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Joe
@scrubfae.bsky.social
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🏳️‍⚧️ Unapologetically queer
⚕️ FM resident
🌱 Native wildlife
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Mittens with thrifted yarn :) 🧶
Pattern by The Turtle Trunk
Two brown crochet mittens on a rainbow recycled fabric rug
October 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

WNC, July 2025

#kodakpixpro #naturephotography #ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #orchidsinsitu #orchid
Photo of downy rattlesnake plantain in bloom, an orchid with a green stalk and small white flowers clustered up the stalk
September 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Stalked puffball-in-aspic (Calostoma cinnabarinum)

Ink on sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #fungi #mushroom #puffball #mushroomart
Ink sketch of Stalked Puffball-in-aspic, a round mushroom with gelatinous stalks
September 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
scrubfae.bsky.social
Crocheted a belt :)
Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
(Modified the belt portion to be horizontal rather than vertical rows, if you're curious you can look at my lil note on my Ravelry project!)
🧶
Crochet belt in trans flag colors with a white flower crocheted buckle
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)

WNC, July 2025

#kodakpixpro #naturephotography #ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #orchids #tipulariadiscolor #craneflyorchid #orchidsinsitu
Crane-fly orchid stalk full of purple and green blooms
September 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Spotted Mandarin (Prosartes maculata)

Ink on sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #ncwildflowers #nativeplants #botanicalart #lily #spottedmandarin
Ink sketch of a six-petaled lily in bloom, spotted mandarin, with the scientific name below.
September 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Pigeonwings (Clitoria mariana)

WNC, July 2025

#kodakpixpro #naturephotography #ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #pigeonwings
Purple flower of Pigeonwings with darker purple stippling and a white stripe down the center.
September 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Eastern Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus clarus) on Bee balm (Monarda fistulosa)

WNC, July 2025

#kodakpixpro #naturephotography #ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #silverspottedskipper #butterfly #bergamot
Silver spotted Skipper butterfly perched on the pink blooms of beebalm
September 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Ink ok sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #ncwildflowers #nativeplants #botanicalart #geranium #wildgeranium
Ink drawing of wild geranium in bloom with the scientific name below
September 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis)

WNC, May 2025

#kodakpixpro #naturephotography #ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #canadianlousewort
Blooming Canadian lousewort with yellow and red gradient flowers
September 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Cedar Waxwings are back in town. I saw a small flock foraging for berries on my way home from work yesterday. This photo is from 2022.

#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #california #californiawildlife
September 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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catalyst-artworks.bsky.social
#wip #botanicalart
Line drawing of a bee hovering around a clump of ghost paintbrush flowers. Line drawing of a clump of a shelf of chicken of the woods mushrooms.
September 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa)

WNC, June 2025

#kodakpixpro #naturephotography #ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #blackcohosh
Black cohosh plume with bright white blooms backlit in a forest
September 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Bear corn (Conopholis americana)

Ink on sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #ncwildflowers #nativeplants #botanicalart #parasiticplant #bearcorn
Black and white sketch of bear corn in bloom
September 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Jagged ambush bug (Phymata fasciata)

WNC, September 2025

#kodakpixpro #ncwildlife #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #phymata #phymatafasciata #ambushbug
A small white Jagged ambush bug perched on a leaf
September 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Southern nodding wakerobin (Trillium rugelii)

WNC, April 2025

#kodakpixpro #ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #trillium #trilliumrugelii
Trillium rugelli in bloom
September 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

WNC, April 2025

#ncwildflowers #westernnorthcarolina #wnc #kodakpixpro #mayapple
Mayapple in bloom on a forest floor
September 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposted by Joe
nicholasbelardes.bsky.social
Your daily reminder not to normalize white supremacy.
September 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
Great Egrets give elegant and majestic looks with their side profile, but the front facing view with the googly eyes and long neck has its own charm.
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Fire pink (Silene virginica)

Ink on sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #ncwildflowers #nativeplants #botanicalart
Ink sketch of fire pink in bloom with some bloomed out flowers
September 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Appalachian bellwort (Uvularia puberula)

WNC, April 2025

#kodakpixpro #wnc #naturephotography #appalachianbellwort #bellwort #appalachia
Yellow bellworts blooming from leaf litter
September 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Bear corn (Conopholis americana)

WNC, April 2025

#kodakpixpro #wnc #naturephotography #parasiticplant #americancancerroot
Blooming bear corn among leaf litter
September 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Reposted by Joe
swede1952.bsky.social
Mockingbird, Morning

While Charlie and I were walking yesterday, I photographed what I believed to be a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthernMockingbird
"A young Northern Mockingbird stands alert in a patch of dew-kissed grass, its slender body angled slightly forward as if caught mid-thought. The plumage is soft gray and white, mottled with faint speckles across its chest and wings—like a watercolor sketch still drying. Its long tail, slightly fanned, suggests balance and readiness. The morning light is gentle, casting a silvery sheen across the damp grass, which glistens with tiny droplets. The background is a quiet blur of green, evoking early stillness. The bird’s round eyes, dark amber and focused on the photographer, remain calm—watchful but unhurried. As if it’s considering its next move or composing a song in silence. There’s no urgency—just presence." Microsoft Copilot with edits by the photographer
September 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Orange-fringed orchid (Platanthera ciliaris)

Ink on sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #ncwildflowers #nativeplants #botanicalart #orchidart #orchids
Ink sketch of orange fringed orchid in bloom
September 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Turk's-cap lily (Lilium superbum)

Ink on sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #ncwildflowers #nativeplants #botanicalart #lily
Ink sketch of Turks cap lily in bloom with the scientific name to one side
September 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM