#Tree #ThickTrunkTuesday I spied this all-seeing tree on my usual trail following the river. Trail etiquette; found items like a mitt, cleat, cap etc, are hung on branch, hopefully to be retrieved by the owner on a return hike. I think this tree may not be willing to give up this pair of glasses.

Tree, Thinking #ai #ia #digital

#Bloomscrolling #Lupin #ColourADay #BlueTue The deep blue blossoms of the wild Lupin against the bright blue sky. Mid June 2025, there were masses of these flower spikes blooming. I am very lucky to have this field so close to home.

#Birds #Sora Alan H‬ ‪@alan678.bsky.social‬ has picked the alternate #BirdOfTheDay today as #waders wading birds. This is a Sora that I was lucky enough to see in 2023. Reclusive little birds that dart among the weeds at water's edge.

#Birds #Turdusmigratorius Alan H‬ ‪@alan678.bsky.social‬ has picked #BirdOfTheDay theme as #branchingout birds on branches. This American Robin is perched on the branch of a Cottonwood Poplar, mid May of 2025.

African Yellow White-eye is a small, energetic bird famous for its bright yellow plumage and distinctive white eye-ring, found across Sub-Saharan Africa #birds #bwindiImpenetrableforest #Uganda #bird #biodiversity #conservationphotography #birdsofeastafrica #birdsofafrica #whiteeyes markscheflen.com

One more for my gray theme of the day... Gray Currawong (Strepera versicolor). I love the big and bold #currawongs They're like a grackle on steroids! 😂 #BirdingAustralia

“Yggdrasil” ❄️

#Scape #Skyscape I don't know how this interesting phenomena comes about, it certainly caught my eye. More than enough 'blue' for #BlueSkyMonday, (the last of this year), I think.

#Birds #MallardMonday It's the afternoon commute. The Mallards after having a nap on a sunny portion of ice, are now waddling their way back to open water to resume feeding.

#Ice #MacroMonday In keeping with the current weather conditions, here is a delicate piece of ice hanging over the river.

#BloomScrolling #ColourADay #PinkMon Taken back in July, the Hardhack Spirea (Spirea douglasii) is a native species in Northwestern Canada and very common in my area.

#Birds Rob Crank Photography ‪@robcrank68.bsky.social‬ picked #BirdButts for today's #BirdOfTheDay. I must say, I have so many to choose from🙄 The one that I believe tops my 'collection' is this Chickadee departing it's perch.

Happy #Stunday to all who observe 🤸🏼‍♀️ From 2007, A very good year for grasshoppers.

#FrostPatterns Yesterday started off at -32C (-26F), snowed during the night and this morning. It has "warmed" up to -8C (17F) but with 30 -35 km winds, the wind chill is -26C. What to do when you & the camera are stuck indoors? Shoot the frost patterns on your windows!

curiosity #curiosity #animal #aiart

#STUNday #flamingo 🦩 @johnbcaddell.bsky.social

#Leaf #ColourADay #OrangeSun Hanging in there, in spite of winter winds.

#Clouds #Cloudscape #Sky #Stunday One of my favourite winter scenes from 2021.

#Birds #Flycatcher #BirdOfTheDay Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme alternative, is #favourite one of your favourite bird captures of 2025 set by @alan678.bsky.social. For me, it is Flycatchers, even better Fly catcher fledglings.

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Serenity This female Hooded Merganser stopped to rest. It was warm June day, and after a successful morning of gobbling up fish and keeping an eye on her remaining ducklings, she grabbed a powernap.

#Insect #ColourADay #GreenSat Green Lacewing, taken back in June when the temperature was a lovely +24C (75F). This morning it is currently -31C (-24F) 🥶🥶🥶

Hannah Fry

❄️ Het 'kerstwintertje' was kort maar krachtig! Deze foto heb ik gisteren gemaakt bij het Paard van Marken (vuurtoren), waarbij de hele waterlijn vol lag met ijssculpturen door de harde wind. Schitterend uitje tijdens de feestdagen 👇🏻

#Birds #Warbler In response to @javajanegallery.co.uk #SmallBirdSaturday theme, I've chosen a MacGillivray's Warbler who was quietly going about her business until a squirrel leapt into 'her' tree.

