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Rina
@rina2012.bsky.social
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I'm always looking for the wonders of nature and love #thelittlethings

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#EastCoastKin Arts Collective member, running @EastCoastKin-ac.bsky.social, Co-host #Scape
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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 4h
External struggles
may weigh you down, but your light
will remain undimmed.
✨️✨️✨️
#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #photography #flowers #ArtYear #photohour #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #JanuArty2026 #season #Poetry #Poem #Haiku #MicroPoem #ImageAndVerse #EastCoastKin
Backlit shot of an orange zinnia from below. The sunlight shines through the delicate petals. The background is blurred.
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danskedave.bsky.social
First light, Stjol Havn, Tåsinge
#Stunday
#ColourADay
#OrangeSun
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
January 25, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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renfish2004.bsky.social
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #poise
set by @alan678.bsky.social

This female red-flanked bluetail was born to be a supermodel!

#bluetail
#birds
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#sonya7c
#tamron50400mm
A female red-flanked bluetail born to be supermodel.
January 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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oldmanrambling.bsky.social
In the most wonderfully kind gesture, Alan @alan678.bsky.social has
posted a Robin a day in memory of my lovely wife, Janet, this week. I have followed suit with her favourite little garden visitor, Roberto. So, on the seventh day, here he is. #WinterRobin #ForJanet #NeverForgotten #EastCoastKin
Roberto the European Robin who visits the front garden of our small terrace house in an English village daily, perches on a broken wooden post near a gate. The bird is turned away from the camera with brown wings and tail feathers clearly defined but turns its head back to face me with one black eye showing. The distinctive orange/red breast plumage is slightly ruffled by the movement and Roberto’s beak is partly opened in song. The blurred background is a wooden paling fence and winter garden planting. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro
January 25, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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andries58.bsky.social
Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #poise , birds showing poise.
Red-backed Shrike, Grauwe Klauwier Robin, Roodborstje Meadow Pipit, Graspieper Kingfisher, IJsvogel
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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fozziefotos.bsky.social
#BirdoftheDay theme today as per @alan678.bsky.social is any #birds showing #poise or the alt is any part of the bird #white
My bird today shows both poise, indeed wistfulness + a splash of white - a female chaffinch
#EastCoastKin #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #photo
a female chaffinch - a soft pale greybrown on her head with richer brown tones on her back tinged with a splash of olive at the neckline. her 2 white wing bars are visible on her right wing. her head is tilted very slightly up and to one side as she looks wistfully into the distance. She is sat atop a hedge with small, compact green leaves
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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blueberrysyrup.bsky.social
#WinterRobin #ForJanet
Robin in a tree with melting snow drops on branches
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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photographyguy28.bsky.social
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#NatureLover
#Wildlifephotography
Good Afternoon BlueSky Folks!
Here is My Second picture of a European robin that I saw a few days ago while Walking Around my local Park Captured on a Canon EOS R50
The image shows a European robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on a thin, bare branch in what appears to be a winter or early spring setting. The bird is facing left, with its head turned slightly upward, giving it an alert and curious expression. Its most distinctive feature is the bright orange-red breast and face, which contrasts sharply with the olive-brown upperparts, grayish sides, and pale whitish belly. The small black eye and slender beak are clearly visible, and its feathers look plump and fluffed against the cold. The background consists of blurred, leafless twigs and branches against a pale, overcast sky, creating a soft, serene atmosphere with muted light. The overall scene captures the classic charm of this small garden bird in a natural, wintry habitat.
January 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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viktoriay.bsky.social
Have a Happy Sunday to everyone! 💜 ❄️🤍📸
"He who does not love solitude does not love freedom." Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher
#Stunday #mobilephotography #winterland #winter26 #EastCoastKin
This photograph features a vibrant purple park bench partially covered in snow against a monochrome backdrop of a winter park. In the foreground, a brightly colored purple park bench stands out. The top slat of the bench is partially covered with a layer of white snow, while the lower slats are visible and clean. The bench has dark supports that extend into the snow-covered ground. The ground around the bench is entirely covered in a blanket of pristine white snow, with some subtle textures and shadows indicating its depth. The background of the image is rendered in black and white, creating a strong contrast with the purple bench. Numerous deciduous trees, stripped bare of their leaves by winter, fill the scene. Their intricate network of branches is visible against a bright, overcast sky. Some of these branches appear to be lightly dusted with snow or frost, adding to the wintery feel. In the mid-ground, beyond the bench, the snow-covered park continues, with more trees and what appears to be a smaller evergreen shrub, also dusted with snow. Faint signs of other park benches can be seen further in the distance, blended into the monochrome background. The overall atmosphere of the picture is serene and quiet, characteristic of a winter landscape. The dramatic color selective editing, highlighting only the purple bench, creates a mood that is both melancholic and strikingly artistic, drawing the viewer's attention directly to the lone colorful object in the otherwise muted environment. The absence of people or animals further emphasizes the tranquility and perhaps a sense of solitude.
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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taminf.bsky.social
For today's #BirdoftheDay by @alan678.bsky.social, a Yellow-crowned night heron showing perfect crossed-leg #poise. It has also got #white bits for double points!

#photography #birds
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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oldmanrambling.bsky.social
“Life - life, strong life, and think not of the grave,
And turf-bound silence, in the frosty year.”

Winter Sleep by Edith Matilda Thomas

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday#ArtYear #photohour #ImageAndVerse #ForJanet #Grief
#EastCoastKin
A view from on high in an English village in Surrey, looking over winter fields covered in frost in the early morning with bare trees and hedgerows spreading into the distance that becomes misty near the horizon. Above the clouds are lit with a light orange glow by the obscured sunrise. Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
January 25, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 A Swan paddles for home & a coot roosts on a rock as the sun, encroached by clouds, sets behind a hill beyond the lake.

#ireland #landscape #naturetherapy #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #lake #scape #sunset #photography #stunday #swanday #colorADay #OrangeSun #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography
A lake scene at sunset. The sun is just above the horizon of the hills beyond the lake and encroached by clouds. The sky is a deep orange, as is the water with the shadows very dark. A swan is paddling from left to right in the foreground and about to pass a Coot roosting on a small rock. The right side of the photo has a dark blackthorn bush in the foreground
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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alinagrafik.bsky.social
#SensoryArt #Broken

Broken tree limbs.

#EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Stunday #Hiking
Black and white image of a black, broken tree branch that has two smaller branches branching off, resembling a tuning fork. The forked branches are facing upwards and are a stark contrast against the gray tones of the morning fog hanging onto the tops of distant hills. There is more vegetation rubble at the base of the broken tree branches. This is off the main trail heading up Cerro San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California.
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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scottbath.bsky.social
Fish weir
#TraditionalFishing
#Canada
#ClassicMono
#Stunday
#Scape
#Water
#EastCoastKin
#Minimal
#FormFollowsFunction
#PhotographersofBluesky
#beauty
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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annaquent.bsky.social
Das ist ein guter Platz für's Eichhörnchen, um sich mal die Sonne auf die Schnuppernase scheinen zu lassen.
#squirrel
Rotes Eichhörnchen, ausgerichtet zur rechten Bildseite, sitzt auf den Hinterläufen auf einem großen Stein, eine Vorderpfote aufgestützt, den anderen Vorderlauf angewinkelt, mit herabhängender Pfote. Der Schwanz steht waagerecht nach hinten. Das Fell leuchtet in der Sonne. Das Eichhörnchen hat die Füße weiter unten am Stein aufgesetzt, die Vorderpfoten liegen auf dem Stein, der Schwanz steht senkrecht nach oben. Das Eichhörnchen hat die Augen geschlossen, und hält das Gesicht in die Sonne.
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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annaquent.bsky.social
Das Thema zum #BirdOfTheDay von @alan678.bsky.social ist heute #poise, anmutig, die Alternative #white, Vögel mit teils weißem Gefieder.
Eine Schwanzmeide sitzt auf einem braunen, kahlen, schmalen Zweig, und schaut in Richtung rechter Bildseite. Im beige- grünlichen Hintergrund weitere Zweige.
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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saraflacci.bsky.social
...The sky belongs to all eyes, and each eye, if it wants, can take in the entire moon, the stars, the sun.
Every eye takes in everything and nothing is ever missing: he who looks at the sky last finds it no less brilliant...
Gianni Rodari
#Stunday #EastCoastKin
#ImageAndVerses
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
The light of dawn illuminates the clouds above Aosta. In the foreground, the slate roofs of the historic center, and in the background, the cathedral with its two bell towers and the snow-capped mountains. The lines are taken from the poem "The Sky Belongs to Everyone" by Gianni Rodari, an Italian writer and educator.
January 25, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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amygann.bsky.social
New photos soon, but for today, a great egret stands looking over the water for the #birdoftheday theme of #poise.

#birds #egret #heron #nature #wildlife #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin
A great egret stands on a branch. It is in profile as it looks out over the water
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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maxmoran.bsky.social
A Skomer Puffin for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Poise
📷 03.05.21 #WelshBirds
#UKWildlife #Birds #BlackandWhite #BlancoYNegro
#BlackandWhitePhotography
#PhotographersofBlueSky
Black and white photo of an Atlantic Puffin on Skomer Island
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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grays.art
Red-shouldered hawk on one talon
(Buteo lineatus)

Bonita Springs, Florida 1-24-26

Good morning. Alan & Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #poise , birds showing poise. The alt is #white ,any bird that has white as part of it’s colouring. Good luck folks. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Dappled brown hawk balancing on one yellow leg on a branch, the other leg clutched in front of it, facing us from below, leaves and blue sky background.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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hardlikearmour.bsky.social
Nuthatch striking a graceful pose from last spring. #BirdoftheDay #poise #birds
A White-breasted Nuthatch perched on a diagonal branch. It is in profile facing the left of the frame. Its head is tilted upward in a graceful curve. The background is a mix of bokeh light, shadows, and blurred green to leaves.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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dunnjons.bsky.social
Good morning. Today's #BirdOfTheDay has #poise.

That's a theme that most birds could justly lay claim to, but this Marvellous Spatuletail in northern Peru really has it all going on, I think.

#naturephotography #birds #EastCoastKin
Marvellous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) © Jon Dunn
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 AM
rina2012.bsky.social
"The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #poise , birds showing poise. The alt is #white ,any bird that has white as part of it’s colouring." 🪶

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday, stay positive 🤍

#birds #birding #wildlife #Stunday #photography #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
Two seagulls are standing one behind the other on a pier. The one in front is looking forward towards the water, the one behind is looking back. Their bodies cross in the middle.
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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lorichirp.bsky.social
Sunday #Stunday! I thought the reflections were stunning but I was also shocked to see some Canada Geese have already returned to Canada from down south--photographed Jan. 16, 2026! #birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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skinskintainan.bsky.social
本日の〆のそら

#art #photo #photography #sky #clouds #Tainan #sunset #EastCoastKin #cityscape
©️skinskin
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM