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Squirrel does a hanging head-stand while eating from a birdfeeder

Is this a bird feeder, a squirrel feeder, or a squirrel gymnastics device?
#photography #squirrel

A duck that is still on Avian Standard Time giving the photographer the side-eye.

Photographer: "It's Spring Forward Day! Rise and shine!"

Duck: "Dude, I'm still waking up. And where's that iced latte you were supposed to bring me?"
#photography #birds #duck

Thank you so much for doing this thread! 🫶

The image shows a rectangular Roman dice tower (turricula) made of four copper alloy (bronze) plates with punched cut-out Latin letters and cut-out decorative patterns. At the bottom front is a stepped exit chute with small bronze bells attached to the opening. The tower is a Roman anti-cheating device. It has an open top and is hollow inside except for three staggered, downward-sloping plates, designed to randomize dice as they fall, ensuring unpredictable dice rolls. When the dice rolled out of the exit chute they rang the bells! There is a decorative dolphin either side of the stepped exit chute. The top of the front plate has two decorative pine cone finials. Height 25 cm. There is a single die shown next to the stepped base to illustrate how it was used. The front inscription reads: PICTOS VICTOS HOSTIS DELETA LVDITE SECVRI Translated as: ‘The Picts defeated, the enemy has been destroyed, play in safety’. Around the top of the three remaining sides, a second inscription made with cut out letters reads: ‘UTERI/FELIX/VIVAS’ translated as ‘Use happily; may you live well’. Found at a Roman villa at Froitzheim in Germany in 1985.

Roman anti-cheating gaming accessory!

This Roman ‘turricula’ (dice tower) was used to ensure a fair roll of the dice! 🎲🎲🎲

Dice dropped into the top, tumbled over sloping internal levels, and appeared randomly below.

From Froitzheim, Germany, AD 300-400

📷 LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn

#Archaeology

Very nice!

Duck proving that it can float on water

Village Elder: "What also floats on water?"
King Arthur: "A duck!"
#photography #birds #duck
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 8 Mar 2026. The theme is #Flowing

"Don't let the cat out of the bag"

Silhouette of four Canada Geese flying with clouds in the background

Honk x4 #photography #birds #CanadaGoose

Photo of a waterfall with text reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday March 7, 2026 The theme is #Flowing Any art. Any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome. Get creative!

‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday March 8, 2026
The theme is #Flowing

Streams, waterfalls, hair, but not just those. Anything that suggests flow.

Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Great shot! ❤️

A cute bunny attempt to morph itself into a sphere with ears and whiskers

"First assume the bunny is a sphere," said the Mathematician. I'm not sure the cute bunny is ok with this topological transformation.
#photography #bunny #rabbit
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 28 Feb 2026. The theme is #round

a man and a woman in suits are sitting at a table in front of a bbc sign Alt: Aliens in human disguise suits are sitting at a table in 10 Downing Street and laughing maniacally

Ever since I saw that, I've been nervous about events where I'm given a microchip ID badge that I have to wear at all times...

BTW great analogy, now I'm going to have to re-watch season 1 ;-)

(Also explains their fascination with "real food" like very fresh meat)

a young man in a striped shirt is looking at a computer screen . Alt: Matthew Broderick in the movie Wargames in a striped shirt is looking at a computer screen on which the WOPR computer writes to him, "Shall we play a game? "

Shall we play a game? ;-)

Cardinal and two other birds in the snow

Cardinal and friends in the snow #birds #photography #cardinal

Great "angry bird" shot!

Headline: "Cotote traps himself inside skating rink"

There's an obvious explanation for this @wilelover.bsky.social

(Image from the States of Matter chapter of "Physical Sciences for Super Geniuses")

Squirrel contorts to scratch an itch

That feeling when you can just reach an itch spot
#photography #squirrel

Two painted wolf statues walk out of the foliage

It is said that the Guardian Wolves of Abingdon, VA change places at midnight. I've never stuck around that late to find out.
#photography #wolf #statue #AbingdonVA
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 21 Feb 2026. The theme is #two

a small white animal standing in the snow looking at the camera Alt: a small white stoat standing in the snow looking at the camera

The winter stoat appreciates this (and has no desire to be stuffed in a bag with unless there are truffles involved ;-)

Very nice close-up!

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Wooden squirrel with a thermometer in its belly

Wooden squirrel with a thermometer in its belly. Because I'm sure someone would appreciate seeing a wooden squirrel with a thermometer in its belly.
#photography #squirrel #thermometer #PATurnpike
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 14 Feb 2026. The theme is #wood

"Is this my better side? " says the Bluejay to the photographer ;-)

Great shot!

My photo shows a ‘roaring’ hippo statuette made of Egyptian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. The hippo is seated with head at left, and turned to front. The hippo’s original tusks (top incisors and lower canine teeth are known as tusks), are missing, so it looks as if the hippo is smiling. The blue body is decorated in black with Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts the hippo’s marsh habitat as well as having layers of symbolism associated with regeneration e.g. lotus flowers open with the sun in the morning and close at night symbolising rebirth. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. On display Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.

A little blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️

Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me

#Archaeology

Newton separates sunlight into a rainbow of colors on a sun-lit stained glass window in Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh P

Newton separates sunlight into a rainbow of colors on a sun-lit stained glass window in Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh PA 🌈
#photography #cathedral #HeinzChapel #Newton #Pittsburgh #StainedGlass
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 7 Feb 2026. The theme is #Sunlight

Thank you! 🫶

Pond in the middle of a snowy forest had amber reflections from the magic hour sky

Magic hour sunlight gives beautiful golden reflections.
#photography #winter #pond
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 7 Feb 2026. The theme is #Sunlight

a woman with curly hair is standing in front of a window with her hands up in the air . Alt: Scene from the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who: a woman with curly "space hair" is standing with her hands up in the air in front of the TARDIS. She says "I hate you" and The Doctor replies, "No, you don't. "

"Hello, I'm The Doctor, on loan from Scotland Yard. These are my assistants: The Nose, Legs, and Mrs Robinson" #DoctoWho