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Erin Freeman
@beachrelaxin.bsky.social
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Hobbyist nature picture-taker in the mid-Atlantic, USA trying desperately to keep my tiny spot in the online world positive.
All images I post are mine unless otherwise stated.
If they bring you a smile, a laugh, or some bit of joy, then I've succeeded.
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beachrelaxin.bsky.social
It's way too early, but I'm starting to get antsy for the return of the feisty zoomers.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

#BirdOfTheDay #portrait #SmallBirdSaturday #LittleBirds #ColorADay #GreenSat #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A tiny green bird with a long needle like black beak, a white throat, and pale gray white underparts uses her teeny black feet to grip a thin reddish horizontal twig at about a 45 degree angle facing right against a soft blue and green background. Her head is lifted and she is staring into the distance as if she is very proud, the soft sunlight glints off her black eye, and her body is fully rounded with puffed up feathers from a recent shake.
February 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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hikingrob.bsky.social
Another cold, frosty morning but they say that is about to change. Looking at the sun rising over the local marsh.
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Only the best vantage point will work for this intrepid explorer.

Eastern Gray Squirrel

#BlueSkyArtShow #wood #squirrel #mammals #SquirrelSaturday #scape #nature #wildlife #photography
A sunlit gray squirrel with a brown face and brown highlights throughout its body stands at the tip of a bare fallen branch with its fluffy tail curled up along its rear, its small round ears upright and alert, and its left front paw curled into its chest in profile facing left against a large fallen log in a background warm brown gradation.
February 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
“Hellloooo! I’m begging you to please find the peanuts!”

Blue Jay

#BirdOfTheDay #EverydayBirds #ThursJay #corvid #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A close crop of a blue bird with a white face, black necklace, light gray chest, and white underparts filling the frame diagonally with its head in the upper left corner and its belly in the lower right shows it with its blue crest slicked back and looking incredibly intently and pleadingly down its black beak and into the camera below against a bright blue sky.
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Bringing breakfast home for the kids and dreaming about an afternoon snooze.

Northern Mockingbird

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Bugs #EverydayBirds #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A slender gray bird stands against a dull blue sky with its head turned back across its body toward the right. The sun shines in from the left highlighting the bird's neck and head, showing that it clutches a large flying insect in its beak. Its large sunlit eye and its lifted flared tail feathers showing quite a bit of wear gives it an air of being quite frazzled even though the day has barely begun.
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Sorry for all the Cardinal posts lately. No, scratch that. I'm not sorry at all.

Northern Cardinal

#ColorADay #RedWed #WildlifeWednesday #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A bright red bird with an upright crest, black facemask, and triangular orange beak perches in profile facing right on a thin vertical branch against a mottled background in shades of gray. The sun shines in from the right making the front of the bird glow while its back remains shadowed.
February 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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annaquent.bsky.social
Mal Pause machen.
#squirrel
Rotes Eichhörnchen auf einem Ast, sitzt auf dem Hinterläufen, ausgerichtet zur linken Bildseite, den Oberkörper in Richtung des Betrachtenden gedreht, die Vorderpfoten an die Brust gelegt, und schaut aus dem Bild heraus. Der Schwanz ist am Körper hochgestellt, und es trägt lange Ohrpinsel.
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
There's a touch of water in that slush to wade in, although it might be too cold for a casual stroll.

Great Blue Heron

#BirdOfTheDay #WaterBirds #WaderWednesday #WildlifeWednesday #winter #snow #ice #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A huge blue gray bird with rosy highlights throughout, a white face, gray cap, bright yellow eye, and long dagger like beak stands at the edge of a frozen stream in profile facing right with its head turned slightly toward the camera and looking down a bit against a snow covered bank. Its long s curved neck is fluffed up against the cold and its right foot is lifted and splayed as if it does not want to touch the cold surface.
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
This #TalonTuesday, we have a sweet little Sharp-shinned Hawk who landed on top of our wood snag and sent all the little Sparrows and Juncos skittering to the bottom for refuge.

#birds #raptors #hawks #nature #wildlife #photography
A small brown raptor with a streaky reddish brown chest and white underparts sits near the top of a thick snow dusted diagonal stick facing the camera with its head turned a bit to the right against a blurred dark gray and white background. Its yellow eye and brown coloring indicates that it is a young bird since adults have gray backs and red eyes. The same bird has now flipped around on the stick showing its back to the camera with its head still to the right. Its brown back has large white spots that get progressively bigger as they reach its long brown and black striped tail feathers.
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
You ever get the feeling that someone is taunting you behind your back?

Carolina Chickadee
Northern Cardinal

#BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A bright red bird with a black face mask in the lower left corner is in profile facing left and looking down toward the ground with its crest raised against a bright blue sky. In the upper right corner a small gray bird with white cheeks and a black cap and chin is in profile facing left and is looking down toward the other bird. It is shaking out its feathers and its wings are blurred and tail feathers are flared.
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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wildbunnywhisperer.bsky.social
#TongueOutTuesday with young Endive 🥰
(8.2024)
A sweet & active little bun. The video this screenshot is from shows her enjoying some summer fruit treats.
youtu.be/VXAFpaUswk8
Thanks for watching! 🐰💜
#cottontail #wildlife #BabyBunny #rabbit #nature #BunnySky #mammals #bunny
2-month-old brown eastern cottontail bunny with her pink tongue sticking out. Endive is a sweet bun I've recently started sharing videos of on YT. A link to the video this screenshot is from is in caption and comment. Video taken 8.2.2024.
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Watching every move being made.

Dark-eyed Junco

#BirdOfTheDay #StareDown #MinimalMonday #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A very close crop of a sunlit dark gray bird with brown highlights and a black tipped pink beak who stares directly into the camera while standing against a bright white background. It is puffed up against the cold and a small patch of feathers to its right side are ruffled in a breeze.
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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listermj.bsky.social
#MountainMonday
#BlueSkyMonday
Derwent Water, Keswick, Cumbria (Dec 25) with Skiddaw in the background.
The wooden jetty was the one under water in my post yesterday.
#lakedistrict #cumbria #keswick #mountains #nature #photography #eastcoastkin
A Lakeland view of Derwent Water and some of the Northern Fells, Keswick, Cumbria, England on a cloudy December afternoon. The lake is calm, steel grey in colour, with a subtle green and brown reflection of Crow Park and the mountain range in the background. In the foreground leading the eye across the lake to Skiddaw is the end of a wooden jetty with wooden poles either side of the deck. In the background is the imposing outline of Skiddaw, England's 4th highest mountain. There is grey scree on the upper slopes and autumnal brown vegetation on the lower slopes. The white-grey clouds fill the sky and just skim the summit of the fells.
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
The cold, snowy conditions bring less common visitors, too. This is such a pretty little sparrow.

Fox Sparrow

#SparrowSunday #borb #winter #snow #StunDay #SundayYellow #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A sunlit cinnamon brown bird with a brown and gray striped head and white underparts streaked with brown stands on sparkling snow in profile facing left with its head just slightly turned toward the camera. The sun glints off its black eye and seed casings are scattered on the snow around it. The sparrow is now facing the camera with its head turned a bit to the left and looking down over a small cliff where some of the hard snow has broken away. This angle shows off its pretty white chest covered in streaky arrowheads that get progressively smaller and darker as they fade away into its white belly.
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Nothing draws visitors like an easy meal during adverse conditions. 😄 Here's a small sampling during a recent snow.

Northern Cardinals

#BirdOfTheDay #red #StunDay #winter #snow #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A thin tree branch hangs down from the top of the frame and forks throughout the frame against a distant background of snow and bare dark trees. Seven bright red birds, one near the center with his back to the camera and his wings spread wide, fill a vertical column among the branches while three creamy brown birds with pale red highlights form a triangle to each side and below the males. Heavy snow falls across the entire scene.
February 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Smoothly cruisin' on into the weekend.

Great Blue Heron

#FlyDay #scape #heron #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A ginormous sunlit blue gray bird glides toward the left of the frame with its wings spread out and down showing off its dark gray black wingtips, long s curved neck tucked into its body, yellow dagger like beak pointing forward, large yellow eye focused ahead, and long gray legs ending in large yellow clawed feet trailing straight out behind against a background of rippling blue water.
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
I think he might lose his balance before he will lose that berry.

Eastern Bluebird

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Berries #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A sunlit bird balances on a small grouping of vertical twigs with his brilliant royal blue back to the camera and his head turned to the right against a yellowish brown background. He is gently clutching a bright red berry in his beak while he begins to open his wings and has his tail feathers spread wide to maintain his balance. Below him are two more bright red berries and the twigs surrounding him end in red tips giving pops of color here and there.
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
"Here I am, contorting myself so that no sticks cover my beauty for your dumb photo, and what peanuts - er, thanks do I get for my troubles? No, seriously, where are the peanuts?!"

Blue Jay

#ThursJay #corvids #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A sunlit royal blue bird with a white face, black necklace, light gray chest, and bright white underparts crouches on a thin branch against a bright blue sky. It is leaning to the left of the frame so that it is almost laying parallel with the branch, conveniently between it and two more above it, and has its head turned to the side looking down its black beak directly into the camera with a focused look on its face. Its blue crest is upright and its feathers are puffed up against the cold.
February 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Staying poised while waiting for its world to thaw.

Mourning Dove

#BirdOfTheDay #Pigeons&Doves #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A sunlit creamy brown bird with a darker brown back and a pale blue ring around its black eye crouches down on top of a roughly barked fallen log in profile facing left with its head turned slightly toward the camera against a bluish gray background. Its head is tucked into its body which is puffed up against the cold. The downward turn of its black beak gives it a bit of a grumpy look.
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
He's knows how to pick his perch for the most dramatic effect.

Northern Cardinal

#BirdOfTheDay #BackyardBirds #ColorADay #RedWed #FebruArty2026 #fancy #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A bright red bird with an orange conical beak and a black face mask and chin perches against a vertical thin twig in profile facing left with the late afternoon sun shining off his black eye and making his feathers glow. The background is a mottled dark blue and black and gives the photo a stark, dramatic vibe.
February 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Looking stylish while waiting for its turn at the peanuts.

Red-headed Woodpecker

#BirdOfTheDay #BackyardBirds #WoodpeckerWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #FebruArty2026 #fancy #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
A gently wavelike curving thin branch bisects the frame. In the center a bird with a bright red head and neck, a whitish gray beak, black back and tail, and bright white underparts with a small wash of yellow in the center of its belly perches facing the camera with its head turned to the right against a mottled gray background. The sunlight from the right glints off its black eye and makes its head and belly glow.
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Erin Freeman
julielfrost.bsky.social
A sandhill crane for today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #LongNecks. Florida USA.
#Photography #Sandhillcranes #Nature #Florida #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdsSeenin2026
A side-view portrait of a sandhill crane (head and long neck) in hazy, early morning light.
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Reposted by Erin Freeman
annaquent.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social hat heute das Thema #BackyardBirds für den #BirdOfTheDay gewählt.
Hier ein Kernbeißer in der Linde vor meinem Küchenfenster.
Kernbeißer auf einem Ast im Baum, teils von kahlen Zweigen verdeckt, ausgerichtet zur rechten Bildseite, hat seinen Kopf zur Seite gedreht und schaut aus dem Bild heraus. Das Gefieder leuchtet in der Sonne. Im Hintergrund blauer Himmel.
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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wildbunnywhisperer.bsky.social
#TongueOutTuesday with Peaches! 🍑
(1.9.2026)
Peaches is getting older, but is still such a fun bun.
She plays with me nearly daily even in the middle of winter!
She's my fave bun born in 2025 🥰
youtu.be/Kozg0YTzhcU 🐰💜
#rabbit #wildlife #bunny #nature #cottontail #mammals #bunny #PNW #BunnySky
7-month-old brown eastern cottontail bunny with her pink tongue sticking out sitting on brown dead leaves surrounded by green and brown Spruce branches. Peaches is my fave bun born in 2025. She is so much fun! She's still playing with me almost daily in the middle of winter. Picture is a still from a video taken 1.9.2026. Peaches is too young to be on my YT channel much, but she's in some fun Shorts and sweet potato videos (link in post).
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
beachrelaxin.bsky.social
Beautiful in Blue

Eastern Bluebird

#birds #nature #ColorADay #BlueTue #AnimalArtTuesday #wildlife #photography
A small sunlit faded blue bird with a faded rusty red chest and white underparts sits in profile facing left above the camera on a thin branch against a bright blue sky. She is looking out ahead of her and slightly down and the sun glints off her black eye. Her feathers are puffed up against the cold giving her a rounded look.
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM