Neil Barker 🐦⬛
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Sijo poetry inspired by Nature.
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Morning Snowstorm
Heavy flakes of snow falling in the early morning twilight.
Swimming together for safety and diving in search of food.
Cold water awakens the senses that snowfall seems to dull.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #commongoldeneyes
Heavy flakes of snow falling in the early morning twilight.
Swimming together for safety and diving in search of food.
Cold water awakens the senses that snowfall seems to dull.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #commongoldeneyes
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Morning Snowstorm
Heavy flakes of snow falling in the early morning twilight.
Swimming together for safety and diving in search of food.
Cold water awakens the senses that snowfall seems to dull.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #commongoldeneyes
Heavy flakes of snow falling in the early morning twilight.
Swimming together for safety and diving in search of food.
Cold water awakens the senses that snowfall seems to dull.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #commongoldeneyes
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Good Morning.
Sorry for the delay but here goes for today's #BirdOfTheDay, and it's all about #BirdsOnTheGround (not in water), and the Alternative are any Great/Blue/Coal/Long-tailed Tits.
I have a Glossy Ibis, Great Egret, Collared Dove & Goldfinches
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
Sorry for the delay but here goes for today's #BirdOfTheDay, and it's all about #BirdsOnTheGround (not in water), and the Alternative are any Great/Blue/Coal/Long-tailed Tits.
I have a Glossy Ibis, Great Egret, Collared Dove & Goldfinches
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Good Morning.
Sorry for the delay but here goes for today's #BirdOfTheDay, and it's all about #BirdsOnTheGround (not in water), and the Alternative are any Great/Blue/Coal/Long-tailed Tits.
I have a Glossy Ibis, Great Egret, Collared Dove & Goldfinches
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
Sorry for the delay but here goes for today's #BirdOfTheDay, and it's all about #BirdsOnTheGround (not in water), and the Alternative are any Great/Blue/Coal/Long-tailed Tits.
I have a Glossy Ibis, Great Egret, Collared Dove & Goldfinches
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
Following @robcrank68.bsky.social and the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsOnTheGround. A #coopershawk I spotted in summer 2024 looking for brunch here in Ottawa. #birds #photography
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Following @robcrank68.bsky.social and the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsOnTheGround. A #coopershawk I spotted in summer 2024 looking for brunch here in Ottawa. #birds #photography
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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
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
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November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The #greatblueheron 🪶
#birds
#birdoftheday
#takeoff
#nature
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#bird #birds #birdphotography
#nature #naturephotography
#birds
#birdoftheday
#takeoff
#nature
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#bird #birds #birdphotography
#nature #naturephotography
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trail Companions
A quiet forest in Winter, listen carefully for sounds.
Soft chirping and calling surround you from the trees near the trail.
Your companions have returned in their constant search for a meal.
#skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #birds #blackcappedchickadee
A quiet forest in Winter, listen carefully for sounds.
Soft chirping and calling surround you from the trees near the trail.
Your companions have returned in their constant search for a meal.
#skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #birds #blackcappedchickadee
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Trail Companions
A quiet forest in Winter, listen carefully for sounds.
Soft chirping and calling surround you from the trees near the trail.
Your companions have returned in their constant search for a meal.
#skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #birds #blackcappedchickadee
A quiet forest in Winter, listen carefully for sounds.
Soft chirping and calling surround you from the trees near the trail.
Your companions have returned in their constant search for a meal.
#skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #birds #blackcappedchickadee
Seed Party
Comings and goings of neighbours stirs your curiosity.
So much activity - flights back and forth - eating and chatting.
Flying in for a closer look, might as well join in the fun.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #redbreastednuthatch
Comings and goings of neighbours stirs your curiosity.
So much activity - flights back and forth - eating and chatting.
Flying in for a closer look, might as well join in the fun.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #redbreastednuthatch
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Seed Party
Comings and goings of neighbours stirs your curiosity.
So much activity - flights back and forth - eating and chatting.
Flying in for a closer look, might as well join in the fun.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #redbreastednuthatch
Comings and goings of neighbours stirs your curiosity.
So much activity - flights back and forth - eating and chatting.
Flying in for a closer look, might as well join in the fun.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #birds #redbreastednuthatch
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @alan678.bsky.social is #TakeOffs, birds taking off, and the Alterative is #CitySlickers, birds in an Urban Environment.
My contributions are of Whooper Swans on the runway at full speed just before Lift Off at WWT Welney.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
My contributions are of Whooper Swans on the runway at full speed just before Lift Off at WWT Welney.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @alan678.bsky.social is #TakeOffs, birds taking off, and the Alterative is #CitySlickers, birds in an Urban Environment.
My contributions are of Whooper Swans on the runway at full speed just before Lift Off at WWT Welney.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
My contributions are of Whooper Swans on the runway at full speed just before Lift Off at WWT Welney.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
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Good morning. Thought you might like to see the moon from #Ireland right now. Sorry I couldn’t be bothered using tripod so it’s not perfect but it’s ok. You can see the craters on the dark edge. #moon #photography #EastCoastKin #lunar
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Good morning. Thought you might like to see the moon from #Ireland right now. Sorry I couldn’t be bothered using tripod so it’s not perfect but it’s ok. You can see the craters on the dark edge. #moon #photography #EastCoastKin #lunar
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A territorial female red-winged blackbird attacks a great blue heron that was perching on the fishing pier at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A territorial female red-winged blackbird attacks a great blue heron that was perching on the fishing pier at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature
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The true war, is not between nations; though their conflicts, oft serve as battlefronts.
In every heart, empires grapple; in campaigns older, than long-vanished Sumer.
Our lone foe, dwells in the darkness of the soul; all worldly tyrants, but bear its flag.
#sijo
In every heart, empires grapple; in campaigns older, than long-vanished Sumer.
Our lone foe, dwells in the darkness of the soul; all worldly tyrants, but bear its flag.
#sijo
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The true war, is not between nations; though their conflicts, oft serve as battlefronts.
In every heart, empires grapple; in campaigns older, than long-vanished Sumer.
Our lone foe, dwells in the darkness of the soul; all worldly tyrants, but bear its flag.
#sijo
In every heart, empires grapple; in campaigns older, than long-vanished Sumer.
Our lone foe, dwells in the darkness of the soul; all worldly tyrants, but bear its flag.
#sijo
A Bald Eagle for #FlyDay I saw in Ottawa Canada a few years ago. #Flying #birds #baldeagle #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography @robcrank68.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A Bald Eagle for #FlyDay I saw in Ottawa Canada a few years ago. #Flying #birds #baldeagle #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography @robcrank68.bsky.social
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An American white pelican tells a double-crested cormorant to bugger off after the cormorant threw a fit at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
Posted in June 2025, but worthy of posting again.
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph
Posted in June 2025, but worthy of posting again.
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
An American white pelican tells a double-crested cormorant to bugger off after the cormorant threw a fit at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
Posted in June 2025, but worthy of posting again.
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph
Posted in June 2025, but worthy of posting again.
#BirdOfTheDay #Fighting #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph
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A great blue heron portrait at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #heron #greatblueherons #herons
#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #heron #greatblueherons #herons
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A great blue heron portrait at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #heron #greatblueherons #herons
#FlyDay #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #heron #greatblueherons #herons
Dine, Dash, & Cache
Sunflower seeds scattered on top of a large moss-covered stone.
Observing from afar, birds are gathering before the storm.
Flying closer, and closer, you land and gather what you can.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #bird #downywoodpecker
Sunflower seeds scattered on top of a large moss-covered stone.
Observing from afar, birds are gathering before the storm.
Flying closer, and closer, you land and gather what you can.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #bird #downywoodpecker
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Dine, Dash, & Cache
Sunflower seeds scattered on top of a large moss-covered stone.
Observing from afar, birds are gathering before the storm.
Flying closer, and closer, you land and gather what you can.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #bird #downywoodpecker
Sunflower seeds scattered on top of a large moss-covered stone.
Observing from afar, birds are gathering before the storm.
Flying closer, and closer, you land and gather what you can.
#poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #bird #downywoodpecker
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November 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime, featuring a Cedar Waxwing in pure berry bliss.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime, featuring a Cedar Waxwing in pure berry bliss.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
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Good Morning... I keep digging my archives for #BirdOfTheDay
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Good Morning... I keep digging my archives for #BirdOfTheDay
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
These Downy Woodpeckers at my home are enjoying #LunchTime
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem #Birds #WoodPecker
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A great blue heron drinks and scratches itself at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW
#BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons #birdphotography
#ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW
#BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons #birdphotography
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A great blue heron drinks and scratches itself at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
#ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW
#BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons #birdphotography
#ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW
#BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons #birdphotography
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Lunchtime round at the Wren's place - the wrenlets have a big appetite for fresh food.
They prefer the 'all day, all you can eat' style of menu.
#BirdOfTheDay #Lunchtme
They prefer the 'all day, all you can eat' style of menu.
#BirdOfTheDay #Lunchtme
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Lunchtime round at the Wren's place - the wrenlets have a big appetite for fresh food.
They prefer the 'all day, all you can eat' style of menu.
#BirdOfTheDay #Lunchtme
They prefer the 'all day, all you can eat' style of menu.
#BirdOfTheDay #Lunchtme
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime , birds with food in their mouths. The alternative is #fluffy , birds with feathers fluffed up. Good luck!! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime , birds with food in their mouths. The alternative is #fluffy , birds with feathers fluffed up. Good luck!! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
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A great horned owl at dusk in the parking lot of Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
At first I thought this owl was injured, but it caught a rodent. I was about 10-feet away.
#BirdoftheDay #closeups #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs #photo
At first I thought this owl was injured, but it caught a rodent. I was about 10-feet away.
#BirdoftheDay #closeups #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs #photo
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A great horned owl at dusk in the parking lot of Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.
At first I thought this owl was injured, but it caught a rodent. I was about 10-feet away.
#BirdoftheDay #closeups #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs #photo
At first I thought this owl was injured, but it caught a rodent. I was about 10-feet away.
#BirdoftheDay #closeups #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photograph #photographs #photo
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Happy #ThursJay! I came across some photos from this past summer when I spent a lot of time watching some fledgling Common #Ravens. Thought I'd post a photo of 1 on this day of celebrating #Corvids! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Happy #ThursJay! I came across some photos from this past summer when I spent a lot of time watching some fledgling Common #Ravens. Thought I'd post a photo of 1 on this day of celebrating #Corvids! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin