Helen Bennett 🌿

Wooden steps lead up through green trees and bushes… at the top stands a tall tree with wide branches covered in ivy… The sky is clear and blue… sunlight creates light and shadow across the steps and ground

Good morning and happy Monday, BS 🦋… Wishing you a beautiful week and a bright month ahead ☕️☀️🌿🌳💛✨

Alan H says: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting a bird capture in good lighting. The Alt theme is #Finches

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

A male Green-winged Teal has a stretch in lighting that was just right!

A rustic barn sits nestled against the provided mountain backdrop. Frost graces the foreground field as the mist hovers around waiting for the Sun to nudge it away.

With all her stories of days gone by she is nestled in with a back door view of the mountains 📷🕊️ …

Brown bird with a big beak amongst the branches of the mesquite tree.

Afternoon light illuminating the curve-billed thrasher's golden eye

Im Vordergrund liegt ein kreisförmiger Bereich im Watt, der von Wasser umgeben ist und eine dunkle, schlammige Struktur zeigt. Der Himmel ist von warmen Farben durchzogen, mit einem tiefstehenden Sonnenball links und feinen Wolkenstreifen. Die Wattlandschaft spiegelt das Licht und zeigt zahlreiche kleine Wasserflächen und Schlickinseln. Die Szene vermittelt den Eindruck von Weite und Ruhe, wobei das runde Element im Watt und die runde Sonne am Himmel die Komposition bestimmen.

Die Sonne am Himmel und die Kreise im Wattenmeer sind rund für die Blueskyartshow.☀️
The sun in the sky and the circles in the Wadden Sea are #round, for the #blueskyartshow #stunday #orangesun #eastcoastkin

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You can see the canal, which reflects the cloudy sky and trees standing on the left bank. People are walking along the bank and further back you can see some of the town's houses. The canal narrows and there are also people walking. A bridge connects both sides.

A quiet day at the Canal de Digoin, #France

#BlueskyMonday #photography #landscape #scape #nature #travel #outdoors #WaterWednesday #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin

A party of four foraging waders on Skaw beach, Unst, Shetland. Two Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in the background; Dunlin (Calidris alpina) front left; and Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) front right. © Jon Dunn

Good morning, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FourOrMore, an image of four or more birds.

Here's a little gang of waders on a Shetland beach. Two Turnstone, a Dunlin and a gorgeous Great Knot, the latter a great rarity in these parts.

#birds #EastCoastKin #photography #ukbirding #birdphotography

A variety of wildflowers seen in the UK and beyond in recent years © Jon Dunn

Starting shortly, the last of the #Winter10 wildflowerhours - and next week, the focused weekly challenges begin anew from the lovely team at @wildflowerhour.bsky.social...

I can't wait to see what I see this coming year close to and further from home. And what everyone else finds...

A small bird with a red crown and white belly is sitting on a branch in winter. This photo was taken in our backyard near Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.

The alternate theme for #birdoftheday is #finches. Here’s a very nice #CommonRedpoll, fluffed up against the chilly winter air. Lake Placid, NY (20 February 2022).

#birds #adirondacks #adirondackmountains #backyardbirds #backyardbirding

A European starling perches on a slender branch laden with clusters of dark purple and green berries. Its plumage is dark brown-black, densely speckled with pale spots across the chest and body. One wing is partially raised, revealing softly lit, layered feathers tinged with pale grey. The starling grips the branch with curved claws while turning its head slightly to the left, its glossy dark eye alert. Red berry stems frame the bird against a smooth, blurred green background.

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting a bird capture in good lighting. The Alt theme is #Finches Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A group of little egrets feeding and preening in shallow water. They are lit up by gentle dawn light and softly reflected in the calm water

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #PerfectLighting, here's a group of feeding and preening little egrets catching some lovely dawn sunlight #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #egret #softlight

Toothwort, Lathraea squamaria, flowering under an overstood Hazel coppice stool in an ancient wood pasture in north Dorset, yesterday. #wildflowerhour

A few plants in flower in north Dorset this week: Butterbur, Barren Strawberry, Bluebell (almost), Primrose, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Dog's Mercury, Cherry Plum, Toothwort and a Daisy, for #wildflowerhour

The Lagoon has soft cloud lines mimicked in its waterway. Frosted grasses highlight the grasses surrounding its shore and the quiet is felt along with the early morning chill.

It’s a chilly and quiet welcome to March!! 📷🕊️ …

Photo shows a choppy sea, a muddy-chocolate colour. In the middle is the dark silhouette of a sailboat. On the horizon, dark grey clouds hang thick. But above this the clouds are a glorious golden amber colour, interspersed with a washed-out-blue sky.

On life's sea, set sail
The winds will direct your path
Trust nature's wisdom

#Haiku #ImageAndVerse #Sunrise #SailBoat #EastCoastKin

Gorgeous! 💙

An eastern bluebird perched on a thin tree limb with its back to the camera and looking over its shoulder.

An eastern bluebird for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth
#birds #FlyDay #FeatheredFriday

Kevin the Kingfisher #BirdOfTheDay #NoBranch #birds #EastCoastKin

Waterfalls among trees, ferns, sedge, fallen leaves & mossy rocks on the River Meavy, Dartmoor, Devon, February.

Stone, moss, waterfalls

River Meavy #Dartmoor #Devon

Beautiful action shot, Michelle

A caspian tern is flying against a blue sky. The bird is white with a speckled black cap and an orange beak.

#WideOpenWings #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #CaspianTern

Wonderful! 👏

Right place. Right time. Pure drama.
Out in the quiet wetlands, this sudden clash turned a peaceful morning into a powerful story of survival and instinct. Nature always has a surprise waiting. 🌿⚡

Beautiful 🌸 🐝🤍

Crocuses and a pollen covered bumble bee in the balcony!! Have a lovely Saturday folks!!
🌿🐝💜🐝💜🐝💜🐝🌿 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #springtime #purple #SaveTheBees #EastCoastKin #bees #FlowerReport #DailyFlowers #Manchester #MyBalcony

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb, bird looking round or pear shaped.

It was -17°C in the morning and my absolute favourite ones, Long-tailed Tits were nicely posing.

#WeekHforHs is hoar frost ❄️

#BOTD #Birds #Nature #Winter #BirdPhotography #AlphabetChallenge #EastCoastKin

A blue tit perched upright on a slender twig covered in reddish-brown buds. The small bird’s blue crown, white cheeks, and black eye stripe contrast with its bright yellow chest and soft green back. Its tail angles slightly downward while its tiny grey feet grip the vertical branch. The background is softly blurred in warm brown and green tones, making the bird’s vivid colours stand out sharply.

For the wonderful theme that Jane @javajanegallery.co.uk has created for us, it’s time for
#SmallBirdSaturday ✨
#LittleBirds

This is Jane’s theme and has nothing to do with BOTD. Please join in. Thanks. 🙏

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A handful of the testimonials received from our Orchids of Rhodes guests

A tiny handful of the orchids seen on our Orchids of Rhodes tour

55 orchid taxa found last year alone, 2 of Europe's most determined orchid-hunters as your guides, 1 beautiful Greek island, and a donation made to @bsbibotany.bsky.social after every orchid tour, since our very first one.

There's only one #OrchidsOfRhodes tour, and it's worth waiting for. #orchids

Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone), Peru © Jon Dunn

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PrimaryColours, any bird with a primary colour in their plumage.

Best I can do offhand is a Golden-tailed Sapphire, which is pretty much a rainbow in hummingbird form.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #hummingbird