A Black-billed Magpie feeding on a deer carcass along a winter roadside. Magpies often scavenge carrion in cold months, taking advantage of any available food source when insects and other prey are scarce.
#WildlifePhotography
#BirdPhotography
#manitoba
#Corvidae
#WinterWildlife
#BirdOfTheDay
A pair of tundra swans give us their best #SideProfiles for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. I love these loud, huge, gorgeous creatures.
#Manitoba #EastCoastKin #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
I love Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds and this in for today' theme of #SideProfiles for #BirdOfTheDay in #Monochrome.
#EastCoastKin #Manitoba #Birds #Birding #BirdPHotography #HummingBirds #RudyThroatedHummingbird #GardenLife
Weathered wooden farm shed with a sagging roof sitting in fresh snow beneath frost-covered trees at the edge of a prairie tree line.
An old farm shed sits under frost-covered trees after a winter snowfall. The roof is sagging and the boards are weathered, but it still stands where someone once worked, stored tools, and closed the door against prairie winters.
#manitoba #prairielandscape #abandonedplaces #stunday #EastCoastKin
A bald eagle perched on a narrow branch adjusts its feathers while scanning the area below. Even slight movements of the head show how carefully these raptors watch their surroundings.
#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #manitoba #BaldEagle #BirdsOfPrey #RaptorPerch #PrairieWildlife
A red headed woodpecker gives me its best profile for today's theme of #Photogenic.
#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #Manitoba #Woodpecker
A pod of American White Pelicans are enjoying a day at the water as they all are #StandingInWater.
#BirdOfTHeDay #eastcoastkin #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #Manitoba
A pair of avocets, one of which is eager for babies, are #StandingInWater while some Northern Shoveler try to sleep.
#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography
A lesser yellowlegs is #StandingInWater, which just happens to be today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay.
#EastCoastKin, #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
A series of birds #StandingInWater for today's #BirdOfTheDay across #Manitoba, Canada.
- Wilson's Snipe
- Blue Heron
- American White Pelicans
- Canada Goose
#EastCoastKin #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureIsArt
A Red Squirrel sits on a bare branch, holding a small seed between its front paws and eating while balanced above the ground. Early buds are starting to appear on nearby twigs as the squirrel works through its meal.
#WildlifePhotography #manitoba #RedSquirrel #SquirrelPhotography #UrbanWildlife
Red-winged blackbirds can be very territorial around mating time and they'll take anything on.
#BirdOfTheDay #MixedPairs #Birds #Birding #Manitoba #EastCoastKin
Red winged blackbirds will be the highlight of today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShoutOut. I love their call in the marshes and often complement them on their songs.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin #WildlifePhotography #Manitoba
Spring is almost upon us and the migration back to Canada for those Bald Eagles that didn't stay has begun. It's a great time of year.
#EastCoastKin #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Raptors #BaldEagle #WildlifePhotographer
Today's #BIrdOfTheDay theme is #SideView. Here are some of my more recent side views that I like. Hope you do too.
- Blue Heron
- Double Crested Cormorant
- White Pelican
- Bald Eagle
#Birds #Birding #BirdPHotography #EastCoastKin #NatureIsArt #WildlifePhotography #Nature
The saddlebags on the bumble bee are huge!
#EastCoastKin #MacroMonday #Bees #Pollinators #MacroPhotography #Insects #GardenLife
Today's #BirdOftheDay Theme is #PerfectLighting. Here are ones I loved because of the lighting.
- Barn Swallow
- Female Redwinged Blackbird
- Savanna Sparrow
- Eastern Kingbird.
They all look like they were posing for me. Love these little birds you find along the rural roads of #Manitoba.
Art Challenges: March 2–8 Monday, March 2 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) Tuesday, March 3 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) Wednesday, March 4 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay (#RedWed) Thursday, March 5 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#FashionThroughTime) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) Friday, March 6 #Scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) Saturday, March 7 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow (#flowing) Sunday, March 8 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #ClassicMono (monochrome) #MixedMedia52 (#scribe)* #ShowHeart (hearts) #Abstractia (#faces) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekIForInteriors) #SensoryArt (#time) *2 or more mediums Compiled by @handcranked.bsky.social Questions? @young-spartacus.bsky.social
Your art challenge cheat sheet for Feb 23–Mar 1 is here! Make art, have fun.
See comments for host list.
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
Flights of Pelicans for today's #BirdofTheDay theme of #FourOrMore. You can almost always find more than four pelicans at a time.
#Birding #EastCoastKin #Birds #Birdphotography #Manitoba #Pelicans
Love this photo. Really neat.
Really nice photo.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ForOrMore. I decided a #Monochrome approach is also necessary. Here are some of the flights of birds from 2025.
- grackles
- mallards
- Bonaparte's gulls
- Double crested cormorants
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Manitoba #BlackAndWhite #WildlifePhotography
Snow-covered rural bridge with metal guardrails leading toward a row of leafless trees. Beyond the trees is an open farm field under a heavy winter sky. Wind has formed ridges across the snow-covered road surface. Photo Details: Date: February 28, 2026 Shutter Speed: 1/250 ISO: 125 Focal Length: 23mm
An old rural bridge sits half-buried in drifted snow. Bare trees line the far edge, with an open farm field beyond them under a heavy winter sky. Wind has pushed the surface into ripples and hard edges.
#manitoba #RuralManitoba #PrairieWinter #SnowDrifts #WinterLandscape #monochrome #blackandwhite
Thank you Tor!
Blue is one of the #PrimaryColors for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. Enjoy these different #Birds with #Blue.
- Bluejay
- Barn Swallow
- Belted Kingfisher
- Blue Heron
#Birding #BirdPhotography #Nature
Thanks, Mike! He was enjoying our newly created wildlife pond.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PrimaryColors. Here is #Red
- Northern Cardinal
- American Robin
- Ruby Throated Hummingbird
- Red headed woodpecker
#Manitoba #Birds #BirdPhotography #Birding #Nature
A group of #Yellow birds for this cold Canadian Saturday. Hope you enjoy.
- Yellow warbler
- female red start
- American goldfinch
- bobolink
#BirdOfTheDay #PrimaryColors #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Manitoba #Nature
Lovely!
That splash of Cardinal Red in the snow is gorgeous. Well taken and composed.
