Birds, bugs, fish, whatever. Let's see some #NewYearsEveIridescence 🌿 There's a Grackle fleeing the scene and a scruffy Ruby-throated Hummingbird with a sparkly scarf #birds #invertebrates #fish

I’m thinking one more bee for 2025. #BuzzThrill #BeesAreUs #BeeKind

First walk out with the new camera, an OM System OM-3. I had the 12-60mm Leica lens on, so helpful that some big and close birds were around. The weather proofing also put through its paces. A Great Egret, doing a double-take and swinging its neck back from something it nearly missed. #Birds 🪶

Final pic of the year. 🧡✌🏻

I had a great dinner with great friends and am now sitting at home with a cat on my lap, going through photos from this morning. A very nice evening! Here is a portrait of a crested caracara. Happy New Year! #Birds #Raptors #Photography #Portraits #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfPrey #BirdPhotography

Birds, bugs, fish, whatever. Let’s see some #NewYearsEveIridescence! #birds (Bufflehead Duck)

Long-billed curlew turns into no-bill curlew while looking for lunch. Southeast Texas, December 2025. #Birds #Curlews #ShoreBirds #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

"Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one." DOC BROWN - Back to The Future 3. 2026 is yours. ONWARD! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #NYE #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife

Adieu 2025! Thank you for the Stories! #Photography #BeachLife

Posted this shot a couple months ago but it seems fitting for year’s end and it surely squares up with today’s theme of #reflections so here you go #birdoftheday #birds

Last photo of the year of this beautiful European Robin. Hope you have a wonderful 2026 year ahead.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Reflections, I'm pleased to have a reason to share one of my favourite photos from a few years ago of a Mallard duck just before touching down in the mirror-like water. #birds #photography

May 2026 bring us peacefulness 🙏

Goo mornin to all my frens 😽Yappy Humpy day 🐪and Yappy New Year 😽🎉🎈🪅stay safe see ya all next year 🙀😹😻

This great egret flies by…and leaves the past behind. #Reflections #Birds #BirdoftheDay #Nature #Photography

American Wigeon thinks today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Reflections is X-ellent! #birds #becurious 🪶

Favorite images of 2025, Day 31: A northern harrier soars over a marsh, displaying her tail feathers, legs, and belly. #birds

These weren’t all huge hits, but here are my favorite mushrooms of 2025

In May it was colorful and noisy. This Red-bellied Woodpecker vigorously found all his favorite seeds as other birds carefully came and went. 🪶 #WoodpeckerWednesday

🪶Scrub Jay and Northern Flicker living together, mass hysteria! Happy New Year folks! I’m hoping for far more love, kindness & common decency in the new year! Thanks to everyone who liked or reposted my photos ❤️ #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

It's been an amazing 2025. Thank you all for looking! Happy New Year!!!

Male Eurasian Kestrel from this afternoons walk. I always see more female than males, so it was nice to see him at the top of the tree. #birds

Female Eurasian Kestrel with her supper. #birds

#BestOf2025 Redheaded woodpecker in front of a clear blue sky.

Land of Confusion, Genesis

Junior, when I said many humans are smart, I didn't mean this one. Brought one half-full memory card and an unformatted one. Left all others home. Not smart. Crested caracaras, Southeast TX, Dec'25. #Birds #Photography #Raptors #BirdsOfPrey #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography

#BestOf2025 Chestnut-sided warbler.

This male Red- bellied Woodpecker announced himself with a loud cackle yesterday. 🪶 #WoodpeckerWednesday

#BestOf2025 White-eyed vireo with some kind of little caterpillar it just caught.

Happy new year to all our dear friends 🤗 Love Tia 💜 & Phoebe 🧡 #Hedgewatch #SuperSeniorCatsClub

Hairy Woodpecker #birds

A House Sparrow with an extra fancy white feather☺️ #birds

....in the ryhthm #WaterWednesday #littlemoments #nature #photography #justbe #wellbeing #enjoyjoy

Time to Wish Everyone a Happy New Year, especially those that contribute in #BirdOfTheDay which has grown throughout 2025. Looking forward to seeing what you bring to the themes in 2026. Here's a final set of #Portraits for 2025. Goldfinch, Siskin, Blue Tit & Long-tailed Tit. #birds #EastCoastKin

Picture of the staff who operate my account.

The magic of nature holds hope for the New Year, best wishes to all! 🕊️ …

American avocets in winter plumage. Southeast Texas, December 2025. #Birds #ShoreBirds #Avocets #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife

Close up of a tricolored heron with its head feathers ruffled while having a neck scratch. #birds

Uh oh, I alerted the guards ❗

Yes, Patrick, I think it would! Birds, bugs, fish, whatever. Let’s see some #NewYearsEveIridescence 🌿 #birds #invertebrates #fish

It has turned into a drizzly day but that hasn’t stopped Mr Allen’s from shining! A series of three showing slight changes in iridescence as he turns his head a little. #birds Allen’s hummingbird 🧡

Peanut says Happy #WhiskersWednesday! 😺🖤🐾 #BlackCats #Cats #CatsofBluesky

Today my Bird of the Day is to celebrate the holiday and wish everyone well once again. Please be safe out there and enjoy your Evening Grosbeak. 🪶 #itsabird

Birds, bugs, fish, whatever. Let’s see some #NewYearsEveIridescence 🌿 #birds #invertebrates #fish

Male Red-bellied Woodpecker today ☑️ #WoodpeckerWednesday🪶

Any wealthy folks looking for a last minute tax write off… 😂😂😂

In early September I caught the goofiest two Downy Woodpeckers having a mean glare staredown. They tumbled out of sight, one flew off, then they moved to another leafy tree for more fun. 🪶 #WoodpeckerWednesday

#BestOf2025 Best of the best, really. I've been wanting to get a pic of a least bittern for years now. I'd seen a handful but always as they were flying and gave me barely enough time to squint and go, "What ... is ...? Aww man!"

I have soooo many of these! Juvenile Little Blue Heron, Semipalmated Piper, Wood Ducks, Anhinga #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections

Birds, bugs, fish, whatever, Let's see some #NewYearsEverIridescence #birds #invertebrates #fish