Notices by Carolyn (cstamp@mastodon.social)

@TimWardCam Most other countries think freedom is living life without thinking about guns and gun violence. @Huntn00 @lankohr @kibcol1049

Bad exposure of a common bird, but this photo makes me laugh.

#Mallard #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder

Here's another shot that has fir trees to give some scale to the green vegetation and also shows green between the rows of the hay.

#HighwayPhotography #JPegsFolder

Anyone know what that metal thing is?

#HighwayPhotography #JPegsFolder

I think this is a female yellow-rumped warbler.

#Warbler #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder

I did some garden photography again today, to get outside and away from computer screens, even leaving my phone behind! I was sitting near a dragonfly. I often notice that if they get spooked, they will come back to the same place, so when this one flitted off, I watched & waited, it came back. But I noticed what seemed to be nibbling behaviour. I was trying to balance between plants, not wanting to damage plants, and not wanting to scare the bug. Wow, I am even more impressed with them.

@skinnylatte Slowing down allows the body and mind to recharge. The trick is to do that consciously, knowing that you are allowing yourself important space, not slacking off.

Basically, Americans will pay more for Canadian goods, Canadian businesses might sell less as a result, and Canadians themselves become even more adamant about not buying American, which will last long after this asshole government is out on their ears.

This is why it can be so difficult to see these birds. They love staying close to cover. I think this is a house wren based on its roundness and saucy little tail.

#HouseWren #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder

@mattblaze Is there someone from that party who isn't demented?

@skinnylatte San Francisco is only 800K and seems rather compact.

It IS a shame that the rich folk out towards Petaluma have been fighting against expansion of the BART.

"I'm going to get to that blossom if it's the last thing I do!"

#Bee #JPegsFolder

I wasn't fast enough with my focus but I love its motion. The wings and bodies of butterflies are not flat when flapping.

#Monarch #Butterfly #JPegsFolder

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116892253209806683

It’s almost as if industry regulations were a necessary thing.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@MaryAustinBooks/116885254551376660

The comments! 😃

There are a number of benches facing the view. The view used to be Lake Ontario, with the Bluffer's Park Marina, with its beautiful sandy beach down to the right.

#SylvanPark #UrbanWilderness #Scarborough

Amazing to have "wilderness" like this in the city. This is a park that lives atop the Scarborough Bluffs.

Bird calls were amazing. Didn't see a one, they were too high or hidden in the canopy.

#SylvanPark #UrbanWilderness #Scarborough #Ontario

One more view of walking in these trails.

#SylvanPark #UrbanWilderness #Scarborough

RE: https://mas.to/@owlsintowels/116870779521481589

As more birds are fledging, this is important to note. If you see a cat or something stalking a bird on the ground, shoo it away while keeping an eye on the bird from a distance. Enough of a distance that you don’t frighten a parent who might be wanting to feed the young.

#JPegsFolder