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Mairead D

@maireadd100.bsky.social

Nature aficionado, seeker of solace in photography. Proud Canadian 🇨🇦 All photos are mine. NO DMs.

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Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 8h ago

#Photography #ECK #ColorADay #RedWed #Macro #Leaf

A close-up view of a Dogwood leaf turning prematurely red, likely due to the excess summer heat.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 9h ago

#Photography #ECK #RoseWednesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #WordlessWednesday #Macro #Raindrops

A close-up view of a golden yellow rosebud dotted with raindrops and surrounded by greenery.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · yesterday

#Photography #ECK #TextureTuesday #Macro #Seeds #QueenAnnesLace

As Queen Anne's Lace plants begin to bear fruit, their flower heads become concave clusters of tiny, bristly seeds.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · yesterday

#Photography #ECK #ColorADay #BlueTue #BloomScrolling #Campanula

A spire of blue, trumpet-shaped Campanula flowers contrasts beautifully with the green and cream Euonymus leaves behind them.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · yesterday

#Photography #ECK #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #Macro #BugSky #Bee

A close-up view of a soaking wet Bumblebee desperately clinging to a pink Beebalm flower during a rainstorm.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 2d ago

#Photography #ECK #AOFoto #Mirror

A framed mirror left out in the rain for garbage pickup reflects the flower-filled garden next door.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 2d ago

#Photography #ECK #BlueskyMonday #BloomScrolling #Macro #Hosta

A close-up view of a cluster of lavender-blue, trumpet-shaped Hosta flowers surrounded by fresh green leaves.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 2d ago

#Photography #ECK #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #BugSky #Hibiscus #Bee

A close-up view of a Western Honey Bee at the center of a white and dark pink Hibiscus flower. After rolling itself around the pollen-laden stamen, this small bee is covered in yellow grains.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 3d ago

#Photography #ECK #BNWMacro #ClassicMono #Thistle

A close-up, black and white image of Wild Thistles gone to seed backlit by the rising sun.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 3d ago

#Photography #ECK #Macro #BugSky #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SilentSunday #Coneflower #Bee

A close-up view of a Common Eastern Bumblebee dusted with specks of pollen as it feeds from the reddish-orange disc florets of a pink Coneflower.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 3d ago

#Photography #ECK #Stunday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #BugSky #Macro #Butterfly #BlackSwallowtail

A Black Swallowtail Butterfly spreads his wings as he suns himself while perched atop white Coneflowers.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 4d ago

#Photography #ECK #BNWMacro #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #ClassicMono #CastorBean

A black and white, close-up image of the glossy, dark leaves and small pale flowers of a Castor Bean plant.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 4d ago

#Photography #ECK #BlueskyArtShow #Big #ColorADay #GreenSat #Macro #BugSky #Rose #Bee A Briar Rose seems "big" if you're a tiny Sweat Bee 💚

A close-up image of a Metallic Green Sweat Bee curled around the pollen-rich anthers of a yellow Briar Rose.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 5d ago

#Photography #ECK #ColorADay #BWFri #ForestFriday #Nature #Rabbit

A black and white image of an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit hiding in the greenery at the park.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 5d ago

#Photography #ECK #Scape #FlowersonFriday #IcePlant

A cluster of pink, daisy-like Ice Plant flowers in a rock garden.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 5d ago

#Photography #ECK #FlyDay #BugSky #Macro #Butterfly #Skipper

A small brown and orange Peck's Skipper Butterfly uses its long probiscus to drink nectar from a purple Lavender flower.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 6d ago

#Photography #ECK #InsectThursday #Macro #Bugsky #ColorADay #YellowThu #Black-eyedSusan #JapaneseBeetle

A close-up view of a bronze and metallic green Japanese Beetle resting on the golden-yellow petals of a Black-eyed Susan flower.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #ColorADay #RedWed #BloomScrolling #RoseWednesday

A close-up view of a crimson red Garden Rose in full bloom, surrounded by greenery.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #WindowsonWednesday #WordlessWednesday #Sunrise

The rising sun reflects in the windows of a high-rise building, creating a fiery glow. In the background, grey clouds hover in a yellow and orange sky over the city skyline.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #Macro #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #BugSky #Hornet

A close-up view of a Bald-faced Hornet, with distinctive and striking black and white colouring, as it rests atop a green leaf.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #BugSky #Macro #Twosday #Bees

A close-up view of two Common Eastern Bumblebees feasting on nectar from the pale orange disc florets of a white Coneflower.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #TextureTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #GlobeThistle

A close-up view of a globe-shaped head of spikey blue Globe Thistle flowers, surrounded by greenery.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #MinimalMonday #Leaves

A shoot of new green leaves emerges from a tree with exfoliating bark.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #BlueskyMonday #MacroMonday #Bugsky #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #Wasp

A close-up view of a Great Black Wasp with iridescent blue wings perched on a spike of white Gooseneck Loosestrife flowers. Greenery is visible in the background.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #ColorADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #Hydrangea

Sunlight highlights the flowers of an Oakleaf Hydrangea shrub as they age from white to pale pink. Green leaves round out the frame.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Macro #Bugsky #CommonBlue

A close-up, side view of a Common Blue Butterfly perched on the reddish-orange disc florets or an orange Coneflower.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #MothWeek #Bugsky #Macro #SilentSunday #ElmSpanworm

A close-up view of a white Elm Spanworm Moth as it hangs from the underside of a blade of grass.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · last wk.

#Photography #ECK #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #Macro #Bugsky #LadyBeetle

A glossy, red and black-spotted Asian Lady Beetle at a crossroads - which curving stem of branching Milkweed leaves to travel along next?

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Photography #ECK #Macro #BNWMacro #Raindrops #Hibiscus

A close-up, black and white image of a Hibiscus flower dotted with raindrops and surrounded by greenery.

Mairead D @maireadd100.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Photography #ECK #BlueskyArtShow #Glass #ROM #Flowers

From the Bee Exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto: representing the bees eye view of pollen-rich flowers, blooming stems are encased in a glass cube and emphasized by a golden spotlight.