I really enjoy posting photos here on my blog because I have the freedom to post multiple images and spend as much time and text as I want talking about them—most other forms of social media have implicit or explicit limits on the content. I post a subset of my blog content on my personal Facebook page and in several Facebook groups.
Many of these Facebook groups are very specialized and are full of experts. I actually prefer to post to groups that are aimed more towards generalists who have a broad interest in nature and wildlife. One of my favorites is called “Nature Lovers of Virginia” and I was thrilled when one of my recent photos of a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge was selected as the banner photo for the group for the month of March. The enclosed photo shows the banner photo as it looks in Facebook.
I take photos mostly for my own enjoyment, but do love to share them with others. It is a nice plus to get a little recognition from time to time.
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Well deserving recognition, Mike. I really enjoy your photos and the words you put with them.
Congrats, Mike. M 🙂
They chose a good one!
Nice – congrats, Mike!
It is always really special to have your work recognised and published. Well done, and well deserved, Mike.
Thanks, Chris. That image of the eagle was one that fit well into the banner format of Facebook and looks pretty cool when presented that way. I feel a little strange tooting my own horn, but in this kind of supportive community it somehow felt ok. We share a lot about ourselves in our blogs and people get to know quite a bit about us. It is nice to be able celebrate this small “success” with this circle of friends.
Great that your eagle is soaring across FB!
Thanks, Jazz. When it comes to Facebook, I usually have to let my images speak for themselves, because the attention span of most viewers is pretty short. I tend to prefer WordPress, because I am better able to educate, entertain, or amuse readers and not just shot them pretty pictures.
Congrats! You deserve it. 😊
Thanks so much.
They made an excellent choice, Mike. Congrats.
Thanks, Dan.
Well done!
Thanks.
That is super exciting! Congratulations.😀😀 The banner looks awesome.
Thanks, Suzanne. The way that Facebook uses banners, you need for the image to be taken landscape format and not fill the frame too much. I was fortunate that the eagle shot fit those parameters and was also a pretty good action shot. 🙂
Congratulations.
Thanks, Sherry.
Congratulations Mike, such a nice picture !
Thanks. I was thrilled when I heard the news, because there are a lot of really good photographers in the group.
Congratulations 😊
Thanks, Louella.
Wow, congratulations, Mike! That’s a stunning image. No wonder Nature Lovers of Virginia selected it.
Thanks, Nina. I was pretty proud of the shot and modestly agree that it makes a really cool banner image. 🙂
Well deserved recognition for a great image.
Thanks. It doesn’t take much to send me over the moon. 🙂
Definitely a banner worthy shot!
Thanks, Kathy.
Well done, Mike, another worthy feather in your growing virtual cap.
Thanks, Gary. I don’t mind a few feathers as long as I don’t allow my virtual head to outgrow my virtual head. 🙂
I’m trying to work out the virtual meaning in your virtual comment, and I’m, pretty sure that I virtually know what you virtually meant. Consider it another like.
🙂
What a perfect photo- live it!!
Thanks, Jo.
mike, the expanse of these magnificent birds is something to see … many like myself only get to see them thanks to photographs that are shared such as you do … they are majestic in their freedom and exquisite in their flight … thank you, alexanrda
Thanks. I really enjoy sharing my nature photos. Many of my readers come from different parts of the world, so the species I photograph seem exotic and unusual. Even in the United States, the bird population on the west coast is quite different from those on the east coast where I live.