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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦
@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
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Photographer. Lover of the outdoors. Musician.

Red Siege Principal Consultant so I can pay for my hobbies.

#PhotographersUnited <- Check out this great community!

IG: https://www.instagram.com/hardwaterhacker/
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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · Nov 11
Lots of new followers, so I figured it’s a good time to do an introduction. Hello! I’m Mike. I’m a North Dakota-based computer security professional with a passion for the outdoors and a love of photography. I don’t really have a style. I love to shoot all kinds of things.
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matthewpaulson.bsky.social
Eastern Bluebird Takeoff series - slide through for all 8 pics, I think the last one may be my favorite.🪶
January 21, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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nigrochris.bsky.social
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher for today's #birdoftheday theme #singing.
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Singing I have a repost of this Black Capped Chickadee that I spotted right before New Year's Day.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Black Capped Chickadee sings while being bathed in soft winter light.
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #singing - birds singing or calling. Alt theme is birds with their heads #bowed. My offerings are a Red-eyed Vireo, a Red-winged Blackbird, and a Yellow Warbler.

#birds #wildlife #photography
A Red-eyed Vireo singing on a branch. The branch enters the frame at the bottom middle and exits in the upper right corner. The bird is facing to the left. The Vireo has a white breast and throat, a white line above its eye, and a gray cap. The back and wings are olive and yellow, with darker lines. The bird's namesake red eye is visible. Immediately behind the bird are out of focus leaves. To the left, the background is completely out of focus, showing shades of green and light from the sky behind. A male Red-winged Blackbird singing on an old cattail. The bird is jet black with the exception of red and yellow epaulets visible on its shoulders. The bird's body is facing the camera, with its head turned to the right. The cattail it is perched on slopes up and to the left. Surrounding the bird are a mix of green cattail vegetation and golden dried reeds, all in soft focus. With the exception of the bird, the color palette is softer due to a cloudy day. A male Yellow Warbler singing in oak trees. The bird is small in this frame, showing the bird in its habitat. The bird is a bright yellow color overall, with red-orange streaking on its breast, and fine black lines on the wings. The bird is surrounded by branches covered in new oak leaves and buds. Blue sky can be seen behind the trees.
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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kevin.wertman.org
@alan678.bsky.social has set the #BirdOfTheDay as #singing or #bowed, so here's a pretty cardinal with a bowed head.

#ColorADay #RedWed #photography #birds #cardinals
A bright red male cardinal sits on a very thin branch that runs from the upper left of the frame to the bottom right corner with some small round berries or seeds clusters at the end of it. Several other tiny branches run diagonally up from the lower left corner. Background is various shades of green bokeh with some blues as well in the upper right.
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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mikesaccone.bsky.social
When a winter wrens wants to remain hidden, its camouflage is unmatched. This tiny bird, however, boasts quite the dynamic range and volume when it wants to be found.

📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 6400, f6.3, 1/800s) 🪶

#birds #birdphotography
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
I didn't make it out for the #aurora last night and it's cloudy tonight. Here are a few shots from the 5/10/24 storm. Ironically, even though we call them #NorthernLights, most of the action was behind me in these shots.

#AuroraBorealis #Nature #AstroPhotography #PhotographersUnited
A night shot of aurora. A train trestle crosses a river that extends from the middle left to the right side of the screen. Due to a long exposure, the headlight of the train appears as a white streak crossing the trestle. The light can be seen reflecting in the still water below, with the headlights illuminating the far side of the trestle. Above, a faint aurora can be seen, showing hues of purple and green. A night shot of aurora. A train trestle crosses a river that extends from the middle left to the right side of the screen. Above, aurora can be seen, showing hues of purple and green. There are three bright pillars above the center of the bridge. The left one is green, becoming vibrant purple and magenta above. The center is fainter hues of pink. The right is green, showing hits of nearly yellow. The colors of the sky and the dark pillars of the trestle are reflected in the still water.
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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markrobbie.bsky.social
New plover who dis 🪶
I believe this is a young semipalmated.Plover, standing sweetly in the shallows of a deep neep tide. he's looking to the left of the camera
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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aows.co
Train and snow, I. Indiana, November 2025 #aowsimages #photography #blackandwhite
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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juanngospodarou.bsky.social
Another great location we will shoot at the workshop in May, this time in #Rotterdam
Tomorrow is the last day for early-bird discounts, so if you want to join us, this is the best time to do it. www.juliaannagospodarou.com/amsterdam-ro...

#netherlands #architecturephotography #bwphotography
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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afewfromtheforest.bsky.social
#TimelessTuesday
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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jocelynanderson.bsky.social
A female Downy Woodpecker showcasing couture fashion by wearing a snowflake, a one-of-a-kind piece.
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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icyvr.bsky.social
#Toronto #ClassicMono #UnionStation #BalckandWhite #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Nikon
Night photograph of railway tracks running in to Toronto Union Station railway platforms. The station is surrounded by office towers almost on top of the tracks.
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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beautysurroundsyou.com
A few reasons why I love the Canadian Rockies!

#photography #bluesky #nature #naturephotography #landscape #mountains #landscapephotography #canada #sunrise #sunset #travel
t took my breath away when I stepped on a ledge and saw this mind blowing landscape below. The magnificent mountains of Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies cradle turquoise lakes illuminated in intense light as the setting sun colors low lying clouds. Wonder, astonishment, disbelief. To me there is nothing more beautiful than the natural world, and it as times such as these when I know that this is where I belong. Mount Assiniboine and Sunburst Peak, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. On an early summer morning, beautiful puffy clouds reflect in the calm waters of Vermillion Lakes in the Canadian Rockies, while the distant mountains catch the first rays of the sun. Beautiful morning light illuminates the Canadian Rockies' towering Mount Assiniboine as, ever so briefly, underlying rocks and pebbles show through before the winds pick up again.
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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linda2.bsky.social
A jackdaw enjoying the winter sun.

#BirdOfTheDay #UKWildlife #WinterLight #Birds #Ornithology #Photography #EastCoastKin 🪶
A jackdaw pierced on a log within the grounds of Bushy Park. He is facing the sun which illuminates his feathers and face.
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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tonyjhugh.es
♥️ mountains
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#landscapephotography #norway #reinebringen
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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jencross.bsky.social
Wasps make me happy! #inverts

Eastern Cicada Killer, Ichneumonid Wasp, Umbrella Paper Wasp, Parker's Thread-waisted Wasp
A large black wasp with gold wings and yellow markings on the abdomen. He is standing on a rock looking for ladies. A small wasp with pale yellow legs and a black and white striped abdomen. He is standing on a leaf that I am holding. A brown wasp with pale green eyes and curly antennae. It is feeding on goldenrod. A black wasp with a red abdomen. It is clinging to a dried out plant.
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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'Nearly Frozen Tributary, Fallen Trees' (2026) -- It's Been Snowing for 12 Hours, We've Returned to a Winter Wonderland Overnight..., Riverside Cemetery Estate, Brunswick, ME

#ClassicMono ✨ #ForestFriday ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
A nearly frozen tributary just before it empties into the Androscoggin River, criss-crossed with fallen trees and buried in a foot of powdered snow
January 19, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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grantswinbournephotography.com
Rocks I've known and loved 1

This is part of a series exploring interesting (to me), rock formations on coastlines

Let me know what you think in the comments
Long exposure of water flowing over a moss covered rock on a sandy beach at sunrise with a jagged rocky outcrop in the background.
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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davidhoffman-0.bsky.social
Sunrise Over the Southern Sierra Nevada, Jan. 19, 2026
Just when you think that second wave of color isn't going to show up...
#Sunrise #california #sierranevada #photography #sharemondays2026
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
It's #Monochrome Monday!

#ClassicMono #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Photography #PhotographersUnited
A black and white photo of an old church. The church has four boarded up windows in front. The windows are rectangular, with a pointed top. Above, in the center, is a boarded up circular window. A bell tower with boarded up openings stands on the left side of the building.To the left of of the church is a tall tree that is as tall as the main church building. Above, large white clouds float in the sky.
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning, the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Winterlight , any bird highlighted by winter sunlight. The alt theme is #birdsyoulove , birds you love to see and why ( eg endangered, cute, character) #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A small blue tit with a blue-grey cap, white cheeks, and a soft yellow chest perches on a tangle of brown leaves and twigs, its feathers fluffed against the cool air. Warm winter sunlight highlights the bird’s rounded shape while the background fades into a softly blurred mix of autumnal greens and golds.
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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davemeredith.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WinterLight. A Fieldfare guarding windfall apples in an orchard in south #Cheshire, England.

Photographed in the mid 1980s on #Kodachrome

#EastCoastKin #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #photography
January 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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alan678.bsky.social
Ok folks going to get through as many #BirdOfTheDay entries as I can. Bear with me. Here’s one for #MacroMonday #photography #EastCoastKin
A red admiral butterfly with wings partly open feeds on bright yellow butterfly bush flowers, its dark, scalloped wings patterned with bold red bands and small white spots. The butterfly’s slender body and long antennae are sharply in focus against a softly blurred blue sky and green foliage, creating a vivid contrast between the warm yellow blooms and the cool-toned background.
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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beautysurroundsyou.com
A few reasons why I love clouds! 😊

#photography #travel #bluesky #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mountains
Fierce winds drive off snow and ice from the peaks of Paine Grande in Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park. There is a whole world of drama and grandeur to be found far above in the peaks of mountains, and especially so for Patagonia! A moment of sublime beauty as heavy clouds slowly lift, unveiling the majesty that lurks behind. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. The last light of day touches churning clouds rushing over the jagged cliff faces of South Africa's Table Mountain. Far away and far above, you will find castles in the sky. Castles so beautiful, which appear ever so briefly before they vanish, never to be seen again. Don't blink, you might miss one! Canadian Rockies.
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM