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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with their wings open when not flying. Here is a male Wood Duck, my favorite kind of duck #Birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #eck

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My third place is a state park, any state park. This image is from St Croix State Park in Minnesota #BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace #art #artists #photography #outdoors #outside #nature

Image of a canoe on forested a riverside at sunset

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Young Barred Owl in a Minneapolis park The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. No alt. #birds #photography #ECK

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A humble little waterfall in a nearby state park My favorite fall colors image I've ever taken #Golden #fall #autumn #art #blueskyartshow #photography #eck

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak (You have to zoom waaay in, but this Great Gray Owl just got a vole in the snow) #Owl #eck #snow

A Great Grey Owl taking flight after a successful dive into the snow

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Familiarizing myself with AI, and I am trying to do so responsibly. These images are based on original photos I took (that include myself and my fedora) in National Parks, reimagined as New-Deal-Era posters. Feedback is welcomed #outdoors #nature #travel #eck

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Amidst all the #chaos of life these days, it's important to remember we're all just passengers on a rock hurtling through space #aurora #astro #blueskyartshow ##eck #photography

Silhouette of a man pointing to the night sky during a display of the Northern Lights

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

As a Midwesterner, when I'm near a coast, I must get up close to the ocean #water. This image taken in MacArthur Beach State Park near Palm Beach, #Florida #wave #blueskyartshow #eck #photography

Ocean foam flowing over a man's feet in hiking boots

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This image gives me hope for some reason. Split Rock Lighthouse was built on a cliff near Beaver Bay, Minnesota, and was first lit in 1910. There have been zero shipwrecks in this part of Lake Superior since. #Lighthouse #Minnesota #hope

Lighthouse on a cliff, with a beam of light shining out over the water.

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I captured this image from a kayak in the Mississippi River, just upstream from Minneapolis Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is….. #CHE Cormorants, Herons and Egrets #BirdPhotography #ECK #Heron

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Rural/Red State people feel their communities get unfairly maligned. Their values and their neighbors are caricatured into crude stereotypes by people who never tried to understand. But show them a pic of Minneapolis and watch them DO EXACTLY THAT. #stunday #photography #Minneapolis #reflection #eck

Minneapolis skyline at dusk, reflected in the Mississippi River

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

There's something special that happens when the surface of a lake or river is as smooth as #glass. Gets me every time. #blueskyartshow #nature #outdoors #Minnesota #forest

Forest reflected in the smooth surface of a Minnesota river

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #EyeOfTheWild – piercing eye or eyes as the dominant feature of the portrait. This Great Horned Owlet already has thr eyes of an apex predator #birds #photography #ECK #owl

Great Horned Owlet staring intently at the photographer

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I was too close to this eagle to get it fully in frame. Maybe it's better because of it. The #BirdofTheDay theme is #ScreenFiller, a capture where the bird takes up a large part of the image. #Nature #photography #naturephotography #ECK #Wildlife #birds #eagle

Eagle in flight with a fish in its talons

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Used to be a hazy day due to wildfire smoke was unusual, but it seems to be a #growing concern. This image is from 2021, Minneapolis. #BlueSkyArtShow #art #artists #photography

Riverside Reflection of Minneapolis on a Hazy Day

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I assert this eagle satisfies both #BirdOfTheDay themes: #PerfectPoise, photographs where balance and posture tell a story. The alt #MomentsOfMajesty, elegant, regal or commanding poses. Eagle in Red Wing, Minnesota #birds #birding #eck #eagle #wildlifephotography

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This Great Grey Owl is looking up for a perch from which to hunt for a while. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #UpAndDown birds looking up or down. #birds #photography #ECK #owl

Great Grey Owl flying upwards among bare wintry trees

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Some places just lend themselves to quiet reflection. Like Sedona, for example #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday July 11, 2026 The theme is #Quiet Show us your favorite quiet scenes. Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome. #art #artists #photography #Arizona

Picture of a studly, adventurous man in the foreground, looking at Cathedral Rock in Sedona Arizona

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'm always up for a visit with the local wildlife when I'm in the great north woods. #bear #wildlife #nature #eck #Minnesota #forest

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This Great Egret really is pretty great. Taken in Richfield, Minnesota. #Ebony&Ivory is today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. #AllWhite #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #ECK #naturephotography #Stunday #reflection

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A wide-angle view of the Louvre Taken on my bucket-list trip to Paris. #wide ##blueskyartshow #Paris #France

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Perfect timing allowed me to capture this image of an eagle taking flight Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #WildMotion, Dynamic wildlife behaviour, freezing a second which is full of energy. Does not have to be in flight. #birds #photography #ECK #eagle

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hummingbird taking a break from the furious fluttering Good morning folks. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #QuietReflection any bird paused in thought. #Hummingbird #sony #birds #photography #ECK

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The red eyes on the male Wood Duck bother my wife Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #RedBeakFeetEyes, any bird with a Red beak, Feet or Eyes Not Feathers. #birds #ECK #photography #BirdLife #Sony

Wood Duck reflected in the surface of the pond

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I stumbled upon this Juvenile Barred Owl while visiting the wildflower garden in Minneapolis. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestofJune26 #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #sony

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Pretty little female Blackbird is actually brown, hmm Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds, birds with mainly brown plumage #birds #photography #ECK #bird

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

There's something so seductive about a curvy road, inviting you on an adventure. #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday June 20, 2026 The theme is #Curve #art #artists #photography #roadtrip

Curvy country road through a forest during fall colors

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Sandpiper dodging the waves in Newport Beach, California Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OutForAWalk, any bird captured walking #birds #photography #scape #ECK #California

Silhouette of a small bird walking on a beach with an ocean wave breaking behind it

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It's such a challenge to get a Hummingbird in flight. It's a thrill every time I capture an image like this For the main theme #InFlight of #BirdOfTheDay #Bird #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotograhy #hummingbird

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A busy evening on the Midway of the Minnesota State Fair from a couple years ago. #busy #exposure #blueskyartshow #eck

Long exposure image of the lights on an amusement park ride

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We work so hard to find animals to photograph. It's kind of profound when they gaze back at us. Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #LookingAtYou, any bird staring at you #scape #birds #birding #owl #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK

Great Horned Owl looking directly at the camera as a picture was taken

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your best capture/s of May. This Loon swam by our family cabin in Northern Minnesota. I was on shore with a 500mm lens #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Stunday #wildlife #photography #nature #ECK

Loon fluttering its wings on the surface of a lake

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

One of the many things I love about Spring is the potential #growth re-emerging for another year. #green #plants #Spring #eck #blueskyartshow

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Hello! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire, any bird on a wire Great Grey, Northern Minnesota #birds #photography #ECK #owl

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Pair of Burrowing Owls, in a suburban yard. Cape Coral, Florida The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Grassland any bird pictured with grass. #birds #ECK #Owl #Florida

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Mallard looking as majestic as any Mallard can. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksInTheAir, any Duck that's flying #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #ECK #duck

Male Mallard duck about to land on thr surface of a pond

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Am hour or so under the Northern Lights, compressed into 47 seconds #aurora #night #astro #eck

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Such a treat to get an all-black bird in flight and in focus! I'm going with the alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme #CormorantOrHeron #birds #photography #ECK #sony #birdphotography

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"Ope, scuse me fellas. Just gonna scooch on by you" The most Minnesota of female Mallards, down by the river in St Paul. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeatheredFemmes, captures showing the beauty of any female bird. #birds #photography #ECK #duck

Female mallard landing near a few males on a log

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I'm going for both of today's themes: this Great Horned Owl was locked on under breezy conditions. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LockedOn any bird with an intense gaze. The alt is #Breezy birds in windy conditions. #birds #photograhy #ECK #owl

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Peregrine Falcon, sitting for a portrait session. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors, any of the birds of prey. #birds #ECK #photography #falcon #naturephotography #BirdLife

Peregrine Falcon, head turned to the viewer's left

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Watching me, like a Hawk. Longfellow Gardens, Minneapolis Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFGH, birds with E, F, G, or H at the beginning of part of their name #BirdPhotography #Hawk #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Minnesota #Photography

Hawk, perched in a tree, staring into the camera as a picture is taken

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This young Black Bear looks so fluffy and soft. Image captured with a nice long lens in Northern Minnesota #soft #fluffy #Bear #wildlife #blueskyartshow #photography #eck #nature

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I'm pretty sure this Loon was offering me her "good side" #BirdOfTheDay. The theme is #photogenic birds you find to be great to snap. #birds #photography #ECK #loon

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I love capturing images of aquatic birds doing this "flutter" The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #InMotion #duck #feathers #birds #photography #ECK

Image of a male Wood Duck fluttering its wings on the surface of a pond

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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Pelican is a Sea Bird, right? Taken near John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, Florida Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SeaBirds, birds that spend most of their time at Sea. #ECK #pelican #birds #photographersunited #photography

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