Michael Prattes

Thanks Rob 😊 And also thanks for the cool prompts. I agree, Blackbirds do often get less attention than their more colourful and noticeable relatives. So it's nice to showcase them here.

A crow in front of blurred red Graffiti in the background.

A crow in front of blurred red Graffiti in the background.

City crow ⚫️⚪️

#TagTuesday
#AnimalStreetArt
#AnimalArtTuesday
#SensoryArt #Focus
#Photography
#Birds

#Blackbird in Winter Wonderland ❄️

For today's #BirdOfTheDay selected by @robcrank68.bsky.social

#Photography
#Birds
#Nature

A leaf of a plant lit from behind showing the internal structures.

Lifelines 🟢

It's #MacroMonday again 🥳

#Photography
#Nature
#MinimalMonday

The Moirai (Fates) ... disguised as these three not at all suspiciously looking #pigeons on the roof.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social 🥳

Thanks Laura 😊

Art Challenges: September 1-7 onday, September 1 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism)’ #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #SleepySep (#bed) #MagentaMonday Tuesday, September 2 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #SleepySep (#star) #TheCampfire (tell a story) Wednesday, September 3 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #SleepySep (#FluffySocks) Thursday, September 4 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#water) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #SleepySep (#sandman) Friday, September 5 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #ColorADay (#BWFri) #SleepySep (#cocoa) Saturday, SEptember 6 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#summer) #SleepySep (#floating) SUNday, September 7 #Stunday (stunning) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#PastMeetsPresent)* #SleepySep (#CuddlyToy) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #ClassicMono (monochrome) #smArtist (purposeful art of any theme) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekJforJetBlack) #SensoryArt (#focus) *Merge old & new elements in your composition.

Here's the art challenge cheat sheet for Sept 1-7

NEW: #SleepySep daily prompts
BACK: #TheCampfire

See comments for host list + extra info from hosts

#ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #painting #drawing #ArtPrompts

Looking up

A #magpie for today's #BirdOfTheDay

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#Nature
#Birds

Thank you 😊 and thanks for the cool #Stunday prompt

It definitely is!

Thank you Rob 😊

Thank you 😊

A peaceful swan in the evening light for a nice and relaxing #SwanDay

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#Birds
#Nature

Beautiful!

Good morning from #Austria

Here are some stunning #eyes 👀 for #Stunday 🥳

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#Nature

A photo of Lower Yosemite Falls with trees in front. Text on the image says, "Every Sunday is #Stunday! Post whatever you find stunning & repost your favorites from others. All people, types of art & skill levels welcome."

Sunday is #Stunday! Share whatever you find stunning with the hashtag, scroll the feed & enjoy!

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

A macro image of a woolly bear caterpillar shows its body banded with dense clusters of spiky red-brown hairs, each spine sharply jutting out in every direction. Tiny orange prolegs cling to a dried grass blade as the caterpillar climbs, its bristly coat creating both protection and a striking visual texture. The blurred background glows with warm greens and golds, making the caterpillar’s fiery fuzz stand out in vivid contrast.

For this week’s #stunday image, tiny orange feet of a woolly bear caterpillar cling tightly to a dry grass blade, each hooked grip delicate yet determined, revealing the quiet strength hidden beneath its bristly coat.

#eastcoastkin #photography

Thank you Rob 🙏 my pleasure

Thank you, Laura 😊

Very nice choice for #BirdOfTheDay and great captures 👏

I can chip in a very determined superhero nuthatch looking for some action 🦹‍♂️ the bird we deserve and need 😅

#Photography
#Nature
#Birds
#ColorADay
#GreenSat

That's a beauty 🤩🐸

Yep, that's it 😅

An abstract looking close up of a flower with shiny cypsula-like parts.

A #shiny abstract #flower swirl for #BlueSkyArtShow today.

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#Nature
#ColorADay #GreenSat

😊

Ok, timeline cleanse. Please post a photo from your summer that confers peace 🐈

#Photography
#Cats

You're welcome 😊 (and good choice 😅)

Strong! Looks like the road is leading directly to Silent Hill

Impressive level of detail here 🪰👏

And I find robber flies fascinating, they look so futuristic and machine like 😅

Oh cool that you keep #BirdOfTheDay going in the meantime 😊 only started contributing very recently and it really is a lot of fun.

Couldn't decide for one kind of Tit so here's a mixed bunch 🐦🦆🐓🐥

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#Birds
#Nature

A single flower has chewed or broken in a way that it hangs by a single tendril, facine straight down. It is purple and green mostly and looks very sad.

Hanging by a thread

#photography #FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #flowers