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Michelle Cozens
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Connecticut & New Zealand
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marysunshineisgone.bsky.social
A wet climb #Scape
#ForestFriday
Hill in the woods covered with rocks and brown leaves. Mostly naked trees at the top.
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
I’m very late to today’s #BirdOfTheDay with the theme #MorningLight
#WelcomeSwallow #birds #EastCoastKin
A welcome swallow is perched on a dead branch. It is facing left. It has a golden brown face and blue back of its head, as well as a blue back and wings.
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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robcamera.bsky.social
Kingfisher in the early #MorningLight of late summer. I was up at stupid o’clock in the morning to get set up by the riverside whilst hidden under a camo net, very much worth it 😀
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #kingfisher
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning/ afternoon/ evening. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MorningLight a bird bathed in morning sunlight. The alternative is #strength birds showing their power. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A Blue Tit perched on the tip of a small leafy branch, its blue, yellow, and white plumage brightly lit by warm sunlight. The bird faces right in a neat profile pose, showing crisp feather detail and a sharp eye. The background is a smooth, deep green bokeh, giving the scene a calm, natural feel.
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #Headshot
#birds #EastCoastKin #sandhillcrane
A headshot of a sandhill crane. It has a long neck, partially visible here, a long slightly curved beak, a red mask, and orange eyes with black pupils.
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #Headshots
#Bittern #RidgefieldNWR
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A close up photo of an American Bittern in a sunlit marsh with bright spots of bokeh.
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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ktfrost.bsky.social
Maybe I should recycle this for #HeadShots? But I’ll find another as I feel I’m cheating!

#BirdOfTheDay
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Albatross adoration
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels
They form lifelong monogamous pairs which can last for 50yrs or more.
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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The Downy ponders.
#DownyWoodpecker #Downy #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #nature #wildlife #photography 🪶
A close view of a female Downy Woodpecker scaling a large inclined branch of an Ash tree. We can see the details of her chisel like beak, even a little sawdust on the tip, as well as her ruff of feathers surrounding the base of it, that provide some protection from flying splinters.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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quietlynow.bsky.social
Happy Turkey Day! @robcrank68.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots Here is wishing a peaceful Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. #birds #photography #Turkey #Nature #EastCoastKin
the head of a turkey glares at us over a branch of yellow oak leaves
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
I’m a little late for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #OnTheEdge
#birds #EastCoastKin
Two wood duck ducklings are at the edge of a marsh. The one on the left is facing right and has its head partially submerged in the water. The other one is facing the water and is just standing.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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dorotapawlak.bsky.social
#WordlessOnWednesday

#fungi #fungifriends #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #mushrooms #forest #hiking #PhotographersOfBlueSky
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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#photography #blueskykin #eastcoastkin #bluesky #IPhoneAir #LI #newyork #randompics
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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landguyminor.bsky.social
The glowing red of autumn.
#coloraday #redwed #forestfriday #eastcoastkin #trees #autumn #fall
Red maple glowing in the forest from backlighting.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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fetchingviolet.bsky.social
Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #OnTheEdge, birds at the edge of a body of water, and the Alternative is #Pigeons. This isn't the greatest photo of Great Blue Herons, but it is one of my favorites. #birds #birdphotography
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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immachocoholic.bsky.social
Good morning friends! It’s 🥶 outside but the sunrise was epic! There is fire in the sky this morning. Here’s today’s #SunriseMagic on the #CTShoreline Have a great day and get outside if you can. #clouds #landscape #photography
Clouds fill the sky and are illuminated in bright orange and red colors. The water is calm reflecting the sky and landscape.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
The snow booped this red squirrel. Boop! ❄️
#mammals #EastCoastKin
The image shows a red squirrel upside down on a tree, its head raised and its nose bearing a dusting of snowflakes. I’ve cropped the hind portion of its body out of the image to emphasize its dear little face.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
You know how I know I’m employing muted words like a boss on here? My only trending topic this morning is “The Archers”, a long-running British radio play that my husband listens to when he mows the lawn. #winning #mentalhealth #serenity
A branch enters the image from the lower right corner. It is covered with red berries, some smooshed, and a single dark leaf at the very end of the branch.
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
A golden-crowned kinglet #HangingAround eating berries from a cedar tree. #BirdOfTheDay
A golden-crowned kinglet bird is clinging upside down to a cedar tree, ready to eat some of the blue berries growing on the branches. The reddish tones in the bottom half of the image are red berries and dried leaves of some other plant.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Good Morning my Friends

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows

I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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immachocoholic.bsky.social
#MacroMonday #flowers #butterflies Sunmertime memories.
A tiny Skipper is enjoying the nectar from a hot pink zinnia. A tiny skipper butterfly is enjoying nectar from a zinnia.
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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chamaelita.bsky.social
Raureif-Moin!
Ein gelb verfärbtes Haselnussblatt im Garten, mit Raureif-Eiskristallen darauf, aus der Nähe fotografiert. Im Hintergrund unscharf: laubbedeckte Wiese, Sträucher, Bäume und Morgenhimmel
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
For my daily #mammals offering, a video of a beaver I took last winter with my phone. I was sitting on a rock at the edge of the pond and this lovely soul took no notice of me. A magical moment. #EastCoastKin
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
The alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is any bird with #YellowEyes
#birds #EastCoastKin
A great blue heron is perched on one leg on a dead tree branch. It is facing right.
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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hansbucht.bsky.social
Barred Warbler qualifies for both #warblers and #yelloweyes for today’s #BirdOfTheDay I think
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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paulmwall.bsky.social
I 💛 swamp lemons #birdoftheday #warblers #birds
Prothonotary warbler perched on a diagonal branch. Super bright yellow all over, this bird’s body faces the camera but his head is turn up and to the right for a handsome profile shot. The wings are folded to the sides but are mostly not visible. The undertail is white. The jet black eye and beak set off the yellow and the green which constitutes part of the background. The rest of the background is unfocused gray-brown bark of a tree trunk.
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM