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Cat’s Eyes

@catseyelens.bsky.social

🇨🇦 I take pictures, make art, love cats and dogs, travel, am an #EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member. I share original photographs taken on my many adventures and life journeys with a little art on occasion. Photos captured with my handy-dandy iPhone.

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Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · yesterday

“Learn to see things, backwards, inside out and upside down.” - John Heider #BirdOfTheDay #AwkwardAvian #hawk #RedTailedHawk #UpsideDown #photography #photographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph close-up of a large red tailed hawk captured the moment it flew off of a large branch, showing the underside of its body with wings open and fully extended and tail splayed; because of the odd angle the head is missing.
“Learn to see things backward, upside down and inside out.” - John Heiter

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 2d ago

“It was that day when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of fall.” - Ann Patchett #ColorADay #OrangeSun #butterfly #MonarchButterfly #BloomScrolling #zinnia #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph close-up of a black, orange and white monarch butterfly, with its wings fully extended, resting on a a red zinnia flower; set against a black background.

“It was that day that intersects perfectly with the beginning of fall.” -Ann Pachett

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hungry Hunter There’s a hungry hawk Perched on a high tree limb. Mice, rabbits, snakes and squirrels Had better keep an eye on him. - Bruce Larken #Stunday #bird #hawk #RedTailedHawk #BirdOfTheDay #ImageAndVerse #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph close up of a large juvenal red tailed hawk sitting on a tree limb, looking down intently at possible prey.

Hungry Hunter
There’s a hungry hawk perched on a high tree limb.
Mice, rabbits, snakes and squirrels
Had better keep an eye on him.
- Bruce Larkin

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 3d ago

A chance cat encounter. #Caturday #cat #B&WCat #photography #PhotographersUnited #photographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph captured in Stonington Maine, of a fluffy black and white cat with a prominent black moustache sitting on the arm of a blue Adirondack chair, staring directly at the viewer.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 3d ago

“If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one might admire his courage but not his judgment” - Robert Heinlein #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #B&W #grasshopper #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky#PhotographersUnited #ECK #EastCoastKin

A black and white macro photograph of two grasshoppers in either a lovers embrace or a fight to the death, glimpsed through blades of grass and leaves.
“If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.” -Robert Heinlein

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 3d ago

No Limits, Asteroid 3033 X1, an exhibition by Canadian artist Ranbir Sidhu at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. #BlueSkyArtShow #lights #abstractia #geometric #NoLimits #Asteroid3303X1 #RanbirSidhu #AGO #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph captured at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto of a portion of the No Limits exhibition by Canadian metal artist Ranbir Sidhu, featuring 3033 X1, a huge, glowing, multi-faceted architectural vessel incorporating LEDs, fiber optics, and crystal structures.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last wk.

“Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.” -Lord Byron #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLookingIn #ClassicMono #truck #B&WPhotography #WindowsOnWednesday #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #ECK #EastCoastKin

A black-and-white photograph close-up capturing the interior of an old pickup truck through an open window, showing the top portion of the dashboard, large steering wheel and split windshield with a large spiderweb-shaped crack; outside is bathed in deep mist.
“Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.” - Lord Byron

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last wk.

“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” - Dr. Seuss #TidesOutTuesday #LowTide #St.Malo #France #Photography #PhotographersUnited #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph wide view, captured at low tide in St. Malo, France, of the large, flat expanse of beach beyond the ramparts. A tiny person can be seen walking in the bottom right corner along with many footprints in the sand.
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” - Dr. Seuss

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last wk.

“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitations.” - Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull. #BirdOfTheDay #CaptionThatBird #seagull #bird #MontSaintMichel #France #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph close-up of a large white and dark grey seagull with orange legs, walking along the stone rampart of Mont-Saint Michelle in France with blue sky, green fields and incoming tide in the blurred background.
“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitations.” - Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last wk.

The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I’m not a bee. - Emily Dickinson #BNWmacro #bee #ImageAndVerse #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I’m not a bee. - Emily Dickinson
A black-and-white macro close-up photograph of the back of a small, furry bee on a ruffled zinnia flower; its transparent wings look like stained glass windows.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last wk.

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #BloomScrolling #zinnia #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A stunning colour photograph close-up of an orange, black and white monarch butterfly, standing upright with wings closed, on a vibrant pink zinnia flower, set against a black background.
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Everything is better with little mustard and a hot knish.” - unknown #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKn #Knish #NYC #ClassicMono #B&W #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“Everything is better with a little mustard and a hot knish.” - Unknown
A black and white photograph captured in New York City of busy exterior of The Original Jonah Shimmel Knishery bakery, a favourite stop in the Big Apple.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 2w ago

“The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.” - Mencius #ColorADay #RedWed #BloomScrolling #zinnia #butterfly #monarch #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams and memories.” - Mencius
A colour photograph close-up of two vibrant red zinnia flowers, one with a monarch butterfly standing on top facing left, set against a black background.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 2w ago

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching.” - William W Purkey #ColorADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #phlox #butterfly #swallowtail #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching.” - William W Purkey
A colour photograph close-up of a large black and yellow Giant Swallowtail butterfly on a bush of vibrant pink phlox flowers, captured as it stands in an oddly contorted fashion, with tall trees and blue sky in the background.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 2w ago

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” - Khalil Gibran #BirdOfTheDay #Mamas&Papas #swan #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” - Khalil Gibran
A colour photograph wide view of a family of swans, one adult standing on the shore of a small pond, facing right, with five tiny cygnets bundled together at their feet while its partner floats on the water in the background, perfectly reflected in the calm surface.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” - Dolly Parton #ThickTrunkTuesday #trees #forest #photography #PhotogrsphetsOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” - Dolly Parton A colour photograph, captured in a forest on Vancouver Island, of the bottom trunk of a huge cedar tree, with a fine layer of moss and green trees in the background.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Orange is the happiest colour.” - Frank Sinatra #ColorADay#OrangeSun #Stunday #butterfly #MonarchButterfly #BloomScrolling #Zinnia #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“Orange is the happiest colour.” - Frank Sinatra
A colour photograph, close-up, side view of an orange and black monarch butterfly standing on a vivid orange zinnia flower facing left, with blurred green leaves in the background.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 3w ago

“A cone flower does not rush its petals; it blooms in its own time”. - unknown #Stunday #BloomScrolling #ConeFlower #echinacea #AutumnGarden #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“A coneflower does not rush its petals; it blooms in its own time.” - unknown
A colour photograph close-up of four purple coneflowers set against a black background. The central one has its green stem, and three of various sizes are lined up vertically behind.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” - Fred Rogers #BirdOfTheDay #pigeons #BirdsOfBlueSky #bird #photography #PhotograpersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph close up of a large grey, male pigeon with his feathers fluffed and tail spread as it chases after the tail of a female pigeon, with hopeful expectations.
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” - Fred Rogers.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 4w ago

“I want to show beautiful things and share them with everyone.” - Yusaku Maezawa #ColorADay #YellowThur #butterfly #swallowtail #BloomScrolling #ButterflyBush #OnlyBeautifulThings #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky#ECK #EastCoastKin

“I want you to show beautiful things and share them with everyone.” - Yusaku Maezawa
A colour photograph close-up side view of a yellow and black Giant Swallowtail butterfly facing left, on a pink Beauty Bush bloom, with blurred green leaves in the background.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 4w ago

Good morning BlueSky! #BirdOfTheDay #ItsAllWhite #RedHeads #rooster #photography #bird #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph close-up of a large white rooster with black and blue tail feathers, yellow legs and bright red comb and wattles, standing on a log, with his beak open as it greets the morning with a loud call.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 4w ago

“The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of its tail.” - Rabindranath Tagore #BirdOfTheDay #FlowerPower #peacock #bird #BloomScrolling #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of its tail.” -Rabindranath Tagore
A colour photograph side view of a magnificent male peacock facing left, with multicoloured feathers of royal blue, orange, brown and green, standing in front of a garden of tall purple and red flowers.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · 4w ago

A vibrant mural by Canadian Artist Nick Sweetman on the side of a building at Landsdown & College Streets, in Toronto. #ColorADay #PinkMon #StreetArt #Toronto #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIForIntegers #NickSweetman #butterfly #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph of a vivid spraypainted composition by Canadian artist Nick Sweetman, featuring stylized wildlife and flora, prominently highlighting butterflies and a fox and the number eight, against a pink, purple, blue and magenta background, on the side of a building located at Landsdowne Ave. and College Street in downtown Toronto.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last mo.

A stunning monarch stopped by for the sweet nectar of a butterfly bush. #Stunday #butterfly #ColorADay #OrangeSun #BloomScrolling #ButterflyBush #reflection #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph close up of a stunning monarch butterfly on a pink butterfly bush.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last mo.

“And instead of a nice dish of minnows - they had a roast grasshopper with lady-bird sauce which frogs consider a beautiful treat; but I think it would have been nasty.” - Beatrix Potter #ColorADay #GreenSat #grasshopper #macro #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“And instead of a nice dish of minnows - they had a roasted grass grasshopper with lady-bird sauce which frogs consider a beautiful treat; but I think it would be nasty.” - Beatrix Potter

A colour photograph macro close up photograph of a green grasshopper, looking directly at the viewer while tucked into a cluster of green leaves. It has very large black eyes, striped antenna and what appears to be a mouthful of large, green teeth.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last mo.

“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” - Albert Einstein #scape #landscape #tree #France #ClassicMono #B&W #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” - Albert Einstein.
A black and white photograph wide view, captured on a misty morning in the French countryside, of a lone tree standing in a field, with morning mist covering the landscape in the distance and gentle grey clouds in the sky.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last mo.

“Today you are you, that is truer than true.” - Dr. Seuss #HumansOfBlueSky #silhouette #LowTide #ClassicMono #B&W #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“Today you are you, that is truer than true.” - Dr. Zeus
A black and white photograph captured on a beach at low tide, of a young girl in silhouette walking up a large curved tree trunk with the sandy shore and bay, tree line and mountains in the distance.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last mo.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci #Stunday #butterfly #BloomScrolling #zinnia #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ECK #EastCoastKin

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci
A stunning colour photograph close-up of a large yellow and black swallowtail butterfly captured in mid flight, above a red zinnia flower, set against a black background.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last mo.

“And the Raven never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting…” - Edgar Allan Poe #BirdOfTheDay #BirdInABush #Raven #Corvid #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin

“And the Raven never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting…” - Edgar Allan Poe

A colour photograph side view of a large, black raven sitting on a branch amongst bushes and fur trees, facing right with an open beak as it enjoys a delicious morsel.

Cat’s Eyes @catseyelens.bsky.social · last mo.

Shipwrecked. #ColorADay #BlueTue #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGForGrand #shipwrecked #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin

A colour photograph of an abandoned blue, red and white fishing boat Evelyn May, reminiscent of the shipwrecked S.S. Minnow from Gilligan’s Island.