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julielfrost.bsky.social
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Nature-loving bird nerd with a camera or three. Ethical photography; no AI. All photos and artwork are my own and copyrighted, unless reposts. DMs will be ignored.

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julielfrost.bsky.social @julielfrost.bsky.social · Feb 19
A photo from this past summer, offering lightness and warmth on yet another difficult day.

#WildlifeWednesday #butterflies #nature #photography #serenity
A giant swallowtail butterfly approaching a pink flower.
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A smoke morph turkey. A mutation from a recessive gene causes the gray and white coloration in about 1% of wild turkeys.

Happy (US) Thanksgiving.

#BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #Bird #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #WildlifePhotography
A close up of a gray and white wild turkey. Called a smoke morph, or phase, the coloration is the result of a recessive, genetic mutation occurring in about one percent of wild turkeys.
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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A very vocal red-headed woodpecker for this #woodpeckerwednesday.

#birds #wildlife #nature #woodpeckers
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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A red-headed woodpecker for this #woodpeckerwednesday. Look for a video post to hear its (constant, loud) call.

#Birds #Woodpeckers #Photography #Wildlife #Nature #WildlifePhotography
A red-headed woodpecker sits on a downed log. A close up of a red-headed woodpecker. A red-headed woodpecker on a downed log, its bill open as it calls out. It was warning a blue jay to stay away.
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Run, turkey, run! It's the (U.S.) Thanksgiving countdown.

#Birds #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #Animals
A wild turkey looking into the camera, its eyes appear very large. A side view head shot of a wild turkey, its facial area tinged blue-gray. An image of a wild turkey on a leaf-littered trail.
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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A black-and-white warbler #HangingAround during spring migration is today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Birds #Photography #Wildlife #Nature #WildlifePhotography
A black-and-white warbler "perched" upside down on (under) a tree branch.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Nature’s pest control: Bristle flies lay their eggs in other insects, preying on stink bugs, Japanese beetles, and other pests.

#insects #small #photography #BlueskyArtShow #red #nature #macro
A close up of a bristle fly, with red body and eyes and bristles on its body.
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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A #singing prothonotary #warbler from spring.

#birdoftheday #bird #photography #nature #wildlife #yellow
A prothonotary warbler sits on a branch, its head slightly raised and its bill open in song. The bird’s bright yellow head and body contrast against the medium green background.
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Tufted titmouse with a peanut.

#Birds #ColorADay #BWFri #FlyDay #Photography #EastCoastKin #Wildlife
A black-and-white image of a tufted titmouse with a shelled peanut in its bill.
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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An American goldfinch for #YellowThu #ColorADay.

#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #Yellow #Nature #WildlifePhotography
An American goldfinch perched on a thistle that has gone to seed.
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Bath time for an American robin (one of the #thrushes) for today's #BirdOfTheDay ... and maybe an honorable, figurative #waders (alternate theme).

#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #AmericanRobin #WildlifePhotography
A young American robin, a thrush, splashes in shallow water. A young American robin, a thrush, splashes in shallow water. An American robin is perched on a fallen branch at the water's edge as another robin splashes in shallow water.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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An Eastern bluebird feasting on poison ivy berries.

#Birds #Bluebirds #BluebirdsOfBluesky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography
An Eastern bluebird sits on a branch of poison ivy berries, with a berry in the tip of its beak. An Eastern bluebird, perched on a poison ivy branch. The bird's beak is open as it is about to swallow a berry.
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Up close with a sandhill crane.

#Birds #BirdPhotography #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #CloseUp #ColorADay #RedWed
A close up head shot of a sandhill crane, with a focus on its eye.
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Under the #GullsInFlight category, the alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme, a ring-billed #gull in flight.

#Birds #Photography #BirdsInFlight #BIF #Wildlife
A ring-billed gull in flight against a medium gray background.
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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This sandhill crane won the #StareDown, @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #SandhillCranes #WildlifePhotography
A sandhill crane looks into the camera.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Wait ... did you say tomorrow is Monday?

#Birds #BirdPhotography #Photography #BirdOfPrey #Nature #Wildlife #BirdsOfPrey #Falcon
A merlin, a small falcon, is perched on a branch, looking directly into the camera lens with one "foot" raised toward the camera.
November 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Nature's insect control, a yellow-rumped warbler.

#Birds #Warblers #Photography #Nature #Wildllife #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfBluesky
A yellow-rumped warbler is perched on a branch, looking upward with a small insect in its closed bill.
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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A #ShadesOfGrey tufted titmouse with its #beakopen (albeit stuffed with a peanut) for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#Photography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nature #Wildlife #Titmouse #BirdsOfBlueSky #Animals
A tufted titmouse is perched on a stump, seeds scattered at its feet and a shelled peanut in its open beak.
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Portrait of a mute swan.

#Birds #Swans #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Animals #BlueSkyPhotography
Close up of a mute swan, its white head feathers and distinctive black and orange bill stand out against the blue water background. Water droplets can be seen on its feathers.
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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An American #coot with a snack for #BirdOfTheDay.

#Birds #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #CootsAndMoorhens #EastCoastKin #BirdLife
A close-up of an American Coot, bill open as its eats green vegetation.
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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In cold weather, the birds are found in my art room: A wood duck and its reflection.

#birds #ducks #birdsart #illustration #art #nature #wildlife
An original illustration of a male wood duck sitting in water, its fractured reflection below.
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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If ever there's a bird that lends itself to #BWFri, it's the black-capped chickadee.

#ColorADay #Birds #FlyDay #Photography #BirdPhotography #Chickadees
A black-capped-chickadee, edited to black and white, perches on the side a plant stalk.
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Love and loyalty on display: A pair of mute #swans for the #BirdOfTheDay.

#Birds #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #BirdsOfBluesky
A pair of mute swans in the water, facing each other, heads touching, creating the image of a heart.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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@robcrank68.bsky.social has called today's #BirdOfTheDay to be #DucksOutOfWater. Here's a resting male #mallard from late summer 2025.

#Ducks #Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #Nature #WildlifePhotography
A male mallard rests on a fallen log.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #paddling (birds standing or walking in shallow water), I present sandhill cranes.

#Birds #Photography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Crane
Three sandhill cranes, walking one in front of the other in shallow water.
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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A red-headed woodpecker doing double duty for #WoodpeckerWednesday and #ColorADay #RedWed.

#Birds #Photography #WildlifePhotography #Woodpeckers #Nature
A red-headed woodpecker looks out from the side of a tree.
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM