Michelle
@mountainbirdfan.bsky.social
Birds and sky photographer; travel, birding, Astro. Nikon photographer.
#PhotographersUnited <== community carryover from Threads
#PhotographersUnited <== community carryover from Threads
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, @robcrank68.bsky.social chose #Groups (groups of 4 or more birds & can be different species).
I give you the Sandhills cranes in Bosque del Apache, NM.
I give you the Sandhills cranes in Bosque del Apache, NM.
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, @robcrank68.bsky.social chose #Groups (groups of 4 or more birds & can be different species).
I give you the Sandhills cranes in Bosque del Apache, NM.
I give you the Sandhills cranes in Bosque del Apache, NM.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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The holiday event showcases Ukrainian food, clothing, dance and music, along with several educational displays about the human toll of the Russia-Ukraine war.
‘We do everything that we can’: Portland’s Ukrainian Winterfest raises funds for besieged homeland
The holiday event showcases Ukrainian food, clothing, dance and music, along with several educational displays about the human toll of the Russia-Ukraine war.
www.oregonlive.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The holiday event showcases Ukrainian food, clothing, dance and music, along with several educational displays about the human toll of the Russia-Ukraine war.
#BirdOfTheDay #HeronsandEgrets with the alternative being #birdsandrocks any bird with a rock in the frame. Let’s see what I have: a green heron surveying the inner bay in Grand Cayman … from a lava rock shore.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#BirdOfTheDay #HeronsandEgrets with the alternative being #birdsandrocks any bird with a rock in the frame. Let’s see what I have: a green heron surveying the inner bay in Grand Cayman … from a lava rock shore.
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
Today I’m not birding - or even taking the pictures. Instead, I’m catching the joy I can with one of the joys of my life. Hoping you all may find moments like this.
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Today I’m not birding - or even taking the pictures. Instead, I’m catching the joy I can with one of the joys of my life. Hoping you all may find moments like this.
My same experience.
For some reason I was just thinking about how when my mom was in the early stages of Alzheimer's (pre-diagnosis) there were incidences where she would not only deny saying something she'd literally just said, but she would fly into a rage and attack me for saying she'd said it. 1/
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My same experience.
Hilarious.
‘Best eaten with a hangover’: the best (and worst) supermarket Christmas crisps, tasted and rated
‘Best eaten with a hangover’: the best (and worst) supermarket Christmas crisps, tasted and rated
’Tis the season for novelty crisps – from the delicious to the downright deranged. Crisp-addict Ravinder Bhogal crunched through the lot to find the festive flavours worth snacking on
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hilarious.
Let's GOOOOO TN!!!
AFTYN: “What a time to be alive! A battleground district in Tennessee… everyone loves an underdog story.”
It’s Election Day in TN-7, and Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social says Tennesseans can send a message that they’re fed up with Trump and a Republican Party that has failed to deliver.
It’s Election Day in TN-7, and Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social says Tennesseans can send a message that they’re fed up with Trump and a Republican Party that has failed to deliver.
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Let's GOOOOO TN!!!
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Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
One of Britain’s most outstanding playwrights famed for the ‘hypnotised brilliance’ of his prose and dialogue
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
Met this wood stork up close while birding in Costa Rica last month. #birdoftheday #birds #PhotographersUnited #Wildlifephotography #NikonPhotography
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Met this wood stork up close while birding in Costa Rica last month. #birdoftheday #birds #PhotographersUnited #Wildlifephotography #NikonPhotography
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A reminder for Russia :
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A reminder for Russia :
Spent some time with the sandhill cranes in Bosque del Apache this weekend. Great way to reset. #birdphotography #birds#nikonphotography #photographersunited
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Spent some time with the sandhill cranes in Bosque del Apache this weekend. Great way to reset. #birdphotography #birds#nikonphotography #photographersunited
Fall Friday is for northern harrier hunting. Splendid day at Watson Lake in Prescott. #Nikonphotography #birding #wildlifephotography
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fall Friday is for northern harrier hunting. Splendid day at Watson Lake in Prescott. #Nikonphotography #birding #wildlifephotography
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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1. Word is that some “centrist” Dems are eager for a deal with the president that would end the gov't shutdown. I don’t know what the incentive is. Just two days ago, Republican candidates were handed their asses in statewide elections in NJ, VA, MS & GA, as well as municipal elections nationwide.
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1. Word is that some “centrist” Dems are eager for a deal with the president that would end the gov't shutdown. I don’t know what the incentive is. Just two days ago, Republican candidates were handed their asses in statewide elections in NJ, VA, MS & GA, as well as municipal elections nationwide.
Democracy ran the table.
a cartoon teddy bear is holding a heart that says `` i love you '' .
ALT: a cartoon teddy bear is holding a heart that says `` i love you '' .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Democracy ran the table.
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Every day, it seems like we tick a little bit closer to midnight.
Would be great if the GOP Congress would quit sleepwalking through this.
Would be great if the GOP Congress would quit sleepwalking through this.
Threatening to arrest governors for seditious conspiracy. Getting dark fast.
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Every day, it seems like we tick a little bit closer to midnight.
Would be great if the GOP Congress would quit sleepwalking through this.
Would be great if the GOP Congress would quit sleepwalking through this.
A6 (Lemmon) from Sedona over Castle Rock (with rock formation) #Astrophotography #Nikonphotography #Nightsky
October 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A6 (Lemmon) from Sedona over Castle Rock (with rock formation) #Astrophotography #Nikonphotography #Nightsky
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Denali showed up for us from Anchorage. #mountainmonday #photographersunited #nikonphotography #landscapephotography
October 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Denali showed up for us from Anchorage. #mountainmonday #photographersunited #nikonphotography #landscapephotography
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‼️CONFIRMED: Nearly 7 million people turned out for No Kings today.
With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, today’s mobilization was 14 times larger than both of Trump’s presidential inaugurations combined, marking a historic moment of unity and resistance.
#NoKings
With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, today’s mobilization was 14 times larger than both of Trump’s presidential inaugurations combined, marking a historic moment of unity and resistance.
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
‼️CONFIRMED: Nearly 7 million people turned out for No Kings today.
With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, today’s mobilization was 14 times larger than both of Trump’s presidential inaugurations combined, marking a historic moment of unity and resistance.
#NoKings
With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, today’s mobilization was 14 times larger than both of Trump’s presidential inaugurations combined, marking a historic moment of unity and resistance.
#NoKings
RIP Dr. Jane.
In a world of Kristi Noems, be a Jane Goodall
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
RIP Dr. Jane.
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At this point, any Democrat who votes to keep this government open without extracting very serious concessions — RFK’s resignation, ICE rollback, Epstein Files release, etc — will absolutely face a primary challenger who will set fundraising records.
Republicans run the White House, Congress and Supreme Court on the principle that the only role Dems can play is bailing the GOP out from facing the consequences of their own actions.
They expect Dems to clean up after them and save them from voters’ blame, and sadly some Dems want to do just that.
They expect Dems to clean up after them and save them from voters’ blame, and sadly some Dems want to do just that.
Actual White House quote: “go fuck yourself.”
Its not being some pearl clutching prude to ask whether this is really how most Americans want their kids to see the seat of our government behave. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Its not being some pearl clutching prude to ask whether this is really how most Americans want their kids to see the seat of our government behave. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
At this point, any Democrat who votes to keep this government open without extracting very serious concessions — RFK’s resignation, ICE rollback, Epstein Files release, etc — will absolutely face a primary challenger who will set fundraising records.