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ecatherine.com
Red-tailed hawks in my area (right above my porch). 🥲
A pair of red-tailed hawks in the very old winter-bare trees above my porch. The sky is gray.
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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bakerart.bsky.social
One of my watercolours, Flowers and apples with linear work using a dip pen.
#watercolour #stilllife
A loosely painted watercolour of flowers in a glass jug
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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bakerart.bsky.social
A flower still life in oil on gessoed board from nearly a decade ago (sold). The camera distorts the difference in size between the painting and the subject but gets the colour pretty acurately (an excellent DMC-LX5- still in use)
#oilpainting #stilllife #flowers
An oil painting of mixed flowers in a vase is being completed on an easel in the studio. Other objects included are glass bottles amd shells
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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mullicannot.bsky.social
Just after sunset tonight. Ocean Beach, San Diego, California

#SanDiego #sunset #OceanBeach
A low-angle view beneath a long concrete pier at dusk, with evenly spaced pillars receding toward the horizon. Gentle waves roll in beneath the structure, and the wet sand in the foreground reflects the dark columns and the underside of the pier. The sky shifts from warm orange near the horizon to deep blue above, suggesting the last light of sunset over the ocean.
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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scottzona.bsky.social
This superb owl is courtesy of the National Diet Library of Japan. It’s a Blakiston’s fish-owl, the largest owl native to Japan. Painter: HATTORI Sessai in Kinka kin Fu (Pictures of Birds by Ito Keisuke), 1872, compiler: ITO Keisuke. vol.11 <寄別11-10> #SuperbOwl
Watercolor illustration of a large owl with brown and black, barred plumage. Individual feathers are also illustrated to show the patterns.
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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mrbowlman.bsky.social
Great Horned Owl 🪶
#SuperbOwl
Photo of a young Great Horned Owl perched on a tree stump, making a call.
February 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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copper.gay
Another thing I miss about the warmer seasons are all the bugs. I miss sitting in the grass right by the lake, watching countless bees meander from flower to flower.

www.copper.gay/widlife

#wildlife #chicago #photography
A digital photograph of a bee, we see the bee's left side as they gather pollen and nectar from a white clover flower, showing off their profile.
February 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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beardedwalker.bsky.social
From a recent wander down to Ullswater. End of the day clearing skies provided some lovely light over the Helvellyn range and great reflections. PS I nearly packed up and went home, patience and cold hands sometimes pays off

#landscapephotography
#ullswater
#lakedistrict
#cumbria
#winter
#uk
Sunset at Ullswater, clam conditions, started off very cloudy but as which is part of the course in winter the cloudy skies started to dissapear and provided some lovely golden light filtered through the clouds
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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tmr65.bsky.social
Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday to all who celebrate! Here is a nice Short-eared Owl that we found last month in a marsh on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. They are hard to come by.
An owl with short ear tufts sitting on a mound in a marsh turns its head to look at the photographer. It is surrounded by brownish yellow marsh vegetation.
February 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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westcountrynature.bsky.social
A Somerset robin and his hawthorn berries. I love their territorial spirit!

#birdoftheday #smallbirdsaturday #robin #ukwildlife #art #photography #naturephotography #birds #saturday #weekend
A European robin in hawthorn berries.
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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scottkiss.bsky.social
A lone bird near the pier, stripped down to shape and posture against a simple background. Coastal stillness, held in place for a moment.

If scenes like this slow you down, sharing it helps it travel.

#Photography #ScottKissPhoto
A lone seabird stands on a weathered concrete edge near a pier, its dark silhouette clearly defined against a pale sky and calm water, emphasizing form, balance, and stillness.
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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birdsbyalex.bsky.social
A Mountain Bluebird bringing a splash of color to the desert.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A bright blue bird perched on dry brush against a soft tan background. Photographed in Antelope Valley, California.
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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jdphoto8500.bsky.social
Closing out the week in nature with a resplendent queen on her throne. Have a great weekend out there, wherever you may be!

#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography
Bald eagle perched on cottonwood branch
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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raggamog.bsky.social
In British folklore, the blue tit's high-pitched song was thought to warn of incoming cold weather. However, it is often associated with positive attributes like love, fidelity, and hope, with sailors sometimes viewing them as tokens of luck.
Art my own.
#Folklore #Birds #Art
An original artwork of a blue tit perched on a cherry blossom branch. Created using acrylic paint on A4 board.
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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steddybirds.bsky.social
He’s all there in #BlackAndWhite (with a wee touch of red showing) for today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme. #birds #woodpeckers #backyardbirds #birdphotography #nature #EastCoastKin 🪶
A downy woodpecker clings to a vertical branch facing front right with its head looking slightly up. It’s showing its white belly and black and white wings.
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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bakerart.bsky.social
Still life in oil sold at a Cambridge Drawing Society exhibition in 2020. This one shows quite a bit of impasto built up during the process of composition.
#stilllife #roses #studio
A heavily worked oil painting still life on gessoed board. The ceramic owl on the windowsill and the African carved bust on the right have both appeared in various paintings and drawings.
February 2, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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texas2pugs.bsky.social
I am really enjoying having the Eastern Bluebirds here for the winter. They seem to be very social and full of personality. It's a shame they are not here year-round.

North Texas

#photography
#birds #birdphotography
#nature #naturephotography
#Texas #backyardbirds
Three Eastern Bluebirds are together having a meal on a terra cotta saucer. The background is mostly white from the snow.
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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bakerart.bsky.social
This painting of mine from 2017 shows graduation day at the #Cambridge Senate House. It's an oil on gessoed board and was shown at a Cambridge Drawing Soc exhibition. Still have it. Perhaps bsky.app/profile/cam.... would like it? It would look quite good in one of the rooms in the Old Schools
An oil on board showing a degree day at the Cambridge Senate House showing the famous cast iron railings and Constables in top hats and tail coats. It was hung rather badly at a Cambridge Drawing Soc exhibiition and didn't find a buyer so it is still in store. As I type this I haven't got a note of it's size but it is probably 24" X 32" ish and framed
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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ejrfoto.bsky.social
Endor

Muir Woods
2013

I really need to go back there.

#fotografie #fotografia #photography
A small stream breaks up the greenery of the redwoods of Muir Woods.
January 29, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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summeroakes.bsky.social
Greetings all. Just a reminder that we’ll be here at the top of the hour for our weekly one hour live #herbChat Today we’ll be talking about Iris, yes, she’s a herb!!
This is the lovely garden Iris ‘Queen’s Circle’ growing in my garden here on the farm. Isn’t she stunning! I’m hoping she’s still out there, rodents have eaten several of my irises and I don’t know yet which ones are missing.
January 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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raggamog.bsky.social
Today's little watercolour sketch - I bought a few sheets of 5x7" watercolour paper (roughly 80 😏), so I'm just doodling. Take care and have a good day - I'll catch up with you later after I've inspected the damage Helgi cat has inflicted on the living room...

#OriginalArt #PostcardArt #Birds
An original watercolour sketch of a robin redbreast on 5x7" watercolour paper.
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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kengibsonphotography.com
Tacoma Cemetery. Tacoma, WA. @miapinholecameras.bsky.social Mezzaluna 69 today. Ilford HP5. Rodinal 1+25.
#photography #pinhole #pinholephotography #cemetary #fog
Black and white photograph taken at Tacoma Cemetery on a foggy day. Weathered gravestones and monuments are scattered among tall trees, their branches fading into mist. In the distance, a lone figure holding an umbrella walks between the headstones, adding a quiet sense of scale, stillness, and contemplation.
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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texas2pugs.bsky.social
This was the moment, on a snowy January morning, when they noticed one another. "Excuse me, but you have something on your beak", he said from across the saucer.

North Texas

#photography
#birds #birdphotography
#nature #naturephotography
#Texas #backyardbirds
Four Eastern Bluebirds gather around a terra cotta saucer on a snowy January Texas afternoon. Two on opposite ends have locked eyes on one another, in love most likely.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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algonquin65.bsky.social
A few years ago, the Crownland across the road from the cabin in the Algonquin Highlands of The Great White North. A bright sunny day can make everything better! 😊
#AlgonquinHighlands
A bright sunny day with trees is a sunny woodlot in the Algonquin Highlands of The Great White North 🇨🇦
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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helenbennett.bsky.social
A warm and beautiful summer memory for #MacroMonday to brighten up our timelines. 📷 🦋 🌿

Wishing you all a safe and good new week. 🕊️

#Photography #Invert #Butterflies #Insects #NativePlants #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin
A photograph of a Marbled white butterfly feeding on a purple wild thistle. The butterfly is in side profile showing both its upper-wing on the far side which has distinctive black and white checked markings and its nearside underwing which is paler with a slightly buff tinge. The background is blurred in a soft green tone. Taken in South East England UK 2025
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM