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Cathey
@cathey.bsky.social
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Love my life and those who share it/nature photographer/logophile/grammar nut/chocolate-chip ice cream cognoscente/wanna-be chef/dog lover/3+ MBC
https://go.bsky.app/GVSNVWf #EastCoastKin
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alan678.bsky.social
Going to walk the dog now as I’ve cleared the snow off the car. ❄️❄️❄️🥶🥶🥶 Be back in around 4 hours to see the rest of the #BirdOfTheDay entries. Here’s a Robin standing in the snow asking why I didn’t stock up on meal worms after yesterday’s feeding frenzy. 😂😂 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A European robin stands facing the camera on a low mound of fresh white snow. Its round body is fluffed up against the cold, showing a vivid orange-red breast and face that contrast strongly with its pale grey belly and brownish-grey wings and head. Slender dark legs and fine toes grip the snowy surface, where scattered seeds and grains lie partially embedded in the snow in front of the bird. The background is softly blurred in muted greens and browns, suggesting a winter garden or woodland edge, with a thin twig and a dried leaf hanging behind the robin. Small white flecks of snow fall around him, adds to the cold, wintry atmosphere.
January 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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johnbcaddell.bsky.social
here's an #OrangeSun #dahlia from the #DahliaDell for #ColorADay
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#JBCFlowers #macroflower
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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sheena-mck.bsky.social
Attention Alphabetters! Here we go again!
Mon 5 Jan is the start of Week A and the theme for the #AlphabetChallenge is Abstract. Abstract as in art, a concept, removal, summary - any definition of the word, however abstract😉 Creative as you like!
Use the # below and have fun😊
January 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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leighw.photos
The Hoar Frost of Rannoch Moor...

#Photography #Scotland #Mountain #Frozen #Freeze #Highlands #Mood #Winter #RannochMoor #Hoarfrost #OMSystem
December 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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elaschneider43.bsky.social
'Mein bestes Foto 2025'
#FotoVorschlag
Sonnenuntergang über Fluss. Orange-roter Horizont, der von pink in violett übergeht. Einige Wolken am Himmel. Am Ufer Silouetten von Bäumen und Sträuchern
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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tdklein.bsky.social
winter

(pic taken yesterday evening - just missed the great light show of a pink dusk...😑)

#eastcoastkin
#stunday
#photography
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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churchstreetimages.com
It's #Stunday Sunday folks! As I'm heading out into a frozen landscape it's helpful to look back to warm days last August.
#photography #bloomscrolling #garden #flowers
Purple flowers blooming in a hazy ray of sunlight
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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rikebnw.bsky.social
Fantasy, thinking in shapes 🖤 #shotoniphone #mobilephotography #classicmono
December 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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rina2012.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #snowy bird captures or #goldenhour bird captures. 🪶

I took this photo this morning.
Wishing you a great Sunday 🫶

#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
A sparrow sits on the ground in the snow and looks to the left.
January 4, 2026 at 1:13 PM
cathey.bsky.social
A song sparrow in late afternoon light for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #goldenhour (the alternate theme is #snowy). #Birds #NaturePhotography #EastCoastKin #Sparrows
A brown and white streaked bird (song sparrow) stares at the camera from the top of a wooden fence in the early evening light. A green ivy vine curves into the photo from the right, providing a bit of bright contrast.
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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fraggenstein.bsky.social
Been a long day & very late to post but #BirdOfTheDay theme has been #snowy bird captures or #goldenhour bird captures set by @alan678.bsky.social for @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ Not got any Snowy photos so here's a Common Redstart in early morning light 🪶🦉 #ukbirding #EastCoastKin #birdphotography
Photo taken in The New Forest ~ Hampshire A female Common Redstart is a small, energetic bird, similar in size to a robin, with a mostly plain, soft brownish-grey body, paler buff-white belly, and a distinctive, bright rusty-orange tail that she often quivers. Key features for a partially sighted person are her pale orange-red chest and undertail, a subtle pale ring around her dark eye, and the constant flicking of that warm-toned tail against her duller bac
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
So folks Rob has asked me to cover today’s #BirdOfTheDay as he had a very late night. Today’s theme on the hop is #snowy bird captures or #goldenhour bird captures. I took this early morning today. Good luck folks. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A European robin with a vivid orange-red face and breast stands on fresh white snow, captured in sharp side profile facing right. Fine snowflakes cling to its feathers and drift through the air around it, suggesting light snowfall. The bird’s upperparts are warm brown with neatly layered wing feathers, while its underside fades to soft grey and white. Slender legs and delicate feet are partially sunk into the snow, as if it has just landed or is about to hop. Behind the robin, dark, leafless branches dusted with snow form a softly blurred background, creating strong contrast that highlights the bird’s bright colouring and alert, glossy black eye.
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
cathey.bsky.social
“Tulips are the poets of the garden, whispering tales of strength and beauty to those who listen with their hearts.” – Alice Hoffman 🖤🤍🌷
#bnwmacro #ClassicMono #BlackandWhitePhotography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Flowers #Tulips #SundayVibes
A black and white close-up of a delicate white tulip. A leaf is nestled up against the left bottom edge of the flower and there are blurred flowers below and in the background.
January 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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andreapeterson.bsky.social
The long and twisted petals from a dahlia in our garden this past summer

