Sunflowers move toward the sun— no wonder how they got their name. #blueskyartshow #growth #eck

One mature tree can produce enough oxygen for 2-4 people daily. Forests act as giant air purifiers—absorbing CO₂, pollutants, and particulates—delivering cleaner air that reduces respiratory diseases and supports every cell in your body. Breathe better. Thank a forest. 🌬️

Fungi growth on a tree trunk in middle of a fern valley in Northern California #ForestFriday #Scape #ECK

Here’s a lone Ruddy Turnstone on a foamy beach. #negativespace . #birdoftheday #birds #shorebirds

Lands managed without formal government backing are quietly outperforming some of the world's most protected nature reserves, and the reason why challenges what conservation science thought it knew.

Here’s a photo of a Pied grebe from several years back for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Podicipedidae

Here’s a Barred antstrike for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #Texture

#Bee kind to #pollinators #insects #life #eck

A bit late into today’s #birdoftheday ‘s theme : #BirdOnaWire. Here’s a Fork-tailed Flycatcher on a wire.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StaringRightAtYou. Here’s a Russet-naped Wren staring back. #birds #eck

Here’s a Great-tailed grackle singing —- #birdoftheday #Singforyoursupper #birds

These majestic, towering redwoods make this human look like an ant. #BlueskyArtShow #tall #trees #ForestFriday #ECK

Here’s a #headshot of a White-necked Jacobin hummingbird for today’s #birdoftheday . #ECK #birds

A bee's brain may be as small as a sesame seed, but it can recognize and remember human faces. Nature never ceases to amaze us. Every tiny creature plays a major role in our world. Protect bees, protect life, protect nature.

Parque Natural de San Francisco near Torti in Panama. #ForestFriday #Forest #nature #scape #eck

A Northen Flicker in grass for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grassland and the alt is #red—-

Here’s a Blue-winged helicopter damsfly for today’s #InsectThursday #insects #nature

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee huddles atop a thistle flower on a cold, blustery day at the westernmost point of mainland Europe- Cabo da Roca in Portugal.

Happy World Bee Day 🐝💛

A couple of Royal Terns courting for #birdoftheday theme #WingsWideOpen #birdphotography #nature

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksInTheAir, a Northern Shoveler duck flying.

The oxygen that keeps us alive comes from natural ecosystems: half on land, half at sea. It's not complicated: we are TOTALLY dependent on the living world. Yet it's still treated as nothing but 'resources', to exploit and destroy for profit.

Cool waters, warm sky, a brand new start. #stunday #orange #eck

A Caspian tern in early morning before sunrise #birdoftheday #waterdroplets #birds

A #morning shot of a Red-winged blackbird. #BlueskyArtshow #eck

Somewhere between Madrid and Barcelona - Taken with an iPhone from a train. #scape #eastcoastkin #spain

A blue-eyed Crested Oropendola in foliage for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeathersInFoliage

Just learned that Boat-billed herons are nocturnal wading birds. Isn’t that cool? #birdoftheday #WadersOuttaWater #panama

Yellows everywhere. El Born district of Barcelona #art #Barcelona #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #eastcoastkin

Here’s a female Common Yellowthroat for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #FeatheredFemmes

Double-crested Cormorants gather in a line on a floater at sunset. #birdoftheday #linedup #eastcoastkin

Here’s a Red-shouldered hawk with its gaze #lockedon a squirrel. #birdoftheday

Excuse me, you call that birding? #birdoftheday #raptors #birds #Eastcoastkin

Eastern Spain’s landscape : an invitation to gaze for hours #stunday #spain

Here’s a Blue-chested hummingbird for today’s #birdoftheday theme #EFGH

The soft and gentle look of this horse is enticing. #blueskyartshow #soft #horse #ECK

High-contrast B&W documents a mystical deep forest with a dreamlike, timeless atmosphere Textures of the undergrowth emerge against the dark canopy. A silent narrative #blackandwhite #fineartphotography #classicmono #forest #nature #noir #documentary #conceptual #atmosphere #luiscordobapharchive

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My painting of an iris

For today’s #blueskyartshow challenge— #shadowplay #eastcoastkin -

Have a birdful weekend. Here’s a mother Wood duck with 6 little ones. #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Parenthood—#birds #eastcoastkin

This massive tree, Moreton Bay fig — also known as Australian Banyan. #ForestFriday #scape #EcK #eastcoastkin

An urban oasis in Seville, Spain #urbangaze #humansofbluesky #ECK #eastcoastkin

Here’s a #Passportphoto of a Yellow-rumped warbler for today’s #birdoftheday

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #CamoOrContrast, birds that blend in or stand out in their surroundings—this Southern Lapwing camouflages with the background.

#TheSongFactor is today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here’s Crimson-backed Tanager singing #birds #birding

Azaleas peaked this week. Simply gorgeous! #ForestFriday #scape #forest #flowers #ECK #eastcoastkin

Want some? Here’s an Orange-chinned parakeet with a green fruit in its beak. #birdoftheday #green #birds