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Steve Batch
@stevebatch.bsky.social
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Amateur photographer focused on our natural world, mainly macro trying to capture the beauty in the small stuff that we often overlook. bit.ly/FlickrSB

Born at 317ppm - it was 423ppm on 10 Nov 2024 when I joined Bluesky and is now 430.92 ppm 11 May 2025!
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Steve Batch @stevebatch.bsky.social · Nov 10
I joined BlueSky on this date last year and I absolutely love being here.

THANK YOU to the creators and maintainers of Bluesky, to those who follow me, those who like, comment on and/or repost my images and to those I follow your images, poems and words are a daily inspiration to me #BlueSKyMonday
This Monday morning I was glad to see blue sky with a scattering of white fluffy clouds above a silhoueted treeline very appropriate on nthe day I wanted to say thanks for a most marvellous year on BlueSky
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beautysurroundsyou.com
Thank you so much for 60K followers! I am most thankful for all the kindness, support & amazing art here on #bluesky ! In celebration, I'm sharing an unforgettable sunrise in Canada's Thousand Islands region!

#photography #landscape #nature #mountains #naturephotography #landscapephotography
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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miketakespics.bsky.social
"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Good morning! It's so easy to get caught up in the churn of worry and stress. Get back to basics. Return to your breath. Right here. Right now. Joy beyond measure. Now go and share it ❤️
January 29, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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janetdresselhuis.bsky.social
🕊️ goedemorgen,

fijne dag 💙🧡

#februarivogelmaand
#ijsvogel #kingfisher
#vogels #birds
#natuur #nature
February 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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dfphotography.bsky.social
I photograph a wide variety of wildlife in the Boreal Forest, the great gray owl still remains my favourite subject. #wildlife #nature #greatgrayowl #greatgreyowl #owl #borealforest
A great gray owl taking off from the snow
February 11, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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robertspictures.bsky.social
#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenge
#WackyWednesdayArt
A golden Miffy/Nijntje
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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amvrpic.bsky.social
Eiszeit an der Ostsee 🌊
Ice Age on the Baltic Sea ❄️
#nature #landscape #photography #EastCoastKin
Ein kleines weißes Fischerboot liegt am vereisten Strand auf dem stellenweise etwas Schnee liegt. Im Hintergrund die vereiste Ostsee und ein grauer Himmel.
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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mahenry20.bsky.social
More gorgeous - and much needed - sunshine & flowers from the @n-t-s.bsky.social 's beautiful #GreenbankGardens on this, yet another, dreich day here. 💙🪻☀️

#flowers #sunshine #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #nature #NaturePhotography #gardening #gardens#eastcoastkin #beauty #hope #peace 🕊
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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bloodraynes.bsky.social
Good morning Queen Sabine 👸🏼 and that is an absolutely beautiful shot with wonderful detail and that gorgeous deep red 🥰 I hope you have a fantastic day ahead, my friend 😌👌🏼
sabineshutterbug.bsky.social Sabine Shutterbug @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social · 8h
It’s a wet Wednesday today but that doesn’t stop me from posting a beautiful poppy framed by dewy grass for #RedWed!
#ColorADay #naturephotography #flowers #poppy #photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#EastCoastKin
This photo captures a vibrant common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in a natural grassy field, showcasing its striking red bloom amid surrounding greenery and companion flowers. The flower’s four delicate, crinkled petals unfold like tissue paper, slightly overlapping with subtle texture and a velvety sheen that catches the light, while the dark central stigma and stamens provide bold contrast. The petals appear thin, fragile, and vividly scarlet with possible faint basal spots, emphasizing their ephemeral quality as they last just one day per bloom. Their crumpled edges and soft, ruffled form highlight the plant’s wild delicacy, enhanced here by dewy grass blades framing the flower. Set in a lush meadow with tall oat-like grasses and scattered poppies, the image evokes a undisturbed summer habitat typical for this annual species, which thrives in disturbed soils like field edges. The low-angle view immerses the viewer in the scene, blending the poppy’s boldness with the subtle sway of surrounding vegetation.
February 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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nasibov.me
Damien Hirst - The Anatomy Of An Angel
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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einerosarose.bsky.social
Gestern an der Ostsee ❄️
Yesterday at the Baltic Sea 🤍
#meermittwoch #WaterWednesday
Eisschollen mit Rissen auf einer zugefrorenen Wasserfläche unter bewölktem Himmel. Ice floes with cracks on a frozen body of water under a cloudy sky.
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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amvrpic.bsky.social
'Öffentliche Kunst' vergängliche Kunstwerke der Natur 🌊❄️
#FotoVorschlag #EastCoastKin
Eine Collage aus fünf Fotos, die zu Eis erstarrtes Wasser an der Ostsee zeigen. Der Himmel ist bei vier Bildern blau, bei dem rechten dritten Foto von oben ist er grau blau.
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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lady-rain.bsky.social
Time never takes away
It just changes the accent
Of how beauty speaks…

#BloomOnPurpose #photography
#nature #ArtInNature
Faded rose petals like sunset inspiration, showing that time only changes the way beauty speaks.
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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amvrpic.bsky.social
The beautiful Baltic Sea in winter 🌊❄️
#nature #landscape #photography #EastCoastKin
A Baltic Sea beach covered in ice and snow. On the left, frozen dune grass; in the middle, dark wooden posts in the sand; and on the right, a small patch of frozen Baltic Sea. The sky is gray.
February 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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davemeredith.bsky.social
A tiny Red Velvet Mite in a south #Cheshire garden for #ColourADay #RedWed. About 3 mm (1/8 inch) long.

Photographed in the 1980s on #Kodachrome

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #nature #naturephotography #OlympusOM2N
February 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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deepgreens.bsky.social
Meet me by the Ocean…🌺
#BeachLife
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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freedomtodoubt.bsky.social
The #Starling
Murmurations give impression of huge numbers, but UK population is est at just 1.8 million - in UK there are 39 humans for every starling.
Oldest recorded Starling was 21 years old, but only 1 in three 3 chicks survive 1st year, & few survive more than 2 or 3 years.
#MakeRoom4Birds
February 11, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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fraualva1.bsky.social
'Reisen im Kopf' #FotoVorschlag
Einmal klitzeklein sein und einen Schmetterling auf seiner Reise begleiten.
fotocollage einer Wiese mit blauen Blumen und einem blauen Schmetterling. Dazwischen kleine Schnecken.
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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denterrick.bsky.social
Monday morning hike in the mossy mossy woods.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #WoodlandWednesday #Dublin #Ireland
A wet morning in Mullaghmeen Forest in Meath. A pleasant enough woodland walk but part of the forest is being cut down. Coillte strikes again.
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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beardedwalker.bsky.social
Ball catching in the Eden Valley, #Cumbria

#landscapephotography
#labrador
#dog
#winter
#uk
A black labrador playing catch the ball in the snow ❄️
February 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
Here’s a poem called ‘Talking Down’.
Talking Down   After having listened to Richard for twenty-five minutes, Stifling her yawns as he Enlightened Her on the origins Of the term ‘mansplaining’, Lisa was finally able to get a word in Edgeways. Brian Bilston
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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marjosl.bsky.social
Good morning all, some color with this patch of tulips last year on the Keukenhof at Lisse on a rain day 🌧 for
#ColorADay #RedWed #EastCoastKin #mobilephonephotography #zeldenzomooigezien
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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richardparker67.bsky.social
Guten Morgen, ihr Lieben☕️ Ich wünsche euch allen einen schönen Mittwoch 😃, passt auf euch auf und bleibt gesund ☀️ 👍
#gutenmorgen #kaffee #mittwoch
Das Bild zeigt einen Abschnitt eines Stacheldrahts, der von einer dünnen Eisschicht bedeckt ist. Die Eisbildung ist besonders an den Drahtteilen sichtbar, wo sie sich entlang der Drähte und Dornen schmiegt. Die Eisüberzüge lassen das Bild frostig und winterlich wirken, während der Rost des Drahts in einem Kontrast zu der glänzenden, klaren Eisoberfläche steht. Der Hintergrund ist unscharf und unspezifisch, was den Fokus auf die Eiskristalle und den Draht lenkt.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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wrenandbee.bsky.social
Let’s stay humble

#NatureWithin #Quote
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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skinskintainan.bsky.social
ちょうちん暖簾 10

#art #photo #photography #nightphotography #lanterns #moon #Tainan #EastCoastKin
©️skinskin
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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geraldmfoto.bsky.social
[ Dog‘s Nose ] #alphabetchallenge #WeekCforCloseup #bnwmacro #artchallenges #photographersofbluesky #macromonday #monochrome #macrophotography #blackanwhitephotography #blackandwhite #closeupphotography #blueskyartshow #photography #ClassicMono #leicaphoto #leicacamera
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM