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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦
@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
3.8K followers 1.2K following 3.3K posts
Photographer. Lover of the outdoors. Musician.

Red Siege Principal Consultant so I can pay for my hobbies.

#PhotographersUnited <- Check out this great community!

IG: https://www.instagram.com/hardwaterhacker/
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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · Nov 11
Lots of new followers, so I figured it’s a good time to do an introduction. Hello! I’m Mike. I’m a North Dakota-based computer security professional with a passion for the outdoors and a love of photography. I don’t really have a style. I love to shoot all kinds of things.
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rainevaris.bsky.social
Not exactly sure which species this juvenile is. I've been wondering for quite some time. However, it really fits today's #BirdOfTheDay : #posted !

Any help with ID is greatly appreciated :)

#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #photography
#birds
#finland
#canon
#nature
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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danielrericha.bsky.social
MRAZIVÁ POHÁDKA…
z hodně mrazivého večera v Krušných horách 🇨🇿
#krusnehory #zimnikrajina #ceskakrajina #ceskehory
Zasněžená mrazivá krajina s námrazou na stromech v modré hodince po západu slunce. Krušné hory na severu České republiky.
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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lorichirp.bsky.social
Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown, birds looking right at you, the Alt theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do.

#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin

This male Northern Shoveler won the stare down!
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown, birds looking right at you, the Alt theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do.
Here's a Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Dunnock with a #StareDown and a Gull on ice.

#birds #EastCoastKin #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #CanonPhotography @rspb.bsky.social #photography #BirdLife
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
@robcrank68.bsky.social set the #BirdOfTheDay theme to #StareDown, birds looking right at you. This Ruby-throated Hummingbird fits the bill.

#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersUnited
A square photof of male Ruby-throated Hummingbird sitting on a red feeder, facing the camera. The bird is perched in profile on the feeder, its head turned to the right to stare directly at the photographer. The bird's belly is a pale green, with a white upper breast patch. The bird's throat feathers - the gorget - are an iridescent copper-orange color. The head, back, and shoulders are a deep iridescent emerald green, while the outer wing feathers are black. The background is completely out of focus green leaves.
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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pacbirds.bsky.social
An Anna’s Hummingbird for the #staredown theme of #birdoftheday picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social

#birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
A male hummingbird flashes his colorful gorget, with puffed up body feathers and raised feathers on his head, while perched on a slanted branch with some lichens.
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
Last Feb I went back to Hellnar on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in #Iceland, where I'd been stuck in snow the previous Jan, hoping for something similar. Didn't get a flake of snow! I was able to explore more, including these amazing obsidian cliffs with waves constantly crashing over them though :)
Waves receding after crashing over obsidian (smooth glassy volcanic) rocky cliffs. The water at the bottom is partially in shadow from a stack, but where the water has hit the cliffs it's in the sun. The exposure is slowed down the water is smooth, and there's a fair amount of spray.
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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renfish2004.bsky.social
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #StareDown
set by @robcrank68.bsky.social

I captured a olive-backed pipit this morning.

#pipit
#birds
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#sonya7v
#tamron50400mm
A olive-backed pipit that is looking at camera.
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
I had a fun Coyote encounter over the weekend. I glanced towards one of my neighbors' yard and spotted this Coyote watching over the creek valley. I opened up a screen on my porch and got this shot.

#Mammals #Animals #Coyote #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Coyote sits and stares at the camera while on a creek valley ridge.
February 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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msj99.bsky.social
Red-footed Falcon #StareDown #BirdOfTheDay
@robcrank68.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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kalawless.bsky.social
"Ahhh, the sun feels good..." the dark-eyed junco appears to be thinking.
🪶#Birds #BirdWatching #BackyardBirds #SmallBirds #Nature #Photography
The dark-eyed Junco is sitting on a branch of a bush. He is perched on the right side of the photo. His white feathers on his chest stand out. The dark brown/black feathers cover the rest of his body. He has small black eyes and a light colored beak. The background of this photo are the other branches of the bush, blurred. The bright blue sky is showing as a backdrop to the branches.
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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grays.art
Is it Mothday, already?

Ithaca Clearwing Moth
(Carmenta ithacae)

on ornamental grass blade 7-9-25
in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood

Approximate wingspan: 5/8” (1.6cm)

#macroMonday #eastcoastkin #bugsky #macro #photography #macrophotography #moths #Lepidoptera #chicago #insects #bugs #art
Small, day-flying moth (5/8 to 11/16 inch) that mimics a wasp, featuring a slender, iridescent blue-black body, thin yellow collar, and transparent, scale-free wings.
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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drbrianpet.bsky.social
Bad Bunny
I really have no clue who Bad Bunny is, other than MAGA doesn't like him. So, he is ok by me.
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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drbrianpet.bsky.social
This Looks Fake

But it is not
This is a picture I took yesterday afternoon of a male Anna's hummingbird flying in my backyard
It was kind of cloudy, which made the lighting kind of soft, like not harsh, like it usually is here
Maybe that's why it looks fake
Usual editing in Lightroom that I do. (I made a preset.) Nothing weird or unusual. Look at all the colors!
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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linda2.bsky.social
My contribution to #BirdOfTheDay is this swan, captured at #RoyalParks. This is not Bruce. Bruce had a pristine beak. Still, the #StareDown was real and somewhat serious. Lol! Enjoy your day. 😊

#UKWildlife #BlackSwan #StJamesPark #Photography #Nature
The concentrated stare of a black swan.
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Staredown. Here's a Red Tailed Hawk making sure I was friend, not foe.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Red Tailed Hawk looks back at the cameraman from its perch.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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barrybutler9.bsky.social
It's an Orangey Sky. Monday's start in Chicago.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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kilianschoenberger.bsky.social
Pillar of Ice
Frozen waterfall in the Bavarian Alps, at least two dozen meters high, what an impressive sight.

#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #winter
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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beautysurroundsyou.com
When photographing wildlife, I love to capture the more artistic and subtle aspects: Soft afternoon light graces an elephant's beautifully textured face in Namibia's Etosha National Park.

#photography #wildlife #nature #bluesky #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #sunset #art
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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kevin.wertman.org
As a resident of Florida I think I am contractually obligated to share a photo of a gator from time to time. 🐊😀

#BlueSkyMonday #Photography #Florida #Gators
The head of an alligator halfway submerged in rippling blue water with green highlights above it. Its one visible eye appears to look towards you and is reflected perfectly in the water below. Just the tip of its nose is above water.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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kortduce.bsky.social
A red-tailed hawk locks eyes with the camera beneath Colorado’s signature deep blue sky in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #StareDown #BlueSkyMonday #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph
A red-tailed hawk locks eyes with the camera beneath Colorado’s signature deep blue sky in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, the hawk fills the frame as it perches on a tree branch dotted with leaf buds. Subtle traces of blood on its beak and talons hint at a recent meal. Its white chest is richly dappled with brown feathers, adding texture and contrast to the striking portrait. Photo by Kort Duce
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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drbrianpet.bsky.social
Mallard Monday!
"That's not a duck"
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
Looks like the #AlphabetChallenge is #WeekFforFramed. I liked the way this tree framed the island. 3-shot pano along #LakeSuperior.

#landscape #sunrise #winter #PhotographersUnited
A vertical image of a dawn scene along Lake Superior in winter. The focal point is a small rocky island, covered in ice and spindly pine trees. The island is covered in ice. In the foreground, a rocky beach made of red rhyolite rocks curves from the lower left up and to the left. A bare tree enters the image at the lower left and arches over the island. A narrow band of dark clouds sits in the horizon above the lake. A faint yellow glow on the horizon on the left side of the image marks the coming of sunrise. The sky transitions to pale purple and then dark blue sky above.
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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davemeredith.bsky.social
Clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for #ColourADay #PinkMon

#BrucePeninsula #BruceCounty #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #landscape #clouds #sunrise
February 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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pkilleenphoto.bsky.social
'Downhill At Dusk'
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM