TARA SMITHSON -Wildlife & Nature 📸

A full-body shot of a Canada goose standing on a textured, sandy-colored stone ledge. The goose is captured in a preening pose, with its long black neck curved back and its beak tucked into the brown and tan feathers of its right wing. The bird's distinctive white cheek patch is visible against its black head, and its large, grey webbed feet are planted firmly on the ground. The background is a soft, out-of-focus white, highlighting the intricate patterns and textures of the goose's plumage. Its back tail is facing the camera lens.

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme, here is a Canada Goose #BirdButts photo I snapped in Seattle. 🦢📸

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This will be all changed back when Democrats are back in office.

I snapped sorry for your loss. A quiet time reader of your posts. RIP 🫶

Thanks, Alan.

Cheers, Audrey! ✌️

A close-up photo of a Common Myna bird perched on a diagonal, weathered tree branch. The bird has a chocolate-brown body, black head, bright yellow skin around its eye, yellow beak and yellow legs. It holds a large, crunchy insect in its beak and looks alert against a blurred green foliage background.

A Myna who's caught the bug. 🐦🪲

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If she hasn't made it in 30 years, she is never going to break through. Australia overall doesn't like what is happening in the US, we won't repeat it here.

China currently operates over 640 GW of wind capacity, featuring tens of thousands of individual turbines across hundreds of major wind farms. They have over 7,700 offshore turbines alone—more than half of the world's total—and their land-based "mega-bases" are enormous.

I wonder what Pam Bondi's family and friends think as they watch her crash out. What kind of person behaves like she has. Just zero empathy for women who were trafficked as girl. It's unreal.

He is a sick man. So disgusting.

Thanks, Audrey. Just floating along the waterway. 🦆🦆🦆

Thanks, Rina. ✌️

Haa. So kind of you to say, thanks, Alan. ✌️

Love the framing on this!

A Pacific Black Duck glides on calm water that reflects greens browns and purples. It's showing off its signature "supermodel" facial stripes and a sleek blue-grey beak. The chocolate-brown feathers are perfectly scalloped, a single, fluffy white feather is stuck right on its beak.

#BirdOfTheDay swimming in #Serenity

Hope everyone is having a serene weekend. ☀️🌸😊🦆

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Love it!

In Dec. 2025, Australian visits to the U.S. plummeted by 10.2%, it was the seventh consecutive month of negative growth. A new 2026 survey shows two-thirds of Aussies are already aware of the new U.S. requirement to hand over 5 years of social media history.

Okay, maybe it was me who ate them. 🤣

It was a massive pond full of lilies and swans and a bridge so you could walk across it.

Thanks, Jen, for the kind words. ✌️🫶

Just a little film noir adjacent.

It was totally voguing here. Think it's in a Madonna music video. "Strike a pose, there's nothing to it."🎶🎵🎸

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🌊⛱️

A high-contrast, black-and-white photograph of a Pacific Black Duck gliding across a shimmering body of water. The duck is positioned on the right side of the frame, facing left, with its head slightly lowered toward the surface. Distinctive dark and light facial stripes are visible. The water is a dramatic mosaic of dark ripples and bright, silvery reflections, creating a textured, almost metallic background that emphasizes the bird's sleek silhouette.

It was a dark night in the pond. 🌃 The water was cold, and the bread was stale. 🍞 But I'm just a 1940s private eye looking for a lead... or a very small fish. 🎣🕵‍♀️🔎

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Striking!

Joyful. Wonderful. A moment to appreciate nature and wildlife. 🌈🐦

Incredible, Clive. 👏👏👏👏

A dramatic, high-contrast black and white close-up of a seagull. The bird is captured with its back closer to camera and its head twisted all the back and looking slightly toward the camera with a piercing, pale eye. The lighting is sharp, highlighting the smooth white feathers on its head and the textured layers of its wings in the foreground. Its dark, pointed beak is pointing left, giving it an intense and knowing expression. The background is a soft, dark blur, making the bright white of the bird pop vividly.

Seagull at the beach wondering where all the hot chips went. 🍟🤔🐦

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Thanks so much, Rob. 🦜

The WaPo rag has lost integrity but yours is intact. The place you wanted to work at when you were 15 now has a leaking roof, broken windows and a "condemned" sign on the door.