Welcoming a new birb to our backyard. Lived here for 25 years, never seen one of these guys here. Four nights ago, Dan Quail (yes) shows up like it's always been here. We welcome our new birb family member! #ECK #westcoastkin #nature #birds #florida #photographersofbluesky

Coming in hot, for #BirdsInFlight for today's #FlyDay theme. - Great Blue Heron, cruising low over a lake - Osprey, just as it has spotted a likely snack and is starting it's drop #birds #ECK #photography #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #westcoastkin #florida

Opening wide for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #TheSongFactor, birds with their empty beaks open, The Alt Theme is #Ardeidae, any bird of the heron species. - Great Blue Heron - Belted Kingfisher - Boat-Tailed Grackle - Green Heron #birds #photography #ECK #westcoastkin #florida

Rina says that Fridays are for #Scape - Lake Louisa State Park, Clermont Fl - Lake Apopka, Oakland Fl - Black Bear Wilderness Area, Sanford Fl #Treescape #ForestFriday #landscape #Bodensee #landscapephotography #nature #photohour #photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #westcoastkin #florida #lakescape

Feeling a little peckish, here's two for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Insectivores, any bird whose diet consists mainly of insects. The alt theme is #RestingBeakFace. - Common Yellowthroat Warbler - Eastern Phoebe (with lunch) #birds #photography #ECK #florida #nature #westcoastkin

Some swampland yellows for today. #InsectThursday #ColorADay #YellowThu #BugSky #bees #spring #photography #flowers #ArtYear #Art #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin #westcoastkin #invertebrate #bluesky #florida

Getting wet with today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SplashingAround, any bird making a splash. The Alt Theme is #Green, any bird with green included in its plumage. Details in +ALT #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #ukbirding #BirdLife #naturephotography #wildlife #florida #westcoastkin

Goodnight smiley Bluesky moon! #nature #moon #photographersofbluesky #ECK #westcoastkin

Some entries for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Petals&Perches any bird with flowers in capture. The alt is #WhatTheFlock any capture of three or more of the same bird. Good luck. Going with the ALT - Cormorants - Ibis - Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks - Wood Storks #birds #photography #ECK #florida

One entry for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Petals&Perches any bird with flowers in capture. The alt is #WhatTheFlock any capture of three or more of the same bird. Good luck. Rare for me to get both bird and bloom! - Purple Gallinule #birds #photography #ECK

Driving along the #edge of the wilderness at Yellowstone NP one late September day. #BlueSkyArtShow #Stunday #photography #landscape #nature #ECK #outdoors #EastCoastKin #travel #westcoastkin

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ABCD, any bird beginning any part of their name with these letters. Extra points for a set using all. Alt is #CaptionThis a funny caption with any bird capture. Twofer. - Anhinga - Red-Wing Blackbird - Cardinal - Duck #Dunnock #birds #ECK #westcoastkin

Peeking about carefully sneaking up on Jane’s @javajanegallery.co.uk #SmallBirdSaturday Here's some tiny contributors - Bahama Woodstar - Bananaquit - Eastern Phoebe - Red-Wing Blackbird #birds #photography #ECK

Waddling along to see today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #DucksOutOfWater, any Duck that is out of the water but NOT FLYING. The Alt Theme is #Finches. -Blue-Winged Teal -Black-Bellied Whistling #birds #ECK #ukbirding #photography #birdphotography #BirdLife #naturephotography #DuckLife #wildlife

Yellowstone scape. So good. Gotta go back. #nature #yellowstone #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #bluesky

Some sub- tropical entries for Rina’s @rina2012.bsky.social #ButterflyWeek - Gulf Frittilary - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Laurel Swallowtail - Monarch #butterflies #photography #ECK #nature #florida #westcoastkin

Dropping by for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FeederFriends, birds that you might see at your feeder, they don't have to be on a feeder. The Alt Theme is #Waders, any wading bird. - Painted Bunting - Cowbird - Tufted Titmouse - Blue Jay #birds #photography #ECK #ukbirding #birdphotography #nature

Joining the flock for #BirdsInFlight on this beautiful #FlyDay... - Great Blue Heron - Snail Kite - Osprey(s) Air Show - Anhinga #birds #ECK #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #florida #westcoastkin

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #HeadShots, any head shot will do, the Alt Theme is #Gulls. - American Bittern - Glossy Ibis - Green Heron - Snowy Egret #birds #ECK #ukbirding #BirdLife #birdphotography #portraits #naturetherapy #florida #westcoastkin #nature

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme today of #LeafandLight any bird captured in sunlight with leaves in frame. The alt is #CourtshiporConflict birds courting or squabbling. - Great Blue Heron - Bahama Woodstar - Black-Bellied Whistling Duck(s) - Barred Owl #birds #photography #ECK #florida #nature

Some candidates for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Reflections, any bird reflection. The Alt Theme is #Robins. - Roseate Spoonbill - Great Egret - Great Blue Heron - Pied-Billed Grebe #birds #photography #ECK #nature #florida #westcoastkin

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #JKLMNOP , any bird that has any of these letters at the beginning of their first or second names. The alt theme is #Urban , birds in an urban environment. - Osprey(s) - Limpkin - Purple Gallinule - Rock Pigeon(s) #birds #photography #ECK #nature #florida

VP JD goes to see the Pope. Pope dies. VP JD goes and campaigns for an authoritarian. Authoritarian loses. VP JD goes and negotiates. Negotiations close with no agreement and no way forward. Starting to see a pattern here.

Here's a small birb to honor #SmallBirdSaturday Painted Bunting, always showing off those great colors. #birds #naturephotography #BirdWatching #ECK

Wait, dragonflies have TEETH? Are you kidding me? Nightmare fuel. Just when I was running out of things to keep me awake at night. #invertebrates #dragonfly #florida #bluesky #nature #ECK #westcoastkin

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdButt, birds showing off the rear end to the photographer, the Alt Theme is #Grass. - Mottled Ducks - Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Red-Shouldered Hawk - Sandhill Crane(s) #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography #Mooning

For today’s #birdoftheday theme of #manmadeperch any bird perched on a manmade object. Alt theme is #naturalperch bird perched on something provided by Mother Nature. - Great Egret - Great Blue Heron - Boat-Tailed Grackle - Belted Kingfisher #birds #photography #ECK #nature #florida #westcoastkin

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BlackHeads, any bird with Black on its head, the Alt Theme is #Grey, birds with Grey Feathers. - Anhinga - Wood Stork - Black-Necked Stilt(s) - Red-Winged Blackbird #birds #ForJanet #photography #ECK #nature #florida

I'm sure I'm not the first to say this but they need to stop remaking classic films. We don't need a million reboots, we need to be remaking movies that had great ideas but were executed poorly. Actually give them a chance to realize their potential. Leave the classics alone. Make new classics.

Entry for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme today of #Warblers any bird that’s a Warbler. The alt is #RareEncounters birds you have captured least in your camera roll. This backyard Black and White Warbler hits both themes for me. #birds #photography #ECK #nature #florida #westcoastkin #warbler

One of my favorite lake-scapes. Lake Apopka from Oakland. #bluesky #ECK #westcoastkin #nature #florida

Junior size, this spring's swamp graduating class member Great Egret. Counting on the adults observing to get things right. #nature #egret #eck #westcoastkin #bluesky #photographersofbluesky

Just heard Amaze Amaze Amaze on the Artemis feed 😂👏

Some entries today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Black&Red, birds with both Black & Red colours on them. The Alt Theme is #Pigeons&Doves any Pigeon or Dove will do.” - Red-Winged Blackbird - Pileated Woodpecker - Downy Woodpecker - Red-Bellied Woodpecker #birds #photography #ECK

Happy Easter from a central Florida Bunny-of-the-Marsh! #nature #bunny #ECK #photographersofbluesky

Entries for #BirdOfTheDay which are #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers. The alt today is #BirdInABush any bird in perched in a bush. - Great Egret(s) - Roseate Spoonbill - Black Vulture #birds #photography #ECK #nature #florida

Some Small Bird Saturday candidates..... - Savannah Sparrow - Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Gray Catbird #smallbirdsaturday #littlebirds #birds #photography #ECK #nature #florida #orlandowetlands

Feeling artsy this week, got some good shots on a recent walkabout. #nature #ECK #westcoastkin #photographersofbluesky

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc. The alt is #riverbank any bird capture on the banks of a waterway. Tough to get bird shots in Florida weather, so here's some ALT entries, descriptions in +ALT #birds #photography #ECK #florida #nature

Entries for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LargeBirdsInFlight, LARGER than Ducks in flight. The Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull. - Great Blue Heron - Roseate Spoonbill - Sandhill Cranes - Barred Owl #birds #ukbirding #photography #BirdsInFlight #naturephotography #BirdLife #ECK #orlandowetlands

Absolutely fantastic.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #BestOfTheMonth Was lucky enough to catch a wonderful hero shot of a Great Egret earlier this month. Mating season plumage blowing out behind the bird, great setting sun lighting. Hope that you like it! #Photography #Birds #Nature #ECK

Alan and Rob's Bird Of The Day theme is #RuffledFeathers, any bird with feathers out of place, the Alt Theme #GardenFeeder, any bird on or adjacent to a feeder. - Purple Gallinule (immature) Ruffled - Indigo Bunting (feeder) #birds #ECK #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife #florida #westcoastkin

Jennifer Lynch, from The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

Entries for Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #AdulsWithChicks, and capture of an Adult with its young, the Alt Theme is #Yellow, and bird with Yellow in its plumage. - Great Egrets - Roseate Spoonbills - Sandhill Cranes #birds #ECK #photography #ukbirding #BirdLife #westcoastkin #nature #florida

The lumpfish may look cute with its chubby body and big eyes, but its fierce attitude reveals a territorial nature in the Atlantic waters.

Rewatching Star Wars Rebels reminds me of just how perfect Star Wars Rebels is, by far still my favorite Star War show

The #BirdOfTheDay theme for Saturday is #blue any bird with blue in its colouring. The alt is #stripes any bird with stripes in their plumage. - Blue Jay - Little Blue Heron - Eastern Bluebird - Tricolor Heron #birds #photography #ECK #westcoastkin #nature #florida

Tonight's Moon: Waxing Gibbous 71% illumination. Taken about an hour before sunset. Nice. #moon #nature #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #photographersofbluesky

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying; any bird with it's wings open but not in flight, the Alt Theme is #Eating, any bird with food in it's beak. - Anhinga - American Vultures - Great Blue Heron - Roseate Spoonbill (juvenile) #birds #ECK #westcoastkin #orlandowetlands #florida #nature