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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🪶 Helen's alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdStare, and this long-tailed manakin has one. #birds #photography #costarica

A bird is on a branch, staring at the camera. It is principally black, with a red cap and a blue back. It has a notable feature of two long black tail feathers, extending more than its body length downwards.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Vernazza gave us a spectacular #sunset last night. Phone shot for #WaterWednesday. #photography

A very colorful sunset over water which reflects the red and orange colors. Buildings on the left are dark at the top, with some lighting on the bottom. A hilly landscape is visible in the background.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🪶 The Alt theme #BirdOfTheDay is #Corvids. This white-throated magpie-jay is happy for the attention. #photography #birds #costarica

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

An evening walk a little bit ago. Monterosso al Mare, #Italy. #Photography

A view from a hillside overlooking the Ligurian Sea in Monterosso, Italy. There is a balcony with some terra cotta pots on the levels.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I have yet to take any shots off my camera on this trip, but have taken a lot with my phone. Ponte alle Grazie in Florence in the golden hour. #BlueskyArtShow #Golden #Photography

A view of a bridge with a sunset behind it. Many people are there to watch it, and appear almost as silhouettes. The clouds are bright from the light.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Current view from the balcony of our new temporary home in Monterosso al Mare for #stunday. Making plans for a beautiful day. #Photography #cinqueterre

A narrow stone street in an Italian village, seen from a higher angle on a balcony. Some trees are on the right, and painted buildings on the left. An arched wall goes across the street just beyond the trees. Some bicycles are parked on the left. A steep hill rises in the background, terraced and green.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Almost current view, with the Arno, making it appropriate for #WaterWednesday . #Photography

A view of the city of Florence, Italy from the opposite side of the Arno late in the day. Many landmarks are visible, including the Duomo, the Palazzo Vecchioand the Ponte Vecchio.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sunbeam entering the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Phone shot on the way up the climb to the top of the Duomo, Florence. #windowsonwednesday #photography

A beam of sunlight shines through a round window in the upper part of the interior of a cathedral.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Another day, another bridge. Phone shot of the Ponte Vechio in Florence at sunset last night. Still as pretty as it was 40 years ago. #Photography

A view of the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy. It has three stone arches, with several storiesof shops built onto it. The buildings on it, as well as buildings on the far side, are painted in shades of yellow.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As the old man said in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "I'm not dead..." Proof of life #stunday phone shot from about ½ an hour ago; sunset over the Tiber with Castel Sant'Angelo. #photography

A stone bridge with arches at sunset. The water is still and gives reflections of the bridge and a circular fortress-like building on the far side.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🪶 "Who are you calling a borb?" For AB's #birdoftheday alt theme of #borbs, a long-billed dowitcher is a bit indignant. #birds #photography

A close shot of a long-billed dowitcher looking straight at the camera, its bill down on its breast. It has a mostly brown breast, speckled with black, which gradually becomes more black as it goes around.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Some old integers in a crypt beneath the Parroquia in San Miguel de Allende, #Mexico. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers #photography

A shot of a tomb in a crypt. The ceiling is arched stone. The principal tomb seen is in the shape of a giant urn, topped with a skull and crossbones, with the skull wearing some sort of cap. A plaque on the front identifies the deceased as a priest, Remigio Ángel González y Palacios who died Oct. 31, 1837, at 69 years and one month of age. To the left is another tomb, very aged and missing much of the lettering.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🪶Just when I planned to hold off on #hummingbirds from #costarica, Alan chooses #InFlight for the #birdoftheday theme, and @mffotos.bsky.social says it's #NationalHummingbirdDay. I have no choice. IDs in alt. #birds #photography

Rufous-tailed hummingbird hovering with its beak in some small purple flowers. It is green with a reddish tail.

A female purple-throated mountain gem is hovering with its beak in a slender red flower. There are raindrops on the flowers.

Several hummingbirds are hovering around a feeder. A green-crowned brilliant is the focus, with a white breast and otherwise green. Another one is visible behind it, and a blue tail is visible at the top.

A view from behind of a hovering green thorntail. The image shows it in basically the shape of a cross, with a long tail at the bottom, and its wings outstretched. It is green with a white stripe across the lower part of the body, and a dark tail.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🪶 Helen says today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdNaps. This black-bellied #hummingbird napped as quickly as it flew... Probably not napping, just caught with eyes closed. #birds #photography #costarica

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🪶 For Rob's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #RedHeads, a red-headed barbet in a previously unposted shot. #birds #photography #costarica

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🪶 Been gone a couple of days, trying to catch up, so here's a quick #BirdOfTheDay post for the theme #FlowerPower any bird capture with a flower in view. I am yielding to temptation and posting yet more hummingbirds from #costarica. #birds #photography

A snowcap hummingbird, a reddish hummingbird with a white patch on the top of the head, is hovering before some small purple flowers.

A stripe-throated hermit, a light brown hummingbird with a curved beak, is flying among some small purple flowers.

A hummingbird is caught in flight at some orange flowers. It is mostly purple with some green mixed in.

A hummingbird with a white belly and green back is on some narrow stems of some small purple flowers.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hey, she has #Hearts on her t-shirt! Young celebrant of Day of the Dead helps me meet the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHForHearts #photography

A young girl is made up for Day of the Dead. Her face is painted in the traditional way to resemble a skull. She is staring directly at the camera, and has a beautiful smile. She is wearing a pink t-shirt decorated with some cartoon character and some white hearts.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

🪶 Atlantic Birding's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Blue. This is a blue-billed curassow taken at the Smithsonian Zoo. #birds #photography

The upper part of a large black bird. Its feathers are ruffled at the neck, and the small feathers on its head are curly. It has a light-colored beak with a large light blue growth between beak and face. It is a natural thing, but looks almost like a fungus or something.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

😠 A squirrel has finally figured a way to get to my previously squirrel-proof feeder. Back to the drawing board. He's cute, though... #SquirrelSaturday #photography

A squirrel is in a feeder filled with sunflower seeds. The feeder is four sided, with square openings and round openings. The squirrel has its head and front paws out of a round one, towards the camera, while its tail is coming out of a square to the left, and curling back towards the right. The squirrel has its front paws holding seed as he busily consumes it.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🪶Rob says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. I have been terribly inactive with the camera lately as life sometimes demands. At the start, though, we did hike through the Smithsonian Zoo, and a few birds stood out. This sandhill crane was one. #birds #photography

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A ruin #scape for Friday from the Jesuit ruins of Trinidad in southern #Paraguay. #photography

Ruins of an old Jesuit mission from the 18th century. Stone archway in the center continues to the right, the central arch leads to an opening between walls, beyond which a green field and distant trees are visible, with another stone wall stretching out on the left side. The ground is paved with old brick and stone.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🪶 There's always that one guy... Alan says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Coastal&River any coastal or river birds. Pelicans giving us a great chance for anthropomorphism. #birds #photography

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🪶 Helen says for today’s #BirdOfTheDay share your best shots of birds snacking on #NaturalSeeds straight from the plant, crop, or tree. Here's a cedar waxwing feasting on mulberries from the spring. #birds #photography #arkansas

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🪲 For #InsectThursday, a cicada emerging to its new world. It chose my garage door for its emergence. #macro #photography #insect

A cicada is emerging from its old shell. It is about halfway out. The old shell is brown, a sharp contrast to the green of its new body.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Thanks, all! I think it's ok. I would delete, but I've responded to some messages. Thanks again!

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Looking for a little help here. I received an email from my website provider that there might be a problem in my configuration. I checked it out, don't see any issues, even going through some suggestions. Would someone would check it out and let me know? (not trying self-promotion) 5centsphotos.com

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🪶 For Atlantic Birding's alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Yellow, a social flycatcher in a very light rain. #birds #photography #costarica

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🪶 Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Woodland; any bird in a forest setting, says @atlanticbirding.bsky.social. The yellow-billed cuckoo is an often-heard, but seldom-seen one around my area. This one came out into plain view. #birds #photography

A bird on a bare branch with lots of green in the background. The bird is facing to the right of camera. It has a white throat and breast, with brown elsewhere, and a yellow bill. The tail is a bit long.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🪶 Alan says the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #RecentGardenBirds, most recent capture/s of a bird/s in your garden, but I don't have recent ones (been too busy), so it's to the Alt #ReflectionsAndShadows for me... gulls at play in Progreso, Mexico, combining their shadows. #birds #photography

Two gulls on a pier. One is in flight directly above one on the ground, so only one shadow is seen. The one in flight has its wings spread and beak down, pointing at the standing one, which has its open beak pointing up.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🪶 Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ThinPerches, any bird on a comparatively thin perch. This chestnut sided warbler needs two stems to hold it up. #birds #photography #costarica

A small bird is perched with its feet on two parallel stems rising diagonally from the lower right of the photo. It has a light underside and a yellow upper, with yellow and black barred wings. It is facing our left, with its head and beak pointing straight to the left, and its tail raised. A small purplish flower is seen at the bottom of the photo.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🕷️ For #MacroMonday, a #spider, but not a jumper this time. This is a lynx spider, a striped lynx, I think, giving me an inquisitive look. #macro #photography #spiders

A spider towards the end of a green leaf, facing the camera. Its body and legs are light colored, while its head is reddish and its pedipalps are black. Its head is cocked slightly to the side.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🪶Atlantic Birding says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Simple; any bird against a simple background. A collection of #hummingbirds from #costarica - where else? IDs in alt #birds #photography

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🪶 Rob says today's #BirdOfTheDay is #ColourfulCharacters. Being across the pond, I'm going to change it slightly to #colorfulcharacters. Immature male summer tanager singing in my backyard. #birds #photography

A small bird on a branch among many green leaves. It is red, with a yellow belly. It faces slightly to our right, and its head is pointed a bit upwards, with its beak open.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🪶 A #FeatheredFriday friend from a recent visit to the Smithsonian Zoo in DC. American golden plover. #birds #photography

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🪶 For Alan's alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SunnyDayBirds, birds captured on a sunny day, a prothonotary warbler warbling. #birds #photography

A yellow bird with black beak and eyes and dark wings is in a tree, facing our left, with its head up and beak open to sing.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🪶 Helen says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AwesomeOwls. I don't see them very often, so I'll go with a probable repost of one of my favorite owl encounters, a while back in Monteverde. A mottled owl family wouldn't come out in the open, but I managed a few shots. #birds #photography

A mottled owl shot through some foliage. It is on a branch, body facing camera, head turned slightly to our left.

A mottled owl parent and young one on a horizontal branch. The chick is almost as large as the parent, but is light colored all over, in contrast to the mottled appearance of the parent. They are staring at the camera, with the parent on the right giving a slightly side-eyed look.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Atlantic Birding says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdInABush. This yellow-faced grassquit is dubious, but said ok. #birds #photography

A small dark bird with yellow patches on the throat and above the eyes is on a horizontal twig between a green leaf and a stem. Its body is turned slightly to our left, with its head turned slightly to our right. Its head is at an angle, which in a human could look skeptical.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🪶 Today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #FlyingHigh, says @atlanticbirding.bsky.social. Caught this bald eagle a while back. Photographically; not gonna mess with those claws. #birds #photography

A bald eagle is in flight, wings extended with the ends of the wings down. Its claws are raised against its body near the tail. It is flying to the left, head held straight in front.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Meridian Hill Park in DC for #WaterWednesday. It wasn't a bit foggy, but my lens fogged up when I uncovered it, and I kind of liked the effect. #photography

Water coming over a lengthy stairstep construction into a pool of water at the bottom. There are arched niches on either side, with trees going up the hill beside the falling water.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm going to post another #hummingbird for Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Iridescence. This bird made an appearance a while back, but in a different shot. Amazing the difference the right light can make. Crowned woodnymph #birds #costarica #photography

A hummingbird on a branch, facing our left but head turned towards us. The strongest feature is the iridescent green throat. It has a purple had and purple and blue on the rest of the body, though the wings are almost black.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🪶 Rob says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence, which forces me to post another #hummingbird from #costarica (I took...a great number of shots). A garden emerald being all flashy. #birds #photography

A hummingbird in flight with its beak in a small purple flower. It is green, and the light is shining off, giving sparkles of bright color. The body is clear, but the wings are blurred from motion.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🪶 For Alan's alt #birdoftheday theme #CirclesAndSpheres, a Baltimore oriole from the spring. #birds #photography

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🪶 For Alan's The #BirdOfTheDay theme today, #StrikeAPose, birds caught in a particularly photogenic pose, I have to get a #hummingbird from #costarica. White-necked Jacobin showing off. #birds #photography

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🕷️ A jumping #spider for #MacroMonday. Something from the Lyssomanes line, spotted in #costarica. Have a great day, even if it's a Monday. #macro #photography

Close up of a jumping spider on a green leaf. It has red at the top of the head, with a bit of white behind it. The rest is green, except the lower legs, which are darker, even black in parts.

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🪶 Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #UnusualPlaces any bird that turns up in a place where you wouldn't normally expect to see it. This ring-billed gull surprised me a little. #birds #photography

A ring-billed gull is standing on a restaurant table on an open-air balcony. The meal has been finished and customers departed, but the table has not been cleared. We see empty plates and glasses, napkins and wrappers, as well as condiments. The gull is on the left of the picture, facing right. There is a railing behind the table, with canvas covering the bottom.

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