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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Good afternoon everyone. I’m going to be reposting some of my #BirdOfTheDay favourites today. Sorry won’t be commenting as it’s the weekend and I try to get a bit of a break. If I repost it’s because I really like it. Thanks 🙏🏼 #Black&White #birds #photography #ECK

An Eurasian oystercatcher stands alert on a lichen-covered coastal rock, its striking black-and-white plumage sharply contrasted against a smooth blue sea background. The bird’s long orange-red bill and vivid red eye catch the light, while its pink legs support an upright, watchful stance. The shallow depth of field isolates the bird, creating a clean portrait that highlights its distinctive colours and features.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SilentPresence Capturing moments where a bird appears calm, watchful, or contemplative rather than active. The alt is #Swans. Good luck! #birds #photography #Stunday #ECK

A little egret stands motionless in shallow water, its brilliant white plumage glowing against a deep black background. Fine breeding plumes cascade from its body, creating delicate textures and graceful lines. The bird’s head is slightly bowed, giving it a calm, contemplative appearance. Below, its reflection stretches across the still water, broken only by gentle ripples that distort the mirrored image and add a sense of quiet movement to this striking monochrome portrait.

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Ken Goering @kengoering.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SilentPresence, here's a female wood duck in a pond at Albuquerque's BioPark. I've written before: female ducks have a remarkably calming presence. #Birds #NewMexico

A lone duck is swimming in a pond. She has a brown body with lighter brown stripes on her chest, and a gray head with white feathering around her eye and bill. She is facing to the right side of the image. Wood ducks (Aix sponsa) have body lengths of 18.5-21.3 inches (47-54 cm), weigh 16.0-30.4 ounces (454-862 g), and have wingspans of 26.0-28.7 inches (66-73 cm).

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Justine Jones @justinejones.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #SilentPresence #Mallard #Birds #MercedNWR I'm off to go camping on the east side of the Sierras and hope to spot some birds. Enjoy your weekend BotD folks!😀😃

A juvenile mallard duck with brown-speckled plumage swims rightward on rippled water at sunrise, warm golden light highlighting its back and neck and tall green reeds blurred in the background.

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Dave Oy Green @misteroy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SilentPresence Capturing moments where a bird appears calm, watchful, or contemplative rather than active. #heron #waiting #watching #silence

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Dennis Waldron @wphoto.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A Mute Swan lifting off with his #FirstWingBeat in the air along the river. #BirdOfTheDay #swan #birds #nature #photography #birdphotography

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Tree Swallow On baby guard duty... Don't even think about it.

A turquoise and white Tree Swallow is sitting in the entrance to a bird house. It id looking out in a rather aggressive manner.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FirstWingbeat, capturing the instant of take-off. The alt theme is #BusyBirds, birds doing anything except standing still. I’m not around much on weekends so please support each other. Thank you. ☺️ #birds #photography #ECK

Black-headed gull in breeding plumage lifting off from calm blue water, wings raised high and bright white in the sunlight. Its red bill is open as if calling, while red legs trail behind above a small splash left by its take-off. A shimmering, distorted reflection of the bird stretches down the rippled water beneath it, adding a sense of movement and energy to the scene.

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Swiftly Jen @jenswiftphoto.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FirstWingbeat, capturing the instant of take-off. The alt theme is #BusyBirds, birds doing anything except standing still. This one makes me laugh. They look like cartoons.

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Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Alan's #birdoftheday is #FirstWingBeat, capturing the moment of take-off. This black grouse was doing his thing to attract the females. Taken in Northern Scandinavia 21st May 2022,a place where winter lingers long into what we consider Spring. #EastCoastKin #birds #birdphotography

A snowy woodland scene. A black game bird is flapping its wings as it lifts off the snow. The bird is mainly black, whith white patches on the wings, a red crest and its beak is open as it calls.

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FIrstWingBeat , here's a visiting Laughing gull at liftoff! 🦉🌿📷 #birds

Laughing gull at takeoff, wings outstreched with water in the background. Kealia Pond NWR

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AlanVaughanPhotography @alanvaunphotos.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

So you go out expecting to photograph wildlife and instead find an old workmen's boot, just abandoned at the edge of the park #randomobject #photography

An old brown workmen's boot just laying on it's side on some grass. Looking like it had just been kicked off

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Monika Schäfer @moschaefer66.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Wünsche Euch einen gemütlichen Abend und eine ruhige Nacht! 🌝✨💫 🙋‍♀️🌟

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A white ibis in #Solitude occupies a bit of #NegativeSpace in Bonita Springs, Florida. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #ibis #birdphotography #bluesky #ECK 🪶

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Anna Quent @annaquent.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Der heutige #BirdOfTheDay hat das Thema #NegativeSpace Bilder, in denen das Motiv einen geringen Raum einnimmt, und die Umgebung ehr simpel oder leer ist, und ein wichtiger Teil der Bildkomposition. Puuuh, versuche es mal mit dieser Blaumeise im Spotlight vor blauem Himmel.

Blaumeise auf einem kahlen Zweig, der, wie noch andere Zweige, von der linken Bildseite bis zur Hälfte, oder weniger, ins Bild ragen. Die Meise sitzt in der unteren Bildhälte, in der Mitte des unteren Bildrandes. Sie ist ausgerichtet zur linken Bildseite, und der Körper liegt im Schatten, vor blauem Himmel. Nur das Gesicht leuchtet hell in der Sonne.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Going to do some #BirdOfTheDay reposts. Can’t comment as I have little time, but if I repost it’s because I’m picking your contribution as one of my favourites today and you must sit on the BOTD show off naughty step for 15 mins 😀 Robin with hands in pockets #Solitude #birds #ForJanet #ECK #photo

Close-up portrait of a European robin standing on a weathered stone surface. The bird faces slightly left, showing its rich orange-red face and breast, grey-brown upperparts, and pale grey-white belly. Bright sunlight highlights the fine feather detail and glossy dark eye, while the softly blurred green background provides a smooth, natural backdrop that isolates the robin and draws attention to its alert stance and delicate legs.

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Wouter Kbouter @wouterkbouter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I'm going with this Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) for both #negativespace and #solitude for today. Taken in Costa Rica. Enjoy! Vleermuisvalk #birds #birdoftheday #costarica #wildlife #photography #sony #falcon

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Kristin Louise Raught Photography 🌀 @kristinlraught.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I still can’t believe this Great Blue Heron let me witness this tonight. Those wild feathers are breeding plumes, and seeing them lit softly in the evening shadows felt almost unreal.

Alt text: A Great Blue Heron stands in shallow water at dusk with its breeding plumes fluffed outward in all directions. Soft blue evening shadows surround the bird while its reflection ripples faintly beneath it in the calm water.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Good evening folks. Hope everyone has had a wonderful day. So very warm and humid here. Hiked in the mountains, drank 2 litres of water. Not enough. 😵‍💫 “ Anyone know who ate all the peanuts 🥜?” “ Nope.” #birds #photography #ECK

Close-up portrait of a Eurasian jay standing among bright green grass in dappled sunlight. The bird’s brown and cream plumage is sharply detailed, with its dark eye and black beak in crisp focus, while a tiny crumb of peanut hangs suspended in mid-air just in front of its beak. The soft green background is blurred, drawing attention to the jay’s alert expression and the frozen moment of feeding.

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@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

#ThrowbackThursday Delighted to spend yesterday on the glorious #IsleOfMay, home to around 200,000 seabirds. Most are seasonal visitors coming back to breed and this wonderful #puffin was looking exceptionally handsome! Great place to visit. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social

Fabulous puffins on the Isle of May yesterday, I love their colourful beak and feet!

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Ed Foster. @fo5tered.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A juvenile Blue Tit calling for food in the Cherry Plum Tree yesterday morning 🪶 #birds

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The Garden Jungle @thegardenjungle.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay today is #Red, so here I have a Red Crested Pochard to share with you all from WWT Martin Mere #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

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Martin Sepion @martinsepion.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species. #birds #photography #nature #wildlife It takes two to tango

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MI Artist…Photography @mitraveler2025.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Raindrops on geraniums. I like this one.

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Gray @grays.art · 28/05/2026

Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Ft Myers, Florida 11-13-25 Rob & Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the grebe family, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the tit family. #birds #birding #nature #photography #eck

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Pipa💙 @pipapipia.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Please. Let's take care of the rivers. They are the life of living beings. It is urgent and it is not being done. 🌿🩵

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debbywitha_y @debbolita.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Just some little mushrooms as a thank you to everyone for your likes, reposts, and inclusion into your realms. The positivity and kindness on Bluesky are good for our souls. Thank you all. 💙 #photography #nature #mushrooms #FungiFriends #BloomScrolling #OnlyBeautifulThings #KindnessMatters #AltText

Closeup color photo of a cluster of tiny yellow mushrooms called Yellow Fairy Cups. They are growing out of a moss covered tree stump.

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae. Two adult and eleven young Eurasian Blue Tits a couple of days before the young leave the nest box. #Cheshire #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Fujichrome #1980s #ManualFocusLens

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Chris Wayman @staffswayman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Jersey Tiger moth 🦋 (Euplagia quadripunctaria) #FromTheArchive #NaturePhotography #moths #ECK #Nikon #D500

Orange black and white moth on a thistle.

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Cathy W @wozzomom.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species. Pied-billed Grebe. Texas.

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species. Great crested grebes are common #waterbirds on #LakeConstance 🪶 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #Scape

A close-up of a great crested grebe looking slightly to the left. The feathers on its crest are standing up. Its brown upper feathers glisten in the sun. The blue-green water ripples.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Good morning Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species.” Going with the alt, because I visited the Great Tit again, getting juicy morsels for the chicks. #birds #photography #ECK

A Great Tit stands on the flat top of a weathered wooden post, holding a bright green caterpillar in its beak. The bird’s black head, white cheeks and yellow breast are sharply lit by sunlight, while the soft grey background fades into smooth blur, drawing attention to the detailed plumage and prey.

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AlanVaughanPhotography @alanvaunphotos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Two parent great crested grebes one has young chicks on it's back. With the other parent is feeding them. #BirdOfTheDay theme #Podicipedidae #NaturePhotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birds

A great crested grebe with young chicks on it's back. The young chicks look like humbugs because they have thin black and white stripes. The other parent is also there on the right of the photo feeding the chicks a small fish. The background is green due to the bushes. Photo posted for #BirdOfTheDay theme #Podicipedidae

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Helen (Hells) @helenswheels.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This coot was determined to carry it's latest piece of nesting material it had found #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme #Determination #photography #nature #NaturePhotography #photo #wildlife #bird

This coot certainly had the determination to carry this large long piece of nesting material I think is part of a reed or a very long thin branch. In the right of the photo is a Swan. The coot has black feathers the Swan has white feathers. Photo posted for #PhotoOfTheDay Alt theme #Determination

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