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Shelby
@shelbynaturefan.bsky.social
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Nature lover & backyard birder. I enjoy watching visitors to my feeders and birdbaths. Former volunteer at a wildlife hospital. #waterforwildlife
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Shelby @shelbynaturefan.bsky.social · 1d
Good morning friends!

This adorable Pileated Woodpecker showing off his beautiful bright red crest made me smile. I hope he makes you smile too. 🥰🪶
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Rocky the Robin caught returning home from the barber's. Doesn't he look dandy? #HolidayRobin #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #BirdLife #naturephotography #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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sharonwelby.bsky.social
Montalto Estate. Nestled beautifully in the heart of Co. Down, Montalto offers heritage and natural beauty for visitors to relax and reconnect with nature.
#Photography #landscape #NorthernIreland #BlueSkyMonday
A blue sky with the suns reflection on the lake and vibrant red leaves on the trees.
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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sharonwelby.bsky.social
A walk around Hillsborough Forest #ForestFriday
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Sorry just back. Going to look at as many #BirdOfTheDay entries as I can now. Thanks so much for joining in. If I miss you, apologies. Here’s a #HolidayRobin #birds #EastCoastKin #photography
A small robin stands alert on a mossy tree stump, its bright orange-red chest and face contrasting with its soft brown wings and back. The bird’s dark eye catches the light as it gazes slightly upward, and delicate blades of green grass frame its feet. The background is a smooth blur of deep green foliage, giving the scene a calm, natural woodland atmosphere.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Oops forgot about Rob’s #HolidayRobin Ever ate at an all you can eat and been spoilt for choice? #Robin #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A close-up photo of a European robin standing on grass and scattered birdseed. The bird’s bright orange-red face and chest contrast with its soft brown wings and pale underside. It is angled slightly to the left, its small black eye catching the light. Around its feet are mixed seeds and broken peanuts, with green blades of grass rising between them. The background is softly blurred in deep greens, keeping the robin in sharp focus.
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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kristina0221.bsky.social
The Northern Black-throated Trogon, captured on my iPhone through a scope: #least represented in my photo files but not least in thrilling sightings.

#BirdOfTheDay #NorthernBlackThroatedTrogon #CostaRica #Birds #ParqueNacionalManuelAntonio
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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siemsek.bsky.social
Day 7 of counting down my favorite photos of 2025.

#54 a backyard American Goldfinch
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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helenbennett.bsky.social
'Early summer memories' A gorgeous Marbled White butterfly for #MacroMonday I miss seeing these beauties fluttering around the downs. 📷 🦋

Happy Monday everyone, hope you all have a great week ahead 🕊️👋

#Photography #Invert #Nature #UKWildlife #Butterflies #EastCoastKin #TheSmallThings
A photograph of a Marbled White butterfly that has a black and white checked pattern on its wings. it is seen in side profile with one wing showing its paler underwing and the other showing its upper wing pattern. It is feeding on a purple thistle flower. The background is blurred and coloured green from foliage. Photo taken in June, South East UK.
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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pattyinaz.bsky.social
A juvenile bobcat that our son photographed two weeks ago. 😻

#Caturday
A juvenile bobcat lying on a stone column.
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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lorichirp.bsky.social
For #StunDay, an #autumn pond #scape. #photography #EastCoastKin (There are some #birds in there too!)
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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lorichirp.bsky.social
I posted a still photo of this male House #Finch yesterday. For some action, today I'm posting a video of him taking a bath. #birds #videography #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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lorichirp.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows

A Sandhill Crane noticing its #shadow. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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joyf.bsky.social
🌱 Cheerful #SundayYellow wishes 💛

#NovemberGardens #Gardening #Roses #Sunshine
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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helenbennett.bsky.social
'Autumn stroll' for today's #Scape

Sorry I haven't been able to post much this week....hope you are all keeping well 👋 📷 🍁 Happy Friday everyone! 🕊️

#Photography #Landscape #Autumn #EastCoastKin
A landscape photograph of an autumnal scene across fields and distant hills. There is an old wooden railed fence on the left that leads your eye a long a path where a couple are walking through an avenue of trees. The trees are changing colour showing reds, golds and orange. The sun is shining but there are dark dramatic clouds forming over from the right as viewed.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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learls.bsky.social
Five Pelicans fly on silent wings
against a backdrop
of early, tender, apricot light

Wishing you a peaceful Sunday.

#Stunday #SuperSeabirdSunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #EastCoastKin #cloudscape #oceanscape #BrownPelicans #birds #photography #photographersofbluesky #Florida
5 Pelicans in varying stages of flight fly low over the gray Atlantic Ocean just before sunrise. The backdrop is a gray, orange, pink, and yellow cloudscape. The shallow shore water in the foreground is the pinkish-orange reflection of the sky and clouds.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
shelbynaturefan.bsky.social
Good morning friends!

This adorable Pileated Woodpecker showing off his beautiful bright red crest made me smile. I hope he makes you smile too. 🥰🪶
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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redtartlet.bsky.social
enjoy your #stunday
golden gate, san francisco
#bluesky #photography #eastcoastkin #california
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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learls.bsky.social
A majestic Great Blue #Heron for
#BirdoftheDay

#EastCoastKin #bird #birding #birdphotography #photography #photographersofbluesky #Michigan
A Great Blue Heron stands in shallow gray marsh water in late April of this year. Green water plants, reflected in the water below them hide his legs.
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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learls.bsky.social
Last #Evening

Wishing you a peaceful and rejuvenating Saturday☁️

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #dusk #cloudscape #photography #photographersofbluesky #Florida
A couple at the bottom on the left walks on gray sand at dusk in front the calm, seafoam and blue Atlantic Ocean. On the horizon is a strip of violet sky and pink puffy clouds that span the width of the photo. Above them is a pale yellowish-pink sky.
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Are you an older penguin looking to age with dignity? The New England Aquarium in Boston might be the place for you.

The aquarium has a geriatric island for endangered penguins that have exceeded their life expectancy and need a little extra care. https://wapo.st/3Lobf5N
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening

With sunset, the evening begins at Sensorio light show. As it darkens, the white lightbulbs will turn to rotating colors, looking like vibrant fields of flowers.

#EastCoastKin #Sensorio #LandscapePhotography #WestCoastKin #PasoRobles
The sun has just set, so there is an orange glow at the horizon of light brown rolling hills spotted with oak trees. There are thousands of white bulb lights on sticks stuck in the ground that provide wavering fields of white. A large oak tree is silhouetted in the foreground. Sensorio light show in Paso Robles, California The sun has set, so the sky is a dark blue with oak tree silhouettes across the rolling hills. The light bulbs on the hills are now different colors, looking like a vibrant field of brilliantly-colored flowers. Sensorio in Paso Robles, California
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
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November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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restoringbikes.bsky.social
Autumn leaves and Dahlias. Lovely ride in Canby Oregon. 🚴🏿🚲 #bikesky #cycling #nature 🌿
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
Ubiquitous to the area and always causing trouble- California Scrub Jay
CA Scrub Jay on a fallen tree
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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rangedan.bsky.social
city park in Lyons,
with ducks cuz it’s Oregon
A handful of ducks that were hiding behind this rock and surprised me as I looked out across the lake. Looks like a couple of mallards. I can’t identify the rest. On another calm day under mostly cloudy skies and some very nice fall colors in the trees , all reflecting on the water 🖖💚☮️
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM