Brilliance from @robcrank68.bsky.social I especially love the Mandarin Duck! Wow! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

Alan must have been saving this wonderful piece for today’s theme 😉 Seriously, this piece is truly “bird art”, something I aspire to. In my opinion, Alan has made something beautiful and transcendent 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 #beautypersists

Happy New Year, #Bluesky friends! For today’s #BirdOfTheDay #BnW theme, I offer a somewhat artsy photo of Boat-tailed #Grackles grackling noisily on a intersection of powerlines The day was pretty much colorless, so the edit was extra easy. #EastCoastKin #birds #birdsonawire #classicmono #lookup

He’s a little hard to see in the shadows, but this Ruby-crowned Kinglet is #branchingout for today’s #BirdOfTheDay As always, my #littlebird photos leave much to desire, but it is what it is 😊😊😊 Hope our #Birdsky crew is well as we wrap up this mess of a year, and hope 2026 is much better! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

This is a #favourite and a top representation of #serenity, so it’s doing double-duty A female Hooded #Merganser and her reflection glide across a dark mirror pond surface, leaving a lovely, lacey wake #BirdOfTheDay #Silhouette #profile #birds #pondlife #EastCoastKin

For #SmallBirdSaturday a Yellow-rumped # Warbler hides in the shadows #birds #littlebirds #naturephotography #EastCoastKin

A late offering for #BirdOfTheDay A #Willet shows off its elegant wings as it negotiates a landing at the beach. #Outstretched #birds #waders #EastCoastKin

A bit belated… Here’s a beautiful carved #Nativity scene in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in #Vienna To the right is a portion of the illuminated interior of tje cathedral. #BlueSkyArtShow #holiday #Christmas #Stephansdom #architecture

Here is my literal #mostrecent #bird photo — a handsome Pileated #Woodpecker knocking around up high in a Georgia pine (we have a lot of those). The distance, my minimal zoom (200 mm), and amateur “skills” limit the detail, but what a beautiful bird! #BirdOfTheDay See ALT for a bit more 😊

Christmas greetings from the Very Stable Genius — AKA, #MadKingDonald #TrumpEpsteinFiles

Here’s wishing a happy holiday season to all my wonderful #BlueSky friends! Thank you for all your kindnesses, your brilliance, your sense of humor, your wisdom, and your grace as we navigated this tough year together However you celebrate (or don’t), I wish you peace and a measure of happiness

A solitary #GreatEgret pokes around the #marsh seeking yummy tidbits I wonder why these and other white #egrets are white — seems to be the opposite of camouflage. You can see a white egret in the marsh a half mile away. Oh, well… #contrast #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds #wildlifephotography

Here’s a late offering for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #sideprofile prompt This a classic “portrait” in profile of a gorgeous #Willet. I love the absolute focus on the bird. This minimalism really allows the elegant beauty of this bird shine #EastCoastKin #birds #wildlifephotography #portrait

Another favorite from 2025... On this morning I was thinking of staying home due to the cold temperatures, but took my camera with me when I went out, only to discover wonderful winter scenes just down the road that I would have totally missed if I'd stayed in. #photography #landscapephotography

Now for something completely different (for me) — a rose from Jordan in December 2020. My wife and I (and other expat teachers) stayed put (remember COVID?) over Christmas break so we enjoyed the quiet and the beauty nearby, like this rose. #ColorADay #PinkMon #EastCoastKin #flowers #roses

#MacroMonday before the holidays and even I took it in black/white - the water drops looked like some Christmas lights on the spider web #photo #photography #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday

A Black-bellied #Plover and a Little Blue #Heron are #grounded at the #mudflat. The dreich day nearly drains the Little Blue of color #BirdOfTheDay #birds #TidesOut #EastCoastKin #wildlifephotography

For #Stunday, I offer the striking statue of Saint Bartholomew in the #DuomodiMilano This statue depicts the saint with his skin draped over his shoulders. Tradition says he was skinned alive and beheaded for his faith The statue was completed in 1562 and is known for its anatomical detail

Looking to this sunrise for #Stunday #EastCoastKin #Landscape Dear friends and followers this will the last photo for this week. With my 70 st birthday on 24 and Christmas in front of me. And a heavy year behind me and my family I do a step back. More in the Alt🙏

*insert 'why did the bobcat cross the road' joke. #cats #bobcat #feline #nature #wildlife #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin

Here’s a favourite for today’s #AboutTheKids prompt. This is an immature White Ibis, posing nicely with a almost regal profile as it looks toward the late afternoon sun. Even I couldn’t screw up this photo 😉 #BirdOfTheDay #birds #wildlifephotography #marshlife #EastCoastKin

Áine — are you and Mamady going to get in an arms race of temple images? If so, I’m here for it!

Sunrise magic & morning rituals in Siem Reap. I wish you all a peaceful & enjoyable holiday season, & a Happy NY. See you all next year! ✌🏽🧡 #stunday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #sunrise #reflection #coloraday #orangesun #sunday #bluesky #scape #landscape #photographersofbluesky #light

Looking up in the breathtaking gothic new Cathedral of Salamanca - Salamanca, Spain #gothic #salamanca #cathedral #alphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast #stunday #classicMono

Deep down Colin always knew the tree line was just a myth 🌲

A Semipalmated #Plover contemplates it’s life on the edge of shiny shallows as Golden Hour approaches #QuietMoments #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds #beachbirds

Happy #Caturday to all who celebrate! Here’s one of the “community cats” from our time at the school in Jordan, enjoying a nice perch as sunlight begins to color the eastern sky.

For today’s #QuietMoments prompt, here’s a very young gull (#LaughingGull, methinks) resting on a pile of reeds left by a high tide. This little one was on its own and seemed oddly serene as I lingered to capture a couple of photos. #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #gulls #birds

Happy Birthday, Rina!

A favorite from April 2025. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYearPast #PalacesAndGardens #WinterWonderland #EastCoastKin #photography #ClassicMono

UMich consumer sentiment (current conditions) at 50.4 is a new all-time low -- going back to data from the 1970s.

For #Scape Day — a #Jordan scape High above the main thoroughfare through the ancient city of #Petra is the enormous edifice generally known as #TheMonastery (in English) While it is not as ornate as #TheTreasury, it is larger that its more famous counterpart and the setting is breathtaking

I politely suggest that you STOP SCROLLING and take in this view ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

I’m hitting “refresh” on this post from about two weeks ago. I was confused by this big beautiful #heron. I think it’s an immature #GreatBlueHeron, but its coloration looks more like a #TricoloredHeron #BirdOfTheDay #LongLegsAndNeck #birds #EastCoastKin See ALT for more on this ID

For #Flyday, here’s a Sandwich #Tern (non-breeding) in stealth flight mode I love how the thin, bright white profile almost disappears against the sparkling surfaces of the ocean #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds #beach #pelicans #Jekyllisland See ALT for a bit more

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Not exactly #palacesandgardens or a classic #urbangaze, but this was from a Christmas visit to #Vienna two years ago. I think this photo captures some of the vertical grandeur of St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Aged 16, I watched Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Like every other boy, I left infatuated with temples. #humansofbluesky #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&w #scape #thursday #urban #bluesky #landscape #travel #photographersofbluesky #mono

Loch mood

Bombed out stained glass window with reflection - old Coventry Cathedral, Coventry #window #coventry #cathedral #coventryCathedral #reflection #windowsOnWednesday #classicMono

A lovely little stop in Rocky Mountain National Park. Chasm Falls 🌊 #waterfallwednesday #eastcoastkin #photography #nationalparks #colorado

"I'm the type of woman that if I want the moon, I'll get it down myself!" Frida Kahlo Good morning everyone, so just go for it, whatever you want and have a great Wednesday. #ArtAdventCalendar #moon #skyscape before #sunrise #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin

Sunrise. November 21. Have a beautiful day. ♥️🩷🧡

Love Jim McGovern! He’s a great Congressional Representative!

Not a big fan of CNN, but it feels like the “meta-narrative” is turning! A large majority of Americans don’t like what the Trump regime is doing to our country! That’s the bottom line. See Harry Enten’s mini-rant below.

BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.

No matter what century someone has looked out of one of our windows, the view of the Royal Mile at sunset will always be amazing. #edinburgh #royalmile #sunset #history #edinburghhistory #scotland #historicbuilsing #johnknoxhouse

Morning #bird American Avocets enjoying the sunrise at the Gilbert Riparian area in Gilbert AZ. #birdphotography #photography #birding #birds #wildlifephotography #botd #birdoftheday #Groups