Gliding through crystal waters, this green sea turtle felt like pure calm in motion. Moments like this in Aruba remind me how alive the ocean really is—quiet, powerful, and full of stories beneath the surface.
#Aruba #SeaTurtle #OceanLife #CaribbeanVibes #WildlifePhotography #Abgraphy44Photography
A Mallard #duck dressed in his finest! #jklmnop #BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #photography #art #animal #BlueskyArtShow #birding #PhotographersUnited #🪶
Visitor in my backyard today. Cooper’s hawk. Riverton, UT
#FalconWatch #BirdsofPrey #WildlifePhotography
Gone Fishing
Osprey in Falmouth MA 04/12/26
#Birds #Osprey #birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #nature #wildlife #photography #BlueskyPhotographers #BlueskyArtShow #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #Falmouth #CapeCod 🌿🪶
In 2024, we transformed a corner of our small garden using a simple pallet collar.
Here, a European robin explores the pond. 🪶
The longer video documents the life of that pond over the course of more than a year ⬇️📽️
youtu.be/OUvstlgkCF0
#WildlifePhotography #Nature #birds #birding #Mindfulness
Three adult Grey Herons at a large stick nest high in a tree canopy. One bird stands upright on the left with ruffled breeding plumage, while two others rest in the nest to the right. All three birds have distinctive yellow bills and yellow eyes. Fresh spring leaves are emerging on the surrounding branches.
Heronry season 🪺 Three Grey Herons at their enormous stick nest
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #UKWildlife #BritishWildlife #NaturePhotography
Jackdaw facing camera but head turned slightly to left of frame. Stood on bridge parapet with river and greenery behind.
Photograph of the same Jackdaw.
#BirdOfTheDay #JKLMNOP #Birds #Jackdaw #WildlifePhotography
European hamster
... captured yesterday in Vienna's 12th district.
#hamster #europeanhamster #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #sonyalpha #captureone
This high-detail profile photograph captures a juvenile Pacific Black Duck standing alertly. Its a mid shot so you can't see its legs or tail. The bird is facing facing toward the right, showcasing its distinctive facial markings: a bold, dark horizontal stripe running directly through the eye and a second, thinner stripe tracing the jawline against a pale, creamy-white face. Its body is covered in a rich tapestry of deep brown feathers, each finely edged with a lighter tan to create a delicate, scalloped texture across its back and chest. The duck’s long, slender neck leads to a dark, slate-grey bill, and its dark eye reflects the soft, natural light of the setting. The background is a soft-focus blend of lush foliage and blades of grass, which creates a shallow depth of field that makes the crisp, sharp details of the young duck’s plumage stand out prominently
This juvenile Pacific Black Duck spent a couple of hours in our tiny back yard. 🦆🏡 It was quite friendly and super sweet. 🥰
#birds #ducks #BirdOfTheDay #JKLMONOP #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #Canon #R5
Photograph of a dark-eyed junco standing on mostly bare brown earth surrounded by a scattering of small green plant sprouts. The junco is facing right in profile with a freshly plucked yellow-green plant sprout hanging down from its beak. Dark-eyed juncos white belly and under-tail feathers, light grey to dark grey body feathers, grey wing feathers with dark markings, dark eyes, a silvery pink beak, and brown legs and feet.
Out sprout picking along Mormon Handcart Trail.
#PhotoHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
Resting in the morning light after a successful hunt...
Barred Owl
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
Photograph of a dark-eyed junco standing on mostly bare brown earth surrounded by a scattering of small green plant sprouts. The junco is facing right in profile with a freshly plucked yellow-green plant sprout hanging down from its beak. Dark-eyed juncos white belly and under-tail feathers, light grey to dark grey body feathers, grey wing feathers with dark markings, dark eyes, a silvery pink beak, and brown legs and feet.
Out sprout picking along Mormon Handcart Trail.
#PhotoHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
This little Pacific Black Duck visited our backyard today. 🦆🐥 I've never seen one around this neighbourhood. 🏞️ Too far away from a lagoon.
#BirdOfTheDay is #JKLMNOP so this one is under P. 🐦
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #boydmartins
A Black Skimmer with a snack...
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
A close-up, profile photograph of a Pacific Black Duck standing in vibrant green grass. The duck is facing to the right, showcasing its distinctive facial markings: a creamy-white face interrupted by a bold, dark stripe running through the eye and a second stripe along the jawline. Its plumage is a rich, mottled dark brown with pale edges on the feathers, creating a textured, scalloped appearance. The duck has a long, slender neck and a dark, lead-coloured bill. The background consists of soft-focus greenery and blades of grass, highlighting the bird as the central subject. The lighting is soft and natural, emphasizing the fine details of its feathers.
This little Pacific Black Duck visited our backyard today. 🦆🐥 I've never seen one around this neighbourhood. 🏞️ Too far away from a lagoon.
#BirdOfTheDay is #JKLMNOP so this one is under P. 🐦
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #Canon #R5
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #JKLMNOP, any bird that has any of these letters at the beginning of their first or second names.
A Mandarin Duck from earlier this year, stunning wee ducks.
#birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #ECK #wildlifephotography #naturephotography @alan678.bsky.social
A juvenile Crested Caracara in the morning sunlight...
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
Photograph of a male cardinal perched on a slender tree branch amid a tangle of small branches and bright green spring leaves. The cardinal is facing away from the camera with its head turned to the left in profile to look over its shoulder and directly at the camera. Male cardinals have brown legs and feet with grasping claws, red feathers with darker red on their back, wings, and tail, an orange beak, dark eyes, a black mask that wraps from top of the beak to its neck, and a crest on the top of their head that can be raised or lowered. When viewed from the front, the crest tapers from the top of the bird's head into a conical shape with a sharp tip. In this case, the cardinal has its crest lowered to rest on the top of its head.
Giving you the warm shoulder.
#PhotoHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
Photograph of a male cardinal perched on a slender tree branch amid a tangle of small branches and bright green spring leaves. The cardinal is facing away from the camera with its head turned to the left in profile to look over its shoulder and directly at the camera. Male cardinals have brown legs and feet with grasping claws, red feathers with darker red on their back, wings, and tail, an orange beak, dark eyes, a black mask that wraps from top of the beak to its neck, and a crest on the top of their head that can be raised or lowered. When viewed from the front, the crest tapers from the top of the bird's head into a conical shape with a sharp tip. In this case, the cardinal has its crest lowered to rest on the top of its head.
Giving you the warm shoulder.
#PhotoHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
Epistrophe eligans (a hoverfly)
Dotted Bee-fly on Primrose flower
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Scarce Fungus Weevil eating a King Alfred's Cake fungus
A few insects from the Bath Natural History Society outing to Priston (near Bath) yesterday - Epistrophe eligans (a hoverfly), Dotted bee-fly, Dark-edged Bee-fly and Scarce Fungus Weevil (Platyrhinus resinosus)
#Nature #Wildlife #Insects #Hoverflies #Beetles #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
photo of a big bare tree with a squirrel on it. blue sky.
zoomed in photo of a squirrel in a tree
hi
Blue tit on a bird table. Have a good day folks #rspb.bsky.social #rspb.scotland.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #eastcoastkin
Ladybugs! | Bothe Napa Valley State Park | Nov 2025
I'm starting to learn more how suttle changes in the crop of an photo can really change to impact and story telling. PS I love my Canon RF 100mm Macro.
#macromonday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #wildlifephotography
A jack snipe (wading bird) with a long bill and blend of brown, orange and buff feathers
A lesser kestrel with grey-blue and chestnut plumage sits on a rock
Good morning all. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #JKLMNOP and I've chosen this Jack Snipe, uncharacteristically out in the open, and a very smart Lesser Kestrel #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #photography #nature #EastCoastKind
Close-up portrait of an Australasian Swamphen facing left. Its body is covered in rich, deep blue feathers, while the head and nape are jet black. The bill is large and hooked, bright red-pink, with a prominent red frontal shield extending up the forehead. A small, vivid red eye is visible against the dark head. The background is a soft blur of pale green foliage.
Keith Boden Wetlands, Meanjin, Queensland, Australia
High ISO shot. Noise reduction done in Darktable, which unfortunately, does not have the best noise reduction out there.
OM-1 Mark II / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO
#AustralasianSwamphen […]
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Doug Allan: He lives on through his work - 16 incredible photos from late Planet Earth cameraman
#DougAllanRIP #WildlifeCameraman #WildlifePhotography #Photos #BBC #PlanetEarth #SirDavidAttenborough
A jumping spider from the genus Mexigonus, still undescribed.
Little creatures like this are what make it worth going out to take photos. 🕷️📸
#JumpingSpider #MacroPhotography #Spiders #WildlifePhotography #Salticidae
A photo of a dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) perched on a weathered wooden fence post with its back to the camera and its head turned toward the right. It's a small sparrow with a black hood, brown-streaked wings, pale gray underparts, gray back, reddish-brown shoulders, dark eyes, and a pale pink bill. The background is blurred pale greenery.
J is for Junco. #BirdOFTheDay #JKLMNOP
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