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This angle shows its face a little bit better 😀 #WebWednesday #Spiders #Photography

A spider with a crab like shell hangs from the web it is weaving.

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I take pictures of Dozer with whatever lens and camera I happen to be fooling with, but sometimes I break out the Olympus 75mm F1.8 specifically to take photos of him because I like it so much. If I actually did portrait work it might come in handy. 😀 #DozerDay #Photography #Dogsky #DogsOfBluesky

A handsome tan and white dog rests his head on his paw on a gray/blue ottoman, looking to the right. Just his head and front paws are visible. Light comes into the frame from the upper right, lighting up his head and nose.

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A spiny-backed orb-weaver spider I saw hanging about in the gardens. 🕸️ #WebWednesday #31DaysOfOctober #Spooktober #Photography #Spiders

A spider with a crab like shell hangs down from the web it is weaving. Its shell has bright red spikes around the thickest part. Background is blurry greens with hints of orange and blue. The rest of the web can be seen at the top of the frame.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 06/10/2026

Good morning! For today's #BirdOfTheDay from Alan/Rob, here's a #Perched tricolored heron surrounded by #BlueWater #Photography #Birds #Herons

A tri-colored heron perches on a snapped off tree over rippled blue water. The heron is mostly in silhouette, with just its back lit up orange from the rising sun. There are a few leaves scattered in the water behind it.

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My #BirdSupermodel for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from Helen. He's got the pose, the light and the fancy hairdo going for him ❤️ #Photography #Birds #Cardinals

A bright red cardinal stands on a branch that runs diagonally from the upper left of the frame down to the bottom right corner. Behind him is a blue patch of sky that frames him nicely, plus hanging stands of spanish moss all around in various states of focus/blur. Other blurry branches can be seen above in the background.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 05/10/2026

For Atlantic Birding's #BirdOfTheDay of #BlueSkies, here's a red-bellied woodpecker I saw out at the wetlands. #BlueSkyMonday #Photography #Birds #Woodpeckers

A red bellied woodpecker perches at the very top of a dead tree that rises up the middle of the pure blue frame. There's a small fork with a dead branch on the left at the bottom of the frame, and the sun shines on the tree from the left, leaving the right side in shadows

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A #Twofer for today's #BirdOfTheDay from Rob. Surely this Steller's Jay isn't flying anymore as it is landing now? 😀 #WingsOpenNotFlying #Blue #Photography #Birds

A bright blue steller's jay lands on a rock, with its wings fully open behind it to brake.

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For @janesgallery.bsky.social's #SmallBirdSaturday, here's a little ruby-throated hummingbird I stalked for a bit. #ColorADay #GreenSat #Photography #Birds #Hummingbirds

A small green hummingbird perches on the end of a tiny branch, background is clean green with white bokeh balls all around the small bird

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For today's #BirdOfTheDay by Alan/Rob, which is #Black&Red, here's a gorgeous cardinal. 😊 #Photography #Birds #Cardinals

A beautiful bright red cardinal stands on a branch surrounded by leaves. The sunlight catches the back of his head and he is looking right.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 02/10/2026

Today's #BlueSkyArtShow is #3rdPlace - any place I frequent that isn't home or work. This is at Leu Gardens, taken with my full spectrum camera and Kolari IR chrome filter. It is one of my favorite spots for photo walks, lots of butterflies, flowers, birds & owls. 😍 #Photography #LeuGardens

A picture of a fountain surrounded by flower beds, bright blue skies over head. Due to the full spectrum sensor + filter, the scene is mostly orange and blue with bits of pink and white here and there.

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Two years ago this week I received my first camera in the mail. You know how certain periods of your life the time seems to just fly by and you've blinked and missed it? The last two years has been the complete opposite of that thanks to this hobby. #Photography #Scape #Landscapes #Reflections

An early morning photo of Lake Louise at Banff from a very low vantage point. The snow capped mountains and clouds in the distance glow pink from the rising sun and are reflected perfectly on the lake surface below. Two darker mountains rise on each side forming almost a V which is also reflected below. A single rock sits in the lower right of the frame, closer to the camera.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 02/10/2026

For Helen's #BirdOfTheDay of #BestBeaks, here's a laughing gull that got a little crazy with the lipstick. 😀 #Photography #Birds #Gulls

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 01/10/2026

We hiked around Jasper and saw a lot of lovely scenes. This group found a perfect spot for a picnic on Lake Annette. #HumansOfBluesky #Scape #Photography #Jasper #Landscape

A view of Lake Annette in Jasper. A dock runs out onto the water from the bottom right corner, with 3 people and a dog sitting at the end of it. A treeline runs across the opposite side of the lake reflected below. Above that a mountain range runs across the horizon with blue cloudy skies.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 01/10/2026

Since I rarely delete anything, my Lightroom catalogs are now overflowing with a bunch of nonsense and a few decent photos scattered in that haystack. Looking for ways to manage and search them better if anyone has suggestions? 😀 #InsectThursday #ColorADay #YellowThu #Photography #Bees #Flowers

A bright yellow flower with green leaves below it sits center in the frame. A single bee stands on the lowest petal, facing left.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 01/10/2026

Atlantic Birding has set today's #BirdOfTheDay to #Black&White. Here's an egret I saw out at the wetlands, thought it made for a good subject for the monochrome treatment. #Photography #Birds #Egrets #ClassicMono

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Been posting photos of this crazy dog nearly every Wednesday since I started on Bluesky back in December of 2024. I'm not sure if anyone else cares to see them but I remain committed to the #DozerDay bit. Plus I love this dog 😀 #Photography #Dogsky #DogsOfBluesky

A very handsome tan and white dog's head and neck fills the frame. The TV, out of frame, casts a blue light on the celing and the highlights on the left side of his face. His tongue is slightly out, and his nose and mouth in sharp focus and the rest of slightly blurry.

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Another shot from yesterdays walk with the 60mm macro. I take a lot of spider photos but rarely post them because I'm a slave to the themes of the day 😀 There's a sprinkling of #WebWednesday tags here and there, so I think I'll hop aboard that one. #Photography #Spiders #Webs

A mabel orchard orbweaver spider sits in the center of its web, still spinning as you can see a web coming out of its body. Behind is pure green and the web strands stand out clearly.

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I took my little 60mm macro out yesterday and had a very nice walk in the gardens. It's always been one of my favorite lenses but since I can't really capture distant birds with it I don't take it out as much as I should. 😀 #RoseWednesday #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #Photography #Roses

A single purple/pink rose grows in front of green leaves below it and blurry browns further back.

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Rob set today's #BirdOfTheDay to #BestOfTheMonth. Honestly I'm don't know that this is really my best of the month, but it's the one that I like the most this morning. 😀 #Photography #Birds

A common yellowthroat (perhaps?) sits amonst vines and reeds that frame it. Some white flowers grow to the right and left of it, and mostly cover the upper right corner. The vines and reeds frame the bird which sits in the center of the frame. Behind is blurry lake water.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 28/09/2026

For Rob's alternate #BirdOfTheDay, #Paridae, here's a mountain chickadee I saw on our hike in Jasper #Photography #Birds #Chickadees

A small black and gray bird stands on a pine branch with many pine cones hanging below it. Above it a blurry higher branch hangs also with many pine cones

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One might argue that this bee is wearing this entire flower as a hat. 🤠 #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #Photgraphy #Flowers #Bees #Hats

A large bee, covered with pollen, is sitting on a pink and green plant. Its head is completely under a petal with antennae flat and sticking out in both directions from under the flower's petal and stamen.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 28/09/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay Helen has chosen #BokehBirds. Here's a white-rumped shama I saw out at Animal Kingdom with a little bit of bokeh going on in the background. 🙂 #Photography #Birds #AnimalKingdom

A white-rumped shama perches on thick branch in the center of the frame. Its head and back is black, with a bright orange chest and white tail feathers hanging below the branch. Behind is mostly green and bits of blue and white bokeh with a few blurry leaves above and to the right.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 27/09/2026

After a week away for our anniversary trip I was able to get out to my local gardens this morning for a quiet photo walk. Weather was perfect, there are still lots of butterflies around here, and I'm happy to be back home with Dozer. 🦋🐶😍 #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #Photography #Butterflies

A bright orange monarch butterfly stands on the tip of a branch covered with green leaves. Another branch arches around it from the bottom right to the upper right then over to the upper left and two small out of focus red berries hang in the background just above the butterfly. Rest of the scene is various shades of green.

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 27/09/2026

A simple seagull flying by to cover both of Atlantic Birding's #BirdOfTheDay themes today. Gotta get a #Twofer when I can 😀 #Seabirds #Airborne #Photography #Birds #Gulls

A seagul flies in front of blue skies with a few scattered white clouds behind it. The sun shines from above, lighting up its head and back.

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Sometimes novelty lenses produce unexpected but cool results, such as this one taken with my swirly bokeh lens. #BlueSkyArtShow #Lights #Photography #Flowers #Bloomscrolling

A cluster of cone flowers grow out of the bottom left corner. A rainbow curves across them. Behind is blurry green bokeh with a few purple circles in the upper right.

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A pretty green anole hanging out on an equally pretty green plant for #ColorADay #GreenSat. 🦎 #Photography #Lizards #Herps

A bright green lizard sits upon a rather furry green leaf with lines curving out from a center line that runs down the frame. The lizard has bright turquoise eyes and is staring at the camera. Behind is another green leaf from the same plant, blurry.

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I'm taking the #BlueSkyArtShow prompt of #Lights very literally this week with this one from our tour of the Biltmore house last month. The disappointment is palpable. 😀 #Photography #ClassicMono

A portrait of a woman with a somewhat sad expression on her face adorns the left hand wall, with a sconce full of lights on the opposite wall just across the corner. There is some sort of glass barrier reflecting several of the lights in the middle.

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