Steve Harvey
@lightdrawing.bsky.social
Word wrangler, snap taker, lapsed skins basher
Desert denizen; erstwhile green and pleasant land dweller
Not necessarily the Steve Harvey you are looking for
More images on Alamy - http://bit.ly/3C8AOnj
Desert denizen; erstwhile green and pleasant land dweller
Not necessarily the Steve Harvey you are looking for
More images on Alamy - http://bit.ly/3C8AOnj
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WinterLight.
A Cooper's hawk came looking for birdy snacks at sunset on Saturday.
#birds #hawks
A Cooper's hawk came looking for birdy snacks at sunset on Saturday.
#birds #hawks
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WinterLight.
A Cooper's hawk came looking for birdy snacks at sunset on Saturday.
#birds #hawks
A Cooper's hawk came looking for birdy snacks at sunset on Saturday.
#birds #hawks
#Twosday is early this week with today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #TwoOfAKind.
An Anna's hummingbird and his pal.
#birds #hummingbirds
An Anna's hummingbird and his pal.
#birds #hummingbirds
January 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#Twosday is early this week with today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #TwoOfAKind.
An Anna's hummingbird and his pal.
#birds #hummingbirds
An Anna's hummingbird and his pal.
#birds #hummingbirds
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is apropos, because the tree in our front yard has the #PerfectPerch. I call it the posing perch and have photos of so many birds on that branch. Raptors especially love it. This is a red-tailed hawk striking a pose in 2022.
#birds #raptors #hawks
#birds #raptors #hawks
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is apropos, because the tree in our front yard has the #PerfectPerch. I call it the posing perch and have photos of so many birds on that branch. Raptors especially love it. This is a red-tailed hawk striking a pose in 2022.
#birds #raptors #hawks
#birds #raptors #hawks
I visited a local flood basin on Wednesday, swollen after the recent rains. Most of the birds were too far away to shoot well, apart from this coot. But then I came across these tracks. I'm no expert, but sure looks like a mountain lion...
#birds #mountainlion
#birds #mountainlion
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I visited a local flood basin on Wednesday, swollen after the recent rains. Most of the birds were too far away to shoot well, apart from this coot. But then I came across these tracks. I'm no expert, but sure looks like a mountain lion...
#birds #mountainlion
#birds #mountainlion
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #ShortBeak, is a 3fer: a house finch, a white-crowned sparrow and a yellow-rumped warbler splashing about in a rain puddle.
#birds
#birds
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #ShortBeak, is a 3fer: a house finch, a white-crowned sparrow and a yellow-rumped warbler splashing about in a rain puddle.
#birds
#birds
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors.
In March 2023, about 100 Swainson's hawks circled high above our house for about 15 minutes. More memorably, one October morning in 2024, a dozen of them landed in the trees next to our house. Here's five of them.
#birds #hawks
In March 2023, about 100 Swainson's hawks circled high above our house for about 15 minutes. More memorably, one October morning in 2024, a dozen of them landed in the trees next to our house. Here's five of them.
#birds #hawks
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors.
In March 2023, about 100 Swainson's hawks circled high above our house for about 15 minutes. More memorably, one October morning in 2024, a dozen of them landed in the trees next to our house. Here's five of them.
#birds #hawks
In March 2023, about 100 Swainson's hawks circled high above our house for about 15 minutes. More memorably, one October morning in 2024, a dozen of them landed in the trees next to our house. Here's five of them.
#birds #hawks
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongBeaks.
This American avocet fits the "bill" (ha, ha!). Which reminds me; I should check out this occasional lake after our recent rains and see who's hanging out.
#birds
This American avocet fits the "bill" (ha, ha!). Which reminds me; I should check out this occasional lake after our recent rains and see who's hanging out.
#birds
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongBeaks.
This American avocet fits the "bill" (ha, ha!). Which reminds me; I should check out this occasional lake after our recent rains and see who's hanging out.
#birds
This American avocet fits the "bill" (ha, ha!). Which reminds me; I should check out this occasional lake after our recent rains and see who's hanging out.
#birds
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #BirdsinFlight.
Anna's hummingbird v. desert willow blossom.
#birds #hummingbirds
Anna's hummingbird v. desert willow blossom.
#birds #hummingbirds
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #BirdsinFlight.
Anna's hummingbird v. desert willow blossom.
#birds #hummingbirds
Anna's hummingbird v. desert willow blossom.
#birds #hummingbirds
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is birds in their #natural habitat.
Here's a California thrasher, thrashing about under our eucalyptus tree a couple of years ago.
#birds
Here's a California thrasher, thrashing about under our eucalyptus tree a couple of years ago.
#birds
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is birds in their #natural habitat.
Here's a California thrasher, thrashing about under our eucalyptus tree a couple of years ago.
#birds
Here's a California thrasher, thrashing about under our eucalyptus tree a couple of years ago.
#birds
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MoodyFaces.
This Costa's hummingbird was grumpy because he was having a bad hair day.
#birds #hummingbirds
This Costa's hummingbird was grumpy because he was having a bad hair day.
#birds #hummingbirds
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MoodyFaces.
This Costa's hummingbird was grumpy because he was having a bad hair day.
#birds #hummingbirds
This Costa's hummingbird was grumpy because he was having a bad hair day.
#birds #hummingbirds
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers&Form.
Here's Handsome, Ojai Raptor Center's renowned ambassador turkey vulture. He was just a nestling when he was handed over to the rehab center in 2005.
#birds #vultures
Here's Handsome, Ojai Raptor Center's renowned ambassador turkey vulture. He was just a nestling when he was handed over to the rehab center in 2005.
#birds #vultures
January 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers&Form.
Here's Handsome, Ojai Raptor Center's renowned ambassador turkey vulture. He was just a nestling when he was handed over to the rehab center in 2005.
#birds #vultures
Here's Handsome, Ojai Raptor Center's renowned ambassador turkey vulture. He was just a nestling when he was handed over to the rehab center in 2005.
#birds #vultures
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodFinds.
When I first saw Bullock's orioles in our trees I thought they were after the blossoms. But no, they were looking for bees.
#birds
When I first saw Bullock's orioles in our trees I thought they were after the blossoms. But no, they were looking for bees.
#birds
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodFinds.
When I first saw Bullock's orioles in our trees I thought they were after the blossoms. But no, they were looking for bees.
#birds
When I first saw Bullock's orioles in our trees I thought they were after the blossoms. But no, they were looking for bees.
#birds
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #BlackandWhite birds.
Until recently this female Nuttall's woodpecker was a regular visitor in the early morning and late afternoon.
#birds
Until recently this female Nuttall's woodpecker was a regular visitor in the early morning and late afternoon.
#birds
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #BlackandWhite birds.
Until recently this female Nuttall's woodpecker was a regular visitor in the early morning and late afternoon.
#birds
Until recently this female Nuttall's woodpecker was a regular visitor in the early morning and late afternoon.
#birds
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #snowy. Snow is a rarity around here, so let's go back to Nov. 2019 and this Anna's hummingbird.
#birds #hummingbirds
#birds #hummingbirds
January 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #snowy. Snow is a rarity around here, so let's go back to Nov. 2019 and this Anna's hummingbird.
#birds #hummingbirds
#birds #hummingbirds
Today's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #CaughtInMotion and #BirdsOfPrey, so...
A Cooper's hawk.
#birds #hawks
A Cooper's hawk.
#birds #hawks
January 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #CaughtInMotion and #BirdsOfPrey, so...
A Cooper's hawk.
#birds #hawks
A Cooper's hawk.
#birds #hawks
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GoodLight.
I shot this mountain bluebird on our fence just minutes before the sun disappeared behind the trees last Monday. They go bug hunting starting a little after 4 p.m. It took a few minutes to sneak up close to them.
#birds #bluebirds
I shot this mountain bluebird on our fence just minutes before the sun disappeared behind the trees last Monday. They go bug hunting starting a little after 4 p.m. It took a few minutes to sneak up close to them.
#birds #bluebirds
January 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GoodLight.
I shot this mountain bluebird on our fence just minutes before the sun disappeared behind the trees last Monday. They go bug hunting starting a little after 4 p.m. It took a few minutes to sneak up close to them.
#birds #bluebirds
I shot this mountain bluebird on our fence just minutes before the sun disappeared behind the trees last Monday. They go bug hunting starting a little after 4 p.m. It took a few minutes to sneak up close to them.
#birds #bluebirds
The first #BirdOfTheDay theme of 2026 is #b&w.
I shot this during the Christmas Eve rain storm.
#birds #ravens
I shot this during the Christmas Eve rain storm.
#birds #ravens
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The first #BirdOfTheDay theme of 2026 is #b&w.
I shot this during the Christmas Eve rain storm.
#birds #ravens
I shot this during the Christmas Eve rain storm.
#birds #ravens
Thank you to Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon (blackboxgallery.com), for including my photo in its Focus: Shadow and Light exhibition. The show opens today and runs through Jan. 25, 2026.
Halal Food Cart, New York City (2014)
#streetphotography #classicmono #urbangaze #humansofbluesky
Halal Food Cart, New York City (2014)
#streetphotography #classicmono #urbangaze #humansofbluesky
January 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Thank you to Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon (blackboxgallery.com), for including my photo in its Focus: Shadow and Light exhibition. The show opens today and runs through Jan. 25, 2026.
Halal Food Cart, New York City (2014)
#streetphotography #classicmono #urbangaze #humansofbluesky
Halal Food Cart, New York City (2014)
#streetphotography #classicmono #urbangaze #humansofbluesky
Very pleased to have made all y'all's acquaintance in the 51 weeks that I've been on Bluesky. (Well, two of you - only two?! - I've known for decades, of course.) Skirkle.me has generated a chart of the 49 of us who interact the most.
Happy New Year to you all!
Happy New Year to you all!
December 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Very pleased to have made all y'all's acquaintance in the 51 weeks that I've been on Bluesky. (Well, two of you - only two?! - I've known for decades, of course.) Skirkle.me has generated a chart of the 49 of us who interact the most.
Happy New Year to you all!
Happy New Year to you all!
This year's final #BirdoftheDay theme is #Reflections.
Here's something you don't see every day - an Allen's hummingbird (a) on the ground and (b) knee-deep in water.
#birds #hummingbirds
Here's something you don't see every day - an Allen's hummingbird (a) on the ground and (b) knee-deep in water.
#birds #hummingbirds
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This year's final #BirdoftheDay theme is #Reflections.
Here's something you don't see every day - an Allen's hummingbird (a) on the ground and (b) knee-deep in water.
#birds #hummingbirds
Here's something you don't see every day - an Allen's hummingbird (a) on the ground and (b) knee-deep in water.
#birds #hummingbirds