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A black-barred brownish bird is caught in flight with downward extended wings exhibiting sunlit orange-red wing shafts. A small, brightly-lit, tree trunk stretches diagonally across the upper left side of the image and the background is shadowed green foliage.

Northern Flicker on the west coast of Vancouver Island in September. My goal now, for comparison, is to get a similar shot of his eastern north American yellow-shafted cousin. 🪶 🌿

#northernflicker #woodpecker #birdinginbritishcolumbia #birdphotography #birdlove

Nice! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

❤️ these wildflowers. Nice shot, Connie!

Thanks, Janet. This was our first visit and we loved it there!

Many song birds, such as this #SongSparrow, love nutritious Black-eyed Susan seeds through fall and winter. Good reason not to get too ambitious with garden fall cleanup! 👍🤗

#nodeadheading #birding #gardening #nature 🪶 🌱 🍁 🌿

Beautiful shot!

As always, thanks for the repost!

Great hike and camp spot with magnificent view of Hozameen.

Profile of a large blue parrot with yellow-encircled eyes perched on the side of a tree.

Close up of two large blue parrots with yellow-encircled eyes perching in a tree. One of the birds also shows a yellow patch at the base of its beak. Green leaves surround the parrots and partially obscure their bodies.

Several #macaw species were seen on our recent trip to #Brazil, but they were a bit shy. Not surprising since they've been historically hunted for their feathers & illegal pet trade. The #Pantanal, in western Brazil, is the last stronghold of the endangered #HyacinthMacaw seen here. 🪶🌿 #avesbrasil

Cool! Look like springtails.

I believe it’s long been known as Qemqemo by the local First Nations.

Two Blue-crowned Parakeets next to each other on a tree branch looking like they're having a chat with each other. The birds are yellowish-green with barely visible blue tone on their heads just above their beaks. Their eyes are surrounded with a spectacle-like band of white.

A Peach-fronted Parakeet on a tree branch in profile looking to the right. The bird shows green wings and a yellow body with green, yellow, blue and peach tones on its head just above the beak. Its visible eye is surrounded with a spectacle-like band of pale yellow.

A Monk Parakeet on a diagonal shrub branch in profile looking to the left. The bird shows green wings and nape with a white throat and chest merging in colour to a pale yellow and then green into its tail.

A Yellow-chevroned Parakeet on a diagonal shrub branch in profile looking to the left. The bird shows mostly green throughout with a hint of yellow below its wing. The bird is partially obscured by branches and leaves on its tail end.

Although threatened by habitat loss and illegal trapping, Brazil is still home to around 35 named parakeet species. On our recent trip to the country, my DW and I were delighted to spot several of these lovely birds, four of which are seen here (named in ALT text). #avesbrasil #brazilbirds 🇧🇷 🪶

Yes, that’s my thinking too. My nature photos help me (and hopefully others) see some beauty amid the cesspool of current politics. Thanks for the repost.

I had no idea either before going to Brazil. Thanks for the comment.

And here's the full image portraits. 🪶

Close up of the chestnut-eared aracari, a type of toucan found in Brazil. The beak is yellow and black with a touch of chestnut-brown at its base. Its head is black on top and chestnut-brown on the side. Its chest seen in the picture is pale yellow with a splash of red. The wings and and back are a slate grey colour.

Close up of the toco toucan, a bird found in Brazil. The beak is orange fading to yellow on the upper mandible with a black patch on the tip with a band of black at its base. Its head is black on top and white below extending down its neck. Its chest and wings seen in the picture are black.

Close up of the channel-billed toucan, a bird found in Brazil. The beak is black with a yellow band at the base. Its head is black on top and white on the side extending down its neck to its chest meeting a splash of red. The wings and lower chest seen in the picture are black with a bluish tint above.

Brazil is home to ~20 species of #toucans, the highest number of any country. Catching images of 3 of these iconic tropical #birds on a recent trip was a thrill: the chestnut-eared aracari, toco toucan & channel-billed toucan. Each sport their own distinct bill colours. #avesbrasil #brazilbirds

Large stork-like bird with white wings and body. Its head, bill and neck are black with a prominent red band around the base of its neck. The bird is standing amidst tall grasses and its wings are outstretched.

Large stork-like bird in flight with white wings and body. It's outstretched legs are black as is its neck, head and bill. A red band adorns the base of its neck.

Close up view of a large stork-like bird with white wings and body. Its featherless head, large bill and neck are black and it has a prominent red band around the base of its neck.

Jabiru storks from a recent trip to central Brazil. It's a big bird with impressive wingspan, stretching up to 2.8 m. Looking ungainly on the ground, we saw it was a powerful and even graceful flier. The name, Jabiru, comes from the Tupi–Guaraní language and means "swollen neck." Good name for it! 🪶

THAT’s impressive!

Red and green aurora lights up the night sky with mountain and trees silhouetted in the foreground. The constellation Cassiopeia and other stars can be seen through the aurora's colours.

Streaks of red and green aurora colours light up the night sky with a tree silhouetted in the foreground on the right side of the image. The moon (at the lower left) and other stars can be seen through the aurora's colours.

Streaks of red and green aurora colours light up the night sky with trees silhouetted in the foreground. A person is taking a picture of the stunning display with her cell phone on the right side of the image. Stars can be seen shining through the aurora's colours.

The #northernlights were pretty amazing last night from my location in British Columbia. There may be another opportunity to see them tonight for some. It's raining here unfortunately 😮‍💨. Nov 12, 2025. Thanks to @connielavon.bsky.social for sharing my enthusiasm outside in the cold! 🔭🪐🌿 #astronomy

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Beautiful!

A pleasure!

Lovely picture!

Close up of an orange dahlia flower.

Close up of a yellow dahlia flower.

Bouquet of sunlit yellow, orange and lilac coloured dahlia flowers in a small glass vase.

Took advantage of the dry weekend to dig up our #dahlia tubers. With some melancholy, I felt compelled to grab some pictures of the few remaining #flowers saved to brighten the house. Thanks to @connielavon.bsky.social for help with the operation! #gardening #autumn 🌿🍁

I believe this is a beautiful wood duck. Nice shot!

Handsome birds. Great photos!

Love this image with close up detail and powerful angles.

Beautiful shot; handsome bird.

Right-facing profile of a bird nestled in foliage exhibiting a stunning reddish crest and prominent yellow-orange beak.

This eccentric-looking guira cuckoo was spotted on our recent trip to Brazil. Despite their name, they build nests and don't lay eggs in other species' nests like old world cuckoos. They also don't have the archetypical call of the common cuckoos of Europe, but have a more shrill, hawk-like, call. 🪶

Black and white image of a full moon rising behind a mountain's silhouetted tree line.

Looking for something Halloween-ish and came across this image taken from the kitchen window a couple of years ago. Missing is the witch flying on her broomstick!

Title: Moon Over Qemqemó (a.k.a. Mt. Ogilvie in southern B.C., Canada).

#risingmoon #moon #astronomy #nature 🌿