Here's a chipping sparrow in a rain puddle for today's for #BirdOfTheDay theme, #StandingInWater.

Going with the #ColourfulCaptures alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay so I can post a shot of this newly arrived rufous hummingbird, who turned up earlier this week. #birds #hummingbirds

Grand Central Market, Los Angeles (2013) #humansofbluesky #urbangaze #urbanphotography #scape #streetphotography

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs. Nuttall's woodpecker, top left, and a red-naped sapsucker enjoying breakfast together as the sun comes up. #birds

For today's #BirdOfTheDay: You're a white-crowned sparrow and the sun is coming up. What are you going to do? #ShoutItOut!

It's #twosday, and these Western meadowlarks are ready for their closeup. And a tip of the hat to today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #yellow.

Going for the double for today's #BirdOfTheDay themes, #SideView and #Yellow. A female Western tanager on our mulberry tree. #birds

As some have noted, #PerfectLighting, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, is entirely subjective. My two penn'orth: It all depends on whether you were able to achieve your creative intent. Here's a starling on our roof at sunset from a week ago. #birds

Not the greatest photo for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FourOrMore, but how often do you catch this many Cooper's hawks together? (Aug. 2023) #birds #hawks

Two of my photos have been selected for Floral Galore 2026, an online exhibition hosted by KBM Art Gallery in L.A. (kbmartgallery.com) that runs through April 10. One of the photos, of a Western tanager, also fits today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #PrimaryColours. So that's nice. #birds

1956 Cadillac hubcap #BlueSkyArtShow #Round #Photography

We're celebrating birds with #PrimaryColours in their plumage for today's #BirdOfTheDay. I'm going with the CMYK (versus RGB) model so I can include yellow! Looking forward to the hooded orioles arriving in about a month. #birds

Posting this to remind future me: The first rufous hummingbird of the year arrived this morning. #birds #hummingbirds

I'm narrowing down today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestOfTheMonth to most recent "best" (really, how do you choose?), this Anna's hummingbird from yesterday evening. #birds #hummingbirds

This was the front yard this morning, knee-deep in wild flowers following the recent rain. We're apparently heading for 83 F over the weekend so it'll be scorched earth soon enough... #MojaveDesert #SoCal #AntelopeValley

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WideOpenWings, and this Anna's hummingbird was doing its best with the tiniest of wings during last week's rains. #birds #hummingbirds

Here's a floofed-up black phoebe for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Borb. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PowerPose. Pretty much any raptor - like this red tailed hawk - will generally fit the bill. #birds #hawk

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RuffledFeathers. Here's a Cooper's hawk taking a bath in a little tub of water we put out for the other birds (or what hawks refer to as "lunch"). The Alt theme is #Brown, so there's that, too. #birds

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #BirdsinTheirElement. Here's a California quail scurrying through the dry grass. #birds #quail

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #OneLeg. What was this Cooper's hawk doing? Your guess is as good as mine. #birds #hawks

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BranchBirds, here's a hermit thrush watching the sun go down. #birds

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide. A great horned owl sleeping in the park on an autumn morning. #birds #owls

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CollectingFood. Brewer's blackbird - and friend - with a tasty grasshopper. #birds

Eurasian collared doves are a reliable source for #twosday photos as they tend to travel in pairs. #birds #doves

#WinterSurvivors, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, doesn't really mean much here in the desert. But this year, in addition to the perennial Anna's hummingbirds, a couple of Allen's hummingbirds have stayed with us through the colder temperatures. #birds #hummingbirds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme? #Portrait Here's the heart-shaped face of a barn owl. #birds #owls

The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves. Mourning dove on a branch. #birds

Tai chi in the park, San Francisco (1988) #humansofbluesky #urbangaze #scape #streetphotography #city #urbanphotography #filmphotography

The gallery sent out some nice promo materials, so here's a reminder. Thanks: #culturalcenterofcapecod #aftertheleaveshavegone #keepcapecodcreative

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Birds&Bugs. Here's a loggerhead shrike with a breakfast beetle. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, according to this snow goose, giving us all some side eye as it sidles past. #birds

Thank you to the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in Massachusetts for including my photo in its new online exhibition, After the Leaves Have Gone. (bit.ly/4aq0WqH) The Bluebird & the Beaver Moon (2024) #birds

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples. Big goose, little goose. A white Chinese goose and a snow goose taking a walk together. Today's alt theme is #Urban, so let's add that. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown. This Anna's hummingbird kept his steely gaze on me yesterday morning while he sat and posed for a minute. #birds #hummingbirds

The painted ladies were out in force yesterday, the first I've seen here in SoCal this year. #paintedlady #butterfly

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted - a bird on a post or fence. Which is a reasonable excuse to post this photo of a Western wood pewee, an infrequent visitor here at the house. #birds

The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #blurred: blurry captures of birds in movement. This was an experiment, using flash and slow (1/250th) shutter speeds to capture hummingbirds. #birds

It's #caturday. We TNR'd Martin, pictured here in 2016, then later re-trapped him and brought him with us to our new house in 2019. He's still feral, he just happens to live in the house.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Birds&Berries. I'm not sure this mountain bluebird was doing it right. #birds

The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Black&White. Black phoebe and moon at sunset. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BackyardBirds - birds that you see in your yard. We see all sorts here on our chunk of the high Mojave desert, including red-tailed hawks a couple of times a month. I was outside with my camera when this one landed recently. #birds #hawks

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections. Goose, tree and blue sky. #birds

Thank you to Black Box Gallery (blackboxgallery.com) in Portland, Oregon, for including my photo in its Taking Pictures: 2026 exhibition. The show opens today and runs through Feb. 25, 2026. Belle's Diner (2019) #scape #landscape #mojavedesert #desertphotography #desertlandscape #kurtrussell

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater. Open wide and say: "AAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!!" #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks. Ms. Wood goes for an early morning swim. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FavouriteOfTheMonth and the alt theme is #Blue, and this happens to be both. It's like, how much more blue could this be? And the answer is none. None more blue. #birds

Throwback Thursday: the third of four North American tours took us past Niagara Falls in winter. This was probably Nov. 17, 1982, driving with @alanturton.bsky.social (2nd from right; me 3rd from right) from Ottawa to that night's gig at Buffalo's Continental Club. #mediummedium

I'm feeling whimsical. Here's something for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #EyeContact. #birds

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, a male rufous hummingbird demonstrating #iridescent under the eaves of our house. #birds