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Amanda Haverstick
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Newspaper editor, hermit, nerd and spy-fi fan using my camera for niceness instead of evil.
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Sometimes I write blogs on Get Smart, though not as often as I'd like anymore. #getsmart #television #comedy
From page to screen: Get Smart marks 60 years
Maxwell Smart answers his shoephone during Get Smart's debut on Sept. 18, 1965. (Editor's note: This is another post “from the archives” wit...
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September 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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I'm going to take a stand and say it's annoying when someone asks you to help them with something and you reach out to make that happen they ghost you. Why do the humans do this?
July 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The bulk of my job consists of standing around awkwardly waiting for stuff to happen. Today I'm doing that in a 101 degree heat index.
June 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Was up past 1 in the a.m. working. I am so tired this morning that I just brewed a cup of hot creamer 😵‍💫
June 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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There were a few fishers out yesterday evening, including this osprey flying overhead with its supper.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #osprey #photographersofbluesky
An osprey flying with a fish.
May 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Last night's full moon. Is this why things are weirder than usual?
#photography #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #moon #fullmoon #flowermoon
Full Flower Moon
May 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Black bird singing - probably to alert the rest of the feathered population to my presence.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #blackbird #photographersofbluesky
A black bird singing.
May 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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What happens when a mole cricket crosses your path?
#photography #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #nature #insects #crickets #molecricket #bugs #photographersofbluesky
A mole cricket
April 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Call me old-fashioned, but I just think when you get a screw put in your jaw, you should get some pain meds afterward. Just saying. 🤷‍♀️
April 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Wood duck sighting - these ducks were flying from tree to tree.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #woodduck #ducks #waterfowl #lakelife
A wood duck in flight.
April 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Loon flying across a nearby lake.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #loon #waterbird #lakelife
Loon flying across a lake.
April 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Bird on a wire.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #finch #housefinch
A house finch
April 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Happy to see these sandhill cranes fly over!
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #sandhillcrane #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds
Sandhill Cranes in flight.
March 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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These pileated woodpeckers are hard to keep up with.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #pileatedwoodpecker #woodpecker #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds
A pileated woodpecker.
March 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The only thing that's going to keep me out of trouble today is the voice of my late grandfather advising me to just keep my mouth shut. Know your audience.
March 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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After a bit of foraging, this robin selected a prime leaf. 📷 🐦
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #robin #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds
A robin with a leaf in its mouth.
March 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Misty morning with temperatures warming and the ice on the nearby lake melting.
#photography #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #winterweather #photographersofbluesky #outdoorlife #midwest
Fog rising from a frozen lake.
February 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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A Robin snacks on some berries. Spring is around the corner. 📷 🐦 #birdsky #birds #Robin #outdoorphotography #outdoorlife #photography #naturephotography #naturelovers
A Robin eating berries.
February 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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From a PR pitch in my inbox: "Many of us are stuck in a never-ending cycle of doom scrolling and brain rot."
I feel called out.
February 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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This blue jay found a spot to weather yesterday's snowstorm. 📷🐦
#outdoorphotography #outdoorlife #photography #birds #birding #bluejay #winter #snowstorm #nature #naturephotography
Blue jay in a tree in a snowstorm.
February 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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This cardinal braved this morning's blast of snow to get a bite. 📷 🐦 #outdoorphotography #outdoorlife #nature #birding #cardinal #lakeeffect #snow #birds #photography #winter
A female cardinal on a bird feeder in the snow.
February 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Moon shot from this evening with an airplane making a cameo appearance. 🌕📷 #outdoorphotography #photography #moon #naturephotography #space
A moon in the afternoon sky. A Delta airplane flying.
February 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Ice fishers were still at it this weekend, which hit a balmy 40 degrees. #photography #outdoorlife #outdoorphotography #winter #icefishing #indiana
February 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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More scenes from last week's WinterFest. Did you know you could iron ice?
#winter #photography #outdoorphotography #wintersports #icefishing #indiana #icecarving
An ice carver uses an iron on ice. A softball player catches a ball in the snow. Ice fisherman cross a frozen lake.
January 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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This morning I woke up and found a ladybug doing the backstroke in my glass of water. I wonder if that will set the tone for today?
January 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM