It's supposed to hit 33° today in Vienna and I'm longing for cooler weather. 🫠 Here are two windows from a winter stay I had, at Norway's Krækkja Turisthytte on Hardangervidda 🇳🇴. #EastCoastKin #WindowsOnWednesday #travel

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Anatidae. Here is a Greylag Goose mama with some of her babies exploring the lake shore. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #animals #nature

A Camberwell beauty/Trauermantel I saw on a recent day trip to the Waldviertel 🇦🇹. Truly earning its British name. I especially like the blue spots. #EastCoastKin #photography #butterflies #macro #MacroMonday #insects

Today is a medley between the #BirdOfTheDay theme #StaringRightAtYou and #SuperSeabirdSunday. A Razorbill and an Atlantic Puffin from last year's trip to Lundy 🇬🇧. So excited to go back in July! #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #seabirds #ukbirding

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #headshots. Here's an Alpine chough/Alpendohle from way back in 2023 when I was hiking in the Dolomites 🇮🇹. Taken with my phone, as they're sadly pretty used to people and begging for food, even on 3000m peaks. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature #animals

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #photogenic birds with the alt #Corvidae. I love the Eurasian Jay with its interesting face and blue feathers on the wings. This jay was caring for its feathers, very at ease, as it didn't care about me as I stood rather near, snapping pictures.

Today, @alan678.bsky.social has decreed the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grassland, and I have just the right entry. Here's a great bustard doing a mating (it was unsuccessful). They're the heaviest flight-capable birds in the world and are very funny. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature

Barred Owlet #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScrollBack. Any favourites from the recent weeks. Here's a beautiful pheasant announcing its presence on a recent trip to the Neusiedler See 🇦🇹. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature #animals

Another one for #MacroMonday. This was a wasp building her nest near my garden door. I really hope she doesn't invite too many friends, as this is not an ideal location for me. Does make for a good model, at least. #EastCoastKin #macro #photography #insects #garden

I was being creeped on by a praying mantis tonight at @casabentbill.bsky.social #costarica #inverebrates #insects #mantids

yep...another Loon pic!😂 I just love the way the water beads on their faces after a dive☺️ #birds

For #Flyday today, I have a beautiful greylag goose in flight. Captured at the Neusiedler See in Burgenland 🇦🇹. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature #animals

A little ringed plover in the morning sun. Seen in the Naturpark Donauauen near the Schönauer Traverse. #EastCoastKin #photography #BirdOfTheDay #WadersOuttaWater #animals #nature

Moving onto Benbecula. How cute is this little fellow/lass @hebridesnews.bsky.social @canonukandie.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social #hebrides #photo #benbecula #Scotland #landscape #hebrideanhighlights #pony

Eastern Meadowlark in morning light-I love to watch these guys standing on the fence posts singing away. 🪶

Happy Sunday 🧡 #ButterflyWeek #ColorADay #OrangeSun #flowers #butterflies #bloomscrolling #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin #ECK

Goedemorgen, ik wens jullie een hele fijne dinsdag. Voor dag 12 van #elkedageenbloem heb ik een #vergeetmenietje met een lantaarntje 💙

It's #MacroMonday and I finally remembered taking my lens to the garden again. Saw plenty of little critters enjoying the flowers, like this bee, which was busy on one of our bushes. #EastCoastKin #macro #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #garden #pollinators #insects

I love getting a chance to photograph #raptors. One of my favorites is the osprey. Their eyes, beak and talons are what impress me most #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday #osprey 🦉 🪶

A great horned owl perches at dusk while waiting for its mother to learn to hunt in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #Paridae #bird #birds #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #habitat #BirdsSeenln2026 #owl #owls #MothersDay #HappyMothersDay

For today's #BirdOfTheDay, I have a hen harrier doing a flyby while a hare watches. Got these shots two weeks ago on a trip I did for my birthday, where we watched great bustards mating. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #birdphotography #raptors #animals #nature

Today's #Stunday featuring a truly awe-inspiring site, the ancient Agora of Athens with *the* Acropolis as a backdrop during #goldenhour. I'm fascinated by ancient history and especially Greek history, so this trip was a fantastic experience. #EastCoastKin #photography #travel #history

Have posted this before - but the #background makes the composition - #photography from a bus in #Plymouth UK #BlueSkyArtShow

A golden morning view of the lifting mist over Norway's Hardangervidda, seen from Krækkja Turisthytte 🇳🇴. Missing the cold and crisp snow. #EastCoastKin #photography #scape #ScapeFriday #landscape #snow #landscapephotography

This sweet little rabbit was out foraging in the front lawn. Nothing like laying down at the threshold of your front door to take a shot! #Mammals #Animals #Bunny #Rabbit #Cute #Photography #Nature #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

A red squirrel I saw on the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna 🇦🇹. Lucky it posed for me in the sunlight for a while before hiding on the other side of the tree. #EastCoastKin #photography #animals #wildlife #WildlifeWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed

An unusual combination, which I struggled to fit into any of the usual hashtags. A beautiful sunset I witnessed at Saunton 🇬🇧. I was taking part in a D-Day reenactment/celebration, hence the mine emplacement. #EastCoastKin #photography #Stunday #landscape #landscapephotography

Al fresco dining for #SquirrelSaturday. #beautyinnature #naturephotography #squirrel fineartamerica.com/featured/al-...

Another #scape from the Dolomites 🇮🇹. This was near the Tre Cime, too. Just perfect with that donkey grazing. #EastCoastKin #photography #mountainscape #landscapephotography #mountains

Another #macro shot from my #garden. A happy little insect taking a break from pollination inside a daffodil. It was kind enough to sit still for the camera. #EastCoastKin #photography #ColorADay #YellowThu #macrophotography #bloomscrolling

Just a shot I took during #goldenhour when out for a walk in Vienna 🇦🇹, recently. A bench in the Türkenschanzpark. #EastCoastKin #photography #urban #streetphotography

Morning all, I managed to go out for a short walk yesterday in the neighbourhood. The sun was shining and a cold wind was blowing. But the weeping willow looks as gold💛 #BlueSkyMonday #ECK #spring #trees #landscape #mobilephonephotography #reflections #zeldenzomooigezien

Between arrivals and departures. Cordeliers, Lyon. #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #UrbanMovement #Lyon #PhotographersOfBlueSky #WhatsNext

Some happy little bees enjoying the flowers in our #garden for #MacroMonday. As life returns there, I am also slowly making my way out of hibernation. Hoping I can find the habit of posting again! #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #macrophotography #pollinators #insects

‪Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescent, birds with Iridescent Colours, the Alt theme is #Finches, any of the Finches will do set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ Gone with the gorgeous often hidden rainbow tail feathers of the Magpie 😍🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #EastCoastKin

A warm and beautiful summer memory for #MacroMonday to brighten up our timelines. 📷 🦋 🌿 Wishing you all a safe and good new week. 🕊️ #Photography #Invert #Butterflies #Insects #NativePlants #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin

Went to the lake this morning before the storms moved in, not many birds out, but the Sandhill Cranes were in the wetlands area. #birds

Sharing this White-Throated Kingfisher again for #BirdOfTheDay alt theme - any bird with #White on it 🪶 🌿 📷 #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Photography #KingFisher

Haven't posted a lot recently, as I've been busy with life. But just booked a trip to #Norway 🇳🇴 in March again, so to celebrate, here's a kind of self-portrait from last year's outing skiing on Hardangervidda. #EastCoastKin #Stunday #photography #NightSky #travel #landscapephotography

Some more mountain goodness from the Dolomites for this #Stunday. Miss summer in the mountains. That lake was great for a refreshing swim. #EastCoastKin #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #travel

TFW you wake up and realize it’s already 2026. #birds #nature #wildlife #Nikon #PhotographersUnited

Squirrel in Winter 🐿️

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, hosted by @alan678.bsky.social, is #speckles&spots. I saw this lovely falcon, sadly in captivity, when visiting a historic medieval market. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #birdphotography #animals #nature

A last #MountainModay for this year. A summer sunrise in the Dolomites 🇮🇹. #EastCoastKin #photography #travel #landscape #mountains #landscapephotography

#WinterWonderland #PalacesandGardens Taken back in December 2022, this is a view of the gardens of Castle Leslie Estate near Monaghan in #Ireland This was after several days of frost and freezing fog.

I'm wishing everyone of you a happy Christmas. Thanks for following, sharing, commenting etc. Special thanks to @alan678.bsky.social and @robcrank68.bsky.social for hosting Bird Of The Day, which has been a great source of joy this year, and to all of #EastCoastKin for making Bluesky a nicer place.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #grounded as decided by @alan678.bsky.social. Here's a little blackbird sitting in the grass. #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature #animals

A stunning cloud inversion in the Dolomites 🇮🇹 on a bit of a rainy and stormy hiking day. #EastCoastKin #Stunday #mountains #landscape #landscapephotography #travel

A sleepy cat I saw in Croatia. Just right for a sleepy #caturday. #EastCoastKin #photography #animals #catsofbluesky #travel