@crushedplush.bsky.social
Novice naturalist, Cool Girl in a Band, Scorpio, dyke 💖
A smiling group of happy whale watchers and an image of two killer whales surfacing, their blows backlit
Another fantastic weekend, this time with our first-ever Bigg’s 301 class! This advanced research class looked at extended killer whale family groups and covered topics like dispersal and acoustics.
Learn more about our Whale University classes here:
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/whale-univer...
6 photos of a belted kingfisher in flight
Belted kingfisher at Broughton Beach 💙
11.03.2025 04:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An Anna’s hummingbird sits on a budding branch
A raccoon crawling out of a hole in a tree
Waxing gibbous moon
Anna’s hummingbird taking off in flight
🎵It’s spring, it’s spring, springtime again🎶
10.03.2025 05:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rocks, vhs tapes, commie stuff, Star Trek stuff, whale stuff
Extremely “us” yard sale haul
09.03.2025 21:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A tortoiseshell cat in a sunny pastel colored room
Cherry blossoms blooming with a blue sky in the background
Mirror selfie with red neon light and brick wall
Warm tones 🩷❤️🧡💛
07.03.2025 23:25 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A killer whale spyhopping
4 killer whales swimming together
2 killer whales surfacing together, one with its face partially visible
3/2/25 West Seattle, WA ~ most surreal, stunning, special encounter with the T124A2s & T124Ds 🖤🤍
06.03.2025 07:12 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A member of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Orca Whales breaches in front of the Olympic Mountains in the Salish Sea 🐬
J Pod is back in the Sound today and we’re ecstatic to have a March visit from this sweet fam.
05.03.2025 20:57 — 👍 115 🔁 13 💬 3 📌 3
A yellow-rumped warbler takes off in flight amongst early budding branches
False spring mood 😌
02.03.2025 01:15 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Another look at J-Pod as they made their way south through Cattle Pass on February 20th 🤩
Video by @jayjayfoshizzay.bsky.social
#salishsea #orca #killerwhale #srkw #wssjis
Consolation prize for getting repeatedly skunked by killer whales today
20.02.2025 05:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A meme that says “yeah I’m a woman in STEM: Sexy, Talented, Eepy, Making graphs” with a cute jumping baby orca
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science to all who celebrate (my partner made this meme for me 🥰)
11.02.2025 19:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you! I wish it was a little bit crispier, but what can ya do
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A triptych of American kestrels
The kestrels were really showing off today
11.02.2025 01:19 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0One day you’re watching Love Lies Bleeding and the next you’re downloading Fitness Boxing 3 on your Nintendo Switch 💪🏻
10.02.2025 05:06 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Minke is such a cute name! 🥹🐋
10.02.2025 05:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A short video from @jayjayfoshizzay.bsky.social of J-Pod all grouped up heading north up Haro Strait this afternoon 🤩
#orca #killerwhale #salishsea #sanjuanislands #srkw #wssjis
Thank you! 🥲
04.02.2025 03:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Steller’s jay double exposed over a mountain covered in wildflowers
A Steller’s jay digitally double exposed on a Holga 120S shot of Silver Star Mountain
03.02.2025 20:31 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A white-breasted nuthatch on a mossy tree
Listening to Grouper while birding is like, peak lesbian
31.01.2025 22:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A small western screech owl sleeping in a tree hole
Oh to be a small round owl tucked into a little hole in a tree
30.01.2025 22:46 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A varied thrush eating an apple
Every time I see a varied thrush I think of David Lynch 🏔️🏔️
29.01.2025 22:13 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
