Bluesky early adopter. Digital marketer. Polyglot. Nature lover and hobby photographer. Crow fan. #Basel, #Switzerland🇨🇭/ #Schweiz Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@savitridesousa Discover more about me: https://www.sdesousa.com/discover-morehttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mvgg6r2mr22u🪶 🌿 One of the grim grey guardians of the river Wiese, this heron sticks out its head to strike as it scans the water for a juicy, tasty morsel. @everyheron.bsky.social #heron #birds #graureiher13 Sep 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgg6r2mr22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mvbfp2cyvc2bHummingbird hawk-moth rushing from flower to flower. Very tough to photograph because these guys are so fast! 🦋 🌿 #insects #bugsky #switzerland11 Sep 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbfp2cyvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mv6ukkhnys2dSome more wall lizard cheekiness and cuteness 🦎 🌿 #lizards #reptiles #herps10 Sep 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ukkhnys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mv4egxigl22fThis cheeky little wall lizard has found the perfect spot to 1) enjoy the view of the unsuspecting passersby, 2) keep cosy in the warm metal pipe and 3) hide when the camera of doom comes too close for comfort 🦎 🌿 #lizards #reptiles #herps #eidechsen09 Sep 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4egxigl22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3musd7qeuuc2sThis frog stuck its head out of the water right on time for me to take its snap 🐸 🌿 #amphibians #frogs05 Sep 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3musd7qeuuc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mui3gta7xc2jOn a humid, hot afternoon, what can be better for this frog than a leafy sunshade? 🐸 🌿 #amphibians #frogs #summer01 Sep 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui3gta7xc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mslprefql22eI was walking past a flowerbed when I saw a flurry of movement from the corner of my eye. It was a very busy hummingbird hawk-moth zipping from flower to flower. Enjoy the recording! 🦋 🌿 #insects #bugsky #switzerland08 Aug 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslprefql22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3ms23j2ialk2u🇨🇭 It's the 1st of August! For our Swiss National Day today, I'm posting a ladybug, one of the most popular insects hereabouts and regarded as a symbol of good luck 🐞 🌿 #bugsky #switzerland #schweiz01 Aug 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms23j2ialk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mrike6mu6k23Not sure what kind of bee this is - maybe a carder bee? Is there a bee expert or entomologist who can identify it? 🐝 🌿 #bees #switzerland25 Jul 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrike6mu6k23https://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mraz7r524s2wScarlet dragonfly. I love the bright red colour on these guys, they're like little red arrows when they dart around the pond and reeds. 🌿 #bugsky #insects #dragonfly #libelle #basel22 Jul 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraz7r524s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mqwydfuxh22v💚 A lucky afternoon after visiting my amphibian friends. Two small frogs, each on a big leaf 🐸 🌿 #amphibians #frogs18 Jul 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwydfuxh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mpwblt7xrk2oFinally! After ages, an eight-legged friend. Quite sure this is a wasp spider (argiope bruennichi) because of its stripes and the pattern woven into its web. Photographed at my favourite pond 🌿 🕷️ @britishspiders.bsky.social #spiders #bugsky #arachnids05 Jul 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwblt7xrk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mptprqckik2fA horse fly sitting on my shutter and not a single horse in proximity... 🌿 🪰 #insect #bugsky04 Jul 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptprqckik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mph5ch6of22qStork flying into the sunset 🌿 🪶 🌅 #nature #switzerland29 Jun 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph5ch6of22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mogahet2xk2fIridescent wingspread from a beautiful demoiselle 🌿 🦋 #bugsky #insects #nature16 Jun 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogahet2xk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3modyoipcts2tThis leafcutter bee is definitely in the pink! 🌿 🐝 🌸 #bees #insects #bugsky #flower15 Jun 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3modyoipcts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mobhikuj2222A coot family portrait with a mighty nest at the back and one of the parents feeding its very hungry chick 🪶 🌿 #birds #waterfowl #nature14 Jun 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobhikuj2222https://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mo4iijz34s2tAnother bubble-gumming frog. Literally very cheeky. 🐸 🌿 #amphibians #frogs12 Jun 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4iijz34s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mnzybsuckc2sOne of my favourites, a tortoiseshell on maiden pinks! 🦋 🌿 #bugsky #insects #butterfly11 Jun 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzybsuckc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mmu5jfkf222pPhotographed a painted lady butterfly sitting on red valerian flowers. 🦋 🌿 #bugsky #insects #butterfly27 May 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmu5jfkf222phttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mlyjv6ntl42zA close-up of my grasshopper guest 🦗 🌿 #bugsky #insects16 May 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyjv6ntl42zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mllvsdqfuv2zFound and photographed this Nursery Web Spider sitting on a leaf🕷️ 🌿 @britishspiders.bsky.social #spiders #spidersky11 May 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllvsdqfuv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mljgb5h6zg2jTaking a stand quite literally: this frog has got attitude 🐸 🌿 #frogs #amphibians #frosch10 May 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljgb5h6zg2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3ml7ehbgaxz2pClose-up of a four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) at the pond 🌿 #bugsky #insects #dragonfly #libelle #basel06 May 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ehbgaxz2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3ml2e3vctbk2kWhen I saw what looked like a tiny green gemstone moving briskly up a stalk, I took out my camera and zoomed in. It was a brisk little weevil 🌿 🪲 #insects #bugsky04 May 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2e3vctbk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mkxsoohkzk23A grass snake, first one I've seen this year, photographed at the pond this afternoon 🐍 🌿 #reptiles #snake #schlange03 May 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxsoohkzk23https://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mkvek3bnjc2bThese tiny insects with the mighty name Blue long-horned snailkiller, according to iNaturalist, seem to have a nicely balanced view of matters. 🌿🪳 #bugsky #insects02 May 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvek3bnjc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mkii2vn54k2bOde to our corvid friends, brainiacs of the skies! #corvids #crow [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkii2vn54k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdesousa.com/post/3mkdthxurbc2tPeach blossoms and bee series 🌸 🐝 🌿 #bugsky #flowers #insects #bees25 Apr 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:sy2nmkfqsog2itjid4o2ucuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdthxurbc2t