A female Rufous hummingbird hovers on a bright green background. She has a bright black eye and long black beak. She has a tiny red gorget that looks brown in this photo. She has brownish green freckles on her cheeks and emerald feathers speckle the back of her head and neck. Her body is copper with a white chest and throat. She’s moving so fast and wings are her feet are blurred. Her head is in perfect focus

POV: you moved a fraction and now you’re being evaluated by 3 grams of airborne judgment.

#Hummingbird #RufousHummingbird #PhotographersOfBluesky #FlyDay
#EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin
#PoetryOfNature

#Hummingbirds are messengers of love and hope. Encouraging joy, healing, resilience, and adaptability, a need to embrace the sweetness of life and find positivity in challenging times.
#BWFri #ColorADay #Flyday
#badgirlmysticart
#neurodivergentartist
#originalart
#artsky
#artistsofbluesky

A great blue heron flies across a pond at one of my favorite nature areas in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph, the bird is captured in right-side profile, banking left in mid-flight, with the underside of its wings fully visible. The lower half of the frame is filled with pond water, while a band of cattails stretches across the upper half. Photographed on an overcast day during a light sprinkle, fine white droplets scatter across both the heron and the background, adding depth and atmosphere to the scene. Photo by Kort Duce

A great blue heron flies across a pond at one of my favorite nature areas in Longmont, Colorado.

#FlyDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #heron #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #herons

Hummingbird flying up and to the left against a blurred green and brown background. His head is cobalt blue, a patch at the back of his neck, his belly, and the underside of his tail are white, and his back and the base of his wings are mixed blue and green. The rest of his wings are gray, and his eye and beak are black.

White-necked jacobin male in Bijagua, Costa Rica
#BirdOfTheDay #blue #birds #Flyday

Two cedar waxwings high up in a bare tree with thin branches. The one on the left is looking up and to the left. The one on the right has a dark tan head and is looking at the camera. One wing is open and the other is a little bit open. He's wearing a black eye mask and has a brown head.

I had a busy day today so just grabbing a quick photo for #scape, #FlyDay and #BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying. Hopefully one wing open isn't cheating.

I really need to get a program to edit RAW files but this will do.

Beautiful photograph of a bird with its wings spread; light captures rainbow refracted colors due to the process the photographer uses and a great deal of skill.

#Flyday
#avian
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography

@andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social

A painted lady butterfly, with orange-brown patterned wings spread and backlit by the sun, resting on a wild radish plant with green stems and both pink and white blossoms. The background is a dark blur.

For #FlyDay, a painted lady on wild radish
#photography #butterflies #insects #nature 📷🦋

A pen and ink illustration of two fairies returning home to their crystal house

When the fairies return home after a full day of magic, oh do they have fun stories to tell ✨

Day 34 of homes for #the100dayproject

#flyday #artyear #classicmono #showheart #blackandwhite #art #illustration #illustrator #artist #visdev #kidlitart #kidlitportfolio #crystal #gemstone #fairy #magic

A photograph of a large bumble bee on blackthorn flowers. The bee is round and fluffy, with a black head, orange stripe, black abdomen, a yellow stripe, more black and a whitish tip. It is nectarine on the white blossoms of the blackthorn bush. Bombus terrestris (buff-tailed bumble bee) on Prunus spinosa.

A photograph of a brimstone butterfly on some dead, brown leaves. This brightly coloured, greenish-yellow butterfly fluttered in front of me and then zoomed off down the lane. I chased it then lost it as it veered off into the bramble on the side. I looked for it but couldn’t see where it landed. Then I spotted a speck of neon green in the distance, amongst the dead leaves. Aha! I had the big lens so I was able to grab a shot of the sneaky guy. Not the greatest but definitely identifiable. Its green wings with a small brown speck is great for when it tries to hide in plain sight on a plant. Not so good amongst the dead leaves… Gonepteryx rhamni

A photograph of a peacock butterfly on blackthorn. This is a very brightly coloured butterfly, with reds and oranges and four ‘eyes’ of blue and white. It is contrasted beautifully against the white flowers and blurred background. Aglais io on Prunus spinosa.

A rubbish photograph of a thistle tortoise beetle. It is a small, oval beetle, of a bright green colour with a bit of brownish markings. It is sitting on a blade of grass. I have no idea how I spotted omit to be honest! Lovely wee thing. Cassida rubiginosa

For FlyDay, I have some invertebrates from the last week or so

#Flyday #Invertebrates #Butterflies #Beetles #Bees

A bird flies above the tree tops in the early morning.

#Treetops #Scape #ForestFriday #FlyDay #Gull #ECK #Photography #VT

A white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) perched on a wooden post with hexagon fencing out of focus in the background. The bird has their deep blue back to us and looking over their right shoulder.

Happy #flyday
White-rumped #shama - Copsychus malabaricus
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐦🪶 #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic

A Swallow in flight against a pale sky, wings sharply angled to reveal aerodynamic shape as it banks mid-air.

More of a record shot for me, but just look at those aerial dynamics 👀 #FlyDay

A Brown Pelican, just hitting the surface with its head turned to the left after flying low over the water. Body still out of the water, just.

A Caspian Tern, wings swept back, diving straight down to the water, head first. Rippled reflection as it is just a foot or two from the surface.

A couple for #FishyFriday as well as #FlyDay - a Brown Pelican and a Caspian Tern - out fishing, and catching! Rich pickings in the Bay today. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

A Double-crested Cormorant, in flight. wings level, against out of focus trees in the background. Yellow bill and just about seeing the emerald green gem of an eye as it passes pretty much level with the camera.

#FlyDay, and spoilt for choice today as I walked around the harbour after lunch watching, and catching in flight, the Brown Pelicans, Caspian Terns, Snowy Egrets and Oystercatchers (and a Harbor Seal, but not in flight). But decided on a Double-crested Cormorant. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#BirdoftheDay #WingsOpen #NotFlying #Flyday #photography

Bird in flight

#FlyDay #photography #wildlife #EastCoastKin #birds #Florida

#FlyDay Osprey

A white-crowned sparrow standing on a gray stone wall and taking a bite from a lump of cooked white rice. The bird has a light brownish-gray belly, brown striped wings and black and white stripes on its head.

For #FeatheredFriday and the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #Eating, a white-crowned sparrow having a bite of cooked rice
#photography #birds #sparrow #nature #FlyDay 📷🦉🪶

A tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) puffed up on the ground under the bird feeder and leaning to their right side so we see their left side and belly a little bit. They’re facing the left of frame.

Happy #flyday
Tufted #titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor
(Shot near Cincinnati 3-25-26) 🐦🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #nature

A pigeon landing next to the British Museum. In a nearby area, a person appears checking their mobile phone.

A pigeon landing next to the British Museum.

«Landing in London»

📷 © Tony🆎 #Photography

#Photograph #Photo #Fotografía #FlyDay #ColorADay #BWFri #EastCoastKin #ECK

Photography composite of Mickey in two poses with white wings on their back surrounded by clouds against a dark sky.

Also for #Flyday

From “Learning to Fly” (2023)

Sono Una Fotografia
On body, chronic illness, hope, and identity

#ArtofSelfPortraiture

Detailed drawing of a cicada on a dried leaf on a large stone. The cicada has fiery oranges and yellows along with the green

For #Flyday
It’s a lovely cicada

From “There Is Hope in This World” (2017)

Colored pencil and alcohol marker
#cicada

a close-up photograph of a Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on a flowering rosemary bush. the butterfly is the central focus, with its wings open to reveal a pattern of orange, black, and white markings, including distinct white spots near the tips of its forewings. it is perched delicately atop a cluster of deep purple-blue rosemary flowers.

a close-up photograph of a Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on a flowering rosemary bush. the butterfly is the central focus, with its wings open to reveal a pattern of orange, black, and white markings, including distinct white spots near the tips of its forewings. it is perched delicately atop a cluster of deep purple-blue rosemary flowers.

a close-up photograph of a Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on a flowering rosemary bush. the butterfly is the central focus, with its wings open to reveal a pattern of orange, black, and white markings, including distinct white spots near the tips of its forewings. it is perched delicately atop a cluster of deep purple-blue rosemary flowers.

a close-up photograph of a Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on a flowering rosemary bush. the butterfly is the central focus, with its wings open to reveal a pattern of orange, black, and white markings, including distinct white spots near the tips of its forewings. it is perched delicately atop a cluster of deep purple-blue rosemary flowers.

The Painted Ladies (Vanessa cardui) have arrived in the garden. They are loving the rosemary bushes in front of the house.
#FlyDay #ECK
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Butterflies #PaintedLady
#Nature #Photography

Photo showing a very tiny fly hanging from the edge of a Tansy flower. The flowerheads are a yellow and bear even tinier florets. Spider silk filaments are visible close to the fly. Background of green bokeh with bright flare spots. Watermark identifying photographer as Geneviève Laurin.

Scouring through my archives to put a little colour in this #FlyDay. The weather is still unseasonably cold here, no hope of seeing critters like this any time soon!

#Insects #BugSky #BloomSky #SciArt #Colour #Summer #Macrophotography #PhotoHour

Sensational shot Lauren 🤩👌🏼👌🏼

Almost there✨

#FlyDay #PurpleFriday #Scape #FlowersonFriday #WeekLforLayers #macro #EastCoastKin #bee #photography

A male Western Bluebird flying away. Late afternoon sun is lighting him up, and also highlighting the tall dried grasses and weeds, while most of the photo is in shadow.

See ya later -- it's #flyday. #birds

A monarch butterfly on a Mexican sunflower

For #flyday

#photography #art #photographersofbluesky #weareroamers #artyear #explore #monarch #butterfly

a group of cormorants, perched on a large, rugged rock formation that is heavily marked with white guano. the bird in the middle is prominently displayed with its wings fully spread, a common behavior for these birds to dry their feathers after diving. the others birds seem to be preening.

Cormorants on top of a large sea stack for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of
#WingsOpenNotFlying, as set by @robcrank68.bsky.social.
#FlyDay
#ECK #WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds #Cormorant
#Nature #Photography

Aerial view of the forests and mountains of Rapidan, VA, a popular hunting and fishing area. The top part of the photo is deep royal blue. The colors change to layers of cyan, white, and pink as they meet Earth.

This was the aerial view while flying over the mountains & forests of Rapidan,VA. Layers of blue, white,& light pink blanket the Shenandoah & Blue Ridge mountains. #Scape #sky #ForestFriday #mountains
#FlyDay #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLayers #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography

A grey, white and black colored black-crowned heron standing on a log with its wings up and outspread. The log and the area behind it are covered in thick green moss, and there are other branches above and in the background.

A black-crowned night heron at the Woodland Park Zoo this past December

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying #Herons #Seattle #Photography #Birdscrolling #FlyDay #PNW