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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A great egret showing off it’s flexibility. #birds #photography

A great egret standing in a wetlands, drying its feathers and contorting its neck for preening.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I don’t know what they are but I want these kitchen accessories

Fuzzy AI slop still image from the posted ad . This is a zoom in of the kitchen counter. There are two mysterious objects next to the wall. One is stainless and looks a little bit like the base of a stand mixer with a pot mounted on it. It has a lid and no electrical cable. The item next to it looks sort of like an amphora? Maybe it has olive oil in it.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

On my way back from the front lines, I found a discarded biological weapon. Anyone who thinks this war will stay contained to Portland is fooling themselves.

An abandoned, unidentified food item left in an empty MAX seat.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

One of the new expanded- capacity troop carriers. These will be used to take over tiny towns in Eastern Oregon.

A green FX articulated bus in downtown Portland.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I spotted a pair of F-15 Eagles flying overhead. They were likely targeting the many antifa supersoldier barracks scattered throughout the city.

A pair of F-15 Eagles against the sky, I assume training out of the air national guard base.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

General lawlessness at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Motorcycle gang activity. Antifa support tents. Loitering.

Pioneer Courthouse Square. There are some motorcycles parked on the square and tents behind. I believe this is an Oregon Recovers event.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Dispatches from war-ravaged Portland. First, a pigeon. There are lots of them here but I suspect this one works for antifa.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Just in case you wanted 6 seconds of a big orange cat in a cat wheel for #internationalcatday #cat

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

It appears State has the best and brightest, I’m sure everything will be fine

From the posted Newsweek article: U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce: "It is a dynamic, as it would be with any diplomatic consideration, that negotiations are meant to move things forward and the good news is, is that, in fact, it would appear that things are moving forward, and that's what we all want."

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

They are pretty vain, caught one admiring its reflection

A great blue heron standing in a wetland, green vegetation behind and relatively calm water in front. A clear reflection of the heron is visible in the water.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Is this a dark-eyed junco nest? At first glance, I thought these little ones were dead, but at least one of them was moving. I didn’t see the parents around. #birding #birds #nest #birdidentification

A bird nest in the grass. Inside are some young chicks.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

1v1, crow vs red-tailed hawk. The hawk was possibly hunting meadow voles, which we also saw. Crow wasn’t having it. #birds #birding #hawk #nature

Crow and red-tailed hawk against clouds. The crow is below the hawk such that they look wing-to-wing

Crow and red-tailed hawk against clouds. The crow is turning around for another go at the hawk.

Crow and red-tailed hawk against clouds. The crow is coming in from behind.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Common birds are awesome! Here are just a few I saw the other day with my son. There was a bald eagle just kinda hanging out but I was more excited about the swallows. They are everywhere but we don’t usually get to see them up close!

Red-winged blackbirds are everywhere, but they have one of the most iconic calls to go with the bold look. This one was yelling at us!

Tree sparrows are incredibly common, but just look at this handsome fella! Plus I love how they kind of fly like bats when hunting insects. Such cool birds!

A pair of mourning doves in a tree. You can see them pretty much anywhere, but aren’t they pretty? And the noises they make when they fly away! One of my all-time favorites.

A house finch in a tree. I love these guys. They are native where we live and are pretty much everywhere. My favorite finch experience was getting to watch a pair build a nest from scratch.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The fledglings are so adorbs. My last apartment complex was a nesting paradise, apparently. We were always seeing them hopping around. A pair of finches set up in our patio just as we were moving out. The juncos were everywhere.

A dark-eyed junco fledgling on the ground next to a concrete patio.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I’m not sure how to classify this one

A preening American robin on a branch in the forest. Front view. It’s fluffed up and looks a little goofy.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Nice. I have a shot kinda like that… this handsome devil couldn’t escape ultra-zoom

A blurry zoom-in of a male harlequin duck floating in the ocean just off the Oregon coast. This is a side view. The characteristic white markings on its dark head and chest along with a chestnut side patch are visible.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

After many years and duck photos this modest gadwall is still one of my faves

A gadwall duck moving across a still, glassy pond, its front side darkened by shadow.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 26/08/2024

Sunspots through a small telescope

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 25/05/2024

Took math classes in the blender (Physical Science Center) at OU. I hated that there was no natural lighting in those classrooms. Just soul crushing. Campus legend was that it was designed to be riot-proof but more likely this was just a cost-cutting measure. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...