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🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-02-08

Two-fer.

The fishin' is good & the perches are plentiful along the Iowa River. Looks like they're mostly pulling shad from the waters below the Iowa River Power Dam.

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Photograph of a juvenile American bald eagle in flight and an adult bald eagle perched on a branch with out of focus branches and a blue sky in the background. The juvenile is in the upper left frame and is flying to the right in profile. It has a fish in its left talons and has its wings swept up and back in preparation to land on a nearby branch. The adult eagle is in the lower left frame and is facing right in profile with its wings raised slightly due to the juvenile quick flyby and its has a fish grasp in its left talons. Bald eagles have brown body feathers, white head and tail feathers, clear light yellow-green eyes with large pupils, yellow-orange beaks that curve downward to a point, yellow-orange legs, and yellow-orange feet that end in sharp black talons. Juvenile eagles take 4-5 years to acquire their adult feathers. During that transition time the eagle's feathers begin brown and then become mottled brown and white prior to the adult stage with a white head and tail as well as a brown body. In addition to the mottled feathers this juvenile still has a mostly black beak indicating that it may be 1-2 yrs old.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-02-06

The migratory eagle population visiting us is much shyer than the local eagles we have year round. So much so that I've gotten mostly flight photos so far. Hopefully I'll find a braver 1 or 2 so I can get closer for some more portraits 🤞.

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Photograph of an American bald eagle perched on a large gray branch with a tangle of out of focus branches in the foreground and a blue sky in the background. The eagle is facing left in profile. While the eagle is visible and in sharp focus, the out of focus small branches in the foreground obscure large portions of its body. Bald eagles have brown body feathers, white head and tail feathers, clear light yellow-green eyes with large pupils, yellow-orange beaks that curve downward to a point, yellow-orange legs, and yellow-orange feet that end in sharp black talons.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-02-06

This time of yr I typically see a few random waterfowl species that hang w/ the typical Canada geese/mallards at the nearby dam. This ♀ common goldeneye duck from Tuesday is a diving species. They are especially fun to watch 👍.

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Photograph of a female common goldeneye duck standing on ice with open water in the background. The duck is in the right frame and is facing left in profile. Female common goldeneye ducks have white belly feathers, black and gray back feathers with white mottling, black and gray wing feathers with white markings, dark gray upper chest and neck feathers, brown head feathers, black bills, and orange-brown legs and webbed feet.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-02-04

Counted ~30 eagles along a 1 mi stretch of the Iowa River yesterday. A nice woman on the trail informed me that there are more ~7-8 am. Said she stopped counting at 100.

All ages present now like this adult w/ a smidge of brown on the white.

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Photograph of an American bald eagle in flight with dark out of focus brown trees and branches in the background. The eagle is flying to the left in profile with its left wing stretched upward and its right wing stretched downward leaving its underside visible. Bald eagles have brown body feathers, white head and tail feathers, clear light yellow-green eyes with large pupils, yellow-orange beaks that curve downward to a point, yellow-orange legs, and yellow-orange feet that end in sharp black talons. This particular eagle has a small spot of brown on its cheek as well on the tips of its tail feathers indicating that it is likely in its 4-5 yr.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-02-03

Patiently awaiting your next step.

#PhotoHour #squirrels #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText

Photograph of a gray squirrel standing upright on a concrete sidewalk next to a lawn of short yellow and green grasses. The squirrel is in the center frame and is facing to the right in profile with its tail curled down behind it and its fore paws held against the top of its belly. Gray squirrels have grey and brown fur with white abdomen and chest fur, a long bushy tail, a triangular head with dark eyes, proportionally large ears, a typical rodent muzzle, long, black whiskers, hand-like fore paws, and claws that allow the squirrel to cling to vertical surfaces.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-02-02

A little #MacroMonday wishful thinking.

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Extreme closeup photograph of a bee (likely a Western honeybee) straddling the side and top of the stamen and pistil at the center of a crocus flower. This crocus variety has white and purple, teardrop-shaped, overlapping petals. The petals are curved and conical in shape similar to a tulip but with a soft pointed end and flowers have yellow-orange stamens and a yellow-orange pistil. This bee is in the upper left frame facing right in profile with its head bent down to probe for pollen and nectar. This bee species has a black and brown striped abdomen, a dark brown thorax with fine gold hairs and black hairs, a black head covered in fine black hairs and gold hairs with large, dark compound eyes, mandibles and two antennae, six, black, segmented legs, and two transparent wings with amber veining.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-02-02

Killdeer nesting amid some construction gravel.

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Photograph of a killdeer standing on a flat nest made of sticks amid an area covered in construction gravel. The killdeer is facing is right in profile. Killdeer have white belly, under-tail, and breast feathers, brown back, wing, and tail feathers, slender brown legs, black upper chest and neck rings, a white neck ring between the two black rings, black and white masks, black beaks, and dark eyes surrounded by bright orange fleshy skin.
Petr Kloskoklosko.net@bsky.brid.gy
2026-02-01

Zamarzlá Vltava / #Frozen Vlava river 🇨🇿 #zima #winter #photography #photoHour

Aidan | Travel Photographeratschieber.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-01-30

Ilhéus das Cabras off the coast of Tercería in the #azores -🐐🏝️ #scape #EastCoastKin #seascape #photography #bluesky #volcano #caldera #landscapephotography #travel #ocean #photohour #island #portugal

Ilhéus das Cabras
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-27

"Hey, man! Quit rocking the branch!"

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Photograph of a pair of American bald eagles perched next to each other on the same large gray branch with out of focus branches and a blue sky in the background. The eagles are in the left frame and are turned to the right in profile. The eagle on the left appears to be an adult (5+ yrs) while the one on the right is a juvenile. Based on the brown and white mottled plumage, the juvenile may only be in its 1st or 2nd year. It takes 4-5 years for an eagle to acquire its adult feathers. During that transition time the eagle's feathers begin brown and then become mottled brown and white prior to the adult stage with a white head and tail as well as a brown body. Adult bald eagles have brown body feathers, white head and tail feathers, clear light yellow-green eyes with large pupils, yellow-orange beaks that curve downward to a point, yellow-orange legs, and yellow-orange feet that end in sharp black talons.Photograph of the same pair of bald eagles except in this photo the adult eagles has just launched itself off the branch and is flying downward. The juvenile is still perched on the branch which has shifted upwards due to the lower weight and the juvenile is using its wings and body to maintain balance while the branch comes to a new equilibrium.This photograph is similar to the last photo except the adult eagles is lower in the frame and the juvenile is still using its wings and body to adjust to the upward swing of the unburdened branch.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-26

"This isn't the squirrel you're looking for."

"This isn't the squirrel I'm looking for."

"This squirrel can go about its business."

"You can go about your business."

"Move along."

"Move along...move along."

#PhotoHour #theforce #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #photography #AltText

Photograph of a gray squirrel standing upright on a tree branch with a heavily textured tree trunk to its left and an out of focus heavily textured tree branch covered in green lichen and a gray overcast sky in the background The squirrel is facing the camera with its left paw grasping a small branch to its left and its right paw held horizontal in front of it. Gray squirrels have grey and brown fur with white abdomen and chest fur, a long bushy tail, a triangular head with dark eyes, proportionally large ears, a typical rodent muzzle, long, black whiskers, hand-like fore paws, and claws that allow the squirrel to cling to vertical surfaces.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-24

Nesting killdeer.

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Photograph of a killdeer standing on a flat nest made of sticks amid short yellow overwintered grass. The killdeer is facing is right in profile and has its beaked opened while calling out. Killdeer have white belly, under-tail, and breast feathers, brown back, wing, and tail feathers, slender brown legs, black upper chest and neck rings, a white neck ring between the two black rings, black and white masks, black beaks, and dark eyes surrounded by bright orange fleshy skin.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-21

We're in the midst of a cold snap so sections of the Iowa river may freeze. That tends to push the wildlife to the open water below the dam which makes them easy pickings photo-wise. Headed down there tomorrow to see what the sitch is🤞

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Photograph of a pair of Canada geese in flight with an out of focus Iowa River in the background and a single out of focus female mallard duck in the background in the upper left hand corner. The somewhat turbulent flowing brown river water still reflects the blue sky above. The geese are flying to the left with one goose in sharp focus in front of and ahead of the other one in the background which is out of focus. Both geese have their wings swung downward in a down-stroke. The goose in the foreground is centered in the frame while the other's lower body is out of frame on the right. Canada geese have white and tan mottled chest and belly feathers, white under-tail feathers, brown back and wing feathers, a long, slender black neck, a black head with a white cheek patch that run under the upper throat, dark eyes, black bills, and black legs and webbed feet.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-20

Locust borer beetle on goldenrod.

