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Chas986

@chas986.bsky.social

Retired Teacher, Picture Snapper - Flowers/Critters mostly on premises Photos by me [except reposts 😉]

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Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 8h ago

Portrait of a White Breasted Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis] dropping its chosen seed. Oops! WHICH way is up? #EastCoastKin #ECK #WackyWednesdayArt #TheLittleThings #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #bird #nuthatch #photograph #closeup #portrait #upsidedown

Closeup photograph of a small gray bird with a black cap, white face and underparts with one seed dropping from its beak. It is facing down on a feeder in front of a light background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bearded #Iris - #Blue & #Purple #Spring Beauty after the rain Sadly, another lost name from my Mother’s garden… #EastCoastKin #ECK #BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEphemeral #flower #nature #hybrid #cultivar #garden #photograph #closeup #macro #perennial #bloomscrolling

Closeup macro photograph of a purple and blue iris flower with gold, red and white beard shown against a black background. The flower is sprinkled with water drops after a brief rain.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 4d ago

Close-up portrait of a Red Breasted Nuthatch [Sitta canadensis] proudly showing off its prized big nut. #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #big #ColorADay #GreenSat #TheLittleThings #SmallBirdSaturday #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #bird #nuthatch #photograph #closeup #portrait #songbird

Closeup photograph of a small gray bird with a black cap, white face and reddish breast and underparts. It has one big nut in its beak. It is facing left on a feeder perch in front of a light gray background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 5d ago

Young white and black male downy woodpecker [Dryobates pubescens] with a bright red cap at a bird feeder posing in soft focus… #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #BlackandWhite #bird #woodpecker #FlyDay #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #summer

Closeup photograph of a young white and black male downy woodpecker with a bright red cap at a green bird feeder posing looking right past the camera.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last wk.

Male Hairy Woodpecker [Leuconotopicus villosus] Hold on! What happened to all of the seeds? Caught on the wrong feeder and looking confused… #EastCoastKin #ECK #WackyWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #photograph #closeup #portrait #bird #woodpecker #nature #red

Mid-sized black and white bird with a sharp black beak, white breast, black, white spotted wings and white stripes above and below the eye. There is a small bright red patch on the back of his head. He is facing left, looking up, and grasping a red partially filled hummingbird feeder from the underside. The background is out of focus with a green and gray bokeh background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last wk.

#Azalea [Rhododendron sp.] #Pink Beauty with #Dark Leaves #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDark #bloomscrolling #flower #garden #spring #plant #perennial #ornamental #shrub #photograph #macro #close-up #nature #bokeh

loseup photograph of a cluster of pink azalea blossoms with dark green leaves to the left against a dark bokeh garden background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2w ago

Lady American #Goldfinch [Spinus tristis] #DreamCatcher #Portrait Posing in brightening colors for the new season… #EastCoastKin #ECK #SmallBirdSaturday #birds #yellow #garden #photograph #closeup #nature #TheLittleThings #summer

Photograph of a small yellow, tan, black, and white bird standing on a jeweled and feathered white dream catcher in front of a black background. Bird facing right has her head turned slightly downward as if posing for a pensive portrait.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ms & Mr American #Goldfinch [Spinus tristis] #Family #Portrait Posing in brightening colors for #Summer… #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme: #Yellow #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #YellowThu #birds #garden #photograph #closeup #nature #TheLittleThings #smallbird

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2w ago

Blue Hydrangea [Hydrangea macrophylia] #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #flower #ColorADay #BlueTue #hydrangea #hortensia #flower #garden #plant #perennial #ornamental #shrub #photograph #macro #close-up #nature #blue #summer

Close-up photograph of individual hydrangea flowers in varying shades of light powder blue through dark denim blue with green leaves in front of a black background dramatically lighted from the left..

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2w ago

Double Orange Day Lily [Hemerocallis sp.] Reflecting the summer sunshine… #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #flower #garden #plant #perennial #ornamental #photograph #macro #closeup #nature #July #summer

Closeup photograph of a double orange daylily with curved petals showing prominent stamens and pistil highlighted by the bright July sun. The flower is presented on a green bokeh background with flowerbuds to accentuate the colors, highlights and shadows.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 3w ago

Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis] Portrait of a happy white breasted nuthatch #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #FlyDay #TheLittleThings #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #bird #nuthatch #photograph #closeup #portrait

Closeup photograph of a small “smiling” black capped, white breasted and gray winged bird facing left on a green bird feeder with a background of out-of-focus flowers and green leaves.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 3w ago

Downy Woodpecker [Dryobates pubescens] Young white and black male downy woodpecker with a bright red cap at Golden Hour posing with red honeysuckle berries and green leaves. #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed #red #green #BlackandWhite #bird #woodpecker #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #summer

Closeup photograph of a young white and black male downy woodpecker with a bright red cap at Golden Hour posing back to the camera and looking to the right in front of red honeysuckle berries and green leaves.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 3w ago

A #pink #chrysanthemum to brighten the first day of the week… From a summer bouquet… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #flower #Bloomscrolling #nature #photograph #closeup #macro

Photograph of a pink daisy-like chrysanthemum from a bouquet with many flattened tubular petals curved around an open pale green center.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 4w ago

Gray Catbird [Dumetella carolinensis] sitting for a portrait in the #garden greenery Not easy to keep these guys #quiet for a minute… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #TheLittleThings #bird #smallbirdSaturday #nature #wildlife #photograph #closeup

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Sundrops in the sun [ #Oenothera sp.] #EastCoastKin #EKC #ColorADay #YellowThu #Bloomscrolling #flowers #garden #perennial #prairieprimrose #nature #photograph #closeup #macro #summer #yellow

Closeup photograph of a group of bright yellow four petal flowers with prominent golden stamens and anthers bathed in sunlight shown on a bokeh background of green leaves in sunlight and shadows.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 4w ago

American #Goldfinch [Spinus tristis] #Summer #Portrait on #red & #white #Fuchsia #plant Posing with bright colors and #Orange beak for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #ECK #bird #yellow #black #garden #photograph #closeup #nature #TheLittleThings #smallbird #Bloomscrolling #flower

Photographic color close-up of a small bright yellow and black bird standing on a branch of a red and white fuchsia in front of a mixed green and white bokeh background. Bird has his head turned slightly as if posing.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

Young white and black male downy #woodpecker [Dryobates pubescens] with a bright red cap at a bird feeder looking dignified for his #BirdOfTheDay #Ebony&Ivory portrait. #EastCoastKin #BlackandWhite #bird #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #summer

Closeup photograph of a young white and black male downy woodpecker with a bright red cap at a green bird feeder looking dignified, beak up, facing right.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain "A republic, if you can keep it." - Ben Franklin #ECK #patriotism #MarkTwain #BenjaminFranklin #July4

FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · last mo.

These are the times that try men's souls; the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered… Thomas Paine, The American Crisis

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

White and black female downy woodpecker [Dryobates pubescens] on alert and intensely checking the bird feeder for her chance to dine… or fight. #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #BlackandWhite #bird #woodpecker #FlyDay #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #summer #TheLittleThings

Closeup photograph of an alert, aggressive young white and black female downy woodpecker perched on a plant hanger bar staring intensely to the left in front of a dark green bokeh background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird [Archiochus colubris] At the Feeder… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #RedWed #bird #hummingbird #LittleBird #photograph #closeup #nature #garden #TheLittleThings #summer #red #green

Closeup photograph of a ruby-throated hummingbird with shiny red gorget, white breast and iridescent green sides, wings back on a bright red mushroom-shaped feeder suspended in front of a bokeh green background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

#Pink Japanese Spirea [Spiraea japonica] Asian Meadowsweet #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #flower #perennial #shrub #ornamental #summer #bloomscrolling #photograph #closeup #macro #nature

Inflorescences of small pink and white five-petal flowers with multiple stamens on a dark background with green out-of-focus leaves.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

#IYKYK… Ochenta Quatre-vingts Achtzig 八十 ثمانون Ottanta восемьдесят 팔십 Tám mươi אַכציק åttio ογδόντα вісімдесят seksen שמונים هشتاد octoginta #ECK #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #numbers #eighty #bloomscrolling

The number of”eighty” written in 17 languages. Close-up photograph of a brilliant orange and yellow mum against a black background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

Downy Woodpecker [Dryobates pubescens] Petite young lady looking pensive Black and white female downy #woodpecker at a #green bird feeder #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #GreenSat #SmallBirdSaturday #bird #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #garden #wildlife #b&w #blackandwhite #spring

Closeup photograph of a young black and white female downy woodpecker at a green bird feeder looking pensive facing right.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

#Yellow #Iris - [Iris sp.] Bearded Rainbow Sentinel of Spring Another holdover from my mother’s #garden with the name lost… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #flower #nature #popular #hybrid #cultivar #plant #spring #photograph #close-up #macro #perennial #portrait

Closeup photograph of a yellow and white iris flower with gold and white beard and purple striped falls shown against a black background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · last mo.

Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata bromia] Surveillance I’ve got my eye on you… #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue #photograph #closeup #nature #bird #bluejay #garden #blue

Bright closeup of a blue, black, gray and white mid-size bird, peering from behind a wooden pillar showing only one bright inquisitive spying eye to the viewer.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Lily [Lilium sp.] Orange lily; symbol of happiness, love and warmth What my grandfather called “candlestick lilies”… This one is descended from his garden. #EastCoastKin #ECK #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #flower ##garden #nature #perennial #photograph #summer

Photograph of an orange lily in bright sunlight with prominent stamen and anthers. Behind the flower are buds in various shades of green and orange about to open. There are out-of-focus green leaves to the left and below with a dark background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Juvenile Downy Woodpecker [Dryobates pubescens] Very young white and black male downy woodpecker, wooden fence bokeh #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #BWFri #FlyDay #PaintbyWords #fence #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXyloid #BlackandWhite #bird #woodpecker #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #spring

Closeup photograph of a very young white and black male downy woodpecker with a bright red cap clinging to a bird feeder post thinking about what’s next. Bokeh wooden fence in the background.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#Juvenile Red Bellied #Woodpecker [Melanerpes carolinus] Learning by taste… #Red begonias from a wooden post… #EastCoastKin #eck #WackyWednesdayArt #ColorADay #RedWed #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXyloid #wood #bird #photograph #closeup #nature #spring

Closeup photograph of a bird with a black and white back, beige front and a red spot on its tan head clinging to a wooden upright. It has its long tongue out test-tasting a red begonia flower.

Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Double Cherry Blossoms [Prunus serrulata ‘Kanzan’] Springtime Morning Drama #EastCoastKin #ECK #ColorADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday #bloomscrolling #TheLittleThings #DailyFlowers #flower #garden #nature #ornamental #photograph #closeup

Dramatic macro closeup of double pink cherry blossoms lighted from the left by bright sunlight. Arranged around the flowers are bright pointed and shiny leaves in shades of gold, green, red, black and orange; all in front of a dark green background.