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merisi-vienna.bsky.social
GOOD MORNING FROM VIENNA
Bi-Colored Pink Amaryllis
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Schönbrunn Palm House
Hietzing, 13th District
Image © Merisi Vienna
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#BloomScrolling #Flowers #Amaryllis
#Conservatory
Bi-colored Pink Amaryllis - thin pink stripes on white with darker pink veins - with a yellow center and yellow anthers.
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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weratedogs.com
This is Bolt. He just learned how to speak. Thinks it works best when he uses his whole body. 12/10 (TT: gavi_570)
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
“ So where are the blooming nuts then?” “ Ummm, behind you.” #HolidayRobin #photography #EastCoastKin
A European robin stands alert on a textured tree stump, its bright orange breast glowing in warm sunlight. The bird faces forward with a slight head tilt, showing fine grey and brown feather detail. Thin pinkish legs grip the dark, rugged wood, while the softly blurred green background creates a gentle, natural backdrop.
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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niallharbison.bsky.social
If you need a smile today this is it.

Stormzy wanted to show you something he’s been working on ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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quietlynow.bsky.social
an indigo bunting for #BlueTue #ColorADay #Birds #Photography
an indigo bunting is a smallish blue bird - this one stopped to sit on a branch as it was traveling through Galveston, Texas on migration(I think) - the blue is so intense - i tried decreasing saturation a bit, but this is how it came out of the camera. OM and Olympus cameras tend to overdo the blues though -
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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tenoaks6.bsky.social
"I sing my life."

- P!NK

#PinkMon #photography #nature #bloomscrolling #quotes
A pink orchid with a purple column set in a reverse vignette
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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photosteve.bsky.social
A brilliant little Anna’s Hummingbird
#birds #hummingbirds
An Anna’s hummingbird sitting on the end of a branch next to a fan of green leaves. An Anna’s hummingbird sitting on a branch looking into the camera. Its face is lit up with pink and yellow iridescence
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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fraggenstein.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #warblers & the alternative is #yelloweyes set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ I've gone for the wonderful Dartford Warbler, a bird that has taken me three years to track down at The New Forest. 🪶 🦉 #ukbirding #birds #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin
To describe a Dartford warbler to someone partially sighted, focus on its distinctive features: a long tail often held cocked, a dark, grey-brown body, and a prominent red eye-ring. Emphasize its scratchy, rambling song, and mention its tendency to sit on top of gorse bushes, which is the best place to hear its call. It's a small bird, about \(12-13\) cm long, with a long tail that it often cocks jauntily. It has a slate-grey or grey-brown head, back, and wings, but its chest is a deep, wine-red or russet colour. A very distinctive, bright red eye-ring and a long, dark tail are its key visual markers. The male may have a small white patch on its belly. Legs are bright orange. 
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
Finally!

My neighborhood Ocelot is a sneaky one and I haven't been able to get a photo of it until tonight. At @casabentbill.bsky.social

#cats #ocelot #nature #costarica
Spotted wild cat standing alert in dense green undergrowth at night, lit by a camera flash.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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keyserlauze.bsky.social
Goodnight my #bluesky friends! I leave you with one more #ImageAndVerse! ✨️💙🌊🫠🫶🦋✨️

"It paints your world in shades unknown,
Turns fleeting moments into gold,
A kind of magic you silently hold"

- Shagun Mishra

#goldenhour #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #westcoast #ALTpoetry #waves
They say a smooth sea doesn't make a skilled sailor, that adversity is our preeminent teacher. While typically I would tend to agree, I think there's a lot to learn while at peace. Calming our mind, body and soul, teaches us presence and taking control. Mind over matter, navigate the waves. Take life's lessons as they come, by storm or sunsets gaze.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
“ Hands up if you want more peanuts.” #HolidayRobin #photography #birds #EastCoastKin
A European robin stands on a mossy surface with one wing lifted high, as if stretching or mid-gesture. Its bright orange-red breast and face contrast with its soft grey and brown plumage. Behind it, blurred branches and fresh green leaves create a natural woodland backdrop, with tiny droplets still clinging to the twigs.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
Freezing a hummingbird’s wings at 1/4000 of a second. (Anna’s hummingbird feeding on Creosote blossom)
Male Anna’s Hummingbird feeds on creosote
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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hennystdave.bsky.social
Another rose still blooming despite frosts, torrential rain and a hailstorm. Precious Amber - a really striking colour which we first saw at RHS Hyde Hall. 🌱🇬🇧
Brilliant Amber/orange rose
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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kevinosx.bsky.social
Quiet mornings at the local ponds just as the sun is about ot rise is one of my favorite times for photography.

#photography #landscapephotography #Scape #SensoryArt #Water #sunrise
Looking across a pond at the trees on the far shore. The trees have all lost their leaves. The trunks and branches are silhouetted against the clear sky which is shades of oranges and purples and blues from the rising sun. There's a small flock of ducks swimming across the pond near the far shore.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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rina2012.bsky.social
Flowers to brighten up your day...
Have a lovely Sunday 🫶

#FlowersOnSunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #closeup #photography #flowers #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #bloomscrolling #nature #ArtYear #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin
The close-up shows a flowering Lewisia longipetala. In the foreground, a single star-shaped flower with orange-pink petals and yellow stamens in the centre is sharply focused. Blurred, similar flowers and buds in various shades of pink and orange are visible in the background and at the edges of the image.
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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bradleyspuhler.bsky.social
One of the most exciting sunsets I've captured. A thunderstorm came rolling in just as the clouds started to change color. Smith Rock State Park in Oregon.

#lightning #sunset #photography #landscape #art #bluesky #oregon #canon
A thunderstorm at sunset over Smith Rock State Park, summer of 2025.
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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julia11.bsky.social
Good Saturday morning friends. I could see this Northern Flicker flying from tree to tree the other day. Luckily he finally paused long enough for me to get a shot. #birds
A male Northern Flicker on a branch.
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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climbtotheclouds.bsky.social
Good morning.
Happy Saturday!
Sun is breaking through. Focus on the patches. They will burn off the clouds that block our light.
Have a beautiful day, my friends!
#photography #abstract #sunsets #sky #clouds #EastCoastKin #capecod
A beach in cloudscape with the end of a sunset at the bottom clouds the top beach in front water in the center
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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typhaneyb.bsky.social
Rise and shine
Arizona sunrise
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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redwellyfeats.bsky.social
Hugo now has a @bertsbooks.bsky.social box upstairs and downstairs.

10/10 from him.
Hugo the tabby cat on the upstairs windowsill in a cardboard box, looking very smug and pleased with himself
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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quinreystudios.com
Sometimes it’s hard to see that you’re enough, just like you are.

Remember, just taking care of yourself & pushing through chaos is progress.

You are enough.

Take a deep breath in & slowly exhale.
A rocky shoreline leads to a cove with mountainous islands in the background under a bright blue puffy cloud filled sky.
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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benchwarmerjim.bsky.social
Bailey found a new box. It's a tight squeeze 😆
Bailey the orange tabby cat is squeezed tight in a shoe box
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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bluemoon3143.bsky.social
The cutest #StareDown ever 💙
#BirdoftheDay #EastCoastKin #birds #naturephotography
#EasternBluebird 🪶
An Eastern bluebird is perched on a black hook, staring (glaring?) at the camera. His bright blue back, rosy chest, and soft white belly feathers are puffed up in the cold. Snow is falling lightly around him. Taken a couple of years ago, you may have seen this one before, but I couldn't resist 💙
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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fotoheval.bsky.social
As the sun sinks into the horizon, something inside me softens… As if the sea carries away what my heart can’t hold.

#sea #sunset #nature #ocean #peace #landscape #sky #reflection #SerenityLove #photography #photographie #photo #photos #photographer #Light #sun #french #Bluesky #Italia #Nikon #sun
As the sun sinks into the horizon, something inside me softens… As if the sea carries away what my heart can’t hold.
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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beachrelaxin.bsky.social
I didn’t expect Monday to start with a judgy stare from an ounce of fluff, but here we are.

Eastern Bluebird

#BirdOfTheDay #StareDown #BlueSkyMonday #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
A bright blue bird with a rusty red chest and wash along the sides of a bright white belly stands on a thin branch above and facing the camera bathed in sunlight against a bright blue sky. He is looking down towards the camera with his head cocked to his left as if to say, "Who are you, or better yet, what are you?"
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM