red and blue flowers at sunset with a large sun star in the frame

A flower scape for #Scape day! #Photography #EastCoastKin

A small Downy Woodpecker takes a quick nap on the side of a tree

Downy Woodpecker needed a quick nap
📸 Fujifilm X-T4

#Photography #Nature #Birds

Sharp peaks trailing banners of spindrift rise above a sea of roiling cumulus clouds

Himalayas
#MountainMonday #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #PhotoHour

Tawny frogmouth front view, awake, and staring at the photographer with implacable looking orange eyes. The rest of the bird is superbly camouflaged.

Guilty!
Tawny frogmouth, Nightcliff, NT
Podargus strigoides

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYellow
#photography #birds #wildlife #nature #repost #EastCoastKin

Infrared black & white photo of clouds gathering before an intense storm

Big storm here yesterday -
power was out most of the afternoon
📸 Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS3 (IR mod)

#Photography #Landscape #Clouds #IR

A Blue Dasher dragonfly resting on the end of a branch

Blue Dasher
📸 Fujifilm X-T4

#Photography #Nature #Insects

A young buck grazing in the weeds

When the weeds grow tall
and the view's no longer clear
the deer reappear

📸 Fujifilm X-T4
#Photography #Nature #Critters

It promises to be a hot one today. Make sure there’s water out for the birds. #birds #robin #photography #scape #EastCoastKin

Definitely looks like it could be a Star Wars location

A bit of fallen tree near the Golden Cap, Dorset.

Every time I walk past this bit of fallen tree I can't help imagining it scuttling around, crablike, after sundown, and getting up to no good.

I am SO jealous

A letter from Casa Bonita with a card: “Congratulations. With heartfelt thanks for your loyalty, Casa Bonita hereby authenticates your membership in The Founders Club, the most exclusive club in the world. No future invitations will ever be extended.”

“the most exclusive club in the world.”

An abstract painting with triangles and circle and waves using dark colors.

Dragons - In this early abstract, I decided to have think of dragons to help me structure the painting. It's more intense & darker than my usual work, but my favorite colors peek through. #art #artist #painting #abstract

There are so many amazing photographers and artists here - I could spend my entire day just browsing images and reposting them...

@jim.tuccy.net 😀

I love all of the CO pics - I grew up south of Denver.

I've got a bunch more Blue Jay pics sitting in a folder waiting to be edited - I'll have to take a look and see if any are worth posting.

A small sleepy rabbit stands on the grass breathing in the cool morning air

Breathing in the cool morning air
📸 Fujifilm X-T4

#Photography #Nature #Critters

Apparently there's one at the Seattle Center too. This version is at the National Sculpture Garden in DC.

I don't think I've seen a typewriter eraser since the 80s, so I'm curious how many on this site would have ever encountered one of these.

Amazing picture

4 day old Sandhill Crane colt peeking out of parents feathers. This is one of those moments that I spend all this time traveling and waiting for.

4 day old Sandhill Crane colt peeking out of parents feathers. This is one of those moments that I spend all this time traveling and waiting for. 🪶

This was inked by hand with a quill then shaded digitally. A witch inspired woman speaking to the mouse, surrounded by 3 cats.

From The Great Mouse Escape
#booksky

A Pileated Woodpecker on the side of a tree.

Pileated Woodpecker
📸 Fujifilm X-T4

#Photography #Nature #Birds

https://www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/coastline-dusk Coastline Dusk Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson, 2025 60 x 48 in About the Painting Thick brushstrokes of bold, impressionistic color fill this large canvas with the colors of California—aqua blue, royal lavender, burgundy, and taupe. California poppies and yellow mustard plants bloom in the foreground, creating a sense of depth and atmosphere in the painting.

Fresh off the Easel!

Thick brushstrokes of impressionistic color fill this canvas with the colors of California—aqua blue, royal lavender, burgundy, and taupe.

Coastline Dusk
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2025
60 x 48 in

#californiacoast #landscape #sciart @fineartgallery.bsky.social

Thanks! After looking at a lot of bird photos over the last few months I started to realize that a lot of my pictures have pretty busy backgrounds, while there seems to be a strong preference for isolated subjects. So it's nice to receive some positive feedback on this one!

Typewriter Eraser, Scale X Found at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in DC. Constructed by Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen in 1999.

Q: What does this sculpture depict?
Reply with you best guess. 😀
(Answer in the alt text.)

📸 Ricoh GR IIIx
#Photography #Street #DC

It's a really neat shot!

An American Goldfinch perched on a tree branch

American Goldfinch
📸 Fujifilm X-T4

#Photography #Nature #Birds
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYellow

Thanks for the info. I should set this up... Since I started paying attention to the birds in my yard, I've learned to ID some of their calls but there are a number I still haven't figured out yet.

What is TenMinMerlin? Google didn't give me a quick result. Is it one of those projects that listen for bird songs?