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Kevin Wertman
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Just getting started in photography and Bluesky seems like a place where that's happening now :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/201677566@N06/

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · Dec 4
One year ago today, I made my first post here and set a goal to post at least one photo a day for a year. This choice has changed my life for the better in many ways.

A little thread about it is below if you care to read.

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#photography #cardinals #birds #BirdOfTheDay #songbirds
A cardinal sits on a black wire frame of a bird feeder in the rain. Background is blurred greens and whites.
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I never pass up an opportunity to take a photo of a butterfly. 🦋😁

#FlyDay #photography #butterflies #monarch
An orange and black monarch butterfly sits on a single long green leaf blade, and several others radiate up from the same plant, just below the frame. In the upper corner the sun shines in, with blown highlights.
January 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Neil the Nuthatch #BirdOfTheDay #Feathers&Form #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Please don't forget, today is also #FlyDay, a great theme from Gray @grays.art @fly-day.bsky.social Join in, it's fun!!

A cormorant rests while its wings dry. 🪶

#BirdOfTheDay #Feathers&Form #resting
#birds #wildlife #photography #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
A cormorant with outstretched wings on a wooden peg. The texture of the plumage is clearly visible. The background is blue water.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers&Form, celebrating texture, pattern, and structure of feathers. The alternate theme is #resting.

I thought this beautiful flamingo we saw at the Sunken Gardens in St Pete fit both themes fairly well. ☺️

#photography #birds #flamingos
A flamingo rests in the shade, only its torso and head and neck are visible in the frame. The sun shines onto the back of its body and neck, lighting up its bright pink feathers that show a lovely pattern.
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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Good morning the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers&Form Celebrating texture, pattern, and structure of feathers. As always it’s open to your own interpretation. The alt is #resting birds at rest, roosting. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Close-up side profile of a cormorant standing by water, showing its long curved beak, green eye, and bright yellow throat patch. The dark, scaly-patterned feathers on its neck and back are sharply detailed against a soft, blurred grey-blue water background, giving the image a calm, watchful mood.
January 9, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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My first #BirdOfTheDay entry, for today’s theme of #ShortBeaks: this redpoll, sporting a short-but-mighty beak. I never hesitate to dole out props for these tough little birds, who come to Manitoba to spend the winter. #birds
A redpoll, a small fluffy songbird with beige tones, yellow-orange bill and a red forehead, perches on a willow branch caked in winter frost.
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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A happy little bee for #InsectThursday

#ColorADay #YellowThur #photography #bees #flowers #bloomscrolling
A single bee rests upon a light yellow flower with long curling red tendrils curling out from underneath the bee. The stem of the flower curls out from a blurry collection of red and green flowers. Background is blurred yellow bokeh mostly.
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Good morning all!

Rob has set the #BirdOfTheDay to #ShortBeaks

Here's a downy woodpecker pondering whether this spanish moss is a worm or not. Hopefully that beak is short enough to qualify, I didn't get the measuring tape out 😁

#photography #birds #woodpeckers
A closeup of a black and white woodpecker perched on the side of a mossy tree. The sun lights upon the back of its face, and it peers up at a single strand of spanish moss that is arching up and away from the tree. Background is blurry greens mostly.
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Good Morning People.

It's time for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShortBeaks, any bird with a short beak.
There's no need for an Alternative theme with this one, so i've gone with a Blue Tit, Reed Bunting, Little Grebe & Black-headed Gull.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding #BirdLife
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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I was sorely tempted to go with another snowy Robin shot but you’ll be getting fed up with them so decided on a House Sparrow for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShortBeaks, any bird with a short beak.
There's no need for an Alternative. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A female house sparrow perches on a bare, thorny branch dusted with snow, her soft brown and buff plumage puffed against the cold. The bird faces slightly left, gripping the twig with pale feet, while a clear blue winter sky blurs gently in the background.
January 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Another rose from my itty bitty little camera 🌞

#RoseWednesday #photography #roses #flowers #bloomscrolling
A pink rose sits in the foreground in the middle-right of the frame. In the background several other blurry pink roses can be seen, as well as bright sky and blurry trees. It is surrounded by darker green foliage and appears to glow a bit.
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Just look at this dude😁

#dozerday #photography #dogsky #dogsofbluesky #dogs
A beautiful tan and white dog lays on his side on a gray/blue couch. Half of his face is obscured by the couch cushion running across the bottom of the frame. The sun shines brightly upon him from the windows behind and in the upper right. His one visible eye looks directly into the camera.
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Alan has set the theme of #BirdOfTheDay to #FoodFinds, so here's a great egret I followed around for a little bit to watch it hunt for lizards.

They are amazing to watch when they hunt. 😎

#photography #birds #egrets #nature
The white head and neck of a great egret rises into the frame, in side profile. At the end of its long yellow beak it has a lizard pinched. Background is green leaves of a bush.
January 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Good morning my friends. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodFinds any bird with food in it’s mouth and the alternative is #preening any bird preening. Good luck. 😊 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A blue tit perches on a thin branch dusted with fresh snow, holding a peanut in its beak. The small bird’s blue, yellow, and green plumage contrasts with the white snow and dark, tangled winter branches in the background.
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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Rob has set today's #BirdOfTheDay theme to #BlackAndWhite, so here's a pileated woodpecker that is mostly so if you ignore that bright red mohawk and mustache 😁

#photography #birds #woodpeckers
A large pileated woodpecker with black and white feathers and a large red mohawk clings to the side of a tree. You can see his tongue poking into the hole he had previously just pecked.
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Toying around with texture and clarity while juicing up the color and contrast. Kinda like the effect in the water ☺️

#AnimalArtTuesday #photography #turtles
A single turtle sits on a long that cuts the frame in half. It is surrounded by water reflecting mostly fall colors.
January 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlackAndWhite, any bird that is mainly B&W, and the Alt theme is #Finches.
I've opted for a Magpie, Tufted Duck, Ring-necked Duck & Coot

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotgraphy #BirdLife #wildlifephotography @rspb.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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#BlueskyMonday

This fogbow against a blue sky and sunshine seems like a good way to feel inspired as we set off in 2026. Behold the beauty and glory of nature!

#EastCoastKin #Hiking #Fogbow #Nature #Weather #WestCoastKin #Selfieshadow
A white, fully arched and complete fogbow has formed in the dry field of the open space at Laguna Lake. The sky is blue above it and light fog is seen at its base and center. My shadow is centered under the fogbow. It's as though I'm stepping into a new world and dimension. San Luis Obispo, California
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Took this on a walk Friday with my tiniest camera setup.

There's something to be said for wandering with a very light camera in one hand and snapping away. Not thinking much about technical details, just having fun. ☺️

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#BlueSkyMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers
A single pink rose grows into the middle of the frame from directly below. In the background, the top half is blue sky and the bottom half is blurred building and flowers.
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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A cute little Carolina Wren with a few spots for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from Alan

#Speckles&Spots #photography #birds #wrens #borb
A small round brown bird with white spots on its wing sits on a sloping branch that runs from bottom right corner to middle left of the frame. Several other branches radiate on different diagonals from the same bottom right corner. The bird looks up and to the left, along the same diagonals. Several vines drop into the scene from the upper left corner
January 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #speckles&spots birds with speckled or spotted plumage. The alt theme is #most the bird you think you have most photos of. Good luck. Here’s a Starling taken yesterday. Ps don’t forget to put the theme hashtag too #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A European starling stands upright on a low ridge of fresh white snow, photographed in close-up from the side. Its dark plumage is densely speckled with small cream-white spots, and subtle iridescent tones of green and purple shimmer across its neck and chest. The bird’s long, pointed bill faces to the right, closed, with a calm but alert expression. One reddish leg is faintly visible beneath the feathers. The background is softly blurred in muted grey and olive tones, creating a moody winter atmosphere that contrasts with the crisp snow and highlights the starling’s intricate feather patterns.
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Nature went above and beyond the other day! 📷🕊️ …
Atop the hiking trail the view of mist encompassing the forest below gives the feel of floating islands of glorious evergreens!
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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Pileated portrait #birds
headshot of a Pileated Woodpecker on a tree. There are out of focus branches in the foreground and background. The bird has a red cap and a red bar on his cheek. The face and chin are white and there is a black bar over the eye.
January 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Happy new year all. Woke up this morning to some good news. Had four of my images received an honourable mention for the 2025 Monochrome Awards
Pier reaching out to sea. A B&W image Black and white image of rocks with water splashing against them Beams sitting upright. A black and white image Pier with milky soft water around. A black and white image
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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It's simple and a very common wildflower, but I just thought it looked pretty. Since it's the state wildflower of Florida I may not the only one who feels this way. 💛

#stunday #SundayYellow #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
A single green stem with a couple of ants rises into the center of the frame. At the end is a bright yellow flower, glistening with water droplets. Behind is blurry green grass.
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM