#vkbtUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsalexanderfluke in #hive-102880 • 11 months ago Natural PatternsI rarely set out to look for patterns; more often, they find me. But while this happens constantly in city streets (architecture!) and inside buildings, it’s not always so…rafaelmonteiro in #hive-102880 • last yearAttention as Capital: Investing in What Truly MattersAttention as Capital: Investing in What Truly Matters In an economy built on distraction, attention is the new currency. Every app, ad, and alert competes to capture it — not to serve you, butalexanderfluke in #hive-102880 • 4 months agoA Lake in the MistThe quieter the morning, the longer it stays with you.alexanderfluke in #hive-102880 • 4 months agoSilhouettes Against the SkyThere are places that simply call you back. You return for the atmosphere, for new experiences, for photographs that turn out just a little different every time.alexanderfluke in #hive-102880 • 11 months ago Church in RuinsIt was a bright, sunny winter day when the roads led me to a small village on the shore of a lake. At first glance, it didn’t seem remarkable at all — there are countless…alexanderfluke in #hive-102880 • 9 months agoThe Edge of MistI've always considered it a rare piece of luck to catch fog in the mountains somewhere unfamiliar. Moments like that stick with you.alexanderfluke in #hive-102880 • 9 months agoPassage Between WorldsWhen I see tunnels, I always imagine a portal to another world — not as a metaphor, but almost literally. The arches of the tunnel frame a passage into the unknown.…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 11 months agoOne Side of the GlassWhen I first put a piece of lard in the feeder, the fattest tit in town showed up. She settled right in and started pecking away as if this were the most important moment of her life.alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 9 months agoCatch Me If You CanIs this romance or a fight? Well, there's a fine line between love and hate... and this couple is testing it to the limit. It started like a feud: he was taking off, she…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 9 months agoSoaring Over the CanyonYou know what else you can watch forever, besides water and fire? Birds soaring. Especially when you find a spot where you can watch them from above.Last year I made it to the…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 9 months agoBeach BulliesOr how sparrows reminded pigeons: size doesn’t matter when you’re hungry, fast, and feisty. 🐦alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 7 months agoNo One HomeThis is one of those expectation-versus-reality stories. One winter day, walking through a park, I stumbled upon an entire field of birdhouses: dozens of identical wooden…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 9 months agoKing of the NightIn my pictures — the Eurasian Eagle-Owl, the largest member of the owl order. This eagle-owl is tame — raised by humans and fully accustomed to people, yet thealexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 10 months agoHooded CrowThis crow is not just a bird — she’s the local boss.Spotted in Belgrade’s Kalemegdan Park. Acted like the whole place belonged to her.alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 8 months agoLocal Power CoupleShe makes it look good, he makes sure it works. A sunny day, calm water, and a paalexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 8 months agoThe Good, The Bad, and The UglyConsistently among the top three birds I encounter are Great Tits. And it's not just because of the feeder outside my window, where they've practically obtained permanent…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 8 months agoThe First of ManyOne evening, as we sat on the balcony of our hotel room, a small miracle flew in to visit us.The bird, without the slightest hesitation, landed right on the edge of our table. It…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 8 months agoThe Feathered KeepersFor more than six centuries, they have guarded these walls, though they lived here even before the first stone was laid.alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 10 months agoCat and SeagullsIt is interesting how cats and seagulls in Istanbul have long learned to coexist peacefully. At least, I have never once witnessed even the slightest conflict between them. For…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 4 months agoOrdinary BeautyHooded crows rarely make it onto postcards. They're too common, too familiar. We see them so often — in cities, on sidewalks, on rooftops — that we almost stop noticing them.…