon
Finn, a grey cat with with striking light green eyes lies relaxed in tall grass. The sunlight illuminates its face from the left as it gazes directly at the camera. The background shows blurred green foliage.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet) on Origanum vulgare in "Leckermoor", Austria #butterflies #photography #nature #wildlife #insects #canon #macro #austria
An image of a ringlet butterfly drinking nectar from pink flowers of Origanum vulgare. The butterfly is a brown colour and has three eyelet markings on each wing. The head is facing to the top right corner of the image. In the background and to the side there are multiple Origanum flowers. Background is out of focus green leaves and pink flowers.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Ochlodes sylvanus (Large Skipper) Lower Austria, Austria. #canon #butterflies #nature #wildlife #macro #photography
An image of a Large Skipper butterfly resting on a green leaf with finely serrated edges. The butterfly is a rusty brown in clour and has orange spots on its wings. The body is fluffy, also rusty brown but with a slight greenish hue. Its head is facing top left of the image. Background are out of focus greens.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Beautiful Finn 😻 #catsofbluesky #caturday
A portrait of a grey cat with green eyes. He has a black nose and a small wight patch on his chest. His head is in the center looking to the front left of the picture. In the background there is an out of focus horses padock with fencing, some grass and a bush.
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Ingrid Brodnig @brodnig.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Mithilfe erbeten: Hat wer selbst schon einmal Beleidigungen/komplett überzogene Rückmeldungen bekommen, weil sie oder er gendert? Ich spreche heute Abend in der Kulisse Wien über „Hasskommentare weil wer gendert“ - und dachte mir, vielleicht gibt es weitere Anekdoten, die ich einfließen lassen kann
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Ich versuche seit kurzem zu ergründen welcher Typ von Mensch sich heute noch einen Tesla zulegt. Welchen moralischen Kompass hat jemand, der sich bei so vielen Alternativen am Markt gerade jetzt noch ein "Swasticar" zulegt? Steiner-Eso-Fascho? Thiel-Jünger? Öko allein kann es nicht mehr sein....
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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 23/12/2025
Renunciation oil on canvas panel 20 x 24 The road to human development is paved with renunciation. Throughout our life we grow by giving up. - JUDITH VIORST Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/store/p771/r... #art #painting #oilpainting #figurativeart #femaleportrait Story-ALTtext⬇️
An oil portrait of a woman in an exotic robe or dress

The quote continues:

“We give up some of our deepest attachments to others. We give up certain cherished parts of ourselves. We must confront, in the dreams we dream, as well as in our intimate relationships, all that we never will have and never will be. Passionate investment leaves us vulnerable to loss. And sometimes, no matter how clever we are, we must lose… It is only through our losses that we become fully developed human beings. “

