Hello! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire, any bird on a wire Great Grey, Northern Minnesota #birds #photography #ECK #owl

Just an eagle doing eagle stuff Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, headshots of any bird #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #ECK #eagle

Pair of Burrowing Owls, in a suburban yard. Cape Coral, Florida The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Grassland any bird pictured with grass. #birds #ECK #Owl #Florida

Mallard looking as majestic as any Mallard can. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksInTheAir, any Duck that's flying #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #ECK #duck

Am hour or so under the Northern Lights, compressed into 47 seconds #aurora #night #astro #eck

Such a treat to get an all-black bird in flight and in focus! I'm going with the alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme #CormorantOrHeron #birds #photography #ECK #sony #birdphotography

"Ope, scuse me fellas. Just gonna scooch on by you" The most Minnesota of female Mallards, down by the river in St Paul. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeatheredFemmes, captures showing the beauty of any female bird. #birds #photography #ECK #duck

I'm going for both of today's themes: this Great Horned Owl was locked on under breezy conditions. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LockedOn any bird with an intense gaze. The alt is #Breezy birds in windy conditions. #birds #photograhy #ECK #owl

Peregrine Falcon, sitting for a portrait session. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors, any of the birds of prey. #birds #ECK #photography #falcon #naturephotography #BirdLife

Watching me, like a Hawk. Longfellow Gardens, Minneapolis Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFGH, birds with E, F, G, or H at the beginning of part of their name #BirdPhotography #Hawk #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Minnesota #Photography

This young Black Bear looks so fluffy and soft. Image captured with a nice long lens in Northern Minnesota #soft #fluffy #Bear #wildlife #blueskyartshow #photography #eck #nature

I'm pretty sure this Loon was offering me her "good side" #BirdOfTheDay. The theme is #photogenic birds you find to be great to snap. #birds #photography #ECK #loon

I love capturing images of aquatic birds doing this "flutter" The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #InMotion #duck #feathers #birds #photography #ECK

Pelican is a Sea Bird, right? Taken near John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, Florida Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SeaBirds, birds that spend most of their time at Sea. #ECK #pelican #birds #photographersunited #photography

Two eagles, in frame and in focus?! It may never happen again for me. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, any bird pairs whether it be same of mixed pairs. #BlueSkyMonday #birds #photography #ECK #eagle

For the #BirdOfTheDay alt #mouthful I present this Great Grey Owl with a mouthful of vole. Captured in the famous birding location of Sax Zim Bog #Stunday #photography #ECK #owl #Minnesota #wildlife #bird

Just a little stretch before snack time. Near Red Wing, Minnesota #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched, any bird doing some sort of stretch. #birds #photography #eagle #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

Shadows in the woods, and a little waterfall too. Houghton Falls, near Washburn #Wisconsin #BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay #art #artists #photography #eck

I always wanted to capture a bird landing on water. Finally got one a couple weeks ago. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, whatever bird captures you see as your best from April 2026. #birds #Duck #ECK #photography #wildlife

I saw the Owl, the Owl saw me. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BeautyInBrown show the the beauty of birds that have mainly brown plumage. This Great Horned Owl lives in suburban Minneapolis #birds #photography #ECK #owl

My camera is often set up with a 2-second shutter delay to help with stable waterfall shots on a tripod. I pulled off the road to shoot this eagle, and that delay miraculously helped capture one of my favorite images! #BirdOfTheDay Today’s theme is #WellTimed #birds #photography #ECK #eagle #murica

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #PassportPhoto a photograph of a bird that could be it’s passport picture. Here’s a Saw Whet Owl taken in suburban Minneapolis #birds #photography #ECK #owl

It's cool how you can observe birds like this in a downtown Minneapolis park #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongNecks #birds #photography #ECK

It feels a little #odd to move the camera on purpose, but the results are kind of "painterly". Originally, my subject was a grove of Aspen in winter #blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #icm #photography #winter

10 years ago Still hurts #prince #purple #Minneapolis #funk #eck

Our Twins bravely snatched defeat from the jaws of victory yesterday. I still had fun in the company suite. #mlb #Minnesota #selltheteam #twins

My favorite kind of duck. They migrate through Minneapolis each spring today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOutOfWater #birds #photography #ECK

I know it's Minnesota, but it feels like the #edge of the Earth (Palisade Head, near Silver Bay MN) #outdoors ##nature #photography #blueskyartshow #eck

This #cardinal was at my neighbors' feeder, and then sat for a quick portrait #BirdOfTheDay #FeederFriends #birds #photography #ECK

Hey, "Loon" starts with "L"! #BirdOfTheDay #JKLMNOP #bird #eck #photography #loon

Any other Gen X'ers feeling this?

I think this murderous fluff nugget spotted me. Captured this image in a park in south Minneapolis. Great Horned Owlet. #BirdOfTheDay #Woodland #juveniles #eck #wildlife #owl

Mix of old and new at the Louvre #Paris #architecture #new #blueskyartshow #France #eck

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButt, birds showing off the rear end to the photographer. I always want to get an image of a bird in flight, but maybe I should be more specific. (Long-eared owl near Minneapolis) #photography #owl #wildlife

Went out looking for owls, but found this woodpecker instead. #Black&Red #birds #photography #ECK

There used to be a pedestrian bridge over a freeway in Minneapolis with an #opening in the chain link fence. It was iconic, and that portion of the fence was preserved when the bridge was replaced. #blueskyartshow #skyline #eck #Minneapolis #photography

A window in Sacre Coeur offers a great view of Paris (and a love-lock) #opening #blueskyartshow #Paris #photography #eck

This Blue Heron is eating this goldfish with attitude. Loring Park in downtown Minneapolis #BirdofTheDay #snacks #attitude #birds #photography #ECK

My best photos of today's no Kings in St Paul MN #nokings #fdt #Minnesota

This image has been my #background on my work computer since I took the pic in May 2024 #blueskyartshow ##photography #Aurora #eastcoastkin

Whether it's yawning or screaming, I'm pretty sure that little fluff ball in the lower left is behind it #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak #bird #photography #ECK

This little piggy built his house out of #stone. The James J Hill mansion in St Paul MN #photography #architecture #history #blueskyartshow

A little French nun walking through canyons of medieval stone #blueskyartshow #stone #France #history

These burrowing owls really burrow like they mean it #birdoftheday #grounded #birds #photography #eck

I ran into this heron in downtown St Paul, of all places #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #birds #photography #ECK

At the time, I was upset when a cyclist scared this pair of wood ducks, until I saw the resulting splash. #BirdOfTheDay #Splash #birds #photography #ECK

A Blue Heron in flight looks kinda grey, doesn't it? #BirdOfTheDay #GreyDay #Abstract #birds #photography #ECK

This is an intentional camera movement image of Lake Superior #horizontal #winter #lake #blueskyartshow ##eastcoastkin #Minnesota

As a Midwesterner, I found this Stellar's Jay to be quite exotic when I ran into one at Yosemite. #BirdOfTheDay #Corvidae #birds #photography #ECK

The first Robin of "spring" in Minnesota #BirdOfTheDay #SideProfiles #Robins, #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography