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Thanks much to BBC Wildlife @WildlifeMag for featuring my shot of the sandpiper and its 'big" catch as "Photo of the Day." Love wildlife photography and best to ALL!
Photo of the Day: Sandpaper enjoys a big catch at Huntley Meadows Wetlands, Virginia, by @ParamClicks To submit an image to our Photo of the Day, use the hashtag #BBCWildlifePOTD. Find out more on our website: discoverwildlife.com/submit-…
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Empty Nest Celebration?—This Red-Shouldered Hawk mom brought a fresh pine bough back to the nest just moments after her two chicks fledged—either to celebrate her new freedom or to start some immediate redecorating @ Claude Moore Park, Virginia, USA. (2026-06-02) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #emptynesters
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Bee-lieve It or Not, It's Almost Summer—The calendar may say summer is still a week away but the signs are already here—Bumblebees working the milkweed blooms at Claude Moore Park in Virginia, US. (2026-06-14) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #summer
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Rising with the Prize—An osprey pauses as if to savor its success while emerging from the rain-swept waters of Virginia's Rappahannock River with its catch. (2026-04-05) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #fishing
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VAR Review: Too Much Water—FIFA says hydration breaks protect players during the World Cup. This ant appears to be conducting independent research @ Claude Moore Park, Virginia, USA. (2026-05-14) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #fifa #worldcup #worldcup2026 #hydration
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Roots and Wings—A fledgling peregrine falcon shows off its growing flight skills against a cliff face crisscrossed with roots at Point of Rocks, Maryland, USA. (2026-06-12) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #fledgling
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Relationship Status: It's Complicated—Two Japanese beetles appeared to have their relationship all figured out—until a third one showed up. Suddenly, the flower wasn't big enough for everyone's feelings. @ Claude Moore Park, Virginia. (2026-06-11) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #relationship
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A Quacking Good Meeting—An egret and a flotilla of ducks share a peaceful morning on the mirror-like waters of Huntley Meadows Wetlands, Virginia, USA.(2026-06-05) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #ducks
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All Hiss, No Bite—A harmless ribbon snake giving its best "don't mess with me" pose @ Huntley Meadows Wetlands, Virginia. (2026-06-05) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #snakes
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Battle for Survival—Two ospreys locked in a mid-air encounter above Virginia's Rappahannock River. Beyond the drama lies a larger question: What happens when the forage fish that sustain these raptors become harder to find? It's a troubling possibility highlighted by recent reports of osprey nest failures in parts of the Chesapeake Bay. (2026-03-29) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves #falcon #ospreys
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Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw—One of two remaining Peregrine Falcon chicks aggressively feeding on a fresh catch brought in by dad at their cliff nest at Point of Rocks, Maryland, USA. After losing the third chick last week, the parents have been fiercely protective and persistently hunting to ensure these remaining two make it to their first flight. (2026-06-06) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #IndiAves
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Under the Radar—A hunting snake pays no attention to the silhouetted ant passing below @ Huntley Meadows Wetlands, Virginia, USA. (2026-06-05). #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #snake
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Thorn to Be Wild—A jumping spider patrols a thorny stem @ Claude Moore Park, Virginia, USA. (2026-06-01) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #thorn
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The Third Eye—This frog appears to be working on inner peace @ Huntley Meadows Wetlands, Virginia, USA. (2026-05-30) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #thirdeye #meditation
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An Orchard Oriole making sure the whole marsh knows he's ready for company @ Huntley Meadows Wetlands, Virginia, USA. (2026-05-30) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #love
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Home Alone—A Red-shouldered Hawk chick sits alone in the nest, its sibling already branched and the parents away @ Claude Moore Park, Virginia, USA. (2026-06-02) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #homealone
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Vole-untary Room Service—A Red-shouldered Hawk mom pauses briefly at her nest with a captured vole before flying out to feed her two newly branched chicks @ Claude Moore Park, Virginia, USA (2026-06-02) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #mom
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A Face in the Earth—A frog finds refuge from the sun in the cracked mud of a marsh in Virginia, USA. (2026-05-30) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #earth
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Lost in a Sea of Petals—An ant finds its way among a cluster of blooming spirea flowers at Claude Moore Park, Virginia, USA. (2026-05-09) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #flowers
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Fishing in hostile waters—An osprey carrying a freshly caught fish is aggressively mobbed by a crow defending its territory @ Huntley Meadows Wetlands, Virginia, USA. (2026-05-30) #NaturePhotography #TwitterNatureCommunity #BBCWildlifePOTD #ThePhotoHour #Naturelovers #IndiAves #chase #tresspassing
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