Jay of the day #birds

Because bsky can always use more #herps... A black racer peeks out from a mulch hole near our hummingbird feeder this morning. 🐍 Southern black racer: Coluber constrictor priapus

My oakleaf hydrangea with its vibrant green leaves shaped like oak leaves, is loaded with panicles of blooms and buds. Can't wait to see all those panicles of white flowers. #Stunday #Bloomscrolling 🌿🌸 📸 Oakleaf hydrangea: Hydrangea quercifolia

Going with the #AltTheme of #SpeciesParidae today. Found this little cutie in my archives. So sweet. 🪶 #BackyardBirds 📸 Tufted titmouse: Baeolophus bicolor

Babies! Two of our #BackyardBirds making an appearance on our feeder cam. 🪶 📸 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis

#RepostYourArt April 24 - #Fast / #Slow Life moves at such a rapid pace, and the hustle and bustle becomes commonplace. So always remember to step back and go slow, like my friend's two Frenchies - Pablo and Leo.

Look at this beauty at my dad's retention pond! 🪶 #BackyardBirds #Raptors 📸 Red-shouldered hawk: Buteo lineatus

@junkboxjim.bsky.social @ok2panic.bsky.social convo with y'all made me do it. Fresh redfish for dinner on the ICW - blackened basket in front, grilled in back. A laughing gull buddy waited patiently behind me hoping I'd give him a fry. Meanwhile a heron waited across the water in the marina. 🪶

From the archive: “Late Season Shoreline” — Late-season bilberry carpets shoreline meadows around a Yosemite lake. gdanmitchell.com/2014/09/25/l... #yosemite #sierranevada #photo #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature

#RepostYourArt April 23 - #Magic Magical is the word often used to describe my friend Petronel Malan's concert performances on #Blüthner pianos. I used a friend's digital art of her (with permission) as the reference for my painting. #Petronel

Hey @ok2panic.bsky.social ... 👀

@daryllmarie.bsky.social Mixed news, but BABIES! 🐳 🌿 #mammals#oceanography 🦑

Imagine making AI bird slop when wrens already exist. #birds #BackyardBirds 📸 Carolina wren: Thryothorus ludovicianus

New to the idea of adding Alt Text to images? This is the best thread I’ve seen explaining what and why. The basic idea is to write a brief description of any image you post. For people who can’t see the image well and need a text-based option.

#WhatTheFlock Osprey chicks from last year. There's another brood in the same parking lot this year, but I haven't gotten a decent shot of the chicks yet. #BirdOfTheDay 🪶 📸 Osprey: Pandion haliaetus

Hubby: Honey, your spikes are coming up! Me: If by spikes you actually mean my caladiums, well then yes, I saw them. 😂 #Bloomscrolling

#RepostYourArt April 21 - #Cloud #IndianaSummer

The Great Blue Heron gave many beautiful views in the short encounter I had with it. He was pointed out to me by some people who just walked right past him. It's nice to get a little spotting help sometimes. He was a handsome bird! Nice curves too. #birds #GreatBlueHeron

#ComeEatWithMe 🪶 #BackyardBirds #BirdOfTheDay 📸 House finch: Haemorhous mexicanus

16 bags of cow manure spread on my failed native wildflower plants garden. Yes, it's a huge space. Getting ready to plant native gaura (aka bee blossom). It likes poor soil - the sandier the better. After we mix up the cow manure and sand, the soil should be perfect. #Gardening #NativePlants 🌿

Hey! Quit hogging all the food and feed me dad! ~ this fledgling bluebird probably. 😂 🪶 #BackyardBirds #BirdOfTheDay #ABCD #CaptionThis 📸 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis

Because bsky can always use more #Herps... And what better than a bullfrog relaxing in the last hours of its weekend.

With the rising cost of food, it's important to teach kids about sustainable living.🌿 We’re planning a meaningul #MothersDay project. We need seeds, soil & pots to bring it to life. Help us create a hands-on, eco-friendly experience! ❤️#clearthelist www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Standing guard, or more accurately sitting guard, in the garden.

"I have been chosen! Farewell, my friends. I go on to a better place" ~ these Segway riders, probably. #ToyStoey

Because bsky can use more #Herps and #Inverts... Sorry for the bee though.

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet. RIP Molly2.

Because bsky can always use more #herps... Even if Florida can't use more invasive pythons. #Science at work: Possums vs pythons #Herps #Mammals 🌿

Gotta love that long, skinny curved beak. Such a pretty surf bird.

#RepostYourArt April 19 - #Fruut Pulled out an oldie for this one

Hey! Quit hogging all the food and feed me dad! ~ this fledgling bluebird probably. 😂 🪶 #BackyardBirds #BirdOfTheDay #ABCD #CaptionThis 📸 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis

Because bsky can always use more #herps... Tree frog's no dummy. He knows where all the best bug bistros are.

#RepostYourArt April 18 - #EverydayLife Reading Garden #Bloomscrolling

#Bloomscrolling my favorite flower. 🌿

Because bsky can always use more #herps... Cooling his belly, warming his back, and contemplating his reflection.

Last time I got out birding, I saw a small flock of tree swallows. They stayed still for one second so I could get this shot. They had been feasting on some of the first bugs over the marsh. #birds #TreeSwallows

Crow begging for food on a windy day. Needless to say, I had no intention of sharing my fresh grilled redfish with him. 🪶 🌿

A pyramid of #FeederFriends for @alan6789.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme. All finches: pine siskin, lesser goldfinch, and house finch. Arizona USA. #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Finches #BirdsSeenIn2026 #PhotographersOnBluesky

Lovely avocet photo! Stellar #AltText too.

Because bsky can always use more #herps.. A gray feral cat was playing w/ something in the middle of road, so I went out to save it when a neighbor lady stops her car. NL, w/ disgust: I hate snakes! Me, proudly: It's not a snake! It's a glass lizard! 📸 Eastern glass lizard: Ophisaurus ventralis

A little house finch having breakfast at the cam feeder this morning for #FinchFriday. #FeederFriends 🪶 Also, time to clean #MyDirtyKitchenWindow™️😮 📸 House finch: Haemorhous mexicanus

Awww...c'mon y'all. How can you resist these cuties in my backyard? Bluebird posting will continue until morale improves 🪶 📸 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis

Awww...c'mon y'all. How can you resist these cuties in my backyard? Bluebird posting will continue until morale improves 🪶 📸 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis

Bluebird posting will continue until morale improves 🪶

Dang it! Mosquitos bit me twice while I in the backyard just now.

Bluebird posting will continue until morale improves. 🪶 #BackyardBirds 📸 Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis

#WoodpeckerWednesday with one of my sweet downy woodpeckers. 🪶#BackyardBirds 📸 Downy woodpecker: Dryobates pubescens

Because bsky can always use more #Herps... Shot & now chaser: After the elementary school student announced his grandfather ate turtles, a student responded saying their family didn't eat turtles, they ate frogs. OoooooKay. I didn't realize April 14th was National Eat #Herps Day. #LifeInTheSouth

A Northern cardinal getting the last bit of dinner before the sun sets. 🪶 #BackyardBirds 📸 Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis