Cathy Pellizzaro

Another koala in my yard.
This one looks like a girl, maybe.
She's got teddy bear ears!

An American Robin stands on a large tree branch with early golden hour light behind the bird.

An American Robin spotted during my evening walk.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Australian artist Margaret Preston, 'Bird of Paradise' 1925, woodblock print #womensart

Northern lights in Canada.

More than northern lights from last night. This was probably the most intense they got. It was pretty cold outside at the time -20 Celsius.

#northernlights #aurora #canada

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary

Spectacular: Galaxy M81, located approximately 12 million light-years from Earth, hosts a black hole around 70 million times the mass of our Sun..

(Making it about 17 times more massive than the one at the centre of our own galaxy.)

(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)

Sunset with colourful clouds over West Field, Galway, Ireland

Sunset Ireland - The sun is setting tonight with colourful clouds over West Field, Galway, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #CloudScape #IrishSunset #SkyScape #Photography

The earliest Brimstone butterfly I've ever seen in the UK, in my Sheffield garden this morning. Spring is coming! Looking forward also to the European butterfly spotting holidays I'll be guiding for @mariposanature.bsky.social from May to July! 🦋

#BirdsInTheirElement in Ecuador is my #BirdoftheDay today

#ecuador #mindo #travel #bird #birdsky #nature #photography #photographersofBlueSky #hummingbird #kolibri

A pair of black and white orcas swimming in Kenai Fjords, a national park in Alaska.

#Two orcas in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #Alaska

Dozens of translucent jelly dot fungi grow off the sides and top of a lichen crusted branch in the snow. All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

Hartman Lake with the sky reflected on the water covered ice.

Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria).

Another image of the Pale Brindled Beauty for #MothFaceFriday from this morning. #teammoth

Secret Cove
30x40 acrylic on canvas
Available at James Rottman Fine Art in Toronto, Ontario

A watercolour study of roses from my garden, painted direct with the brush with no pre-drawing

Watercolour study of roses from my garden

Fascinating: Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Just 1/50,000th of Earth’s mass, yet a remarkable world. A reachable subsurface ocean, active chemistry, and ample energy may make Enceladus one of the solar system’s most valuable places

(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI)

The South Yuba River at the Bridgeport Covered Bridge #southyubariver #nevadacounty #southyubariverstatepark #americasstateparks #sisraanevada

Ice

Isle of Mull - Ulva Ferry, Scotland #WaterfallWednesday #Photography #Waterfall #Trees #Landscape 📷

After the Rain

Just one of many rainbows that day. Weather changes every 15 minutes between rain and sunshine.

#Iceland #Rainbow
#Landscape #Landscapes
#Landscapephotography
#Nikon #Photography

Up close image of tree that has mushrooms attached to it.

Mushrooms high up
#photography, #potd2026, #photoaday, #pad2026-049, #fungifriends, #mushroom, #mushroomgills

A bright green toad with light brown splotches and a cream-colored belly! They are covered in lots of tiny, spiny bumps!

Our friend the Everett's Asian Tree Toad is also known as the Marbled Tree Toad, due to their striking coloring! They live in Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia on the island of Borneo! They spend a lot of time in trees and grow to nearly four inches long! (photo by Marius Burger)

Island at sunset on Lake of the Woods in Ontario Canada.

Cruising by the islands on Long Bay, Lake of the Woods, September 10, 2023.

#nature #outdoors #canada

#Wildlife #Wednesday 🌾 🌄 🌳 🐿 🌾 🌄 🌳 🐿

A Dark Eyed Junco is perched on a tree limb, surrounded by branches. The scene is illuminated with soft lighting.

A Dark Eyed Junco that I spotted over lunchtime walk.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

#TidesOutTuesday
Southport

At the heart of the Virgo Cluster is the Markarian's Chain, a string of a dozen galaxies. My image contains it and dozens more outside it. The cluster contains nearly 2000. 🤩

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #galaxy #eastcoastkin #photography

Spring #fireball season is underway! Watch for them. #meteors #SpringFireballs

Link for more info and #photos: earthsky.org/astronomy-es...

Photo credit: Greg Johnson, March 22, 2025, Hansville, WA

Orange sunset over West Field, Galway Ireland

Sunset Ireland - Orange sunset tonight and very cold! West Field, Galway, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #CloudScape #IrishSunset #SkyScape #Photography

I love these circle pieces and am making a lot of them right now.

This is quite small: 8” x 8”. Ink on canvas board.

The inks are a mixture of acrylics (a purple/blue and an orange) and botanic (oak gall)

#ink #art #irishartist #abstract #donegal