Loss, just like death, touches us all. There is a trail of loss in the rear-view mirror; a road littered with people, places, things, ideas and hopes. How do we cope with loss? What do we choose to fill the space with? Or do we fill the space at all? As with my own aging, my attitude toward it (loss) changes me.  I am not always good at the choices I make when faced with loss, but I am getting better.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Gerade bei der Adventjause des Lichtblickhofes. Für alle katzenbegeisterten Menschen kann ich das nagelneue Buch "Dr. Katze" von Roswitha Zink, Renate Deimel & Karin Hediger sehr empfehlen.
Buch Dr. Katze, Therapie auf samtenen Pfoten. Cover mit Katze auf der Schulter einer Person.
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Moik @theothermike.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The international respect is almost unbearable.
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Saturn Song @saturnsong.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The video in question.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Instant relaxation. Sound on!! About 45 minutes after a thunderstorm near the only Austrian UNESCO world natural site. #nature #relax #birds #landscape
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Highland stream. 2025 #canon #landscape #photography #water #scotland #longexposure
A longer exposure image of brown, peaty water of a small stream splashing over rocks. A rhododendron plant is to the left - its branches reaching to the lower center of the image. Tufts of dead redish brown grass  hang dow at the top right. Big rocks have been washed to the sides of the stream their colours varying from greenisch grey to rusty red-brown.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
"Time; fabric of plasticity" #macro #photography #canon #sand #beach
A macro of fine white coral sand mixed with small black stones and rounded parts of red to orange and white pieses of shell. The pieces of coral are everything from round to short twig-like and ground to organic rounded shapes.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
'Tiere (ohne Hund / Katze)' #FotoVorschlag Kelpie. Scotland 2025 #monochrome #scotland #photography #horses #kelpie
B&W image of one of the Kelpies, Scotland.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Bullfinch having lunch. Edinburgh 2025 #birds #wildlife #photography #nature #trees #edinburgh #canon
A male bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) with its redish-pink chest feathers and black cap on its head sitting on a branch eating seeds from the tree it is sitting in. There is a branch with oval green leaves in the foreground and one to the left of the image. They carry tiny wilted flowers (brown) and green fruit or seed pods.
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AlleinimWald @alleinimwald.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Hier noch was Kleines in Schwarzweiß ☺️
Schwarzweiß Aufnahme eines Reiher im Wasser stehend mit ein paar Ästen rechts von ihm.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Culross, Scotland 2025 #scotland #village #photography #urban #canon #history
A photograph of two old 16-17th century houses behind the Mercat Cross. The houses are painted white with the windows left in natural stone around the frames. Roofs are terra cotta tiles.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Jackdaw, Scotland 2025 #FotoVorschlag #photography #wildlife #birds #vögel #canon #nature
An inquisitive jackdaw pirched on some rocks. The bird is in the center looking to the left front of the image, the sun is shining from the right. Its light blue eyes of the jackdaw are a nice contrast to the black plumage. The background are out of focus rocks and tufts of green-beige grass.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Longer exposure try. Trumpan, Scotland 2025 #scape #seascape #longexposure #photography #canon #stones
A long exposure image of a stoney shore with nice dark grey, round rocks. Sunset in the background. The light waves show as a grey mist on the surface due to exposure time.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
European robin (Erithacus rubecula), Scotland 2025 #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #birds #robin #scotland #garden
Lateral close up of a european robin (Erithacus rubecula) standing on a rock and looking to the right. Background is out of focus green foliage.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Beauly Firth. Scotland 2025. #travel #photography #landscape #weather #rain #clouds #scotland #nature #canon
A landscape image of hills behind Beauly Firth. Gloomy dark blue-grey clouds hanging over everything and heavy rain to the right coming in at an angle from the right. In the centre a light patch where the sun is trying to come through with  some white clouds. In front of the firth - low tide.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
A million promises. Edinburgh 2025. #scotland #mobile #blackabdwhite #urban #photography
Black & white image of the top of the news steps. The image shows the dark  railing with a white sign with dark letters "the news steps". On the railing toward the lower part of it there are hundreds of padlocks. The steps go toward the right of the image.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Evening walk. #photography #scotland #mobile #urbanphotography #architecture #blackandwhite
B&W image of St. Giles' Cathedral at night with a few passers by. Darker, highly detailed main front with illuminated central spire.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Secrets. #photography #doors #flowers #plants #arches #canon
A brick-arched green wooden door, framed by trees, ivy and red peonies.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Iris near our Mead cellar. Lower Austria. 2025 #iris #flowers #macro #plants #photography #nature #canon
An Image of an Iris flower. The top petals are white, the "lip" is a light violett. Background green grass and leaves.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Slow Food Connection. Protaetia sp. on Plantago media. Lower Austria, 11.05.2025 #macro #austria #photography #wildlife #plants #flowers #insects #beetle #nature #canon
A metallic Rose-Chafer (Protaetia sp.) feasts head down on pollen of the pink and white efflorescence of Plantago media.(Hoary Plantain) The background is an out of focus lush, light green of herbs and grasses.
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Philipp Maier @imkerei-maier.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Vienna. Austria. 14.05.2025 #vienna #landscape #sky #mobilephotography #photography
Sonst over Vienna toward the West. The sun has set with orange clouds on a background of blue Sky. The houses of Vienna in the low third of the image.
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Timothy Keeney @timothykeeneyphotography.com · 10/05/2025
I found leftover 5x7 mats so I decided to print some small images, including this one, for art festivals in June. I usually shoot waterfalls under cloudy conditions but here a small amount of sunlight adds a glow to the water at the top. #timothykeeneyphotography #photography #landscapephotography
A waterfall tumbles down a steep incline and is surrounded by moss-covered rocks on both sides.  There are some fallen red leaves on the ground.  Diffused sunlight from the background of the images creates a slight golden glow in the water at the top of the falls.
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