To start off this new year, I'd like to show you the picture that made me the happiest this past year... after many many attempts, I finally got a decent capture of a flying #Kingfisher. ( I was very happy though on many other occasions as well 😜

Stay safe tonight, enjoy and have a great & healthy 2023, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

#AlcedoAtthis
#birdsinlatin
#Birdphotography #Birds #Birdsofthefediverse
#BirdsofMastodon #Wildlife #Wildlifephotography #Nature

One more while it's still #InverteFest. A female bluet damsefly—probably Enallagma hageni or ebrium, but it would take a microscope to tell which. Female bluets aren't flashy, but I think the pale green color of this one is pretty, and the narrow black shoulder stripes are on point.

#damselflies #insects #InsectPhotography #odonata

#invertefest

Day 7: A very simple photo, but one of my favorites. In late summer, solitary mining #bees (Andrena sp.) would often visit my basil plants. And at dusk they would bite a flowering top, and hang in there until they fell asleep.

#macrophotography #nature #photography

One of my favorite pics from 2022, a cluster of sugar-exuding Callirhytis quercusgemmaria galls being tended by ferruginous carpenter ants (Camponotus chromaiodes).

#oak #galls #Cynipidae #ants #wasps #Quercus #entomology #insects #Hymenoptera #nature #photography #macro

Bees can be blue. Xylocopa caerulea, the blue carpenter bee, is non-aggressive and semi-solitary. They do not build hives like honeybees but instead prefer to live inside dead wood.

From @rainmaker1973

I was finally almost almost asleep *cough* *cough* *hacks up lung* when this happened. It was loud. The husband slept through it, of course. I wish I had. Alas. #FireWorks #OhToSleep #PerchanceToDream

Hey you!

Yes you, the amazing person! ✨

If you like/relate to at least two of these hashtags:

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✨New server, new #introduction time ✨ I’m Chromino, Chromie or Mino for short. I’m a #neurodivergent #lgbtq artist who is getting back into their passion for creating with a fresh start after a long hiatus. I enjoy #cats #puns #news #books #dnd #comics #VideoGames #democracy #equality #art #anime #activism #science #magic #fantasy #gaming #technology #badminton #ClayCrafting #worldbuilding #writing #roleplaying #photography and so much more! Can’t wait to meet and follow more people here. ❤️

Finally posting one: #introduction

Hi everyone! I'm a #SoftwareEngineer and #artist working in the #tech industry who loves #animation #videogames and #comics. I enjoy creating #CharacterDesign #VisDev #ConceptArt and #storytelling And, my favorite subject of all #CreatureDesign I always loved drawing #animals

Other interests:
#illustration #photography
#gaming #vr #programming
#anime #manga #japanese #film
#books #writing #music #guitar

Looking forward to sharing work here in the future!

A magical scene with Crystal Pier lit up for the holidays captured prior to sunrise.
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#sandiego #crystalpier #wallart #homedecor #magical #art #photographylovers #AYearForArt #MastoArt

Dramatic sky over the ocean after the sunrise at Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida. #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #sky #clouds #buyintoart #seascape #wallart #artistsofmastadon #photography Get it Here https://aimee-maher.pixels.com/featured/dramatic-sky-at-fort-lauderdale-beach-aimee-l-maher-alm-gallery.html

An orange Dahlia flower.

See more HERE: https://5-tanya-smith.pixels.com/featured/orange-dahlia-in-autumn-tanya-c-smith.html

#FloralArt #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #mastodonart #PhotographyIsArt #FlowersOnFriday #flowers

This #MerlinFalcon was calling for some time while perched in the Spruce tree.They are small with heavily streaked plumage and look too small to do much damage but they are fierce and energetic birds of prey. When not hunting, they like to perch in open areas to scan for prey. Small but mighty comes to mind!
Available here https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/merlin-in-flight-debbie-oppermann.html
#Merlin #Falcon #raptor #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdOfPrey #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #artwork

This iridescent, splendid little chap right here is a Red-Shanked Douc Langur monkey - and if you looked like that, you'd be Zen-like, too!

They're found in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Sourced from: https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/zw6939/the_redshanked_douc_langur/

#nature #photography #naturephotography #monkey

I'm counting it for #WindowFriday

This is Water Holes slot canyon in Page Arizona. You need a permit from the native people to go there, and I think it may be shut down for covid - but it's like Antelope Canyon without the hoards.

For more adventures, check out https://rvnomadphotos.com

#Fensterfreitag #Friday #SlotCanyons #Rock #Geology #Arizona #Southwest #Travel #RVNomad #Explore #Red #RedRock #Desert #OffTheBeatenPath

Old Paria is a ghost town in Kanab Utah that's been reappropriated for the filming of western #movies.

It's a very unique and beautiful area that's a little less traveled than a lot of the other #attractions in Kanab.

It's one of our favorite spots.
For more of our adventures and stories : https://rvnomadphotos.com

#PhotoMonday #Exploring #Utah #Kanab #GhostTown #Western #Cowboy #Desert #Geology #GeologyRocks #LandscapePhotography #Landscapes #BoxingDay #Mountains #UnitedStates #Travel

This view of the Milky Way was captured at Sunset Crater National Monument near Flagstaff, AZ, USA in 2018.

My co-workers and I were taking the back way into Flagstaff from a job site at the end of the day and pulled off the road to stargaze. I forgot my tripod at the hotel, so I positioned the camera on the truck tailgate, aimed towards the Milky Way, and took a couple dozen photos. This 10-image composition was the result!

#Photography #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Astrodon #MilkyWay

Trees reflected in a pond in heavy fog, Wharton State Forest.
#landscape #photography #NJ #PineBarrens #fog #reflections #landscapePhotography #ReflectionPhotography

Now that the Akkoma server is running and the memory issues seem to have been sorted out, I turned my attention to the UI ...

While I do like some of the features that the default Akkoma UI provides, it felt a bit too busy and didn't allow the content to shine, IMO. So a little bit of messing around with CSS and I managed to get the UI tweaked enough to suit my requirements ....

I like it much better now 🙂
Tweaked Akkoma frontend with th…