Funny! Great photo, Rina.

Three cormorants are sitting on a boat. One is sitting at the bow, turned towards the other two at the stern with its beak open. The two at the stern have turned away and are looking in different directions

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches The alt is #WhatTheFlock 🪶

The captain gives the orders, but the crew can’t be bothered 🤷🏼😁

#birds #birding #Birdlife #WaterWednesday #TidesoutTuesday #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Portugal #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

This photo by Couleur shows a purple Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla) with seven pointed petals and a cluster of yellow stamens at the center standing upright among fuzzy, silvery-green stems and leaves. Sunlight highlights the soft texture of the plant, and a blurred green background suggests a spring setting.

Pasque Flower 🌸

Good morning we are promised blue skies & sunshine...that enough to make us smile & perhaps Loch Fada may do too.
Have a great day..😎🌞☕️ xx

Tall, dry grass stems sway in the foreground, sharply in focus against a vast field of bright yellow rapeseed stretching across the landscape. In the distance, Binevenagh Mountain rises along the horizon in Northern Ireland, beneath a deep blue sky dotted with soft white clouds.

Guys the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Time to take my dog his walk. See you all later. Thought you might like to see the field where I took my #BirdOfTheDay capture. So I start here and hike up the mountain in the background. Have a great day. #photography #Ireland #scape #ECK

Thank you, Nicole! 😊

You're welcome 🤗

Thank you 👍😊

Iridescent blue and white Tree Swallows. 📷 Dreamcatcher

They're back!

Tree Swallows....

Beautiful flowers and photo! Thank you. Have a fulfilling day. 😊

薄ピンク色のスパラキシス（和名：スイセンアヤメ）

Good morning my friends.
Have a nice day.

You're welcome, Rüm. 🤗

Thank you, Karen! No, not too close. I have a long lens. It was easily frightened. Have a restful evening. 🤗💕

You're welcome, Ela. 🤗

Thanks so much! 🤗

Gorgeous macro!

The photograph shows the flowers of Muscari (Latin: Muscari), also known as mouse hyacinth or viper's onion. The image captures the moment just before full bloom, when the buds are still tightly pressed together and raindrops are visible on the plant.

Have a great Monday! 💙
#BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #thelittlethings #macro #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #spring #EastCoastKin

You're welcome 🤗

Lovely 🤩

A forest ground, with trees in the background. A blurry green around the trees. A light on the first layer of leaves, moss and little plants

'Broken sunshine'

#photo #photography #eck
#forest #nature

Mt. Hood. Dark conifers, snowy mountaintop with some exposed rock, a plume-like cloud at the peak, creamy white sky behind, topped with dark gray clouds.

One more of Hood from yesterday. Wishing you a peaceful day. 🤍🩶✌️

#PNW #Mountains #Photography

Breathtaking beauty 😍

A broad, still expanse of water fills the foreground, so clear that the lakebed—small rounded stones in muted grays and browns—shows through beneath a thin veil of reflected sky. The surface is nearly motionless, acting as a mirror for the dawn above. At the horizon, the lake narrows into a distant valley framed by layered mountain ridges. The mountains rise on both sides in dark, cool silhouettes—deep blue to charcoal—softened by early light and atmospheric haze. On the left, a dense forest of conifers forms a continuous, shadowed edge that slopes gently into the water; on the right, the mountain face is steeper, its contours more pronounced but still subdued in the low light. The sky is the focal point. A scattered field of mid-level clouds stretches across it, each cloud catching the first light of sunrise. Colors transition from pale gold and peach near the horizon to cooler blues and soft grays higher up. The brightest band sits just above the distant valley, where the sun—still hidden—pushes a warm glow outward, illuminating the undersides of the clouds. This light is duplicated almost perfectly in the lake’s reflection, forming a symmetrical composition: sky above, sky below, divided by a thin, horizontal line of brighter water near the center. The reflection is slightly softened by faint ripples, but remains remarkably crisp.

#MountainMonday
#BlueskyMonday

Sunrise Glacier National Park

You're welcome, Lori 😊

You're welcome, Coko. Thanks! 👍

You're welcome, Rina. 🤗

Yes! It's like our own private zoo. This one frightened easily as is usual. I started singing "pretty baby" and it ran into the woods. Thank you, Rina. 😊

Thank you, Rina. Beautiful photography! Have a wonderful week. 👏👏👏

The photo shows a close-up of a pink flower (Scabiosa). The flower head consists of many individual blooms. Particularly striking are the larger outer blooms, which frame the smaller ones in the centre, which are a lighter shade than the outer ones.

Have a wonderful week ahead 🫶

#ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #photography #flowers #ArtYear #Art #gardening #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin