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Michael Pounds

Michael Pounds

@mspounds.bsky.social

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Retired educator, current composer, and sometimes I perform with homemade instruments and/or technology.

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Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 3d

Some fall color.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #autumnleaves #autumncolors #treephotography #fallcolors

Maple trees with bright red leaves against a blue sky background. Leaves are back-lit by the sun, and a sun star appears through the leaves in the lower right of the photo.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 4d

Sunset over the White River, Muncie, Indiana.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #riverphotography #sunset #eveninglight #whiteriver

Yellow sunset with white and gray clouds in an irregular pattern against a deep blue sky. Trees in silhouette on the horizon, and the sky reflected in still waters in the foreground.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 6d

We saw several yellow-rumped warblers along the trail yesterday.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #yellowrumpedwarbler #warbler #warblers

Brown, white, and black bird with patches of yellow on its side and rump, sitting on a tree branch, looking toward the camera.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 6d

Fishing boat, Westwood Park in Indiana.
#landscapephotography #lakephotography #naturephotography #fisherman #fishingboat #morninglight

Fishing boat near the shore of a lake. Tall trees on the shore of the lake, reflecting in the still water.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 8d

Canada geese on the White River at sunset in Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #canadagoose #goose #geese #whiteriver #sunset #eveninglight

Seven geese in silhouette, standing in shallow water, with some rocks and a fallen tree around the edges of the photo. Intense light reflecting on the water and the entire scene in silver and black.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 10d

Red-winged blackbird, Maumee Bay State Park in Ohio.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #blackbird #redwingedblackbird

Dead tree trunk standing at an angle in a field with tall brown and green grassy plants, with a small black bird standing at the top of the tree trunk, head turned to the side. Trees with yellow and green leaves and cloudy sky in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 13d

Northern flicker taking flight from a tree branch.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #northernflicker #flicker

Gray, brown bird with black spots, a black cheek, red on the back of the head, and bright gold highlights in the feathers, and a long beak. Flying downward with wing feathers spread. A few bare tree branches and the bird in the lower left of the frame, blue sky filling the remainder of the frame.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 14d

Sunset with gulls, Maumee Bay State Park, Ohio.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #sunset #eveninglight #goldenhour #goldenhourlight #gull #seagull #seagulls

Sun setting behind distant trees. Sky is golden with some clouds. Several gulls flying, silhouetted against the golden sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 15d

We saw a few eastern bluebirds along the trail this evening.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bluebird #easternbluebird

Bluebird with a blue head and a rust-colored chest, head turned to the side, sitting at the top of a tall stem with green leaves beginning to turn brown. Background is blurry green plants.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 15d

This little American red squirrel found something to eat for breakfast.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #squirrel #redsquirrel

Small squirrel on a tree branch, white belly toward the camera, trying to bite a large nut. The squirrel's head is hidden behind the nut. The branches have no leaves, and the background is a blue sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 20d

Rock wren, Badlands National Park (photo taken in May).
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #badlands #badlandsnationalpark #rockwren #wren #nationalpark #nationalparks #landscapephotography

Small bird with a long curved beak, sitting on a large rock. Background is a rocky terrain and cloudy sky. Bird is very small in the frame.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 21d

Turkey vulture at Westwood Park in Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #vulture #turkeyvulture #westwoodpark

Large bird with dark brown feathers and a bare red head with a large white beak, sitting on a tree branch, head turned to the side. Background is blue sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 21d

The thistle flowers are just about done for the season, but I found a few fresh ones recently.
#naturephotography #plantphotography #wildflowerphotography #thistle

Purple/pink flower on a spiky green cone-shaped base, with a spiny stem. Background is blurry green and tan shapes.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 23d

Fisherman in the morning light at Westwood Park in Indiana.
#lakephotography #naturephotography #fisherman #morninglight #morningmist

Fisherman in silhouette, standing on a bit of land extending into a lake, holding a fishing rod. Misty water in the foreground and background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 27d

Wild teasel in the evening light.
#naturephotography #plantphotography #wildflowerphotography #eveninglight #teasel

Spiky brown cone on a thorny stem against a blurry, dark, green-blue background. Lit brightly from the side.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · 28d

Bluebird on a telephone pole in the evening sunlight.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bluebird #eveninglight

Bluebird with its body turned toward the sunlight coming from the right, but head turned toward the left, sitting on the top of a telephone pole, blue sky in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 30

Sunrise in rural Ohio.
#landscapephotography #sunrise #morninglight #ruralphotography #goldenhour #goldenhourlight

Farm field in the golden morning sunlight, with trees, telephone poles, and wires in the background. Sky is gold colored, with the sun in the upper right corner.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 29

Usually I have trouble getting close to a catbird, but this one posed right next to us for a bit before flying away.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #graycatbird #catbird

Gray and black bird sitting on a tree branch, very near to the camera, belly toward the camera and head turned to one side. Background is blurry green leaves and tree branches.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 26

Black-throated green warbler.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #blackthroatedgreenwarbler #warbler

Small yellow, black, gray and white bird holding onto a vertical branch below some leaves, belly toward the camera, looking at the camera. Blurry green leaves and blue sky in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 25

Immature cedar waxwing that we saw while walking in our neighborhood.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #cedarwaxwing #neighborhoodphotography #neighborhoodbirds

Gray, brown and white bird with a black mask and a yellow-tipped tail, sitting on an evergreen branch, head bent down toward a juniper berry. Light blue sky in the background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 24

American redstart female, Mounds State Park, Indiana.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #americanredstart #redstart #moundsstatepark #indianastateparks

Small gray, yellow and white bird sitting on a tree branch, with a blurry green and orange background.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 23

Tree trunks lit by the setting sun.
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #sunset #treephotography #eveninglight #forestphotography

Tree trunks glowing in red light, surrounded by dark green leaves.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 22

I found this grasshopper and got a few shots in spite of its excellent camouflage.
#grasshopper #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #insectphotography #macrophotography

A tan, brown and black grasshopper sitting on a piece of weathered wood.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 20

Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park in South Dakota (photo taken last May).
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #custerstatepark #southdakota #sylvanlake

Lake surrounded by large rock formations and pine trees, with hills in the background and a bright but partly cloudy sky.

Michael Pounds @mspounds.bsky.social · Sep 18

Great blue heron getting some sun on its wings, sitting in a tree on a bank of the White River.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #greatblueheron #heron #riverbirds #whiteriver

Gray and white heron sitting on a tree branch, wings lowered and turned forward toward the sun.