WhatABeautifulWorld
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Exploring the world through the beauty of nature, camera in hand. All photos posted were taken by me, except those from my family history project. Sony Alpha.
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
#FlyDay #eastcoastkin #nature #insects #photography #bee
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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
#FlyDay #eastcoastkin #nature #insects #photography #bee
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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
#birds #photography
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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
#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
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#Flowers #Bloomscrolling
#Photography #EastCoastKin
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#Flowers #Bloomscrolling
#Photography #EastCoastKin
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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 🪶
#birds 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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 🪶
#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
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Orca
#PugetSound
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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
#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
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVForVowels #Underwater
#Manatee #Florida #BlueSpringStatePark
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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
#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
#TidesOutTuesday #Seascape #Photography #WashingtonCoast #Travel #PacificOcean #Dogs
#GoldenRetrievers #PNW
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My lovely Ella looking out to sea. Ocean Shores, Washington.
#TidesOutTuesday #Seascape #Photography #WashingtonCoast #Travel #PacificOcean #Dogs
#GoldenRetrievers #PNW
#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
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Ostrich #Travel #Africa #birds
#EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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
#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
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Ingwe #Travel #Africa
#EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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
#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
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Elephants #Travel #Africa
#EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Elephants #Travel #Africa
#EastCoastKin
Week V for vowels - A is for Anhinga. With a very big fish!
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Anhinga #birds
#EastCoastKin
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Anhinga #birds
#EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Week V for vowels - A is for Anhinga. With a very big fish!
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels #Anhinga #birds
#EastCoastKin
#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
#birdoftheday #sparrow
#photography #nature #wildlife #birds
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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
#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
#birds #photography #nature
#ColorADay #PinkMon #PinkMonday
#EastCoastKin
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Roseate Spoonbills showing off their brilliant breeding pink. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
#birds #photography #nature
#ColorADay #PinkMon #PinkMonday
#EastCoastKin
#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
#BirdoftheDay #Warbler
#birds #photography
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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
#BirdoftheDay #Warbler
#birds #photography
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A baby alligator with a very small friend on his nose.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Small
#photography #nature #alligators
#BlueSkyArtShow #Small
#photography #nature #alligators
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A baby alligator with a very small friend on his nose.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Small
#photography #nature #alligators
#BlueSkyArtShow #Small
#photography #nature #alligators
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Per @alan678.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #birdonawire. Here's a Kestrel perched on a wire. I think most of my Kestrel photos are on wires!
#birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Per @alan678.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #birdonawire. Here's a Kestrel perched on a wire. I think most of my Kestrel photos are on wires!
#birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin