Me (*yelling): "...AND AFTER THE 'AIRING OF GRIEVANCES', WE COME TO THE FEATS OF STRENGTH..." 🪶 (*inner monologue): "...does he think this is a Festivus pole?" 🌿 A #Festivus for the rest of us, quail peeps! Have a sweet #TopKnotTuesday and Happy Holidays!! 🤘🎅🤘 See ya in 2026!! 📸C. gambelii #borb

charred stump with fungus

"Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters." -Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Um... the hawk looks just as confused as I do! 😆 #birds #squirrels #sqrlpix #wildlife #nature

Red-tailed Hawk Entanglement...

Recreating the Mexican flag for #ArtAdventCalendar 🪶

Young Cooper's Hawk flew to my front porch as I pulled into my driveway - hawk was checking on the chipmunk highway that cuts across the corner of my porch. Armed only with my android phone & sitting in the car ...🪶

This red-shouldered hawk treated me to a solid hour photo session this morning! Obsessed with this shot of the half deployed nictitating membrane 🤯🪶🌿

Hard to miss this majestic raptor… Harris’s Hawk 🪶

Our fig tree is hosting more than just figs it seems 🦉🪶 Two beautiful Boobook Owls (Ninox boobook) have made their roost in the shady centre of the fig tree. The other local birds were very vocal in their displeasure at this arrangement! #ausbirds #wildoz #owls #birds #raptors

A pretty American Kestrel looking kinda shy. Had to use my digital zoom, so photo is a bit grainy. #birds #nature #raptors

Am. Krestel, Bird on a Wire shot, but sometimes that is all they let you get! #birds #raptors

Got a pretty nice picture of a grey ghost the other day. #TalonTuesday #birds #raptors

Here is my contribution to the #birdoftheday theme for today. #groups Four Kestrel siblings wondering what the big wide world holds for them once they fledge their nest hole, which was clearly pretty stinky by the point #birds #nature #ukwildlife #kestrel #raptors

The smallest Falcon, the Kestrel, fast and small, makes snagging a shot a workout for sure. #birds #raptors

A Northern Harrier gliding over a field #birds #raptors

The Class of ‘25 at #SuffolkOwls wanted to wish you all, A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year.. 🎇🥂🪶 Take it away guys.. 😎 🎶🦉 José Feliciano 🥳🪶🎶 🎄🎶💃🏻 ‘Feliz Navidad’ 🦉🕺🏻🎅🏼✨ #Birds #Owls #Raptors #Nature #Photography #Smile #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday it has some Blue Sky 😉

Young Osprey sunning #birds #raptors

Each time I walk by the ponds I see this hawk. I can't always get shots but it's always there, often very low, and never bothered by anyone. Today it jumped in the grass to catch something and then back onto its perch, only 2-3 ft above ground. TX, Dec'25. 📷🪶 #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #Hawks

Number Three in Six part Bald #Eagle series... a funny hint that a #bird is about to fly is that it often "lightens it's load" - #poops Surprising imaged at only 1/500 handheld at 600mm with Sony stabilization! #birds #birdwatching #birdsinflight #birdphotography #wildlife #pnw #eagles #raptors

Black Hawk-Eagle at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #raptors #nature

MERLIN returns!! 🧙‍♂️...no, the tiny falcon 🦅... ...same pole, different light. Today's #birding! 🌿🪵🐦 📸 Falco columbarius, might just be a regular...🪶 #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #TalonTuesday #Photography #BirdLovers

As we get close to the end of the year I thought I'd repost some of my favorites. These aren't in any particular order, but how could I not start with my absolute favorite of the Kingbird riding on the osprey while carrying a fish? #photography #birds

Y'all love a blue bird, so here's a Blue-headed Quail-dove. Is it a dove? Is it a quail? Cuba #birding 2025

Alright this guy is calling it for the weekend. Busy few days of unioning and hummingbird photography before loading up the sleigh. In the meantime, may I offer two mandarin ducks? 🪶

Every Single Sound…🌺 #BeachLife

Good Morning for #MountainMonday I found this photo from 2005 in my archives taken at Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve. I was waiting in 22F degree weather for sunrise & my camera batteries kept failing~I had to rotate warm ones out of my pocket! #EastCoastKin #Photography #MonoLake #OMSystem

#BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday The wind is blowing the snow off the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains, specifically Jobs Peak on the left side of the image. In the foreground is the Sheridan volunteer fire station. #EastCoastKin #SierraNevada #CarsonValleyNV #LandscapePhotography

Last night the sun spoke. Time to say farewell. In truth, I am longing to feel the colder climate of the UK! #sunset #StLucia #landscape #nature #photography #Caribbean

Up close, we are not roles or stories. unfinished— tender, inconsistent, quietly brave. We are the place where fear softens into honesty, Up close, we allow. Someone who lets silence speak. Someone who is real enough to change in front of another. not complete— but true. #SameThing

“The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.” — Henry Miller

An early morning encounter with simple grace...

Per Alan, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grounded, birds on the ground. The alternative is #HolidaySeason, captures of birds that feel seasonal. A male Hooded Merganser, on the left, was "standing his ground" against a Mallard while on ground instead of in water! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A couple of #Mallard drakes for #MallardMonday! (photo cropped a bit only) #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Good morning. Happy Monday! The sun has set on another season and we move forward, knowing the cold winter days ahead will yield to the warmth and growing light of Spring. Have a beautiful day, my friends! #BlueSkyMonday #photography #sunsets #sky #ocean #EastCoastKin #capecod

Good morning gorgeous Star 🌟 Good morning gorgeous Bluesky Stars 🌟 Hope everyone is well ✨🌹 “You are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.” - RUPAUL Take care of yourself 🫶🏻🫂 Have a day that’s perfect for you ⭐️💛🤗

Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be a better way... ~Frank Costanza 🌿 Have a Happy Festivus! 🤘😶‍🌫️ #BlueSkyMonday 💙 #Cloudscape #SkyCandy #Photography #EastCoastKin

Hello friends! Happy #BlueSkyMonday, #MacroMonday, & #MountainMonday! How are you?🙋‍♂️ It’s about 6:30am 🕡 EST here & ☀️. I’m making our rich & aromatic #BlueBrew coffee for the community. Who’d like a cup? ☕️ In any case, please do stop by & say hello! 👋 We close at 10:30am 🕥 EST 😊 #EastCoastKin

Good morning! 🪶

My Deer peeps! 🫶 For an early Christmas 🎁, I made you a thread of these XL deer that we met on Aspen! 👇 ⛰️🦌🌿 2 of 5 🧵😱 Since they were together, let's start by meeting "Chewy" & "Scratchy"...🦌🌲🦌 📸 Elk, aka Wapiti #Mammals #LookingAtYou #MammalMonday #WildlifePhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin

Birds! Muskrats! BEAVERS!! Two minutes of busy evening action at the wetlands. #birds #mammals 🌿

River Otters snacking on fish #mammals #otters

Two of our White Tailed Deer bucks rolled though today. One has had a rope wrapped up in his antlers for a couple of weeks; they were able to untangle themselves and it hasn't restricted his mobility. #Mammals #Animals #Deer #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Hi there! This buck wants to wish you a happy #Stunday! #Mammals #Animals #Deer #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

On The Move... Early evening. Coco The Eastern Coyote, totally focused, as she prepares for her evening hunt. Incredibly beautiful and extremely intelligent. 📸🇨🇦 #EasternCoyote #CanisLatransVar #Mammals #Nature #Wildlife #OntarioParks #Canada

Kona #Stunday #photography

Nach Grau kommt bald wieder Blau.💙 After grey comes blue again soon. #eastcoastkin #stunday #blueskymonday #coloraday #orangesun #bluetue

To make up for my T shirt picture a few minutes ago, I will post a lake scape for #Stunday! From the north shore of Lake Ontario. #Photography #EastCoastKin Hunting grounds for snowy owls and photographers!

Ka’anapali, Maui, Hawaii #Stunday #photography