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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hi birders, I’ll be back on Wednesday to annoy everyone again. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LightAndShadow, any bird capture that has both. The alt is #FallBirds, any Autumn/ Fall bird captures. Sorry can’t respond to comments. 🙏🏼🤗 Goldcrest #birds #photography #ECK

A tiny Goldcrest perched on a slender branch, surrounded by lush green leaves. The bird’s delicate greyish-buff plumage is softly illuminated, with a vivid yellow-orange crown stripe catching the light. Its fine, pointed bill and large dark eye are clearly visible as it looks upward, while its fine feathers glow against the darker, softly blurred woodland background. The natural shadows create a beautiful, intimate woodland portrait.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hi birders, I’m not about. Over in England visiting my daughter. I’m sorry I can’t respond to comments as I’ll be offline. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. No alt. Have a lovely day. “ I have my eye on you.” Snowy Owl #birds #photography #ECK

A striking close-up portrait of a snowy owl, showing its brilliant golden eye, dark curved beak and fine white facial feathers. Subtle dark markings are visible across the crown and shoulder, with the bird’s intense gaze dominating the image.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Good morning birders and buddies. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds, any bird with an angry face. The alt is #MyBestSide, bird capture in profile. Good luck!! #birds #photography #ECK

A close-up portrait of a Blue Tit, facing the camera with an intense, almost stern expression. Its blue crown, white cheeks, dark eye stripe and vivid yellow breast are sharply detailed against a warm, softly blurred background.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Leaving with Sam. A peaceful capture. I was reading articles today about the health care system in #America, the monopolies, the profiteering prices of medicine and the loss of life because of this. So sad. Please take your country back, vote blue. I’m not political but….. #Flyday #ECK #photography

Two white butterflies perched on bright yellow wildflowers in a lush green meadow, with pink and white wildflowers softly blurred in the background. One butterfly rests near the top of the image and another lower down, both with their wings partly open.

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JenHenders @jenhenders.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Morning & very happy Friday, wherever this weekend takes you, have fun, share a smile & stay safe 😊 xx

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Amy Gann @amygann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A male redwinged blackbird after catching insects to feed its fledglings that were in the trees nearby. For the #birdoftheday theme of #mouthful and #black #birds #redwingedblackbird #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A redwinged blackbird with a beak full of insects it caught to feed its fledglings that were in the trees nearby

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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #Black Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) with its back to the camera, stretches up out of the water with its wings spread showing that the outer half of the wings are white, Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) cruises sedately on a golden pond at Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra

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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful and here's a pair of Australian King-Parrots with a mouthful of eucalypt tree. The ♂ some branch, the ♀ some leaf. #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Male Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) doing some pruning by biting a thin branch at Waramanga, ACT

Female Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) having some eucalypt tree salad at Waramanga, ACT

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It'sFromJenni @itsfromjenni.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Mouthful; any bird with anything in its beak. Here is a femal #Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) with some bugs for its chicks. #Birds #Nature #ECK

Ein Blaukehlchen Weibchen hat den Schnabel voll mit Futter für die Kücken.

A female bluethroat has her beak full of food for her chicks.

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alisonwillis1.bsky.social @alisonwillis1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good morning 🌞 Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Mouthful; any bird with anything in its beak. A Common Kingfisher with a morsel rather than a mouthful. Top Hill Low

A vibrant common kingfisher is perched facing left on a weathered, cross-shaped wooden branch over rippling water. The bird has brilliant turquoise-blue plumage on its back and head, speckled with light blue spots, and a rich orange-chestnut breast. In its long, dark beak, it tightly holds a small, silvery fish it has just caught. The background consists of softly blurred, greenish-white water reflections

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Only me @onlyme56.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AB's #BirdOfTheDay today is #Mouthful for the main theme and #Black as an alt' theme. So I'm going for a twofer by reposting this #Blackbird with a mouthful of worms 🪱. 🙂 #birds

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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

AB @atlanticbirding.bsky.social have set the themes for #BirdOfTheDay on #Mouthful and the alt on #Black Here is a Eurasian Jay that picks a peanut from the table a few years back. #ECK #Birds.

A jay in flight that pick a peanut from the table. Behind it are green trees.

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The magical Lützenschlucht: A green rocky paradise in the Black Forest, #Germany ✨🌿 #Scape #ForestFriday #woodland #woods #Schwarzwald #landscape #Forest #ECK #photography #RockinTuesday

A narrow stream, almost dry, winds its way through a narrow, wooded gorge. Very little water flows in the sandy stream bed, which is covered with stones and leaves. To the left and right, shady, terraced rock faces rise up, densely covered with green moss and ferns. A rotten tree trunk lies across the foreground. Bright, warm sunlight filters through the trees in the background, falling on the green vegetation.

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Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You'd think I get enough of a #WeeBee fix in my own patch but I haunt the garden centres, too, because they are … a hive of activity, right now. Sorry, not sorry. #PurpleFriday #FlyDay #Bees #Pollination #Bloomscrolling #FlowersOnFriday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #iPhonePhotography

A fuzzy little buff coloured Bumblebee, with faint stripes and white band, wings neatly folded back and black head bowed towards the task, works its way around the florets of a purple Verbena at a garden centre. The background is blurry green.
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

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Soph0571 @soph0517.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#PurpleFriday #FlyDay #Macro #MacroPhotography #ECK #Photography Flying into the weekend with joyous abandon 😁

Macro photograph of a slender green damselfly resting on a velvety purple flower, its large eyes, metallic body and four intricately veined, transparent wings shown in crisp detail against soft green-and-purple bokeh.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good morning. AB @atlanticbirding.bsky.social has said: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak Alt is #Black plumage. I’m going with a Eurasian Jay, and a mouthful of nuts, ummm, that he scavenged from an #Irish peanut tree. 😁 #birds #photography #ECK

A close-up of a Eurasian Jay holding several peanuts in its beak, with its blue-and-black barred wing feathers visible. Its striking blue-grey eye and warm pinkish-brown plumage stand out against a dark, softly blurred background, while more peanuts lie scattered on the ground below.

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💛💜JB💛💜 @msjulesb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good morning, Bluesky 🦋 … Happy Friday ✨ Wishing you a wonderful day and weekend ahead 🫶 ☕️☀️🌿💛🍃🍂🌳 #ForestFriday #Nature #Trees

A woodland path surrounded by green trees and ferns… sunlight shining through .. patches of white and blue sky can be seen through the leaves … some shadow on the ground

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good Morning & Happy Friday Everyone! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Mouthful; any bird with anything in its beak Alt. is #Black; any bird with black plumage - A Rook delicately holding an acorn #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography #ForestFriday #Flyday

A Rook perched on a bare branch holding an acorn in its beak. The bird is left of centre of the frame, facing right with its head turned back to the left. The acorn is being held by the stem so the acorn and cup are hanging from the end of the beak.
The bird is a large, stocky corvid; it has a long, slender, pointed beak and its plumage is all black. The shoulder and underparts have a purple-violet sheen from the bright sunshine.
The Rook is on a small, thin branch with clumps of thick lichen growing along it. It is extended towards the camera towards the right side of the shot. Five larger branches are in the background; all vertical, bare and covered in lichen, against a clear blue sky

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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

Good morning all, it is Friday and almost weekend so that means #Scape #ECK #landscape #mobilephonephotography #Scapeday Have a fine day, enjoy the little things in life and take care for yourself ✨️🙏

A lovely evening walk Leeds me to the little canal behind my home. Where the clouds and trees are reflected in the dark water. The trees and weeping willow on the right are getting slowly some autumn colours.

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🇬🇧PhotographyFunGuy🇬🇷 @photographyguy28.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Goodnight Bluesky folks! My latest capture for this Thursday showcases a stunning purple Symphyotrichum flower I spotted in my neighbourhood yesterday. It was taken on my iPhone 17 Pro! 🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PlantSky #UkGardening #Bloomscrolling #Flower #Mobilephotography

$A vibrant lavender-purple aster takes center stage in this close-up photograph, framed by a dense backdrop of leafy green foliage. Petals & Color: Dozens of long, slender ray petals fan out radially from the center in a soft periwinkle-violet hue, showing subtle texture and delicate light-refracting ridges. Central Disc: The heart of the flower features a vivid, textured yellow center composed of tiny disc florets, rimmed with tiny golden-brown accents near the inner petal base. Foliage & Buds: Deep green, lance-shaped leaves surround the main bloom, with a couple of unopened, tightly wrapped green flower buds resting in the lower-left corner. Composition: Shot from a direct top-down angle under soft, diffused natural daylight, capturing crisp detail across both the soft petals and the coarse central eye.$

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🇬🇧PhotographyFunGuy🇬🇷 @photographyguy28.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good Afternoon Bluesky Folks My second capture from yesterday features a beautiful false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) flower that I captured with my iPhone 17 pro! 🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PlantSky #UkGardening #Bloomscrolling #Flower #Mobilephotography

A cluster of vibrant yellow and fiery orange daisy-like blooms stands out against dark foliage in a garden bed.
Foreground Bloom: A large, bright yellow flower dominates the bottom center, featuring long, smooth petals radiating outward from a raised, textured brownish-orange central cone.
Upper & Midground Flowers: Three smaller, starburst-shaped blossoms display a gradient color scheme, shifting from deep orange-red near the center to warm yellow at the tips.
Foliage & Stems: Dark, purplish-green stems support the upper flowers alongside lance-shaped, dark green leaves with visible veins.
Ground Cover: Small, tightly packed rosette succulents (Sempervivum or hens and chicks) carpet the soil to the bottom left.
Setting: Dark garden soil surrounds the plants, framed by light gray concrete paving in the lower-right corner and a textured gray wall along the upper background.

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🇬🇧PhotographyFunGuy🇬🇷 @photographyguy28.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good Morning and Happy Thursday Bluesky folks! Yesterday while out on my daily walk I came across a Beautiful Red Rose Flower that I captured with My iPhone 17 Pro! 🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PlantSky #UkGardening #Bloomscrolling #Flower #Mobilephotography

A fully bloomed, deep crimson rose serves as the central focal point of the image.
The Bloom: Soft, velvety petals open in a classic layered spiral around a tight center. Slight light spots and faint wear are visible along the edges of the outer petals.
Foliage & Stems: Deep green leaves with distinct serrated edges fan out around the flower head. Thick, woody stems—including pruned branches—frame the blossom on the left.
Background: Dark brown, damp soil fills the area immediately beneath the plant, contrasting with pale, dry ground and dried grass along the top edge.

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BelleAB @belleab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #iridescent- any bird whose color changes with light on them. (Posted previously) Here’s a drake standing on a wooden pier 🦆✨💦 #Birds #BOTD #mallard #ducks #photography

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Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sorely tempted by this mug seen at the garden centre shop today. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJocular #PurpleFriday

Purple mug with slogan : "I'M FINE, but the rest of you need therapy.

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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Botched bird I find this accidental abstract funny but also kind of like it. A blurred American robin for #BirdOfTheDay #ABCD plus: #Abstractia #animals #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJocular #WackyWednesdayArt #EastCoastKin #ECK #ArtYear

An accidental abstract of an American robin standing on the ground with bright green grasses and patches of dirt around it. It's blurred from side to side. The bird has dark gray wings, a nearly black head, a red breast, and a yellow beak.

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Lori Batchelor🇨🇦 @lorichirp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sept. 1, 2026 was the first time I have seen a young male Hooded Merganser at this stage of development. He was just starting to get a bit of white on the head! #birds #photography #ECK

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Lori Batchelor🇨🇦 @lorichirp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Per Rob Crank: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence, any bird whose colour changes with light on them. The Alt theme is #Black&White bird whose main plumage is Black & White. #birds #ECK #photography The iridescence of a male Mallard's head feathers can look blue/purple instead of green!

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monicapelger.bsky.social @monicapelger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

For Rob’s #Black&White alt theme I have three young White Storks and a Magpie. #BirdOfTheDay 🪶

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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026

Sunset chaos in the small park behind my home to say thank you for your likes and comments. Will be back tomorrow here enjoy your day/ evening ✨️🙏 #ECK #sunset #chaos #neighborhood #mobilephonephotography

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Seated here in contemplations lost, my thought discovers vaster space beyond, supernal silence and unfathomed peace” ― Giacomo Leopardi rest easy dear friends🌿

A broken picnic table surrounded by grasses and a tree. This is one of the places my son and I go, it's close to a river. We call it the broken bench place. Good times.

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night." -Haruki Murakami

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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Snapdragon and Petunia #Macro 🩷💛🤍❤️💚 “Take the time today to love yourself. You deserve it.” - AVINA CELESTE

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🏳️‍⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️‍⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy #InsectThursday 🖤💚 Lycorma delicatula. The spotted lanternfly is a species of planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam. It was accidentally introduced into South Korea and has spread invasively to Japan and the United States No, I did NOT kill it. All life matters. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🤍🩶🖤💝

The spotted lanternfly is a species of planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam. It was accidentally introduced into South Korea and has spread invasively to Japan and the United States, where it is often referred to by the acronym "SLF". Its preferred host is the also invasive tree of heaven, but it also feeds on other trees, and on crops including soybean, grapes, stone fruits, and Malus species. In its native habitat, L. delicatula populations are regulated by parasitic wasps.

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good morning. Nature gives in symbiosis. Taking too much blurs this reality that surrounds us. Immersed in this exchange, we thrive. Have a great day. #Insectthursday #coloraday #yellowthu #bees #bloomscrolling #flowers #photography #ECK #EastCoastKin #mygarden

A bee on a flower. Flower is red in the center and yellow on the ends. Blurred background.

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Mick Lister @listermj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#PalacesAndGardens #PagesAndPalaces Sam Read, Bookseller established 1887, Grasmere, Cumbria. A beautiful location in the English Lake District. Grasmere has many literary connections including William Wordsworth one of the Lake Poets. #grasmere #lakedistrict #cumbria #photography #eastcoastkin

The image shows Sam Read Bookseller, an independent bookshop located in the village of Grasmere in the English Lake District.
It is housed in a traditional Lakeland stone building with slate roofing.
Open since 1887, making it one of the oldest independent bookshops in the north of England.
It stocks a wide range of books including local interest books, guides and maps, and the works of the Lake Poets.
There can be few places in England that can lay claim to so many literary connections, from William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Romantics, to John Ruskin, Beatrix Potter, EM Forster, Arthur Ransome and Malcolm Lowry.

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Mick Lister @listermj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Tiny woodland mushrooms growing amongst vibrant feathery moss on a fallen decaying log. Near Dalston, Cumbria last week (04/09/2026). #fungifriends #fungifriday #fungi #moss #trees #nature #cumbria #photography #eastcoastkin

A close up of a decaying wooden log covered in vibrant green moss, a cluster of small brownish-tan coloured woodland mushrooms are growing amongst the moss.
A lush bed of bright green, feathery textured moss is thriving on the moist, rotting surface of the fallen log.
The bright sunlight illuminates some of the moss.

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Rosemarie @roabrams.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Blacked-eyed Susan flower standing out from the others #ColorADay #YellowThur #bloomscrolling #photography

A yellow Blacked-Eyed Susan flower standing out from the others surrounding it

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Rosemarie @roabrams.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Woodpecker for today’s #BirdoftheDay #Black&White #backyardbirding #photography

A woodpecker on top is a wooden birdhouse

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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rob Crank Photography's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #Black&White 10% black & white, 90% attitude = Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) IT'LL DO YOU JIMMIE! #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Oxley Creek Common, Brisbane

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