Did a composite of the shots I got from beginning to near-total. The final one was adjusted for the shadowed part, so the "hat" is washed out white. #LunarEclipse #photography #BloodMoon #EastCoastKin

My moderate attempt at capturing the #BloodMoon with my Fuji setup. #photography #eclipse #ECK

#Nashville represented a century apart in one photo. The #AT&T building looming over the #LowerBroadway music scene. Quite the juxtaposition. #UrbanGaze #photography #ECK

Watched this female goldfinch and her mate working over a patch of ragged coneflowers at the end of their season. #BirdOfTheDay #NaturalSeeds #ECK #photography #wildlife

ATTACK OF THE KILLER SQUIRREL!! 😱 Seriously, though. What have you been eating? 🤣 (Most likely tannin stains from stripping outer hulls from walnuts.) Took another run through campus yesterday, and the #squirrels were out in full force. #photography #wildlife #ECK

Leaned something today. When #CarpenterBees can't reach nectar from the inside, they climb to the back of the flower and cut slits to "steal" the nectar, thus not pollinating the plant. (First 2 shots) They apparently have short tongues. 😜 #photography #ECK #UrbanWildlife

A #BlueJay hanging out in a #Woodland for today's #BirdOfTheDay. (alt is yellow) #photography #wildlife #ECK

From the #monarch archives. I need to get out with the camera more before summer's over. #photography #wildlife #butterflies #ECK

Since I've posted many of the #RecentGardenBirds taken in the community garden across the street, I'll go with #ReflectionsAndShadows for today's #BirdOfTheDay. A Eurasian coot captured on Harlaxton Lake, England. #photography #wildlife #ECK

For this #MacroMonday it's a glass stopper for a decanter. The dining room is flipped in the ball, but in the narrowest part of the stopper, it's right side up. Fun to take a large space and turn it into a "macro" image. Plus bubbles. #ClassicMono #photography #ECK #B&W #warped

#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ThinPerches. This #crow is also surrounded by plenty of blue for #BlueSkyMonday. #photography #wildlife #ECK

A few more from today's "critter" run. It was cool enough today to spend some time wandering. Unfortunately, not too many subjects available, so I even practiced on a common fly. 1) Clouded sulphur 2) Bumblebee 3) Fly 4) Skipper #photography #wildlife #ECK

Went critter hunting this afternoon. Found one cooperative male #monarch, but only a handful of other #butterflies, bees, and dragonflies. A fraction of year's past. #photography #wildlife #ECK #Stunday

SWITCH #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #B&W #ECK #DOF #DepthOfField

This #catbird and its partner were foraging food for their little ones. I caught several great images including one of the pair together (with a less than simple background). #BirdOfTheDay #Simple #wildlife #ClassicMono #Stunday #EastCoastKin

Thank you for everything. 💚💚💚 Tomorrow, there will be more of us.

Morning #ViewFromMyWindow. #photography #sunrise #EasternKansas #ECK

Is that a comb over? 😬 I had sympathy for this poor molting cardinal, but I still chuckle. For Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ColourfulCharacters. He certainly is...a character. (But he was also a good dad, attending to his fledgling.) #photography #wildlife #ECK

For the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Chaos, the first drawing is literally titled "Iris Newton and His Dog Chaos." The second is simply "Quantum." From a series of #GraphiteDrawings done a few years ago. The third piece, unfortunately, was damaged in a move. #ArtYear #EastCoastKin

I had walked to the end of the lane to photograph #HarlaxtonManorHouse when a woman on horseback showed up. I waited until she crossed the bridge and there were no cars in sight. Such a classic Jane Austen moment in 2014! [More info in alt] #Scape #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #GranthamEngland

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #RainyDayBirds (in rain or with wet plumage). This #robin had just stepped out of the creek after a nice bath. He looks a bit insulted that I chose to document the moment. #photography #wildlife #ECK

Could not have planned the framing of this barred owl any better than the tree did. Those two bare limbs were perfect! A lucky moment at the edge of a golf course. #AwesomeOwls #BirdOfTheDay #photography #wildlife #ECK

#WorldPhotographyDay Four of my favorite portraits over the years as I try to capture personality, not just likeness. 1) Aaron 2) Katie 3) Kate 4) Madison #photography #people #studio #color #monochrome #ECK

Only one #BirdInABush for today's #BirdOfTheDay post. 😉 It had company, but this is the only one that sat still long enough to capture. #photography #wildlife #ECK

A GRAND piano in a GRAND setting for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGrand. The alcove is in the Great Hall of Harlaxton Manor House near Grantham, England. As a student at Baker U in Kansas, I was able to attend a study-abroad semester here. #photography #ClassicMono #ECK

Morning view in eastern #Kansas. #photography #ViewFromMyWindow #sunrise #ECK

#Iridescence you say? Look no further than this black-billed #magpie! They are beautiful in black and white, but when the light hits just right, we see the gorgeous blue. #BirdOfTheDay #ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #photography

First yr housesitting in Colorado, I took 10,000 photos in 6 wks, maybe half just of #MountSopris. Yrs since have averaged 7,000 each yr. After culling and sorting, I must still have over 5,000 of this mountain alone in all weather, day and night. Obsessed. #MountainMonday #ECK #BlueSkyMonday

For #MacroMonday, I do believe this is the very first #wildlife photo I captured with my #CanonG10 on the macro setting years ago. The lens was literally resting on the petals of the flower. The #bumblebee was very patient with me. #ClassicMono #ECK

#BirdOfTheDay themes today are #StrikeAPose and #CirclesAndSpheres for the alt. I think this #goldfinch fits the bill for both. #photography #wildlife #EastCoastKin