Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens, f/5.6, 1/2000s, ISO-800, 156mm.
A single Bradford pear blossom. They're all over the area right now. Too bad they don't emit a pleasant smell; that would make them so much better! But alas... they don't smell of anything much. #spring #blossoms #pearblossom #tree #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sigma 150-600mmlens, f/6.3, 1/2000s, ISO-5000, 600mm. Turns out this male and a female were nesting in a bush at the corner of the building. I also captured her in a couple of photos, one with nesting material in her beak. The really cool thing was, as I was sitting there, a delivery guy pulled up, saw my equipment, and said, "Sigma lens?" He knew his stuff!
Yesterday I felt compelled to go out back with the Sigma 150-600mm lens. It's really heavy, so I only use it occasionally. Instead of chasing birds, I sat on the step and waited. Within minutes, this male house finch appeared. 😊 #birds #birdphotography #finch #NEOhio #spring #photography
That peaked roof is much larger and longer than it is in the photo; I cut it down twice (!) so the dove wasn't completely lost on top of it. :) Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens f/5.6, 1/2000s, ISO-500, 135mm.
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #ManMadePerch, which is any bird perched on a manmade object. A bit difficult to tell, but it's a mourning dove sitting way up there! More in ALT. #birds #birdphotography #NEOhio #nature #dove #eastcoastkin
#NEOhio safety-net hospitals at risk of closing:
Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain
Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights
South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center in Beechwood
Euclid Hospital in Euclid
UH Conneaut Medical Center in Conneaut
This is a composite. I took a pic of the house a couple days ago, then added the cat from a photo I took in Florida a few years ago. NO AI involved! I thought he would look nice there, and I wanted to draw attention to the duck.
I love old brick buildings. Where I live there are a lot of them. The angles are awry from age, but that only adds character. Notice the odd duck on the porch? Not the cat, the clay pottery. 🤭 #architecture #redbrick #brick #house #duck #cat #orangecat #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens, f/6.3, 1/2000s, ISO-2000, 200mm.
I was walking in my neighborhood when I suddenly had this feeling I was being watched. I looked around. There's the little spy! Cute little thing, too. 🤭 #squirrel #naturephotography #photography #wildlife #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens, f/4.5, 1/2500s, ISO-1600, 70mm.
This is a house in my neighborhood, and it's gorgeous. A friend tells me, if you creep up to their privacy fence and look over, you'll see a backyard waterfall and pond. #scape #landscape #BWFri #ColorADay #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens, f/6.3, 1/1600s, ISO-800, 350mm Brilliant blue sky, budding trees... so what if it was cold? :)
It was cold, I didn't have my shoes on (stocking feet only!), but I went into my friend's backyard and snapped a pic of this bird. Didn't know until I downloaded it that it was a starling. #birds #BirdoftheDay #naturephotography #NEOhio
New pic of Maple just dropped!! (Why has no one adopted her yet, look at her lil face 🥺🥺🥺)
#akron #rabbit #neohio
Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens, F/6.3, 1/1600s, 295mm.
“Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night.” ― Charles Fisher
#birds #ducks #naturephotography #AmericanPekin #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #landscape #NEOhio
Went outside yesterday when it was really nice and almost ran into these thorns. Yowsa! They could damage your clothing but worse, it would really rip some holes in your tender flesh.
#MacroMonday #honeylocusttree #thorns #eastcoastkin #naturephotography #branches #NEOhio
"Go outside once in awhile" they say
"Touch grass" they say
Well I have a new proposition:
l e c h u g a
#ohio #neohio #ohiofurry #furry
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MarriedCouples, same species Male/Female bird pairs. Alt theme is #Gulls I share this pair of Trumpeter Swans who live in a private area near a local winery. #ECK #Birds #Photography #Nikon, #NEOhio #Swans
Sony a6400, E 70-350mm lens, f/6.3, 1/4000s, ISO-6400, 350mm.
One of the healthiest squirrels I've ever seen. Looks happy, too. It was digging in the lawn, possibly looking for acorns it had stashed during fall for just this moment. It was in someone's side yard and I was taking pics from the street.
#wildlifeWednesday #squirrel #spring #NEOhio #eastcoastkin
On a jobsite today, and saw this on the siding. It dropped 50* the last 24 hours, so it may be a bit weather shocked. No idea what it is, but I switched lenses and took my first macro shot in two years. No clue what I am doing!!! #Nikon #ECK, #Macro #WhatIsIt? #NEOhio
The pretty, swirly water vies for attention with the duck in this photo of a female mallard. #MallardMonday #birds #ducks #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #landscape #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens, f/6.3, a/4000s, ISO-5000, 350mm. The wind kept blowing my camera around, so I'm glad shutter priority was dialed all the way up! It helped me get a sharp shot of the "catch."
The not-so-early-bird caught the worm. 🤭 I went for a walk during the vicious wind storm yesteray afternoon and spotted this robin with a late lunch. More in ALT. #birds #robin #spring #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #landscape #NEOhio
The theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #GreyDay, any bird with Grey in their plumage, the Alt theme is #Abstract, any capture showing feather patterns, reflections or unusual framing.
#ECK, #photography #birds #NEOhio #Nikon #nature Taking a break from all the Herons, here's a Black Eyed Junco.
WFH today, but just got back inside from chainsawing one tree that fell across our driveway, and another that fell into the road. Although both trees were only 6-8",I clearly need a sharper chain. #storm #windy #NEOhio Next, my 4pm Zoom call.
Sony a6400, Sony E 70-350mm lens, F/4.5, 1/2500s, ISO-2500, 70mm.
This tree can't help but be the subject of the photo, but floating around at its base are several ducks. #treescape #landscape #ducks #mallards #birds #NEOhio #eastcoastkin #naturephotography #blueskyphotographer
Happy #Flyday, everyone! The weekend is almost here! Great Blue Heron with its impressive 6' wingspan. (1.7-2.0 meters). THEY stand up to 4.5 ft/1.4 m tall and weigh 4.5 to 7 pounds. It's a big bird! #birds #ECK #Nikon #NEOhio #photography
@robcrank68.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwigsAreUs, birds perched on twigs, the Alt theme is #HeadShots Here's a Eastern Bluebird and a male Northern Cardinal. Still learning. #Birds #NEOhio, #Nikon3400, #EastCoastKin, #Photography, #Bluebird
Pretty Good Books presents: Book Bash April 25, 2026 1-7 pm New Leaf Event Center 110 Gateway Ave, Conneaut, OH 44030 BookBashAshtabula@gmail.com
Ohio and Pennsylvania people, you should probably come check this out. I hear there will be some pretty cool authors at this shindig. 🤓 #Ohio
#BookishEvents #OhioAuthors #NEOhio #IndieAuthors
Sony a6400, Sony E70-350mm lens, f/4.5, 1/2500s, ISO-1600, 70mm. Wrong lens but it's the one I had with me. :) The Sigma 18-50 would have been better, but I made it work! I wanted the shot.
I don't know how #Stunday this pic is, but how often do people get a closeup look at snowdrops? "Never," you say? Well, this photo's for you then. #flowers #snowdrops #closeup #landscape #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sone E70-350mm, f/4.5, 1/2500s, ISO-1250, 77mm. Processing and color grading done in Luminar Neo.
I took this pic this morning from the Overlook. It's a two-pic pano of the land on the edge of spring. It was warm and windy and wonderful. #BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing #landscape #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sony E70-350mm lens, f/5, 1/200s, ISO-100, 70mm. To avoid having to step into the street to get the shot, I had to shoot it vertically.
This neighborhood bike shop is currently open only during the afternoon (winter hours). #WindowsonWednesday #EastCoastKin #UrbanPhotography #landscape #photography #BikeShop #photographersofbluesky #NEOhio
Sony a6400, Sigma 18-50mm lens, f/2.8, 1/80s, 18mm.
Our temp has been up and down lately, and the only good thing it produces is fog! This road is in a cemetery. A duck pond is nearby. #ThickTrunkTuesday #EastCoastKin #trees #landscape #photography #photographersofbluesky #NEOhio
Maple syrup is awesome, but maple alcohol is even better. Sap Run Distillery makes some of the best maple moonshine in the game, and Seldom Seen Farm just released their maple whiskey. #NEOhio #MapleFest2026
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