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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
A bright red curtain of light surrounded by green glow rains down from the sky behind the silhouettes of spruce trees A bright red curtain of light surrounded by green glow rains down from the sky behind the silhouettes of spruce trees A bright red curtain of light surrounded by green glow rains down from the sky behind the silhouettes of spruce trees. The light is reflected in the thin layer of ice covering the pond in the foreground.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
A few more photos from tonight’s incredible #aurora. I’m fascinated by the amount of red light tonight. This is generated by oxygen molecules being excited by light plasma at least 600 km above the Earth. The green is also oxygen molecules, but much lower (100-250km). Definitely a great night.
A ribbon of green light topped with red swirls across the sky, high above the silhouettes of spear trees. The forest rims a barely frozen pond that reflects a bit of the light. Ribbons of bright, red and green light fill the sky behind the tall silhouettes of spruce trees. The red light is on top of the green. Looking straight up into the night, sky, green swirls of Aurora form of Phoenix, like image surrounded by red light that is glowing higher up behind it. Looking up into the night, sky, curtains of red and green light pour down from high in the atmosphere a start contrast of the silhouettes of trees.
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
A bright red glow reaches up into the darkness, illuminating the silhouettes of tall slightly scraggly, spruce trees Swirls of green and red light sweep down from the sky, lighting up the forest and contrasting against the Stark silhouettes of trees Dramatic swirls of green and red light swirl down from the middle of the sky, starkly contrasting against the bear of Poplar, tall Spruce trees. Still more dramatic curtains of light sweep down from above in sheets of green and red. The tall bear poplars and spruce spires our starkly silhouetted.
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
Happy Exploding Whale Day for those who celebrate :)
jlkavanaugh.bsky.social Dr. Jeffrey Kavanaugh 🇨🇦 @jlkavanaugh.bsky.social · 2d
55 years ago today, the Oregon State Highway Division had a whale of a problem on its hands. How it solved it is the stuff of legends.

In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
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November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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amygann.bsky.social
Bob always lost at hide-and-seek.

#birdoftheday #hiding #birds #egret #heron #nature #wildlife #protectnature #EastCoastKin
A great egret stands behind a tree with its head and tail visible
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
A rather regal-looking polar bear on the fall tundra. #mammals 🌿
A polar bear sniffs the air from where he is lying on the dry tundra moss. Pale grasses sway gently behind him.
October 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
A beautiful afternoon along Hudson Bay with a bunch of polar bears. It was much too warm for this time of year, so the bears were resting up and saving their energy. #mammals 🌿
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
Sunrise on the beach from a view that's never been possible before. Lake Winnipeg's levels are very low this fall and the strong south wind we've been having has pushed more water into the north basin, revealing sand bars I've never seen in 40+years.
The pale sun rises over the forested shore of a large lake. Waves are crashing in the distance, but the photographer is standing on a large sand bar that stretches out from the beach into the lake.
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
The northern lights put on quite a show last night. This was the view at the end of my driveway. #aurora
A curtain of green light sweeps up into the sky behind a silhouette of forest trees An arc of bright green light swooped across the night sky A ribbon of bright green light fills the sky and lights up the darkness behind the silhouette of a forested road A ribbon of not quite as bright green light and a bit of red swoops across the sky against the silhouettes of boreal forest trees
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
I almost missed the flareup, but the lights were back out for a while this evening. #aurora
Swirls of green light dance in the sky, and are reflected in the water of a pond surrounded by the dark black silhouettes of spruce trees
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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eric-lindahl.bsky.social
#nature #photography #butterfly #bugslife #redadmiral

Red Admiral Butterfly - Description in alt text
A Red Admiral butterfly sits on a cone flower, its many colored body stands out against the green background. The Red Admiral butterfly is easily recognizable by its striking black, red, and white pattern. The upper-side of its wings features a black background with prominent reddish-orange bands on the fore and hind wings, and white spots on the forewing tips. The underside of the wings is a mottled blue, brown, and black, with a pink-red bar on the forewing.
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
I was being watched last night while on my kayak. This large, healthy coyote was sitting on the breakwater and judging me :) I'm glad I had the big camera in the boat with me this time. #mammals 🌿
A large, fluffy coyote sits atop a pile of limestone boulders and stares placidly off into the distance. Dark green spruce trees in the background offset its pale fur nicely.
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
A fuzzy friend in the yard yesterday. The snowshoe hares are starting to change colour starting with their ears. I took this through a double-pane window so it's a bit blurry, but still cute. #mammals
A brown snowshoe hare with white ears, muzzle and legs sits in the tall grass on the edge of a fores.
September 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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amygann.bsky.social
An adorable bird of prey against a bright blue sky.

#birds #kestrel #raptor #nature #wildlife #photography #protectnature #birdoftheday #bluesky #EastCoastKin
A kestrel stands on a thin branch of a tree. Its back is to the camera, but its head is turned to look behind it
September 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
We were sort of cloudy yesterday evening, but the aurora still shone through. A few longer-exposures with the 'good camera'. #aurora
Sheets of green light ripple behind thin cloud and are reflected in a still pond surrounded by the black silhouettes of tall spruce trees. Sheets of green light ripple behind thin cloud and are reflected in a still pond surrounded by the black silhouettes of tall spruce trees. A few bright spots are really reflected in the water.
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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davidtothejay.bsky.social
Two local Sandhill Cranes telling me to back off. Sound up!

Love these #birds. They are young ones still getting color.
September 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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notdred.bsky.social
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
A bear in the wild, smiling and posing coyly
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
Like Winnipeg is 24,500 km² give or take. It’s a little bit bigger than Belize and on evenings like this, it’s such a treat to paddle.
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
An amazing moment with a beautifully-coloured young black bear. This one is only just only enough to be on its own and it doing very well chowing down on the abundance of berries in the Riding Mountain area. - Manitoba. #mammals 🌿🐻
A beautiful brownish black bear considers its options as it grabs onto a shrub. A beautiful brownish black bear is mid-bite while they feed in the shrubbery. A beautiful brownish black bear smells the shrub in its paws.
August 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
I'm currently guiding a wildlife watching tour that splits it time between Riding Mountain National Park and Churchill, Manitoba. While the focus is on large mammals this barred owl was a special treat. It was just coming off the nightly hunt and getting ready to sleep. #birds 🌿
A large, brown, barred owl perches on a small dark branch in the canopy of a trembling aspen. It's large, dark eyes are looking up into the distance. A large, brown, barred owl perches on a small dark branch in the canopy of a trembling aspen. It's looking down to the ground with its large, dark, eyes.
August 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
Celebrating #OwlAwarenessDay with a selection of owls that can be found in my area. We have a wonderful diversity of species. #birds #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay
A large great gray owl swoops down from its perch on a sunny winter day. The light illuminates its wing feathers. A northern hawk-owl zooms across a grey sky with a vole clutched in its talons. It's yellow eyes are fixed ahead on its goal. A somewhat bedraggled northern saw-whet owl fledgling sleeps with its head tucked over its back with its beak under the wing. The little brown owl is a little wet from after the rain. A large, brown-eyed barred owl perches on the diagonal branch of a white aspen tree. It stares off into the distance.
August 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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rickfilesphoto.bsky.social
Baltimore Oriole
#AnimalArtTuesday
#Birds #Birding
#Nature #Photography
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ArtYear
#EastCoastKin
A Baltimore Oriole with a bright orange breast, belly, and rump, a black head with dark eyes, a silver beak, and white wing bars on his black wings. He is standing on a gray pipe bracket looking down at the activity below. The background is gray lap.
August 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
The landscape of Grasslands National Park makes everything seem small, including the bison. 🌿
A lone bison grazes on the yellow prairie on the side of a gentle slope. The grasslands sweep out around it dwarfing the massive ungulate.
July 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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eric-lindahl.bsky.social
#nature #photography #birds #owls

Barred Owl - Description in alt text
A Barred Owl, taken at the local Raptor Center. These birds are brought to the center because they were injured. The ones that fully recover are released, at release events that are fun to watch! The ones that never fully recover, are kept and treated as royalty for their remaining days. Barred Owls are mottled brown and white overall, with dark brown, almost black, eyes. The underparts are mostly marked with vertical brown bars on a white background, while the upper breast is crossed with horizontal brown bars. The wings and tail are barred brown and white.
July 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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eric-lindahl.bsky.social
#nature #photography #birds #osprey

Osprey - Description in alt text
An Osprey glides through a blue sky, in search of food. It appears to be looking directly at the viewer. Ospreys are characterized by brown upper parts, white underparts, a white head with a dark eye stripe, and long, narrow wings. Their wingspan can reach up to 6 feet, and they typically stand around 2 feet tall.
July 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM