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I keep thinking about posting my Flickr photo of a family of mastodons at the …

I keep thinking about posting my Flickr photo of a family of mastodons at the La Brea tar pits (statues, of course) on the bird site to see whether it gets marked as “sensitive,” but I don’t feel much like logging back in over there right now, so here’s the photo:

(Previously posted at @kelsonv@photog.social )

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A Monarch Butterfly spotted over the weekend. Not sure what kind of flower it’s hiding behind

A bright orange and black butterfly, its wings visible and its body mostly blocked by a small white flower, green stalks and leaves all around it.

A #MonarchButterfly spotted over the weekend. Not sure what kind of flower it’s hiding behind.

#nature #insects #butterflies #SouthCoastBotanicGarden

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Spot the #lizard! (Seriously, I couldn’t tell if it was in frame at the time I took the photo.) #nature

A whole bunch of wood chips on the ground. There is a light brown lizard blending in with them.

Spot the <a href=”https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lizard?src=hash” title=”#lizard” class=”u-url hashtag” rel=”external nofollow noopener”>#lizard</a>!<br />
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(Seriously, I couldn't tell if it was in frame at the time I took the photo.)<br />
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<a href=”https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash” title=”#nature” class=”u-url hashtag” rel=”external nofollow noopener”>#nature</a>

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Backlit Skeleton

A giant skeleton seen from below, towering over a wall, with the sun directly behind it, all filtered to sepia.

Backlit Skeleton. Seen while walking around a few weeks ago. They kept adding more stuff to the yard as #Halloween approached.

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A walk through a seasonal marsh that’s out of season.

A walk through a seasonal marsh that’s out of season. (We’ll see how much rain we get this winter.) And a virtual hiking buddy.

A small yellow and green butterfly perched next to a cluster of tiny white flowers.

Wild sunflowers in front of a brown field with trees in the distance.

A dirt path winding its way through dry brush.

A wooden footbridge with trees behind it. At the far end of the bridge is a computer-generated image of a Pokemon.

#nature #hiking #butterflies #flowers #bridge #path #PokemonGo #MadronaMarsh

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Hawkalyptus Watchimus

A hawk perched on a branch of a Eucalyptus tree, seen from a distance against an empty sky.

Hawkalyptus Watchimus.

Or something like that.

#hawk #birds #nature #MadronaMarsh

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That’s a lot of pink

Lots of pink flowers on a tree.
That’s a lot of pink.

#trees #flowers

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Goldfinch

A small yellow and black bird perched on a stalk on purple flowers, surrounded by similar stalks, facing right and looking downward.

#goldfinch #birds

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Saw this while walking around the other day. I, um…well, I guess it is…?

Metal fence in front of a shipping container with a big sign reading ITS PARKING ONLY.

Saw this while walking around the other day. I, um…well, I guess it is…?

#parking #its #signs

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“Oh…um…hi there…”

A squirrel, stopped on top of a low wall, dirt on its whiskers, looking straight at the camera.

“Oh…um…hi there…”

#squirrel #nature #animals #wildlife

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I’m not used to seeing wild rabbits relaxing

A light brown rabbit lying stretched out next to a light brown tree stump on the light brown dirt, its head up and looking off to the left of the frame.

I’m not used to seeing wild #rabbits *relaxing*. I guess I stayed far enough away that it decided I wasn’t a threat.

#DesertCottontail #bunny #nature #wildlife #animals

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A mockingbird I caught just after it took off. Or is it a mockingbirb?

A small gray bird against a lighter gray sky, its wings pointing downward so it looks like it's hovering.

A #mockingbird I caught just after it took off.

Or is it a mockingbirb?

#birds #nature #birb

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A bluebird spotted on a walk around the neighborhood.

A small blue bird with an orange belly perched on a bundle of cables running diagonally across the frame, its body pointing left and its head pointing right.

A small blue bird with an orange belly perched on a bundle of cables running diagonally across the frame, its body and head pointing left.

A #bluebird spotted on a walk around the neighborhood. #birds #nature

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I saw one of these birds fly out of a bush, across the trail, and into a tree. I stopped. I waited. I looked, but couldn’t spot it.

Close-up of a small light brown bird with black wings, a white head with black stripes on it, and a yellow beak, perched in a sparse, dry bush.

I saw one of these #birds fly out of a bush, across the trail, and into a tree. I stopped. I waited. I looked, but couldn’t spot it. I took another, slow, careful step. Another #sparrow flew out of the bush, across the path, and into the tree. I stopped again.

This went on for about FIVE MORE ROUNDS before a couple of them flew into another bush and stopped where I could SEE them!

Then one of them flew off while I was aiming. 🤦

#nature #persistence #WhiteCrownedSparrow

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