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Barely edited nature photos. Native beauty that lives despite us. Hope you β™₯️ spiders, bugs, birds & flowers! πŸ“Έ Daily original photo(s) πŸ“Έ Live critters πŸ“Έ In-the-field, manual, hand-held πŸ“Έ No tripod, studio, stacking, nor AI πŸ“Έ Canon, Olympus & Apple eq

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Thanks, Audrey πŸ™πŸΌ

10.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Michelle.
Delighted it pleases you! πŸ™πŸΌ

10.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob

10.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Michelle!
Hope you’re well.

10.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely, Rain 😻 andβ€”
One more reason to respect garlic πŸ§„

10.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely, Lori 😻

10.03.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hear you.
That black & pink contrast tho!

10.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Will

10.03.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely, Rina πŸ˜»πŸ€—

10.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A long-legged, shades of brown bird of just over 2’ height (well under a meter), bent to search the mixed dry and green, long-stemmed marsh grasses with its beak’s slender scimitar.

A long-legged, shades of brown bird of just over 2’ height (well under a meter), bent to search the mixed dry and green, long-stemmed marsh grasses with its beak’s slender scimitar.

Limpkin hunts Apple snails
(Aramus guarauna)

Bonita Springs, Florida 3-6-26

Alan & Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. The alt is #LongNecks any bird with a long neckβ€” gaze, & be fascinated by the languid neck of the Limpkin.

#birds #photography #ECK #birding

10.03.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Eyes and nose just above the almost white, mirror-like water’s surface, and maybe just a hint of the reflected blue sky?

Eyes and nose just above the almost white, mirror-like water’s surface, and maybe just a hint of the reflected blue sky?

Gator
(Alligator mississippiensis)

Not a baby,
amid a suggestion of blue.

CREW flint pen strand trails 3-6-26
in Bonita Springs, Florida

#colorADay #blueTues #blue #animalArt #eck #florida #wildLife

10.03.2026 07:36 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Astera!

10.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Rosemarie πŸ™πŸΌ

09.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Peter!

09.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hear you, Jim! βœŠπŸΌπŸ€—πŸ––πŸΌ

09.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely, Kort 😻
Mating plumage!

09.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Heard βœŠπŸΌπŸ––πŸΌ

09.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah, MAYbe 18” at most

09.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, and you’re welcome, Mike!
Grateful to have them oversee my daily activities. πŸ™πŸΌ

09.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Will.

09.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
4 pink, red, white and yellow orchid blooms, with 6 buds below, against green background.

4 pink, red, white and yellow orchid blooms, with 6 buds below, against green background.

With the increased humidity, and the warmer weather this week, the orchids outside the house have begun to bloom on the dwarf palms.

Hope your week starts well. πŸ€—

#flowers #pinkMon #ColorADay #MacroMonday #pink #ECK

09.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, man.
New humidity’s bringing new critters out of hidingβ€” seeing more every day. Now if I could make more time for πŸ“Έ πŸ€ͺ🀐

09.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
18” long baby alligator at water’s edges

18” long baby alligator at water’s edges

🀣 I did say almost that last week, was like, hey, look at that large lizard, when it was a baby swamp puppy. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What a beauty, Luis πŸ˜»πŸ––πŸΌ

09.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not too bad! Thanks, Den.

09.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Light and shadow on a twisty pine branch, sunlight on its pinecones, and a puffed up dove, against a blue sky.

Light and shadow on a twisty pine branch, sunlight on its pinecones, and a puffed up dove, against a blue sky.

Mourning dove on sand pine
Yesterday in Bonita Springs, Florida

#blueskymonday #eck #photography

09.03.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks again, Den!
Hope you’d a copacetic weekend.

09.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Alina!

09.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Den

09.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pink-red long leaved plan with central magenta anthers and pink and white florets.

Pink-red long leaved plan with central magenta anthers and pink and white florets.

Morning, Susan β˜•οΈ

Thanks for the #bluebrew

Still recovering after oral surgery, taking mom out for a breakfast of soft foods in a minute. Hope you’re well and planning on a fun remainder of the weekend. 🐱

Mom’s Ti plants have bloomed for the first time, out front of her house (phone camera).

08.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0