Thomas Boldt

it is shockingly easy to allow the mundane routines of daily existence to wear away your desire to explore and wonder at the world. guard your heart against this at all cost.

#toronto, don't fail us now. #bradbradford is my current city councillor in Beaches-East York. so i'm speaking from personal experience when i tell you that he is worse than useless. contacting his office is like throwing your words directly into a black hole, unless you're a $$$ developer. GO VOTE

good morning, bsky! it's no longer #forestfriday or #scape day but how can you be mad about anything on a morning like this? took a few versions before the sun got high enough to create the double starburst reflection (moving slow, not enough coffee) #landscapephotography #naturephotography

the road ahead looking off the niagara escarpment, sunrise Oct 20 #scape #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #landscape #beautiful

love this adorable shot of an adult loon teaching a juvenile to hunt. at least, it's adorable if you don't look too close at what's for lunch (a big fat leech) no more swimming there for me! #BirdOfTheDay #Black&White #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin

algonquin cascades in september it was absolutely glorious to have this little cascade right next to our campsite, it was THE best white noise ambience for sleeping (yes, i made a sound recording too, lol) #scape #waterfallwednesday #waterfalls #waterfall #nature #naturephotography #beautiful

nothing like breakfast in a field to start your day off right white-tailed deer, having 8 AM noms #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #mammal #wildlife #naturelovers #nature

oh hey, haven't been posting, what's everyone doing over here? red-tailed hawk fly-by, just above me a bit weird when the hawk is 200 feet up and i'm not, but we're still almost eye to eye. #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday #lookingdown

Pretty River Provincial Park in #Ontario, #Canada i could be happy forever mucking about with a bunch of little waterfalls, camera or no. and it's full of brook trout! #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #waterfallwednesday #scape #eck #forestfriday

This flowering tree just kept on giving: food for lots of birds and photos for me, including an entire flock of waxwings having a flower petal snack. #birdphotography #birdsseenin2026 #toronto #nature #naturephotography #eck #flyday

I was lucky to find this Northern yellow warbler #nesting in some treetop #flowers for today's #BirdoftheDay! #birdphotography #nature #toronto #bloomscrolling #coloraday #yellowthu #eck #eastcoastkin #birdsseenin2026

Whatcha doin' over here? 👀 I post a lot of Northern yellow warblers (Setophaga aestiva), partly because they're among the first songbirds to return in #Spring, but also because they're so bright and cute and expressive. #birdphotography #nature #toronto #coloraday #yellowthu #springmigration #eck

I'm feeling a bit fuzzy today, but this female Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) was a bright little go-getter. Maybe I should follow her example & try drinking *my* weight in nectar... ...or maybe just another cup of coffee. #birdphotography #birdsseenin2026 #nature #toronto #eck

This cute little Magnolia warbler (Setophaga magnolia) gives me the feathery eyeball from the underbrush. Another of this year's proper first sightings - if only that blocking twig was removed! #birdphotography #birdsseenin2026 #nature #toronto #springmigration #eck #animalarttuesday

It's always a touch disconcerting when a bloody predator stops eating and starts #LookingAtYou - even if you're pretty confident you would win the fight. But apparently 20+ million Americans believe they could beat a grizzly bear while unarmed, so 😅 #BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #nature #toronto

This male Northern yellow warbler claims it isn't *really* having a #BadFeatherDay - it's a 'dynamically adjustable fashion modality' and ugh, you just don't understand it, rude humans. #BirdoftheDay #LMNOP #birdphotography #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #toronto #coloraday #yellowthu #eck

The alt #BirdoftheDay theme is #Green, and fortunately I just found a female Ruby-throated hummingbird sipping nectar at the top of a flowering tree! 1/20000th of a second was more than enough to see her wings mid-beat =) #birdphotography #naturephotography #toronto #springmigration #birdwatching

Who needs Doordash? For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #FoodInBeaks, this little Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is about to grab a flying snack right out of the air. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nature #eck #BirdWatching

Sometimes, It’s Just Not Your Day: A Tragicomedy in Three Acts starring A Baltimore Oriole (he was fine after, don’t worry!) #birdphotography #animalarttuesday #flyday #naturephotography #eck #toronto #springmigration

This image doesn't rely on the #reflection too much, but I still like this one for today's #BirdoftheDay. This Great egret chose the healthy option for its fish lunch: salad instead of fries. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #toronto #naturephotography

For today's #BirdoftheDay alt theme, #solitude, I present a tiny American kestrel all alone at the top of a tree, thinking deep thoughts. #birdphotography #nature #wildlifephotography #eck #flyday

Suddenly, a wild snack appears! Northern yellow warblers are fast enough to catch these tiny midges in mid-air, but it's usually easier to grab them off the nearby foliage. #coloraday #yellowthu #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #eck

So you may have heard about the Enhanced Games, but this Northern yellow warbler would beat any of them in the strength-to-weight-ratio hurdles (10cm category) Northern yellow warbler, current local champion, 10cm hurdles (Setophaga aestiva) #birdphotography #birds #photographersunited #eck

Quite a few 'first ever' sightings for me during this year's spring migration! This Cape May warbler was very cooperative (and hungry!), instead of staying in the brush like its friends. #birdphotography #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #spring #migration #animalarttuesday #eck #birdoftheday

A Northern yellow warbler hunts through some pink crabapple blossoms for tasty insect snacks. #coloraday #pinkmon #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #eck #birdphotography

A little Northern yellow warbler perches within a wire fence and provides a nice pop of colour for #BirdOnAWire, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birdphotography #naturephotography #cute

tree swallow feeding time! the size of the barbs near this #BirdOnAWire shot for #BirdOfTheDay really show how tiny these little guys are! #birdphotography #nature #breakfast

L. Bob Rife laughs. "Y'know, watching government regulators trying to keep up with the world is my favorite sport. Remember when they busted up Ma Bell?" "Just barely." The reporter is a woman in her twenties.

Double-crested cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) look like unassuming black birds from a distance, but when you get up close for #Headshots, you can see the incredible bright blue in their eyes. The inside of the beak is the same ridiculous neon blue! #BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #nature #eck

goodnight, moon waxing crescent, 34% illuminated tonight in #Toronto (taken with a Nikon 180-600 @ 600mm) #moon #astrophotography

Perfectly Normal Bird Stuff: Nesting Edition Northern yellow warblers (Setophaga aestiva) often weave spiderweb into their nests, but it looks like a difficult material to work with! #birdphotography #naturephotography #nature #eck #coloraday #yellowthu

The sunset over Toronto from May 5th. I think this might be the best sunset of the year - at least so far! It was intensely colourful, even before the CN Tower started glowing red. #scape #toronto #coloraday #redwed #landscape #cityscape

This Tree swallow was the perfect blue, resting in the sumac. It let me walk right up to it, unconcerned, but watching me until I moved on. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nature #coloraday #bluetue

thinking about how i was the only one who saw this sunset from this spot, and how it will now live forever in the obscurity of bluesky, still never looked at

watching the american government just tank the whole place on purpose for fun feels weirdly different from watching the american government just tank the whole place on purpose for profit

This tiny little Least Sandpiper casts a long shadow during the golden hour at the beach. I still can't believe how cooperative (and adorable) they were! #shadowplay #BlueSkyArtShow #SmallBirdSaturday #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #wildlifephotography

I think I already posted my #BestoftheMonth a couple of days ago, so instead of reposting it for today's #BirdoftheDay, here's my favourite outtake from the Tree swallow photoshoot. Strike a pose! ...or do *that*, I guess... #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin

A backlit Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) in flight. Once again, I needed 1/8000th of a second (and some ridiculously high number of missed shots) to get what I wanted here... #BirdOfTheDay #WellTimed #birdphotography #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #wildlifephotography #coloraday #cyantue

This tiny little Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is framed just as it spots an even tinier midge snack flying nearby, in the top right of the frame. #birdphotography #naturephotography #BirdOfTheDay #WellTimed #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited

the only reason i found this cooper's hawk having lunch in the middle of the forest was due to its loud, constant calling. maybe not exactly #TheSongFactor that #BirdOfTheDay intended, but i appreciated it. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin #flyday

it was a calm and quiet sunset last night over toronto #landscapephotography #scape #PhotoOfTheDay #toronto #eastcoastkin #nature #reflection

i really don't understand what drives engagement on bsky 🙃

i always love a good crispy crescent moon. technically, this was a waxing crescent at 16% illumination, but crispy seems like a better adjective. #moon #astronomy #astrophotography #nature #beautiful

never give up, never surrender! red-winged blackbirds are fearless, as this one chases down a red-tailed hawk that had the temerity to roost on a branch that was too close to home. #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #nature #RaptorThursday

Northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) really pop against the bare branches in the early months of the year. The male's crest resembles the traditional red vestments of a Roman Catholic cardinal, hence the name. #coloraday #redwed #birdphotography #naturephotography #eastcoastkin

So when they name a place "Pretty River," it sets the bar rather high. Once you get there, you realize they may have actually *under*sold it. The Spring rains have the river running bank-high! #waterfallwednesday #NaturePhotography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #photos #photography #nature

Tree swallows are such crisp, elegant little birds, but they're so fast that you need something ridiculous like 1/8000th of a second to get them in flight! #SmallBirdSaturday #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #eastcoastkin #cute

With its 'Flight' skill now leveled to 100, this Cooper's hawk no longer needs to use its wings. #Absolutely100PercentTrueBirdFacts #flyday #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #bulletbirds

This photo is definitely conflict, not courtship! They were just a tiny bit angry. Because they are tiny. #BirdOfTheDay #CourtshiporConflict Goldfinches in aerial combat #WildlifeWednesday #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfBsky #NaturePhotography #eastcoastkin #eck