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smartdrink.bsky.social @smartdrink.bsky.social · Jul 9
Some magic mushrooms from a festival I attended last week 🤭

#🍄 #mushrooms #photography
A string of multicolored mushroom lights illuminating a patch of grass at night.
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#BlueSkyMonday At the Oregon Coastal Aquarium. I had a hard time with my digital camera here, but I got lots of amazing pics on my phone #🐟
A flank of a school of fish swim diagonally upward with another large group swirling behind.
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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Continuing with my flamingo theme (and with reposting old photos 👀)
#BirdOfTheDay #BlackAndWhite
A black-and-white 3/4 portrait of a flamingo from behind.
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Flamingoes are nightmare fuel 😱
#BirdOfTheDay #LongNecks #birds #🪶
A flamingo drinking water from a shallow rippling pool.
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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A re-edit of a crane photo I really liked from last year. I think I brought out more detail, and I love the inquisitive look in its eyes 🤍
#BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #🪶
Siberian Crane looking at its reflection.
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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A couple of wenches at the Ren Faire last summer. It’s like if Lucy and Ethel really let themselves go 🫣. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCostume #HumansOfBluesky
A black-and-white photo of two wenches giving a vaudevillian comedy show at a Renaissance Faire.
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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A group of cormorants totally unbothered by the maelstrom below.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDramatic #photography #naturephotography
Cormorants perched and preening on a rocky outcrop over turbulent waves along the Oregon coast.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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A little finch of some sort (?) for #BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPerch. From Horicon Marsh in #Wisconsin early spring 2025.
January 19, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Ok it’s not Monday, and this isn’t the sky, but I’m still 33% correct #BlueSkyMonday #photography
A blue and yellow swirl of fish crowd some sharks in a tank at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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An egret for #BirdoftheDay #OpenWings. I probably took 100 pictures waiting for it to spread its wings, only to end up clipping them 🤷‍♂️. Still looks stunning though! #🪶
An egret wading in the water with its wings spread.
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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A #mallard family photo for the #BirdoftheDay #groups theme 🦆🦆🦆. From Bonneville Dam in #Portland.
A trio of mallards arrayed on a stone ledge.
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Really missing these colors rn 🥶. #photography #naturephotography #🌸
Fuschia chrysanthemums with a black-and-white background. Orange chrysanthemum with a black-and-white background.
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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A re-edit of a shot near the Milwaukee Art Museum last spring. #WeekWForWindows #photography #blackandwhite #wisconsin
A woman walking behind a building on the Milwaukee waterfront. The windows reflect the water so much that they’re totally opaque.
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Some dramatic autumn sunlight flowing over the countryside. #photography #naturephotography
A bare tree on a partly sunny fall day.
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Pro tip: looking for post-Halloween spooky vibes? Find a rural church on a stormy day. #photography
Holy Hill Church in Wisconsin.
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Life of a bird paparazzo. #PhotoFailFriday #birds #🪶 #herons
The backend of a camera shy blue heron.
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A pic from my last flight, taken on my phone. #FlyDay #Flying
A sea of clouds flowing beneath an airplane wing.
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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My #BirdOfTheDay contribution - a seagull perched on a rock in front of Breakwater Lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee #WI. From early last spring. #birds #🪶 #blackandwhitephotography #photography
A seagull perched on a rock in front of Breakwater Lighthouse in Milwaukee, WI.
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #rock meaning any bird perched on a rock. The alternative is #longbeak any bird with a long beak. I’ve went with both themes and the stunning Oystercatcher, my favourite shore bird. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A striking Eurasian oystercatcher stands on a lichen-covered rock by the sea. The bird has a glossy black head and back, a white underside, long pink legs, and a vivid orange-red bill. Its bright red eye stands out sharply against the dark plumage, while the blurred blue water behind provides a soft coastal backdrop.
November 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Reposting one of my favorite shots I’ve taken so far for the
#BirdOfTheDay theme 'Pairs Of The Same Birds'. I took a few of the waxwing in the back, when the second one photobombed with a berry in its mouth!

#DailyDouble #TwosDay #birds #EastCoastKin
smartdrink.bsky.social smartdrink.bsky.social @smartdrink.bsky.social · Jun 27
Cedar Waxwings were top of my wishlist while I'm out here, and I got two in one!

#🪶 #birds #naturephotography #PNW
Two Cedar Waxwings perched on branches among some berries. The front bird has a crushed berry in its beak.
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Watched this battle unfurl this weekend. The spider won, and it wasn’t close. Taken on my phone. #bugs #spider #🕷️
False Black Widow takes down a Yellowjacket weakened by the cold.
October 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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My girl loves pepperoni pizza 🍕😺
Tortie kitty staring at a pepperoni pizza
October 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Going through some faves from earlier this year. This yellow warbler already stood out, but I like the desaturated background. #birds #🪶 #naturephotography #photography #WI #Wisconsin
Yellow Warbler from Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin. May 2025
October 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Working out my arachnophobia through photography. It helps to use a long lens. #naturephotography #photography #spiders #🕷️ #eastcoastkin
The underside of a thicc garden spider chilling in its web.
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Midwest landscapes feel so small after leaving #PNW. #naturephotography #photography #eastcoastkin
A nice view of the river and hillside in Hood River, OR.
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This bald eagle posed on a tree about five yards from me yesterday. Adding it to my Portland album to show my dad that this is actually a pretty god-damned patriotic city and not a smoldering war zone. #photography #naturephotography #pdx #portland
American Bald Eagle perched on a tree branch under a shaft of sunlight. Portland, OR.
October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM