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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 19h

This giant chair sits on the rocks overlooking the water at Marginal Way, in Ogunquit Maine. There's a beautiful walkway along the bay with numerous stops for setting down the tripod. #photography #landscape #ECK #infrared #fullspectrum #bnw #blackandwhite #monochrome

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 19h

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth. I've already posted a few images of this stunning tricolored heron. But I like this one too. And besides, I only got out once to photograph birds this month. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #herons #conservation #nature #biodiversity

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For #BlueskyMonday. I've posted a black and white version of this infrared image. This is a faux color version. It was a good cloud day at the St. Mark National Wildlife Refuge. #photography #landscape #ECK #infrared #fullspectrum #ir #panorama #conservation #ecology #lighthouses

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFG. I think this great blue heron fits well. It did a low and slow flyby as i photographed skimmers. Low and slow is good as my tracking skills are not ninja-like. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #BirdsInFlight #birdsky #birders #herons #biodiversity #nature

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Its #MacroMonday. This little fungi is about the size of a quarter but living large in the woods behind my house. This image was made with a Nikon Z8 and a Nikkor 105mm lens. #photography #landscape #ECK #macro #nature #FungiVerse #fungi #mycology #FungiFriends #FungiArt

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #AwkwardAvian, birds in silly, clumsy, or strange positions. I stood and photographed this beautiful tricolored heron for a while as it fed and preened in shallow waters. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #birders #birdsky #herons #biodiversity #nature #ecology

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today is #Stunday and I think the milky way is stunning. To stand and look deep into the edge of our galaxy is humbling. Especially when viewed in a dark sky location. It's visible along the coast of North Florida. #photography #landscape #ECK #MilkyWay #stars #astronomy #space #astrophotography

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #Seabirds, any bird found by the sea or coast. That's where I photographed this tricolored heron, this ballerina, this stunning avian. It danced while feeding. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #herons #conservation #nature #biodiversity #nature

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's #BlueskyArtShow theme is #lights. There's a giant light atop the St. Marks Lighthouse. This beautiful structure was restored a few years ago and now tours are available to walk through this stunning piece of history. #photography #landscape #ECK #infrared #fullspectrum #lighthouses

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #green, any photo with green in the background, not on the bird. This black skimmer flew by me on the way back to the pond for another run. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #BirdsInFlight #birdsky #birders #conservation #biodiversity #nature

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today is #ForestFriday. This forest was photographed with a full spectrum conversion and a 720nm filter. It was processed with Lightroom and DxO Silver Efex. This is the St. Marks River in the Florida Panhandle. #photography #landscape #ECK #infrared #fullspectrum #bnw #monochrome #blackandwhite

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's #BirdoftheDay ALT theme is #Brown. I think this beautiful tricolored heron fits nicely. Especially with the warm golden light from sunrise flooding across the pond. I made many images of this stunning avian. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #herons #conservation #nature

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This image was made in the spring in a pristine bog in the Apalachicola National Forest. Pitcher plants are carnivorous and collect insects in their water filled modified leaves where they are digested for their nutrients. #photography #landscape #ECK #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #nature

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

At low tide there's a sandbar that connects Chebeague Island to Little Chebeague Islandon on coastal Maine. There's a nice hiking trail on the little island. It's a good walk to carry the #fullspectrum camera with an #infrared filter. #photography #landscape #ECK #bnw #blackandwhite #clouds #Maine

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julielfrost.bsky.social @julielfrost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A sweet find on the trail yesterday: A Philadelphia vireo. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdsOfBluesky

A Philadelphia vireo is perched on a branch, looking to the side, showing off its white stripe over its eye. The background is a muted, blurred yellow-green that compliments the bird's soft pale yellow underparts.

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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good morning, lovely friends💕 May today bring you happiness & treat you gently. I hope you find a quiet moment to simply pause, breathe in the fresh air, and remember - you have the strength to face whatever lies ahead. Enjoy this beautiful day🕊️ #photography #nature #encouragement #community

This is going to be a bit of a climb! Rustic steps made of wood & dirt run up from a deep ravine. Lining the incline, the traces of autumn are unmistakable. Maple leaves, dried and fallen lie everywhere in the forest bramble. A few ferns hanging on but looking less than themselves as they succumb to drought. A tall thick trunk tree overhangs the stairs, it's branches reaching out and holding frilly moss. The end of the forest staircase is not visible but promises of blue sky peek through the tree branches closer to the top. A very autumn like photo. This is the first time I've walked through this forest that there hasn't been a river running, no sound, very strange & concerning. To witness the dry riverbed is to feel the very real consequences of our shifting climate.

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

As I walked around with my long lens yesterday morning, this Gulf Fratillary butterfly landed on this lantana flower. I had to back up so that I could focus on it. What a beauty! #photography #wildlife #ECK #butterfly #BugSky #insects #Lepidoptera #nature #environment #biodiversity #ecology

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This #panorama was made at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge near St. Marks Florida. It is a photographers utopia. Landscape, wildlife, water everywhere, migrating birds, etc. It's especially good for sunrises. #photography #landscape #ECK #infrared #fullspectrum #bnw #monochrome #blackandwhite

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One more throwback for #BlueskyMonday. This is Devil's Den, an underground spring near Gainesville Florida. I arrived early with my camera gear. It's surreal. And wow, that water is freezing! #photography #landscape #ECK #springs #Florida #DevilsDen #conservation #nature

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It was long ago. I have no idea where this is except that it was west of Atlanta at a resort of some kind. But I figured it might work for #BlueskyMonday. The image was made just before sunrise. #photography #landscape #ECK #moon #BlueHour

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Its #Stunday. Even though this caterpillar looks like a big piece of bird poop, I think it's still rather stunning. Especially considering that it will soon be a big beautiful swallowtail butterfly. It was eating leaves on my Meyer lemon tree. #photography #wildlife #ECK #larvae #caterpillar

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #elegant. When i saw the theme, I immediately thought of the snowy egret. This is the last of the images I made of this beauty on this morning. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #BirdsInFlight #birdsky #birders #nature #biodiversity #ecology

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's #BlueskyArtShow theme is #golden. What better way to celebrate it than with a post of my favorite snag. Golden hour along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Panhandle. I love this spot. #photography #landscape #ECK #sunrise #ocean #GulfOfMexico #nature #GoldenHour

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Its #FlyDay. This great blue heron did a low and slow pass right in front of me as I photographed black skimmers. Locked on and mashed the shutter down. Thank you you beautiful thing. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #BirdsInFlight #birdsky #birders #biodiversity #nature #herons

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Its #scape day! And I'm still trying to learn how to shoot breaking waves. I tried all kinds of settings on the beach of coastal Maine back in July. Made many hundreds of images. It's a lot of fun but took forever to find a few that kind of worked. #photography #landscape #monochrome #Maine #bnw

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Its #FungiFriday. This little beauty was photographed out in the woods behind my house. We had a nice rain and lots of fungi woke up and became beautiful. I used a Lume Cube Panel Mini for illumination. #photography #landscape #ECK #fungi #mushrooms #FungiFriends #mycology #biodiversity #nature

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Lady-Rain @lady-rain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I bloom Because I still aspire And so can you… #SunflowerWisdom #ArtInNature #BloomOnPurpose #photography

There is always another beautiful version of you waiting to unfold.
- Sunflower speaking

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I made this infrared image in such a beautiful place here on this earth. It's a hidden gem that few know. When I stand on the banks of this spring and watch the water rush by, I often wonder, how can I be so lucky. #photography #landscape #ECK #infrared #fullspectrum #bnw #monochrome #biodiversity

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A tribute to autumn. It's a few degrees cooler this morning. An ever so subtle reminder of fall here in North Florida. Might have to upgrade to a long sleeve tee soon. It's my favorite time of the year. #photography #landscape #ECK #fall #autumn #FallColor #longexposure #conservation #biodiversity

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

An entire patchwork carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey a few days ago, looking for all the world like spring. Today’s botanical dopamine for your brain 🌿:

A carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #BirdyLongLegs. I think this snowy egret qualifies. Yep, I post lots of images of this species. For two reasons. They are abundant and they are incredibly beautiful. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #BirdsInFlight #birdsky #birders #conservation #biodiversity

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A tribute to fall in North Florida. This image was made in a beautiful spot on a spring run in November. We still have some time before it looks like this again but I can't wait. We're no Vermont, but we do get a little fall color down here. #photography #landscape #ECK #autumn #longexposure

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A random image from way back. I found that if I shoot with a smaller aperture and a flash, I could mostly black out the background. This image was made during the day with lots of light. I need to try this again. #photography #landscape #ECK #FlashPhotography #minimalism

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For #TidesOutTuesday. This image of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park was made when the tide was way out. Which allowed scurrying around on big boulders to get lots of shots. No broken ankles were had. #photography #landscape #ECK #lighthouses #Maine #NationalParks

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Lyndy Lambert @lyndyphotos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For Rob’s clever #Mamas&Papas theme, a mated pair of great blue herons display their affection for each other at #Wakodahatchee Wetlands, #Florida. #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Its #BlueskyMonday. I know. I post a lot of images of this lonely old pine snag that sits just offshore on a North Florida beach. I don't know what draws me to it. There's a certain elegance in its curves. It's a piece of nature's art. #photography #landscape #ECK #longexposure #sunrise

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mamas&Papas. While I'm not 100 percent sure there are mamas and papas in this image, there is a high likelihood of it. There were hundreds of black skimmers hanging out in this pond last week. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #BirdsInFlight #birdsky #birders

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Raindrops on the compass stone. Photo taken before sunrise this morning on Glastonbury Tor.

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Its #Stunday. This #infrared image was made along the shores of Little Chebeague Island on coastal #Maine. The yellow green color of seaweed looks white to a 720nm filter. It was a very enjoyable walk. No tripod, just the #NikonZ6iii. #photography #landscape #ECK #ir #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One more for today's #BirdoftheDay theme of #BirdsInAbstract. This tricolored heron was enjoying the warm golden glow of sunrise at our local wildlife refuge. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #herons #conservation #nature #environment #climate #biodiversity

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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Good day, good people💕 Today I'm opting for a lazy stroll-no rushing, just slowing down to soak in all the beauty that's unfolding. I hope today finds you well & brings you peace🕊️ #wellbeing #photography #nature #time #lazySaturday #lookaround #lifeisbeautiful

A little stone bridge over a small ravine(not pictured) bordering a well defined dirt path. The trees that overhang the little bridge are changing with the season, still greenish but leaning into gold. Fallen leaves litter the bridge & trail. The end of the trail is not visible as it bends and winds out of sight. Sky is not visible but clouds are making it feel even more like autumn

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Here's another image for today's #BlueskyArtShow theme of #Undulating. This tiny boat heads out into the Gulf of Mexico on a storm day. #photography #landscape #ECK #GulfOfMexico #ocean #climate #nature #environment

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInAbstract. I processed this image to look like this beautiful tern is glowing. I have no idea why I did that. It was early morning as golden sunlight flooded the pond. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #BirdsInFlight #birdsky #birders #terns

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