The National Press Club holds its 27th annual members photography exhibit again this September, which TechNewsLit is organizing for the 11th straight year. #Photography #NationalPressClub #PhotoExhibit #WashingtonDC 1 of 2

The most prominent feature of the American oystercatcher is its #orange beak, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd last month in #CapeMay, NJ. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This barn swallow surely qualifies as a #cutie to meet Alan H's #BirdOfTheDay theme for today. Photo'd in May at Huntley Meadows Park in Groveton, #Virginia. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Sedona, Arizona viewed today from Airport Mesa. The Pocket Fire smoke is greatly reduced today compared to the past 2 weeks. Pockets Fire is 25,597 acres, 38% contained. Thank you firefighters. #photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #sedonaredrocks #sedonaarizona #arizonahighways

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Ebony&Ivory, here's an American oystercatcher with food photo'd last month in #CapeMay, NJ. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Red rock mountain formation in morning light. Photo'd 14 Feb. 2026 from the Airport Loop Trail in #Sedona, #Arizona. #BlueSkyArtShow #Wide #Photography #Landscape #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #peekaboo, for example this red-shouldered hawk trying to hide out at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia in Jan 2025. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Rob requests #quackers for #BirdOfTheDay today. Here's a duck on the rocks in #RockCreek in #WashingtonDC, June 2025. They can quack all they want out there. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Alan H today sets #QuietReflection as the #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here's an egret photo'd yesterday at Huntley Meadows in #Virginia that's quiet and with a reflection. Next question? #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

Rob Cranks specifies #RedBeakFeetEyes as today's #BirdOfTheDay. First time today I photo'd a killdeer at Huntley Meadows in #Virginia, with eyes that qualify. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Alan H sets #TheArtOfSurvival as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. This great egret looks after survival of a chick at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in #Florida, Apr 2025. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Rob asks for our #BestOfJune26 for today's #BirdOfTheDay. On 3 June I stumbled upon American oystercatchers nesting near #CapeMay, NJ, which could be my best of 2026. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

The Supreme Court today stopped the immediate firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook from the Fed board. Exclusive recent photos of Cook are available from the TechNewsLit portfolio at the Alamy agency. www.alamy.com/portfolio/13... #Photography #NewsPhotography #SupremeCourt #FederalReserve

This red-wing blackbird likely spends much of its #LifeIntheBalance when perched at treetops. Photo'd this month at #CapeMay, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

This eastern bluebird is a bit #rotund and needs to hit the gym, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr 2026 near Gulf Branch in #Arlington, #Virginia. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

On a #GreyDay, here's an eastern kingbird photo'd this month in #CapeMay, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Rob Crank today asks for #LittleBrownBirds, so here's an American tree sparrow photo'd Apr 2026 in #Arlington, #Virginia for #BirdOfTheDay. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

To meet today's #BirdsAndBokeh theme for #BirdOfTheDay, here's an eastern bluebird photo'd in April along Gulf Branch in #Arlington, #Virginia. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This foster's tern has a #white body, and it's aimed at the ocean to capture a fish near the surface, for today's alt #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd this month at #CapeMay, NJ. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

American oystercatchers photo'd 3 June in #CapeMay, NJ. If they're nesting, they must be #BirdsInTheirElement for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This western swamphen takes cover in grass, but its #RedBeak gives it away, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr 2025 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in #Florida. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

For the #BlueskyArtShow theme #Curves: A jetski on the #Potomac off #Alexandria, #Virginia makes an abrupt turn leaving a circular wake. Photo'd Dec 2025. #Photography #NewsFeaturePhotography #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Here's my latest #raptor sighting, an osprey flying overhead, photo'd earlier this month in #CapeMay, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

These two Canada geese are #OutForAWalk, on the boardwalk no less, at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Mar. 2026. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Today's #BirdOfTheDay calls for species with #black plumage. That's the main color of this turkey vulture flying overhead at #Manassas, #Virginia in Apr 2026. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This great egret uses its #LongLegs to get, dare we say, a bird's-eye view for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd 5 June in #CapeMay, NJ. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

No #InFlight entertainment for this grackle, on cargo duty with nest material for #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd 3 June in #CapeMay, N.J. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Our #BirdOfTheDay leader, @alan678.bsky.social, says it's #YourChoice for today. Armed with that knowledge, here's a red-winged blackbird photo'd in March at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials

We went to the annual Columbia Pike #Blues Festival in Arlington, Va. yesterday, and caught two artists: Stacy Brooks and Amani Burnham, shown here. Amani combines styles of Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimi Hendrix. More photos: technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and-regio... #Photography

Got a theme twofer for #BirdOfTheDay today, a #swan photo'd last week in #CapeMay, NJ with a #SilentPresence. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

I photo'd this #BlackAndWhite tufted duck in May 2025 at St. Stephens Green in #Dublin, #Ireland for today's alt #BirdOfTheDay. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Photo-shoot this week: the annual Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee, at National Press Club. This year's winner, Rachel Cohen, defense reporter at Federal News Network, shown here with the trophy. More photos: technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/National-Pre... #Photography #NewsPhotography

This ladderback woodpecker has #stripes to spare for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd in Feb 2026 at #Sedona, #Arizona #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

It was #nesting time at Wakodahatchee Wetlands Park in #Florida in Apr 2025, when this wood stork flew over with major remodeling, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

I shot this photo last week in #CapeMay, NJ showing #TheGathering of American oystercatchers in flight, chirping like crazy overhead, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

These two #geese are checking our Potomac River traffic just off Theodore Roosevelt Island in #WashingtonDC in April 2025, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

On #WorldOceansDay, here's a common tern searching for its next meal over the Atlantic Ocean, photo'd last week off #CapeMay, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

This eastern kingbird is #BranchingOut for today's #BirdOfTheDay, although it's not much of a branch. Photo'd on Thursday in #CapeMay, NJ. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky#PhotographersUnited

A light pole stanchion is one of the #BorrowedPlaces you find a northern mockingbird in #CapeMay, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd on 2 June. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky#PhotographersUnited

The letter O for osprey, shown here flying high to qualify for the alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LMNOP, photo'd today in #CapeMay, NJ. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky#PhotographersUnited

For #FoodInBeaks, here's an American oystercatcher, photo'd today in #CapeMay, NJ with a morsel firmly ensconced for #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky#PhotographersUnited

I had the privilege of photo'ing Scott Pelley when he visited National Press Club in May 2019 to talk about his book. More photos ... technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/National-Pre...

Here's a northern mockingbird #HiddenInPlainSight surrounded by ivy in our #Arlington, #Virginia backyard, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd 22 March. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky#PhotographersUnited

This reflects well on a western swamphen, stepping through water with its #reflection at Wakodahatchee Wetlands park in south #Florida for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr 2025. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

This wood stork is grooving to its #FirstWingBeat at Wakodahatchee Wetlands Park in south #Florida, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr 2025. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

My #BestOfTheMonth image for May is this grackle having breakfast at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. The critter in its beak may beg to differ. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

"I vant to be alone," says this #solitary red-wing blackbird photo'd 19 May at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia, for today's alt #BirdOfTheDay. (Old movie buffs will get it.) #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky

The plumage on this female red-wing blackbird offers plenty of #texture for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd 25 Mar. at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

This wood duck, part of the #Anatidae family, was up a tree when I photo'd him two months ago at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia, for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, you go to the end of this American coot's name to get to #T. Photo'd 25 Mar. at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited