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Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#OnTheEdge
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#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Great Egret on a grate in the reeds, on the hunt

Photo of a very white Great Egret standing on a metal grate amongst reeds on the shore of a pond.

November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

O is for our big, beautiful ocean

Photo of Pacific Ocean from the bluffs at Montana de Oro, CA.. Blue green water with a breaking wave in the foreground. Wind is evident by whitecaps in the background and a spray from top of the curling wave.

November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#birdonawire
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Photo looking up at a black crow sitting on a telephone wire, against a cloudless blue sky

November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#ColorADay
#BWFriday
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Yosemite Falls, May 2025

BW photo of Yosemite Falls...lots of water flowing between two large granite mountain cliffs, into a basin of rock

November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#GroundedGulls
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

European Herring Gull in Croatia, trying to remember if it was going in or out of the water.

Photo of a gull-gray wings, white breasted, and white head-standing along the shore, water lapping up just behind it. Blocked stones in the background.

November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekUforUnloved
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography
Looking for love in all the places 🙃

Photo of a turtle wandering on the grass (golf course), quite a distance from pond of water (in background).

November 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#wader
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Long-billed curlews looking for a meal.

Photo of two long-billed curlews... long skinny legs, brown feathers, and a thin, long curved beak...wading in the shallow ocean water looking for a meal from under the sand.

November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#ColorADay
#YellowThu
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#photography

A lot of yellow...George Rodrigue art found in the Sculpture Garden in New Orleans

Photo of a very large, sitting yellow dog sculpture (made from some type of metal). Surroundings are green plants and trees.

November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#ColorADay
#RedWed
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#photography

Came upon this beauty while visiting Mallorca.

Side photo of Chicken with gray feathers, a touch of orange in the wing and neck feathers, Red around eyes, under beach and on crest. Sitting among wooden pallets.

November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#RockinTuesday
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Looking out at Lands End, San Francisco

Photo looking out to the sea, almost at dusk...in view is a rock formation with a heart shaped hole in the largest rock.

November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#mottled
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Muscovy ducks in Audubon park, New Orleans

Photo of two ducks sitting amongst the reeds on a lakeshore. The male duck is white breasted with mottled brown, back and head feathers. Around the eyes and down to the bill is red, warty like substance. Bill is off white. Female is darker brown mottle feathers all over, with a strip of brown over crest surrounded by off white. Bill is beige/yellow.

November 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#staredown
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Red-tailed hawk watching me on the 4th tee. So unusual to see a hawk on the ground without a 'catch' and up close without flying off (flew off later, didn't appear injured).

Photo at ground level of the side of a red-tail hawk, with its head turned to the camera. Hawk is standing in green grass. Background is water with reeds.

November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Bright
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

'Monument to the Immigrant', shines bright against the blue skies in New Orleans.

Photo of the side view of a large, white marble statue, against a bright blue sky. A few carved figures can be seen with their backs to the left of a female in a gown, almost floating off to the right.

November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#post
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Photo of black birds (cormorants) on grayish posts

November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#ducksoutofwater
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Photo of three ducks walking away from camera on green grass. One is all black, another is dark gray with a black head, and the one in the foreground is light peachy beige with a very light brown head.

November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#ColorADay
#RedWed
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#watercolor
#watercolorandink

A bit of red popping out. Having fun with zen doodle art.

Watercolor and ink painting - red tulips not yet in full bloom (painted), amongst thick leaves done in black ink using wavy lines. Background, a solid, sage green watercolor.

November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#paddling
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Goose paddling with pride

Photo of a white goose sitting on the water with its neck outstretched...strong reflection in green/blue water.

November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

The Wire

Photo looking up at three telephone wires with a black bird sitting on the bottom wire.

November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#ColorADay
#OrangeSun
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Photo of a light orange Hibicus Flower in full bloom, with a couple green leaves to the left of blossoms. Flower has a red center.

November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#StandingOnThings
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Osprey on a fishing boat cable....it has the right idea!

Photo looking up at an Osprey, sitting on a thick cable.

November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#ColorADay
#GreenSat
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

Lot of green on shore and in reflection

photo of green palm fronds draping into the lake, with a strong reflection of same

November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#ColorADay
#BWFri
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

The Canal Street Line - streetcar in New Orleans

BW photo of a streetcar in New Orleans. Tracks seen in foreground. Connector and wires above. Buildings and a few palm trees in background.

November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Linda Hawkins

@lindamayhawkins.bsky.social

#birdoftheday
#fighting
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography
#photography

I posted the attacking bird photo a couple months ago, but fits today's theme. Kestrel repeatedly swooped at red tailed hawk. Also posting defensive posture hawk took during it all.