‘I’iwi on Haleakala. 🌿🦉

At dusk it's Cardinal time. As it begins to get dark they will gather near the feeders for a snack, chipping and pssting at each other. The sunset was reflected in the east and the crescent moon was setting in the west as a firetruck with santa drove by.🪶 Good night and Merry Christmas 🎄

Day 24 of #artadventcalendar… Merry Christmas 🎄 #birdart

Mentzelia laevicaulis, our Giant Blazingstar, blooming at Browns Park #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 25 🌿 🎄 Merry Christmas!🎄

Christmas color as we near the end of #ArtAdventCalendar. A staghorn cholla blooming in the Arizona desert, luminous in the late light. I went to #SaguaroNationalPark to see saguaros, not realizing I'd be in a world of other cacti radiant with #flowers. So happy! #nativeplants #flowerphotography 🌿

Another death glare from another toucan: a #faceoff with a Collared Aracari at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #toucans #nature #toucanoftheday

For context, carp is traditionally a popular Christmas Eve dish in parts of Central Europe, and people often keep them alive in bathtubs for a few days before the meal #25DaysofFishmas www.npr.org/sections/the...

One of my fave #sqrlpix, of a squirrel family watching for Santa, from December 24, 2023

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec.24 Their slightly nasal sounding beep beep beeps are one of the best sounds during our long winters. This Red-breasted Nuthatch pauses briefly in the frosty branches before checking out the pine cone for seeds! #Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶

an aurora corona for day 24 #ArtAdventCalendar. Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas. Endless thanks to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for creating this beautiful oasis of talent, imagination and joy🥰

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 24. Merry Christmas everyone! May the holidays warm your heart with love, and your home with joy (water colour, ink and digital art).

#ArtAdventCalendar 24/25, before and after: Merry Christmas! This was our first Christmas card design from 2016 vs its 2020/2023 remake (edited '23.) Have a happy and safe holiday! I'm off tomorrow. #art #bird #conure #parrotSky 🦜

Last piece for #ArtAdventCalendar this year, though I actually did it at the beginning of the month so that I had some art for my Christmas cards. Doesn’t matter how or if you celebrate, I hope that good things come to you next year. 🩵

“Roger’s Koi” (c) 2018 Watercolor on Arches paper This koi painting is a companion to yesterday’s #ArtAdventCalendar submission “Lauren’s Koi,” albeit finished quite a few years later. Cousins who were avid gardeners bringing wonder to their backyard! #Watercolor #Koi

“Flowers in a Glass Vase” (c) 2006 Watercolor on Arches paper Another floral sketch. I stoped before adding many details concerned I’d lose the glow of the flowers. Wet on wet followed by a dry layer. #ArtAdventCalendar #Watercolor #FloralStillLife

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Contrast here is an American Crow in an oak tree against a bright blue July sky. 🪶

One day in July I just watched 3 little squirrels and a baby Cardinal. 🪶🦊

Merry Christmas Eve 🎄 🪶

A bonus #Christmas ornament bird AND a #faceoff #birdoftheday How's that for efficiency‽ Resplendent Quetzal, being resplendent, at San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica #birds #nature

#ArtAdventCalendar 24/24 finishing out the year with one of my favorite photos of 2025, my granddaughter, taken with my #half-frame Chaika that made my 2025 bright. Merry winter holidays to all and to all a good night! #believeinfilm #crappycommiecameraparty #chaika #analogphotography #photography

Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar: Wishing all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and the happiest of New Years!

I hope everyone is having a lovely Christmas Eve! For #artadventcalendar day 24 here's my favourite of my recent still life paintings. I love collecting random items and grouping them so they seem like they were meant to be together 😊 20"x24". #day24 #art #painting #oilpainting #vintage #collection

Sharing my favorite piece that I painted this year for Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar Tisha Mark ©2025, Lighting the Dark, oil on linen, 20"x20" View the series here: tishamark.com/lighting-the... #art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt

Here's my Christmas Eve Hummingbird Bath. In an era where the horrors will be present at every table, may we find joy in the little things 💗 🪶

Solitary Sandpiper (July 2023) An infrequent visitor to Spring Grove Cemetery - what fun! 🌿🪶

I'm not sure what Mr Cardinal was so amused by in the crape myrtle. #ArtAdventCalendar 🪶

There's no order to the Hummingbird videos, but this was in last September. I've been told this is how the pet food store was today. 🪶 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

Chonky winter squirrel hopes you are safe and warm and cozy this holiday season #mammals 🌿

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 24, 2025 Do Prairie Chickens count as two calling birds? 🪶

Merry Christmas eve, for all those who celebrate! #birds #birding #finches #purplefinch #Christmas #Christmaseve

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 24. Horned lark looks like it has a lot on its mind.

Wind-ruffled Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker #birds

The cottage was looking especially lovely this morning while I shovelled the driveway. More snow on the way. I’m glad my hand is healing and I figured out how to shovel without using my right thumb.

Soar-er Eclipse. #Photography #ArtAdventCalendar

This piece was in our main library in 2015 for a couple of months & a woman told me she would stop by on her lunch break & just sit & look at it almost daily because it gave her some peace. Few better compliments. Shore 55×40 140×101cm Oil on Canvas 2015 #ArtAdventCalendar

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec. 23 Crossbills love spruce and pine seeds. In the winter, when the trees are loaded with cones, flocks of crossbills will sometimes arrive in our area. This male White-winged Crossbill has plucked a spruce cone and is very focused on getting out all the seeds! #Birds 🪶

Bohemian Waxwings for day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar

When I thought I hadn't seen a Ruby-crowned Kinglet until recently, I was wrong. In last December's pics one was bouncing around with some other small birds. I can see the ruby crown! 🪶

Last December was chaotic and we changed the suet feeders early. I remember doing that, but not the happy Pine Warbler pics. 🪶

Another favorite from 2025... On this morning I was thinking of staying home due to the cold temperatures, but took my camera with me when I went out, only to discover wonderful winter scenes just down the road that I would have totally missed if I'd stayed in. #photography #landscapephotography

A Cardinal #SideView for the #BirdOfTheDay. 🪶

For my final #ArtAdventCalendar entry: a mighty feast with family and friends. I pity any poor fish cruising by beneath this pelican clan, on the Red River just north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. #birds

He's not wrong!

I saw a very photogenic Blue-winged Teal duck this year in June. #ArtAdvntCalndar #Ducks #birds

In August there were three young Tufted Titmice who saw the world as their playground. One was usually hopping around in old flower pots.🪶 #ArtAdventCalendar

In April these two guys often got together for a chat. House Finch and Cardinal #Twosday 🪶

Today's #TwosDay is from my trip to Northern Ireland, while there i visited WWT Castle Espie. This set is all about Mallards & Little Egrets who were displaying really well. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography @wwtworldwide.bsky.social #Ducks #Waders

#ArtAdventCalendar, Dec 23 Winter sunset somewhere up north--either Wisconsin or Michigan.

2025 favorite images, Day 23: A male northern cardinal sits on an American beautyberry branch with clusters of berries at his feet and a single berry held in his bill. #birds

Chipping Sparrows are my #Grounded #BirdOfTheDay and right now they have to try out every feeder and look for scattered seeds on the ground underneath. 🪶