Lady Eastern #Bluebird [Sialia sialis] contemplating #spring An infrequent visitor to our garden caught in a quiet pensive moment #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue #blue #bird #photograph #closeup #portrait #profile

Surprising Bloodroot [Sanguinaria canadensis] Ephemeral spring flowers #Wildflower or #Gardenflower these brief bloomers are spread by #ants, of all creatures… #myrmecochory #EastCoastKin #ECK #Stunday #flower #bloomscrolling #TheLittleThings #Spring #April #Plant #nature #Photograph #close-up

Slate-backed Dark-eyed Junco [Junco hyemalis hyemalis] One of a rowdy and ravenous flock in the back garden, calmly watching… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BWFri #FlyDay #TheLittleThings #bird #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #monochrome #ClassicMono #blackandwhite #photograph #closeup

Peruvian Lily [Alstroemeria cultivar] #Macro #Red #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #RedWed #Bloomscrolling #lily #flowers #red #photograph #close-up #macro #portrait #cultivar

#Pink #Carnation [Dianthus caryophyllus] in the spotlight bringing some softness closer in some harsh times… #EastCoastKin #ECK #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #Flower #Bloomscrolling #Photograph #Closeup #Nature

House #Sparrow [Passer domesticus] Critical dining… Is THIS all you’ve got? #EastCoastKin #ECK #SmallBirdSaturday #ColorADay #GreenSat #green #bird #birdfeeder #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait

Close Encounter with a #daffodil [Narcissus sp.] #Spring will get to the Great Northeast… Eventually… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #YellowThu #yellow #bloomscrolling #flower #garden #plant #photograph #macro #close-up #nature

Closeup of a small #white #chrysanthemum with a light green center from a supermarket bouquet #EastCoastKin #ECK #bloomscrolling #flower #mum #photograph #closeup #nature

Carnation Close-up [Dianthus caryophyllus] Pale #orange flowerbud gently opening #EastCoastKin #ECK #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SensoryArt #alone #Flower #Carnation #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #Nature #spring #Photograph #Macro #Closeup

Black-capped Chickadee [Poecile atricapillus] Portrait in winter #EastCoastKin #ECK #FlyDay #ColorADay #BWFri #bird #chickadee #littlebird #garden #photograph #closeup #winter #nature #thelittlethings

Peruvian Lilies [Alstroemeria cultivar] Another supermarket bouquet standout… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #RedWed #Bloomscrolling #lily #flowers #red #photograph #close-up #portrait #cultivar

#Coleus Flowers in #Macro [Coleus scutellarioides / Coleus blumei] Not often seen like this… Bright magnified tiny blue and white flowers usually pinched off to promote colorful leaf growth… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue #Bloomscrolling #flowers #plant #nature #photograph #macro #closeup

#Goldenrod [Solidago sp.] Dramatic close-up of a spray of little white flowers from a grocery store bouquet with bright green, yellow and #orange highlights #Stunday #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #flower #photograph #macro #closeup #dramatic #thelittlethings

Black-capped Chickadee [Poecile atricapillus] Portrait Pose in Profile #EastCoastKin #ECK #FlyDay #ColorADay #BWFri #bird #chickadee #littlebird #garden #photograph #closeup #spring #nature #thelittlethings

Red Coleus Leaves [Coleus scutellarioides / Coleus blumei] Red coleus leaves seen in dramatic close up image #EastCoastKin #ECK #Bloomscrolling #ColorADay #RedWed #coleus #leaves #garden #plant #nature #annual #photograph #macro #closeup

Orchid Profile in Closeup [Phalaenopsis sp] #MacroMonday #EastCoastKin #MinimalMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #flowersofbluesky #flower #plant #macro #closeup #Phalaenopsis #orchid #mothorchid

Tufted Titmouse [Baeolophus bicolor] in #ClassicMono posing… #EastCoastKin #ECK #SmallBirdSaturday #thelittlethings #bird #titmouse #gray #photograph #closeup #portrait #profile #adorable #alert

A #yellow #chrysanthemum to brighten the day Spring is getting closer and closer! (If only the snow would stop…) #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #YellowThu #flower #Bloomscrolling #nature #photograph #closeup #macro

Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata bromia] Posing with a smile and a snack… Plus a little #green and #gold for #StPatricksDay for those celebrating… ☘️ 🌈 🌟 #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue #AnimalArtTuesday #photograph #closeup #nature #bird #bluejay #garden #blue #birdfeeder

Black and white #macro of a #white #chrysanthemum from a grocery store bouquet Spring in the Great Northeast soon! [Please...] #EastCoastKin #Stunday #BNWmacro #flower #ClassicMono #Bloomscrolling #nature #photograph

Female Hairy Woodpecker [Leuconotopicus villosus] is ready to #fly on to new adventures #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BWFri #FlyDay #SensoryArt #animals #photograph #closeup #bird #woodpecker #nature Anyone suffering #Triskaidekaphobia today? 😉

Red Bellied Woodpecker [Melanerpes carolinus] Get a grip… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #RedWed #SensoryArt #animals #bird #woodpecker #birdfeeder #photograph #closeup #nature

#Pink carnation [Dianthus caryophyllus] #macro to help bring #spring a little closer… #EastCoastKin #ECK #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #Flower #Bloomscrolling #Photograph #Closeup #Nature

🤔🤔🤔🤔 #climatechange #climatecrises #fossilfuels #greenenergy #solarpower #windpower #science #renewableenergy

Monochrome portrait of a White Breasted Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis] proudly showing off its grand prize. #EastCoastKin #TheLittleThings #SmallBirdSaturday #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #bird #nuthatch #photograph #closeup #portrait #ClassicMono #nature

Deep central interior macro of a #yellow #chrysanthemum from a bouquet Spring is getting closer! #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #YellowThu #flower #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIForInteriors #Bloomscrolling #nature #photograph #closeup #macro

VOTEVETS SETS A RED LINE: Congress must stop ducking its constitutional duty. We expect all lawmakers to support the bipartisan War Powers resolution on Iran. We will hold Republicans AND Democrats accountable who do not.

Close up… Tufted Titmouse [Baeolophus bicolor] posing for its portrait on a bush which is itself preparing for #spring with ready-to-go buds around our subject in front of a #beige wintry background… #EastCoastKin #bird #titmouse #nature #LittleThings #gray #photograph #closeup #portrait #March

The WWD2026 Theme is Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods. #TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨‍🌾🌳🚶‍♂️🪶🐝🐦 Official website of UN World Wildlife Day www.wildlifeday.org/en

Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis] Portrait of a #handsome guy… Bright red feathers, #orange beak, and black mask… #EastCoastKin #Stunday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHForHs #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bird #cardinal #red #crimson #winter #nature #photograph #portrait

Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco [Junco hyemalis hyemalis] weathering the snowstorm on a plant hook #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #FlyDay #AlphabetChallenge ##WeekHforHs #hook#TheLittleThings #bird #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #monochrome #ClassicMono #blackandwhite

Female Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis] and a Male House Finch [Haemorhous mexicanus] at lunch together in the sun #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed #photograph #nature #birds #cardinal #finch #songbird #garden #nature #photograph #portrait

Vivid Pink Geranium Buds (Pelargonium) Closeup with Blue Two small flower buds just beginning to open… #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #ColorADay #PinkMon #BlueSkyMonday #FebruArty2026 #Few #Geranium #cultivar #flower #houseplant #garden #storksbill #plant #nature #photograph #closeup #pink

Snowy February continues… Just a couple of more inches in the Great Northeast… No big deal 😬 #EastCoastKin #winter #February #snow

Snowy White Chrysanthemum in a Snowy February #EastCoastKin #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #flower #chrysanthemum #Mum #white #photograph #macro #closeup #nature #snow

Yellow Day Lily [Hemerocallis sp.] Reflecting the summer sunshine… Spring/Summer can’t return soon enough! #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #ColorADay #YellowThu #flower #garden #plant #perennial #ornamental #photograph #macro #closeup #nature #July #summer

Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata bromia] in a winter bush with a minimal orange leaf #EastCoastKin #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #photograph #nature #bird #bluejay #garden #blue #orange #portrait #closeup #winter

Female Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis] A very pretty lady aglow in orange in the autumn sun #EastCoastKin #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #photograph #nature #bird #cardinal #garden #songbird #orange #October #garden #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait

Red Geranium (Pelargonium) #Triskaidekaphobia today, anyone? #EastCoastKin #Geranium #cultivar #Pelargonium #flower #storksbill #red #plant #nature #photograph #closeup #macro #Bloomscrolling #FlowersOnFriday #FlowerReport #FlowerFriday #FloralFriday

Male Northern Flicker [Colaptes auratus] sitting knee-deep in his new tunnel to the garden, uprooting everything #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed #WackyWednesdayArt #bird #flicker #nature #photograph #closeup #red

Carnation Close-up [Dianthus caryophyllus] #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #Flower #Carnation #Bloomscrolling #pink #DailyFlowers #Nature #Photograph #Macro #Closeup

Thank you all (You know who you are😉) for the #Likes and #Reposts. Keeps me going! 🦋 Here’s a happy house sparrow for you… Be well! 🖖🏼 Chas #EastCoastKin #ThankYou

Anticipation… When will it drop? Sunlight reflected in an icicle… #EastCoastKin #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #BlueSkyArtShow #Sunlight #Winter #Icicle #Photograph #Closeup #Macro #frozen #Cold

Grocery store carnations to fend off winter Finding beauty wherever you can Pink carnations [Dianthus caryophyllus] in a vase on the kitchen windowsill #EastCoastKin #Flower #Bloomscrolling #Photograph #Closeup

Escaping the Cold Winter by Flying Away Serendipitous photo… Wonder where they are fleeing to… #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEponymous #Serendipity reference to Serendip, an old Persian name for Sri Lanka. #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue #Photograph #Blue #Icicle #Winter #Cold #Flight

Coleus leaves in #Grayscale [Coleus scutellarioides / Coleus blumei] Red coleus leaves seen in dramatic close up as a #Black&White image #EastCoastKin #BNWmacro #Stunday #monochrome #ClassicMono #coleus #leaves #garden #plant #nature #annual #photograph #macro #closeup

Coleus Leaves [Coleus scutellarioides / Coleus blumei] Bright green leaves of a coleus stem… with more colorful leaves blurred in the background. #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #GreenSat #DailyFlowers #coleus #cultivar #flowers #garden #plant #nature #annual #photograph #macro #closeup #Bloomscrolling

Sundrops in the sun [Oenothera sp] Dreaming of summer yet to be… #EastCoastKin #EKC #ColorADay #YellowThu #Bloomscrolling #flowers #garden #perennial #sundrops #prairieprimrose #Oenothera #nature #photograph #closeup #macro #summer #yellow

Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata bromia] Caught in the snowstorm #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BlueTue #AnimalArtTuesday #ECK #monochrome #ClassicMono #blackandwhite #photograph #closeup #nature #bird #bluejay #birdfeeder #blue #green #winter #BirdsofBlueSky

Lady House Finch in Monochrome [Haemorhous mexicanus] #EastCoastKin #ECK #StunDay #monochrome #ClassicMono #blackandwhite #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseup #bird #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #photograph #closeup