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#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday is a popular Fediverse hashtag to encourage sharing images with little to no context and inject some “quiet calm” into social media timelines. Images should still include alt-text for accessibility, but typically posts include no text content and often no other hashtags.

Here are my Mastodon posts containing #SilentSunday.

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Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20tiny%20yellow%20and%20grey%20bird%20(tit)%20hanging%20underneath%20a%20delicate%2C%20horizontal%20leaf%20stem.%20It's%20tiny%20feed%20are%20both%20grasping%20the%20stem%20and%20its%20round%20yellow%20belly%20and%20thin%20grey%20tail%20are%20pointed%20towards%20the%20camera.%20It's%20white%20face%20with%20black%20eye%20line%20and%20tiny%20grey%20beak%20are%20visible%20just%20under%20the%20greenish%20tree%20stem%2C%20which%20also%20has%20some%20thin%20green%20leaves.%20Spots%20of%20sunlight%20and%20blue%20sky%20are%20visible%20in%20the%20blurred%20foliage%20background.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20crow's%20head%20peeking%20out%20from%20the%20left%20corner%20of%20the%20frame%20against%20a%20blurry%20green%20grass%20background.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20male%20cardinal%20(deep%20red%2C%20medium%20sized%20bird%20with%20black%20around%20its%20beak%20and%20chin)%20perched%20on%20a%20curvy%20branch%2C%20angled%20down%20towards%20the%20ground.%20Its%20face%2C%20chest%20and%20beak%20are%20a%20bright%20orangey%20red%20while%20its%20wings%20and%20tail%20are%20a%20deeper%2C%20muted%20dark%20red.%20Its%20crest%20(hair%20feathers)%20are%20slightly%20raised%20and%20its%20bright%2C%20black%20eye%20is%20looking%20right%20at%20you.%20The%20background%20is%20a%20chaotic%20wilderness%20of%20green%20shoots%20and%20leaves%20and%20grey%2Fbrown%20stalks%2C%20deep%20in%20a%20forest%20but%20not%20too%20high%20off%20the%20ground.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20black%20and%20white%20photograph%20of%20a%20mostly%20empty%20train%20station%2C%20indoors%20looking%20down%20an%20empty%20platform%2C%20focusing%20on%20the%20curvature%20of%20the%20roof%20in%20a%20series%20of%20arches%20overhead.%20There%20are%20a%20handful%20of%20people%20on%20the%20next%20platform%20over%2C%20and%20a%20parked%20train%20one%20or%20two%20platforms%20further%20in%20the%20distance.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

Two%20differently%20sized%20maple%20leaves%20lying%20on%20a%20wet%2C%20wooden%20boardwalk.%20The%20smaller%20leaf%20is%20reddish%20at%20the%20edges%20and%20the%20larger%20is%20a%20paler%20beige%2Fbuff.%20Both%20are%20dotted%20with%20raindrops%20and%20the%20wooden%20floor%20is%20streaked%20dark%20with%20wet%20areas%20that%20haven't%20yet%20dried%20after%20a%20rain.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20rainy%20night%20of%20old%20town%20Bratislava%20on%20a%20wet%20cobblestone%20pedestrian%20street.%20Either%20side%20of%20the%20street%20has%20older%20buildings%203%20or%204%20stories%20tall%20with%20storefronts%20on%20the%20ground%20floor%20and%20hotels%20or%20apartments%20above.%20Lights%20from%20the%20storefront%20and%20holiday%20lights%20strung%20across%20the%20street%20leave%20%22wet%22%20streaks%20of%20yellow%20and%20purplish%20lights%20on%20the%20ground.%20The%20view%20of%20the%20street%20ends%20with%20a%20pale%20yellow%20clock%20tower%20and%20dark%20spire%20against%20a%20dark%20grey%20sky.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

#SilentSunday #birds #birdphotography

A%20chickadee%20(a%20tiny%2C%20mostly%20grey%20bird%20with%20black%20and%20white%20face)%20flying%20horizontally%20against%20a%20blurry%20forest%20background.%20Its%20wings%20and%20tail%20feathers%20are%20entirely%20fanned%20out%2C%20with%20a%20sunbeam%20hitting%20one%20wing%20to%20reveal%20its%20delicate%2C%20translucent%20wing%20feathers.%20Because%20it%20is%20flying%20on%20an%20angle%2C%20it's%20as%20if%20you%20were%20viewing%20the%20bird%20from%20the%20top%2C%20looking%20down.%20However%2C%20its%20head%20is%20turned%20so%20you%20can%20see%20the%20right%20side%20of%20its%20face%20clearly.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20side%20angled%20view%20of%20a%20snowy%20%22row%20house%22%20of%20three%20simple%20wooden%20birdhouses%20(plain%20wood%2C%20just%20a%20small%20hole%20with%20a%20perch%20below%20it)%20with%20a%20shared%20platform%20against%20a%20snowy%2Fbare%20tree%20background.%20There%20is%20a%20pile%20of%20snow%20on%20top%2C%20cascading%20down%20to%20cover%20some%20of%20the%20front.%20Tiny%20squirrel%20faces%20are%20peeking%20out%20of%20the%20closest%20two%20of%20the%20three%20houses.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20quizzical%20blue%20jay%2C%20sitting%20on%20a%20branch%20amid%20green%20foliage%2C%20with%20its%20head%20tilted%20to%20the%20side%20as%20if%20wondering%20what's%20up.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20grassy%20hill%20with%20the%20silhouettes%20of%20three%20crows%20standing%20on%20top%20against%20a%20clear%20blue%20sky.%20A%20concrete%20wall%20covered%20in%20colourful%20graffiti%20is%20built%20into%20the%20side%20of%20the%20hill.%20Most%20of%20the%20artwork%20is%20in%20shades%20of%20purples%20and%20reds%20and%20includes%20the%20words%20in%20yellow%2C%20%22When%20life%20gives%20you%20lemons%2C%20add%20vodka.%22

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20blue%20jay%20standing%20in%20a%20%22bird%20house%22%20attached%20to%20a%20tree%20in%20the%20forest%20that%20is%20built%20to%20resemble%20a%20motorcycle%20bar.%20%22Members%20ONLY%3A%20Peanut%20Bar%22%20is%20stencilled%20on%20the%20front%2C%20and%20the%20%22parking%20lot%22%20is%20roped%20off.%20A%20toy%20motorcycle%20is%20parked%20outside%2C%20and%20one%20of%20the%20wooden%20blocks%20holding%20the%20rope%20has%20a%20Harley-Davidson%20logo.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20determined%20red-breasted%20nuthatch%20coming%20in%20for%20a%20sideways%2Fhorizontal%20landing%20on%20a%20wooden%20post%20with%20birdseed%20on%20top%20of%20it.%20Wings%20are%20up%20and%20outstretched%2C%20and%20tiny%20feet%20are%20extended%20out%20front%2C%20like%20a%20ski%20jumper.%0A%0A(A%20red%20breasted%20nuthatch%20is%20a%20tiny%20bird%20with%20a%20long%20pointy%20beak%2C%20red%20underside%2C%20white%20face%20with%20black%20eye%20stripe%20and%20grey%20wings%2Fback.)

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20black%20capped%20chickadee%20(tiny%20bird%20with%20white%20face%20and%20belly%20and%20a%20black%20%22cap%22%20and%20throat)%20perched%20with%20its%20teeny%2C%20tiny%20feet%20wrapped%20around%20a%20delicate%20branch.%20It%20is%20looking%20up%20at%20reddish%2C%20cylindrical%20catkins%20(flowering%20shoots).

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20blue%20jay%20flying%20low%20across%20a%20wooden%20boardwalk%20with%20wings%20fanned%20out%20and%20outstretched%20so%20that%20it%20makes%20a%20perfect%20shadow%20underneath.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20white%20throated%20Sparrow%20(tiny%20bird%20brown%20speckled%20bird%20with%20a%20grey%20head%2C%20black%20eye%2Fhead%20stripes%2C%20a%20yellow%20%22eyebrow%22%20and%2C%20you%20guessed%20it%2C%20a%20white%20throat!)%20facing%20away%20from%20you%2C%20head%20turned%20to%20the%20side%20with%20a%20calm%20look%20amid%20green%20foliage.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20big%20fuzzy%20bumblebee%20flying%20towards%20pale%20purple%20flowers%20against%20a%20blurry%20green%20background.%20It's%20moving%20wings%20are%20blurred%2C%20but%20you%20can%20see%20legs%20and%20antennae%20clearly.%20There%20are%20bits%20of%20yellow%20pollen%20around%20it's%20face.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20deep%20green%20northern%20leopard%20frog%20(I%20think!)%20sitting%20in%20clear%20water%20with%20a%20muddy%20bottom%20about%20an%20inch%20deep.%20Dozens%20of%20small%20tiny%20skinny%20fish%20(killfish%3F)%20are%20visible%20swimming%20around%20it%2C%20but%20giving%20it%20a%20wide%20berth!

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

An%20American%20Black%20Duck%2C%20wings%20flapped%20up%20so%20you%20can%20see%20the%20band%20of%20shiny%20blue%20on%20one%20of%20its%20wings%2C%20flying%20over%20a%20mostly%20calm%20body%20of%20water.%20It's%20beak%20is%20slightly%20open%20and%20it%20looks%20almost%20like%20it's%20smiling.%20There%20is%20a%20thin%20band%20of%20entirely%20blue%20s%20y%20above%20the%20horizon.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20monarch%20butterfly%20mid-flight%2C%20with%20both%20wings%20pointing%20down%2C%20flying%20through%20sunlit-illuminated%20green%20leaves.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20chickadee%20(tiny%20bird)%20coming%20in%20for%20a%20landing%20on%20an%20outstretched%20hand%2C%20feet%20sticking%20out%20ahead%2C%20wings%20spread%20and%20beak%20open.%20In%20the%20background%2C%20a%20second%20chickadee%20is%20flying%20away.

Sarah Rainsberger@sarah11918@mastodon.social

A%20grackle%20(medium%20sized%20bird%20with%20a%20shiny%20purple-blue%20head%2C%20bright%20yellow%20eyes%20and%20iridescent%20brownish%20body)%20perched%20on%20a%20curved%20metal%20lawn%20ornament.

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