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I checked the range map, and the western pygmy blue occupies your area.

Good morning. It looks like a Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exillis)

Looks great. I’ll bet a lot of critters are very happy to visit your meadow.

Mike, wow great photo. Takes me back to my favorite place in the desert.

I couldn’t agree more with your comment. They will blame the NWS, blame the democrats, Trump will lie and deny he had anything to do with it. In the end lives are lost and due to Trump’s ineptitude, a broken system gets worse.

Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Chris, thanks for posting the article. Uplifting in this really difficult time for those who care about endangered species.

Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Now that's one comfortable Cuckoo Bee. Looks nice and secure holding on to that Narrowleaf Milkweed flower. #nature, #naturephotography, #PNW

Cuckoo Bee sleeping on Narrowleaf Milkweed flower.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

While one sleeps, another is the busy bee out foraging. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and Cuckoo Bee (Xeromelecta californica) sleeping in Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis). This was during a thunderstorm in the Klamath Siskiyou Mtns. of Oregon. #nature, #wildlife, #PNW

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Some friends in the neighborhood. Butterflies left to right - California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica), Lilac-bordered Copper (Tharsalea nivalis) and Echo Azure (Celastrina echo) near the Siskiyou Crest (Oregon). Yellow-faced Bumblebee, check out that pollen basket. #wildlife, #nature, #PNW

California Tortoiseshell butterfly with open wings showing the beautiful orange color of its upper wings. It is on the ground gathering water from a spring in the hillside.

Lilac-bordered Copper butterfly with the distinctive lilac color on the outer edge of the hindwing. This butterfly was just clinging to a local plant

Echo Azure butterfly with folded wings also drinking from the spring mentioned earlier. You can just see a little blue color of the upper side wing but mostly what is visible is the grayish-white underside.

This Yellow-faced bumblebee has been feeding on yellow owls clover and has quite a bit of pollen in his open pouch found on the back legs. It looks like a brownish-red growth similar to a big blood blister but is only a bulbous mass of pollen.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

During a recent trip to Lake of the Woods (Oregon) I was able to catch a glimpse of this beautiful Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) sitting on a Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) branch. He didn’t stay long but seemed to be enjoying the coolness of the lake. #birds, #birdwatching, #nature

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) sitting on a Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) branch at Lake of the Woods, Oregon. Very nice relaxing day next to the water

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Wonderful photo. That really captures the unique timing of nutrient transfer.

Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

It's been a while since I posted, so here is my treat for the day. I've only seen the Phantom Orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae) in this ivory stage once in the past. When it ages and turns brown was the typical sighting for me. #nativeplants, #NaturePhotography, #nature, #PNW

Phantom Orchid (Cephalathera austiniae) found in the Klamath Mountains of Oregon.

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Howard Crystal @howardmc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

"Instead of freeloading off the system, rooftop solar actually saves ratepayers money by preventing the need for the system to expand." Debunking the "cost-shift" myth by Richard McCann - www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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California wants to kill rooftop solar — all because officials were duped by this flawed theory

Too many officials have bought a key utility company excuse for rising energy prices — solar ‘cost shift.’

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Very good creature to have in controlling Tansy Ragwort in the PNW.

Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

The oddest place I've seen them display was on the top of a chain link fence ( grid wire tie). A double take for sure. Very nice artwork.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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Please read/share if you love your national parks! New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service. They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...

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Trump vs. America's National Parks

What a sprained ankle reveals about how badly stretched park workers are

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

It's nice to hear that someone else is still using maps. Brilliant flower.

Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Still a very nice photo for a through the window.

Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Two of my favorites, Valley Gartersnake and California Kingsnake. The photo of the kingsnake was taken at night. I was out for a hike looking for owls at the edge of a woodland/annual grassland and almost stepped on him. #nature #NaturePhotography #herps #snakes

Valley garter snake in Sierra Nevada, California

Common king snake in Sierra Nevada, California

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Beautiful photos, that Mandarin is exquisite.

Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

At first glance, I would say a meadowlark.

Sarah, thanks for sharing. I’m pleased to see folks investigating the impacts to marine life by wildfire. We sometimes forget that the soil, ash and debris travels beyond the fire zone.

My last photo of the day gives a little love to lizards. Another photo from the Sierra Nevada foothills. I was investigating an old miners cabin when I came across this southern alligator lizard out for a walk. I’ve seen many over the years but not one so green. #WorldWildlifeDay #NaturePhotography

Southern alligator lizard, Sierra Nevada foothills of California.

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Thinking of wildlife today. I took this in the Sierra Nevada foothills (California) on a day when the temperature was 112 degrees F., 3% relative humidity, on the edge of Blue Oak/Gray Pine woodland. This bobcat was looking up at a passing turkey vulture. #Nature #WorldWildlifeDay #NaturePhotography

Bobcat in Sierra Nevada foothills of California

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Mbsolheim @mbsolheim.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Protect all wildlife! On this day of celebration please consider those that share this earth with us. Sumatran Tiger, Pacific Chorus Frog, Caribou (Denali National Park, support our Parks!), Dall Sheep (Denali National Park, support National Park staff!) #WorldWildlifeDay #NaturePhotography

Sumatran Tiger, although this was taken in a zoo, the good that it has done to bring awareness to its plight is hard to overstate.

Pacific Chorus Frog in my backyard enjoying a bit of sunshine

Backpacking in Denali National Park has always brought me closer to those that share this earth with humans.

The majestic survivor within Denali National Park.

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Maybe Vance needs to do a little reading

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

California red-legged frog in California bay tree. I took this photo a couple of years ago in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Just walking by, looked down and there she was. Went back and found many more moving from breeding pond to forest cover. #NaturePhotography #herps #conservation

California red-legged frog in California bay tree Santa Cruz Mountains of California

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Ted Zukoski @tedzukoski.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Nobody is covering the devastation to public lands and the West's communities better than @sfgatedotcom.bsky.social.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The Lick Refractor telescope, 57 feet long, 4 feet wide, weight 25,000 pounds built in the late 1800s. My granddaughter took this photo. Science is strong with this one.

$Lick Refractor telescope$

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Visited Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, CA yesterday. Introduced my granddaughter to the Lick Refractor telescope. Beautiful sky above the large dome of the observatory building. #astronomy #photography #family

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/02/2025

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/02/2025

The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media

Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Last year, we reported on creative ways people are making a difference for the environment in their local communities in a six-part newsletter called "Tiny Nature Triumphs." Here’s a roundup of the stories we shared:

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6 Creative Ways People Are Preserving Nature—And You Can Too

Read a roundup of stories about creative ways people are preserving and protecting nature from our “Tiny Nature Triumphs” newsletter.

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Patrick @pjfc1600.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

President's Day 2025 protest of actions by the current federal administration. I was there in Ashland, Oregon along with many others in the community. #Oregon #PNW #President'sDayProtest

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Naturetastic Henry @naturetasticwh.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Today is day 7 of The Wildlife Trust’s #HopeWeek and as well as watching their live event ‘Hope is in Our Nature’ I’ve made this video about why I’m hopeful and want to be optimistic about nature. Hope you enjoy watching! youtu.be/phI-cvNY8Ac

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Youth Conservation Optimism - Wildlife Trust Hope Week - Restore Nature Now March & The Great Fen

YouTube video by Naturetastic with Henry

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With Valentine’s Day coming up tomorrow I thought I would post a little Newt love. I took this photo a few years ago while I was conducting surveys for California Newts in Coyote Creek, Santa Clara County, California. #nature #herps, #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography

California Newts in amplexus within Coyote Creek, Santa Clara County, California.

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Go forward and continue good work, my young friend.

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Not surprising to someone who has had retardant dropped on them.