John Middleton
@john-middleton.bsky.social
Retired native Floridian striving to foster gratitude for the beauty surrounding us in the great and the small, the common and the rare.
Chipping Sparrows are more than just LBBs (little brown birds), they are joy inspiring participants in the celebration of seasonal change worthy of a closer look! This one in N Florida.
#birdphotography, #birds, #floridabirds, #naturephoptography
#birdphotography, #birds, #floridabirds, #naturephoptography
March 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Chipping Sparrows are more than just LBBs (little brown birds), they are joy inspiring participants in the celebration of seasonal change worthy of a closer look! This one in N Florida.
#birdphotography, #birds, #floridabirds, #naturephoptography
#birdphotography, #birds, #floridabirds, #naturephoptography
Look closely and you'll see a clue about how a Hermit Thrush, like this one in Lafayette County, FL searches for food. Let's just say (as my mother so often did), "wipe your mouth!" #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #floridabirds
March 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Look closely and you'll see a clue about how a Hermit Thrush, like this one in Lafayette County, FL searches for food. Let's just say (as my mother so often did), "wipe your mouth!" #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #floridabirds
I loved you when you were called "Myrtle", I am thankful for your beauty now, and I'll be glad to welcome you back next Fall my little Butterbutt - the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
#birds, #birdphotography, #wildlifephotography
#birds, #birdphotography, #wildlifephotography
March 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I loved you when you were called "Myrtle", I am thankful for your beauty now, and I'll be glad to welcome you back next Fall my little Butterbutt - the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
#birds, #birdphotography, #wildlifephotography
#birds, #birdphotography, #wildlifephotography
Spring may not be official until the vernal equinox on March 20, but it's already underway here in N Central Florida. Northern Parula have returned - this was my first of the season (photographed in Lafayette County, FL)
#birdphotography, #naturephotography, #floridabirds,
#birdphotography, #naturephotography, #floridabirds,
February 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Spring may not be official until the vernal equinox on March 20, but it's already underway here in N Central Florida. Northern Parula have returned - this was my first of the season (photographed in Lafayette County, FL)
#birdphotography, #naturephotography, #floridabirds,
#birdphotography, #naturephotography, #floridabirds,
At first glance, this immature male Northern Shoveler in the midst of molting at St. Marks NWR, didn't look too "pretty". But a closer look revealed an unexpected level of beauty reminding me to see the wonder of great & small, subtle & bold.
#birds, #birdphotography, #stmarksnwr,
#birds, #birdphotography, #stmarksnwr,
February 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
At first glance, this immature male Northern Shoveler in the midst of molting at St. Marks NWR, didn't look too "pretty". But a closer look revealed an unexpected level of beauty reminding me to see the wonder of great & small, subtle & bold.
#birds, #birdphotography, #stmarksnwr,
#birds, #birdphotography, #stmarksnwr,
A Killdeer enjoys a tidbit it caught along a flat at St. Marks NWR. This plover can be found all across the continent and is migratory only in its most northern range. Once a target of market hunters, thankfully the species' population is now steady.
#addbirder, #birds, #naturephotography
#addbirder, #birds, #naturephotography
January 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A Killdeer enjoys a tidbit it caught along a flat at St. Marks NWR. This plover can be found all across the continent and is migratory only in its most northern range. Once a target of market hunters, thankfully the species' population is now steady.
#addbirder, #birds, #naturephotography
#addbirder, #birds, #naturephotography
I've sometimes misnamed this bird "Jussanudda". But I try to ban that name & attitude from my lexicon. The female Boat-tailed Grackle, like this one at St. Marks NWR, isn't just another, she is beautiful (if sometimes a pest). If wise I'll try to appreciate her!
#birds, #birdphotography, #StMarksNWR
#birds, #birdphotography, #StMarksNWR
January 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I've sometimes misnamed this bird "Jussanudda". But I try to ban that name & attitude from my lexicon. The female Boat-tailed Grackle, like this one at St. Marks NWR, isn't just another, she is beautiful (if sometimes a pest). If wise I'll try to appreciate her!
#birds, #birdphotography, #StMarksNWR
#birds, #birdphotography, #StMarksNWR
This is NOT a kiss! A female/immature male Ruddy Duck's failed attack on an adult male at St. Marks NWR in FL. The Adult male won!
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #wildlifephotography, #StMarksNWR
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #wildlifephotography, #StMarksNWR
January 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is NOT a kiss! A female/immature male Ruddy Duck's failed attack on an adult male at St. Marks NWR in FL. The Adult male won!
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #wildlifephotography, #StMarksNWR
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #wildlifephotography, #StMarksNWR
A female or immature Ruddy Duck trying to claim an adult male's feeding spot at St. Marks NWR in Florida.
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #StMarksNWR
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #StMarksNWR
January 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A female or immature Ruddy Duck trying to claim an adult male's feeding spot at St. Marks NWR in Florida.
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #StMarksNWR
#birds, #birdphotography, #naturephotography, #StMarksNWR
"You lookin' at me!?!"
I definitely felt "seen" by this River Otter at St. Marks NWR. And boy, I can't tell you how glad I was to be seen in that place again. It's a refuge for so much wildlife - and for my spirit!
#StMarksNWR #Floridanature
I definitely felt "seen" by this River Otter at St. Marks NWR. And boy, I can't tell you how glad I was to be seen in that place again. It's a refuge for so much wildlife - and for my spirit!
#StMarksNWR #Floridanature
January 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"You lookin' at me!?!"
I definitely felt "seen" by this River Otter at St. Marks NWR. And boy, I can't tell you how glad I was to be seen in that place again. It's a refuge for so much wildlife - and for my spirit!
#StMarksNWR #Floridanature
I definitely felt "seen" by this River Otter at St. Marks NWR. And boy, I can't tell you how glad I was to be seen in that place again. It's a refuge for so much wildlife - and for my spirit!
#StMarksNWR #Floridanature
It seems appropriate that my first Bluesky post is also my first photo of 2025. This Ruby-crowned Kinglet cooperated in Lafayette County, FL early on New Year's Day. The little fellow is free, just as I hope you and I will be free to enjoy peace and beauty in 2025 even in the midst of chaos.
January 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It seems appropriate that my first Bluesky post is also my first photo of 2025. This Ruby-crowned Kinglet cooperated in Lafayette County, FL early on New Year's Day. The little fellow is free, just as I hope you and I will be free to enjoy peace and beauty in 2025 even in the midst of chaos.