Light gathers softly where blossoms open to the morning air.
Small wings move with a quiet strength all their own.
Beauty rises in these fleeting moments of stillness.
Nature reminds us how wonder lives in the simplest places.

#photography #hummingbirds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature

Great egret

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“Great Egret Portrait (horizontal)”

I have been meaning to share this critter’s…more: gdanmitchell.com/2026/03/29/g...

#photo #photography #photographer #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #wildlifephotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature #wildlife #birds

A female tule elk in profile against a soft blurred background, golden morning light illuminating her brown coat and alert ears, with grass stems visible in her mouth.

Golden morning light on a female tule elk at Point Reyes. These California natives were nearly extinct but have made a remarkable comeback through conservation efforts.

#WildlifePhotography #TuleElk #PointReyes #mammals

While fishing on the South Platte River in Colorado last night, I got the bonus of watching this mule deer family make a crossing #colorado #muledeer #wildlifephotography #omsystem #12200zoom BCPIX.com

Pond sliders and a map turtle #turtles #pondslider #redesredslider #mapturtle #nature #wildlife #animals #outdoor #photography #texas #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #animalphotography

Mistle Thrush

Very pleased to see the Mistle Thrushes around The Garden Jungle today, hoping they pick the hedgerows for their nest again. So much biggger in size than the Song Thrushes #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

Melanistic Mutant Pheasant aka Black Pheasant…2 ran loose in our rural neighborhood for months..wary, so baited them with corn for photos…
#stunday #birds #gamebirds #birdlife
#BirdoftheDay #walking #tricolor #PNW
#BirdPhotography #wildlifephotography
#WestCoastPhotography #birding #BirdsoftheWorld

--- Morning light. It's always a special moment when this "blue arrow" appears, even if just for a second. Leandro Rohner | Wildlife Photography
#wildlifephotography #kingfisher #animals

Great Blue Herons on becoming parents and soon to prepare the nest.

#birdoftheday
#matedpair #mating
#birds #birding #ECK #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings

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Among the bluebells… 🦡💙

A quiet spring evening in the woodland with one of Britain’s most secretive mammals.

Moments like this are why patience in wildlife photography is always worth it…

#badger
#britishwidelife
#wildlifephotography
#bluebells

Black and White - Two birds of the sea

Panasonic TZ90 iso400 f7.1 1/1300s

#photography #wildlifephotography #seabirds #birdphotography #cormorant #herringgull

This image captures a close-up, side profile of a European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched atop a thorny branch. Subject Details • The Bird: The robin is the central focus, looking slightly downward and to the left. It has its characteristic vibrant orange-red breast and face, which transitions into a soft greyish-brown on its wings and back. Its underbelly is a pale off-white. • Action: The robin appears to have a small insect or bit of food clutched in its dark, pointed beak, suggesting it may be foraging. • Perch: It is balancing on a thick, dark green stem covered in sharp, reddish thorns (likely a bramble or rose bush). Background and Composition • Setting: The background is a soft, out-of-focus mix of green leaves and brown twigs, creating a shallow depth of field that makes the bird stand out sharply. • Lighting: The lighting is natural and slightly muted, as if filtered through a forest canopy, highlighting the texture of the robin's feathers and the fine details of its thin legs.

Good Afternoon Bluesky Folks!

Here is a picture of a European robin
That I saw today standing on a bramble while out on a short walk captured on a canon EOS R50

#Birds 🪶 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NatureLover #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50

Nice set for #BirdOfTheDay Rob - it will soon be that time of the year again. I watched this Swallow family of #AdultsWithChicks a couple of years ago and this adult was having a busy time!
#Birds
#BirdingScotland
#BirdTherapy
#NatureCantWait
#UkWildlife
#wildlifephotography
#EastCoastKin

Pelicans are weird

#AmericanWhitePelican #pelicans #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #waterfowl #largebirds #PelicansAreWeird #🪶

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A heron (?), with orange feathers on the head and neck, gray feathers on the body, a long pink and black beak at the tip, walks in a marsh full of herbs. 📸: Joshua J.Cotten.

💚🧡💚

#bird
#birdphotography
#NaturePhotography
#WildlifePhotography

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdulsWithChicks

#fuut #grebe #greatcrestedgrebe #Haubentaucher #Podicepscristatus #chicks #juvenile #PhotographersOfBluesky #ThePhotoHour #WildlifePhotography #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #waterbirds #birds #NaturePhotography
#BirdLife #ECK @robcrank68.bsky.social

For Today‘s #birdoftheday theme #Adultswithchicks, here are an adult and juvenile guillemot on the cliffs of the Farne Islands, Northumberland Uk.

#EastCoastKin #Birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Northumberland #FarneIslands

Black crowned night heron resting in a tree

Black Crowned Night Heron

#Stunday

#NaturePhotography #BirdWatching #Wildlife #NatureIsBeautiful #WildlifePhotography #ExploreNature #Birds #Photography #Nature #Canon #photography #photos #photoart #EastCoastKin

A Cooper's Hawk takes a dip in a bird bath.

Bird of the Day - Cooper's Hawk. Bathing Beauty.

#ECK #PhotographersUnited #Birds #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #DailyArt #Nature #BirdOfTheDay #WildlifePhotography

Taking a rest. #buck #field #morning #photo #photography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #animal #animalphotography #sweden #winter #nikonz6 #tamron #150600mm

Duck swimming on rippled water, surrounded by soft reflective patterns on the surface.

Drifting through the ripples 🪶 This duck moves steadily across textured water, the surface broken into soft patterns all around her. #Birds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #TexasWildlife

The male American Goldfinches are slowing getting their color back from the winter drab. Soon they will be golden! 28 March 2026. Yarmouth, ME U.S.

#Birds #OM-1.2 #OM #Olympus
#WildlifePhotography

Morning #bird

A lesser Goldfinch on a foggy morning at the Kachina Wetlands near Flagstaff AZ.

#birdphotography #photography #birding #birds #wildlifephotography #botd #birdoftheday #yellow

A Kori Bustard with a dark brown back and pale neck stands in green grassland, holding something small in its beak, with two small speckled chicks visible on the ground following behind.

Found this Kori Bustard foraging with chicks in Ndutu. Can't tell if that's a beetle or seed in its beak that it found.

#WildlifePhotography #birds #KoriBustard #Serengeti #BirdOfTheDay #Adultswithchicks

#nature #wildlife #ukbirds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #rspb #kindness #gratitude #forestbathing #photography #birds

#nature #wildlife #ukbirds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #rspb #kindness #gratitude #forestbathing #photography #birds

2 Egyptian geese new visitors to my local woods....

The popcorn anemone shrimp gets its name from the popcorn-like appearance of its head. It finds refuge from predators in the stinging cells of an anemone.

#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #macrophotography #macro #eastcoastkin #photography

Bee happy ❤️🐝

Green Eyed Flower Bee

#photo #photography #photographer #oursky #insect #insects #flower #flowers #macro #macrophotography #closeup #beauty #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikon #wild #picoftheday #aunday

White-throated sparrow perched on the black curved metal hook of the bird feeder. It is showing brown and white feathers with a yellow patch above the eye. The background is a soft blur of greens.

#BirdOfTheDay #Yellow #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Birding #BackyardBirding #WhiteThroatedSparrow #EastCoastKin #BirdsOfBluesky

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdulsWithChicks, and capture of an Adult with its young.

Incoming, here’s a Swallow flying in to feed its chicks.

#birding #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ECK
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