Tricolored Heron making a splash as he goes after a fish. #BirdOfTheDay #Splashes #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Wildlife #Birdsky

A Purple Gallinule happily eating cattails in the marsh. #BirdOfTheDay #CootsandMoorhens #Birds #Nature #Photography #Birdsky

In response to our awesome moderators @alan678.bsky.social and @robcrank68.bsky.social, here's a beautiful Brown-hooded Kingfisher, taken in Kruger Park, South Africa. #BirdOfTheDay #AlansNemesis #Kingfishers #EastCoastKin #Birds

Perfect timing for today's #BirdOfTheDay #SideViews theme. I went out on my deck this morning to take pictures of some mist over the lake, and found this Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on my duck box. He obligingly flew closer and landed on a tree branch by the deck! #birds #nature #photography

My Christmas Cactus has begun to bloom! It's beautiful even in the rain. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #Photography #MerryChristmas #EastCoastKin

This Wood Stork looked so proud of himself for finally breaking off a branch for his nest! I watched him for quite a while, wrestling with branches that wouldn't break. I was hoping to get a photo of him flying away with it, but he flew back in to the trees. #BirdOfTheDay #NestBuilders 🪶📷

Birds along the shoreline at sunset. This was in Ocean Shores, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #Scape #Photography #Birds #LandscapePhotography #OlympicPeninsula #PNW

Oops! I missed the Saturday deadline. But here's my sky photo anyway. Starry skies over the Grand Tetons. #Sky #BlueskyArtShow #photography #scapes #GrandTetons #EastCoastKin

A Painted Bunting on a twig, eating flower seeds. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOnTwigs #birds #nature #photography

Splish splash, I'm a-taking a bath...this juvenile Roseate Spoonbill isn't waiting for Saturday night! 😄 #BirdOfTheDay #Movement #birds #nature #photography

My songbird today is this handsome Red-Winged Blackbird, showing off his epaulets. #BirdOfTheDay #Songbirds #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

I don't think this Osprey appreciated me taking his picture when he was having a bad hair day! Or maybe he was just grumpy because he'd dived for a fish and come up empty - and wet. #Birds #Raptor #Osprey #BirdOfTheDay #LookingAtYou

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #stripes so here's a Pileated Woodpecker with his bright red head and contrasting black and white striped face and neck. I love these guys! I took this from my home office window. Woodpeckers like the oak tree behind my deck. #birds #nature #photography

Looking into the windows of my empty office when they sent us home after Covid hit. I retired two years later without ever having returned to the office. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #Photography #Covid

I loved the colorful display in this store window in Helsingor, Denmark. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #Photography #travel #Denmark

Cafe window in Helsingor, Denmark. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #Photography #travel #Denmark #monochrome

Magic and Mischief looking out my motorhome window, checking out our new campsite for that night. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #Photography #travel #RVlife

Looking out the window of my cabin on a traditional dahabiya sailboat, spending a week travelling down the Nile River. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #Photography #travel #Egypt

A warm, homey kitchen in Kottayam, India. This was at the very welcoming home of my niece's about-to-be in-laws when we were there for her beautiful wedding. #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography #travel #India

A 3-month old lion cub safely snuggled up to his mama. #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography #travel #SouthAfrica

A mother Chacma Baboon cuddles her tiny baby. #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography #travel #SouthAfrica

I love everything I've experienced on my trips to South Africa, but what I love most is the warmth and kindness of the people I've met there. Pictured is Roy, the amazing ranger teaching us about the wildlife during a couple of my stays. #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography #Travel #SouthAfrica

Warm light in my windows welcomes me in from the snow. This was my mountain cabin in Washington State. My only neighbors were elk, deer, birds, and the black bears who knew garbage day was Friday. I miss it every day. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Photography

A mama alligator sunning herself beside her babies from both this year's hatching and last year's. One of the recent babies is using Mama's back as a very safe sundeck. #BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth #Alligators #EastCoastKin #Nature #Photography

Snowy Egret #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #Birds #Nature #Photography

For today's bird of the day, I'm going with the alternative theme of Corvids. This raven was watching me closely on a visit to Yellowstone National Park last year. #BirdOfTheDay #Corvids #Raven #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #Yellowstone

Happy Flyday! This Brown-belted Bumblebee was feeding on a thistle at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. #FlyDay #eastcoastkin #nature #insects #photography #bee

A Blue Dasher in the sun at Orlando Wetlands. #FlyDay #eastcoastkin #nature #insects #photography

This stunning Speckled Emperor Moth was resting on a wall at the lodge I was staying at in South Africa. Its owl-like markings help deter predators. The moth was huge - larger than my hand. #FlyDay #eastcoastkin #nature #wildlife #africa #insects

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MorningLight. Here's a Black-Crowned Night Heron, who I usually only see in early morning light. They like to go under cover by the time the sun is brighter. #birds #photography

I took this on my walk yesterday - a beautiful Mexican Sunflower! It was growing along some abandoned railroad tracks, but pretty enough to grace the grandest garden. #ColorADay #YellowThu #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #Photography #EastCoastKin

Seen on my walk this morning. 😂 Brilliant! #dogs #eastcoastkin

Peregrine Falcon #photography #nature #birds #birdoftheday #HeadShots

A bright male Cardinal for red Wednesday. #ColorADay #RedWed #birds #nature #photography

These Great Egrets (and a Great Blue Heron) are truly living up to today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #OnTheEdge. They're facing off with a canal full of hungry alligators. Water levels dropped, trapping fish in the canal, and a feeding frenzy ensued. Lake Apopka, FL #birds 🪶

Week V for vowels - O is for Orca. It's always a joy to watch an orca breach! This was taken off the coast of Washington State in beautiful Puget Sound. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #Orca #PugetSound

Week V for vowels - U is for underwater. These manatees seek refuge from colder weather by gathering in Blue Spring State Park in Florida where the crystal clear water remains a constant 72-degrees. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #Underwater #Manatee #Florida #BlueSpringStatePark

My lovely Ella looking out to sea. Ocean Shores, Washington. #TidesOutTuesday #Seascape #Photography #WashingtonCoast #Travel #PacificOcean #Dogs #GoldenRetrievers #PNW

Week V for vowels - O is for Ostrich! I was so excited to finally get to see them on my latest trip to South Africa. This male and his mate were browsing near the Satara area in Kruger National Park. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #Ostrich #Travel #Africa #birds #EastCoastKin

Week V for vowels - I is for Ingwe, the Zulu word for Leopard. This is a young male leopard and his mother resting on a fallen tree after getting the zoomies and playing a wild game of chase. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #Ingwe #Travel #Africa #EastCoastKin

Week V for vowels - E is for Elephants!!! One of my favorite animals. And A is for Africa - one of my favorite places! This tiny baby elephant is about a week old and very wisely staying close beside Mum. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #Elephants #Travel #Africa #EastCoastKin

Week V for vowels - A is for Anhinga. With a very big fish! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #Anhinga #birds #EastCoastKin

Today's alternate bird of the day is sparrow, so here's a lovely Savannah Sparrow, not seeming to be bothered by the thorny bramble he's perched in. #birdoftheday #sparrow #photography #nature #wildlife #birds

Roseate Spoonbills showing off their brilliant breeding pink. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida #birds #photography #nature #ColorADay #PinkMon #PinkMonday #EastCoastKin

A Yellow-rumped Warbler, commonly called a "Butter Butt", perched on the railing of a boardwalk at the Orlando Wetlands. I love how the early morning sun surrounds him in a golden haze. #BirdoftheDay #Warbler #birds #photography

Looking up the side of one of the pyramids at Giza. #BlueSkyArtShow #Small #travel #egypt

Abandoned cabin on a back road in southern Georgia. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #EastCoastKin

Mr. and Mrs. Roseate Spoonbill on their nest. #birdoftheday #Mr&Mrs #birds #nature #photography

A baby alligator with a very small friend on his nose. #BlueSkyArtShow #Small #photography #nature #alligators

Kom Ombo Temple near Aswan, Egypt #BlueSkyArtShow #Small #travel #egypt