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Steve McGarity
@a7sam.bsky.social
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a refugee...
father of many daughters. Grands. (and greatgrandson too)
Vietnam veteran (two and a half years before I could even vote)
playing my bass guitar to pass the time
peace lover - Christian
New Mexican - where that guy never won. (pass the salsa)
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) aka the "Slate-colored" variety in C. and eastern N. America...what looks like Winterberry ...To find seeds hidden under litter/snow, they perform a "double-scratch" dance—hopping forward, then quickly jumping back to kick away debris w/both feet. #birds #nature
in light snow fall, sitting on a branch, a pretty Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) aka the "Slate-colored" variety in C. and eastern N. America...what looks like Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)...To find seeds hidden under litter/snow, they perform a "double-scratch" dance—hopping forward, then quickly jumping back to kick away debris w/both feet.
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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#photography #unedited
A close-up of a vibrant orange flower against a soft, twilight sky, highlighting its delicate petals and slender stem.
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#TimelessTuesday
December 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Tonight’s sunset. One of the best I’ve ever seen. Ocean Beach, San Diego, California

#SanDiego #sunset #OceanBeach #landscapelovers #surfing
Silhouette of a surfer carrying a surfboard along wet sand at low tide, with a long pier stretching across the horizon. A dense red cloud layer fills most of the sky, breaking into blue near the right edge, while orange light glows near the horizon and reflects in the shallow water.
December 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Reddish Egret looking all pretty the other day in #PortAransasTx. #Birds it flew in and then began hunting for small fish.
Doing a landing at Turnbull Birding Center. Reddish Egret starting up its dance to try and catch some small prey fish.
December 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Merlin at sunrise 🪶
Merlin perched 7 minutes after sunrise
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Gila #woodpecker at the San Pedro House

#bird #birdphotography 🪶

This was yesterday morning
The males have a patch of red on top of the head
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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#FungiFriends
Red fungi on a tree stump.
December 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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A curve-billed thrasher enjoying the winter sun from the top of a brush pile in Willard, New Mexico. Photo taken on December 28, 2025.

#nature #naturephotography #birds
A robin-sized brown bird perched at the top of a discarded branch (which was topping a brush pile). The photo includes the head in profile, the back, the folded wings, and the tail. The visible plumage is remarkably uniform in color, compared to many birds. The long, curved bill comes to a sharp point. The eye is a striking yellow-orange that contrasts with the black pupil. The indistinct background shades from pink below to brown above -- it's not evident from the photo, but those colors derive from the back wall of the local church.
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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A Tufted Titmouse watches from an Eastern Red Cedar tree to make sure as to not miss out on any peanuts.
December 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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a group of egrets fish quietly in the morning mist, with a night heron on the near shore. #serenity #birdoftheday
as the text says.
December 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Sunday #Stunday Winter #Sunrise
December 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Tufted Titmouse in the snow. #Kennebunk #Maine 12/25 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ 435mm fov. Program with #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
December 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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After sunset, after storm, Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco 4:49p 12/26/25 @trachkids.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Pine needles in the snow ❄️.
December 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Merry Christmas 🎄

Covered Bridge #Photography
December 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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To all my followers, those you have liked and/or repost my photos

Winter morning light
softly gathers every heart
warmest Christmas joy

Merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Sonoran desert….maaaaaan
December 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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#WednesdayWaters ❄️
December 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Vinegar falls Worlds End State Park
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Fog in the woods
#nature #forest
December 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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❄️… frosty solitude …❄️
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Looking east at sunset.
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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A sparkly Sunday sunrise; Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) with a crown of snow.
Snow catching the early morning sun sparkles behind a spent flowerhead crowned with snow catching the sunlight from the left.
December 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM