For my #birdoftheday theme of #b&W from @robcrank68.bsky.social and @alan678.bsky.social, I don't present a black and white photo, but a #PiedKingfisher instead. Shot in December 2024 in the #OkavangoDelta in #Botswana. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

#birdoftheday theme is #branchedout. Here is a #MagnoliaWarbler from my days on #CountryIsland in #NovaScotia. #bird #warbler #yellowbird #birds #birdphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdonabranch

The #birdoftheday theme is #birdbutts, then here are two butts of Roseate Terns. Country Island, Nova Scotia. The summer I lived there doing bird stuff for Environment Canada. #bird #birds #birdphotography #endangeredanimals #birdsofnovascotia #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

My Monday photo goes out to this guy at Tommy Thompson in Toronto. Big lens, freezing temps, bicycle, birding like he owns the place. You sir, should be Time's person of the Year. #birding #birder #biglens

Three Buffleheads coming in for a landing! #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach

Lots of birds today in the freezing water at Rainbow Haven. Here is a Red-breasted Merganser looking a bit chaotic after a swim. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach

For the #birdoftheday theme of #outstreched from @robcrank68.bsky.social I post this #andeanflamingo from a high altitude oasis in the #Andes #Atacama desert. #birdphotography #naturephotography #bird #birds 4800m high. Lacking oxygen.

For #birdoftheday theme of #contrast, I present this Golden-Browed Chlorophonia in Costa Rica. Probably camouflaged in it's environment, but not in this photo! #birds #bird #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #costarica

For #birdoftheday, #sideprofiles, I choose this #greaterYellowlegs in #novaScotia from this past Spring. This fella is also relieving himself for the camera. Please enjoy the show. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #bird

Not getting much #grounded than this black heron on the edge of a river in Botswana. #birdoftheday It's how this bird hunts fish! #birds #bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Today's #birdoftheday I am posting is this giant coot which was found in a wetland at the edge of the Andes in the #Atacama Desert, Chile. #giantcoot #birdphotography #naturephotography #birds #bird #wildlifrphotography

Todays #birdoftheday theme of #longlegsandneck, I present this Black-Faced Ibis from Peurto Octay, Chile in 2023. #birdphotography #wildlifephototgraphy #naturephotography #blackfacedibis #bird #birds

My #birdoftheday post for #quietobservers is what I think is this Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant I photographed at about 4850m in the andes in Chile near the Atacama Desert. #rufournapedgroundtyrant #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsoftheandes #chileanbirds #naturephotography #atacamadesert

This Brant has been lingering around Hartlen Point in #Halifax recently. flic.kr/p/2rKwh8j An uncommon visitor for us. #brant #bird #birds #naturephotography #atlanticcanadabirding #novascotiabirding #birdingnovascotia #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #goose

Umm.... Are we still considering more F-35s? Jets that require US intelligence to function...

The wood duck. Possibly the most beautiful duck you'll ever see. Elusive here, and finally got a photo in a downtown Halifax park. Go figure. #halifax #novascotia #birds #bird #duck #woodduck #naturephotograhy #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #novascotiabirding #birdingnovascotia #publicgardens

Trumpeter #Swans trying to avoid their #cygnet but they follow so closely. #tommythompsonpark #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #torontobirding #trumpeterswan #toronto

American Wigeon meandering around a cold Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia salt marsh like he owns the place. #americanwigeon #birds #birding #birdsofnovascotia #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #duck

Long-tailed Duck in flight at #tommythompsonpark. #birding #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #longtailedduck #torontobirding

Little trip to Toronto. Hopefully I will find birds. Snow forecast tomorrow is probably going to ruin any chance of that! #torontobirding

Birding in #SackvilleNB on my way to Toronto. Nothing of interest found. Boring #Mallards and #BlackcappedChickadees. Sorry, not sorry. They are boring. #birding #birdstop #myselfieismoreinterestingthanamallard #lowbar

‘A reminder of what we stand to lose’: Divers find vibrant sea life in Dartmouth Cove Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/...

Why do people think low cost items are cheaper to ship?

Never seen a helmet with a functional visor. Purely there to differentiate mountain bikers from roadies. All about style. bikerumor.com/dear-bike-in... #mountainbike #mountainbiking #cycling #bicycling #roadcycling

That's my wife. She ran 50km today in a running race! She's a badass. #runlikeagirl

My favourite human is running a 50km race today on the rail trail that started at Shearwater! #giv'er Good photos come later. #runner

A little meandering around Halifax yesterday. This stone erection on the #northwestarm called the #dingletower was still open. #halifax #urbanexploring #notabirdphoto

The wife slowing to a walk at the end of a 26.6km run! Shearwater to Seaforth. I tried to get bird photos between dropping her off and picking her up, but she's too fast. #birdingfail #halfmarathon #saltmarshtrail #wifeisabadass

The cardinal, not uncommon at all, but has maintained it's elusiveness from my lens, due to trying not to be creepy in my hood. Finally got a photo of this fella, although a bit early in the day for good light. #northerncardinal #birding #bird #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

No bird photos last weekend. It was an about upgrading some Freeride mountain bike skills! #mountainbiking #freeriding #freeridemtb #sendfest youtube.com/shorts/ivj0t...

You can find so many of my photos on #flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/westb.... Many may bore you, some you may like. #photography #halifaxphotography

Big ship, small island. George's Island, Halifax, Nova scotia. #halifax #novascotia #georgesisland #halifaxharbour #norwegiangem #norwegiancruiseline #norwegian

While out taking some photos from the shore in Dartmouth, I saw this, and I agree. "Bike Good Mayor Bad" #hfxcyling #bikehfx #bikehalifax #bikegoodmayorbad

Semipalmated Sandpiper has food. Semipalmated Plover wants it. #birds #birding #peibirding #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #princeedwardisland #plover #sandpiper #shorebirds #shorebirdmigration #maritimebirding #pei #argyleshore

This Semipalmated Plovers is looking at me looking at them. Argyle Shore, Prince Edward Island. #birds #bird #plover #semipalmatedplover #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #shorebird #princeedwardisland #peibirding #birding #lowangleshot

Susies Lake Wildfire damage near Bayers Lake. #susieslake #halifax #halifaxwildfire #wildfiredamage #wildernessarea #bluemountainbirchcovelakes #bmbcl #novascotia

Not sure the species as I'm not very good with insect ID, but a bee. It's got it's face in the flower like I do in an IPA after work. #macrophotography #bumblebee #bee #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #insectphotography #macro #nature #insect #flower

A fun day on the hill at Wentworth. The only place we can bike in Nova Scotia. Thankfully the snow making equipment means we can ride! #skiwentworth #bikewentworth #liftaccess #partylaps #mountainbiking

Getting a tour in a coal mine in Springfield, NS. Fun quick stop on a road trip. Glad to not be doing that for a living. #coalmine #NovaScotia #beingatourist

Semipalmated Plovers have begun their migration south. Stopping in Nova Scotia for food, as this fella has, leaving the other envious. #birdphotography #plovers #semipalmatedplover #naturephotography #saltmarsh #beach #wildlifephotography #bird #birds #novascotiabirding #sonyalpha #a7rv #runningbird

Ruffed Grouse living his best life, head held high in Cape Chignector. #birds #bird #ruffedgrouse #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birding #novascotiabirding #capechignecto #sonyalpha #sigma150-600 #a7rv #grouse

Slapped a new inexpensive macro lens on the #A7RV. #macro #rope #rust #sonyalpha

Throwback to our short trip in Costa Rica in 2022. What is possibly a soft(the photo) broad-billed motmot. Nobody ever said I was a great birding who knows it all. #flickr #broadbilledmotmot #costaricabirding #birding #birds #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #wildlifephotography

Not all birds will pose for me. Got a hard no from this Nashville Warbler in Gore, Nova Scotia. #nsbirding #novascotiabirding #birding #birds #bird #warbler #nashvillewarbler #naturephotography #birdinflight #songbirdinflight #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

American Redstart checking me out from it's branch in central Nova Scotia. #birds #Bird #americanredstart #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding

This yellow warbler is singing over the sounds of a busy Parkland Drive in the heart of suburban #Halifax. #BelchersMarshPond. #yellowwarbler #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #halifaxbirding #novascotiabirding

Can't find interesting birds everyday. I have to live my life too, by going to work, or mountain biking! Here is your ordinary suburban Dark-eyed Junco in #dartmouth. #bird #birds #darkeyedjunco #dartmouthbirding #novascotia #birdingnovascotia #naturephotography #birdphotography #novascotiabirding

Common Yellowthroat. Name checks out. Definitely common in Nova Scotia, and yellow in the throat. #bird #birds #birding #a7rv #birdphotography #naturephotography #commonyellowthroat #warbler #coleharbour #novascotia #sigmalens

Black-and-white warbler singing with his bold stripes in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. #birds #bird #warbler #blackandwhitewarbler #novascotia #birdsofnovascotia #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #sonyalpha #a7rv #sigma150600

Two strangers having fun riding bikes in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. I should ride my bikes more. #gravelriding #dropbars #saltmarshtrail #novascotia #railstotrails #cycling #biking #peaceful #scenic #road #trail #path #spring