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Happily married singer, songwriter, guitar player, and birder. I take a lot of pictures, but I'm not really a photographer. A few things I believe in: Peace, music, birds, love, and myself. Please, no DM'S Thanks for stopping by! Peace.......period.

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Peace! ✌️ #birds #rocks #bloomscrolling #trees #sky #peace #smile #resist

07.03.2026 16:38 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Good morning 🌞. Succulents and art for a start. Peace! ✌️ #bloomscrolling #cats #peace

07.03.2026 16:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Townshend's warbler has a yellow head and breast with black streaks.

A Townshend's warbler has a yellow head and breast with black streaks.

A stunning warbler
at least I show you
the best part.

Townshend's Warbler, Mar. 2026, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #nature #sonomacounty #photography #m43 #haiku

07.03.2026 16:02 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Here! Here! Peace! ✌️✌️✌️

07.03.2026 01:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Travel Day‼️

See y'all tomorrow‼️

05.03.2026 16:43 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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DOOCY: It sounds like the Russians are helping Iran target and attack Americans--


TRUMP: That's an easy problem compared to what we're doing here. What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We're talking about something else.

06.03.2026 22:58 👍 2290 🔁 648 💬 360 📌 315
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Just a couple of couples on a dreary Friday afternoon in Pennsylvania. #birds #woodpeckers #hawks #photography #naturephotography

06.03.2026 22:30 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

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Here is my special edition Wild Wednesday Fighting Left Starter Pack. All accounts are vetted and many will follow back. Please follow all and repost. Let's build a massive community of #BlueCrew #Resisters #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

04.03.2026 20:16 👍 61 🔁 37 💬 23 📌 5
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Busy as a b.... Hummingbird! Anna's Hummingbird. Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #hummingbirds

06.03.2026 18:21 👍 26 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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California Thrasher. A true songbird. What a voice! Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #birdwatching #listen #smile #peace

06.03.2026 18:12 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Classic. Song Sparrow. Peace! ✌️ #birding #bird #sparrow #peace

06.03.2026 18:02 👍 50 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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Auditioning for the next Abby Road cover. Hank Heron is #SteppingOut . Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #peace #herons #smile

06.03.2026 17:56 👍 33 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
03.03.2026 20:28 👍 118 🔁 69 💬 49 📌 13
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"To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
And eternity in an hour."

-William Blake

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(Photo by Kirpal)

05.03.2026 15:52 👍 137 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 2
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Pocahontas (A Neil Young cover) This is a cover of a great Neil Young tune. I really like this song. I do hope you like it. Peace ✌️✌️✌️

"Pocahontas"
(A Neil Young cover) by Steve Ross on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/vGV4xKYMzFOT...
Peace!✌️ #music #cover #neilyoungcover #acoustic #benice #peace

06.03.2026 08:18 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

I totally agree with you. And thank you.

06.03.2026 08:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Seriously, thanks so much for all the reposts!!😁🌹😀🐝🐝

06.03.2026 05:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sharing is caring 🙂. House Finch and Lesser Goldfinch. Peace ✌️! #MixedPairs #birds #birding #finches #BirdOfTheDay #peace ✌️ #smile

05.03.2026 20:25 👍 22 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Blue Tit : And away! In my #Abergavenny garden. #birds #Wales. #nature #wildlife #photography

05.03.2026 18:34 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Time is Now Listen to The Time is Now by Steve Ross #np on #SoundCloud

"The Time is Now" by Steven Ross on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/5WIYbJ6nMgSi...
Peace!✌️ #RESIST #thetimeisnow #peace #pushback #openyoureyes
#acoustic
#singer/songwriter

05.03.2026 18:31 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Nothing gets by this guy. Cooper's Hawk. Peace ✌️! #birds #birding #hawks #raptor #birdsofprey #peace

05.03.2026 18:25 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

@heroes-club-online.bsky.social Hi! I could use your opinion 😀.
Listen to Pocahontas (A Neil Young cover) by Steve Ross on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/YEsB331vlArx...

05.03.2026 18:20 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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04.03.2026 04:07 👍 32 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Beauty is all around you. Take a minute, breathe, enjoy. Peace!✌️ #finch #birds #birding #breathe #relax #smile #enjoy #peace

05.03.2026 16:28 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Mmm, Rosemary. Lesser Goldfinch.Peace!✌️ #birds #birding #finch #BirdOfTheDay #alt #peace

05.03.2026 16:20 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
A close-up portrait of a Varied Tit perched on a branch, facing the camera head-on, with its black throat, chestnut sides, and pale face clearly visible against a soft, blurred background.
枝にとまって正面を向くヤマガラのクローズアップ。黒い喉と胸、赤褐色の体側、淡色の顔が、柔らかくぼけた背景の中でくっきりと写っている。

A close-up portrait of a Varied Tit perched on a branch, facing the camera head-on, with its black throat, chestnut sides, and pale face clearly visible against a soft, blurred background. 枝にとまって正面を向くヤマガラのクローズアップ。黒い喉と胸、赤褐色の体側、淡色の顔が、柔らかくぼけた背景の中でくっきりと写っている。

February 22 is “Super Varied Tit Day” for some bird lovers in Japan — so here’s my contribution 😊
#ヤマガラの日 #ニーニーの日 #超ニーニーの日 #ニーち曜日 の本日は、圧強めのヤマさんをどうぞ🤣
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #VariedTit #ヤマガラ #birds #野鳥

22.02.2026 07:43 👍 201 🔁 25 💬 11 📌 1
A close-up rear view of a Red-crowned Crane standing on snow, showing its white body and the layered black secondary and tertial flight feathers draping over the short white tail.
雪の上に立つタンチョウの後ろ姿。白い体の上に、短い白い尾羽を覆うように黒い次列風切と三列風切が重なって垂れ下がっている様子。

A close-up rear view of a Red-crowned Crane standing on snow, showing its white body and the layered black secondary and tertial flight feathers draping over the short white tail. 雪の上に立つタンチョウの後ろ姿。白い体の上に、短い白い尾羽を覆うように黒い次列風切と三列風切が重なって垂れ下がっている様子。

A Red-crowned Crane standing on snow in side profile, with its long neck, red crown, white body, and black secondary and tertial flight feathers visible at the rear.
雪原に立つタンチョウの側面。長い首、赤い頭頂、白い体の後方に、黒い次列風切と三列風切が見えている。

A Red-crowned Crane standing on snow in side profile, with its long neck, red crown, white body, and black secondary and tertial flight feathers visible at the rear. 雪原に立つタンチョウの側面。長い首、赤い頭頂、白い体の後方に、黒い次列風切と三列風切が見えている。

Whose tail is this?
The answer: the Red-crowned Crane — Japan’s largest wild bird and an endangered species. 🪶
#ケツ曜日 タンチョウはデカい。ちりもデカい🤣
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #Red-crownedCrane #タンチョウ #birds #野鳥

23.02.2026 08:11 👍 144 🔁 12 💬 8 📌 0
A Japanese Scops Owl resting inside a hollow in a tree trunk, with its eyes closed and body pressed against the inner surface of the cavity. The bird’s mottled brown and beige plumage blends closely with the surrounding bark.
樹洞の中で目を閉じて静かに休んでいるオオコノハズク。体を樹洞の内側に沿わせるようにとまり、褐色と淡色のまだら模様の羽毛が周囲の樹皮とよく同化している。

A Japanese Scops Owl resting inside a hollow in a tree trunk, with its eyes closed and body pressed against the inner surface of the cavity. The bird’s mottled brown and beige plumage blends closely with the surrounding bark. 樹洞の中で目を閉じて静かに休んでいるオオコノハズク。体を樹洞の内側に沿わせるようにとまり、褐色と淡色のまだら模様の羽毛が周囲の樹皮とよく同化している。

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes are #WideOpenWings and #NoBranch.
Since this one is nestled inside a tree cavity, I guess #NoBranch still counts… right? 😅🪶
#モフ曜日 にゃんこ🐱じゃないよ。公園の樹洞でお休み中のオオコノハズクだよ😊
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #JapaneseScopedOwl #オオコノハズク #birds #野鳥

26.02.2026 09:21 👍 171 🔁 16 💬 11 📌 2
A Eurasian Tree Sparrow perched on a thin leafless branch. The bird is facing left, showing its chestnut-brown head, black bib, and patterned brown wings. Several bare twigs partially overlap the bird in the foreground.
細い落葉した枝にとまるスズメ。左向きで、栗色の頭部や黒い喉元、茶色の模様のある翼が見える。手前の複数の枝が一部重なって写っている。

A Eurasian Tree Sparrow perched on a thin leafless branch. The bird is facing left, showing its chestnut-brown head, black bib, and patterned brown wings. Several bare twigs partially overlap the bird in the foreground. 細い落葉した枝にとまるスズメ。左向きで、栗色の頭部や黒い喉元、茶色の模様のある翼が見える。手前の複数の枝が一部重なって写っている。

Met this sparrow in an unusual spot for me. It seemed a little less cautious than usual 😅
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideView, so here’s a proper profile shot. 🪶
#チュンズデー はちょっと枝被りのイケチュン✨
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianTreeSparrow #スズメ #birds #野鳥

03.03.2026 11:03 👍 130 🔁 11 💬 3 📌 0
Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

The Crooner's crooner. Northern Mockingbird. Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #songbird #mockingbird #crooner #songster #peace ✌️✌️

05.03.2026 11:04 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0