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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It felt like the first day of fall here today. Good thing anemones still bloom

A pink five petal flower with a bright yellow center blooms against an old weather beaten fence

A cheerful cluster of bright white five petal blossoms with bright yellow centers blooms in front of a red house

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Can you see the little funnel-weaver spider?

A small brown Hobo spider hides under a thin film of web stretched over a hedge.

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This crape myrtle is cultivated and non native to Oregon but its still really pretty and a good nesting shrub for song birds.

A dark leaved shrub with light pink clumping blossoms in a park in downtown Portland

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon 2026

A panoramic view of the pond at Lan Su Chinese garden. The pagodas are strung with pink paper lanterns. The pond is surrounded by lush greenery and filled with waterlilies and lotus.

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A family of (10!) adolescent mallards taking a morning nap at Tanner Springs Park in downtown Portland. I had no idea ducks slept in piles together

Teenage ducklings taking a nap in cuddly piles on the grass bank of an urban pond

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Waterlilies are always so photogenic

Lilly pads and a bright pink water Lilly blossom on a pond in Tanner Springs Park

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Astoria, Oregon - view from the top of the 100 year old Astoria Column

A panoramic view of the Columbia River and lush green forest under a cloudy sky from the top of the Astoria Column

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Spotted a European chafer this morning on our walk. I think its a sign to go back to Portugal now

A birdeye view of a brown beetle walking across a sidewalk

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Its nice to see grey squirrels around town in Portland. I do miss them living in Portugal.

An Eastern Grey squirrel perches on the balcony of a red brick building in downtown Portland, OR

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The diversity of birds in Baha California is stunning. Lots of lifers on this trip including, caracaras, turkey vultures, gila woodpeckers, and some frigates

Five frigate birds fly through whispy clouds over La Ventana, Mexico

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Dogwood trees are one of the most beautiful popular trees in the PNW. Lots of juncos out today but I couldn't get a good pic

Four petalled white blossoms with spikey yellow stamen on a dogwood tree explode with life on a fine spring day

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Japonese camilia and some European holly

A bright red camilia blossom sits among some holly branches

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Cherry cherry cherry blossoms still in bloom

A Japonese cherry blossom tree with puffy clouds on a bright spring day at Washington Park in Oregon

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Last week I tried to visit the Japanese cherry trees along the Portland waterfront but it was so crowded it was hard to enjoy them. Today I stumbled on a single splendiferous cherry tree alive with bee business. It was a moment to savor

A cherry tree stretches its blossom-covered branches up to a blue spring sky

A view from under a Japanese cherry tree exploding with blossoms on a sunny spring day

A close up of cherry blossoms from under the tree

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Lots of crows at dusk in Portland, OR

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

This locust was the largest Grasshopper I ever saw in my life, at least 3-4 inches long. Somehow she got in my house and was hiding in my curtains! Quite a surprise

A long brown Grasshopper resting on a roof tile

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The tide is coming in and the sun is going down on the douro river estuary

The tide is beginning to come back in to the douro estuary and the sun is beginning to set, casting shadows over a sand bar and the rippling water. The city of Porto can be seen in the distance, across the river.

Sea birds wade in the douro river estuary as the sun sets and the tide comes in.

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thrilling swells at the coast just before the start of heavy rain

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Plantain leaf beetle out for a stroll in Gaia

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

After a week of pouring rain we finally enjoyed a break like this cormorant airing out his wings. Bonus - a swan can be seen sneaking along the river bank on the left

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Discoveries on our walk today: A tree stump covered in Poplar Fieldcap and a lovely view of the river behind an oak tree. It's so humid here in Northern Portugal that fungus flaunts it in the open

A tree stump covered in Poplar fieldcap mushrooms and moth vine behind a wire fence

Close up of a cluster of Poplar fieldcap mushrooms on a tree stump

A view from an oak tree on a mirodouro beyond to Gondomar across the douro river and the freeway with cars whizzing by. Pombas grasses grow amoung gree grass and rusty ferns cover the foreground. Clouds fill the sky

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Enjoying a lovely autumn dog walk along the douro (coffee stop included, of course). Tide is out on the douro and it's cloudy and windy before impending rain

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Here's my pile of felines for national cat day!

One small tabby snuggles between a midsized tabby and a fat tabby

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This little zitting cisticola was as interested in me as I was in it. We shared a pleasant moment checking each other out

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Two Bocage's wallblizards enjoying midday sun

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

A flock of European serins having a boisterous chat in this tree along the Douro river in Gaia

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A jaunty little red admiral butterfly

A small black butterfly with white spotted wing tips and a bright red stripe rests on a stone wall

A one inch butterfly with brown mottled under-wings l, a red stripe and black and white wing tips stretches his antennae into the afternoon sun as the rest on a stone wall

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Juvenile flamingos at Douro Estuary Nature Reserve Vila Nova de Gaia

Three juvenile flamingos and a juvenile black headed gull wading along the shore of the Douro river in Vila Nova de Gaia

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Flamingos, cormorants, and seagulls on a foggy day in September at Observatório das aves

Fog covers the bird observation visited by flamingos, cormorants, and seagulls on the Douro river in Porto.

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Maybe an angular orbweaver? They built a large impressive web using a light pole and a curb as anchors somehow. Impressive!

A large hairy brown orbweaver spider sits patiently in the center of their web

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

vespillo burying beetle - these beetles meet their romantic partners at a small animal carcass. They then pair up and work together to bury it, lay eggs, and share in parenting responsibilities. Who says romance is dead?

A bright orange and black striped beetle with orange club shaped antenna and long yellow hairs on its body clings to the wall of a dusty garbage bin

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Flamingos in #Porto. I need to learn photography and get a decent camera!

A mixed flock of flamingos and sea gulls congregate just beyond a sandy bank along the douro river at the estuary with the Atlantic Ocean. Porto city center stands behind a row of leafy trees in the distance across the river.

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Mute swans aren't native to this area, but try telling these two #Porto #observatóriodasaves

Two mute swans float on the douro river at the observatório das aves near Foz neighborhood. The Ponte de Arrábida (bridge) and city of Vila Nova de Gaia can be seen in the distance. It is a hazy day with recent wildfires in the area

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Finally a day of cool after so much extreme heat. Glorious!

Fog settles over the douro river estuary and the city of Porto. It's is finally cool after two weeks of high temperatures

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

A couple of elegant mute swans spotted today among the seagull riff-raff!

Two swans swim in Douro River in the foreground. Some Seagulls also. Construction of condos looms in the distance, across the river, on the Gaia side of the river.

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Passarinhos @passarinhos.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

It's going to be a hot week alright temps going over 92F/33C. So, we got up before the dawn to do our daily walk. The sunrise was a nice bonus. #Lavadores