i miss the forest - good thing there's #forestfriday, and it's #foggyfriday too! this was a cold but beautiful day in the woods in #algonquinpark sept 9, 2024 #scape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #trees #camping #ontario

happy #caturday! this is juniper, back when she was a spry young 2-year-old (now turning 16 this year, and still acting like a kitten!) #cats #catsofbluesky #calico #petphotography

swans are just jerks to everyone, i guess caught between a human and a swan april 1 (no seriously), 2025 #toronto #wildlife #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

playing around with focus stacking, since i didn't have my wide angle lens with me at the time (i know) but it was a cool ice effect (haha terrible), and i haven't seen it any other year feb 2, 2025 #toronto #scape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

excuse me, birb, you've got a little... something... on your face #birds #birdphotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

...wait, but *I'M* my boss... uhoh (wait, does it say fight >our boss? haha jk fight your boss) #toronto #streetphotography #photography #urbanphotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

*thinks* is it a little too on-the-nose to use a Song Sparrow for the #BirdoftheDay #Singing theme? not at all - it's nice to remember May in the middle of January! #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

since i have so many options for today's #BirdoftheDay challenge #FeedingTime, here's a very pleased-looking wood duck drake with a mouthful of... i'm not sure what. maybe more zebra mussels? may 1, 2025 #toronto #birds #birdphotography #ducks #nature #wildlife #eastcoastkin #photographersunited

#FeedingTime isn't always a relaxed meal with friends in the bird world... sometimes it's a race against a big jerk (american black duck), especially when you find a seafood feast like this #BirdoftheDay (any help on ID?) #nature #birdphotography #wildlife #eastcoastkin #photographersunited

chickadees foraging in sumac is an endless supply of adorable birb shots... plus i wish i could be this satisfied by finding a berry chickadee with sumac berry jan 2, 2025 #toronto #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #birds #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photography #photographersunited

Did you know that the Virginia opossum HAS THUMBS? ...but ONLY on its back feet?! What kind of cruel evolutionary joke is that? *ponders* unless... Surprised opossum with thumbs, in #Toronto March 18, 2025 #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #opossum #eastcoastkin

After #Toronto got buried in a massive #snowstorm yesterday, I was inspired to look back to last year around this time. It was a bit of a different vibe here in the Beach(es) January 18 Sunset, 2025 (last year) #scape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

Hope your day is going better than this #BirdoftheDay moment! #Gulls don't often run into hawks at close quarters, but this disappointed Red-tailed hawk missed its breakfast AND got divebombed/squawk-attacked by this (Herring?) gull over and over #birds #nature #wildlife #eastcoastkin #toronto

of course, winter birbs are always fun too, even if the sky turns out to be a slightly weird colour chickadee with a sumac snack november 20, 2025 #toronto #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #eastcoastkin

Holding my summer photos close this winter, including this sunset from #Algonquin Provincial Park in #Ontario. Sunset over Maple Leaf September 10, 2025 HDR composite, in-camera flare #scape #landscapephotography #photography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

i left the city last weekend and it did a deep snow jan 4, 2025 #scape #landscapephotography #winter #ontario #snow #eastcoastkin #photograpersunited #photographersofbluesky

In my search for an ID on this clearly yellow specimen, I discovered that the proper name for a Blue Dasher is apparently 'Pachydiplax longipennis', and it reminded me yet again that taxonomy seems to be a very horny science June 20, 2025, #Toronto #insects #wildlife #nature #naturephotography

Today is feeling very dark and wintery here in Toronto, so I'm going to bring my emotional support summertime photo with me July 10 sunset, 2025 #toronto, #canada #scape #landscapephotography #photography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

This very obliging (and apparently pleased) green-winged teal is covered in #speckles&spots and an almost moire pattern of stripes, perfect for today's #BirdoftheDay challenge. april 3, 2025 #toronto, #canada #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife

perfectly normal bird stuff, part 3 yellow warbler, hover mode activated may 27, 2025 #toronto, #canada #birds #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #nature

onwards to 2026, i guess #scape #landscapephotography #toronto #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

how your email found me at the end of 2025 #wildlife #naturephotography #toronto

10/10 would definitely accept another quest from this jaded rabbit relaxing in the sunshine amid the cottonwood floofs on the solstice. also, i miss summer. winter is nice, but cottontail in the cottonwoods june 20, 2025 #toronto #nature #wildlife #summer #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin

Hello #BlueskyArtShow! Hope you're enjoying your Winter #holiday! The weather here in Toronto has been difficult, but it makes for some nice scenery. Sunset over ice #Toronto, #Ontario, #Canada Dec 17, 2025 #scape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

Some bright #contrast for today's #BirdoftheDay challenge. Yellow warblers are one of my favourite subjects - so much character in a tiny body. Warbler wandering through wire June 20, 2025 #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

Got three #BirdoftheDay #SideProfiles in this one - and that (apparent) indignation is priceless. OMG HE DROPPED IT NO FAIR! barn swallow sibling drama at breakfast july 6, 2021, toronto (cropped square for bsky) #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #birds #birdphotography

apparently the #BirdoftheDay theme is #LongLegsandNeck - its neck is tucked in, but it counts! i'm still not sure how i managed to capture this one great egret in flight, with breeding plumage may 4, 2022 toronto #birds #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

Goodnight, #BlueskyArtShow ! Let's finish the day off properly with this incredible sunset #sky from Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Sunset on Maggie Lake, September 5, 2025 #nature #scape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

At the end of December last year, we had a strange period of warm weather, and everything instantly melted. Made for an interesting #sky though! 11C Degree December, Dec. 28, 2024 #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #landscapephotography #scape #BlueSkyArtShow

Sometimes, even when the sunset doesn't work out, you still get to see an amazing #sky out of nowhere. Cloudforms, June 26, 2024 #blueskyartshow #scape #landscapephotography #ontario #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

Good morning #BlueskyArtShow! To start the day off right, I'm lying in this warm, sunny field, looking up at the blue #sky (definitely not at the cold, dark, grey sky outside) Southern Ontario, July 6, 2024 #scape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

perfectly normal bird stuff, corkscrew edition a flock of waxwings were eating flower petals for lunch, and this one couldn't decide which looked the tastiest. may 30, 2025 #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

For #BirdoftheDay, I present this Black-crowned Night Heron #OntheEdge of the Don River. (Black-crowned Night Heron is a top-tier name, btw) June 19, 2025, Toronto #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

just doing perfectly normal bird stuff for today's #BirdoftheDay theme, #HangingAround black-capped chickadee jan 2, 2025, toronto #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

a quick breakfast on a barbed wire fence for #birdonawire, today's #birdoftheday theme. tree swallow, adult and juvenile toronto, june 20, 2025 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky

old honeybee combs april 16, 2022 #nature #naturephotography #bees #abstract #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

i often forget just how warm it can feel in november pathways in the golden hour nov 19, 2025 toronto #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

nothing to see here, just be the reeds, think reeds reedsreedsreedsreeds white-tailed deer, "hiding" oct 19, 2025 #nature #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

it's hard to imagine why a tiny borb contains such apparent malice, then you realize that it is named the yellow-rumped warbler despite having yellow in lots of other places. April 24, 2025 Toronto #nature #naturephotography #birds #birding #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

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