Mike Oxford
@mikoxford.bsky.social
Husband, dad, rookie grandpa, birder, music-lover, traveler, photographer (of sorts), beach-bum-in-training
Here’s a #mono treatment of the same #Anhinga drying its wings — different angle. I need to research gender and mating plummage to learn more about this bird, but like the way the photo turned out, so I am prematurely posting.
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#georgiabirding
#stsimonsisland
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#georgiabirding
#stsimonsisland
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here’s a #mono treatment of the same #Anhinga drying its wings — different angle. I need to research gender and mating plummage to learn more about this bird, but like the way the photo turned out, so I am prematurely posting.
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#georgiabirding
#stsimonsisland
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#georgiabirding
#stsimonsisland
Good day, BirdSkyers!
Here’s a #bird with #stripes for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
This Anhinga posed patiently in a dad tree on the edge of the marsh. Unfortunately, my focus never succeeded in finding the bird, but such is my life as a “photographer” (air quotes).
Still, it’s a cool bird to share.
Here’s a #bird with #stripes for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
This Anhinga posed patiently in a dad tree on the edge of the marsh. Unfortunately, my focus never succeeded in finding the bird, but such is my life as a “photographer” (air quotes).
Still, it’s a cool bird to share.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Good day, BirdSkyers!
Here’s a #bird with #stripes for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
This Anhinga posed patiently in a dad tree on the edge of the marsh. Unfortunately, my focus never succeeded in finding the bird, but such is my life as a “photographer” (air quotes).
Still, it’s a cool bird to share.
Here’s a #bird with #stripes for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
This Anhinga posed patiently in a dad tree on the edge of the marsh. Unfortunately, my focus never succeeded in finding the bird, but such is my life as a “photographer” (air quotes).
Still, it’s a cool bird to share.
For today’s #reflections prompt, I dug this out of the archive — a shy #Sanderling (I think, peeps always challenge my certainty) appears to be exiting the stage and stepping into shadow
I love the warmth of the light and wavy reflection
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
#GoldenHour
I love the warmth of the light and wavy reflection
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
#GoldenHour
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
For today’s #reflections prompt, I dug this out of the archive — a shy #Sanderling (I think, peeps always challenge my certainty) appears to be exiting the stage and stepping into shadow
I love the warmth of the light and wavy reflection
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
#GoldenHour
I love the warmth of the light and wavy reflection
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
#GoldenHour
Hello #BirdOfTheDay folks!
I am back after a little getaway with my wife, so here’s a #corvid for today’s prompt.
A Blue Jay lurks in the shadows of a curtain of Spanish Moss. The scene has an almost abstract feel.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
I am back after a little getaway with my wife, so here’s a #corvid for today’s prompt.
A Blue Jay lurks in the shadows of a curtain of Spanish Moss. The scene has an almost abstract feel.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Hello #BirdOfTheDay folks!
I am back after a little getaway with my wife, so here’s a #corvid for today’s prompt.
A Blue Jay lurks in the shadows of a curtain of Spanish Moss. The scene has an almost abstract feel.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
I am back after a little getaway with my wife, so here’s a #corvid for today’s prompt.
A Blue Jay lurks in the shadows of a curtain of Spanish Moss. The scene has an almost abstract feel.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#birding
I almost forgot! Happy #Caturday to those who celebrate
This sleeping beauty is one of the six-toed menagerie at the Ernest #Hemingway house and museum in #KeyWest. It happens to be snoozing in Hemingway’s study, where he did a lot of his writing
For some reason, he had a thing for 6-toed 🐈s 🤷♂️
This sleeping beauty is one of the six-toed menagerie at the Ernest #Hemingway house and museum in #KeyWest. It happens to be snoozing in Hemingway’s study, where he did a lot of his writing
For some reason, he had a thing for 6-toed 🐈s 🤷♂️
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I almost forgot! Happy #Caturday to those who celebrate
This sleeping beauty is one of the six-toed menagerie at the Ernest #Hemingway house and museum in #KeyWest. It happens to be snoozing in Hemingway’s study, where he did a lot of his writing
For some reason, he had a thing for 6-toed 🐈s 🤷♂️
This sleeping beauty is one of the six-toed menagerie at the Ernest #Hemingway house and museum in #KeyWest. It happens to be snoozing in Hemingway’s study, where he did a lot of his writing
For some reason, he had a thing for 6-toed 🐈s 🤷♂️
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about #Jordan.
The morning sun warms the magnificent facade of Al-Khazneh (The Treasury), the signature edifice of the signature historical attraction in Jordan, #Petra
I can still feel the #warmth radiate from its sandstone face
#BlueSkyArtShow
#EastCoastKin
The morning sun warms the magnificent facade of Al-Khazneh (The Treasury), the signature edifice of the signature historical attraction in Jordan, #Petra
I can still feel the #warmth radiate from its sandstone face
#BlueSkyArtShow
#EastCoastKin
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about #Jordan.
The morning sun warms the magnificent facade of Al-Khazneh (The Treasury), the signature edifice of the signature historical attraction in Jordan, #Petra
I can still feel the #warmth radiate from its sandstone face
#BlueSkyArtShow
#EastCoastKin
The morning sun warms the magnificent facade of Al-Khazneh (The Treasury), the signature edifice of the signature historical attraction in Jordan, #Petra
I can still feel the #warmth radiate from its sandstone face
#BlueSkyArtShow
#EastCoastKin
For #scapeday — here’s a #seascape #sundown for your viewing pleasure. This might be more appropriately termed a #skyscape.
The #moon adds to the beauty and a “stealth cloud” in the low center contributes a bit of mysterious vibe
Was a gorgeous evening for a sailing cruise 😊
#KeyWest
The #moon adds to the beauty and a “stealth cloud” in the low center contributes a bit of mysterious vibe
Was a gorgeous evening for a sailing cruise 😊
#KeyWest
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hi All,
Here’s a quick #urbangaze photo from this week’s getaway in #KeyWest. This is one of many gorgeous examples of old school #neon.
A little #sunset coloring in the background completes the scene.
Here’s a quick #urbangaze photo from this week’s getaway in #KeyWest. This is one of many gorgeous examples of old school #neon.
A little #sunset coloring in the background completes the scene.
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hi All,
Here’s a quick #urbangaze photo from this week’s getaway in #KeyWest. This is one of many gorgeous examples of old school #neon.
A little #sunset coloring in the background completes the scene.
Here’s a quick #urbangaze photo from this week’s getaway in #KeyWest. This is one of many gorgeous examples of old school #neon.
A little #sunset coloring in the background completes the scene.
Quick birthday follow-up — here are some nice pics of #sunset from #KeyWest from last night.
#seascape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
It was a lovely day overall, capped off with margaritas and live music at #SloppyJoes — Hemingway’s favorite bar.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
#seascape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
It was a lovely day overall, capped off with margaritas and live music at #SloppyJoes — Hemingway’s favorite bar.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Quick birthday follow-up — here are some nice pics of #sunset from #KeyWest from last night.
#seascape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
It was a lovely day overall, capped off with margaritas and live music at #SloppyJoes — Hemingway’s favorite bar.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
#seascape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
It was a lovely day overall, capped off with margaritas and live music at #SloppyJoes — Hemingway’s favorite bar.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
For #BlueskyMonday and my 65th birthday, here are a couple of shots from a splendid beach day at Fort Zachary Taylor Park in #KeyWest
Photo credit on the pic of the b-day boy is to my dear wife.
We’re off to catch sunset and to bar hop. We’ll see if we can stay out until midnight 🤨🤨🤨
Photo credit on the pic of the b-day boy is to my dear wife.
We’re off to catch sunset and to bar hop. We’ll see if we can stay out until midnight 🤨🤨🤨
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
For #BlueskyMonday and my 65th birthday, here are a couple of shots from a splendid beach day at Fort Zachary Taylor Park in #KeyWest
Photo credit on the pic of the b-day boy is to my dear wife.
We’re off to catch sunset and to bar hop. We’ll see if we can stay out until midnight 🤨🤨🤨
Photo credit on the pic of the b-day boy is to my dear wife.
We’re off to catch sunset and to bar hop. We’ll see if we can stay out until midnight 🤨🤨🤨
A little something from a walk this morning
This simple #sunrise shot has a #small light anomaly below the sea oats in the foreground. I suspect it’s from something like sunscreen on my phone lenses, or I might have captured a transitory portal to another universe
Who knows???
#BlueSkyArtShow
This simple #sunrise shot has a #small light anomaly below the sea oats in the foreground. I suspect it’s from something like sunscreen on my phone lenses, or I might have captured a transitory portal to another universe
Who knows???
#BlueSkyArtShow
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A little something from a walk this morning
This simple #sunrise shot has a #small light anomaly below the sea oats in the foreground. I suspect it’s from something like sunscreen on my phone lenses, or I might have captured a transitory portal to another universe
Who knows???
#BlueSkyArtShow
This simple #sunrise shot has a #small light anomaly below the sea oats in the foreground. I suspect it’s from something like sunscreen on my phone lenses, or I might have captured a transitory portal to another universe
Who knows???
#BlueSkyArtShow
I know you might have seen this one recently, but what the heck — I like it 😊
Here’s a #silhouette of a #GreatBlueHeron from a couple of months back
I love the details that pop in this treatment — the tongue, the fine feathers coming off the back of the head and chest
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
Here’s a #silhouette of a #GreatBlueHeron from a couple of months back
I love the details that pop in this treatment — the tongue, the fine feathers coming off the back of the head and chest
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I know you might have seen this one recently, but what the heck — I like it 😊
Here’s a #silhouette of a #GreatBlueHeron from a couple of months back
I love the details that pop in this treatment — the tongue, the fine feathers coming off the back of the head and chest
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
Here’s a #silhouette of a #GreatBlueHeron from a couple of months back
I love the details that pop in this treatment — the tongue, the fine feathers coming off the back of the head and chest
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
Here’s a #groundedgull as a late offering for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
This Ring-billed Gull is posing smartly facing the late afternoon sun. It’s accompanied by its shadow.
I’ve softened the background to increase focus on the gull.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#gulls
#wildlifephotography
This Ring-billed Gull is posing smartly facing the late afternoon sun. It’s accompanied by its shadow.
I’ve softened the background to increase focus on the gull.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#gulls
#wildlifephotography
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Here’s a #groundedgull as a late offering for today’s #BirdOfTheDay
This Ring-billed Gull is posing smartly facing the late afternoon sun. It’s accompanied by its shadow.
I’ve softened the background to increase focus on the gull.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#gulls
#wildlifephotography
This Ring-billed Gull is posing smartly facing the late afternoon sun. It’s accompanied by its shadow.
I’ve softened the background to increase focus on the gull.
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#gulls
#wildlifephotography
Happy Friday, Blueskyers!
Here’s a simple #beachscape from a couple of days ago. It’s a bit of a cliche with beach umbrella ⛱️, but I thought it was fun 😊
Gotta admit that having beach days in the upper 70s in late November is pretty nice
#scapeday
#EastCoastKin
#coastalgeorgia
#stsimonsisland
Here’s a simple #beachscape from a couple of days ago. It’s a bit of a cliche with beach umbrella ⛱️, but I thought it was fun 😊
Gotta admit that having beach days in the upper 70s in late November is pretty nice
#scapeday
#EastCoastKin
#coastalgeorgia
#stsimonsisland
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Happy Friday, Blueskyers!
Here’s a simple #beachscape from a couple of days ago. It’s a bit of a cliche with beach umbrella ⛱️, but I thought it was fun 😊
Gotta admit that having beach days in the upper 70s in late November is pretty nice
#scapeday
#EastCoastKin
#coastalgeorgia
#stsimonsisland
Here’s a simple #beachscape from a couple of days ago. It’s a bit of a cliche with beach umbrella ⛱️, but I thought it was fun 😊
Gotta admit that having beach days in the upper 70s in late November is pretty nice
#scapeday
#EastCoastKin
#coastalgeorgia
#stsimonsisland
A classic wader — a #Willet! Willets are like larger sandpipers. They work the shallows as the surf goes in and out.
They aren’t so colorful, but they are elegant in their way. They are also pretty tolerant as they share the surf with beach walkers.
#waders
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
They aren’t so colorful, but they are elegant in their way. They are also pretty tolerant as they share the surf with beach walkers.
#waders
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A classic wader — a #Willet! Willets are like larger sandpipers. They work the shallows as the surf goes in and out.
They aren’t so colorful, but they are elegant in their way. They are also pretty tolerant as they share the surf with beach walkers.
#waders
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
They aren’t so colorful, but they are elegant in their way. They are also pretty tolerant as they share the surf with beach walkers.
#waders
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
Sometimes #waders wade through a sea of #marsh grasses. There’s water there somewhere 😊
This #GreatEgret posed elegantly for this photo. It was too far away for great focus, but I like the scene with the beautiful model
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#egrets
#wildlifephotography
#EastCoastKin
This #GreatEgret posed elegantly for this photo. It was too far away for great focus, but I like the scene with the beautiful model
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#egrets
#wildlifephotography
#EastCoastKin
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sometimes #waders wade through a sea of #marsh grasses. There’s water there somewhere 😊
This #GreatEgret posed elegantly for this photo. It was too far away for great focus, but I like the scene with the beautiful model
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#egrets
#wildlifephotography
#EastCoastKin
This #GreatEgret posed elegantly for this photo. It was too far away for great focus, but I like the scene with the beautiful model
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#egrets
#wildlifephotography
#EastCoastKin
Here’s another #wader — a #SnowyEgret. Some #egrets and #herons like hunting in the still waters, like marshes and lagoons. Others also like hunting in the surf —like this Snowy
You can just barely make out a blurry reflection in the foreground
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
You can just barely make out a blurry reflection in the foreground
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Here’s another #wader — a #SnowyEgret. Some #egrets and #herons like hunting in the still waters, like marshes and lagoons. Others also like hunting in the surf —like this Snowy
You can just barely make out a blurry reflection in the foreground
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
You can just barely make out a blurry reflection in the foreground
#BirdOfTheDay
#birds
#EastCoastKin
#naturephotography
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay #waders prompt
This is my best wading shot of a #LittleBlueHeron from a couple of weeks ago. The water is only a couple of inches deep, but the #heron is definitely wading
#birds
#birding
#coastalgeorgia
#EastCoastKin
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
This is my best wading shot of a #LittleBlueHeron from a couple of weeks ago. The water is only a couple of inches deep, but the #heron is definitely wading
#birds
#birding
#coastalgeorgia
#EastCoastKin
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay #waders prompt
This is my best wading shot of a #LittleBlueHeron from a couple of weeks ago. The water is only a couple of inches deep, but the #heron is definitely wading
#birds
#birding
#coastalgeorgia
#EastCoastKin
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
This is my best wading shot of a #LittleBlueHeron from a couple of weeks ago. The water is only a couple of inches deep, but the #heron is definitely wading
#birds
#birding
#coastalgeorgia
#EastCoastKin
#wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
From the archive for today’s #wingsonwednesday (a rogue prompt, I believe)
The horizon beyond this wing is the meeting of desert and sky as my wife and I returned to Jordan for our second year (of four) of her teaching at a boarding school founded by His Majesty King Abdullah II
A great adventure!
The horizon beyond this wing is the meeting of desert and sky as my wife and I returned to Jordan for our second year (of four) of her teaching at a boarding school founded by His Majesty King Abdullah II
A great adventure!
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From the archive for today’s #wingsonwednesday (a rogue prompt, I believe)
The horizon beyond this wing is the meeting of desert and sky as my wife and I returned to Jordan for our second year (of four) of her teaching at a boarding school founded by His Majesty King Abdullah II
A great adventure!
The horizon beyond this wing is the meeting of desert and sky as my wife and I returned to Jordan for our second year (of four) of her teaching at a boarding school founded by His Majesty King Abdullah II
A great adventure!
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay #sparrow prompt
From the archives, here are a couple of Savannah Sparrows perched on a fallen tree on the edge of my favorite #mudflat #bird habitat
#birding
#wildlifephotography
#maturephotographhy
#coastalgeorgiabirds
#EastCoastKin
From the archives, here are a couple of Savannah Sparrows perched on a fallen tree on the edge of my favorite #mudflat #bird habitat
#birding
#wildlifephotography
#maturephotographhy
#coastalgeorgiabirds
#EastCoastKin
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay #sparrow prompt
From the archives, here are a couple of Savannah Sparrows perched on a fallen tree on the edge of my favorite #mudflat #bird habitat
#birding
#wildlifephotography
#maturephotographhy
#coastalgeorgiabirds
#EastCoastKin
From the archives, here are a couple of Savannah Sparrows perched on a fallen tree on the edge of my favorite #mudflat #bird habitat
#birding
#wildlifephotography
#maturephotographhy
#coastalgeorgiabirds
#EastCoastKin
This #Willet youth is looking pretty #mottled for today’s #BirdOfTheDay prompt.
Thank goodness adulthood comes along to smooth out these rough edges 😊😊😊
Thank goodness adulthood comes along to smooth out these rough edges 😊😊😊
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This #Willet youth is looking pretty #mottled for today’s #BirdOfTheDay prompt.
Thank goodness adulthood comes along to smooth out these rough edges 😊😊😊
Thank goodness adulthood comes along to smooth out these rough edges 😊😊😊
Something pretty for #BlueTue
While it’s not swimmable, the beach in St Simons is still a good place to hang out and take in some sun.
#dunescape
#beachscape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
#landscapephotography
While it’s not swimmable, the beach in St Simons is still a good place to hang out and take in some sun.
#dunescape
#beachscape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
#landscapephotography
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Something pretty for #BlueTue
While it’s not swimmable, the beach in St Simons is still a good place to hang out and take in some sun.
#dunescape
#beachscape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
#landscapephotography
While it’s not swimmable, the beach in St Simons is still a good place to hang out and take in some sun.
#dunescape
#beachscape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
#landscapephotography
This shot from the archives does double-duty for #BlueSkyMonday and the #gullsinflight prompt for #BirdOfTheDay
This Ring-billed #Gull gave me a wonderful pose as it glided gracefully against the deep blue backdrop
I apologize for repeating myself here, but this one is a fave
#EastCoastKin
#birds
This Ring-billed #Gull gave me a wonderful pose as it glided gracefully against the deep blue backdrop
I apologize for repeating myself here, but this one is a fave
#EastCoastKin
#birds
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This shot from the archives does double-duty for #BlueSkyMonday and the #gullsinflight prompt for #BirdOfTheDay
This Ring-billed #Gull gave me a wonderful pose as it glided gracefully against the deep blue backdrop
I apologize for repeating myself here, but this one is a fave
#EastCoastKin
#birds
This Ring-billed #Gull gave me a wonderful pose as it glided gracefully against the deep blue backdrop
I apologize for repeating myself here, but this one is a fave
#EastCoastKin
#birds
OK. Yes, this is another shot from our 3rd floor apartment landing. I just couldn’t help myself — the crescent moon and lush colors of the pre-sunrise were too much to look away.
We’ll file it under Deep #BlueSkyMonday
Hope your Monday and week ahead are good ones 😊😊😊
We’ll file it under Deep #BlueSkyMonday
Hope your Monday and week ahead are good ones 😊😊😊
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
OK. Yes, this is another shot from our 3rd floor apartment landing. I just couldn’t help myself — the crescent moon and lush colors of the pre-sunrise were too much to look away.
We’ll file it under Deep #BlueSkyMonday
Hope your Monday and week ahead are good ones 😊😊😊
We’ll file it under Deep #BlueSkyMonday
Hope your Monday and week ahead are good ones 😊😊😊