Bonfire night, how could you forget? Maybe skip the 36 barrels of powder.
30.10.2025 00:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@geekery.studio.bsky.social
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Bonfire night, how could you forget? Maybe skip the 36 barrels of powder.
30.10.2025 00:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you, M.Zuiko 100-400mm with a teleconverter. Focus bracketing, 15 frames, focus differential 3.
30.10.2025 00:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 02025-10-26 13:23 ISO 125 f/8.0 300mm 1/200s 2.7m crop 25%
Went to the wildflower center, and saw a few monarch butterflies. π¦
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2025-10-29 15:58 ISO 1000 f/13.0 1120mm 1/800s crop 24%
Early evening moon, first quarter (53%). Clear blue cloudless sky.
Supermoon coming 5 Nov. Hopefully someone can get a good view with 14% larger.
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Blue jay, sitting on a branch high in the tree, looking down. 2025-10-14 14:35 ISO 5000 f/10.0 1120mm 1/320s 11 m
What are you looking at down there? Have any peanuts?
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Carolina wren sitting on the edge of a seed disk. 2025-10-09 09:26 ISO 3200 f/11.0 1120mm 1/400s 9 m
Saw this little Carolina Wren attempting to claim all the seeds in the morning.
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full moon composite image from 100 frames. 2025-10-06 20:03 ISO 1000 f/13.0 1120mm 1/250s crop 23%
πΆ > The lunatic is on the grass, Got to keep the loonies on the path
Full moon, illumination 100%
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ruby-throated hummingbird with his eyes closed, after taking a sip, while resting on the feeder. 2025-10-06 18:09 ISO 8000 f/10.0 1120mm 1/200s 5m crop 74%
Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays.
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Almost full moon 2025-10-05 19:40 ISO 500 f/9.0 1120mm 1/200s
> The moon and Saturn are in conjunction. The best viewing time is tonight at 19:38.
said the sky guide app. Need more zoom for Saturn.
Waxing gibbous moon, 99%
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very dark nighttime photo of a house gecko walking along the stone. 2025-10-05 19:44 ISO 10000 f/8.3 470mm 1/100s 3 m crop 55%
Late, in the dark, while I was just packing up, this little gecko decided to come by and say hello.
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House Finch perched on the rim of a seed tray below a seed feeder. 2025-10-03 13:53 ISO 6400 f/9.0 1120mm 1/1000s 10 m crop 62%
Finch Friday! For todays special, we have a little house finch looking at the spill tray below the seed.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird, mostly behind a glass feeder. 2025-10-03 17:02 ISO 8000 f/9.0 1120mm 1/320s 5m crop 25%
He's just playing coy, hiding behind the glass. Little Blep, because he knows I am watching.
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04.10.2025 13:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Clear picture of the moon in the late afternoon, against a cloudless sky. 2025-10-02 17:24 ISO 400 f/9.0 1120mm 1/800s
Had a bit of fun with focus bracketing and HDR settings. This one was a focus bracket 25 frames, 3 step differential.
Waxing gibbous moon, 81%
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Partial moon in view during the evening 2025-09-28 06:47 ISO 400 f/9.0 1120mm 1/400s
Had a clear view of the moon and was able to find a nice angle for it.
Waxing crescent moon, 43%
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Hummingbird at the feeder, wings out, calling out to the others. 2025-09-13 09:51 ISO 3200 f/8.7 782mm 1/1250s 4.5m
Rumor has it, 14k people on the Birds! feed. Shout, shout, let it all out.
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Hummingbird sitting on a branch guarding his territory. 2025-09-06 18:01 ISO 5000 f/4.0 420mm 1/800s 7m crop 27%
Hummingbird sitting on a branch after fending off another hummingbird. 2025-09-06 18:01 ISO 5000 f/4.0 420mm 1/800s 7m crop 25%
Did you know today is National Hummingbird Day? Here are two get started.
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Tail tip of a western ratsnake along the sidewalk going into the grass. 2025-09-06 06:46 ISO 4000 f/4.0 420mm 1/250s 9m crop 56%
Long body of the western ratsnake along the ground, both head and tail obscured behind cover. 2025-09-06 06:47 ISO 2000 f/4.0 112mm 1/50s 2m crop 55%
While walking around lake creek trail, and there was an odd stick up ahead. It decided to move along upon approach. Turns out, it was a nope-rope, a danger noodle.
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Black-chinned hummingbird, sticking out a tongue. 2025-09-01 14:55 ISO 1250 f/4.0 420mm 1/400s 5m crop 25%
Blep. Some days, it just feels like sticking your tongue out may help.
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Blue Jay searching the grass for food 2025-08-31 09:57 ISO 2500 f/4.0 420mm 1/2000s 9.2m crop 25%
Have not seen many of these around lately, but this little jay came by for a quick bite.
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2025-08-14 07:44 ISO 500 f/4.0 420mm 1/200s 2m crop 20% Southern red paper wasps building a nest
Red paper wasps doing what paper wasps do. These are not aggressive and let me get pretty close to them before they started moving about.
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Carolina Wren looking at a pecan shell half 2025-08-14 10:11 ISO 1250 f/4.0 420mm 1/1600s 5m crop 13%
What do you mean it is not Wrensday?! It is always Wrensday.
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Coarse-backed Red Paper Wasp on the wall outside the front door. 2025-08-14 08:45 ISO 320 f/4.0 420mm 1/250s 1.5m crop 16%
Why wont you let me in? I just want to check out the indoors for a little while.
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Eastern Fox Squirrel trying to go above the seed-catcher and blocking plate on the bird-feeder. 2025-08-14 11:45 ISO 3200 f/5.0 420mm 1/1600s 9m crop 90%
This is the rarely seen, Texas Yellowtail bird β’. One of these days, he will make it above this tray and try to take over the world.
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That would be lovely, thank you.
03.08.2025 00:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 02025-08-02 16:28 ISO 3200 f/4.5 420mm 1/1600s 4.54 m crop 99%
Black-chinned hummingbird coming in for a landing
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2025-08-02 16:39 ISO 2500 f/4.5 420mm 1/1600s 9.35 m crop 30%
Cheerio, being Cheerio. Legs crossed for better agility?
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2025-08-02 16:30 ISO 2000 f/4.5 420mm 1/1600s 9.02 m crop 42%
Common Grackle, showing off both sides
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2025-08-02 16:29 ISO 2500 f/4.5 420mm 1/1600s 9.16 m crop 35%
Common Grackle, showing off both sides
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Black-chinned Hummingbird, 2025-07-26 18:47 ISO 6400 f/8.9 888mm 1/250s zoom 2x 4.735 m crop 58%
Immature male black-chinned hummingbird taking a break from dinner.
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