A heart can be a heavy thing but it's probably better to let the heaviness be, than to try and ignore it. It's no use. The more I awake from my slumber the more I realise how many of us try to be pleasant over being ourselves because we've come to believe we're wrong somehow. Dragging ourselves through faded days like ghosts fearing to be found out. Better to carry a heavy heart with proud shoulders.

Lutmastraat, Amsterdam | Apple iPhone 15 Pro 9mm f/2.8 (1/320 | f/2.8 | ISO 25)

Daily upload - Apr 5 - Ducks feeding, Vallejo CA 02641 (2025)

Not a songbird, but trying really hard: White-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis), a percussive orator of the Bornean forests, practicing its decidedly non-melodious vocalizations. Photo: Alan Jefry. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Brilliance on a branch: Purple-throated sunbird (Leptocoma sperata), a miniature marvel shimmering in the rainforest. Photo: Alan Jefry. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Jungle vibes and rhythmic taps: Witness the banded woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceus), a flamboyant xylophonist of the Bornean canopy. Photo: Alan Jefry. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Bird of the Day — Abert's Towhee, Arizona 2025

Photo: Fabien Chenaux #Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

If everyone looked at them the way I do would you still call it a weed?

Wieder viel Flugbetrieb auf dem Tempelhofer Feld
Lots of flight activity again at Tempelhof Airfield

A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird eating from a cactus

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