Bec Falconer

A black spoodle wearing a pink harness happily carries a stick along the sea edge at Orewa Beach, Aotearoa New Zealand beneath a blue sky with mostly fluffy, grey clouds and a small band of white clouds, with bush-covered land in the background to the left.

Lovely first day of autumn 🌞

Exclusive: Trump floats "off ramps" after attacking Iran "I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days..."

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: President Trump tells Axios that he has several "off ramps" from Operation Epic Fury

Excuse the definite article typo. Long day 🫠

Red flowers on the dark green leaves of a pōhutukawa tree in front of a bush reserve beneath a sky filled with fluffy clouds.

Close-up of a red pōhutukawa flower on green leaves.

Wow, today I saw the a pōhutukawa #tree in blossom! They’re nicknamed the Kiwi Christmas tree because that’s when they usually bloom 🤯 #trees #nature

Highlights from Kākāpō Cam: Rakiura - 2026 nest - YouTube Highlights from Kākāpō Cam: Rakiura - 2026 nest. Learn more and donate to Kākāpō Recovery: www.doc.govt.nz/kakapocam

Did you know you can see highlights from our #kakapo nestcam: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...? In the last 24 hours we've seen a chick hatch and a rare short-tailed bat flying - and walking - around the nest. Exciting to see things never seen before! #conservation #kakapo2026

Awwww! 💗

LOVE this! 🤩

#dataviz art!

She’s a very happy girl! 🥰

Ein Foto von leuchtend gelben Narzissen mit dunkelgrünen Stängeln und Blättern und einem verschwommenen grünen Hintergrund.

Schönen Sonntag, happy Sunday 🌞
#FlowersOnSunday #Stunday #SundayYellow 💛 #bloomscrolling #flowers #scape #wildflowers #flowerfeed #FlowersOfBluesky #nature #photography

😋😋😋😋💗💗💗💗

A black, greeting spoodle wearing a bright pink harness around her neck happily looks in the camera with her dark brown eyes and her mouth open to reveal her pink tongue as she stands in green grass.

Happy weekend! 🥰
#PetSitter #dogs #DogsOfBluesky

Including my fave headline for a while, “When an owl is a canary” 🦉

Ah, lovely stuff!

Beautiful! 🤩 Hope you’re feeling better!

Post trees you’ve photographed 📸🌴

Merci ❤️

Belle journée! C’est l’heure de dormir pour moi 🌝

Magnolia

C’est parti ! Avec le soleil aujourd’hui 😊
Belle journée à vous 🌸☀️😘

White House pressures Utah lawmaker to kill AI transparency bill It's a sign that the Trump administration is now starting to intervene with the states in its efforts to squash AI regulation.

NEW: We obtained a White House letter pressuring Republican Utah lawmakers to kill an AI safety bill.

This could be the tip of the iceberg as red states across the country pursue AI transparency measures many see as centrist, common-sense guardrails.

www.axios.com/2026/02/15/w...

A shot of the head and top body of a black spoodle with a white collar with red, blue, pink, green and purple stripes looking into the camera with her brown eyes as she rests her head on a cream bedsheet.

New furry friend for the next several weeks 🥰
#PetSitter #PetSitterLife #dogs #DogsOfBlueksky

Greenhouse gas emissions will keep falling despite Trump's climate rollback The energy transition is well underway, and Trump's new policy isn't likely to change that.

Emissions will keep falling despite Trump's climate rollback www.axios.com/2026/02/12/t... via @axios.com

In Defense of Fakes We’re entering a world where copying isn’t only a compliment, it’s a form of creativity all on its own.

As @emilypeck.bsky.social reminds me, I've been working on this piece for over 20 years. I like the way it came out! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

From the worldnews community on Reddit: We cover security, defense, and technology at Foreign Policy magazine. Ask us anything ahead of this week’s Munich Security Conference. Explore this post and more from the worldnews community

Making my Reddit AMA debut! Head on over to r/worldnews where @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social and I will be taking questions on the Munich Security Conference and other geopolitical dynamics for @foreignpolicy.com

www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/...

Same! And @emilypeck.bsky.social has helped me understand stuff I totally didn’t get before! 🧠

Among my rules: When Emily writes, I read. Doesn't matter the topic.

MAP: See where a blue wave would swipe the most GOP seats The margins from special elections this year show the majority is clearly in reach.

📊 New from me and Hans Nichols @axios.com: What could the House map look like if Democrats surpassed Harris in the midterms? Play around with an interactive map:
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/c...

The ‘slick’ assassination of Gaddafi Jr | The Observer Bloody chapter in Libya’s history closes with the fatal shooting of Saif al-Islam. What prompted the killing of the playboy turned would-be leader?

My piece in today's Observer on the sudden killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and what it might mean for the future of a divided Libya.

observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Trump revives racist imagery once seen as disqualifying The taboo Trump just proved no longer holds.

For decades, using racist monkey or ape imagery routinely ended careers.
-Roseanne Barr in 2018
-Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez in 2022
-Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker in 1999
-ABC sportscaster Howard Cosell in 1983

www.axios.com/2026/02/06/t...

a bat on the ground

#ChallengePhotoADay
#Photography
#fmspad

8 février : Au sol... une chauve-souris