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John Murrell
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Ink-stained wretch, retired; suburban hermit
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🙏 Both common around the pond, but a rare treat to catch a pair this close together. 😁
February 11, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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Perching pals! 😊
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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Black-crowned night heron and snowy egret hanging out together
#photography #birds #heron #egret #nature #BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples 📷ðŸĶ‰ðŸŠķ
A black-crowned night heron (left) and a snowy egret perched side by side in a tree. The heron has a white chest, gray wings and grayish blue back and cap. The egret is white. There is a bit of green growth on the tree, and a light blue sky in the background.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, eucalyptus bark in the golden hour
#photography #trees #bark #nature ðŸ“·ðŸŒą
A detail of the ragged peeling bark of a eucalyptus tree trunk, bright orange-brown on the left, where it is illuminated by the late afternoon sun, and gray on the right.
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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I'll have to check Ancestry. 😂
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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A distinct possibility. 😆
February 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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😁🙏
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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One of my favorite songs and one I've thought of often this century.
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Neighborhood Watch
#photography #birds #crow #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷ðŸĶ‰ðŸŠķ
A monochrome image of two crows sitting on the curved metal structure at the top of an emergency siren.
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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🙏 Happy to oblige, Jen!
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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For #MallardMonday, a couple of duck butts
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷ðŸĶ‰ðŸŠķ
Two mallards dipping below the surface of a pond, leaving only their tails sticking up above the water. The reflections on the rippled pond are a mix of various shades of green, brown and a bit of blue.
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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😁🙏
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Thank you, sir! 🙏
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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😁🙏
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #abstract #abstractphotography 📷
An inverted monochrome image showing part of a window and wall on the exterior of an office building.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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Thanks, Robyn! 🙏 It was.
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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Thanks, Alina! 🙏
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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'Twas a beautiful one. 😊
February 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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For #SkySunday, some pink and some palms
#photography #sky #clouds #sunset #trees #nature #Stunday 📷
Several palm trees (and one deciduous tree, lower left) silhouetted against a sunset sky. The clouds are gray in the upper right and edged in a curve of pink across the middle of the frame, with a bit of light blue clear sky in the lower left.
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Great egret hunting in the reeds
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷ðŸĶ‰ðŸŠķ
A white great egret hunting in a tangle of brown reeds. The bird is facing away from the camera with its head lowered and turned to the left.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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Slow deep breaths, slow deep breaths ... 😆
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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That's one house that never has to worry about porch pirates. ðŸĪĢ
February 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Being no fool, I used the long lens. 😂
February 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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ðŸĪĢ He is a servant of the Secret Fire. ðŸĪĢ
February 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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For #Caturday, none shall pass
#photography #cats #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #FebruArty2026 #feline 📷🐈
A monochrome image of a large, dark-colored, very fluffy cat sitting in a driveway and giving a surly look to the camera.
February 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM