Happy #SquirrelSaturday to all who celebrate! #EasternGraySquirrel #WildlifePhotography #ECK

It’s a night heron. Where I live we have yellow-crowned and Black-crowned. They definitely are tinier. Think about the size of a hawk but with a longer neck.😜 I love them.

Thank you!

A riverside building that is reddish in color with horizontal white stripes.

My submission for #BlueSkyArtShow #horizontal is this very horizontal building in #Rotterdam #TheNetherlands. #photography #ECK

A wide stream cuts through the frame, bordered on both sides by green tree and shrubs. There is a section of stone wall in the front of the shot and a columned bridge in the back.

My #ColorADay #GreenSat is this stream we passed driving across #Ireland. I don’t remember where it was, but it sure was green.

A small grayish bird with a speckled chest sits on a thick, bare branch against a green background. The bird has a short tail and a short blunt yellow beak.

For @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday, I have a bird that has “small” as part of its name. #SmallGroundFinch #Galapagos #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK

This is great! These birds are so shy.

Intricate carved stone. Within it you can see the figure of a man looking up as well as vines and leaves.

For #BNWmacro, a detail of the Celtic cross I posted earlier this week. #RockOfCashel #Ireland #photography #ECK

That’s an absolute beauty, Alan!

I really love this one!

A fairly large gray bird wades in the water. The sides of its head are black with a white central stripe. There’s a white stripe across the top of its head. It has a long black beak, a red eye, and a thin yellow plume that falls back from its head.

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay. May I present this #YellowCrownedNightHeron ? I think it’s mighty handsome. #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK

My standard morning greeting these days is, “What fresh hell…?” So much so that I cross-stitched and display it.😂

That’s really interesting!

What a perfect pose!

Thank you!

It does!

A tiny peach-colored mushroom that is in a cup shape with a thin white stem peeks out from among dried brown leaves on the forest floor.

For #FungiFriday I have this interesting little mushroom I found on a walk. #photography #ECK

A tiny brown streaked bird clings to a whitish twig among other similar twigs. The head of the bird is a darker brown blending to a pinkish red around its face. It has a short, blunt pointed beak and a clear black eye.

It’s #FinchFriday! Here is a sweet #HouseFinch friend. #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK

I love these little guys! Beautiful shot.🙂

The facade of a very ornate building. The name on the sign is flanked by two statues in robes holding torches in the air.

The Friday brief for #ColorADay is #BWFri. My offering today is a detail from the beautiful Central Bank of #Ecuador in #Quito. #photography #ECK

A large bird with a long neck and trailing long legs flies through an expanse of cloudless blue sky. Its body is white, its spread wings and tail are black. There’s a dark pink mask on its head, and it has a long, thick yellow beak.

My choice for #FlyDay is this awkwardly beautiful #PaintedStork. I loved these ridiculous, stunning birds! #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK

A wide path thorough a sunlit wood. There are a few tall trees and some lower green brush. In the top left corner, a brilliant blue sky is visible.

My #ForestFriday is from a walk at a local preserve I visited for the first time last week. Lovely, peaceful place.😊 #photography #ECK

Beautiful bird! The focus on that eye is SHARP!

A flat, oval fish with a puckered mouth swims next to blue-cast coral. The fish has yellow accents on its tail and face. There’s a black line lined with white bordering its back. Its tail has long white “strings” coming from it.

It’s #FishyFriday! I don’t have too many good fish pictures—and this really isn’t one—but you can tell it’s a pretty fish.🙂 #WildlifePhotography #ECK

Flat stones rise in formation into the air from brilliant green grass. Above there is a moody, gray, cloudy sky.

My choice for my #scape is this memory of the #StandingStones at the #IsleOfLewis. It definitely looks like there could be magic here, right? #photography #ECK

A plump brown bird with a thick white band above its eye and hints of yellow at its throat and belly clings to a twig among green leaves.

A close up shot of the head and upper neck of a brownish bird. It has a hooked yellow beak and a bright green eye.

I’m going to do both of @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay themes today: #TwigsAreUs with this #WhiteBrowedBulbul and #HeadShots with this #DoubleCrestedCormorant. #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK

The head of a monkey with its faced turned just slightly to the right, but its eyes looking directly at the camera.

For #SensoryArt #animals I’ll post this #CapuchinMonkey. Sweet face, but it invaded our boat.😂 #mammal #CostaRica #WildlifePhotography #ECK

Beautiful birds, and beautiful photos!

You always have the best wood duck pictures!

Absolutely love the lighting in this! (And yes, the mushrooms 🙂)