Playing peek-a-boo with a male Evening Grosbeak for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJocular

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Lichens growing on Black Walnut tree bark for #TextureTuesday

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Two fading coneflowers (Echinacea) for #TwosDay

Part of my project photographing #NatureWithUnusualLenses. In this case the #TTArtisan 75mm swirly bokeh lens with a 14mm extension tube for closer focusing.

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Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInGreen. A Pine Siskin on the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario. There's a small amount of green in their wings.

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Clouds over the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario shortly before sunset for #ColourADay #BlueTue

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Fern frond detail for #MinimalMonday

Part of my project photographing #NatureWithUnusualLenses. In this case a very fast portrait lens wide open.

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The "Thanks" added at the bottom always amuses me. For the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJocular and the #SensoryArt theme #Words

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Fading Coneflowers (Echinacea) in late summer for #ColourADay #PinkMon

Part of my project photographing #NatureWithUnusualLenses. In this case the #TTArtisan 75mm swirly bokeh lens with a 14mm extension tube for closer focusing.

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Two minute exposure of storm clouds swirling over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at dawn for #StunDay

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Early autumn colour on the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario for #ColourADay #OrangeSun

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The Niagara Escarpment on the east side of Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Minimal

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A male Red-winged Blackbird proclaiming his territory shortly after sunrise for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Minimal

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The mouth of Colpoy's Bay shortly before sunrise for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Minimal

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Ghost of a Maple leaf in snow for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Minimal

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Fallen branch in snow for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Minimal

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #InFlight. An immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario. Also a #SmallBirdSaturday post and a #ColourADay #GreenSat post.

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Cloud over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for #ColourADay #YellowThu

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