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@mysillyphotos.bsky.social

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I'm a hobby photographer based in Vienna 🇦🇹. I like taking pictures of birds, bugs and beetles, beautiful places and anything that fits my current obsession. All photos here are my own, unless I quote- or re-posted someone (obvs). Part of #EastCoastKin.

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 1d

When this popped up on my phone, I first thought it was on a post where I commented about Puffins, and I was very confused what the Puffins had done. 😅 But yes, this one is definitely scary.

My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 1d

My favourite bird. At least of the ones I've seen live.

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh, yes. Puffins are fantastic characters!

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning! For today's #BirdOfTheDay, it's #birds with #character. I feel like a Southern cassowary fits this bill quite nicely, although I admittedly never met one in the wild. This one was in the Augsburg Zoo 🇩🇪.

Great pick, @alan678.bsky.social!

#EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 2d

Another #mountainscape from the Dolomites 🇮🇹 for today's #ScapeFriday. I think this is the Rosengarten/Catinaccio group, but I'm really not sure. I am sure that this was a stunning sunset, however.

#EastCoastKin #photography #travel #landscape #landscapephotography #mountains #scape

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 2d

The Jan Karski Monument in Kraków 🇵🇱, decorated by colourful flowers. Karski was a member of the Polish resistance in WW2, who delivered first-hand reports of the Holocaust to the Western Allies at great personal risk.

#EastCoastKin #photography #travel #UrbanGaze #urban #statues #history

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 3d

A bit late to the #BirdOfTheDay party today. @alan678.bsky.social has decided the alternate theme today is #reflection and I do love this shot of a gull (sorry 😅) in the evening light reflected in the calm waters.

#EastCoastKin #photography #birds #birdphotography #animals #nature

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 4d

A grey heron looking for a snack in the grass for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #longnecks. I think I saw this one somewhere in Bavaria 🇩🇪.

#EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #animals

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 5d

A #macro shot of a blooming fuchsia for #MacroMonday and #PinkMon.

#EastCoastKin #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #ColorADay #garden

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 7d

Turns out I *do* have one fitting photo saved on my phone, @alan678.bsky.social! Here's a majestic swan during a less majestic moment, struggling with a #beakful of weeds. Taken at the Naturpark Donauauen 🇦🇹, during the morning #goldenhour.

#EastCoastKin #photography #birds #BirdOfTheDay #nature

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 7d

Ah what a great pick, and I'm traveling and don't have access to my archives. Pretty sure I'd have some good shots somewhere. But enjoying everyone else's very much!

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 7d

Hah, nice. Thanks for sharing! ☺️

My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 8d

Today is #flyday, so we're sharing critters that fly. Here's a little bee sticking the landing on a lavender blossom.

#EastCoastKin #photography #insects #garden #bloomscrolling #flowers #bees #pollinators

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 9d

Love that third picture in particular. So dynamic lively!

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 9d

Whoa! 😮😮😮 What a fantastic bird. Lovely capture!

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 9d

What a great capture and stunning animal!

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 9d

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, hosted by @alan678.bsky.social, is #spotted. Heres a little one asking accusingly: "Why don't you take a picture? It'll last longer!" Which I did, obviously.

Possibly a juvenile Northern Wheatear, but not sure.

#EastcoastKin #photography #birds #nature #animals

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 10d

A #macro shot of a ladybug sitting inside an autumn crocus. I would have liked to get a better focus, but it sadly refused to sit still. Living insects are complicated models.

#EastCoastKin #photography #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #insects #macrophotography #garden

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you! The name is a bit tounge-in-cheek.

My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 11d

Theme for #BirdOfTheDay (host @alan678.bsky.social) today is #migration. A perfect fit for the time of year and lucky for me. On Sun I woke up to hundreds of starlings using the tree outside my window as a pit stop. Here's two of them.

#EastCoastKin #TwosDay #AnimalArtTuesday #birds #photography

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 12d

That's a fantastic capture of a fantastic bird! 😮

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 12d

Super tiny and super cute ❤️
(and also super capture)

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!

My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning! Here's a closeup shot I took of a fly when playing around with focus stacking for today's #MacroMonday. I love the colours in this one, sorry B&W Macro crowd. This is also my entry for #sharemondays2025.

#EastCoastKin #photography #macro #insects #macrophotography

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My Silly Photos @mysillyphotos.bsky.social · 13d

Most of the time, I'm myself amazed about what gems I have stashed away in the heaps of unedited files. 😊

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