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George Scherer

Amateur photography Retired at The Aerospace Corporation Department Director in the Space Sciences Laboratory, The Aerospace Corporation Postdoctoral Associate, MIT PhD, Physical Chemistry, Harvard he/him/his

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#Anhinga #Birds #Wildlife

📍 Sunbeam neighborhood, Jacksonville, Florida

Big, black water bird takes flight over a pond.

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Halfway between cute and ugly, a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk (eyas), almost ready to fledge, tries out its wings.
#naturephotography #nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #California #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #hawk #eyas #cute #ugly #naturephotos #LAWildlife

a raptor equal parts ugly and cute, stretches out massive wings and hops around in a nest high off the ground.

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Squirrel portrait. #photography #squirrelPhotography #animalPhotography #naturePhotography #wildlifePhotography #squirrel #squirrels #canonPhotography #CanonR7

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Not a great photo, but this little bird was very timid and I was shooting photos next to a softball field filled with practicing 10/11 year olds making lots of noise!

#photography #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #wildlifePhotography #canonPhotography #birds #birdsOfMastodon #birdsOfPixelFed #CanonR7

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#photography #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #wildlifePhotography #canonPhotography #birds #backYardBirds #birdsOfMastodon #birdsOfPixelFed #CanonR7

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#UrbanExploration #BridgeObsession

📍St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge, Saint Johns River, downtown, Jacksonville, Florida

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acosta_Bridge?wprov=sfla1

Overnight view of the colorful downtown Jacksonville skyline and bridges. Beneath a clear, dark blue sky, the building and bridge lighting illuminate the night sky, and the Acosta Bridge's neon stripe casts purple reflections across the water's surface below.

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Yellow-shouldered ladybird, Apolinus lividigaster.

#macro #nature #insect #ladybird #ladybug #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia #insectsofthefediverse

Front view of ayellow-shouldered ladybird, Apolinus lividigaster, with a yellow face and covered in short white hair.

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Is that a walking leaf? Why would a leaf want to walk?

Planthopper, Flatinae sp.

#macro #nature #insect #planthopper #walkingleaf #bingoisthebest #insectsofthefediverse

Close up of a planthopper, Flatinae sp., on a twig.

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I love my cacti #cactus #cacti #plants #plant #plantphotography #photography #photo #adobe #lightroom #discover #garden #botanicalgarden #botanicals

Canary Island Daisy. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. April, 2025. #laarboretum #daisy #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #flowerphotography #photography #amateurphotography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Side view of a Canary Island Daisy. The petals are bright yellow, and seem to glow from within. The flower is supported on a thick green stalk covered in fine hairs.

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Gull portrait.

#photography #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #wildlifePhotography #beachPhotography #canonPhotography #birds #seagull #seagulls #gulls #SantaCruz #CanonR7

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Caught a couple of the white-crowned sparrows in the tree. A rare occurrence. Not sure what scared them up into the tree as they normally prefer to hide under a bush when people walk by.

#photography #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #wildlifePhotography #canonPhotography #birds #backYardBirds #birdsOfMastodon #birdsOfPixelFed #CanonR7

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Crossed wings.

#photography #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #canonPhotography #birds #hummingbirds #backYardBirds #birdsOfMastodon #birdsOfPixelFed #CanonR7

Scorpionweed Flowers, with (out of focus) California Poppies in the background. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. April, 2025. #laarboretum #scorpionweed #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #flowerphotography #photography #amateurphotography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close up of a cluster of tiny purple and white scorpionweed flowers on green stalks, against a background of bright orange out of focus California Poppies.

Red Hibiscus Flower, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California, USA. March, 2025. #santabarbarabotanicgarden #hibiscus #flowers #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #photography #amateurphotography #bloomscrolling #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko40150pro

Close-up of a hibiscus flower with bright red petals, streaked with black veins, and a white center, against an out of focus background of green foliage.

California Poppies. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California. April 2025.
#laarboretum #poppies #californiapoppies #flowers #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #photography #amateurphotography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close up of a cluster of California Poppies. The flowers are bright yellow and orange, and seem to glow.

Canada Goose on guard duty. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. April, 2025. #laarboretum #bird #birdphotography #goose #canadagoose #nature #naturephotography #photography #amateurphotography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close up of the neck and head of a watchful canada goose, against an out of focus background of green grass. The goose's neck is black, while the head is black on top and white underneath and on the sides.

Camphor Tree (Laurel Family). LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. April, 2025. #laarboretum #camphortree #laureltree #leaves #nature #naturephotography #photography #amateurphotography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Three Camphor tree leaves hanging from three thin branches, against an out of focus green background. One leaf is green, one is red, and the other is half red and half yellow, with brown edges.

Gosling eating breakfast. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. April, 2025. #laarboretum #bird #birdphotography #goose #gosling #canadagoose nature #naturephotography #photography #amateurphotography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close up of a baby canada goose (gosling), walking to the right on bright green grass. The bird is looking down at the grass, searching for something to eat.

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