Plant Ecologist (Retired). Avid nature photographer. All photos are my own (©) except for reposts. Hand-painted bird ornaments, holiday cards, and giclee prints at www.covecreekphotography.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mvd4phnync25Full frame. That time an osprey tried to land on my long lens for @helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #BirdsInAbstract. #birds #birdphotography #nature12 Sep 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd4phnync25https://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mu5bvcaaec2vFor #BirdOfTheDay theme #Coastal&River, a green heron looking for fish on a blistering hot day at the river. #birds #naturephotography #wildlife28 Aug 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5bvcaaec2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mr3fhijph22iAn eastern wood pewee for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #SummerLovin (bird captures taken during summer). #birds #nature #photography20 Jul 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3fhijph22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mp4o7t46ps2uA Carolina wren for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #LittleBrownBirds #nature #birds #photography25 Jun 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4o7t46ps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mode7ypbmk2vA male summer tanager perched along the trail for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #YourChoice #birds #naturephotography #photography15 Jun 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mode7ypbmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3moax7arj6c2rA trumpeter swan cygnet at a lake for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #SilentPresence and alt theme #Swans #birds #naturephotography #nikon14 Jun 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3moax7arj6c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mo3uhusqks25An American crow and a red-tailed hawk with its prey (gray squirrel) for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #UnexpectedNeighbours #birds #nature #photography12 Jun 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3uhusqks25https://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mnp5ezi4j22kA female summer tanager for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #BranchingOut #birds #photography #nature07 Jun 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnp5ezi4j22khttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mnmvnq5vxs2iA female American goldfinch for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #FemaleBeauty #birds #SmallBirdSaturday #nature06 Jun 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmvnq5vxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mnhu2ccalc2eAn osprey sticking the landing for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #LMNOP #birds #naturephotography #nikon04 Jun 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhu2ccalc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mnfd3vzi422cA gray catbird with a snack for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #FoodInBeaks #birds #naturephotography #nikon03 Jun 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfd3vzi422chttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mn3d2hhlz22kI came face to face with a red-eyed vireo this month. For @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth. #birds #SmallBirdSaturday #nikon30 May 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3d2hhlz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mmqzfuq27c2mA blue jay taking a break in the shade. #birds #ColorADay #BlueTue #PhotographersOfBlueSky26 May 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqzfuq27c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mmon4f22as2xA hermit thrush for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #T. #birds #photography #nature25 May 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmon4f22as2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mm2hqywf7c2iA tufted titmouse on a windy day for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #ruffled and alt theme #songbirds #birds #naturephotography #nature17 May 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2hqywf7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mlvia2yfuc2jFor @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #FeathersInFoliage a male red-bellied woodpecker that was kind enough to land on a tree right in front of me. #birds #nature #woodpecker15 May 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvia2yfuc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mlsul37exs2yA male indigo bunting for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #Blue #birds #naturephotography14 May 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsul37exs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mlqgtb65bs25Female rose-breasted grosbeak for #BirdOfTheDay theme #FeatheredFemmes #birds #naturephotography #birdmigration13 May 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqgtb65bs25https://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mlganog3vk2iFor #BirdOfTheDay theme #EFGH a Great Blue Heron taking a stroll at the lake. #birds #nature #photography09 May 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlganog3vk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mkpsoagjtc2xTwo scissor-tailed flycatchers. Not sure if this was courtship or a scuffle. For @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth. #birds #photography #nature30 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpsoagjtc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mkczpn3zyc2tA juvenile grackle at the river for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #CamoOrContrast #birds #SmallBirdSaturday #photography #nature25 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkczpn3zyc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mjz7oqrtok24A juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird (last summer) for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme, #PetalsAndPerches #birds #nature #hummingbird21 Apr 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz7oqrtok24https://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mjz4m6dq7s2lAn eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) at the lake. #BirdsSeenIn2026 USA 20 Apr 2026 #birds #photography #springmigration21 Apr 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4m6dq7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mju6ggnfxk2aCedar waxwings flying over the rocks of the lakeshore for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme, #ABCD #birds #nature #photography19 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju6ggnfxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mjrjsdyvps25An American goldfinch in my crabapple tree for #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #Finches #birds #nature #photography #goldfinch18 Apr 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrjsdyvps25https://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mjjynxzpdc2uEastern bluebirds displaying courtship behavior. #BirdOfTheDay #CourtshipOrConflict #birds #bluebird15 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjynxzpdc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mjeyhp3nhc2tThe #BirdOfTheDay theme is #JKLMNOP so I'll go with 'L" for common LOON. Our overwintering loons are delaying migration until after molting into breeding colors. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #nature #photography13 Apr 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeyhp3nhc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mj7vsvxyrs2qA brown thrasher for #BirdOfTheDay theme #Woodland #birds #photography #forest #SmallBirdSaturday #nature11 Apr 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7vsvxyrs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/covecreekphoto.bsky.social/post/3mj2tllsm722dA Carolina wren on a fallen tree branch for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #naturalperch #birds #nature #wren09 Apr 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:xpdictcjprds3rnwkcrymm7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2tllsm722d