#Birds #NorthernFlicker Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social chose today's #BirdOfTheDay theme Alternative as #Red. I chose the red-shafted variety of the Northern Flicker. This is "Mr. Moustache", so named for his brilliant red moustache that put all the others to shame.

#Birds Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has announced that today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Outstretched I am pretending that this little Violet Green Swallow has both wings outstretched 😉

#Trees #ForestsForTheWorld #ForestFriday One of the many trails through Forests For The World, a municipal park in Prince George, BC.

#Flowers #Cypripedium #Bloomscrolling #FlowersOnFriday From June this summer past, Mountain Lady Slipper aka Cypripedium montanum. I always find it in locations where it receives morning sunlight/dappled sunlight or shade in the afternoon.

#Clouds #Landscape Happy #Scape Boxing Day Friday! Taken at the start of December, this view is looking upstream on the Nechako River. The ice is just starting to build up on the edges and shallows. There is snow on the river's cut banks. The north side river banks are much higher, about 35 feet.

#Birds #HouseFinch #FinchFriday Taken on a sunny day in May, this male House Finch was snacking on the flower buds of my Mountain Ash Tree (Rowan Tree).

#Birds #BlackCappedChickadee Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #mostrecent, the last photos you took - set by @alan678.bsky.social Chickadees (one of the few birds that stick around for our winters) come daily to my homemade feeder. So cheerful on gloomy overcast days.

This dragonfly is a Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens). It was preening its tarsus as it rested on a branch. #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #dragonflies #insects #eastcoastkin #photography

#blossoms #Bloomscrolling #Arnica #ColourADay #YellowThu A mid to late May bloomer in my area, the Mountain Arnica (Arnica cordifolia) is a sunny yellow bloomer, that likes morning sun & dappled light.

#Birds #Goldeneye #Duckling #Triples or #Trios for #3sDay Barrow's Goldeneye ducklings in their 1st week of life, sticking close together on a sunny June day.

#Birds #BlackCappedChickadee #HolidayRobin is the theme of #BirdOfTheDay picked by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social. Here, we don't have any Robins at all until Spring. Instead it is the cheerful Chickadee that adorns many Christmas cards. Snowed all night, a very white Christmas indeed!

Sonoran desert….maaaaaan

A wet desert lily flowering with a grand view while storm clouds are moving in from the west this morning (Photo: Sicco Rood).

#Frost #MerryChristmas Wishing everyone on BlueSky the very best of the Festive Season. If you can't spend it with family or friends, spend it doing something you love📷🐤. Appreciate the natural world around you, it's the best gift of all.

Thanks so much for sharing this, love the imagery. With this in mind- www.youtube.com/shorts/2uflY...

#Viburnum #HighbushCranberry #ColourADay #RedWed The brilliant red berries of the Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum edule); brighten up dark corners and feed migrating birds.

#Birds #SavannahSparrow @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #Contrast for the #BirdOfTheDay theme, the Alternative is #FaceOff (facing the camera). Early July, this Savannah Sparrow stopped mid song to stare at me.

#Birds #RufousHummingbird @alan678.bsky.social set the #BirdOfTheDay theme as #constrast birds. Chose one of the littlest show-offs, a male Rufous Hummingbird.

#Birds #TwosDay Taken in mid July; a pair of newly fledged Northern Rough Winged Swallows wait for a parent to come by with food. They perch on branches overhanging the river where winged insects are plentiful. The parents are able to come by with food every few minutes.

Merry Christmas #candlelight #aiart

#Birds #CanadaGoose For #TongueOutTuesday I present the Canada Goose, a bird with plenty to say and an attitude to match. This one was not happy about sharing it's spot on a gravel bar in the Nechako River.

This might be a bit of stretch but, I chose this close up a crystalized sap droplet on the trunk of an old Douglas Fir for #ThickTrunkTuesday.