betsy cooley

@betsycooley.bsky.social

1065

Followers

1089

Following

2359

Posts

San Francisco Bay Area
Amateur photographer, mostly birds and landscapes. Enjoy reading, cats, dogs, #uglydogs, the local food scene, etc. Also, curious about and fascinated by weather⛈️, tides🌊 and volcanoes🌋.

Posts Replies Media Lists

Brown Pelican this morning gliding low over San Francisco Bay across from Emery Bay Marina. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Great Blue Heron this morning. He's about 30 or 40' up, mostly hidden in large Monterey Cypress. His eyes looked typical in the other shots, but this one he has it swiveled, looking below in very bright morning sun. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Reposted by

betsy cooley

This weekend, I am doing some pro Bono work for my elderly neighbors bc they were good to my Grandpa Anyway, they have a Maine Coon and he is so big that I cannot get over him. He's as big as a dog! He's SIX chihuahuas!

Yesterday, California poppies along shoreline of San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 #Nature, #Landscape, #Photography, #nature, #Landscape+Nature Photos, #Nature Photo Feed

Yesterday, in a bed of daisies next to San Francisco Bay, a group of ~15 adult Canada Goose with their fluffy, rapidly growing, Goslings. Most of the babies had adult feathers, but this one still had baby fluff. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Reposted by

betsy cooley

淡水 3 #art #photo #photography #sunset #sky ©️skinskin & you

Reposted by

betsy cooley

The girls are downstairs tag-teaming Trazyn with full-body zoomies, while this sweet boy is standing on the deck, looking very pretty and very confused.

#HappyCaturday, to all from Riley & Chloe: 1) Riley is hiding under scratcher. 2) Chloe sees Riley. 3) Chloe can't believe what she's seeing, and 4) Walks over to investigate. Riley runs away (missed photo). ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Reposted by

betsy cooley

Since my phone is blowing up, I guess the news has officially dropped. Queen Mona now has a court jester. A few of you may recognize him.

Reposted by

betsy cooley

Handsome Wood Duck Wednesday looking so handsome while sunning. 🪶

Reposted by

betsy cooley

Too hot to ride, too hot to teach. Perfect day to give baths!

Early morning on the 4th of July, Great Blue Heron standing and looking for food at low tide. Right between Trader Vic's restaurant and Emery Cove Marina, San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Reposted by

betsy cooley

Today's #whippet and #greyhound blog post: Size comparison, Comet 6.5 months old (2024) 🐕❤️ #DogsOfBluesky rocketsnacks.tumblr.com/post/7551041...

Reposted by

betsy cooley

Happy 4th of July, everyone. Seems hard to say or think this considering both our history and our current precarious state. I'm going to celebrate us anyway, as this could be our last. Everything is so bleak, but every one of you is a light in the darkness & I believe we will unite to say "no!"

Happy Fourth! Two Snowy Egrets about to bathe in fresh-salt water lagoon by San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

The sleeping Riley wishes all a happy #Whiskers Wednesday. Have an enjoyable and safe 4th of July! ✨🎆✨🎇🫶 ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Look at the size of the foot on this juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron! He's stalking prey in a lagoon. SF Bay is right next to the lagoon and Trader Vic's restaurant is on the other side of a little cove. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

@suzette.bsky.social Thanks, Suzette, for the likes and reposts! It's really sweet of you. The ongoing political, legal drama is exhausting and disturbing, so nice to have a little bit of a breather with birds, cats, etc.

After I took the photo I posted this morning of Riley lying down on a paper bag, I looked up and saw her sister Chloe in the bathtub. She was looking over the edge, trying to figure out what was happening. ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Reposted by

betsy cooley

Riley resting on a paper bag. Since this seems to be her favorite spot right now, I haven't moved the bag. Some day. ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Reposted by

betsy cooley

I didn't have to hike too far for this photo. The fawn was born in my backyard last night and is bedding in the tall grass and wild flowers. #wildbeasts

Reposted by

betsy cooley

I rarely see an egret at the pond in Levy Preserve L.I. so I took too way too many pictures. P1 #birds

Reposted by

betsy cooley

MUST SEE TV Biden will respond to the SCOTUS treachery (my word, not his) @ 4:45 PST today. Hope he comes on like Gangbusters. *must be 50+ for this reference.

Me, when I think about the ability of our media to accurately process and convey what happened today. #Birds

Me, when I think about the ability of our media to accurately process and convey what happened today.

Snowy Egret yesterday in the late afternoon sun, standing in lagoon next to San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

If you see this, quote post something yellow. Jellyfish at California Academy of Science

#SundayYellow 🌼🌞 One of our Hibiscus flowers. 🌱

Reposted by

betsy cooley

Great Crested Grebe with 3 dabchicks on its back at #ElHondo. Distant and cropped but so cute! Stripy little dudes. #birds

Last night's sunset over San Francisco Financial District in the background. Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island in the foreground. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos