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US Navy Veteran, Living in Braga, Northern Portugal
@braga-denizen.bsky.social
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I am a proud Navy veteran,who now calls Braga, Portugal home. I have found solace in Braga’s historic charm & tranquil pace. I enjoy exploring the region’s rich culture. My new hobby is photography. No dating, No crypto, No fundraising!
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Magical luminous foxes, Noite Branca. Braga, Portugal 2025
September 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Oh deer! I saw the white-tailed deer hanging out in my backyard.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #animalpics #deer #photography #nature #omsystem #om1mkii #m.zuiko
August 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Black-Eyed Susan.

#photography #flowers #flowerpics #flowerphotography #gardens #m.zuiko #omsystem #om1mkii #olympus
August 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck,white cheeks,white under its chin,and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America
#birdpics #birds #birdphotography #photography #mzuiko #om1mkii #omsystem #BlueSkyArtShow
August 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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This is an image of a Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), Cávado River Portugal.
#birds #kingfisher #birdphotography #photography #omsystem #mzuiko #om1mkii #CávadoRiver #Braga #bird #kingfisherbird
August 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Youthful exuberance at the Douro River. The Douro flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Porto, the second largest city of Portugal.

#black&whitephotography #photography #mzuiko #omsystem #monochrome
July 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Dimorphotheca ecklonis, also known as Cape Marguerite, African daisy

#flowers #flowerpic #flowerphotography ##gardens #Guimaraes #omsystem #om1mkii #mzuiko
July 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Come upstairs….!

#blackandwhitephotography #photography #Porto #mzuiko #omsystem #BlueSkyArtShow #streetphotography
July 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Emerging from the shadows

#B&Wphotography #blackandwhitephotography #photography #mzuiko #omsystem #om1mkii
July 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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A young female kingfisher at a pond in Braga, Portugal.

#birds
#birdphotography
#Kingfisher
#KingfisherBird
#KingfisherLove
#KingfisherPerch
#BeautifulBirds
#omsystem
#om1mkii
#mzuiko
July 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A single velvet rose, its deep crimson petals unfolding like whispers in the dark — soft, rich, and impossibly elegant.
#flowers #photography
#VelvetRose #BlueskyBloom #CrimsonBeauty #FlowerPhotography #PetalPoetry #omsystem #mzuiko #BlueSkyArtShow #om1mkii
July 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Tell me what you see in the comments please
#bwphotography #sculpture #black&whitephotography #photography #streetphotography #churches #mzuiko #om1mkii #omsystem #BlueSkyArtShow #monochrome #photo
July 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Abandoned building in downtown Braga, Portugal.
#streetphotography #black&whitephotography #photography #omsystem #mzuiko #travelportugal #Braga #urbanphotography
July 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Papaver rhoeas,common poppy,corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy. In traditional folk medicine, it was used for gout, aches, and pains. The petals were used to create a syrup that was fed to children to help them sleep. #flowers #photography #omsystem #mzuiko
July 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Delphinium elatum is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, known by the common names alpine delphinium. #flowers #photography #gardens #plants #mzuiko #omsystem #microfourthirds
July 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Waterlily in afternoon sun!
#waterlily #flowers #flower #photography #nature #omsystem #mzuiko #om1mkii
July 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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#comedy #LipoLiteByMosquito
#WingedWeightWatchers #TinyVampireWeightLossPlan #KetoWithWings #KetoWithWings #BiteMeThin #SkeeterSlimDown #mosquito #laughteristhebestmedicine #MosquitoMakeover
July 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus). Most owls sleep during the day and hunt at night, but the snowy owl is often active during the day, especially in the summertime. #birds #birdphotography #photography #owls #omsystem #mzuiko #snowyowl #animals
July 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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A secretary bird eyes me with suspicion. #birds #birdphotography #secretarybird #omsystem #om1mkii
July 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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The Chapel of Bones is one of the best-known monuments in Évora, Portugal. The Chapel gets its name because the interior walls are covered and decorated with human skulls and bones.
#bwphotography #photography #travelportugal #omsystem #mzuiko #evora #Portugal #blackandwhitephotography
July 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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A beautiful waterlily
#Waterlily #Waterlilies #LilyOnTheWater #FloatingFlowers
#photography #flowers #omsystem #mzuiko #on1mkii #BlueSkyArtShow
July 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The Roman Temple of Évora, also referred to as the Templo de Diana (albeit wrongly, after Diana, the ancient Roman goddess of the moon, is an ancient temple in the Portuguese city of Évora

#TravelPortugal #ancientrome #evora #photography #bwphotography #omsystem #travelphotography #history
July 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Common yellow throat

#bird #birds #birdpics #birdphotography #omsystem
June 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), formerly also known as bay-winged hawk or dusky hawk, and known in Latin America as the peuco!

#bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #omsystem #om1mkii #wildlife
June 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Three versions of the same rose. #rose #roses #flowerphoto #flowerphotography #flowerpic #omsystem #om1mkii #BlueSkyArtShow #summerblooms
June 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM