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@rtbellpnw.bsky.social
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♥️Photography, music, nature, ecology, art, books and family. PNW. Many years as a working photographer then medical radiographer. Most recently, I’m a volunteer at our local animal shelter. My photos are (c) Respectful reposts are welcomed. Not an AI fan

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thank you Pipa. I enjoy your page and visuals as well!
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme features a #SpottedTowhee that really appears to be #StaringRightAtYou #Birding #Bird #Nature #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography
This is a close up view of a Spotted Towhee sitting on a Photonia shrub branch. These birds are fairly common here along the coastal regions of Pacific Northwest in the U.S.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thank you Alan. I appreciate the note and feedback. Happy to spread a little joy here👍
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
For today’s #BirdoftheDay with the theme of #WingsWideOpen, I am sharing a #TurkeyVulture doing it’s temperature regulation pose. Good day all! #Photography #Nature #BirdPhotography #PhotographersonBluesky #Vulture
A Turkey Vulture spreads its wings as part of its temperature regulation regime.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Great capture!
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#BirdoftheDay theme today is #Insectivores This Barn Swallow is an aerial insectivore with its diet consisting mainly of insects. #Photography #BirdPhotography #Swallow
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A young artist and naturalist’s message of beauty and hope here in the #PNW Awakening awareness and activism which might hopefully counter the exploitation and devastation of the last of the #OldGrowth #Ecosystems #Ecology www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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New growth in logged forests inspires photographer’s hope
Scott Rinckenberger is a photographer from North Bend, Washington, who shares his passion for the natural world and highlights how trees that were logged more than a century ago can be surprising sour...
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay with its theme of #SplashingAround will feature a #Rufous #Hummingbird playing in a stream of water on a hot summer day #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
One of the GREAT jazz albums of all time in my humble opinion, snd one of my favorites! 👍
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Thank you! Deeply disturbing indeed!
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is #ComeEatWithMe and I’m going to share an interesting #Corvid #Raven image from my files. It’s not an expected dinner entree, and I didn’t even notice it until closer inspection after the fact. #Photography #Birding #Nature #BirdPhotography
A Raven is feasting on what appears to be a smaller songbird, a flycatcher or warbler perhaps, in an uncommon (for me anyway) display of predation.
Maybe is just scavenging.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay alternate theme is #Finches With that in mind, I’m sharing an adult male #PurpleFinch getting wet in a rain shower. #Birding #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography
A male Purple Finch sits on a lone thin twig during a cold Pacific Northwest rain shower.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Here’s another for our #BirdoftheDay with the theme of #FeederFriends and a Chestnut-backed chickadee feasting on suit in a log feeder. #Photography #Birding #Nature
A Chestnut-backed chickadee extends its wings while attempting to extract suet from a small log feeding device.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Here’s a cool photo from my archives of the great bassist- Ron Carter. #Film photography , many moons ago in Seattle. #Analog #Black&White #B&W #Jazz #Photography #RonCarter #FilmPhotography
Master Bass virtuoso Ron Carter performing at one of Seattle’s Jazz festivals back in the 1980’s
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Stunning and interesting images and ‘scapes’. Thank you for sharing!
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
He’s all puffed up during some cold weather!
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is #JKLMNOP and our common visiting friend the Dark-eyed #Junco #Birding #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
A dark-eyed Junco perches in some branches here in Washington State.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Absolutely! #BookSky
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
For today’s #BirdoftheDay theme of #Woodland, I’m going to share a pair of #PileatedWoodpeckers that I had the pleasure of observing recently as they fed on a favorite snag. #Birding #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography
A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers vigorously dig into an old Douglas Fir snag in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. Washington StateA better view of one from the pair of Pileated Woodpeckers as seen feeding on insects found in the bark of the older fir trees.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButt, birds showing off the rear end to the photographer. I believe this Varied Thrush had this in mind during this impromptu photo shoot. #Birds #Birding #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #VariedThrush
This Varied Thrush is showing off the lovely posterior patterns of feathers which are most often concealed from the casual observer.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay share with its topic of #ManMadePerch is featuring Swainson’s Thrush. These, and the Hermit Thrushes are welcome visitors here during some cool autumn days. #Birding #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #Thrush
A Swainson’s Thrush is observed resting on some outdoor railing after feasting on some ripe huckleberries in the nearby bushes.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Here’s another fun one for today’s #BirdoftheDay and the theme of #BlackHeads with this Chestnut-backed Chickadee #Birding #BirdPhotograply #Nature #Chickadee
A lovely pose for this Chestnut-backed Chickadee resting on a lone branch. This birds are commonly observed here in the Pacific Northwest and Washington State.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is #BlackHeads and this #SpottedTowhee fit the bill pretty accurately. #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature
A Spotted Towhee clings to a Photinia branch with young red spring leaf growth in the background.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We’ve had some incredible #Sunset sightings recently. Amazing light qualities too! #Photography #Nature #Seascape #PNW #SalishSea #TidesOutTuesday
A bluff top trail leads out to the shoreline through a mixture of new green grass, and the golden dead twigs from the last season.Glowing clouds burst with warm light at Sunset. Air temp was a cool 39 FGolden light hitting the dried winter grass at sunset. Looking eastward from Grandma’s Cove towards Cattle Point Lighthouse at Sunset. Whidbey Island can be seen in the distant lowland with Lopez Island in the center of the photo.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Here’s one from Sunday evening for #TidesOutTuesday. #Sunset over the #SalishSea was spectacular! A little #Nature to fix things up! #AmericanCamp #SanJuanIsland #PNW #WashingtonState
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
#TidesOutTuesday and #RockinTuesday offers this coastal scene from San Juan Island, Washington. #Nature #Photography #SeaScape #SalishSea
Fallen tree detritus grace the intertidal rocks on the coastline of San Juan Island, Washington State.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Yes, I’m #BranchingOut for #BirdofTheDay today. #Robin #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Great photo Edie!
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
You’re very kind saying this. Thank you 🙏
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Here’s another for #InsectThursday and a little more appealing than my previous post. A #CrabSpider hiding within some Rose petals. #Nature #FilmPhotography #MacroPhotography #Photography
A crab spider blending into the pedals of a peace rose flower while waiting for a bee or other pollinator as to ambush.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I noticed something about #InsectThursday and thought about this one from my files. It’s a #BedBug Cimex lectularius #macro #MacroPhotography #Film #FilmPhotography #Photography
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Cool shots! Love the water droplets on some :-)
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Today’s #BirdofTheDay theme is #SideViews. Here’s a fun #Rufushummingbird photo from last summer. #Nature #Photography #Birding #BirdPhotography
A Rufus Hummingbird captured in my flight and wing beat in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I noted some recent posts tagged with #mycologymonday and thought these recent images from the front yard might give someone a kick. Especially the desert dwellers! #photography #nature #fungi #fungifriends
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
A lovely #Sunset a couple of nights back. Looking across the Strait of Juan De Fuca to the Olympic Mountains. #Nature #Photography #AmericanCamp #SanJuanIsland
Old Laundry cabin at sunset, American Camp, San Juan Island
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
It sounds like a great memory Sharon…We loved it too. Snorkeling, swimming, birding and exploring ancient Mayan villages. Great food, and we still are hooked on Marie Sharp hot sauces! Yummm
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
#BlueSkyArtShow with its theme of #Warmth brought back these memories of #Belize.
As the heat of the day accelerates, locals wade into the very warm water for sweet comfort in the shallows
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
This #BaldEagle was definitely #OntheEdge fitting the #BirdOfTheDay theme for today. #Nature #Birdphotography #Photography #PNW
A bald eagle is seen carefully perched on a cliff edge, during a wind storm, near Cattle Point on San Juan Island, Washington
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Seen many of these #PineSiskins #HangingAround in the Douglas Fir trees chomping on pine seeds. #BirdOfTheDay #Photography #nature #BirdPhotography
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
#BirdOfTheDay and #HangingAround offers a fun photo of a male #Crossbill #Birdphotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife
A male Crossbill, brilliant red and orange, hangs onto a thin madrona branch looking downward
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
For #TidesOutTuesday here’s one from the Agate Beach on the Oregon coast. A lone surfer coming in from a late afternoon session. #Ocean #Photography #iPhonePhotography #SeaScape
A lone surfer taking the long walk in at low tide and in near darkness along Agate Beach.Low tide reveals barnacle encrusted rocks that are often submerged at Agate Beach, Oregon
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Sometimes even worse than that; a surreal dystopian Onion article- without the humor!
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
When a clown moves into the palace, he doesn’t become a king; the palace becomes a circus.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Thank you to everyone that has made the effort to repost my images. Hopefully it’ll help spread some joy!🙏
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Frank Bisignano is in charge of OUR money, OUR Social Security! He was CEO of Fiserv & it lost 40% of its value under his watch. He’s not fit to oversee our money!
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Incredible photos and writing! Thank you so very much for sharing this art and history.
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Another #Jazz master passed along. One of the GREATS! RIP #JackDeJohnette I was fortunate enough to have seen and heard him live a handful of times over the years. #filmphotography #b&w #photograply
Jack DeJohnette on drums during an ECM artist’s concert. San Francisco, mid-late 1970’s
Film, natural light, old Leica
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I was out on a hike to one of my favorite beaches last night, at sunset and the light was refracting off the logs, creating an incredible #Glow I thought, too bad for #BlueSkyArtShow- but alas, the week is not over. :-) #PNW #SanJuanIsland #Sunset #Photography #Nature #AmericanCamp #SJI
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Thank you. Yes, I’m fortunate to have such gorgeous subjects! Happy you enjoyed it :-)
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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I never tire of a brilliant #Sunset #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #Photography #PNW
Cattle Point Lighthouse, San Juan Island, Washington State
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