Passarinhos City Nature

And the Great Gatsby party

Besides the travesty of starving out 43 million Americans because of the inability to fund this program, can we talk about the fact that America is failing so badly at caring for its citizens and providing opportunity that over 12% of of Americans require a program to not starve to death

Gotta love the bosque

I thought it was a photo at first

One small tabby snuggles between a midsized tabby and a fat tabby

Here's my pile of felines for national cat day!

Not even to mention 14 million children relying on food stamps

So ambitious to go to space that we treat the earth like a toilet bowl.

I moved to Europe to avoid the crazy and lo, the joke's on me. My money doesn't stretch as far against euro prices. Wah wah

This little zitting cisticola was as interested in me as I was in it. We shared a pleasant moment checking each other out

If someone makes you a sweater, you can be sure they love you a lot! 🩷

Estás no Porto? :)

Two Bocage's wallblizards enjoying midday sun

A flock of European serins having a boisterous chat in this tree along the Douro river in Gaia

Papagaio bonito!

A small black butterfly with white spotted wing tips and a bright red stripe rests on a stone wall

A one inch butterfly with brown mottled under-wings l, a red stripe and black and white wing tips stretches his antennae into the afternoon sun as the rest on a stone wall

A jaunty little red admiral butterfly

That's amazing. This post had me Google-ing "how long do curlews live??"

Three juvenile flamingos and a juvenile black headed gull wading along the shore of the Douro river in Vila Nova de Gaia

Juvenile flamingos at Douro Estuary Nature Reserve Vila Nova de Gaia

The moon can be seen at sunset over a red clay pathway to the left and a rocky landscape of American Century Plant with tall flowering stalks

Sunset at Ponte da Atalia #algarve

They almost look like unicorns

Fog covers the bird observation visited by flamingos, cormorants, and seagulls on the Douro river in Porto.

Flamingos, cormorants, and seagulls on a foggy day in September at Observatório das aves

A large hairy brown orbweaver spider sits patiently in the center of their web

Maybe an angular orbweaver? They built a large impressive web using a light pole and a curb as anchors somehow. Impressive!

A bright orange and black striped beetle with orange club shaped antenna and long yellow hairs on its body clings to the wall of a dusty garbage bin

vespillo burying beetle - these beetles meet their romantic partners at a small animal carcass. They then pair up and work together to bury it, lay eggs, and share in parenting responsibilities. Who says romance is dead?

I love that the one upstairs room either has a TV on or a cool light bulb. That detail makes it seem even more real

That is fantastic!

A mixed flock of flamingos and sea gulls congregate just beyond a sandy bank along the douro river at the estuary with the Atlantic Ocean. Porto city center stands behind a row of leafy trees in the distance across the river.

Flamingos in #Porto. I need to learn photography and get a decent camera!

I'm going to have to watch the movie now!

That must have been so fun to witness

Like,"It was a dark and stormy night...?"

Two mute swans float on the douro river at the observatório das aves near Foz neighborhood. The Ponte de Arrábida (bridge) and city of Vila Nova de Gaia can be seen in the distance. It is a hazy day with recent wildfires in the area

Mute swans aren't native to this area, but try telling these two #Porto #observatóriodasaves