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Samantha biobabbler

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Unbridled enthusiast of that nature thing, card-carrying conservation biologist, photography phan & word nerd. Have swiffer, will fend off mountain lion. she/her

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Yes, she's a stripy girl.🤩🥰🐱

05.03.2026 04:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
a short haired orange tabby is sleeping in a round cat bed, awash in warm sunshine. Her right back leg is stretched out so that it escapes the confines of her bed, considerably.

a short haired orange tabby is sleeping in a round cat bed, awash in warm sunshine. Her right back leg is stretched out so that it escapes the confines of her bed, considerably.

So sorry you got sick, but thank you so much for the heads up!
💐

Ginger & I are wishing for your speedy recovery.

05.03.2026 04:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You can volunteer to help California's State Parks, find a park near you and sign up for a workday at:
volunteer.calparks.org/calendar?hl=...

Always good people, and lunch is provided. Also free camping at some parks.

05.03.2026 04:10 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
a shorthaired orange tabby is stretched out in a round cat bed, so her back right leg is propped out and beyond the edge of the bed. She is asleep and bathed in warm sunshine.

a shorthaired orange tabby is stretched out in a round cat bed, so her back right leg is propped out and beyond the edge of the bed. She is asleep and bathed in warm sunshine.

Somebody was enjoying today's sunshine.😍
☀️🐱☀️

05.03.2026 04:08 — 👍 25    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

😍

05.03.2026 04:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🤩 Such shiny fur!
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

05.03.2026 00:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Macro photograph, in top view, of two insects standing on a cluster of small, 4-petalled white flowers. Both insects have a red head and thorax and black at their back ends. The beetle on the right is slightly broader, and has a narrow white line separating the red and black parts of its body, as to suggest a narrow ant waist.

Macro photograph, in top view, of two insects standing on a cluster of small, 4-petalled white flowers. Both insects have a red head and thorax and black at their back ends. The beetle on the right is slightly broader, and has a narrow white line separating the red and black parts of its body, as to suggest a narrow ant waist.

Model and mimic: a clever longhorn beetle (Euderces reichei, at right) tries its best to look like a local carpenter ant, Campontous decipiens, as they both feed on a spring dogwood flower. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas.

05.03.2026 00:25 — 👍 143    🔁 30    💬 2    📌 1
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All of the magnolias I have loved before.

04.03.2026 18:12 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you, and duly followed!!😍

04.03.2026 18:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very exciting! I'm psyched to see the after firing results, too!😃

04.03.2026 03:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😍😍😍😍

03.03.2026 15:32 — 👍 24    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A large wetland with a log in the foreground, which hosts numerous resting ducks. Behind the log is a small island of two small trees, and on the horizon are more trees. All the water reflects the blue sky and a cluster of small, white clouds.

A large wetland with a log in the foreground, which hosts numerous resting ducks. Behind the log is a small island of two small trees, and on the horizon are more trees. All the water reflects the blue sky and a cluster of small, white clouds.

Merced National Wildlife Refuge: a very popular log.

🦆🦆🪿🦆🦆🦆🪿🪿🪿🦆

03.03.2026 15:36 — 👍 21    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1

😂😂🤣😁 Delightful.
Your OOL inspired an LOL.👊

03.03.2026 03:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
a vibrant rainbow is beaming down onto a green mixed forest landscape. The clouds in the background are pale peachy-grey.

a vibrant rainbow is beaming down onto a green mixed forest landscape. The clouds in the background are pale peachy-grey.

Stunning rainbow greeted me upon my return home.😍🌈

03.03.2026 03:49 — 👍 474    🔁 45    💬 7    📌 1
A white woman's fist showing black soot on three of her four visible knuckles, with additional smudges on the back of her hand. Beyond the fist are jeans-clad legs stretched out on an ottoman, and covered by an orange tabby cat, whose head is looking away, hovering over the person's knees.

A white woman's fist showing black soot on three of her four visible knuckles, with additional smudges on the back of her hand. Beyond the fist are jeans-clad legs stretched out on an ottoman, and covered by an orange tabby cat, whose head is looking away, hovering over the person's knees.

Country girl knuckles:

post chopping kindling, gathering firewood, lugging into the house, and starting a fire in the wood stove. #sooty

03.03.2026 02:26 — 👍 17    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😂🤣

02.03.2026 21:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Agreed!!😍🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿

02.03.2026 21:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I discovered this Berthella martensi nudibranch at Shitiping, my local dive site in Hualien. I've never seen any others around the island; it appears to be unique. 🤔

#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #nudibranch #eastcoastkin #photography

02.03.2026 14:32 — 👍 277    🔁 30    💬 9    📌 3

Wow!!🤩

02.03.2026 04:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#Pastel #Sunset

#Clouds #Scape #MotherNature #Photography #EastcoastKin
#Goodnight

02.03.2026 04:18 — 👍 64    🔁 8    💬 4    📌 0

A worthy cause!💖💖💖

02.03.2026 03:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

02.03.2026 02:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Geese and people calmly chatting.

Merced National Wildlife Refuge.

💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

02.03.2026 02:25 — 👍 31    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
Flowers on what I think is a fruitless plum tree, but who really knows, are popping off, while the shyer buds are still thinking about it...

Flowers on what I think is a fruitless plum tree, but who really knows, are popping off, while the shyer buds are still thinking about it...

The bud is shy,
but the wind
removes her veil suddenly...
~Rumi

💙💮💙 ...already showed ya my new bluebirb, so you get fresh flowers for #BlueSkyMonday! 🌿

#Spring 🌱
#Bloomscrolling
#FlowerReport
#Photography
#BlueSky

02.03.2026 02:09 — 👍 120    🔁 17    💬 3    📌 0

Victory!!!

01.03.2026 20:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Amazing capture!
💖💖💖😍💖💖💖

Such a distinctive and delightful song.😊

01.03.2026 20:08 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A close-up photo of a canyon wren. The bird's long, narrow beak is open wide in song.

A close-up photo of a canyon wren. The bird's long, narrow beak is open wide in song.

A canyon wren singing its sweet song.

#birds #nature #wildlife

01.03.2026 20:06 — 👍 113    🔁 15    💬 3    📌 0
Black fluffy cat with big round eyes holding a small pink heart, on a dark background. Text above says: “I hope this week brings you some victories and that good things find you every single day.”

Black fluffy cat with big round eyes holding a small pink heart, on a dark background. Text above says: “I hope this week brings you some victories and that good things find you every single day.”

01.03.2026 19:14 — 👍 609    🔁 188    💬 3    📌 7
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How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

01.03.2026 19:14 — 👍 2304    🔁 1574    💬 40    📌 104

#BirdOfTheDayTheme of #FourOrMore birdies?

Yup, we've got that!

Merced National Wildlife Refuge last week. Stuffed to the beak with snow geese, Ross's geese, greater white-fronted geese, and many others.

You?🤩

01.03.2026 17:07 — 👍 25    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0