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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A male Barred Owl hugs up next to a tree. 📍Twin Cities area, Minnesota, US #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #Minnesota #owls

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A very cute Northern Saw-Whet Owl that I got to photograph on a guided tour. 📍Twin Cities area, Minnesota, US #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #Minnesota #owls

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

A young Moose resting just off the local trail. Taken with my phone. 📍Gilpin County, Colorado, US #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #colorado #moose

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Violet-Crowned Hummingbird. This is the specialty bird of Tucson Bird Alliance's Paton Center for Hummingbirds; it is rare in most other US locations. It is a challenging photo subject, too. 📍Patagonia, Arizona, US #birds #birdphotography #arizona #hummingbirds

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Phainopepla, the "goth cardinal", actually one of the mostly tropical silky flycatchers. 📍Tucson Bird Alliance's Paton Center for Hummingbirds, Patagonia, Arizona, US #birds #birdphotography #arizona #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

American Coot looking proud of its chicks. 📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, US #birds #birdphotography #colorado #wildliferefuges #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

A Burrowing Owl takes a short flight. 📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, USA #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado #nationalwildliferefuges #nature #naturephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

This Marbled Godwit was an unexpected find! 📍Lake Cochise, Willcox, Arizona, USA #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #arizona

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Winter Wren visitimg our area. Such a warm brown. 📍Golden, Colorado, USA #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

A Sandhill Crane, to illustrate a trip to the 2025 Monte Vista Crane Festival. 📍Monte Vista, Colorado, USA #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

First False Spring is over. Colorado home at 9500 feet.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

My copy of Monnierara Millenium Magic 'Witchcraft', one of the blackest orchids ever bred. This hybrid is winner of an AOS First Class Certificate. #orchids #blackorchid #flowers

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Kestrel pair, with the female in full wingspread. 📍Barr Lake State Park, Colorado, USA #birds #birdphotography #birding #colorado #stateparks #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

"Rock Cut Storms" - Long's Peak and Rock Cut are lit by low sunlight as storms darken the sky. 📍Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #colorado #nationalparks #photography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

"The Forest Shattered" - petrified logs dot the landscape. 📍Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #arizona #nationalparks #petrifiedwood #rocks #paleontology

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Scarlet-Rumped Tanager 📍Bosque del Cabo, Osa, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica #birds #birding #birdphotography #costarica #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

"Goblins Assemble At Sunset" - Goblin Valley provides unique opportunities to explore among slightly larger than human-sized sandstone hoodoos. 📍Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #utah #stateparks #photography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Stripe-Tailed Hummingbird 📍Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #hummingbirds

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Western Meadowlark sings his heart out. 📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, USA #birds #birding #birdphotography #colorado #wildlifephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Moose Falls, a quick roadside stop in Yellowstone. 📍Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #wyoming #nationalparks #waterfall

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Metate Arch — a wind-carved, accessibly sized wonder. 📍Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #utah #nationalparks

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Colorado's state bird, the Lark Bunting. 📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, USA #birds #birding #birdphotography #colorado #wildlifephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Cala Lilies along the Oregon coast. These are escaped, growing wild. 📍Oregon, USA #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #oregon #flowers #seascapes #photography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

It's never too late for a superb owl. Great Horned Owl. 📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, USA #birds #birding #birdphotography #owls #colorado #wildliferefuges #wildlifephotography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Violet Sabrewing, one of the world's largest hummingbirds, shows its more subtle colors. 📍Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #costarica #hummingbirds

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has also been unilaterally moved to Treasury (from being an independent agency of the Federal Reserve). Once again, this is unconstitutional as Congress set up CFPB's structure.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Also, Musk has said that now that he's in the Treasury system, he will shut down those funds payouts unilaterally.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This morning, it is being reported that Trump will ignore court orders putting a hold on his federal funds freeze. And many law enforcement types are being fired over J6 and Trump investigations • Court authority ignored • Congressional authorization overridden • Justice biased It's an auto-coup.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Musk's workers raided the USAID headquarters as well, to grab information on US humanitarian foreign aid payments. USAID workers have been locked out of the HQ building and told the dept. is being shut down. As a Congressionally mandated agency, this is unconstitutional.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

On Friday and over the weekend, while no-one could do anything about it, Elon Musk's questionably legal DOGE raided most of the US government's HR and payment systems, taking sensitive and classified data without clearances. They have locked government workers out of those systems.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I've specifically said that I made this account avoiding politics, but I would be a "good man doing nothing" to not post this. With the actions of the Trump administration since 2025-01-30, it has become clear that the United States is facing a resumption of Trump's auto-coup attempt. #politics

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"Coyote Looks" This very healthy coyote spent some time looking at traffic going by on the busy Bear Lake Road. 📍Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado #nationalparks #coyote

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Common Redpoll. We see these in our back yard every four or five years as they irrupt from their more northerly strongholds. This one was seen back in 2016. 📍Gilpin County, Colorado, USA #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #colorado #backyardbirding

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"Rosy Paintbrush Sunrise" - A meadow filled with Rosy Paintbrush and Asters trails away to pines and the Gore Range at sunrise. 📍Shrine Ridge Trail, Colorado, USA #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #colorado #sunrise #flowers

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Grand Canyon sunset. Just a phone capture, still shows all the colors; got to love modern phones. 📍Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #arizona #nationalparks #sunset #photography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I'm a pretty politically engaged guy, but decided my Bluesky would be just nature photography, just for that reason. Glad that decision is validated by your own.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Zapata Falls - a unique waterfall set back in a shallow cave. It is most easily accessed in winter when the stream freezes over; otherwise you have to wade through its fast cold waters. 📍San Luis Valley, Colorado, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #waterfall #colorado

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Pygmy Nuthatch. This is an image taken in my yard, where they are frequent visitors. 📍Gilpin County, Colorado, USA #birds #birding #backyardbirds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Looks like it was learning from the Dipper seen nearby. That appears to be some kind of water beetle.

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Red-Legged Honeycreeper and a flower. I always think of Audubon and other painters when I get these compositions. 📍Bosque del Cabo, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #costarica

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

East Portal of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison — an often-overlooked section of this beatutiful park 📍Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #colorado #nationalparks #photography

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Amercan Dipper. In my opinion, one of the most underrated birds. Small, gray, and kind of dumpy-looking, they're endless entertainment diving for water bugs, and they have a beautiful song! #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado

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Les Barstow @lesbarstow.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

"Aspen Gardens" - Queen Anne's Lace grows tall under an Aspen stand. 📍Maroon Bells Wilderness, Colorado, USA #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #colorado #photography

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