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Extreme closeup photograph of a locust borer beetle (likely Megacyllene robiniae) clinging to the side of a goldenrod inflorescence. The beetle is facing the goldenrod leaving its back, legs, and head visible. Locust borer beetles have black exoskeletons with bright yellow markings formed from fine yellow 'hairs. The beetle's head and thorax are black and yellow striped. Its wing covers have a unique pattern made up of stripes, triangular, and chevron markings. This species has large dark eyes, long brown segmented antennae, brown mandibles, and long brown segmented legs.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-17

White butterfly, sometimes referred to a cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, depositing its eggs on the kale in someone's garden.

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Closeup photograph of a white butterfly grasping the top side of a kale leaf with its abdomen curled under the leaf to use its ovipositor to deposit its eggs on the leaf's underside with out of focus leaves and stems in the background. The view is from slightly above and the butterfly is mostly facing left in profile leaving the left side of its body visible. White butterflies have white wing backs with a black spot on the lower wings and one to two spots and black upper tips on the upper wings. Their wing fronts are plainer and have a light green coloration with a bit of freckled smudging and a few yellow markings along the wing edge. The butterfly's upper body and head are covered in fine white, green, and yellow hairs and its lower body is covered in fine white hairs. It has two pale green compound eyes with dark spots, six green-white segmented legs, and two long black and green striped antennae that end in pale green tips.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-17

Room for more?

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Black and white photograph of a landscape with mown grass and large tree trunks with two University of Iowa students sitting at the base of two separate trees and an out of focus student checking their phone while walking behind in the background. Patches of stone university buildings are visible behind the students and trees. There is one large tree with a large trunk (6-8 feet wide) and heavily textured bark in the foreground. A student in a white shirt with dark hair is sitting at the base of the tree on its left side. The student facing away from the camera with their backpack behind them against the tree. Behind and to the left of the large tree there are two smaller trees with a space between. Another student is sitting at the base of one of the smaller trees in the background. They are facing right and only their back and neck are visible. The third student is walking to the right in profile on a sidewalk in the background. That student is walking between the space between the two smaller trees in foreground. The student has a dark shirt, light shorts, and white sock and is wearing a large backpack.
Aidan | Travel Photographeratschieber.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-01-16

A hike around #LakeLouise -🏞️ #scape #banff #landscape #mountain #landscapephotography #canon #nature #photography #bluesky #alberta #canada #glacier #photohour #EastCoastKin #hike #travel #PhotographersUnited #hike

Lake Louise // 2019
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-16

"Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your half-attention, ...please."

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Extreme closeup photograph of a praying mantis (likely a Chinese mantis or Tenodera sinensis) peering around the side of a small group of conifer needles. Only the mantis's face is visible and it’s looking directly at the camera. Mantises have compound eyes that are fixed but can process data independently. While they do not have pupils they have pseudo-pupils (an optical effect created by the lens facets) that appear as dark dot on the eye surface. In this case the left pseudo-pupil appears to look directly forward while the right appears as if it is looking down to the left. This variety has a pale gray exoskeleton with darker markings. Mantis have long, tubular abdomens and thoraxes, six segmented legs, two long segmented antennae, two large, compound eyes that can move independently and are separated by what appears to be a square face plate which, along with its larger size, is indicative of the Chinese mantis species.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-16

Northern paper wasp on golden rod.

#PhotoHour #wasp #pollinators #insect #InsectPhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText

Extreme closeup photograph of a wasp (likely a Northern paper wasp) clinging to the side of a hanging goldenrod inflorescence. Goldenrod has small, yellow flower with fringe-like petals than line a long stalk. Normally goldenrod is vertical, but this stalk is likely weighed down by the wasp. The wasp and goldenrod take up most of the center frame. The wasp is horizontal and facing the camera with its foreshortened body visible behind it. Northern paper wasps have a black and yellow striped abdomen with brown markings, a black, brown and yellow markings, a black head with large, brown compound eyes and a yellow face and mandibles, two brown antennae, six, brown segmented legs, and two transparent, amber wings with darker veining.
🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈Rihilism@toot.community
2026-01-16

Western honey bee on pink stonecrop.

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Closeup photograph of a bee (likely a Western honeybee) straddling the top of a stonecrop inflorescence. This stonecrop variety has small, pale pink, tulip-shaped petals surrounding several pale pink stamens with brown anthers and pale pink pistils with darker pink stigma. Western honeybees species have black and golden-brown striped abdomen, a dark brown thorax with fine gold hairs and black hairs, a black head covered in fine black hairs and gold hairs with large, dark compound eyes, mandibles and two antennae, six, black, segmented legs, and two transparent wings with amber veining.

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