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Chris S

@enraptored

A fan of *all* the wingy-thingies, especially raptors. Also 4-legged friends (wild & domestic) & creatures of the sea & desert. I was @bruisermom in a former life. 😻

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It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

07.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 12374 πŸ” 2974 πŸ’¬ 421 πŸ“Œ 114
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What a thin skinned tiny little baby and an absolutely unqualified disgraceful ass canoe.

Trump will be forever seen as a low point for America

07.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 3826 πŸ” 749 πŸ’¬ 444 πŸ“Œ 58
Cooper’s Hawk jumping into action

Cooper’s Hawk jumping into action

Cooper’s Hawk springs into action πŸͺΆ

08.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Shutting an oil well isn’t like turning off a faucet.

It’s a huge engineering risk, difficult to reverse β€” and an indicator the Kuwaitis don’t see choke points improving anytime soon.

07.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 3047 πŸ” 923 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 26

We’re almost 250 years into the United States, and we still have to explain its history, its Constitution, & its location on a map.

07.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unfortunately...yes...

07.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 911 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 15
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β€œBe a Rainbow in Someone’s Cloud”

Maya Angelou, the poet, the civil rights activist, was one of the most powerful voices in American Literature & Social Justice!

Maya taught the world a truth that still scares the powerful!

Be A MayaπŸ‘Š

#SheShed
#StrongWomen
#StillIRise

07.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 584 πŸ” 284 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 17
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Ignorant

07.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Light pink hellebores with ruffly edges. Pale yellow stamens in the center.

Light pink hellebores with ruffly edges. Pale yellow stamens in the center.

First blooms of Spring

07.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kamala Harris: "I predicted a lot about what's happening right now. I'm not here to say 'I told you so,' but we did see it coming."

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 12141 πŸ” 2727 πŸ’¬ 673 πŸ“Œ 654

The media could not set the bar lower for these losers and they still find some way to crawl beneath it.

07.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m seeing a flag code violation in this photo.

07.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks for this
Yeah i saw the story on NPR
Inexcusable

07.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So how did we end up murdering little girls in a school?

07.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 329 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 0
Burrowing owl with his eyes closed.  The eyelids are covered in tiny feathers.

Burrowing owl with his eyes closed. The eyelids are covered in tiny feathers.

I just love the fluffy eyelids. πŸͺΆ

07.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Crested Caracara in her Saguaro nest

Crested Caracara in her Saguaro nest

It’s difficult to show the scale of this Caracara nest πŸͺΆ 🌡

07.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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A precious moment as an Anna’s Hummingbird feeds her little hummers.

#birds #nature #wildlife #hummingbird

06.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***

Clyde Conway (D–as in Dog) wishes a Happy Ding Dong the Puppy Killer is Gone Day to his four-legged constituents and all humans who celebrate.

06.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 6327 πŸ” 876 πŸ’¬ 225 πŸ“Œ 37

We told Thea you all funded her care in just 22 MINUTES and she simply could not believe it 🀭

Thank you for your incredible support today! We’ll pupdate you on her progress here β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

06.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1079 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Kristi Noem spotted house hunting.

05.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 291 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 2
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And just like that we’re back to β€œDepartment of Defense”

06.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 13035 πŸ” 2826 πŸ’¬ 1397 πŸ“Œ 392
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We’re all celebrating out here at the Capitol! #ByeKristi 🐾

06.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 1517 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 9

ALERT: Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) files motion asking court to block Trump's closure and demolition of the Kennedy Center

Beatty is ex-officio member of Kennedy Center Board of Trustees

Beatty: "Emergency relief is necessary to prevent irreparable harm"

tinyurl.com/mpzm4d2s

06.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 1653 πŸ” 572 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 25
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Leavitt on reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help them target US assets: "Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really matter"

06.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 1804 πŸ” 636 πŸ’¬ 546 πŸ“Œ 315

Some serious competition from the Anna’s hummingbirds as well:

06.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A male Allen’s hummingbird sitting in profile at the very end of a branch. It is a small hummingbird with a mostly orange body, white belly, and black gorget with hints or orange iridescence. It has patches of green on its head and wings.

A male Allen’s hummingbird sitting in profile at the very end of a branch. It is a small hummingbird with a mostly orange body, white belly, and black gorget with hints or orange iridescence. It has patches of green on its head and wings.

A male Allen’s hummingbird sitting on a horizontal branch, facing towards the camera, against a light green background.  It’s gorget is lit up bright orange.

A male Allen’s hummingbird sitting on a horizontal branch, facing towards the camera, against a light green background. It’s gorget is lit up bright orange.

My search for a hummingbird nest continues! In the process I’ve gotten some amazing looks at male Allen’s Hummingbirds 🀩 🧑 πŸ’š
#birds

06.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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The Japanese Bridge (The Water-Lily Pond, Symphony in Rose) - 1900
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10790

06.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou lookin’ at me, bud?”

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A male mallard duck with one big orange foot raised, taking a step towards the water while angling his green head skeptically in my direction

A male mallard duck with one big orange foot raised, taking a step towards the water while angling his green head skeptically in my direction

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #SteppingOut , here's one of the funniest pics of a Mallard (or mallard hybrid, there are a lot of mixed genetics out here) I've ever taken. :) πŸ“·πŸŒΏπŸ¦‰

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1