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Bruce Lund
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Hobbyist nature photographer, tree hugger, traveler by air and road, and a liberal who is dismayed to see what's happening in my country (USA) and other places in the world where hate is thriving.
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Male Wood Duck: Look at me! Look at me! I'm an angel!
Female Wood Duck: You need to do better than that, buster!
#birds #nature #beautifulbirds #wildlife
A male wood duck with his brilliant coloring is flapping his wings and appearing to "levitate" on the water, while a female wood duck swims away.
June 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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When driving Highway 120 right before heading down into Yosemite Valley, you come across this magnificent view with Half Dome in the distance. November, 2023
#Landscapes #landscapephotography #Yosemite
An Autumn picture of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park from the distance. It's a sunny day with a few stray clouds in the frame. Half Dome is sandwiched between two rock structures with a small dark cloud obscuring a small portion of Half Dome about a quarter of the way from the top, with it's peak visible with a small patch of snow.
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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White Crowned Sparrow, western Washington state, USA

#birds #birdphotography #usbird #WAbirding #nature
A White Crowned Sparrow perched on a moss covered branch of a tree looks straight at the camera. The picture provides a clear look at the black head with a white crown, and an orangish-Yellow beak.
March 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Sapsucker, western Washington state, prior early autumn season
#birds #birdphotos #nature #Washingtonbirds
A colorful red-headed sapsucker is pausing their wood pecking into a tree to pose for a photo. The tree is popular with woodpeckers and sapsuckers as it is covered in holes from prior pecking sessions.
March 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Horse and Rider taking in the sunset over the Pacific Ocean, Central California coast, USA
#landscapes #landscapephotos #nature #sunsets
A silhouetted horse and rider take in an yellow fiery sunset looking out over the pacific ocean.
March 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Here in western Washington state, spring is upon us. From February, 2025
#nature #spring #naturephotos
A Rhododendron stem with four green and purplish leaves and a yet to be flowering pink and yellow bud bathed in late afternoon sunlight.
March 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Female Mallard Duck flapping her wings while a male looks on, Billy Frank Jr Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, Dupont, Washington, USA
#birds #birdphotography #nature
While swimming in the estuary, a Female Mallard Duck flaps her wings while a male looks on. This photo was taken at the Billy Frank, Jr Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, in Dupont, Washington state, USA
March 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Portuguese Cork Forest, Spring, 2024. Click on the picture to get a more clear version of the picture.
#Landscapes #landscapephotography #Portugal
Portuguese Cork Forest, with Oak Cork Trees spread out over a yellow and white flowered field, with wispy but darkening clouds in the background.
February 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Mushrooms on a tree in the forest, 2024, Western Washington state, USA
#nature #naturephotos #mushrooms
February 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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A mallard and turtle sharing a place to relax. 2024, western Washington State, USA
#Birds #Wildlife #Birdphotos #nature #naturephotography
A female mallard and a smaller turtle are enjoying the mid-day sun on a pond filled with dandelions and grasses
February 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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From November, 2024, Pinnacles National Park, California, USA. a tarantula is in search of a mate
#Nature #wildlife #naturephotography
February 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Roadrunner in the desert. Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States
#birds #birdphotos #nature
A roadrunner is a desert bird found in desert locations like Joshua Tree National Park. This roadrunner is standing in the desert with a variety of plants and bushes surrounding it. While the picture is mostly black and white, you might see a hint of brown on the roadrunner's body.
February 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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A summer photo from Yellowstone National Park in the United States. A red-tail hawk perches in a tree.
#birds #landscapes #lonetree #yellowstonenationalpark #nature
This photo was taken during the summer season at Yellowstone National Park in the united states. It features a lone tree with a thin trunk that curves at the top, and has branches extending from the top upper half of the trunk that forms a concentric circles of green needles. At the top of the tree, a Red-Tail hawk perches looking over the prairie. Only the top portion of the tree is in focus, while the rest of the photo sports a blurry dreamy look.
February 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA.
#Landscapes #landscapephotos #archesnationalpark #nature
This desert landscape photo is of one large and one small orange colored rock features at Arches National Park. Set in the evening time with the sun still lighting the rock outcroppings, the viewer can see a mountain range in the background, and some dark clouds lit up by the sun.
February 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Also posted to "Gulf of America" link on Google maps
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Bobolink at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Princeton, Oregon, USA.
#birds #birdphotography #nature
A colorful Bobolink, a black and white bird with a bright yellow head cap, sits on top of a bush during spring migration at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, located in eastern Oregon, USA
February 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The king surveying their domain on a foggy morning. Olema, CA, USA along the Bolinas Ridge Trail.
#birds #landscape #naturephotography
A Red Tail Hawk is perched atop a small rock cropping on a cold foggy morning overlooking a rocky field.
February 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Nature reclaiming an abandoned truck at homestead, Olympic National Park, Lake Quinault
#photography #olympicnationalpark
Nature is reclaiming an abandoned, yellow and rusting, truck at an old homestead at Lake Quinault, WA within Olympic National Park sits in a field surrounded by trees.
February 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Roosting Pelicans - Point Lobos Natural Reserve, Carmel, CA. November 2024
#birds #birdphotography #nature
Approximately two dozen pelicans roosting on a ledge in the sun at Point Lobos Natural Preserve along the central California coast near Carmel, CA. Point Lobos is located just north of winding highway of Big Sur.
February 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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A forest of shadow and light in western Washington state, USA
#Landscapes #landscapephotos #photos #washingtonstate
A lush, green forest, mostly in shadows, with sunlight rays highlighting moss dangling from tree branches.
February 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Monarch Butterfly Grove, Santa Cruz, CA, November 2024. Monarch butterflies are endangered. In California, the most recent count was 9,119. Since the 1980's they have decreased on the west coast by 95%. One of leading causes for this is pesticide poisoning.
#wildlife #monarchbutterflies #nature
Endangered monarch butterflies roosting in eucalyptus trees in a grove in Santa Cruz, CA in November 2024.
February 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Lazuli Bunting, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, May 2021
#breathoffreshair #birds #birdphotos #nature #Malheurnationalwildliferefuge
A Lazuli Bunting, a small and colorful blue and brown bird, is perched on some straw surrounded by ferns, right above an old wooden railing. The picture was taken in Southeast Oregon, near the town of Burns, at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge.
January 31, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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From late November, 2022: Half Dome with its top bathed in evening sun at Yosemite National Park, USA, is taken from the valley floor.
#landscapes #landscapephotography #yosemitenationalpark
This picture of Half Dome with its top bathed in evening sun at Yosemite National Park, USA, is taken from the valley floor. The time is late fall, and the foreground features brown grasses and conifers mixed in with deciduous trees with dark brown autumn leaves. the background features half dome in the middle of the frame, with the red evening sun painting the top portion of the dome. The spine of half dome trails off to the right, and a rock wall to the left of Half Dome fills out the left portion of the frame's background.
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Hall of Mosses, Olympic National Park, USA, March, 2021.
During the height of Covid, I found myself taking long drives to places of solitude. At that time, the Hall of Mosses on the Olympic Peninsula was one such place.
#landscapes #landscapephotography #olympicnationalpark
This lush scene at the Hall of Mosses in Olympic National Park, USA, features the Hoh River meandering through fern dripped area with trees of saturated green moss reaching out past the ferns towards the sky.
January 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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A foggy day at the refuge...
#BillyFrannkJrNationalWildlifeRefuge #landscape #photography
A foggy day at the Billy Frank Jr. National Wildlife Refuge shows ducks swimming by some small trees, once living, that are now lifeless and stark. In 2009, a dike that once protected farmland was breached to let saltwater in and expand the estuary to return to a more natural state.
January 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM