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Kevin Wertman
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Just getting started in photography and Bluesky seems like a place where that's happening now :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/201677566@N06/

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 22d
One year ago today, I made my first post here and set a goal to post at least one photo a day for a year. This choice has changed my life for the better in many ways.

A little thread about it is below if you care to read.

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#photography #cardinals #birds #BirdOfTheDay #songbirds
A cardinal sits on a black wire frame of a bird feeder in the rain. Background is blurred greens and whites.
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“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
― Epicurus
A road curves through the wetlands with bushes on each side and mountains in the background. The road is caked with mud.
December 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Stumbled upon this hummingbird while we walked around the port at Roatan last week #FlyDay

#photography #birds #hummingbirds
A single humming bird hovering next to a yellow and red flower with its wings outstretched in front of it. Background is blurred greens, yellows and darkness.
December 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Happy holidays everyone! Going with #InsectThursday today since I came across this searching through my library and it made me happy. 🌞🐝🌼

#photography #ColorADay #YellowThur #flowers #bloomscrolling #bees #pollinators
A single honey bee with pollen caked on its leg sits on a bright yellow flower. Background is blurred blues and yellows.
December 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Have a wonderful Festive Season and holiday time, peeps. So pleased to be home but missing the tropical nature associated with St Lucia. So, no Robin but a Christmas #GreatCrestedHummingbird. Thanks for all your support x ❤️
#Birds #Ornithology #Wildlife #Photography #BirdPhotography #Hummingbird
A Great Crested Hummingbird drinking sweet nectar from flowers in a garden.
December 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Soar-er Eclipse. #Photography #ArtAdventCalendar
A green heron stands atop a wooden post, directly in front of a white great egret mid-flight with wings spread wide open.
December 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #contrast birds that stand out against their background and the alt is #faceoff birds facing camera 🪶

Be proud of yourself, you are worth it 🫶🤍

#birds #birding #photography #scape #PhotographersUnited #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
A close-up of a blue peacock's head. The background is the blue sky.
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Saw this lovely rose on Monday and thought it was worth sharing for #RoseWednesday

#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #dailyflowers #flowerreport
A single pinkish/yellowish peace rose in full bloom among desaturated green leaves. Image is soft and the rose appears to glow a bit.
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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@alan678.bsky.social set the #BirdOfTheDay theme as #constrast birds, so of course I'm going have to go with a #cardinal photo.

Plus the red and green works well for today 😊

#ColorADay #RedWed #photography #birds
A male northern cardinal sits on a green bush with its back to the camera, facing to the left of the frame. Behind is clear gray blue sky. Its hair is spiked up nicely.
December 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Dozer will be listening and watching very closely for any visitors on the roof tonight. 🎅🎁🎄

#dozerday #photography #dogsky #dogsofbluesky
A headshot of a very handsome tan and white dog, with his nose raised toward the ceiling. His eyes look up, as it hunting for something up there. Only his nose is in focus, with blurred lights behind his head in the upper left.
December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #contrast birds that stand out against their background and the alt is #faceoff birds facing camera. Not on here much as I spend time with my family. Please take care of yourselves over the holiday season. 🙏 ❤️🎄🎄🎄 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A white egret in mid-flight glides across the frame from left to right, its long wings fully extended and softly lit, revealing layered feathers with fine detail. The bird’s slender neck is tucked slightly, its sharp dark bill pointing forward, and its bright yellow legs trail straight behind. The egret stands out vividly against a smooth, dark, out-of-focus background, emphasizing contrast, elegance, and the sense of silent motion in the air.
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Gardiner’s Bay on a windy day, Sptings, NY #RockinTuesday #tidesoutTuesday #classicmono #photography
Black and white photo of Gardiner’s Bay, waves crashing on boulders
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Shine On.

#Hiking #Photography #NaturePhotography #Woodland #Woods #Fungi #FungiFriends #Mycology #Mushrooms #Macro #MacroPhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A small brown mushroom with a shiny cap growing on the forest floor. A Liberty Cap, or possibly a Redlead Roundhead.
December 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Did I lay in the snow for 20 minutes, waiting for this Dark-eyed Junco to feed closer to me? Yes. Worth it? Yes!

#birds #wildlife #Nikon #PhotographersUnited
A Dark-eyed Junco sits in the snow next to dried seed heads. The Junco has a dark gray head. The back and sides transition to a light brown, tinged with gray. The belly is white. It's bill is a pale pink color. The scene is sunny, causing the snow to be bright white. Behind the bird and out of focus are more dried plants. A shadow from trees appears dark blue, contrasting with the golden light.
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Portrait of a Raven (2025) #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography
Head and shoulders portrait of a raven. The huge black bird is facing forward with large beak pointed down as if in thought or looking at something below. Feathers are all fluffy. Background is soft white/grey giving the photo a black and white feel.
December 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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It was one of those beautiful mornings again, I actually ran out of space on my SD card during my run today 😁

#photography #sunrise #running #coloraday #bluetue
A still lake reflects blue sky with layers of pinkish/orange clouds. A dark treeline runs across the center of the frame. In the foreground branches grow above the frame and spanish moss hangs down in shadow.
December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Good morning!

For Rob's #BirdOfTheDay prompt today, which is #SideProfiles and #BlackBirds, here's a red-winged blackbird in the reeds.

#photography #birds #nature #AnimalArtTuesday
A single red winged blackbird sits on a diagonal reed, facing the right hand side of the frame. Surrounding it are several vertical reeds and several diagonal reeds that match the slope of the reed it is standing on. Background is blurred green lake with a hint of sunlight reflecting in the upper left.
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Good Morning Everyone

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles any 'Birds Side Profile'. The Alternative theme of #BlackBirds, any 'Black Coloured Bird'.
My #SideProfiles are of Oystercatchers, Mallards, Little Grebe & Little Egret captured at WWT Castle Espie.

#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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#ColorADay #PinkMon #ArtAdventCalendar #MinimalMonday
#MacroMonday #photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
A Christmas cactus macro photo in a minimalist style with focal color captures the delicate bloom’s intricate details up close, emphasizing vibrant petals against a stark, uncluttered backdrop. The composition isolates a petal cluster, using shallow depth of field to blur distractions and highlight textures like velvety stamens and glossy leaves.
December 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Good morning! Here's a paper wasp for #MacroMonday

#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #wasps
A yellow, orange and brown paper wasps sits on top of a cluster of small white flowers with radiating white tendrils and yellow centers surrounded by blurry green background.
December 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grounded birds on the ground. The alternative is #HolidaySeason captures of birds that feel seasonal. Sorry I have to go in a while back evening as I have a day of “ I’m a man, of course I’m doing last minute shopping.”😂 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A small Dunnock stands on short grass at ground level, shown in close-up profile facing left. Its rounded body is fluffed slightly, with finely patterned brown and grey plumage, a pale throat, a slim dark beak, and a prominent reddish-brown eye. Soft green and olive tones in the blurred background create a calm, natural setting that highlights the bird’s quie
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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A Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon sub-species), in a puddle with a reflection, for #SparrowSunday! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
December 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Just got to love an early morning North Yorkshire sunrise! Been blessed with hundreds of these this year, and every one unique. #GetUpGetOut #AlwaysLookUp #JustKeepMoving #10MinutesFromHome ##AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast
December 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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An early morning photo from one of my trips to the wetlands, I thought I'd take the #ColorADay #OrangeSun tag very literally today. 😁

#stunday #photography #sunrise
The large round sun rises behind a mostly bare tree with a single bird perched on top. Scene is orange and black shadows, mostly.
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Back home after a nice trip with my mom. We had a lovely time, but I'm very happy to be back and running on land again! 😁

And it was a perfect morning for a run. 🏃‍♂️‍➡️

#photography #running #sunrise #egrets
A blue and orange sky, pre-sunrise. A single egret or heron can be seen standing in the shallow waters of a lake that is reflecting the sky. Trees bracket the scene on both sides.
December 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Good morning

#BirdOfTheDay is all #AboutTheKids any bird chicks or juveniles, and the Alternative is #Gulls.

I've gone with Coots, Goslings, Black-headed Gull & Blue Tit youngsters.

My Replies/Reposts be come later

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM