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Steven
@rauwst.bsky.social
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Elder millennial. Photographer. Banjo player. Probably in a swamp somewhere.
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📸: Nikon D7200/Tamron 150-600mm G2
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This is red wolf 2191M, the breeding male of the Milltail pack. USFWS just released some great news: his mate 2503F just produced a litter of 8 pups!

Taken with a telephoto lens and cropped

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
March 21, 2025

#wolf #redwolf #wildlife #mammals #endangeredspecies
A red wolf walking through a field at sunset
August 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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A barred owl was resting on a branch when a grackle came out of nowhere and decided absolutely not. The grackle harassed the sleepy owl for about five minutes before finally giving up.

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5, 2025

🪶 #wildlifephotography #nature #animals #photography #birds #owl
August 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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A tree can be a great place to nap if you're a bear.

American Black Bear
Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5, 2025

#bears #wildlifephotography #nature #animals #photography #mammals
Closeup of a black bear in a tree Photo of a black bear in a tree Closeup of a black bear in a tree
June 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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June 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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June 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Serene like a mirror

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5, 2025

#alligator #reptiles #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #obx
An alligator with its eyes just above the water while the swamp reflects off the water
June 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Let's chill with a barred owl for a brief moment

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5, 2025

🪶 #wildlifephotography #nature #animals #photography #birds #owl
June 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Frog legs are back on the menu

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5, 2025
#otter #riverotter #mammals #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #obx
A river otter eating a frog by the water
June 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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"Clever girl"

This is about as far north as gators go. There's a small group living at Merchants Millpond State Park about an hour northwest, which is the limit of their range.

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5th, 2025

#alligator #reptiles #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #obx
An alligator looking out from behind some brush An alligator on the bank by some water
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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An osprey nest along the road. There were several nests along this road. There was a second osprey in the nest that would occasionally pop up, so I suspect they have eggs or babies in there.

Coinjock, NC
June 6, 2025

🪶 #wildlifephotography #nature #animals #photography #birds #osprey
June 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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When you got an itch, you gotta scratch

Male American Black Bear
Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5, 2025

#bears #wildlifephotography #nature #animals #photography #mammals
A large male American Black Bear scratching its back on a tree A large male American Black Bear scratching its back on a tree and chewing on a stick A large male American Black Bear scratching its back on a tree and chewing on a stick
June 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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A juvenile barred owl taking flight

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
June 5, 2025

🪶 #wildlifephotography #nature #animals #photography #birds #owl
June 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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April 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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A small swamp kitty maybe 3-4 feet long

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
March 21st, 2025

#alligator #americanalligator #reptile #herpetology #crocodilian #swampkitty #murderlog #wetlands #nikonphotography #alligatorriver #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #northcarolina #obx #outerbanks
An American alligator in the water An American alligator in the water An American alligator in the water
March 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Krasnov and his lackeys are incompetent boobs
March 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A trio of river otters ran across the road and dove into the ditches in the fields next to the road. The last one turned around to chuff at me a few times before swimming away

Alligator River NWR
East Lake, NC
March 21st, 2025

#otter #mammals #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #northcarolina
A river otter sticking its head out of the water
March 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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His name is Robert T. Cat. But all his friends call him Bob.

March 21st, 2025
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina

#bobcat #cats #mammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature
A bobcat crossing a gravel road in Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina
March 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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"The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity, and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them."
Donald Trump behind the wheel of a Tesla with Elon Musk in the passenger seat making a weird face
March 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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March 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social are you deliberately being useless? It seems hard to be this incompetent by accident.
Ted Danson in The Good Place: "The Titanic is sinking, and they're writing a strongly worded letter to the iceberg."
March 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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A reminder that the EPA was created by Richard Nixon, approved by the Senate unanimously & the House 375-1. There's no chance in hell Republicans today would have voted for that and it shows just how much they've lost their goddamn minds. Anyone who says the Dems are the extreme ones is full of shit
A picture of Richard Nixon next to the quote: "The great question of the seventies is, shall we surrender to our surroundings, or shall we make our peace with nature and begin to make reparations for the damage we have done to our air, to our land, and to our water? Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions. It has become a common cause of all the people of this country. It is a cause of particular concern to young Americans, because they more than we will reap the grim consequences of our failure to act on programs which are needed now if we are to prevent disaster later. Clean air, clean water, open spaces-these should once again be the birthright of every American. If we act now, they can be. We still think of air as free. But clean air is not free, and neither is clean water. The price tag on pollution control is high. Through our years of past carelessness we incurred a debt to nature, and now that debt is being called." -Richard Nixon
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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February 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Fuck it,
January 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Thanks, Donald.
January 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM