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@shortcreek.bsky.social

Retired, reader, gardener, backyard bird watcher.

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Still water in fore and mid-ground with a line of ducks mid-ground. Background is trees shrouded in fog.

Still water in fore and mid-ground with a line of ducks mid-ground. Background is trees shrouded in fog.

Colorado morning by Just An Amateur Jo, Flickr.com

24.11.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday afternoon tussels #corgi #corgicrew #dogsofbluesky

23.11.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 214    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

'Heading for trona country tomorrow.

24.11.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Massive sunflowers - gift from the birds!

Massive sunflowers - gift from the birds!

Sunflowers under the feeder #SilentSunday #FlowerReport

24.11.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Large brown & white owl perched on branch

Large brown & white owl perched on branch

Look who visited us again late this afternoon! #BarredOwl πŸͺΆ

24.11.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
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First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.

First revealed in spy photos, a #BronzeAge #city emerges from the steppe

An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

#archaeology #Kazakhstan

23.11.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Sandhills spiraling
overhead…

Listen to their prehistoric calls!

23.11.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old β€˜gum’ The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics experts

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

24.11.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the wonderful women of Oz pull back the curtain on L. Frank Baum’s feminism | CBC Radio The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first released 125 years ago, is a seemingly simple story of friendship, self reliance and longing for home continues to speak to us. But another theme shimmers a bit deepe...

Lyman Frank Baum became an unabashed feminist ... the woman who inspired him: his mother-in-law, Matilda Joslyn Gage.

Gage β€œwas one of the great 19th century feminists, and she had an enormous impact on L. Frank Baum,” said Hearn.

24.11.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservation officers now searching for 3 grizzlies after attack on school group in B.C. | CBC News Conservation officers in Bella Coola, B.C., are now trying to capture three grizzly bears after an attack on a group of school children who were out on a field trip Thursday afternoon.

Student reported that a teacher jabbed his fingers in the bear's eyes to stop the attack, which left 2 critically injured, 2 seriously injured, and 7 others needing aid. The group had to walk out of the remote forest with the injured and wait hours to obtain help as a helicopter couldn't land there.

24.11.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MΓ©tis artist honoured for decades of work reflecting northern Sask. communities | CBC News The La Ronge Arts Council is honouring MΓ©tis artist Roger Jerome with a lifetime membership.

www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

23.11.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Small Sask. town rallies to preserve historic bridge a decade after its closure | CBC News The town of Saint Louis, Sask., has rallied together to save a historic bridge with a century-old legacy. The former railway bridge is now a walkway designed to teach people about the community's rich...

Now a walking tour about the Metis culture. www.cbc.ca/news/small-t...

23.11.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A wet Powerful Owl. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

23.11.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evening on the back porch…

23.11.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Good day, bluesky. β€˜Have been busy with laundry and packing for the holiday trip, but the dog needed some outdoor exercise so I caught a patch of blue showing through the overcast. We had bonus rain that wasn’t forecast, so a good day all around. Have a great week everyone.

23.11.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That brief moment when sunrise lights up the land and the sky!

#landscapephotography #photography #on1pics

23.11.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Finland ❀️ northern light

Finland ❀️ northern light

Finland ❀️ northern light

22.11.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1286    πŸ” 163    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ball play with Fiadh on a mirrored sunset.
County Clare, Ireland.

23.11.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's saner than shopping after work Wednesday. Once worked across the street from a market. On a holiday eve, people'd be having accidents in the parking lot & pulling onto the street in front of traffic. 🫣

23.11.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A bright orange/yellow sunflower and green leaves with a visiting bee in the center. A smaller sunflower is partially visible on the left. Also in the image are red yarrows and a sandy walkway.

Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. 

September 2025. Gamble Garden.

A bright orange/yellow sunflower and green leaves with a visiting bee in the center. A smaller sunflower is partially visible on the left. Also in the image are red yarrows and a sandy walkway. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. September 2025. Gamble Garden.

The sun shines wherever your heart feels open. β˜€οΈ

Is it orange or is it yellow? No matter what the color is, sunflowers never fail to cheer us up. Check out that visitor!🌻
This one from Gamble Garden, Sept. 25.

#OrangeSun
#SundayYellow
#stunday
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling

23.11.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I always see a few roos when I go to Bald Hill Beach.

23.11.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a puddle in the woods, with leaves across the surface and reflections of the trees they fell from.

A photo of a puddle in the woods, with leaves across the surface and reflections of the trees they fell from.

In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.

23.11.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 711    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 3
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That time foxy came to me for help to get porcupine quills out of nose….

23.11.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3022    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 2
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Ever enchanted by...

Deep in The Wild Wood
🎨 Chris Dunn

23.11.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Some Hard Water
Lake Superior 
Duluth Minnesota

Some Hard Water Lake Superior Duluth Minnesota

Some Hard Water
Lake Superior
Duluth Minnesota

23.11.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 406    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning

23.11.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 973    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 4
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I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.

Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. πŸ¦‘

23.11.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4069    πŸ” 601    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 28
A turkey

A turkey

Yeah I’m not hunting this thing. That’s a dinosaur. That thing is none of my business

23.11.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
A large owl sits in a tree. The owl is mostly dark stripes with white between them. Surrounded by leaves and branches.

A large owl sits in a tree. The owl is mostly dark stripes with white between them. Surrounded by leaves and branches.

A barred own in North Mountain Park in Ashland, Oregon this afternoon. We had quite the stare down for a while. #birds

23.11.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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4-Ingredient Gluten Free Sourdough Bread Recipe A 4-Ingredient Gluten Free Sourdough Bread recipe is perfect if you're new to sourdough bread baking. Easy to make with simple directions and schedule.

Holly Chessman shared this recipe here a few weeks ago
www.whattheforkfoodblog.com/2020/05/17/g...

23.11.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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