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spycat.bsky.social
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@spycat.bsky.social
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nobody@nowhere in Northern Wisconsin.
Nature, walking, photography, computers, and many other interests. mainly on mastodon since '22
(will update this sometime...)
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❄️Cold and snowy this morning but the pooch ❤️s it.
Black labrador oriented away from camera while standing in snow. Cold, grey, and snowy early winter morning. Bare trees in the distance across snow covered field with dry brown goldenrod plants.
December 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Two Sandhill cranes in a large field of white and red clover on 2 September. There was a group of about 12 in the area then. #Nature
Two Sandhill cranes standing in a field of tall red and white clover with some tall grasses and foxtails. Forested area in background.
September 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Enjoying the cool breeze after a long walk. 🐾
A black labrador's head in front of a wavy lake. He is gazing toward a distant shore while the wind blows on a grey cool fall day.
September 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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In a different area on 6 September, this patch of three Amanita Muscaria mushrooms are more developed. They sometimes have a more red-orange appearance but are still yellowish this year.
Three flat disk shaped Amanita Muscaria mushrooms growing in a row. The disks are overlapping and are large to smallest in a right to left direction.
September 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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This is an emerging Amanita Muscaria on 4 September.
This shows an emerging Amanita Muscaria mushroom. It is yellowish white and spherical with rough scales covering the surface. Surrounded by grass, dried pine needles, and dried leaves.
September 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Over the the last few days, these Amanita Muscaria mushrooms have been popping up on rural roadside in different areas. #Nature #Mushrooms stock android phone cam, taken 20250906
Young sphere shaped light orange mushroom with irregular white scales on surface. Surrounded by grass and other roadside plants. Amanita Muscaria
September 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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56°F/13°C 15:54 local time
A few bumblebees were busy in one spot. #Nature #Bumblebee
A yellow and black common bumblebee was gettng nectar on a bright yellow goldenrod plant flower. It is a cool and mostly cloudy day. A yellow, black, and orange common bumblebee was gettng nectar on a bright yellow goldenrod plant flower. It is a cool and mostly cloudy day.
September 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Last Sunday this puffball mushroom was growing at side of rural road. The spikes on these eventually flake off and a smooth sphere is left with a hole at the top. #Nature #Plants
A white spherical puffball mushroom covered with small triangular spikes and some dew drops. It is growing on bare sand at roadside with some green plants and grass toward background.
September 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
spycat.bsky.social
Airbus EC135 P3 seen taking off from hospital pad recently.
Airbus EC135 P3 medevac helicopter taking off from a pad at a hospital. Main rotor is blurred somewhat. Only one tree branch with leaves in foreground. Background is all subdued white. ASPIRUS MEDEVAC
September 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Happy #Caturday, btw.
Ginger tabby male at top of wood planc outdoor staircase. He is about to head down the stairs. His front feet are forward and tail is up. Some surrounding green plants and blurred tree trunks in background.
September 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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JJ on 2025:09:02 18:09:30 doing his stretch.
Ginger tabby male at top of outdoor wood plank staircase. He is stretching with his front feet forward and hind end and tail up. Some surrounding green plants growing through the wood planks with large tree trunks behind scene.
September 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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JJ in an active pose after checking out the base of a large red pine tree. Just prior to sunset the other evening.
August 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Hi all. Happy #Caturday 🐾 This is JJ♂️ resting in the sunlight.
A male ginger tabby lying down on a weathered wood deck with his head resting flat and oriented toward camera. Some green plants surround him.
August 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
spycat.bsky.social
There are quite a few bumble bees around now out in the fields. This one was flying near some spotted knap weed along a roadside. The Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese are starting to arrive. #Nature
A bumble bee flying near some pink-purple spotted knap weed flowers. A small yellow flower is near the bee. Other tall grasses and wild plants are surrounding the flowers and bee.
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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JJ at 8:00 pm local time today.
Ginger male tabby lounging on a wooden weathered outdoor chair. His front legs are tucked under his chest and expression is relaxed.
August 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Hi all from "JJ"😽
Ginger tabby male cat in prone position on weathered wooden deck with some acorns, pinecones, and small branches on surface.
July 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
spycat.bsky.social
After a brief rainfall yesterday. #Nature
This shows a rainbow in the southeast sky after a brief rainfall on a hot day. Tall grasses, plants, and shrubs mixed with trees. The rainbow shows some red, yellow, green violet against a blue grey sky. Sun is behind the camera and illuminating the vegetation.
July 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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The #Damsel_flies were interested in the Rhubarb plant today.
#Nature
A damsel fly is resting on a light green rhubarb seed stalk. This is a darker colored damsel fly with gold, olive, black, and dark grey. The webbed pattern of the transparent wing and the head parts are in focus. Background blur A damsel fly on a rhubarb plant's seed stalk. Web pattern of transparent wing is in clear focus along with the segmented tail of blue and black sections. Color is blue, turquois, grey blue and black. Background of other seed stalks is blurred.
June 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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It was foggy this morning during a short dog walk. We didn't go to far. Later we went out for 2 miles. 🐾🐕‍🦺
June 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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JJ being comfey on a boat cushion in a porch. Happy #Caturday all.
Picture of a ginger tabby cat shot from outside through a porch window. He is resting comfy on a green boat cushion just in front of window. Some reflections of woods, sky, and lake are in the upper part of frame.
June 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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#Damselfly resting on rhubarb plant's seed stalk. 2025.06.28
#Nature
Blueish colored damsel fly resting on rhubarb plant's light green seed stalk. Wings are closed and in parallel to body. Long segmented tail of alternating blue, grey, black sections. Wing is transparent with a dark web pattern throughout.
June 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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This morning, a purple #lupin #flower is taking shape. #Nature
A purple lupin flower with 2 leaves in focus. The leaves are palmate with about ten slender leaflets in a circle. The flower head is shaped like a steaple with the top green and compact. Background is a difuse blur of green.
June 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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#Nature #Lupin #Flowers
The lupin flower heads appeared over the last week. Today, a couple of them are showing their colors.
A pink lupin flower head nestled among tall grasses and other plants. Sun is illuminating the flower and tall grass, while background is darker and blurred.
June 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Small #Willow tree on 23 May. #Nature
A small willow tree with a few small narrow leaves of red and green. The catkins are full of numerous swelled spikes of green and red. There is some cottony fiber forming on the catkins. Background is blurred light green.
June 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Wild cherry tree #Flower buds on 26 May.
Wild cherry tree with cone shaped cluster of small white flowers with 5 white petals and a yellow center with yellow stamens. Blurred green backgound of trees with leaves. Sunny morning.
June 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM