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Michelle Cozens
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Connecticut & New Zealand
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Good morning friends! It’s 🥶 outside but the sunrise was epic! There is fire in the sky this morning. Here’s today’s #SunriseMagic on the #CTShoreline Have a great day and get outside if you can. #clouds #landscape #photography
Clouds fill the sky and are illuminated in bright orange and red colors. The water is calm reflecting the sky and landscape.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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The snow booped this red squirrel. Boop! ❄️
#mammals #EastCoastKin
The image shows a red squirrel upside down on a tree, its head raised and its nose bearing a dusting of snowflakes. I’ve cropped the hind portion of its body out of the image to emphasize its dear little face.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
You know how I know I’m employing muted words like a boss on here? My only trending topic this morning is “The Archers”, a long-running British radio play that my husband listens to when he mows the lawn. #winning #mentalhealth #serenity
A branch enters the image from the lower right corner. It is covered with red berries, some smooshed, and a single dark leaf at the very end of the branch.
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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A golden-crowned kinglet #HangingAround eating berries from a cedar tree. #BirdOfTheDay
A golden-crowned kinglet bird is clinging upside down to a cedar tree, ready to eat some of the blue berries growing on the branches. The reddish tones in the bottom half of the image are red berries and dried leaves of some other plant.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Good Morning my Friends

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows

I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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immachocoholic.bsky.social
#MacroMonday #flowers #butterflies Sunmertime memories.
A tiny Skipper is enjoying the nectar from a hot pink zinnia. A tiny skipper butterfly is enjoying nectar from a zinnia.
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Raureif-Moin!
Ein gelb verfärbtes Haselnussblatt im Garten, mit Raureif-Eiskristallen darauf, aus der Nähe fotografiert. Im Hintergrund unscharf: laubbedeckte Wiese, Sträucher, Bäume und Morgenhimmel
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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For my daily #mammals offering, a video of a beaver I took last winter with my phone. I was sitting on a rock at the edge of the pond and this lovely soul took no notice of me. A magical moment. #EastCoastKin
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is any bird with #YellowEyes
#birds #EastCoastKin
A great blue heron is perched on one leg on a dead tree branch. It is facing right.
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Barred Warbler qualifies for both #warblers and #yelloweyes for today’s #BirdOfTheDay I think
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I 💛 swamp lemons #birdoftheday #warblers #birds
Prothonotary warbler perched on a diagonal branch. Super bright yellow all over, this bird’s body faces the camera but his head is turn up and to the right for a handsome profile shot. The wings are folded to the sides but are mostly not visible. The undertail is white. The jet black eye and beak set off the yellow and the green which constitutes part of the background. The rest of the background is unfocused gray-brown bark of a tree trunk.
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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#Mr&Mrs Sandhill Crane hanging out in a muddy pond, reminding me of Muddy Buddies. That’s Chex cereal tossed in melted butter, peanut butter, and chocolate, then dusted with powdered sugar.
#BirdOfTheDay #RidgefieldNWR
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What can I say? It’s the holidays and my mind is on all the treats. Seeing Sandhill Cranes is also a big treat this time of year.
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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For a fleeting moment, the clouds perfectly mirrored the peaks of Manaslu (the 8th highest mountain in the world).

#stunday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&W #art #clouds #cloudscape #nepal #hiking #sunday #bluesky #scape #landscape #mountains #sky
A black and white photo of Mount Manaslu framed by a plume of cloud drifting upward, echoing the mountain’s peaks. Light and wind carve a temporary silhouette that hangs for only a heartbeat.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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I do love Kestrels & any opportunity I get to photograph them is always just pure pleasure like this up-close portrait shot of a Female Kestrel 🥰 Photo taken in Somerset last August 🪶 🦉 #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #wildlife #birdphotography #birdsofprey #kestrel
A UK female kestrel is a bird of prey the size of a pigeon, but slimmer, with a brown and spotted back and wings, a brown head, and a long, dark-banded tail. It has pale, often speckled, underparts and a distinctive dark "mask" on its face and pointed wings that it uses for hovering in one spot. The adult has a bright yellow eye and a yellow cere (the waxy part over the beak). Size: Roughly the size of a pigeon, but slimmer and more elegant. Wings: Pointed wings, often angled at the "wrist" so they look slightly bent, a feature used for hovering. Tail: A long, fan-shaped tail when hovering. Back and wings: Reddish-brown with dark spots. Underparts: Pale or cream-colored, with dark speckles or spots. Face: A dark "mask" from the eye to the beak, similar to a tear mark. Tail: Dark, broken bands on a brownish-grey tail. Eyes: Yellow in adults. Legs: Pale grey. Beak: Black. Hovering: A key characteristic is its ability to "hover" or hang in the air, facing the wind, while looking for prey on the ground below. Hunting: It uses its keen eyesight to spot prey like small mammals and insects on the ground. Perching: It often perches on high spots like fence posts or power lines to scan the area.
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Tufted titmouse is serious about seeds 🪶
A teardrop-shaped songbird with white face and belly, slate blue back and crest. Perched on a twig with yellow maple leaves in the background. A stern expression ©️DTL 2025
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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The Happy Couple!

#BirdOfTheDay #UKWildlife #Swanday #MuteSwan #ClassicMono #Photography #Nature #SoftFocus
A happy couple of swans completing the renewal of their bonds.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The male, though he knows she outshines him, is tagging along for #Stunday
Hooded Merganser
Duck swimming. Reddish brown body with black wings, a black face with a large white patch on the sides of its head
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs so here is a pair of bald eagles, always majestic.

#Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Raptors #BaldEagles #BirdOfPrey
Two adult bald eagles sitting side by side high up in a tree on a cloudy day.
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Morning #BlueSky ☕️ A little something l took during the week with a poem in the Alt to for this shot. Have a golden day friends ☺️#Stunday #Photography #EastCoastKin #Poem #Poetry #PhotographyOfBlueSky
#ImageAndVerse #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Golden #Sun #Rivers #Nature #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#Ireland
Our picture shows a peaceful riverside landscape washed entirely in warm golden light, as if the world has been dipped in molten amber. The sun hangs high in the sky,large, bright, and glowing intensely, casting a sweeping golden hue across everything below. Its reflection shimmers perfectly on the still water, creating a second glowing orb on the rivers surface. In the center distance, tall leafless trees stand like dark silhouettes against the brilliant sky. A lone bird, likely an egret, is wading quietly in the shallow water. The river is calm, with only gentle ripples and scattered twigs breaking its surface. Bushes and small trees frame the water on both sides, their branches appearing almost black against the overwhelming golden brightness. In the far distance to the left, the faint outline of a small tower or steeple rises above the treeline. The entire scene feels tranquil, dreamlike, and almost otherworldly. Bathed in the deep, warm glow of a fading day. And finally, our picture is finished with a simple, white border fame. And now for my poem inspired by this shot.. I call it… “Where the Golden Quiet Falls” Beneath a sun that melts the sky Into a bowl of burnished gold, A silent river reflects the light, A story waiting to be told. A lone bird stands, the world held still, Its shadow drifting at its feet; The trees, like watchmen carved from dusk, Stand guard where earth and heaven meet. No breeze to stir the woven calm, No sound but water’s gentle call; Here time slows down, and hearts grow soft Where evening’s golden quiet falls. And in this hush, the day exhales, A final breath, so warm and deep, A promise whispered to the night: Some beauty never goes to sleep.
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
measureofcalm.bsky.social
“The world, we are told, was made especially for men - a presumption not supported by all the facts.”
- John Muir
#mammals #imageandverse #EastCoastKin
A young male white-tailed deer portrait. The photo only shows his head, neck, and a small portion of his back. He is looking into the camera and he has thin antlers that do not branch, but are curved inward towards each other. The background is branches and gray skies.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Rob’s
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs
A pair of Mandarin ducks
#birds #ukbirding #birdphotography #naturephotography
#EastCoastKin
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Last days of Autumn
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Good morning everyone

Now it's time for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, which is #Mr&Mrs (any male & female of the same kind).
And the Alternative theme is #Pigeons

I've gone with Mr & Mrs Northern Shovelers, Tufted Ducks & Bearded Tits

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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#BirdOfTheDay main theme for today is #MrAndMrs so here are a male and female green-winged teal. They are very cute ducks, very small compared to mallards. #birds #EastCoastKin
A male and female green-winged teal paddle in waters that reflect the orange-brown colors of the autumn trees surrounding the pond. The male is in front. He has a bright golden brown head with a green swath that extends backwards from his eye. The female is mottled brown and tan all over.
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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For #StunDay i've gone with a bird that is usually very elusive to capture, but for some unknown reason this #Bittern decided to step into the light and grace us with it's stunning presence.

It made to long drive to @rspbminsmere.bsky.social (267 miles) worth it.

#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM