Today's #birdoftheday theme is #birdsontheground, and this tiny Least Sandpiper chasing down a midge is one of my favourite shots. Least Sandpiper and a midge snack Toronto, May 18, 2023 #nature #naturephotography #birds #birding #toronto #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

it's hard to keep up with all the art challenge hashtags, but I saw the #birdoftheday theme is #fighting and immediately thought of this american goldfinches in aerial combat toronto, may 19, 2022 #birds #birding #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

never know what you'll find washed up on the beaches when lake ontario gets angry flotsam and jetsam toronto november 3, 2025 #landscapephotography #toronto #rockintuesday #tidesouttuesday #coloraday #cyantue #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin

the earlier parts of this sunset were nice, but this subdued and tranquil finale was my favourite part sunset, oct 14, 2025 toronto, canada #scape #landscapephotography #toronto #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin @bskyphotos.bsky.social

i'm not sure why it insisted on turning its back on me every time it caught a fish, but i guess it's hard to eat in privacy there great egret with a snack toronto, may 1, 2024 #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

i've always loved the elegant shape of tern wings too bad they get significantly less polished once they start squawking at each other and fighting over fish common tern toronto, canada june 10, 2025 #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin @bskyphotos.bsky.social

freedom! horrible, horrible freedo-- oh, right, the web northern parula with a(nother) snack on the beach toronto, canada sept 25, 2025 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social #eastcoastkin

sunrise waves on lake ontario toronto, canada #scape #eastcoastkin #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #toronto #ontario @bskyphotos.bsky.social

storm light over the lake you can't really tell, but it was softly raining, and it was next to impossible to keep the lens clean algonquin provincial park sept 5, 2025 ontario, canada #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #naturephotography #ontario @bskyphotos.bsky.social

this little birb found an entire bush filled with insects, so didn't mind me taking a bunch of pictures. northern parula having a snack on the beach september 20, 2025 toronto, canada #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #nature #cute #toronto

Sunset over Toronto, September 25, 2025 the rest of the sunset washed out as most of the clouds disappeared, but this beautiful golden light was well worth it #photography #landscape #toronto #skyline #sunset #EastCoastKin @bskyphotos.bsky.social #panorama

"Empathize with stupidity, and you're halfway to thinking like an idiot." - Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas forgot how much i loved these books. they feel even more worth re-reading lately, given the current state of the world.

so i went to the forest for a while i did not want to come back sunset, sept 5, 2025 algonquin provincial park, canada #photography #landscape #nature #canada #ontario #beautiful #sunset @bskyphotos.bsky.social

everyone says good night, moon but never good night, sun how rude august 12, toronto #photography #cityscape #toronto #urbanphotography #skyline @bskyphotos.bsky.social

sunflare off the CN tower in Toronto may 6, 2025 #photography #landscape #cityscape #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

the moon looks good with a 600mm telephoto lens july 1, 2025 #photography #space #moon #telephoto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

hugin or munin? mind or will? raven, with nictitating membrane (aka the 'third eyelid') toronto, june 17, 2025 #photography #birds #wildlife #nature #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

barbed wire breakfast tree swallow, adult and juvenile toronto, june 20, 2025 #photography #nature #birds #wildlife #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

flower lunch for a flock of waxwings toronto, may 30, 2025 #photography #nature #birds #wildlife #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

who said dinosaurs weren't helpful? common snapping turtle with snail toronto, june 20, 2025 #photography #wildlife #nature #turtles #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Not a bad start to the day. Happy Solstice, everyone! It’s at 10:24 PM Eastern tonight =) Toronto June 20, 2025 #landscape #photography #toronto #nature @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Black-crowned night heron is a great name for a bird, by the way. the red eye is a magnet! Toronto, June 19, 2025 #birds #birding #photography #nature #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Snowy Owl watching me, in Toronto March 8, 2022 #photography #birds #birding #toronto #nature @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Bsky, everyone says yer dead, but you can have a lil juniper, for #caturday, as a treat

always nice when you get a surprise sunset over gentle waves may 29, 2025 toronto #photography #landscape #toronto #sunset #beauty #lake

they have a strange fluidity to their profile (the nice way of saying it) yellow warbler eating a midge, still a net positive change in midge population, somehow may 15, 2025 #photography #birds #birding #toronto #spring #migration @bskyphotos.bsky.social

so it turns out that the unexpected reddish thing in the corner of my eye was actually a bay-breasted warbler - first time photo. tiny birbs move fast, ok? do a gulp bay-breasted warbler, with takeout may 15, 2025 toronto #photography #birds #birding #toronto #migration @bskyphotos.bsky.social

you are right to be suspicious, you are delicious run, lil bun eastern cottontail rabbit may 15, 2025 #photography #wildlife #nature #cute #rabbit #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

bsky, it is very important that you stop what you're doing for a minute to admire this tiny turtle. midland painted turtle hatchling, may 14, 2025 toronto #photography #wildlife #nature #cute #animal #toronto #turtles (safely moved off the busy bike path after the photo)

this is the first time i've ever seen an osprey close to downtown toronto - and it flew directly over me! osprey, in flight directly overhead may 12, 2025 #photography #birds #birding #toronto #nature #wildlife

this is a tiny, tiny bird that hops around through the underbrush in search of food northern parula, with a snack may 8, 2025 #photography #birds #birding #spring #toronto #cute @bskyphotos.bsky.social

barn swallow, taking a rest may 8, 2025 #photography #birds #birding #spring #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

apparently, stuffing your face does not *always* prevent flight american goldfinch, takeoff may 8, 2025 #photography #birds #birding #spring #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

wildlife photography not-so-secret time! there is a good reason why we usually photograph male wood ducks in profile - they look dopey af when viewed head-on, viz: #photography #birds #birding #whoops #lol @bskyphotos.bsky.social

I AM A BIG BIRD AND I NEED A BIG SANDWICH BUT OH MY GOD THERE IS A BUG ON MY HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD grackle, having a moment april 24, 2025 #photography #birds #birding #toronto #spring @bskyphotos.bsky.social

the yellow warblers arrived, must be spring for real! april 30, 2025, toronto #photography #birds #birding #toronto #spring @bskyphotos.bsky.social

oh... uh, hi, just doing perfectly normal bird stuff black-capped chickadee jan 2, 2025, toronto #photography #birds #birding #cute #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Hey Canada 🇨🇦, did you vote yet? Remind everyone that we're not America. Find your local voting station: www.elections.ca/Scripts/VIS/...

yes, hello, giant magical anger bees? I would like to hire you for stuff

pretty sure this cooper's hawk ate too much to fly away, much like me at a korean bbq place cooper's hawk, post-meal april 3, 2025, toronto #birds #birding #nature #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

green-winged teal april 3, 2025 toronto #birds #birding #nature #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

Happy #caturday, Juniper! You do you. (yes, this is safe for her - it's her own little catgrass garden!) #catsofbluesky

the virginia opossum (didelphis virginiana) is north america's only marsupial. it's not technically native to ontario, but how could you get mad at a face like that? excuse me, sir, are you lost? march 18, 2025 toronto #photography #wildlife #animals #opossum #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

red-tailed hawk, in flight march 14, 2025 happy pi day! #photography #photosky #wildlife #birds #birding #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social #piday

no matter what i do, i will never be this happy to climb out of an icy lake and take a snowbath (plus check out those forbidden beans!) american mink (Neogale vison) march 12, 2025 toronto, canada #photography #photosky #wildlife #cute #animals #toronto @bskyphotos.bsky.social

haven't posted photos in a while, as it turns out that massive social upheaval is not good for my creativity (shocking, i know) sunset, march 5th, 2025 toronto #photography #landscape #toronto #photosky #sunset @bskyphotos.bsky.social

If you want to start to understand the wholesale demolition of the US government, be prepared to learn more about Curtis Yarvin and the Paypal Mafia (sounds like a stupid band name) than you ever wanted to. … which, for me, was less than none at all until this shit started kicking off.

Kinda feels like every 80s movie has let us down - there was no need for an elaborate operation to infiltrate us govt computers since apparently you can just walk in and do whatever you want

more tasty sumac treats they seem to be the only ones still active when it's far too cold out for reasonable photographers black-capped chickadee, jan 7, 2025 toronto #photography #birds #birding #photosky @bskyphotos.bsky.social

this lucky lil birb found a spider snack in the sumac jan 6, 2025 toronto #photography #birds #birding #photosky @bskyphotos.bsky.social