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John Murrell
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Ink-stained wretch, retired; suburban hermit
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Black-crowned night heron and snowy egret hanging out together
#photography #birds #heron #egret #nature #BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples 📷🦉🪶
A black-crowned night heron (left) and a snowy egret perched side by side in a tree. The heron has a white chest, gray wings and grayish blue back and cap. The egret is white. There is a bit of green growth on the tree, and a light blue sky in the background.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, eucalyptus bark in the golden hour
#photography #trees #bark #nature 📷🌱
A detail of the ragged peeling bark of a eucalyptus tree trunk, bright orange-brown on the left, where it is illuminated by the late afternoon sun, and gray on the right.
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Neighborhood Watch
#photography #birds #crow #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
A monochrome image of two crows sitting on the curved metal structure at the top of an emergency siren.
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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For #MallardMonday, a couple of duck butts
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
Two mallards dipping below the surface of a pond, leaving only their tails sticking up above the water. The reflections on the rippled pond are a mix of various shades of green, brown and a bit of blue.
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #abstract #abstractphotography 📷
An inverted monochrome image showing part of a window and wall on the exterior of an office building.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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For #SkySunday, some pink and some palms
#photography #sky #clouds #sunset #trees #nature #Stunday 📷
Several palm trees (and one deciduous tree, lower left) silhouetted against a sunset sky. The clouds are gray in the upper right and edged in a curve of pink across the middle of the frame, with a bit of light blue clear sky in the lower left.
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Great egret hunting in the reeds
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A white great egret hunting in a tangle of brown reeds. The bird is facing away from the camera with its head lowered and turned to the left.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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For #Caturday, none shall pass
#photography #cats #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #FebruArty2026 #feline 📷🐈
A monochrome image of a large, dark-colored, very fluffy cat sitting in a driveway and giving a surly look to the camera.
February 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Roots
#photography #trees #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #ColorADay #BWFri 📷
A monochrome image of a dense tangle of tree roots extending horizontally across the frame.
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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For #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay, a house finch
#photography #birds #finch #nature 📷🦉🪶
A male house finch sitting on the rim of a plastic tray of water and facing the camera. The bird is brownish gray with rosy red plumage on its head and upper chest.
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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We've had a little spring-like stretch of weather here, and the bees were buzzing all over this rosemary bush
#photography #bees #insects #flowers #plants #garden #nature 📷
A bee (upper right) on one of the light violet blossoms of a green rosemary bush. There is blurred green foliage in the background.
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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The final boss in the snowy egret side quest
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A snowy egret, white with yellow feet, standing on the muddy bank of a brown creek and facing the camera with a stern look.
February 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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For the #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BackyardBirds, a mourning dove on a slanted wall
#photography #birds #mourningdove #nature 📷🦉🪶
A mourning dove standing on a slanted gray concrete retaining wall. Below the bird, the wall has a horizontal crack running across it. The bird is light brown with black markings on its wings and tail and pink feet.
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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For #WaterWednesday and the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #LongNecks, a great blue heron in the pond
#photography #birds #heron #nature 📷🦉🪶
A great blue heron and its reflection in the gray water of a pond. The bird, bluish gray with a dark stripe on its head and an orange beak, is in profile, facing left.
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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White-crowned sparrow
#photography #birds #sparrow #nature 📷🦉🪶
A white-crowned sparrow perched on a branch, facing forward and framed by other branches. The bird is grayish brown with black and white stripes on its head. A few green leaves are visible at the edges of the frame. In the background and out of focus is a white wooden fence.
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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For #TextureTuesday, pipes, nuts, bolts, and spider webs
#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of a detail of a gas pipe connection with multiple bolts and nuts (and some spider webs).
February 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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African iris
#photography #flowers #iris #plants #garden #nature 📷🌱
An African iris, with white petals, yellow and purple structures in the center, and a green stem. Behind the flower is an out-of-focus brown wooden fence.
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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For #MallardMonday, rise and shine
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
A male mallard, head raised in an upright stance, in the rippled green water of a pond. The duck has a green head, dark brown neck, gray chest and gray and brown wings.
February 2, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Some lines
#photography #SomeLines #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of the pattern of line in a detail of some steps and a railing.
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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For #SkySunday, an obligatory moon shot
#photography #moon #sky #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of sweet gum branches and seed pods silhouetted against a bright full moon in a black sky.
February 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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A column of clouds for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #clouds #sky #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷
A monochrome image of broken clouds in a dark sky. The clouds fill the frame.
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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For #Caturday, resting in the reeds
#photography #cats 📷🐈
An orange and white cat lying in an area of flattened brown reeds. There are some green leaves and a discarded plastic bottle at the left of the frame.
January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Winter sun
#photography #trees #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #ColorADay #BWFri #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDramatic 📷
A monochrome image of bare tree branches silhouetted against a cloudy sky, with the sun barely visible behind the clouds.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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For #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay, a great egret with a bit of its feathery breeding plumage ruffled by the breeze
#photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶
A great egret standing on the branch of a tree (a California pepper tree, I think). The bird is white with an orange bill. A bit of the feathery breeding plumage on its back is being blown by the breeze. The tree's foliage is green and brown.
January 30, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Sunset stroll
#photography #sky #sunset #clouds #HumansOfBluesky #UrbanGaze 📷
Two people silhouetted against a cloudy orange sunset as they walk along an elevated path. Below them in the dark foreground there is a hedge, a wooden fence and several trees. The top of a white industrial building is visible in the background.
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 AM