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kalawless.bsky.social
@kalawless.bsky.social
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Hobbyist photographer, bird watcher, nature enthusiast. Prefer finding the bright side, reflecting on the positive and being inspired by everyday things.

Every story has a picture and every picture has a story.

blog: kstites.wordpress.com
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kalawless.bsky.social
Swallow flying over lake.

What do you think of this style of photography? (more about this style in the ALT text)
#Bird #Birdnerd #Nature #Photography #Birdwatcher
The starling is the bit of black spot in the upper middle area of the photo. The backdrop is a lake with small movement in the water. This is a style of photography is called high-key photography. It is intended to be bright and minimalistic. Photos are taken with the histogram favoring the right side. This photo was edited to look this way. I wanted to get the feel for the look (and the histogram) before trying it out in the field.
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
kalawless.bsky.social
Purposely did not center the flower. Makes it a bit more dramatic. What do you think?
#plants #flowers #photography #nature
Dark background with a single white daisy like flower in focus. There is a second flower almost directly behind the first. It is intentionally out of focus. Just a minimal photo.
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Female House Sparrow enjoying a seed in the sunlight.
#Sparrow, #Bird, #Birdwatchers, #Photography, #Naturephotography, 🪶, #Backyardbirds
Photo has various shades of brown with a little bit of blue in the background. The female house sparrow is standing on a branch looking towards the sun. She has a small white seed in her beak.
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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The bird feeders were busy! The house sparrows will empty the suet feeder (the one that looks like a log) and then devour the seeds in the other feeder. There is a constant wave of birds going back and forth from feeder to fence, fence to feeder.
🪶 #BackyardBirds #Nature #Photography #Sparrows
There are two bird feeders in this photo. The one on the right looks like a weathered log. The suet goes in this one. The house sparrows' colors (brown/gray) blend in with the log. If it wasn't for all the motion of the birds flying, it might be hard to tell anything was there. The feeder on the right is a six slotted feeder that is filled with a mixture of nuts and dried fruit.
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Just found out this dude’s store is called Dreamhaven Books. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
kalawless.bsky.social
Two views of a red-tailed hawk. Yesterday there were three of these hawks flying around the small field behind our house, looking for dinner. Love the powerful beauty of the hawks. ❤️
#raptors #birdwatching #birdwatcher #birdnerd #photography 🪶
The red tailed hawk was flying away from me and was about to turn in a different direction, so his head is not very visible. However, this did give a great opportunity for a picture of his full reddish brown tail and his wings fully expanded. Had to zoom in quite a bit for this photo and still had to crop significantly. The sky is clear blue and no clouds. The hawk was flying towards a patch of trees that have their winter leafless, light brown colors. In this photo the hawk was flying over me as well, but he is closer and flying a different direction. This is what the underneath of a red-tailed hawk looks like. It has dark brown spots along his chest line, which is different than the tear drop shaped brown spots that cover the chest of a Coopers Hawk. Sky is a perfect blue color with no clouds.
January 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Juvenile Coopers Hawk watching the field, trying to find lunch.
#raptors #hawk #birds 🪶 #photography #black&white #birdwatcher
Near the left side of the photo is a hawk sitting on a tree branch. His head is turned and looking towards the right of the photo. His head is slightly tilted as he looks towards the ground. The photo is black and white. Gives it a more intense feel
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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Cold day = puffed up dark-eyed junco.
🪶 #bird #birdwatching #photography #nature #wildlife #backyardbird
Middle of the photo is a dark-eyed junco, a small bird, sitting on a fence post. Photo was taken late afternoon on a cold day. The dark-eyed junco is puffed up to stay warm. He is sitting on the fence post, waiting his turn at the feeders. Background is blurred gray/black due to the shade of the trees/bushes along the fence. To the left of the bird the chain link fence is visible. A piece of the fence is sticking out because the fence is in need of repair.
January 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
kalawless.bsky.social
Having some gray weather days to start off 2026. This photo is from 2025 - Blue jay enjoying the sunlight.
He does look kind of smug, as if to say, "Yes, I AM beautiful." 😉
🪶 #birds #bird #bluejay #nature #wildlife #photography #birdwatching #birdwatching #birdnerd
The bluejay is standing on a fence post. Sunlight is shining in from the left side of the photo. The background is blurred branches from a nearby bush.
January 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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Wind, snow, and dropping temperatures. Needed a picture from warmer days. Here is a male house sparrow warming himself in the sun. Photo taken mid October '25.
🪶 #sparrows #birds #backyardbird #nature #photography #birdwatching #birdnerd
Male house sparrow sitting on a picket fence. He is in the lower right side of the photo. His colors blend in with the color of the fence. Blurred background beyond the fence. Colors are autumn browns and dark green. The small branches behind the fence (in the top portion of the photo) have a few leaves remaining.
December 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Dark-eyed Junco posing for the picture. Or he is just wondering what the thing point at him is. 🤷‍♀️
🪶 #birds #backyardbird #birdwatching #nature #photography #birdnerd
This photo was taken late Autumn, a couple of weeks before the first snow. The trees still have some green/brown leaves. The background is a light brown, orange, green mix due to a field of various weeds, trees and other plants blurred. The dark-eyed junco is a sparrow sized bird. The male is mostly black with white underbelly. The female is a gray/ brown color. The edges of the photo look torn because of a border filter used from the editing tool I used.
December 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Blue jay trying to stay warm on a cold snowy day.
"Is it Spring yet?"
🪶 #photography #birds #backyardbird #birdwatcher #birdwatching #nature #wildlife
Blue jay in the midst of leafless, but snow covered branches. The blue jay is fluffed up in an attempt to stay warm. His blue and gray colors are more vibrant with the snowy brown, gray background.
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Little house sparrow enjoying some suet.
#birds #backyardbird #birdwatching #birdwatchers 🪶
A house sparrow is hanging onto a suet feeder. He has a little bit of suet in his beak. The suet feeder is a green square with multiple open squares.
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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House Sparrow and Dark eyed Junco taking cover within the few remaining branches with leaves. This photo was taken last week.
#birds #sparrows #backyardbird #nature #snowstorm #photography 🪶
Left side and top of the photo is a tree with snow and yellow/gold leaves. In the middle of the photo a brown/gray House Sparrow and a black and white Dark eyed Junco are looking at each other. They are shielded from the snow. The background is white from the snow accumulating in the field. In the forefront of the photo are snowflakes falling.
December 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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December 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Blue jay looking grumpy about the first snowfall.
#birds 🪶 #backyardbird #birdwatching #birdwatcher #nature #photography
Blue jay sitting in the middle of the photo, sitting on snow covered branches. The Blue jay's colors really stand out against the snow and a gray sky.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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First snow of the season. Frank the squirrel is not happy. 🤣
🐿️ #squirrel #mammals #nature #photography
Squirrel in the middle of freshly fallen snow. He's been searching for peanuts. He has snow all over his face and shoulders. There are a few fallen leaves on top of the snow.
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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The star of the show - posing for the cameras. 😁
🪶 #backyardbird #sparrows #SmallBirdSaturday #birds #nature #photography
The male house sparrow sitting on a portion of a fence. He is gazing out into the yard with his head slightly tilted, as if posing for the cameras. The background is dark with shadows. A few green leaves are hanging onto some of the branches. The browns and grays of the sparrow are lighter as the sun shines on the bird.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
kalawless.bsky.social
While outside taking photos of the sparrows, bluejays and cardinals in the backyard I looked up and saw the bald eagle and coopers hawk (?) flying overhead. They circled a couple of times before they flew off.
#raptors #birds 🪶 #backyardbird #birdwatching #birdwatchers #photography
Bald eagle showing his wing spread along with his white full tail. The sky was clear; no clouds. I didn't have my long lens with me in the backyard. This photo is significantly cropped. It is not a perfectly sharp photo. However, I am happy with how it turned out. Coopers hawk was flying a short distance behind the bald eagle. I usually don't see these two raptors close together. The coopers hawk is showing its wing span as well. This photo is significantly cropped and not a perfectly sharp photo, but am happy with the results.
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
kalawless.bsky.social
Frank - you are going to get stuck. That is NOT the way to get the peanuts out of the ring! 🤣
#squirrel #mammal #wildlife #nature #photography
Frank, one of our neighborhood squirrels is trying to get a peanut out of the peanut ring. He is trying to get to the peanuts by going through the circle part instead of grabbing a peanut from the slots in the ring. This photo is showing the squirrel's face inside the ring.
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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"She's behind me, isn't she?" asked the male house sparrow.
#sparrow 🪶 #birds #birdwatching #birdwatcher #backyardbird #nature #wildlife #photography
A male house sparrow is standing on a wooden fence, looking towards the camera. The sparrow has black around his eyes, beak and under his beak. His feathers are various shades of brown and black. Behind the sparrow and towards mid/top of the photo, a female northern cardinal is sitting on a branch. She seems to be. staring at the sparrow. The female northern cardinal if very blurred. Her bright orange beak is the most noticeable part of her. I did not see the female northern cardinal was in the picture until I was editing the photo.
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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This hawk was sitting on the back fence. I noticed one of his claws was sticking out of his feathers. First time I had seen that. Found out they do this from a commenter on one of my posts 20 days ago. First time I've seen this.
#birds #raptors #hawk #nature #photography 🪶
In this photo of a hawk, about 3/4 of the way down the hawk's body a little bit of his claw is sticking out of his feathers. About 20 days ago I had posted a picture of a hawk that looked like it only had one leg. One of the comments said hawks will do this. They tuck one claw up into its feathers and sometimes the claw will stick out of the feathers. I hadn't ever seen that before. Then I few days ago - here is this hawk with the claw sticking out. I am not good at identifying raptors, so I can't say what kind it is. This hawk has dark orange almost red eyes. Its beak is curved and is yellow with a black tip. The feathers are white and burnt orange. The burnt orange look like waves across the bird. The background is a chain link fence with an acreage of brown stick of trees. The leaves are almost completely gone.
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
kalawless.bsky.social
Enjoying the last of the autumn leaves. The afternoon sun is shining making the colors stand out.
#photography #landscapes #trees #leaves #autumn #nature
The background is dark brown and gray. Shadows from the surrounding trees darkened the background. The red, orange and golden colors of the leaves shine their bright colors in the afternoon sun. Very few leaves remain on nearby trees.
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM