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pardinus

@pardinus

What can you find here? Amateur photography. Wildlife, nature and travelling, with the ocasional ranting. Oh, and a Splinterlands addict!

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pardinus
@pardinus Aug 23, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC

Looking ahead

Looking ahead, past the next crazy work week that awaits me. Maybe not as thoughtfully as the lonely bird, but still. Because beyond that week, lies what will hopefully a blissfull period of dolce fa…

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pardinus
@pardinus Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

The golden hour

I almost forgot to join the fun in this week's Qurator's Photo Quest, and glad I didn't. Because this week's theme is one of my favourite nature's shows: sunsets! The colours in the sky as the big st…

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pardinus
@pardinus Aug 15, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC

Glossy featheredfriends

Two participations in a row in my favourite Hive contest! Let's see if I can continue the trend! :) For this week's SMAP, the theme remains free; and I'll focus in a special bird, one that was not th…

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pardinus
@pardinus Aug 11, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

Anda meio mundo a enganar outro meio

The title is a portuguese saying, that translates to half of the world is fooling the other half. And lately, felt it in one of the usual suspects of said fooling... such that I decided to rant a lit…

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pardinus
@pardinus Aug 6, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC

Big and small

Some animals come in two versions; and for this week's SMAP, we have one of our feathered friends in its big and small formats! Truth be told, they are two separate species, with their subtle differe…

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pardinus
@pardinus Aug 2, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

The Big Beach

Big Beach is the literal translation of Praia Grande, the name of this beach not far away from the westernmost tip of Europe. A few km north of Cabo da Roca (the said westernmost tip of Europe) there…

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pardinus
@pardinus Jul 26, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC

Reconnections

I had the opportunity of doing some nature walks in my last vacations not that long ago, but this nature surely hits different. Maybe it's the amount of childhood memories I have from this place, or…

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pardinus
@pardinus Jul 18, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC

Birds from the south

Taking advantage of the free theme for this week's SMAP, let me show you a couple more species I've found in my last vacations. Truth be told, the first one can be found throughout all the country, e…

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pardinus
@pardinus Jul 12, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

Made in Portugal

The end of another vacations, and me already longing for the next ones. So yes, these ones are still very fresh in my memory, yet still a perfect fit for a #monomad challenge. This time, it will be a…

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pardinus
@pardinus Jul 9, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC

Rise of the mini predators

I recently returned from a calm week of vacations; I was looking torwards beach days and the dolce fare niente. That's what I got; and on top of that, I also had a couple bonus birdwatching sessions!…

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