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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My wife took this gorgeous shot on our Sunday morning paddle. ❤️

The bow of a yellow kayak points across a calm, duckweed-covered lake at dawn. A solitary tree and a sunlit wooded shoreline reflect in the water under a sky of thin clouds.

Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A view from a hike along a ridge leading to Little Bald Knob in George Washington National Forest. Across the valley, the distinctive shape of Massanutten Mountain is visible. Shenandoah National Park sits behind it. #photography #naturephotography #landscape

A sweeping view from a ridge trail shows layers of forested ridges stretching toward the Shenandoah Valley, with the Massanutten Mountain range visible in the distance.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This is the first time I've seen White Ibises in the nearby swamp. I've seen Glossy Ibises there in the past (seldom). There were a group of seven (?) Whites, including that darker juvenille in the background. #photography #naturephotography #birds #whiteibis #ibis

Two White Ibises forage at the edge of a wooded wetland while a darker ibis remains partially concealed behind them. The bright orange facial patterns and extremely long, peach-colored beaks are prominent.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Had an agreement with the local bird union: take some leave some. The birds aren't holding up their end of the bargain. Years ago I bought a net to keep them from eating the berries. That seems silly now. I am trying to encourage visitation.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Looking east from Reddish Knob in George Washington National Forest, northwest of Staunton. The Shenandoah Valley appears in the distance. #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Layered blue-green mountain ridges stretch to the horizon beneath towering summer clouds, viewed from a grassy overlook bordered by a low stone wall.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The local satellite image this morning said 'get out of bed' 😍 #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Bands of orange, pink, and gold clouds fill the predawn sky against a blue sky background, all reflected in still lake water.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The earth never tires, The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first, Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop'd, I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell. -Walt Whitman

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Beauty around every bend on Virginia's Blackwater River. #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Bald cypress trees and cypress knees line the edge of Virginia's Blackwater River.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The moon accompanied me on my paddle this early morning. #photography #naturephotography #moon

Waning gibbous moon against a dark morning sky, with craters and dark lunar plains visible across its surface.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

On this morning's exploration of Lake Tecumseh and surrounding canals, accompanied by an old friend. #photography #naturephotography #virginiabeach

A kayaker paddles along a calm canal lined with waterfront homes. An extraordinary oak leans out over the water.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A yellow-crowned night heron on the hunt in the shallows of a fresh-water swamp. #photography #naturephotography #birds #heron

A yellow-crowned night heron wades through shallow water, searching for movement.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A yellow-crowned night heron. An uncommon sighting in this particular swamp. #photography #naturephotography #birds #heron

The head of a yellow-crowned night heron rises cautiously above a weathered fallen log.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This dragonfly had recently emerged from the nymph stage. Its discarded exuvia (exoskeleton) is left behind on the cypress knee. #photography #naturephotography #dragonfly

A close-up of a dragonfly perched on a cypress knee, with a shed exoskeleton left behind. Duck weed creates a blurred green background.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A scene on Claytor Lake in the New River Valley of Virginia. The lake is formed by a hydro-electric dam downstream. According to a Virginia Dept. of Energy map, this cliff is primarily dolostone/dolomite, old sea beds from the Cambrian, (541 - 485 mya). #photography #naturephotography #landscape

A forested limestone bluff overlooking a lake as a small boat moves across the water under cloudy skies.

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Craig @thecraigmancometh.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I watched as this long-legged insect struggled and escaped from a spider web. It then took a moment to sip water off of my kayak. #photography #naturephotography #insects

A close-up of a long-legged insect sipping from a small water droplet, its translucent wings lit by warm sunlight.

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