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Michael Pounds

@mspounds.bsky.social

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Retired educator, current composer, and sometimes I perform with homemade instruments and/or technology.

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Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 1d

Northern flicker taking flight from a tree branch.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #northernflicker #flicker

Gray, brown bird with black spots, a black cheek, red on the back of the head, and bright gold highlights in the feathers, and a long beak. Flying downward with wing feathers spread. A few bare tree branches and the bird in the lower left of the frame, blue sky filling the remainder of the frame.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 3d

Sunset with gulls, Maumee Bay State Park, Ohio.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #sunset #eveninglight #goldenhour #goldenhourlight #gull #seagull #seagulls

Sun setting behind distant trees. Sky is golden with some clouds. Several gulls flying, silhouetted against the golden sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 4d

We saw a few eastern bluebirds along the trail this evening.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bluebird #easternbluebird

Bluebird with a blue head and a rust-colored chest, head turned to the side, sitting at the top of a tall stem with green leaves beginning to turn brown. Background is blurry green plants.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 4d

This little American red squirrel found something to eat for breakfast.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #squirrel #redsquirrel

Small squirrel on a tree branch, white belly toward the camera, trying to bite a large nut. The squirrel's head is hidden behind the nut. The branches have no leaves, and the background is a blue sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 8d

Rock wren, Badlands National Park (photo taken in May).
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #badlands #badlandsnationalpark #rockwren #wren #nationalpark #nationalparks #landscapephotography

Small bird with a long curved beak, sitting on a large rock. Background is a rocky terrain and cloudy sky. Bird is very small in the frame.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 9d

Turkey vulture at Westwood Park in Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #vulture #turkeyvulture #westwoodpark

Large bird with dark brown feathers and a bare red head with a large white beak, sitting on a tree branch, head turned to the side. Background is blue sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 10d

The thistle flowers are just about done for the season, but I found a few fresh ones recently.
#naturephotography #plantphotography #wildflowerphotography #thistle

Purple/pink flower on a spiky green cone-shaped base, with a spiny stem. Background is blurry green and tan shapes.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 12d

Fisherman in the morning light at Westwood Park in Indiana.
#lakephotography #naturephotography #fisherman #morninglight #morningmist

Fisherman in silhouette, standing on a bit of land extending into a lake, holding a fishing rod. Misty water in the foreground and background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 16d

Wild teasel in the evening light.
#naturephotography #plantphotography #wildflowerphotography #eveninglight #teasel

Spiky brown cone on a thorny stem against a blurry, dark, green-blue background. Lit brightly from the side.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 17d

Bluebird on a telephone pole in the evening sunlight.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bluebird #eveninglight

Bluebird with its body turned toward the sunlight coming from the right, but head turned toward the left, sitting on the top of a telephone pole, blue sky in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 19d

Sunrise in rural Ohio.
#landscapephotography #sunrise #morninglight #ruralphotography #goldenhour #goldenhourlight

Farm field in the golden morning sunlight, with trees, telephone poles, and wires in the background. Sky is gold colored, with the sun in the upper right corner.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 20d

Usually I have trouble getting close to a catbird, but this one posed right next to us for a bit before flying away.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #graycatbird #catbird

Gray and black bird sitting on a tree branch, very near to the camera, belly toward the camera and head turned to one side. Background is blurry green leaves and tree branches.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 23d

Black-throated green warbler.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #blackthroatedgreenwarbler #warbler

Small yellow, black, gray and white bird holding onto a vertical branch below some leaves, belly toward the camera, looking at the camera. Blurry green leaves and blue sky in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 24d

Immature cedar waxwing that we saw while walking in our neighborhood.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #cedarwaxwing #neighborhoodphotography #neighborhoodbirds

Gray, brown and white bird with a black mask and a yellow-tipped tail, sitting on an evergreen branch, head bent down toward a juniper berry. Light blue sky in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 25d

American redstart female, Mounds State Park, Indiana.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #americanredstart #redstart #moundsstatepark #indianastateparks

Small gray, yellow and white bird sitting on a tree branch, with a blurry green and orange background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 26d

Tree trunks lit by the setting sun.
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #sunset #treephotography #eveninglight #forestphotography

Tree trunks glowing in red light, surrounded by dark green leaves.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 27d

I found this grasshopper and got a few shots in spite of its excellent camouflage.
#grasshopper #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #insectphotography #macrophotography

A tan, brown and black grasshopper sitting on a piece of weathered wood.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 29d

Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park in South Dakota (photo taken last May).
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #custerstatepark #southdakota #sylvanlake

Lake surrounded by large rock formations and pine trees, with hills in the background and a bright but partly cloudy sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 18

Great blue heron getting some sun on its wings, sitting in a tree on a bank of the White River.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #greatblueheron #heron #riverbirds #whiteriver

Gray and white heron sitting on a tree branch, wings lowered and turned forward toward the sun.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 16

The hummingbirds have been visiting our feeder frequently. They must be getting ready to migrate soon.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #backyardbirds #hummingbird #backyardphotography

Green and white hummingbird hovering at a feeder with its long beak poking into the feeder. Background is blurry green and gray shapes.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 15

Great blue heron lit by the red glow of the setting sun.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #greatblueheron #heron #eveninglight

Great blue heron, flying, wings stretched wide, against a blue sky with wisps of white clouds. The heron is lit on parts of its underside with red light as it flies toward the setting sun.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 14

This goldfinch was enjoying some thistle seeds very near to us as we walked along the local nature trail.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #goldfinch

Male goldfinch with black cap on the head and black wings, sitting on a thistle plant, eating thistle seeds. Green and yellow plants in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 12

Sun rising over the White River in Indiana.
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #sunrise #whiteriver #riverphotography #morninglight

River in the foreground with ripples and rocks. Trees in the background. Sun rising over the trees, with rays extending in front of the trees and reflections on the water. Many insects in the sunlight.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 10

Another mallard duck picture, but I really like this shot. Taken from a footbridge, at a pretty close distance.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #mallard #duck

Gray and brown duck with a yellow bill, floating on water, with circular ripples around the duck.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 9

Turkey vulture at Summit Lake State Park, Indiana.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #turkeyvulture #vulture #summitlake #indianastateparks

Dark bird with lighter-colored wing feathers, large wings spread widely, soaring against a blue sky.