Laurel Gale

Thanks!

I'm pretty sure this barn owl spotted me long before I spotted it!

#owls #birds 📷

This mule deer buck is just starting to grow a new set of antlers.

#mammals #nature #wildlife 📷

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I expect them to leave the nest any day now. I'm hoping that I'll get to watch them learn to fish.

The great blue heron nest is getting crowded!

#birds 📷

So cute!

A little muskrat out for a morning swim.

#wildlife #nature📷

Oh, that is precious! You are very lucky.

Yep, I'm already following her!

I also love Wingspan, Gizmos, and Project L.

I'm more competitive than you! 😁

I do actually get a wee bit competitive. Especially with Splendor. That game is going to give me a heart attack.

Only have to do yard work once every few weeks sounds pretty good!

Thanks! I probably won't replace the lawn in the immediate future, but I'd like to do it within the next year or so. I hate grass lawns, and I really hate mowing grass lawns!

That could work!

I've heard of clover as a grass alternative. It's good to hear from someone who has it and likes it. Thanks!

Does anyone have any experience with grass lawn alternatives?

I'm in Idaho, I have a small yard, and there's no HOA to worry about. I want something that's easy to maintain and inexpensive. Bonus points if it helps birds!

Fawn season has arrived! I've spotted fawns a couple of times in the last week. I don't have good pictures yet, so I'm sharing my favorite mule deer fawn photo from last year.

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#nature #wildlife 📷

Congrats! That sounds like a fun concept.

Another capture from the mulberry tree! I love how you can see the red feathers on the wing of this cedar waxwing.

#birds 📷

Thank you!

I love board games. My husband and I get together to play with friends once or twice a week. I especially like engine- building board games.

I've thought about using Glaze. It won't help with people that just take images to post as their own, but the idea of thwarting AI scrapers is intriguing. But I also agree that it feels like a hopeless battle.

Thanks, and I agree -- the majority of people here are great!

Thanks. I'm not going to stop posting. I just felt the need to rant!

I feel you. Writers are supposed to figure out the worst things that could happen. It's hard not to apply that to our own lives!

I do include a watermark! It's small, but I sell some of my photos, and I've heard watermarks can deter sales (even though there are no watermarks on the prints). Besides, given the available tech, watermarks are less effective these days. I also post smaller image sizes.

I just want to cry sometimes. Most people on here are great, and I love sharing my wildlife photos, but there's no way to do that without running into users who steal photos. I worked hard to create those photos and hate seeing them taken in flash. Now AI just makes it easier. 😞

You did not spot this barn owl!

Stop stealing my posts and images! Just use the repost feature; that's what it's there for.

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

If you want to repost my stuff, just use the repost feature. Please don't also copy my text and my images and post it as if it's your own. Not cool. (And I haven't given you permission to post my copyrighted work like this.)

Congrats!

Yes, the one in the photo is in a particularly bad spot, but so far she's doing okay. I found another pair doing the broken wing fake out today, but at least they were in a less busy spot.

I'm kind of glad they scream so much, though, because otherwise I wouldn't know to look out for eggs!