#Flowers #Dahlias #BNW #Macro #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #Edmonds #BackyardBlooms #Bloomscrolling #Anthophile #Photography
A black and white close-up of long and twisted petals of a dahlia.
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
cathey.bsky.social
A fall wildflower favorite: calico asters for #bnwmacro Saturday. 🖤🤍 #ClassicMono #BlackandWhitePhotography #Wildflowers #EastCoastKin #Flowers #NaturePhotography #bloomscrolling
A black and white close-up of three small white daisy-like flowers with disk florets in the center (calico asters) growing on a stem with long, narrow leaves. The flowers are surrounded by blurred leaf debris, broken hosta flower stems, and dried grass.
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
cathey.bsky.social
Nandinas turn many different #colors in the winter, but the kaleidoscope of color displayed by this one was amazing. Another favorite from last year - Jan 1, 2025. ❤️💚🩷
#MyBest2025 #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #GreenSat #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #NewYear #NaturePhotography
A profusion of nandina leaves in shades of pink, orange, green, red, and purple interspersed with clusters of bright red berries.
January 4, 2026 at 3:06 AM
cathey.bsky.social
In the spotlight ... ❤️
#BirdOfTheDay #GoodLight #Birds #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography #MyBest2025
A male house finch with his deep red head and chest contrasting his brown and white wings and tail is seen in profile as the sun spotlights him at the top of a feeder pole. The background is filled with a blur of dark shadows, green leaves, and pinkish leaves of a Japanese maple tree (across the top border).
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
cathey.bsky.social
“Sunset is the opening music of the night.” – Mehmet Murat ildan 🌅✨ #Scape #Seascape #Florida #Beach #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #Beachscape #Sunset #NaturePhotography #BlueHour #PhotographersofBlueSky
A woman and a man sit in beach chairs on a nearly deserted stretch of sand to enjoy the setting sun as the surf washes ashore. Wooden lounges sit empty to their right. In the distance beachwalkers and tall rectangular buildings are silhouetted against the horizon, which is filled with soft yellow and peach light and a thin layer of grayish clouds.
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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lorraineinglisd.bsky.social
Golden clouds at dusk 🩵🧡☁️

#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek #CForClouds
#scape #nature #photography #cloudscape #Devon #eastcoastkin
Looking out at the horizon, blue sky and golden clouds reflected in the sea.
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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johnbcaddell.bsky.social
here's a #scenic #scenery scene from a #scape I did just before Thanksgiving up north to the S Fork Sacramento River

#rivers
S Fork Sacramento River from a Forest Service bridge
January 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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mlknippenberg.bsky.social
My best Fens in 2025

#mybest2025 #photography
Orange sunset in the fens Summer fen with bright blue sky with clouds Winter fens with watery sun Sunset over a ridge of trees behind a fen
December 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
cathey.bsky.social
"But the exact physiology has mystified scientists for decades: How does an insect with a brain smaller than a grain of rice find the same forests year after year?"

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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skittlesmom.bsky.social
Daytime moon in late afternoon.
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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tenoaks6.bsky.social
letting go of thought...

#Scape #photography #nature #stillness #silence #youarenotyourthoughts #justbe #wellness #lifeisbeautiful
A misty day at the lake finds distant trees shrouded in a light fog. The calm water broken by three little ducks on a morning swim. A peninsula juts into the water boasting colourful winter bramble & supported by ancient tall evergreen trees which are reflected in the water. The sky is neutral and appears whitish grey.
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM