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Badja 🇦🇺
@ozziebadja.bsky.social
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Interested in science, technology, history (and history of science and technology).

I recognise the Guringai (Ku-ring-gai) language group of the Garigal Aboriginal clan as the Traditional Owners and holders of knowledge of the place where I live and work.
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Badja 🇦🇺 @ozziebadja.bsky.social · Nov 13
The seven sisters are often a topic of Australian Indigenous art. This is “Seven Sisters Dreaming” by Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi (personal collection).
Seven Sisters - Australian Indigenous desert dot style painting. Mostly red swirls with starfield background. Significant stars are shown as concentric circles of dots with one central dot. Seven yellow (three circles) and four red (four circles) stars. Swirls of light blue dots join and circle the stars and lead off the painting top and right edges.
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🕷️ It is, once again, #MacroMonday, so once again, a jumping spider. I believe this is a female Putnam's jumping spider, looking very interested or downcast, not sure which. #spiders #photography #macro
A jumping spider is on a horizontal iris leaf, on the edge, looking down.
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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hhs761.bsky.social
Erie Falls (49 feet) at Ricketts Glen State Park, Benton, PA. 5/2/25
Trailhead
41.3296280, -76.2910772
#Pennsylvania
#waterfalls
#photography
#waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#outdoors
#explore
#nature
#travelphotography
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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chapps.bsky.social
They say ‘fake it ’til you make it’, which might have proved embarrassing to the woman who once wore this snake bracelet, if the gilding chipped off at a party … to reveal the bronze beneath. Discount luxury, same as it ever was. 🏺 1/

Western Greek, from Cumae. 200-100 BCE. #BritishMuseum
Gilded bronze snake bracelet, with curved snake head terminals at either end. The body of the coiled bracelet is made of two medium thick wires of bronze twisted about one another. There’s a feather or vegetal pattern on the backs of the snake head terminals, reminiscent of the ‘agathadaemon’ snakes, which brought luck and fertility. Chips of gilding have worn off to reveal the dark bronze beneath.
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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jenhenders.bsky.social
“Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere".
Wherever Tuesday takes you, have a very good day...💜 xx
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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teamswiftparrot.bsky.social
This brood of blue-winged parrots are all snuggled up at the bottom of a hollow fence post -simply adorable 😍😍😍
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
Lewis Chess Pieces, 12th Century CE
Picture of the backs of two of pieces from the Lewis chess set I think a king and queen on the back of each throne is an elaborate pattern I want to say something like a Celtic knot design but not quite backs of two of pieces from the Lewis chess set I think a king and queen on the back of each throne is an elaborate pattern
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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scannerian1.bsky.social
I find all sorts of wildlife in Somerset.
#snake #reptile #photography
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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hhs761.bsky.social
Codfish Falls, Codfish Falls Rd., Mansfield, CT. 12/1/25.
Pull-off parking/trailhead near falls:
41.8242941, -72.2261529
#Connecticut #NewEngland
#waterfalls #photography #waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#explore
#nature
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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averagesphotos.bsky.social
The Flow Goes On. #naturelovers #landscapehunter #longexposure #riverlife #autumncolours #forestmagic #waterfall #scenicview #outdoors #fallfoliage #woodland #smartphonephotography #photography
A landscape photograph featuring a rushing river flowing over large, dark boulders within a dense forest. The water is captured with a long exposure, giving it a smooth, silky texture as it cascades around the stones. Large, gnarled tree branches covered in moss arch over the top of the frame, creating a natural tunnel. In the background, trees display autumn foliage with leaves turning shades of yellow, gold, and green.
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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mousebanshee.bsky.social
pretzel has found a new nap spot and honestly looks relaxed as hell 💤 #spider #fishingspider #dolomedes #dolomedestenebrosus
A fishing spider is stretched out, relaxing on some fake ferns in her enclosure. She is showing off her long legs.
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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🐸Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki).

Max. size: males 48 mm (1.9"), females 63 mm (2.5").

Belongs to Bufonidae, the true toads.

Threatened by habitat destruction and the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.

Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

📷by Smithsonian Institution
A bright yellow toad with is sitting on a piece of wood. It has dark markings on its head, back, arms and legs. Some moss is growing on the piece of wood and part of a plant can be seen in the background. The toad is looking to the left of the picture.
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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sts63.bsky.social
Throwback No. 2 from our June Trip to Iceland.

#Bruarfoss #Þakgil

#Iceland #Nikon #DJI #Landscapephotography
#Landscape #Summer #Highlands
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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joegarrity.bsky.social
Meet Prince, my Amazon Milk tree froglet. Here he is resting in the moss. However, he is mostly arboreal, spending much of his time in the canopy of his paladarium.

#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #amphibian #frog #herps
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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andystep73.bsky.social
Stocking Creek Falls

#waterfall #VancouverIsland #Nature #Photography #WestCoastBestCoast
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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fhart.blacksky.app
Imagine the sound here.
#HikingSky
#Landscapes
A soft, milky cascade flows over moss-covered rocks in a lush forest, illuminated by warm, filtered sunlight. A fallen tree draped in moss stretches diagonally across the frame, adding depth and framing the serene, green landscape.
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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chrisraker.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving from Buffam Falls (which this actually isn't but it's near).
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Day 154 of showing the internet that (jumping) spiders aren't scary 😧

Meet one of Luna’s i5 babies. She's tiny, confident, and already learning that humans are safe 💛 We start socialising our jumpers from i4 onwards, and it makes such a difference 🥰 #jumpingspiders #cutespider
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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plesnercph.bsky.social
🦎Young Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator).

Max size 321 cm (10'6"), but ~200 cm (6'7") is more common.

Found in India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Erik_Karits on Pexels
A young monitor lizard is holding its head high and looking over some low green plants. The lizard is orange on the throat and belly and almost completely black on top of the head. The sides of the head and body as well as the front legs is both yellow and black in a mostly stripey pattern. The lizard is looking to the right in the picture.
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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hhs761.bsky.social
Cascade Falls in Keene, NY. 100 feet. 7/9/24.
Parking, trailhead :
44.2256760, -73.8745678
#NewYork
#Adirondacks
#waterfalls #photography #waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#explore
#nature
#travelphotography
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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adabear-art.bsky.social
Found a new friend at work today
A marbled salamander chilling in some gravel A closer photo of the same marbled salamander on gravel
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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hhs761.bsky.social
March Cataract Falls (30 feet), Hopper Brook, Williamstown, MA, Mt. Greylock. 5/25/25.
Park
42.6324287, -73.1875196
Falls
42.6245278, -73.1908056
#Massachusetts
#waterfalls
#photography
#waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#outdoors
#explore
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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infinite8horizon.com
@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround
I need to devote a post each to the lorikeets 🤣 who do nothing *but*...

Rainbow lorikeets
#photography #birds #RainbowLorikeet #EastCoastKin
A pair of rainbow lorikeets cuddling. Upside down, of course. A pair of inquisitive rainbow lorikeets. Upside down, of course. A rainbow lorikeet working on the parallel bars. Sideways, of course. "He was here a moment ago..."
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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savethesnakes.org
Despite myths and legends, the Mojave rattlesnake isn’t aggressive–it’s misunderstood. They avoid danger and defend when necessary. This beautiful desert snake plays a key ecological role and deserves curiosity, not fear.

Explore their habitat with us:
👉 savethesnakes.org/travel
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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chrislord.bsky.social
#waterfallwednesday in Beacon, New York

#photography #art #photographersofbluesky #weareroamers #artyear #explore #escape #sonyshooter #photography
A waterfall in Beacon, upstate New York
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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tanukisrevenge.bsky.social
Who up chasing waterfalls?
A small waterfall cascades down a rocky river
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM