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Biocurator, Scientist, Photographer flickr page: https://flic.kr/ps/2iY8i2 profile painting by Jaber Lutfi

A small yellow bird perches on a curved metal rod looking down at something below it. The background is blurred shades of green.
A small black and yellow garter snake is coiled under a gray stone with its head poking out
A metal sculpture of an anglerfish with a snow coating and snow filled mouth.
A small mostly gray bird with a white throat and yellow patches on its wings and head perches on a curved rod looking down at the snacks below (out of frame). The background is dark green.
March Mammal Madness bracket with 3 no more opportunities to score points despite rounds left to go.
A crowd of people in winter clothes in a parking lot on a clear chilly day
4 signs on a hillside: resist, maga is a racist cult, ice is gestapo, and an image of ice arresting Jesus
March Mammal Madness bracket with a very sad set of red slashes indicating my champ the hippo has been eliminated by an incidental shark.
A filled out March Mammal Madness bracket with green checks next to the results for the Elite Trait round as all 8 of my choices made it through.
A March Mammal Madness bracket filled in with picks with the Hippo as the eventual winner. See https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness/Home for details
A female ruby-throated hummingbird perches on an arched metal rod. A water droplet hands off the bottom of the rod. The background is blurred shades of green.
A loaf of sourdough bread cooling on a metal rack. The loaf has a lovely golden split across the middle.
A somewhat startled looking squirrel with flakes of snow scattered across its face climbs a black metal pole.
Sunset glow brightens dark clouds with light pinks and orange that are reflected in the ripples of the ocean below. A the horizon are the rolling hills and mountains of Mount Desert Island.
Image on a black background of an Ergatta rower distance milestone of 3 million meters.
Sourdough bread with a star shaped pattern cooling on a metal rack.
Six egg bagels cooling on a metal rack. They look lovely and golden brown.
A snow-covered stand of evergreens under a clear blue sky.
Rectangular loaf of focaccia cooling on a metal rack. The loaf is golden brown with cracks and bubbles on the top.
Six egg bagels cooling on a metal rack. They are a bit darker than usual having been pulled from the oven just this side of burnt.
A snow-covered metal statue of an anglerfish grins in the foreground. A stand of snow-covered evergreens is in the background.
6 chocolate chip cookies cooling wax paper
A stand of snow-covered evergreens under a gray sky.
A firework that is orange in the center and goes to yellowish-green on the edges in a dark night sky.
A green frog sits on a submerged log with just its face poking out of the water. The frog is in 3/4 view facing towards the left.
A pair of Japanese macaques sit next to each other. The one on the left is behind the one on the right and looking towards the camera. The one on the left is looking up and to the left.
A fluffy black-capped chickadee perches on a curved rusty black metal rod. The background is blurred shades of green to brown.
A bird with a brown breast covered with black spots, black markings on the neck and cheek and a red marking on the head sites perched on a black metal bar. The bird is looking down the the right giving a glimpse of the red mark on the back of its head.
A Japanese macaque leans against a tan stone with its hands and feet up near its face.
Close up image of a yellow flow with crinkly yellow center against a green background. The center is in focus while the petals go out of focus towards the edges.
A creek runs through a desert landscape below cliffs that are stiped orange and light tan. There is a tree with bright green leaves on the left side of the image. Darker trees spread across the cliffs in the distance.
A yellow glass sculpture consisting of thin curving tendrils of glass sits between stands of cacti.
A curving stalk of purple lupin flowers against a blurry green background
Close up side view of a red/pink dahlia against a light green background.
A single yellow and red buoy bobs in a rippled sea that goes from blue to light orange in the light of sunset.
A backlit purple flower glows against a dark green to black background.
Orange granite rocks reach down to the blue ocean. On the shore side evergreens stand at the edge of the rocks. The sky above is blue with puffy white clouds.
A white arched bridge spans a narrow canal. The canal is lined with white and orange buildings. The bridge and buildings reflect in the still water of the canal.
Side view of a yellow flower with a tall brown center against a blurry green background. The center and inner edge of the petals are in focus while the outer edges of the petals go out of focus.
Two lines of support poles encrusted with seaweed and shellfish lead down to still blue water reflecting a few puffy clouds in a light blue sky.
A conical, snow-capped mountain rises into a cloudy sky above cherry trees in bloom.
Snow-covered evergreens under a clear blue sky. The trees on the right are in shadow.
A Japanese macaque swims in a hot spring. Just the head of the monkey is above water. It is swimming towards the viewer through clear water that appears green due to the color of the bottom.
A chipmunk perches on top of a green mesh suet feeder, its cheeks stuffed full of food are wider than its head. It has its paws up to its mouth stuffing in one more morsel. The feeder hangs off a black hook and the background is blurred shades of deep green.
A stone path with a wood railing on one side passes through a green forest.
Long exposure of the ocean meeting the rocks along Ocean drive in Acadia National Park. The ocean is blurred shades of deep blue while the rocks are dark brown/black. In the distance the red light of a light house and the headlights of cars driving along the road are seen.
A small bird with a gray-brown head and light belly perches on a arched metal rod. Its head is turned to the side end the background in blurry shades of green.
Head on view of an orange and black butterfly perched on top of a pink and red cone flower. The background is blurred shades of green.
Head, shoulders and front leg of a bobcat walking across an icy surface. The cat's head is partially turned towards the camera. The background is white.
A flycatcher perches on a rusty, curved, formerly black bar looking over its shoulder with a very annoyed look on its face. The background is softly blurred shades of green.
People stand and sit on a green hill in front of the town hall. The sky is blue and the leaves on the trees are shades of gold.
A man in a yellow jacket holding a sign that has No Kings across the top. Below this is an image of Trump as a Roman emperor with the name 'Fullofshiticus'
Inflatable T. Rex with a sign with a picture of a frog
A very large stone slab rests atop other stones at a sharp angle in a green field under a gray, cloudy sky. The large stone forms the slanted roof of a small space with stones on the floor of the space. Taken in Ireland.
Logo for the Mammalian Phenotype ontology. The capital letters MP are in blue in an angular bold font with two dark blue circles connected by a line the parallels the upstroke of the M and connect to a third white spot in the center of the P.
Sign that reads "Send the quack back to the pond" in all caps. In the upper right corner is a crown with a not sign over it. Below the text is a clip art of a hospital above the letters HHS, then a black boot kicking a red duck with a worm sticking out of its head back towards a blue pond.
Three people sit on a lawn next to two signs that read "Fire RFK" and "resist".
Woman holding a protest sign that reads "It is not left or right. It is right or Wrong.
A seal head pops up from behind a low rolling wave in rippling blue water,