2025 was a pretty good year for me ☺️ #Whitebreastednuthatch #UrbanNature #eastCoastKin #Necropolis #Toronto

A #Goldeneye in mid flight ☺️ #TommyThompsonPark #Toronto #EastCoastKin

2025 was a pretty good year ☺️ This is from April #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin #Toronto #Deer #Mammals

A female #Goldeneye flapping its wings ☺️ #TommyThompsonPark #Toronto #UrbanNature #Ducks

Saw a #Muskrat at #TommyThompsonPark yesterday. #UrbanNature #Toronto #Mammals

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #serenity and this #Mallard seems very serene to me ☺️ #Ducks #UrbanNature #HighPark #Toronto

#BirdOfTheDay the theme is #Outstretched, birds with their wings fully stretched out It was poor lighting but I think I fixed it enough for sharing ☺️

I saw a total of three deer on the trail at #TommyThompsonPark #Toronto #UrbanNature

A deer on the trail on Christmas Eve #TommyThompsonPark #Toronto

A #LesserScaup on liftoff at #TommyThompsonPark on a very cloudy day

Well looks like I am back … the bugs are finally fixed the best I can tell. So I had a lot of birds to choose from today at #TommyThompsonPark #Toronto #UrbanNature

A #LongTailedDuck in dive mode ☺️

@alan678.bsky.social theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #NaturesPantry, birds interacting with berries, seeds or flowers. And the Alternative theme is #WinterBirds, birds in snow, ice or rain. Here's a Long-tailed Tit, Reed Bunting, Redwing & Blackbird with food. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Just a random bunch of #MourningDoves at #Necropolis a few weeks ago #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NaturesPantry birds interacting with berries, seeds, or flowers. The alternative is #WinterBirds birds in snow, ice, rain. So of course I am taking the alternative and displaying a #RedTailedHawk at #AllanGardens #Toronto #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScratchersAndPruners (any bird Scratching or Pruning itself), and the Alternative is #Drinkers #MourningDove #Toronto #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin

Good morning everyone Time to share @alan678.bsky.social theme for #BirdOfTheDay which is #HeronsAndEgrets, the Alternative Theme is #BirdsAndRocks. Here's some Great Egrets & Grey Herons, the 4th photo with rocks gaining the 'Extra Point' for a Double Combo with small rocks. #birds #EastCoastKin

Today’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #HeronsAndEgrets So here is a #GreatBlueHeron from a while back #Heron #Birds #EastCoastKin #Toronto #HighPark

It turns out I do have theme #BirdOfTheDay theme #DucksOnOneLeg A male and female #Mallard doing some yoga 😋 #Ducks #Birds #EastCoastKin #Toronto #HighPark

#BirdOfTheDay theme of #DucksOnOneLeg and the Alternative are #Finches. I will have to take another look but I don’t think I have any ducks on one leg … so here is a #GoldFinch for today ☺️ #EastCoastKin #Toronto #AllanGardens

#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #splashes any bird with splashing water in frame. I am using a #RedBreastedMerganser in a dive for today ☺️ I know it’s kinda cheating but I’m doing it anyway 🤪 #EastCoastKin #Toronto #UrbanNature #TommyThompsonPark

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Coots&Moorhens, and the Alternative is #Pigeons. I've gone with a set of Coots & Moorhens from Yarrow Valley Country Park earlier in the year. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #naturetherapy #birdphotography

Got fish, Alan? Here’s a Belted kingfisher for #AlansNemisis #kingfisher #birdoftheday #eastcoastkin

I’m going to double up on the #BirdOfTheDay theme and post a #Gull as well. A little Silver Gull sitting quietly behind the Australian Pelican. The contrast was just too much. #birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #photography #EastCoastKin

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AlansNemesis. A male Common Kingfisher photographed on #Kodachrome in the early 1990s. #EastCoastKin #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #photography

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AlansNemesis – the Kingfisher. This bird was also my nemesis this year except for a few brief encounters. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Another shot of the #BlackCappedChickadee from yesterday in #GoldenHour light at #TommyThompsonPark #UrbanNature #Toronto #EastCoastKin

This photo of #AlansNemesis is cropped to within an inch of its life, so it is what it is, but I just had to join the fun. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography

And yet another #RedTailedHawk pic from the other day… I won’t be going out today as there is wet snow falling today… all day. Hope you all have a good one. ☺️ #Raptors #Hawk #UrbanNature #AllanGardens #Toronto #EastCoastKin

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AlansNemesis and Alternative is #Gulls I don’t have any good Kingfisher pics so here is a full pic from yesterday #EastCoastKin #UrbanNature #TommyThompsonPark

It's all about the tail...

This is probably the happiest looking #RedTailedHawk I have every seen 😋 #Hawk #Raptors #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin #Toronto

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideViews and the Alternative is #TurningAway birds not looking at you. So as usual I have a #RedTailedHawk that fits this bill 🤪 #UrbanNature #Toronto #EastCoastKin

Good morning all from #TommyThompsonPark yesterday ☺️ It was a little chilly out but worth going for a walk #Scape #UrbanNature #SunRise #Toronto

A nice looking group of #LongTailedDucks at #TommyThompsonPark from this morning ☺️ #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin #Toronto

A #BackCappedChickadee in #GoldenHour light from this morning ☺️ finally made it down to #TommyThompsonPark for the first time in months. -12C out this morning and colder in the wind. #EastCoastKin #UrbanNature

Your Dec 8–14 art challenge cheat sheet is here! HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

A #WhiteBreastedNuthatch seem to fit the ticket for the alternate theme #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NestBuilders birds with nest materials, the alternative is #SmallBirdsBigPersonality small birds oozing personality. #EastCoastKin #UrbanNature

A #RedTailedHawk looked like it really wanted a squirrel from #AllanGardens #Toronto #Raptors #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin

And yet another impromptu photo shoot in #AllanGardens #Toronto #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin #Raptors #RedTailedHawk

An older pic of the #RedTailedHawk from February ☺️ #Raptors #EastCoastKin #UrbanNature #Toronto

A #RedWingedBlackbird for #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #UrbanNature #Toronto

Some #CanadaGeese for #XtraXmas ☺️ #EastCoastKin #UrbanNature

A #BlackCappedChickadee with some food staring me down 🤪 #UrbanNature #EastCoastKin

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Movement. So I have a few pics I am recycling for today’s theme 🤪 A #Mallard in flight, a #Robin reaching for a berry, a #RedTailedHawk in flight, and a #HouseFinch taking off like a rocket ☺️ #EastCoastKin #UrbanNature

Our biggest buck made an appearance today and his limp was noticeably better. Still limps downhill, but was moving much better on flat land. #Mammals #Animals #Deer #Cute #Photography #Nature #PhotographersUnited #Buck #EastCoastKin

Today's morning moon...

A snowstorm does not stop this kingfisher from fishing at Roger’s Grove Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #snow #snowstorm #winter #kingfisher

Another impromptu photo shoot in #AllanGardens with this #RedTailedHawk ☺️ #EastCoastKin #Raptors #UrbanNature #Toronto

A duck #scape with the gang — I see Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teals. Did I miss anybody? #RidgefieldNWR #Scape #Flyday 📷🪶🦆