Street Biologist
@streetbiologist.bsky.social
Retired systematics and evolutionary biology professor, now focusing on bird and other wildlife, and macro photography; also interested in nature, landscape, and street photography; Nikon and Fuji gear.
#WaterfallWednesday
Gullfoss, Iceland.
#waterfall #Gullfoss #Iceland #photography #TravelPhotography #landscape #EastCoastKin #Nikon #BlueSkyPhotographer
Gullfoss, Iceland.
#waterfall #Gullfoss #Iceland #photography #TravelPhotography #landscape #EastCoastKin #Nikon #BlueSkyPhotographer
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#ColorADay #RedWed
Berries in the Fall.
#fruits #nature #fall #autumn #fallcolour #fallcolor #EastCoastKin #FujiCamera
Berries in the Fall.
#fruits #nature #fall #autumn #fallcolour #fallcolor #EastCoastKin #FujiCamera
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
#ColorADay #RedWed
Berries in the Fall.
#fruits #nature #fall #autumn #fallcolour #fallcolor #EastCoastKin #FujiCamera
Berries in the Fall.
#fruits #nature #fall #autumn #fallcolour #fallcolor #EastCoastKin #FujiCamera
The #BirdOfTheDay theme for Wednesday, 26 November 2025 is #OnTheEdge.
A Killdeer looking for its food along the edge of the lake.
A pair of Canada Goose in the spring.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds #Nikon
A Killdeer looking for its food along the edge of the lake.
A pair of Canada Goose in the spring.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds #Nikon
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme for Wednesday, 26 November 2025 is #OnTheEdge.
A Killdeer looking for its food along the edge of the lake.
A pair of Canada Goose in the spring.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds #Nikon
A Killdeer looking for its food along the edge of the lake.
A pair of Canada Goose in the spring.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds #Nikon
#BirdOfTheDay for Tuesday, 25 NOV 2025.
Theme: #HangingAround
White-breasted Nuthatch.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #HangingAround
White-breasted Nuthatch.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#BirdOfTheDay for Tuesday, 25 NOV 2025.
Theme: #HangingAround
White-breasted Nuthatch.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #HangingAround
White-breasted Nuthatch.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
On this day (24 November) in 1859, Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of our understanding of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century.
#Darwin #originofspecies #naturalselection
#Darwin #originofspecies #naturalselection
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
On this day (24 November) in 1859, Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of our understanding of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century.
#Darwin #originofspecies #naturalselection
#Darwin #originofspecies #naturalselection
#MacroMonday
Purple Coneflower through seasons in our backyard - summer to winter. Photos were taken on 29 August 2025 (1 & 2) and 24 November 2025 (3 & 4).
#macro #macrophotography #photography #Echinaceapurpurea #flowermacro #BumbleBee #EastCoastKin #NikonZ9 #NikkorZMC105mm
Purple Coneflower through seasons in our backyard - summer to winter. Photos were taken on 29 August 2025 (1 & 2) and 24 November 2025 (3 & 4).
#macro #macrophotography #photography #Echinaceapurpurea #flowermacro #BumbleBee #EastCoastKin #NikonZ9 #NikkorZMC105mm
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#MacroMonday
Purple Coneflower through seasons in our backyard - summer to winter. Photos were taken on 29 August 2025 (1 & 2) and 24 November 2025 (3 & 4).
#macro #macrophotography #photography #Echinaceapurpurea #flowermacro #BumbleBee #EastCoastKin #NikonZ9 #NikkorZMC105mm
Purple Coneflower through seasons in our backyard - summer to winter. Photos were taken on 29 August 2025 (1 & 2) and 24 November 2025 (3 & 4).
#macro #macrophotography #photography #Echinaceapurpurea #flowermacro #BumbleBee #EastCoastKin #NikonZ9 #NikkorZMC105mm
Edmonton Sunset.
#BlueSkyMonday #sunset #sunsetsky #nature #sunsetphotography #photography #peace #scape #EastCoastKin #FujiXSeries
#BlueSkyMonday #sunset #sunsetsky #nature #sunsetphotography #photography #peace #scape #EastCoastKin #FujiXSeries
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#MinimalMonday
Venice Street.
#minimalism #minimalphotography #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #street #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #Fuji
Venice Street.
#minimalism #minimalphotography #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #street #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #Fuji
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#BirdOfTheDay for Monday, 24 NOV 2025.
Theme: #Warblers
Beautiful Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). Linnaeus formally described the species in his 12th edition of Systema Naturae in 1766.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #Warblers
Beautiful Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). Linnaeus formally described the species in his 12th edition of Systema Naturae in 1766.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
#BirdOfTheDay for Monday, 24 NOV 2025.
Theme: #Warblers
Beautiful Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). Linnaeus formally described the species in his 12th edition of Systema Naturae in 1766.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #Warblers
Beautiful Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). Linnaeus formally described the species in his 12th edition of Systema Naturae in 1766.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Zebra in the grassland. Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
#ClassicMono #monochrome #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #Nikon #NikonZ9 #WildlifeofKenya #KenyaWildlife
#ClassicMono #monochrome #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #Nikon #NikonZ9 #WildlifeofKenya #KenyaWildlife
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Zebra in the grassland. Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
#ClassicMono #monochrome #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #Nikon #NikonZ9 #WildlifeofKenya #KenyaWildlife
#ClassicMono #monochrome #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #Nikon #NikonZ9 #WildlifeofKenya #KenyaWildlife
Kolkata Street Diary - the quilt maker.
#photography #HumanofBlueSky #streetphotography #humanelement #EastCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky #KolkataStreet #CalcuttaStreet
#photography #HumanofBlueSky #streetphotography #humanelement #EastCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky #KolkataStreet #CalcuttaStreet
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Kolkata Street Diary - the quilt maker.
#photography #HumanofBlueSky #streetphotography #humanelement #EastCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky #KolkataStreet #CalcuttaStreet
#photography #HumanofBlueSky #streetphotography #humanelement #EastCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky #KolkataStreet #CalcuttaStreet
#BirdOfTheDay for Sunday, 23 NOV 2025.
Theme: #MrandMrs
Common Raven, Mallard, Red-necked Grebe, Common Goldeneye.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #MrandMrs
Common Raven, Mallard, Red-necked Grebe, Common Goldeneye.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#BirdOfTheDay for Sunday, 23 NOV 2025.
Theme: #MrandMrs
Common Raven, Mallard, Red-necked Grebe, Common Goldeneye.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #MrandMrs
Common Raven, Mallard, Red-necked Grebe, Common Goldeneye.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Sunset over Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.
#scape #landscape #seascape #photography #EastCoastKin #nature #Nikon
#scape #landscape #seascape #photography #EastCoastKin #nature #Nikon
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Sunset over Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.
#scape #landscape #seascape #photography #EastCoastKin #nature #Nikon
#scape #landscape #seascape #photography #EastCoastKin #nature #Nikon
#BlueSkyArtShow #small
A tiny Sandy Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbata) posing like a cat.
#macro #macrophotography #macroworld #Arthropoda #Coleoptera #EastCoastKin #Nikon #wildlife #nature
A tiny Sandy Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbata) posing like a cat.
#macro #macrophotography #macroworld #Arthropoda #Coleoptera #EastCoastKin #Nikon #wildlife #nature
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#BlueSkyArtShow #small
A tiny Sandy Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbata) posing like a cat.
#macro #macrophotography #macroworld #Arthropoda #Coleoptera #EastCoastKin #Nikon #wildlife #nature
A tiny Sandy Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbata) posing like a cat.
#macro #macrophotography #macroworld #Arthropoda #Coleoptera #EastCoastKin #Nikon #wildlife #nature
#BirdOfTheDay for Saturday, 22 NOV 2025.
Alternative theme: #Silhouette
Common Crow in flight.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Alternative theme: #Silhouette
Common Crow in flight.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#BirdOfTheDay for Saturday, 22 NOV 2025.
Alternative theme: #Silhouette
Common Crow in flight.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Alternative theme: #Silhouette
Common Crow in flight.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
#BirdOfTheDay for Saturday, 22 NOV 2025.
Alternative theme: #BirdOnAWire
Mountain Bluebird.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Alternative theme: #BirdOnAWire
Mountain Bluebird.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#BirdOfTheDay for Saturday, 22 NOV 2025.
Alternative theme: #BirdOnAWire
Mountain Bluebird.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Alternative theme: #BirdOnAWire
Mountain Bluebird.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Lord of the Arctic watching us! Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
#scape #wildlife #landscape #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Fuji #Bear #PolarBear #Ursusmaritimus #Ursidae
#scape #wildlife #landscape #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Fuji #Bear #PolarBear #Ursusmaritimus #Ursidae
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Lord of the Arctic watching us! Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
#scape #wildlife #landscape #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Fuji #Bear #PolarBear #Ursusmaritimus #Ursidae
#scape #wildlife #landscape #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Fuji #Bear #PolarBear #Ursusmaritimus #Ursidae
Pine Siskin on #FinchFriday #finchday.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Fuji #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Fuji #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A flock of Blue-winged Teal in flight.
#flyday #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
A flock of Blue-winged Teal in flight.
#flyday #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A flock of Blue-winged Teal in flight.
#flyday #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
A flock of Blue-winged Teal in flight.
#flyday #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
#BirdOfTheDay for Friday, 21 NOV 2025.
Theme: #GroundedGulls
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis).
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #GroundedGulls
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis).
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#BirdOfTheDay for Friday, 21 NOV 2025.
Theme: #GroundedGulls
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis).
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #GroundedGulls
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis).
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Creating verses on palm leaves.
#HumansOfBlueSky #monochrome #blackandwhite #street #photography #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #Nikon
#HumansOfBlueSky #monochrome #blackandwhite #street #photography #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #Nikon
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Creating verses on palm leaves.
#HumansOfBlueSky #monochrome #blackandwhite #street #photography #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #Nikon
#HumansOfBlueSky #monochrome #blackandwhite #street #photography #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #Nikon
#BirdOfTheDay for Thursday, 20 NOV 2025.
Theme: #Thrushes
Although they do not show the general colour patterns, Mountain Bluebirds are also members of the thrush family Turdidae.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #Thrushes
Although they do not show the general colour patterns, Mountain Bluebirds are also members of the thrush family Turdidae.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#BirdOfTheDay for Thursday, 20 NOV 2025.
Theme: #Thrushes
Although they do not show the general colour patterns, Mountain Bluebirds are also members of the thrush family Turdidae.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #Thrushes
Although they do not show the general colour patterns, Mountain Bluebirds are also members of the thrush family Turdidae.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Reykjavik Street Diary.
#WallsOnWednesday #wallpainting #humansofBlueSky #street #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotographers #Ricoh #RicohGRIIIx #ShootGR_Reykjavik #Shoot_Ricoh #Ricoh_street
#WallsOnWednesday #wallpainting #humansofBlueSky #street #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotographers #Ricoh #RicohGRIIIx #ShootGR_Reykjavik #Shoot_Ricoh #Ricoh_street
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The city of Reykjavik, Iceland has some very colourful walls.
#WallsOnWednesday #wallpainting #street #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotographers #Ricoh #RicohGRIIIx #ShootGR_Reykjavik #Shoot_Ricoh #Ricoh_street
#WallsOnWednesday #wallpainting #street #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotographers #Ricoh #RicohGRIIIx #ShootGR_Reykjavik #Shoot_Ricoh #Ricoh_street
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The city of Reykjavik, Iceland has some very colourful walls.
#WallsOnWednesday #wallpainting #street #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotographers #Ricoh #RicohGRIIIx #ShootGR_Reykjavik #Shoot_Ricoh #Ricoh_street
#WallsOnWednesday #wallpainting #street #streetphotography #streetscene #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotographers #Ricoh #RicohGRIIIx #ShootGR_Reykjavik #Shoot_Ricoh #Ricoh_street
#BirdOfTheDay for Wednesday, 19 NOV 2025.
Theme: #Round
A Black-capped Chickadee and a Common Redpoll trying to keep their body temperature in cold.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #Round
A Black-capped Chickadee and a Common Redpoll trying to keep their body temperature in cold.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#BirdOfTheDay for Wednesday, 19 NOV 2025.
Theme: #Round
A Black-capped Chickadee and a Common Redpoll trying to keep their body temperature in cold.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds
Theme: #Round
A Black-capped Chickadee and a Common Redpoll trying to keep their body temperature in cold.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds